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Titans 4 U, a capsuleer run investment vehicle run by Bad Bobby since last summer has now ceased trading after unusual behaviour was observed by trustees and investors.

Suspicions were raised on the 3rd of September when Proton Power reported in the Market Discussion section of GalNet that the directors of Titans 4 U had been dismissed from their roles a day before a vote was created to “unlock the 5 titan bpo’s.”

Bad Bobby confirmed on the 4th of September that he had indeed stolen the assets and funds of Titans 4 U.

In an exclusive interview with the Interstellar Correspondents, Bad Bobby has given a detailed account of the true value of the assets stolen, and also his future plans. He divulged to us that although he ran Titans 4 U as a legitimate operation, he was always going to “keep his options open” and his desires to bail out and cash in on the venture were always in his mind.

Bad Bobby explained that the idea for Titans 4 U was not actually his, but a fellow capsuleer. However, the aforementioned capsuleer went on to execute thefts from other ventures such as EBANK instead. Bad Bobby has stated that he had More >

Mekhios – From the hushed and pensive opening notes to the stirring triumphal finale, Khitian Maritak’s choral Sarum Symphony held listeners entranced for the entirety of its three-hour length. “I wanted to express [the Empress’] rise to power as the journey of her lifetime, to make the audience feel her experience,” the honored composer stated later in an open interview. Home viewers may not have received quite as powerful an experience as the attendees, but the program has been recorded to produce the closest possible facsimile and will be available next month for purchase.

Featuring the vocal talents of soloists Ameyn Jural and Louwi Kil, the Symphony presented an immersive experience incorporating subtle lighting to enhance moods and utilizing to their fullest extent the unusual acoustical properties of St Nhyron’s Basilica. The extensive twelfth movement, expressing the climactic battle above Mekhios, has already been called a “marvel” of precision composition, with singers representing both the Sarum fleet and the Minmatar Elder fleet passing around and amongst the audience in a recreation of the chaos and unpredictability of the fight, and culminating with the Elder fleet singers faltering and scattering from the Sarum singers’ concentrated sound. Members of the audience flinched from the More >

PATOR – The Minmatar People’s Theatre announced their new season today, drawing fire from media watchgroups outraged at the inclusion of what they call a “rascist” play. The MPT, who were the last group to receive funding from the now-defunct parliament, will stage a version of the 600-year-old ’Plantation’ by Ammatar author Dekkameron. Though the play is considered by many a classic, at least one of the groups, Equality in Action, plans to protest the show. “There is no redeeming social value in this play whatsoever, and it is disgusting that government money would go towards perpetuating racist stereotypes” said Keinnan Bakkia the group’s spokesman.

Rens – As Thukker tribesmen integrate into Minmatar society in greater numbers, many are giving up their nomadic roots and settling down. This has raised questions within the tribal community as to what it truly means to be a Thukker.

Hugh Gunnur, a Thukker by birth, has relocated his family to Symhafen, a metropolis on the bustling planet of Rens. He sees the move as worthwhile. “My family have been maintenance techs on the station in EO2-IK for four generations. We were never part of a caravan, and aside from one of my great-uncles, no one in my family lived a nomadic lifestyle.” He further indicated that living on Rens was a significant improvement over station life. “I never have to worry about leaking atmosphere here.”

But even Gunnur admits he is concerned about maintaining his tribal identity. Many traditions developed and passed down by space-faring Thukkers are difficult or impossible in planet-bound life. For instance, many Thukker feel the Voluval ceremony, central to the personal identity of most Minmatar, should be administered only in space. Some extreme interpretations require the ritual to be performed in vac-suits, so strong is the Thukker affinity for the void.

“My son’s almost old enough, but I More >

Over the last week we’ve published a number of detailed blogs on the myriad steps we have been taking to tackle the lag issue many players have been reporting. If you’ve not yet done so, we encourage you to check out the following blogs:

• Need for MOAR Speed – CCP Zulu announces the Fixing Lag series
• Fostering Meaningful Human Interaction, Through Testing and Communication – CCP Tanis shares recent mass test results
• The Long Lag – CCP Warlock discusses the problems inherent with distributed real-time systems
• And I, For One, Welcome Our New Automaton Overlords – CCP Atropos unveils the new “thin client” developer tool
• Carbon and the Core Technology Group – CCP Unifex shares CCP’s Carbon framework and discusses the Core Technology Group
• Character Nodes – CCP Atlas shares the work being done on character nodes
• Module Lag: Why Not All Bugfixes Are a Good Idea – CCP Veritas reveals how module lag can be problematic