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Britain's leading retail banks are still failing a quarter of their customers when advising them on investment products, financial regulators said Wednesday.
Despite years of investigations, billions of pounds in compensation for past scandals and repeat apologies from senior executives, the industry is still providing unsuitable advice or failing to make adequate background checks on customers in 26% of cases.
The Financial Services Authority has begun a formal investigation into one bank. It declined to comment on the identity of the bank but several media reports named Santander UK, part of Spain's biggest banking company, as the target.
Santander declined to comment on whether it was the subject of an investigation. But it said it was "considering the findings" of the review in the context of measures it took last year to prepare for the introduction of new FSA rules, including extra training for staff and new risk questionnaires.
"We continue to believe it is important to offer customers access to a broad range of financial products which are suitable to their needs and individual situations, and we are working towards that objective," Santander said in a statement.
Between March and September 2012, the FSA covertly sent investigators to six major retail banks to review their advice, an exercise known as "mystery shopping." In 11% of the 231 cases, the advice given was unsuitable and in a further 15% of the cases, advisers did not gather enough information to be able to judge whether the product offered was appropriate or not. No products were sold as a consequence of the exercise.
Clive Adamson, head of supervision at the FSA, said he was disappointed with the results of the review but encouraged by the action the firms have taken since to put things right for customers.
"This review shows that customers are not consistently getting the quality of advice on their investments that they should expect when visiting an adviser in a bank or building society," he said in a statement.
The British banking industry is struggling to repair its reputation after a series of scandals that have undermined public trust, strained balance sheets and prompted commitments of a change in course by leading players.
Barclays, which set aside £2.45 billion last year to compensate the victims of improper selling scandals, unveiled an overhaul Tuesday aimed at providing a fresh start for one of the oldest names on the High Street.


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The Bay Area's newest Chick-fil-A restaurant opened its doors in Walnut Creek Thursday morning, ushering in hungry patrons while protesters outside continued to demonstrate against the company's stance on same-sex marriage.
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Posted by Ruth, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Nov 9, 2012 at 12:33 pm
Love Chick-fil-A sandwiches. The best I ever had! Wish we had one in the tri-valley. Had my first one in Virginia while on vacation. Only place I could get one in CA, until now, is CalPoly campus or Fresno. Heard there's one now in San Jose? The food is great, resturants clean and service friendly and efficient. Politics aside - the food is the best!
Posted by dan, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Nov 9, 2012 at 7:28 pm
Ruth - first had Chick-fil-A sandwiches in Ft. Worth in 1979 and agree they are delicious. However, " Politics aside" is a little bit of a cop out - I am taking a stance when a company says that they take the Bible definition of marriage as......you eat there if you agree and you don't eat there if you don't agree... personally, I will be foregoing deliciousness in favor of following a real christian creed of loving all loving human beings.
Posted by William Tell, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Nov 13, 2012 at 8:23 am
Chic-fil-A is a FRANCHISE. The corporation and its franchisees give lots of money and food to charity and during disaster relief. The anti-homosexual comments were made by its owner as an individual - not during company business. As an American, he still has the right to say what he believes (although Obama is working hard to abolish that).
Funny how a lot of people have problem with this business, including the douche-bag who intimidated a poor low-level employee on video. But they have no problems with a company like Apple who makes their product overseas in the G-D China with sweatshop conditions and doesn't do anything to "give back."
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Scarlett Etienne has spent the last two years carving a very significant Scarlett shaped space in the dance world. Named by Sasha as Breakthrough DJ of 2008, she has since toured the globe, been signed up to represent Pioneer Pro DJ, put out her own productions on her own label Starlett productions, taken up a moonlighting role as a singer-songwriter, and as if this wasn't enough, forged herself a reputable fashion career producing runway sets for Haute Couture collections, designed her own clothes and sported the outfits of fashion heavyweight Matthew Williamson about her very glamorous person.
With so much to talk about, I Like Music sent some questions across to Scarlett to find out more.
"I Like Music because… what's there not to like?" Scarlett Etienne
ILM: When did you first start making music?
Scarlett: I wrote my first song when I was 11, on the guitar. It was about a boy named Nathan.
ILM: Who are your biggest musical inspirations?
Scarlett: Martin Gore. Flood. Bjork.
ILM: What can we expect from one of your sets?
Scarlett: Technolectropop.
ILM: Do you remember your first DJ set? What was it like?
Scarlett: I'm very lucky that my first real international DJ gig was in Madrid, at OHM. My mixing was atrocious and it was a vinyl-only set. The crowd loved it though! They were going absolutely nuts. I also remember that the last song of the night that I played was From Here to Eternity by Giorgio Moroder. I just looked out on the dancefloor at all these people going mad and I knew that this was what I was made to do...
ILM: Out of all the sets you've played, which have been some of the most memorable?
Scarlett: Watergate in Berlin is always memorable. The last time I played there (February) was definitely one of the best shows of my life. The people were just incredible.
ILM: How would you describe your process of putting together a tune?
Scarlett: It all depends. Sometimes I'll write a riff on the guitar and turn it into a techno riff, or sometimes I'll tap out melodies on the Pianist Pro or Korg iMs-20 on ipad and sing into the voice memo recorder. Then I'll dump it into logic and then do a bit of audio chiseling and bring some analog into the equation. I have a thing about using real machines to make music, I'm not so much into soft synths, however there are some good ones from Arturia and Native Instruments.
ILM: What's your equipment set up?
Scarlett: Moog Voyager, Roland Sh-101 + Tr-808, Virus Polar, Korg Electribe, Neumann tlm-049 microphone, Yamaha u3 piano, NI Guitar Rig, Fender Stratocaster, Logic, NI Komplete.
ILM: You were named 'breakthrough DJ' by Sasha in 2008. How did that feel?
Scarlett: Over the moon, of course! I was really happy to have had the support of Sasha early on in my career, as he was one of my original heroes, after being greatly inspired by his music at Twilo, which inspired me to have a go at DJing. I even had a cat named after him who sadly passed away this year, RIP my little meatball. I'm also super excited to say that I'll be Sasha's supporting act at Sunwaves Festival in Romania this year.
ILM: What are your dreams and ambitions?
Scarlett: To be the technopop female equivalent of Dave Gahan, without all the overdoses.
ILM: Your pictures look fantastic, you have some amazing outfits! How important is fashion to you?
Scarlett: Thank you! My best days and my best music is made when I'm wearing something fabulous, so yes, fashion is extremely important to me. I have a little bespoke couture fashion line called House of Starlett, and all my designs are future interpretations of classics. I like to describe it as Future Burlesque My style is inspired by Alexander McQueen, Dita Von Teese, and Bjork. That being said, I still love to lounge around in sweatpants, I'm not gonna lie.
ILM: What have you been listening to recently?
Scarlett: Loads of Gesaffelstein. Hands down the best producer of the moment. He's an absolute James Bond ladykiller techno machine.
ILM: What is the best / worst thing about your job?
Scarlett: The worst thing is those lonely hours spent in faraway airports and planes. Thank God for iphone/social networking, it's definitely taken the isolation out of travel. The best thing is the love you get back from people at a great show. I ultimately just want everyone to have good times, so that's the greatest reward.
ILM: Can you give us your three ultimate summer tunes?
Scarlett: I don't know about summer tunes as I've not been to any festivals or Ibiza yet, but my top three at the moment:
ZZT - Zzafrika (Gesaffelstein Mix)
Rafale - Eraser (Darabi Electrical Parade Mix)
Style of Eye - Sexx
ILM: What are your future plans?
Scarlett: New techno releases coming up on my label, Starlett Records, remixes by Gain on Top, Alland Byallo, Michelle Owen. Writing material for a full length album for the end of the year. Loads of DJ gigs coming up in Barcelona, Milan, Mexico City, Juarez, Madrid, Hong Kong, Cyprus, Sicily, Singapore. Supporting Sasha at Sunwaves Festival in Romania on the 13th of August..... and I will be performing some of my album material live at Shut Your Pretty Mouth at Punk soon!


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Over the past few years, DiS has used the annual year-end 'listing season' to highlight a few of our writers' favourite records that, for one reason or another, slipped through the cracks and failed to garner the attention they deserved.
In these increasingly fractious times and amidst a deluge of opinion, consensus is hard, veering-on-impossible, to find, and understandably some records are increasingly lost in the hubbub. Over the course of this week and next, as part of our 12 days of DiSmas which culminates in our albums of the year listageddon, DiS will be highlighting 12 records from 12 of our staff released in 2012, in the hope that they finally find a place in a record collection or two...
Related: Lost 12 of '12 // Lost 11 of '11 // 10 of '10 // 9 of '09 // 8 of '08 // DiS albums of the year - compiled
Nedry In a Dim Light
In some parallel world, In a Dim Light is one of the most beloved albums of the year. Its lack of publicity, indeed, the paucity of folk even aware of this band is perplexing. When an act straddles so much of what is progressive and exciting about modern electronic music, while remaining unique and containing echoes of several acclaimed acts of yesteryear (such as Portishead, Massive Attack and The Knife), end-of-year-list status would seem to be assured. At the very least, it deserves to become a cult favourite.
Nedry are based in London, but their influences are as numerous as they are disparate. Two thirds of the band are English (Matt Parker and Chris Amblin are from London and Bristol, respectively), while singer Ayu Okatita hails from Japan. All devotees of electronic music and its myriad, abyssal possibilities, this record has a clarity and purpose that feels at odds with the vast number of influences and ideas that feed into it.
As such, In a Dim Light is a unique album. Constantly shifting, in a manner so smooth and assured that it's barely noticeable, from throbbing, off-kilter club tunes, to dark, gut-shifting bass. From threadbare, ear-splitting rock to dreamy, widescreen pop. It is all of these things at once and more, and at the same time it is none of them. It's to the band's eternal credit that such a varied record is somehow coherent and whole. Not just coherent – but magnificent, and beautiful.
Much of this is down to Okatita. Her voice is powerful, and not in an aimless, caterwauling way. Chameleonic, she seems to switch mood and tone at will, sometimes raucous and frenzied, others, coldly soothing. It is almost as if she alone dictates the feel of each track, or perhaps it is the other way round. This synchronicity only reinforces the notion that Okatita is less a mere band member than pure sonic presence. Her voice is air, and without it, the album would suffocate.
As for the music, it feels rather like the inner workings of some vast machine - solid, heavy, intricate, and tactile. The textures and patterns here are hypnotic, and on higher volumes, truly punishing. It is most definitely of 2012, and I mean that in the best way possible. It feels like the latest entry in a nebulous timeline, the result of years of influences, from electronic music and beyond. At the same time, whether intentionally or not, this menacing whirlpool of a record feels apt for a year in which international fear and confusion seemed to reach unprecedented levels.
Ultimately, its placement on a timeline, in an era, doesn't really matter. This is more than post-dubstep, or trip-hop, or whatever you want to call it. It's an enthralling, sinister record - black as ink, and cold as deep snow. Alien. And yet it feels like part of me, dyed and ingrained. I would urge others to embrace In a Dim Light. You'll never want it to leave.
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Never realised their second album was out so will look into this...
Great write up
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so im in a hotel room in delaware trying to do some work on my laptop before taking the train back to NYC (since i don't sleep anymore, i might as well be productive)
played here at the University of Delaware last night, and the show was a lot of fun...thanks so much to everyone here who came last night...and especially to Doug & Andrew & everyone at their organization for inviting me and making it happen
the show in Paris sold out in under 24 hours! hopefully no one's getting left out as space is limited, but there's still space at the 2nd london show...and it's only a train ride away! :)
speaking of trains i have to leave for mine. it's back to NYC and straight to work from penn station (i proofread legal documents for a translation company). why oh why must i have a dayjob?
i'm probably going to be waiting tables at a diner when i'm 80. with no retirement fund or health insurance. god bless america!
Friday, October 26, 2007
why oh why
Posted by Jay Brannan at 10:45 AM
12 comments:
- Chris said...
I believe that you Americans can do something about this with elections, then again I'm not as rightfully cynical as you.
- October 26, 2007 at 11:11 AM
- Maria said...
I' so sorry for destroying your illusions now, but I really don't think that you'll end as a waiter...I mean, sold out in under 24 hours - that's awesome, you are awesome, Jay!! :)
Maria - October 27, 2007 at 5:42 AM
- wu said...
well you know, eurostar from paris to london is extremely expensive, always is.
by the way, when will you come to my country-Tajikistan? tell me you know that word... - October 27, 2007 at 1:48 PM
oh shit!!
i'm late,and of course the paris show is sold out!damned!!!
last time,i'll be faster!
i'm so sad... - October 27, 2007 at 3:26 PM
- Tony said...
jay,jay, busy all day....
you may be a waiter at 80, but I would still come to the restaurant just to have you wait on me :)
I won't ever retire either, so we'll be chums :)
have a great week! - October 28, 2007 at 1:52 AM
An 80 year old millionaire more like!
please come to Dublin Jay!!!! - October 28, 2007 at 8:41 AM
An 80 year old millionaire more like!
please come to Dublin Jay!!!! - October 28, 2007 at 8:42 AM
- Tristin @ JadedCity.com said...
aww don't say that Jay. You just need to drop a full CD and you will make truck loads of money. I don't see you waiting tables, you were born to be a star.
- October 28, 2007 at 9:52 AM
- Anne said...
Yeah.. same, tickets to london are kind of expensive... book for another concert in Paris Jay!! You could enjoy some more time visiting, do shopping or just walking around!
- October 28, 2007 at 10:02 AM
- Dark said...
An octogenarian waiter/singer/songwriter/proofreader eh? I would gladly bring my nonogenarian masseur/theologian/retail whore sellf to your cafe to commiserate.
The things we do for our passions... - October 29, 2007 at 3:45 AM
Hey Jay.. are you going to be touring in North America soon? Possibly come up north? I swear.. its not TOO cold.. well.. ok that would be lying. lol. Looking forward to when you do venture up here to Canada!(maybe Calgary or something?)
-alison b - October 29, 2007 at 11:35 PM
- Murjundio said...
So... how does someone get a day job?
I'd really like to know.
Guess fate has strange ways to keep ones' identity off sight. *sigh*
But, really-really-really, I'd like to know...
(Oh, right, this isn't MY blog. Yay, Jay!) - November 6, 2007 at 12:33 AM


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We are interested in you, what you are a fan of, your life, your experiences. You don't have to have stuck a Sunderland AFC flag at the top of Everest; swam the channel to see Nirvana in Calais; run naked round the dormitory to win a bet to get a ticket to a special match or event (incidentally, if you have done any of these things do let us know). You don't need to be an extreme fan either, such as Dave Burnley or John Westwood, albeit they are more than welcome. No fan is 'too ordinary' provided 'it matters' and they genuinely support the team. There are so many stories we want to hear. There is no such thing as an unimportant memory. If it is important to you then that is all that matters. Anyhow we believe there is beauty in the mundane and ordinary. What beer do you drink, in which pub, after the game? What makes you laugh? What makes you cry? Do you cry? When does your blood boil? What gives you goose bumps? Why can't you sleep? When do you feel calm? Which is best the event or the anticipation of the event? Do you have any pre-event superstitions? Do you have a routine? In addition to sharing your passion tell us about yourself. You can use your Profile on Trusupporter almost like an autobiography. Maybe your life has taken many turns, perhaps the one constant has been the focus of your support.
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This allows you to have separate headings. You can have different Chapters for different stories. In addition you can have different Authors for each Chapter. This means you can write about yourself and/or others can write about you. This facility is also useful for posthumous profiles for example, the family can buy a Profile for a now deceased member of the family. Each member of the family can relay their own memories of the deceased individual making it a very personal account.
You can post photo's of yourself but also other images associated with your support such as memorabilia you possess or other artefacts.
This acts as a prompt to help 'kick start' the memories and stories you may wish to elaborate on. If you don't fancy yourself as the next T.S. Elliot then the Questionnaire may prove useful.
To capture memories, stories and images to share with other fans.
It's not a problem. If your memory is that Bob Latchford beat three defenders and scored from 40 yards out but someone-else thinks it was an open goal and he tapped it in from 10 yards then that's all part of the 'rich tapestry'. One of the wonderful things about the site is that many fans can recall their version of events and they may not all tie-up! Wikipedia does factual accuracy, we do memories and stories and these are fallible!
Yes. You can make changes any time and as frequently as you like.
Yes, but only if you share your log-in details with them. Please be careful who you share your password with.
No. The site sets out to offer a dignified home for your memories and stories.
No. The team at Trusupporter will be vigilant in enforcing high standards. We will be 'BBC-like' as we want the site to be used by all ages, for example, we'd certainly want children to be able to read about their Grandad or Nanny without exposure to any offensive material.
Trusupporter is exclusively devoted to archiving the memories and stories of true fans and true supporters and giving them a place in history. There is no news or gossip and no messageboard - there are already sites that deliver these services. Trusupporter is aimed at providing a dignified and fitting tribute to the person telling their tale.
No. It is starting with the supporters of Blackburn Rovers FC, Burnley FC and Preston North End FC but other fans will be included in due course.
We wanted three North-West teams because Trusupporter is based in the NW (Northwich). We wanted the teams to be in close proximity to aid word of mouth and we wanted teams with a large, passionate supporter base. We do appreciate that it is a tad controversial (!) picking teams were there is such intense rivalry (sorry about that).
Erm, well, at the time of writing these FAQs there is no-one at Trusupporter who supports any of these teams but we have had a lot of help from genuine supporters of each of these teams and for that we are very thankful. The teams supported by the first three people at Trusupporter are Widnes Vikings; Manchester United and Hull Kingston Rovers. Does the MU fan come from Manchester? C'mon now, don't be silly!
The website is free for anyone to view and read the stories and memories of participating fans. However it isn't free to publish your stories and memories. There are three reasons for this: 1.it's a way of sorting out true supporters from passive supporters. If you only have a passing interest you'll have other things to spend your money on; 2.often it is the case that if something isn't paid for, it isn't taken seriously. Capturing your memories and stories is important. It needs to be done with courtesy and respect. We want a high quality service with high quality content. We want to maintain a standard and pedigree that offers a fitting and lasting tribute to fans; 3.as our role is to be a social archive to offer a place in history and preserve memories and stories, we need to be here next year, next decade and next century. To give you the reassurance that your memories will remain forever we need to fund the website in a proper manner.
The cost is detailed on the site. Click on the relevant Buy option on the Create TRU:code page. If you want a Special TRU:code this will cost extra, again this can be accessed via the Create TRU:code page.
Yes. It's suitable as a gift for a loved one, special friend or colleague. On the Create TRU:code page you can choose the relevant buy option from (i) buy for yourself; (ii) for someone-else; or (iii) posthumously. The service is also appropriate as a corporate gift. For more information about the corporate side please email email@example.com.
Yes. The service can be bought posthumously. This is an important part of Trusupporter. On the Create TRU:code page you can choose the relevant buy option from buy for yourself, for someone-else or posthumously.
Trusupporter allows each registered truesupporter / truefan to create a TRU:code that is unique to them. Once a TRU:code has been bought it is not available to anyone-else. For example, if, say, a fan of Burnley FC buys ANDY no other person can buy it. It is also possible to Reserve a TRU:code. Once reserved it cannot be taken by anyone-else during the reservation period. Once the reservation period has expired, if the Code is not purchased then it will become available again for someone-else to buy or reserve. The TRU:code can be made up of numbers 0 to 9, letters A to Z and the following special characters - hash (#), full stop(.), underscore (_), ampersand (&) and hyphen (-). It can also include spaces i.e. a field with no entry. Only one space is permitted between digits. This means, for example, that you could have 'ANDY S' or 'ANDY#1' or 'ANDY-S'.
Create your desired unique TRU:code on the Create TRU:code page and check if it is available. If available you can then buy or reserve the code. Once bought it is yours and no other fan can have it. If you choose to reserve it, you have a period within which you can buy it. During this period no other fan can buy your chosen code. If you want a Special TRU:code this can only be bought and cannot be reserved.
A Special TRU:code is a TRU:code of special significance and likely to be highly desirable to many fans. In fact, it may, in future, have investment value. For example, SCOTLAND, LANCASHIRE, RED DEVILS would be Special TRU:codes. These are released on a periodic basis and those available at present are detailed on the Special TRU:codes page which can be accessed via a link on the Create TRU:code page. As with the TRU:code there can only be one and therefore each is unique.
To stop some-else getting it! For all we know there may only be one PNE fan known as BLACKY but we'll wager there are quite a few more fans out there supporting other teams that would also choose BLACKY as their TRU:code. It is safer to buy a TRU:code because once bought it is yours. However if you are unsure whether to buy or if you want to save up then you can reserve your desired TRU:code. This gives you a period within which to buy the code and prevent another supporter buying or reserving it. At the end of the Reservation period, if you have not bought the TRU:code it will become available again for anyone-else to buy or reserve. It is not possible to reserve a Special TRU:code. These can only be bought.
Yes. The Terms and Conditions explain how this can be achieved.
Yes, provided (i) you have an email address; and (ii) you choose to display the contact button (Contact Me for the living or Contact Family for a posthumous profile). It is optional whether or not you have this button displayed. Any communications will be passed through to you by Trusupporter.com without revealing your email address. It is then up to you to determine whether to respond. It may be a good way of reacquainting yourself with a long lost friend or perhaps as a way of meeting new fans.
Anyone buying the service 'Til I Die' is buying it for the rest of their life. Upon notification of death Trusupporter will then identify whether someone is willing to buy a permanent listing through Forever. If not, the profile will be removed. Forever means just that, that the profile will remain on Trusupporter forever. If you buy 'Til I Die' but want your heir or family to buy Forever after you have passed-away please make sure you let them know! It might be an idea to add it to your Will! Needless to say, 'Til I Die' cannot be purchased posthumously!
No. Trusupporter is a social archive recording memories and stories and preserving them to share with other like minded individuals. We want Trusupporter to have a slightly 'reverential' feel about it, you know, like the feeling you get when you go into a big Church or Cathedral. It is about respect and solemnity whilst also being warm and engaging. The real strength of Trusupporter is down to the people who are on it and the stories they tell. If you are a true supporter we hope you'll join us. Every fan has a tale to tell tell yours.
Yes. You can create a link in one of your Chapters.


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wont happen. Remember the used game sellers also sell your hardware. You cant screw retailers but so much and get away with it.
Not to mention computer games have been doing that for a while. Not really popular with the buyer since it has zer trade value after purchase.
I will never buy a game that has this. And I am sure many will follow suit and not support such games.
And if Sony does this for games like Uncharted 3 and such, I guess I will never play that game. Because they will never get my money.
I don't see anything strange here. The game is a MMORPG and doesn't use a product key but directly links to the PSN account, so it's normal that you can't share the game with others (or trade in it).
It's like having Final Fantasy XI on the Xbox360, you use the key to register and after that giving the DVD to other people without your account is useless.
It's just normal for every MMORPG, so it's really nothing new (excluded the fact that it automatically links to your PSN account so you don't need to write the key).
How about I just never buy games again? That will KO the brand-new market. Oh!
That is OK for an MMO in my opinion.
Just like you can't sell WoW software. Moot article.
Thinking that maybe they should allow you to go online and print off a key - and essentially you sell the key. when the key is re-activated it's progress is lost and the game is now locked to another account.
Or enter a PSN account you wish to transfer to? what if your PSN gets banned? the physical disc you purchased is now no good? why is this a physical disc if the PS3 has online capibility and needs to be online for it to work? why couldn't it be a small download - is there that much data instantly needed that it had to come on a disc - couldn't load from a USB stick or DVD-R you could download?
Game reselling will be done by sony eventually... Kinda like a bank transfer, but for a game. All digital. I can't see why it wouldn't work, other than greed in an uncontrolled market. This digital lock scheme will never be developed for the end user regardless of how beneficial and stimulating it would be.
fk this im glad i dont own a ps3
i never understood why wow and games like this require you to buy a disc when its all online anyway. plus when you log in wow has to download gigs of updates anyway so whats the point of the disc? just let people sign up online, pay their $16 and create an account. why nickle and dime us for $50 for the disc when we are going to be already paying $16 a month? should be like cell phones give it away free since they will be making it up in monthly fees.
@patstevens It's extra revenue but also ensures market presence and accounts for sales in public, they did offer this expansion digitally on day one but gamers still had to pay for it, most larger attempts in MMORPG gaming now use this method. As for not selling wow software.. previously you could sell the world of warcraft account at yours and the buyers risk but now blizzard require that all of their game keys are linked through one battle.net account, selling that means you'll also loose access to everything else on the account while the new owner will have everything.
This is nothing new for MMORPG content, they all come with keys to activate them and the disc is worthless for anything but installation unless sold with an account. I am fairly accepting of this process after many years of experience with the genre.
Zeus suggests maybe this has uses for locking an included key to your psn account preventing resale or even piracy of other games. This may be acceptable since Steam already does this and reassured everyone that if the service ever failed they would deactivate locks and allow gamers to reclaim their content, which gave many gamers the incentive to use the service.
In this case to use this system outside of MMORPG products i would need 100% assurance in the form of a legally binding contract from Sony to say that content is fully transferable, easy to deactivate and all locks will be removed at the end of the systems life.
if i ran i gameshop i wouldnt sell it new
This is fucking Bizzare. It's like Sony doesn't want to make money.
It's a MMO, it has a monthly subscription. Why stop the sale of the physical disc? If someone buys it used - Sony still get their money from the new subscription. No one looses.
But noooo, we have to **** over the great guys that buy our games new. By devaluing their purchase to $0 the moment they walk out the door.
I don't understand why people trade / sell games at gamestop etc. You barely get ANYTHING for trading your game maybe $15 if the game is really! popular and not that old. Might as well just keep it.
When i was younger and had no money, trading in always looked like a great idea for expensive new games even for poor amounts of store credit. I was always happy at the time and liked my new game but years later the regret set in and i ended up rebuying everything.


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13-Jun-2012Short video describing the key messages from the release on older workers in the labour market.
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Measuring National Well-being - Older people and loneliness, 2013
11-Apr-2013This is the part of a series of short articles examining the well-being of older people. It provides an analysis of reported feelings of loneliness by older people using data from Wave 5 of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). More information about the Measuring National Well-being Programme and the measures of well-being can be found in the 'National Well-being Wheel of measures' .
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14-Mar-2013This is the first in a series of short articles examining the well-being of older people aged 50 and over using measures related to the Measuring National Well-being Programme. The Office for National Statistics measures of well-being are organised into ten domains with each domain having between three and five separate indicators. More information about all the measures can be found in the 'National Well-being wheel of measures'.
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Friday 31 May, 13.00–14.00
Roman Mysteries author Caroline Lawrence explores what life was like for a Roman child.
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Saturday 1 June, 14.00–15.00
Come and listen to a series of dramatic readings charting the story of daily life for the people living in the Bay of Naples in AD 79.
Iranian election 2013: questions of national identity
Friday 7 June, 18.30–19.30
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Does Latin have a future?
Friday 14 June, 18.30–20.00
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Digital dress up
Saturday 15 June, 11.30–15.30
Turn yourself into a Samurai warrior, an ancient Greek or other characters using Photoshop.
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Monday 17 June, 18.15–21.00
An exclusive evening for Members' at the British Museum.
Kitaj as I knew him
Friday 21 June, 18.30–20.00
A lecture discussing the recent acquisition of over 300 works by artist R B Kitaj.
A little gay history
Friday 28 June, 18.30–19.30
Richard Parkinson, British Museum, discusses a recently published British Museum project on the history of same-sex desire.
Contemporary artistic practice: responses to Middle Eastern traditions
Saturday 29 June, 14.15–15.45
Merit Ariane Stephanos and Omarivs Ioseph Filivs Dinæ share insights into their interpretations of traditional artistic techniques.
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A screening of the film Papa Hedi followed by a Q&A session with Claire Belhassine.
On preservation and nostalgia in architecture
Saturday 30 June, 14.00–15.30
A panel discussion on architectural conservation in the historical areas of Bahrain.
'Meanwhile, in Britain...': women under the Roman Empire
Friday 5 July, 13.15–14.15
A lecture by Lindsay Allason-Jones, Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Sound histories: an evening of live music for the British Museum collection
Friday 5 July, 18.00–21.00
This event brings some of the stories of the British Museum's collection to life, through music.
Pompeii: The Last Day
Saturday 6 July, 14.00–15.00
A screening of the documentary Pompeii: The Last Day introduced by Maria Wyke, Professor of Latin, UCL.
Fictionalising Pompeii
Friday 12 July, 18.30–19.45
Lindsey Davis, author of the series featuring Roman detective Marcus Didius Falco, speaks on the attraction, considerations and processes of writing on life in the Roman world.
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Monday 5 August, 18.30–21.30
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By NATHAN WHALEN
Whidbey News Times Staff reporter
March 1, 2013 · Updated 2:51 PM
Nobody sustained injuries Wednesday morning when a sedan crashed through an Oak Harbor pizza shop.
At approximately 10:10 a.m., 84-year-old Coupeville resident Grace King drove her Ford Crown Victoria through the front of Little Caesars, located in a strip mall off of State Highway 20 in Oak Harbor. She ended up at least halfway through the store.
Oak Harbor police officer Dennis Dickinson said it appears the driver was traveling through the parking lot.
When she approached the building, Dickinson said that King apparently became confused about the accelerator and brake pedals and the car increased speed.
The sedan destroyed a large concrete planter along the walkway before crashing through the front glass.
The car plowed through the counters, destroyed shelves and came to a stop next to the restaurant's freezers.
"We heard the crash and the walls shake," said Colin Johnson, manager at Radio Shack, located in the space adjacent to Little Caesars.
Employees from neighboring businesses came outside to check out the commotion. An employee from Liberty Tax Service held a fire extinguisher used to douse a fire in the oven.
Two employees were working inside Little Caesars at the time of the crash. Both employees escaped injury.
Dickinson said medics checked out the driver of the car, but she also wasn't injured.
Ray Merrill, chief of the Oak Harbor Fire Department, said the crash also broke a sprinkler head inside the building.
That damage caused the store to flood.
Firefighters used vacuums to suck up water that also seeped into neighboring businesses. They also swept up glass and removed other debris.
Radio Shack remained open despite the crash next door and the resulting water damage. The business on the other side, 123 Thai, delayed its opening into the afternoon while the water was vacuumed and an electrical issue was resolved, a store employee said.
The Little Caesar's store manager, who refused to provide his name, said he didn't know yet when the pizza shop will reopen.
"Tomorrow we'll start rebuilding," the manager said.
King was not cited for the accident and faces no charges.
Oak Harbor Police Sgt. Mike Bailey said nothing criminal occurred, and the accident didn't take place on a public road.
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Drug agents swept through G.R. Custom Body and Paint Shop on East Cesar Chavez this morning, said Robert Pitman, a United States Attorney of the Western District. The three bays that used to be the business are now left abandoned.
Drug agents say the shop served as the primary distribution for multiple sources of cocaine smuggled into the United States from Mexico, which investigators believe stems back to 2009. Agents have seized roughly 120 pounds of cocaine and more than one million dollars they believe to be involved in the ring.
"It represents, we believe, the dismantling of a major cocaine trafficking organization responsible for the distribution of thousands of kilograms of cocaine in our community," Pitman said. "This was the hub of the operation. Investigators say the cocaine would come across from Mexico to this warehouse, then be sent across Texas and the Deep South."
Authorities believe that in addition to distributing cocaine throughout Texas, the shop served to traffic drugs to at least six states.
Federal investigators say it took the cooperation of federal, state and local enforcement to make the bust. They are certain the arrests have crippled a major drug ring that has brought its share of crime to the U.S., and has also had an impact on the violence and terror in Mexico, Pitman said.
Kris Bailey, who owns a business just across the street from the former drug hub, has noticed a dramatic increase in police presence within the past couple months and hopes his neighboring businesses will unite to prevent another crime ring from taking hold.
"We have been enduring a lot of crime in this area. It's very frustrating for us," he said. "It's difficult to develop a sense of partnership in this area with your neighbors. As it is a warehouse district or commercial district, the connection really isn't there yet."
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This past Thursday, Dec. 1, 96X hosted Winter Meltdown at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Va. The lineup consisted of Days Difference, Young the Giant, Taking Back Sunday, Sleeper Agent, Foster the People, Grouplove, Cage the Elephant, Cake, The Naked and Famous, and Bush. The Center itself was very similar to the RBC Center. The bands were separated between two stages; the main one was on the coliseum floor and the other was in one of the larger rooms of to the side.
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Taking Back Sunday was on the main stage with their original lineup and was better than ever. You could tell that they were enjoying themselves with the original five back up on stage. In the spirit of the evening, they opened up with their rendition of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" before exploding into the song "El Paso." They played some songs off their new self-titled effort and returned to some classics like "Cute Without the 'E' (Cut from the Team)" and "A Decade Under the Influence." When talking to people in between sets, many were most excited about Taking Back Sunday and they did not seem to be let down at all.
After them, it was time to head back to the smaller room for Sleeper Agent (who referred to it as the 'cool room'). The first couple songs had a bit of a feedback issue, but once that was fixed, they sounded great. After playing "Get It Daddy," Tony Smith remarked on how awesome it was that people knew their songs well enough to sing along.
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When they finished their set we moved back to main stage for a brief statement about Wounded Warrior, a program that helps injured veterans. A few minutes later, the lights dimmed and we could barely make out Cage the Elephant making their way on stage. The lights came on as they started to play "In One Ear." If you've seen Cage the Elephant before you'll know that Matt Shultz likes to mess around with the timing of his lyrics. This was quite true during "Around My Head," when he paused for a solid 30 seconds after the first chorus (before "Do youuuuuuuu"). They finished up with "Sabertooth Tiger," during which Matt stood on the crowd and then convulsed on the stage. They were by far the most energetic band there. Although the venue was huge, they made it seem small as Matt made the six-foot leap into the crowd several times.
After a few minutes of set up, Cake came out on stage and immediately started playing "The Distance," as the crowd roared with approval. They played a few old songs before switching over to new material. As John McCrea stated, the new music was a bit angrier than stuff they did before, and jokingly told easily offended people to leave. They finished up with "Sick of You."
The Naked and Famous began in the smaller room. Since it was later in the night, this room reached maximum capacity quickly, and people were out in the hall trying to get a listen. They put on a great energetic show, and the crowd got into it as well. Everyone sang along to their songs like "Punching in a Dream" and "All of This." Their show ended all too soon as it was time to move out to the main room for Bush.
It took a while to pile out of the room from the Naked and Famous and we made it in about halfway through the first song of their set. At this point the entire stage had opened up and the lights and fog machines were running on high. Everyone seemed excited to see them as it was their first string of shows in nine years. They played some classics that everyone sang along to as well as some new material from their latest output The Sea of Memories.
Eventually the show came to an end. It was then that we realized how hungry and tired of standing we were. We had been listening to great music non-stop for seven hours. It's amazing to think that none of the 10 bands put on a bad show and most of them have been in heavy rotation in our CD players. It was definitely worth the six-hour round-trip drive and terrible 1 a.m. McDonald's food.
-DJ Dewey Decibel and DJ DiGiorno
Virginia's WROX 96X Winter Meltdown
by sarahnade on Nov.16, 2011, under Promotions
Commercial radio stations that have a modern alternative format are hard to find – and those that put on good winter concerts are even harder to find.
96X is a modern alternative radio station based out of Norfolk, VA. The station will be putting on "Winter Meltdown," featuring Bush, Foster the People, Cake, Cage the Elephant, Taking Back Sunday, The Naked and Famous, Young the Giant, Sleeper Agent, and Grouplove. The event will be held Thursday, Dec. 1, at The Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Va. beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Many of the bands performing at Winter Meltdown have already played major festivals this year, including Moogfest, Future Music Festival, Treasure Island Music Festival, Lollapalooza and SXSW.
WKNC will be giving away two pairs of tickets to this event – and it's not one to miss. Listen in over the next two weeks for your chance to win a pair. When the WKNC DJ asks for it, be the correct caller at (919)860-0881 or (919)515-2400.


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Several years ago, I had to come up with an appetizer to serve at a pool party, and this colorful quiche was a hit. It's great on an antipasto tray, cut into wedges. —Elly Townsend, Summerfield, Florida
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I altered the recipe to cut down on fat, using the reduced-fat crescent rolls, turkey pepperoni, and fat-free half and half. I also added corn to try to sneak in more vegetables for my kids. It was delicious! My husband said I could make it any time I wanted and the leftovers were great at work the next day!
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