And when you're the New York Yankees, a sub-.500 record in late May (21-24) means desperate times.

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Though no top-tier record company has supported the MP3 format, Sub Pop joins a growing list of independent record labels offering MP3 versions of their artists' recordings.

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The 32-year-old made a club record 474th appearance as a sub in the FA Trophy final at Wembley last month.

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We've also got interviews with Seattle's Sub Pop Records, music criticism site Pitchfork and California record store Amoeba, plus trips to music app developer Smule, internet radio pioneer Pandora and the legendary Moog factory.

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In the financial world, after all we've been through, sub-prime loans are actually making a comeback, as record low interest rates cause investors to chase returns elsewhere.

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Although the player himself is not commenting publicly on the case as it is currently sub-judice, one of his former teammates has gone on record to offer his backing.

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But now, following a record 37th win as Test captain, a trip back to the sub-continent in 2004 is looking a certainty, unless injury denies him the opportunity.

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The record levels of risk undertaken by financial institutions, home-buyers, and investors, particularly in sub-prime mortgages and other forms of creative financing, made for a collapse of crisis proportions when the bubble burst.

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