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Clifford "Kipper" Lee Jr., 80, of Clay Street, Green Springs, passed away Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, at his home, surrounded by his family and friends.
Kipper entered this world the same way he left it. He was born Sept. 17, 1932, in Adams Township, to Clifford Sr. and Pearl Mae (Wiehl) Lee.
Kip was always a hard-working person and began his long career at Whirlpool Corp. when he was only 16 years old. He was laid off 6 months before his 18th birthday and was rehired when he was of legal age.
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Mr. Lee
Kipper served in the U.S. Navy from 1951-1954 during the Korean conflict as a 1st Class Seaman aboard the USS Weiss. He received the National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal with three bronze stars, United Nations Service Medal, Navy Occupations Service Medal (Asia), Korean Presidential Unit Citation, China Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal.
Kip married Thelma Jean "Tubby" McClanahan Dec. 19, 1955, in Fremont, and she preceded him in death in 2002. Clifford worked at Whirlpool Corp. for 50 years until he retired.
Kip was involved with many activities throughout his life, from coaching Drillets and baseball to being involved in softball and bowling leagues. He was an avid race car fan and enjoyed building stock cars with his family and friends, as well as watching Dale Earnhardt. He also enjoyed his Wednesday morning breakfast club at Clyde Eagles with his brother, Earlie Lee, and good friend, Don Sours. He was a life member of Green Springs VFW, member of Clyde Eagles and a former member of the American Legion. He was also a member of Green Springs Volunteer Fire Department.
Clifford is survived by two sons, Daryol E. (Cindy) Lee of Green Springs and Kevin "Charlie" (Velma) Lee of Fremont; two siblings, Earlie Lee and Sally Day, both of Green Springs; six grandchildren, Kristen (Mike) Bruns, Brooke (Drew) Lee, Kandice (Johnny) Lee, Kevin (Misty) Lee, Keith Pert and Rachel Pert; eight great-grandchildren, Madison, Bryce, Marissa, Kollin, Macy, Karson, Grant and Meadow; and special friend, Jackie Cunningham.
He also was preceded in death by four siblings, Ada Mae Gittinger, Iva Berdine Laux, Jeanine Sherman and Milan Lee.
Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at Horvath Hanes Funeral Home, 211 N. Broadway St., Green Springs.
His funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, at the funeral home with Pastor Christine Tobergte officiating. Burial will follow at Butternut Ridge Cemetery, Green Springs.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.whhfh.com.


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Sources: UCAR [press release], Nature Climate Change [abstract]
quote: can't tell me it doesn't have some affect.
quote: The problem with climate change and in particular global warming up to this point, is not that humans have some effect on the environment but rather how large that effect is.
quote: ...this is not even a drop in the ocean compared to the amount of heat the sun dumps on earth every day.
quote: i and others evidentially surmised that these affects can contribute to localized warming.
quote: Please stop trying to be an intellectual, you're not very good at it. News flash, but extremely smart people don't need to be condescending to back it up.
quote: If you look at this objectively, you will realize you aren't saying anything here of merit. None.
quote: So you surmised that pumping heat into the air can contribute to localized warming? Amazing!! Can I ask how you figured this out? Is there a scientific journal somewhere where you published these findings?
quote: Scientists say it! so it must be so! Go tell it on the mountain! Non-scientist cannot hypothesize or discuss topics that affect them directly Hell no! there is science or religion nothing else!Think Mcfly!
quote: Not huffy at all; sarcasm i can appreciate go die moron i don't
quote: Oh yes you are so smart. Love the opening, "I suggested this". Man Ammo, if only we had all listened to you years ago!
quote: News flash, but extremely smart people don't need to be condescending to back it up.

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Do you help friends and family with their GNU/Linux problems? And why?
How often do you help?
If we do a good job of extolling the virtues of free software to our friends and family, one of them is bound to ask for help sooner or later. Whether it be help with installation of a distro, getting MP3's working, or getting a troublesome piece of hardware working, let us know how often you help new users out and share some of your experiences. For example:
Do you always help but that's because your friends/family don't try to become more computer literate and just continue to rely on you? Is it because you're a sucker and you always get roped into helping or is it because you don't teach them how to find the answers for themselves?
Do you never need to help because your friends/family won't convert?
Or do you never need to help because they never have problems?
It's hard to ask all of those questions in one, so we hope for you to share your reasons for voting and your experiences.
helping friends with computer related problems.
I help as required,my friends are yet to be weaned off Windows,but I am working on that!
Viva Free Software.
seldom because...
I seldom help my friends because I'm a member of Linux Users Association (Turkey) and most of our members know better than me in technical field and for those who know less than me have the chance to reach more reliable info than I can offer, but if someone needs help and if I know the solution, sure I help. Regarding family: I am trying to help them with the Free Software running under Windows OS; such as Firefox, OpenOffice etc. Some of them are planning to try GNU/Linux because I insist them to do so, but this is something different than "help with GNU/Linux problems" I think.
me tooo
if i had problem i might ask from my firends if they got any problem i also halping them ok any way i'm unais frm sri lnka wat abt u plzz rep me ccc uu da..
Not yet
I still couldn't move anyone out of Windows. Most people that know me already know about Linux because they've seen it at home or because I've talked about it. But it seems that there's little to no interest in changing OS. They are comfortable with Windows and unless there's some new super destructive virus/worm that renders their computers unusable, I don't see them installing Linux. I even feel glad that this doesn't happen, as only the smarter end using it and enjoying it. I couldn't stand a world of Linux with all the shit that currently surround Windows, like virus, worms, spyware, adware, spambots, trojans and all problems asociated. Things are fine the way they are. But if someone is really pissed off by Windows, I would recommend Linux, no doubt about that.
Is this a survey about my helping _or_ families and the frequency of their GNU/Linux problems. If it is about my helping then the answer is seldom am I called upon to help BECAUSE my family rarely ever has problems with GNU/Linux.
That's what we are looking for
Thanks anon,
The answer to your question is really both. We weren't looking for a hard and fast answer - not just the vote but the reasons behind it and your experiences in this area. You have done that by saying that you seldom help because they seldom need help... perfect.
Yes, I'm the resident sys op
None of my family uses
None of my family uses GNU/Linux (if they manage to have their computer eaten by viruses again, they will). They do use Mozilla, but the only help I've had to give with that is showing my mom how to right click "open in new tab". A couple in my Japanese class switched to Ubuntu, but I know he's computer savvy and used Red Hat a few years ago. I don't know about her computer skills, so maybe he helps her out and maybe he doesn't. My roommate's switching, but when she was using it before, she didn't have any problems. I haven't really tried handing a GNU/Linux disk to someone who's not computer-savvy yet. All the other Linux-friends I have were the ones helping me get started.
None one uses it
Pretty straight forward. Even among my techie friends - I am the lone open-source wolf crying out in the wilderness...
Converts need help
I live in a retirement community (55+) and have been converting people to Linux since my arrival in 2000. The first couple of years it was more a case of demonstrating and convincing. But now that I have about 50 converts I am the resource when they have questions. I am constantly amazed that here we are a bunch of old fuddy-duddies having a blast with Linux and I keep reading about it not being ready for the desktop - NONSENSE! So Yeah, I help frequently with a how to.
Helping Out
I help but I also push it as much as possible to friends, family, businesses. I work in an information intensive, non-profit field where the impact of free software is considerable. There is still a lot of FUD to overcome. If I can project budgets, resources, commitment levels it tends to help out.
Helping with Linux
I grew up with BSD variants, so when I first saw "Linux", I thought it was plaguerized. At any rate, I've always been a "computer guy", and have no problem knocking down my hard drive and starting again with some other OS - every other day, if necessary.
However, my family and friends unanimously (I think proudly) declare their computer illiteracy, and their intention to never learn anything new. Ah, but they expect you to help them when something breaks, because somehow, in their minds, my being a "computer guy" means I'm part of some sort of a vindictive crashing machine conspiracy.
So - the best advice I can give, and the way I handle problems with their Apples and "IBM"'s, is 1st, to rip that Mandrake CD out of their hands, and 2nd, hand them a copy of OS X or Windows XP Home Edition and some variant of MS-Office, and simply walk away. I don't know if too many other people share my near total disdain for "users", who only ever have to work in one or two programs, and yet, when anything goes wrong, they are obnoxious in their impatience and criticism of us.
Face it: Most of us "nerds" (I refuse to use the term "geeks"; "geeks" was dead - who resurrected it?) Anyways, we "computer people" have often had to juggle various forms of *nix, Windows, DOS, OS2, Netware, OS-X, CICS, VM, OS400, ad nauseum - and then: ALL of the programs, protocols, security issues, backups, web servers, computer models, printers, monitoring, user spps. - one could go on forever about what has been crammed in our brains over the years and the ridiculous number of hats that we have had to wear. But, you know it, and I know it, we love what we do, but - for me at least - not who we do it for.
My wife, who has an advanced degree in Graphic Arts, does paginating and classified ads for a local newspaper. There are an increasing number of jobs listed that are looking for a "Graphic Artist" to work on their web sites, but I cannot convince my wife that in many companies (mine, eg.), the Graphic Artist is not the "Web Designer", nor one of the technical staff, nor the person who configures the web server, and certainly not the front end or back end software developer. She cuts herself out of bettering her salary and career because she is utterly unwilling to learn anything new. She's a great artist. I keep telling her that whatever format you do your artwork in, it is still your artwork.
But, you can lead a horse to water.......
Those of us who have used GNU/Open Source/Free software have always been on the cutting edge of computer/network/communications literacy. For the "typical" end user who wants to learn Linux, there are a lot of adult ed. classes. Save your sanity: Give them a catalogue of courses from your local Continuing Education center.
Which also brings up something that has always bothered me, and it gets a little bit worse every day: Ads that portray the IT person(s) as lower than dirt.
Scenario 1 (TV): User asks network guy for a new laptop. Network guy has to waste 3 minutes going through a Swami routine, and then says, "I got the same memo. I'll call CDW".
Scenario 2 (TV): An office lunch outside, on a pier. The first topic for discussion is, "who are they going to throw in the water?". Unanimously, it is the "network guy". Then, a lady answers her cell phone and screams, "They tested the sprinklers on 5 and all the records are ruined!". The IT guy says, "No they're not. I back them up to plastic." So now, thanks to the network guy, these people all still have jobs. So, what's the reward for the hero? They throw him in the water. Another variant on this is at a restaurant where the IT guy is dining with a bunch of the execs. They hear of a problem with the network back at the office. The network guy says "it's taken care of". His reward? "You pick up the check", followed by laughter.
Scenario 3: (IBM print ads in Computerworld and Networkworld) starring Gil and the guy who's keeping the logs. I don't know if Gil is this kid's boss or his underling. I don't even know what the hell the kid's function is, period.
Well, in various scenarios, Gil puts the server room in the deep freeze, gives "everyone everywhere access to everything" to overcome a user rights problem. He orders more monitors than there are people. It just gets worse and worse. The bottom line for me, is that at least in Scenarios 1 and 3, the IT guy would be fired on the first day. In scenario 2, I would give him a bonus.
I know who these ads are targeting: The big execs, who are clueless about technology, get their "technology" knowledge from the Wall Street Journal, and really resent the fact that we have more schooling than a neurosurgeon in a an exponentially more complex field, while they (my boss was the CFO) are still using the same dumb General Ledger program they have used for 10 years. I told my boss (the CFO): "Numbers never change. Calculations never change. Math never changes. IT changes constantly". But - they have the power, so they vent their envy of our talents by making us look like idiots at every turn. Because I think that they know that deep down inside (I, at least) am so conflicted between envy for the cushiness and payscale of their jobs and the fact that I picked a much more demanding and yet far less rewarding (in terms of money and stability) career.
So, what does anyone else think about the "IT Paradox"? I am sick of these executive jerks getting their IT ideas from the TV, who then come in and ram the solution down our throats. Then, they come unglued when their choice turns out to be unworkable or overbudget. Invariably, they'll blame us, not themselves.
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I don't know people who use Linux
People sometimes ask me to help them with their Windows machines and I tell them that I probably can't help them since I use Linux and have little knowledge of XP.
Spirit-engaging poll
This is a spirit-engaging poll. I must admit I am sucked into it!
I share many of the experiences posted before. Mine is just a grain of salt to a vast ocean. But I'm intrigued to outline this grain of salt:
In my country the rate of software piracy still hovers at 87%, according to this BSA report. So 1 (can you have 1.3 persons?) out of 10 either licenses her proprietary software or uses free software.
Now, since everyone else at one of my two workplaces (yes, TWO not one, but that's another story...) is still hooked up with the wonders of using Microsoft[TM] products for the cost of... (sorry, I have to censor here), I start introducing the wonders of free software by saving all the important documents in OpenOffice formats. This way, they have to install OOo on their desktops in order to edit the documents. And when they are having a sharp turn on their learning curve, they'd call you-know-who.
Prior to this (at my previous workplace), I collaborated with our sysadmin to ensure that only GNU/Linux apps were used on the server side (firewall, internal routing, file server). It was a rewarding experience in terms of learning and productivity, not to mention company's cash flow.
And most recently, I assembled my sister's new PC and installed only Ubuntu as ready-to-use OS. But I must beg your pardons because I created empty ntfs and fat32 partitions in case she asks for a Windows game... (This has happened before, and guys, I'm still her brother you know, and to them a game is a GAME, they don't care whether it runs on Windows, Linux, GNU/Linux, UNIX, or Mannix...)
So I guess mine is "Often" out of those four choices.
At best
I have done my best to promote the GNU/Linux systems among my relatives and friends so far. During my college days, I frequently visited my friends house which are near around my college to make their system loaded with GNU/Linux system. I spent a few hours during the task with them and helps them to tune their system for their daily activities. The problem usually irritated me most of the times was that they were unable to get connected to internet in Linux due to the incompatible internel modems. Almost all of them have winmodems whose linux drivers are not available and some of the closed linux drivers are not at all working (eg: Motorolla SM56 modem). So majority of them are still unlucky to get connected to internet in a secure manner where they can forget viruses, trojans, spywares etc. They also hesitates whenever I suggest them to buy an external or linux compatible modem since that can result in spending couple of dollars. But I have only to suggest. Now, from past few months, hopes are increasing. Here in India, DSL connections are getting available at feasible rates. So internet users are saying good bye to the old dialup connections slowly. Now I recommends to buy Linux compatible LAN cards (even though almost all of them are supported) before preparing to take DSL connections.
Our college lab bought a no. of new PCs a couple of months ago. Before tenders are invited from hardware vendors, me and my friends convinced my college authorities to include the Linux compatibilty requirement for the PCs and other accessories in the tender notice. We involved in the right time and now all of the new generation PCs in our college works finely with Linux without having any hardware issues at all.
Here in Kerala, India, GNU/Linux and Free Software have great respect. From school children to NGOs, all of them are aware of Free Software ('Swathanthra Software') and its potential to build a better future. IT paper is included in State Govt. School Syllabus. Students of classes 8 and 9 are studying GNU/Linux systems and applications as a part of their syllabus from past few years. This year, class 10 syllabus is also going to stick with GNU/Linux only. These efforts are made from the Govt. level. This political awareness is really helping the Free Software to enhance its roots deep in the state. During time, even now, there was a demnand of GNU/Linux administrators who have to turn the PCs of school computer labs running with GNU/Linux. I had a chance to work in a Govt. School since they wanted to setup a LAN for their 30 PC lab.
So I am contributing to Free Software ( and related ) communities in all possible ways. I would like to continue this passion forever.
yes often.
There is few people using UNIX like operating system around me.
and professionals are more less.
so I help them who canot handle the problem by themselves.
Very often
Back in the days very few friends of mine and schoolmates used GNU/Linux. Those were the days when persuaded people to just give a try with Linux, and not just with Linux but also with BSD variants and even commercial *NIX systems. Big part of them went back to Win instantly but some of them kept their Linux installation for the "when I'll have more time" situation.
Now the situation is a lot more different. Maybe 50% of the people I know (ok, we're talking about computer science students) are starting to use GNU/Linux. I help them to setup this and that. Sometimes I don't have the time, but there are always the people that I helped before so they can help the newbies now. I think it's a cycle, first someone helps you out, and then you help other people. It's a chain reaction :)
That's the way GNU/Linux communities work, isn't it?
I kind of never helps any of
I kind of never helps any of my familie or friends with these problems, I do have one friend I have actually met who uses Linux (and believe if I would be helping him I would be a linux genius I think, as he kind of solve every problem himself, he have been running Linux for five years and I think Gentoo most of the time)
I myself uses FreeBSD on my main machine and got a windows machine also, but that is mainly for chess purposes, well my friends and familie are all on windows boxes, I cant really like any windows stuff at all.
I would install Ubuntu on my laptop if I had not brought ChessBase 9.0, but well it is perhaps kind of okey to have a windows machine, as if I should develop software as much as I would like to do it might be neat to have one on windows (having two computers...).
Anyway when I am very irritated at my windows computer I am booting up a linux on this machine as well. Then I am pretty happy with the whole thing.
Anyway I never solve any problems there for friends and familie, and I am far from being good enough to solve a lot of problems on a forum or anything, have been running linux for about a year (well lately it have been FreeBSD but anyway I actually wanted to install a small partition with a Gentoo installation, on a partition, I should probably do that at some point when I get some time....
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I give and ask for help constantly
In house we all use GNU/linux, in the university, I am a part of GNU/Linux's user group, and in both places we always want to make something new, reason why I give and ask for help constantly.
I Help on every time
I help people on there problems.http://www.lankantux.com is the web which stareted by me for help the sri lankan.new features will be comming soon.
I try to help whenever I can.
I am actively trying to pull one of my co-workers into the world of Linux. I work with him at least two days a week in our spare time to show him how to do the things that he is wanting to do. He is a longtime Windows user so I have had to try to teach him some new habits.
People don´t want to changue to Free OS
Here when I talk about linux with friends always response that: I don´t need changue my OS .
Sometimes says "I need to learn to manage a new sistem" I can´t to do it.
Really the culture of free software are invisible in my country , actually municipal authoryties are in a program for teach to the people to manage informatic tools, but it is no free software (for people that don´t have a good economies for paid a license I think that a program with freetools are the target, but imagine that if exist cooperation between municipal autoritues and educational programs with microsoft donations (Hardware and licences, I believe) I imagine for one year (The next years this people need to pay licenses) then the switch is on.
I don´t have problem with the property software when don´t exist a better tools in free software . But here the national promotion of free sofware will be justify for the economy.
Really the community of free software is small here and most of they helps to others and sometaimes the spirit of free software changue a few, I help when I can do it and is a pleasure for me do it.
Sometimes I need help too , I m beggining with Linux and another free software.
Here in India, DSL
Here in India, DSL connections are getting available at feasible rates. So internet users are saying good bye to the old dialup connections slowly. Now I recommends to buy Linux compatible LAN cards (even though almost all of them are supported) before preparing to take DSL connections.
Yes I help
I use to help out with Windows but I now I mostly refuse - I tell them to pay a professional instead. If it's Linux/BSD I'll offer to help for free.
I found Windows users mostly wanted to steal software. They won't run free software, they want expensive software but don't want to pay for it! I don't like Microsoft but I refuse to run unlicenced software and I encourage the same in my friends and family.
With Linux/open source I offer to help, I take care of my father's PC remotely via SSH and I help friends and colleagues with Linux/open source. It's less of a drain on my time that Windows use to be so I don't mind.
It's not magic, it's work!


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After years of fast-paced growth, Boeing South Carolina is weaning itself off the contract workers who have helped get the company's 787 plant off the ground.
The aerospace giant on Thursday acknowledged that it is starting to eliminate some of the temporary hired hands at its North Charleston manufacturing campus.
The workforce reductions were first reported by The Wall Street Journal, which, citing an unidentified person, said the cuts could total hundreds of workers.
The cuts are part of a cost-savings plan that predates the Jan. 16 grounding of the 787, according to the Journal, citing an unidentified person familiar with the plan.
The reductions, which mainly affect contractors as opposed to Boeing direct employees, started late last year and eventually will claim as much as 20 percent of certain teams at the factory complex, the person told the Journal.
Boeing has more than 6,000 workers, mostly direct employees, in North Charleston. The Journal report Thursday came on the same day those direct employees got their annual bonuses, 18 days' pay.
Boeing South Carolina spokeswoman Candy Eslinger emailed a statement confirming the ongoing reduction of contract labor at the plant, while noting that the company is "not laying off any direct Boeing Commercial Airplane employees at this time."
"As we progress in improving efficiencies in our processes, training our entry-level employees, and growing the experience of our team in South Carolina, we expect to continue to reduce reliance on contract labor/industry assist to meet our production objectives," the statement said. "We've said all along that it's our plan to use direct-hire Boeing employees to perform the statement of work in South Carolina."
She said contractors have been invited to apply for direct-hire Boeing jobs over the years, and "many have taken that opportunity."
Eslinger would not be specific about the extent of the cuts.
Despite the curious timing of the cuts, Scott Hamilton of Issaquah, Wash.-based aviation consulting firm Leeham Co., accepts Boeing's explanation.
"Knowing Boeing, and how Boeing thinks these things through, I don't have any [more] reason to believe that this was connected to the battery issue than it was part of a larger employment plan," he said.
He pointed to Boeing executives' repeated claims of a good learning curve in North Charleston.
"So if you take Boeing's claim at face value, then it would follow logically that they're at a point where they can dispose of the excess people just as they're disposing of the excess people here in Everett," he said.
A Boeing South Carolina worker said he noticed the cuts beginning a month ago, affecting bunches of contractors at a time.
He interpreted the moves as Boeing following through on its promise to reduce reliance on contractors at the young factory complex, and he said they are more typical of the ebb and flow in the industry rather than a result of the 787's recent problems.
"It's ever expanding and contracting," said the worker, who declined to be identified. "It has to do with the demand at hand, so to speak."
It was, in part, the tremendous demand for the Dreamliner that drove Boeing to build a second final assembly facility here. But even though Boeing still boasts almost 800 orders for the 787, it hasn't been able to deliver any since January.
That's when the long-troubled program hit perhaps its biggest snag yet. In the course of a week, two of the jets experienced smoky battery malfunctions, leading to the global grounding.
In the weeks since, government investigators have been trying to figure out what went wrong while Boeing has been working on a fix. The Chicago-based airframer pitched its plan to the FAA a week ago, but when the planes will be permitted to fly again remains unclear.
Meanwhile, the company has maintained its production plan, aiming to make 10 Dreamliners a month — three in North Charleston and seven in Everett, Wash. — by the end of this year. Boeing South Carolina also began work on the stretch Dreamliner, the 787-9, this year.
Already working amid the uncertainty of the grounding, it appears the local Boeing workforce will also have to continue working more efficiently.
A Boeing employee works on the aft body part of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner in North Charleston last year.×
The thousands of employees and several hundred invited guests cheer last year at the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner that was assembled in South Carolina rolls out of the final assembly plant in North Charleston.×


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My 5 year old son recently made 2 XBOX live purchases using my account /credit card. (He was warned and educated the first time, and is now in trouble for the second time).
I think it is just terrible how easy by default it is for this to even take place. I don't enjoy or think it is fair to have to go through SO much EFFORT to PREVENT this from happening - it's a very poor design. It is a greed/profit driven system that is fully intended to take advantage of people. Sure! Make it easy to spend money - and people will do it more often, even if by mistake or by their children! - ("Cmon little Johnny - you know you want to buy this game - just grab your dad's credit card from his wallet and do it!"). Again - yea yea - you can take a full hour of your life and set up all the controls and what not to prevent this - but shouldn't it be the other way around? Why is it so hard to do the right thing and keep the customer happy/safe first?
In this situation you would think there would be a mechanism to undo this obvious mistake and make things better. Upon calling XBOX LIVE Support (which apparently is also frowned upon - judging by the hefty amount of effort it took to even find the 1-800 number - that is not to be found on this site btw - at least not easily) the not-so-friendly agent bascically says - "sorry it's a licensing thing - so we have NO returns on digital purchases/downloads". Hmm - so brick and mortar seems to clearly have an advantage here (my son never played or "opened" it) ...guess who will NEVER buy another title digitally again! ;)
Thanks to the rude but "helpful" agent - my automatic renewal option, and my credit card on file have now been removed. (By the way I could not do this online - again the wonderfully built system made it hard to do anything that protects my hard earned money ;) - although as I mentioned it should be this way by default.
In Summary: purchasing on XBOX live SUCKS ***. Unless you are an adult with either LOADS of time (or LOADS of money) - stay the hell away from signing up your credit card on this service - there is NO protection or gatekeeping by default.
Also - one more thing - why in the hell do you have to buy XBOX LIVE GOLD just to get Netflix? Just about every damn device on the planet can get Netflix to play for free (with their subscription of course) - but yet you have to pay the extra Microsoft Tax each month on top if you want to use it on your xbox - HELLO!?
Uhh - guess who will be buying a new Blu-Ray device with Netflix this weekend (Yea, that's right, the XBOX doesn't even offer you Blu-Ray) - I just wish I had the $50 my son spent without my permission to put towards buying it.
Greetings, anthonyrideout. I'm very sorry to hear about the issues you've been experiencing with digital purchases. Situations like this can be frustrating, and I apologize for the inconvenience this has caused. I do want to thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. Hearing directly from our community is one of the best ways we can learn and grow, and your voice is appreciated.
You should be able to avoid further unauthorized purchases by using a pass code - essentially a button sequence on your controller - to control access to your account. By setting up a pass code anyone who wants to use your profile must first enter the pass code before signing in to Xbox LIVE. It should only take a few minutes at the most to get it set up and you can do it right from your Xbox 360 console. Here are the steps: support.xbox.com/.../xbox-live-pass-codes. As a side note, you can access and update your billing information as well as view your purchase history on http://billing.microsoft.com at any time.
I noticed you had a question about Netflix as well. Netflix integrates with Xbox LIVE to provide a rich viewing experience that can be shared with your friends over LIVE, which is why it requires a Gold account. You can find out more about Netflix here:www.xbox.com/.../Home
Let me know if setting up the pass code helps. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any further questions.
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As for bluray... sony owns the rights to that. And sony sharing something with microsoft? Not really going to happen.
And the netflix thing was a decision between the two companies. So not just profiteering there.
Having to call MS to have your financial details removed from your account is a disgrace. It's my card. Not yours.
Having to call MS to have your financial details removed from your account is a disgrace. It's my card. Not yours.
The only time you need to call to remove your credit/debit card is if there is an active subscription tied to it. Otherwise you can remove it at any time from your Account Management/Billing.microsoft.com.
@OP-You could have avoided all of this by having a pass code set up on your profile, it literally only takes seconds to set one up, not hours. And if your son had his own child account, then you could have set up Parental Controls on the account and Family Settings on the console. So as you can see the tools to prevent unauthorized in-home access are there you just didn't take advantage of them. You have no one to blame but yourself for this.
Sure it's much easier to blame the almighty corporation, but it is not their fault you didn't use the FREE tools they provide EVERYONE with to help protect their accounts.
Check out the NEW XBL Account Security FAQ
It doesn't matter when the only time is. That subscription was paid for as a one off payment already debited from my account. Had I purchased the annual fee from a store, the card would not have been active on my account. There is no reason for my sensitive financial information to be inexorably linked to a product that has been paid for.
My account was compromised in the evening when the help lines were shut. I changed my password, deleted the intrusive email address that appeared in my Live settings and did as much as was humanly possible to ensure my bank account was safe. What I could not do was delete my debit card from a compromised system.
What saddens me is that I have never had a problem with XBox or MS and the only time I needed to do something to secure my identity and hard earned money, I was prevented from doing so by a system that is not designed with the customer in mind.
Not only can I not secure my account, MS cannot either as the type of issue I had (granted different from the gentleman who started this thread), appears to be well known and yet their security department cannot even spot it happening after the event.
What saddens me even further is that in order to secure myself completely I feel I have to completely shut down my Live activity and that means getting rid of my xbox which I have had and used daily and upgraded and loved for getting on to six years solid.
I suppose leaving a community where legitimate complaint can be met with such miserable negativity as you have just displayed is about the only cold comfort I can gain from this entire sorry episode.
Spelled out clearly in the terms of use
If you do not aggree with the terms of use you simply don't buy a subscription by creditcard it is that simple
Xbox doesn't force you to add a credit card... that's your choice. They do also offer prepaid cards as a resolution. If you don't want your credit card information on there, use prepaid cards.
Thats why you sell it and buy a ps3 instead. Its got better netflix too and its Free to use
If you don't like it, don't use it. Atleast Xbox has better security and more options.


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By Satish Mohan
To build a long-lasting bridge over the fiscal cliff, we must understand our nation's current economic status.
At the end of 2012, our national debt will be $16.35 trillion, seven times the 2012 income of $2.47 trillion, or a debt of $142,000 per household. We paid a net interest of $225 billion. According to the president's budget request, our 2013 expenditures of $3.8 trillion will be $901 billion higher than our income of $2.9 trillion, or 31 percent more than income. The annual deficits, after 2013, will rise at an average rate of $643 billion per year for the next nine years to accumulate to $25.93 trillion in the year 2022, or a debt of $226,000 per household.
The fiscal cliff has two main items to resolve: automatic spending cuts in 2013 and beyond, and expiration of the Bush tax cuts. The automatic $110 billion per year spending cuts ($55 billion in defense, and $55 billion in domestic programs) were approved in the 2011 Budget Control Act in exchange for an increase in debt limit. Any compromise now will violate the sanctity of our laws.
If Bush tax cuts are ended for all, $310 billion will be added to the 2013 revenue, but the majority of the people have spoken that the top 2 percent only should pay a higher tax rate. This will add $80 billion annually to the revenue. President Obama has proposed additional revenue of $60 billion annually from cuts in tax breaks and loopholes; House Speaker John Boehner has proposed $80 billion from such cuts.
Three other elements in the fiscal cliff include: restoring 2 percent payroll taxes ($100 billion), ending unemployment benefits ($30 billion) and extension of the Alternative Minimum Tax.
We can clearly see steeper cliffs ahead. This fiscal cliff is an opportunity to start putting our house in order, after two wars.
The solutions lie in seeking answers to the following questions: Should a family spend 31 percent more than its income?, Should a household loaded with a $142,000 debt continue borrowing, or organize to pay back the debt by cutting spending and working harder to earn more? Should our leaders manage the people's economic future differently than they would for their families? Does it make sense to take a lesser pain today to avoid more pain tomorrow?
If all of the spending cuts take effect and the Bush tax cuts end for all, the 2013 budget will have a savings of $610 billion against the projected deficit of $901 billion.
Let us fix the AMT, extend unemployment benefits and utilize the spending cuts and tax savings to reduce the debt; the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the economic output would drop by 0.5 percentage in 2013, but the U.S. economy would, in the longer run, return to better growth rates.
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The commitment of Baltimore defensive back Troy Vincent Jr. has been expected for a couple of months now, but the son of the former NFL first round draft pick and Pro Bowler finally announced on Wednesday that he intended to sign with the Nittany Lions.
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Why this monitor?
The beautifully designed AC201 Movement and Sound Monitor is an adorable addition to any baby décor. It combines a crystal-clear sound monitor and highly sensitive movement detector in a single system that lets you listen for baby's cries and alerts you within 20 seconds if no movement is detected in your little sweetheart's crib.
Under-the-Mattress Movement Sensor Pad – Senses each and every one of your baby's movements and will sound an alarm if no movement is detected after 20 seconds. So you and baby can sleep tight.*
Audio "Tic" Feature – Turn on this feature and your Parent Unit will make a ticking sound to reassure you that the monitor is working even when your baby is sleeping silently.
Adjustable Sensitivity – Allows you to select your desired movement sensitivity level.
Batteries or Mains Operated – Nursery Unit operates on AC adapter or backup batteries. What happens if there's a power outage while the family is sleeping? No worries. The Nursery Unit will switch over to battery mode. The battery option is also great for travel.
Low Battery Indicator
Portable Parent Unit – Battery operated means it's portable. The AC adaptor means you always have a solution should your batteries start running low.
*Note: The Sensor Pad can be used with a regulatory standard baby mattress, whatever the size or thickness. However, it cannot be used with memory foam mattresses, dual sided, mattresses with a hollow frame or Purflo mattresses.


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on December 11, 2012 - 7:01 PM
, updated December 11, 2012 at 11:12 PM
WASHINGTON – HSBC Bank USA agreed Tuesday to pay a record-shattering $1.92 billion settlement to avoid federal and state money laundering charges stemming from its dealings with drug cartels and rogue states.
Federal prosecutors said the bank's anti-money laundering unit failed to stop cartels in Mexico and Colombia from laundering at least $881 million in drug profits through the bank. That unit continues to have some operations in Buffalo, but an HSBC spokesman defended the current and former local employees, saying the bank takes responsibility for the problems.
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office said other HSBC employees, who were not based in Buffalo, intentionally allowed the bank to process approximately $660 million in transactions from Iran, Burma, Sudan, Cuba and Libya in violation of U.S. sanctions against those countries. In other words, prosecutors made it clear that HSBC had come a long way – the wrong way – from the days of its predecessor here, Marine Midland Bank, a consumer-friendly outfit known three decades ago for offering free checking accounts for upstate college students.
"HSBC is being held accountable for stunning failures of oversight – and worse – that led the bank to permit narcotics traffickers and others to launder hundreds of millions of dollars through HSBC subsidiaries, and to facilitate hundreds of millions more in transactions with sanctioned countries," said Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer.
The $1.92 billion settlement dwarfed the previous record money laundering settlement, a $619 million penalty that Netherlands' ING Groep NV agreed to in June. Law enforcement officials said HSBC was getting just what it deserved – and that they reserved the right to prosecute if the bank does not live up to the terms of the "deferred prosecution agreement" it accepted. The record of dysfunction that prevailed at HSBC for many years was astonishing," Breuer said.
David S. Cohen, undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, agreed, saying: "These settlements implicate willful and dangerous practices by one of the world's biggest banks. HSBC absolutely knew the risks of the business it pursued, yet it ignored specific, obvious warnings. Its failures allowed hundreds of millions of dollars in drug money to pass through its unattended gates."
The bank employed 77 in a Buffalo anti-money laundering monitoring unit until this fall, when those jobs were moved to be closer to HSBC's U.S. headquarters in New York. About 70 percent of those employees were able to get other jobs at HSBC, including some in the bank's remaining anti-money laundering compliance unit in Buffalo, said Robert A. Sherman, a bank spokesman. "The agreements announced today are not about any one individual or any one team. HSBC is accountable for what went wrong and for remedying it," Sherman said.
In a detailed statement of facts about HSBC's money laundering procedures, federal prosecutors did not mention a Buffalo-based problem cited in a report by U.S. Senate investigators in June. That report said that mysterious Russian businessmen may have relied on an HSBC Bank check-processing operation in Buffalo to launder up to $290 million in suspicious funds.
Prosecutors provided plenty of details, though, about how drug cartels used HSBC to clean up dirty money. Even though federal law requires banks to do due diligence on foreign financial institutions with which they have correspondent accounts, HSBC did not do that – not even with its own Mexican affiliate. Worse yet, HSBC not only violated the law; it codified its violation.
"The decision not to conduct due diligence was guided by a formal policy memorialized in HSBC Bank USA's AML [anti-money laundering] Procedures Manuals," federal prosecutors noted in their statement of facts.
The beneficiaries of that HSBC policy were the Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico and the Norte del Valle Cartel in Colombia, prosecutors added. "This financial institution is being held accountable for turning a blind eye to money laundering that was occurring right before their very eyes," said John Morton, director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Other HSBC employees were deliberately turning a blind eye in order to permit transactions from countries from which such deals are supposed to be prohibited under U.S. government sanctions. Some $250 million of those transactions involved Burma, until recently a rogue state run by a military junta, while about $183 million involved Iran, which remains under sanction because of its apparent pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Starting in the 1990s, HSBC transactions from sanctioned countries that were processed in Europe bore messages such as "do not mention our name in NY," or "do not mention Iran." Prosecutors said transactions bearing such messages went into a "repair queue" where HSBC Europe employees sanitized them, removing all references to the sanctioned countries before they were sent on to HSBC Bank USA.
The deferred prosecution agreement – essentially a plea deal – is all part of a continuing comedown for HSBC, which bought Marine Midland in the 1980s and recently sold its upstate branches to other banks.
The bank has changed leadership and instituted a series of improvements to its anti-money laundering effort in recent years, and agreed to a tough series of preventive measures in its deal with prosecutors, said Stuart Gulliver, group chief executive at HSBC. "We accept responsibility for our past mistakes," Gulliver said. "We have said we are profoundly sorry for them, and we do so again."
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