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Tradition vs. Globalisation: The Relationships between South Korean Film Music and Its Ease of Consumption and Distribution. Introduction The Effect Of Globalisation Pressure On South Korean Cinema. "The core problem is no doubt that most of us in the West know little or nothing of Korea's modern history. It's impossible to understand Korea's artists without … Continue reading South Korean Film Music and Ease of Distribution – Part 1 (Tradition vs. Globalisation).
Festival (1996) and the Acceptance of Loss – Im Kwon-Taek.
Celebrating loss can be a difficult task even for the more optimistic of personas. The idea of someone being physically and emotionally lost is not a pleasant experience which, at best can provide some cathartic character building in between the tears and complete incomprehension as to what exactly it means to live or die. It's … Continue reading Festival (1996) and the Acceptance of Loss – Im Kwon-Taek.
Avant Godard! – Part 2, Musical Subversion (Bande à Part and Pierrot Le Fou)
Part 1. Ideas In Later Films By Godard. Godard would continue to subvert the role of record players in his work to similar but more extreme effects. It seems odd that the connecting factor to all the scenes mentioned is the presence of his, then wife, Anna Karina. Godard is capable of presenting her dancing … Continue reading Avant Godard! – Part 2, Musical Subversion (Bande à Part and Pierrot Le Fou)
Avant Godard! Musical Subversion In The Films Of Jean-Luc Godard. (Part 1)
Avant Godard! Musical Subversion And Fictional Interaction With Non-Diegetic Music In The Films Of Jean-Luc Godard. Introduction - French New Wave As Avant Garde. When discussing Avant Garde cinema, the most obvious choices of cinematic subject would no doubt be linked to the likes of Dali, Buñuel and Cocteau. However, the gradual movement from Avant Garde to Art … Continue reading Avant Godard! Musical Subversion In The Films Of Jean-Luc Godard. (Part 1)
Kuroneko – Kaneto Shindo (1968)
Despite the horrific elements contained within, Kuroneko is ill served by being pigeon holed into the genre of horror. The genre as a whole has a huge spectrum of intelligence and allegory but there's more to Kaneto Shindo's film than this, quite malleable, label. It of course gives scares, and Japanese "horror" is well ahead of the … Continue reading Kuroneko – Kaneto Shindo (1968)
Maîtresse – Barbet Schroeder (1976), BFI.
This review contains spoilers. Barbet Schroeder's Maîtresse (1976) is a film that is extremely hard to classify. Even with the hindsight of almost forty years, its apparent bed fellows all share a stubborn resistance to classification. The collection of films with vaguely similar themes and tendencies to push boundaries of explicitness that came out in … Continue reading Maîtresse – Barbet Schroeder (1976), BFI.
The Mirror – Andrei Tarkovsky (1975)
It's hard to imagine a film made today being as unashamedly honest and personal about its director's past as Andrei Tarkovsky's 1975 film, The Mirror. The title alone informs the viewer all they'll need to know about the personal reflection that is about to unfold before their eyes over 101 minutes worth of some of the … Continue reading The Mirror – Andrei Tarkovsky (1975)
Aguirre, The Wrath of God – Werner Herzog (1972)
Werner Herzog is a dangerous director. Not content with simply make believe, he appears to enjoy a masochistic relationship with actually putting himself through his own film's narratives and challenges. Perhaps he feels that it yields the best results but it's obvious when watching any of his films that more blood, sweat and tears have … Continue reading Aguirre, The Wrath of God – Werner Herzog (1972)
Winter Light – Ingmar Bergman (1963)
A dark vein of sorrow flows through many films by Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman. With his constant obsession with death, whether it be in the physical sense of the metaphorical death of emotion or belief, his films often pack a punch way ahead of their times. In his so-called "Faith trilogy", Bergman assesses the death … Continue reading Winter Light – Ingmar Bergman (1963)
Onibaba – Kaneto Shindo (1964)
Last week saw the passing away of one of Japan's greatest and most forward thinking directors to appear in the country's golden age of cinema. At the age of 100 Kaneto Shindo was still going strong having only made his last film in 2010 as well as his much overdue retrospective starting at BFI Southbank … Continue reading Onibaba – Kaneto Shindo (1964)


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The Glastonbury Festival just wrapped up this year's five day festival. Below, watch videos from some of the bands playing shows in Philly this summer.
Palma Violets play Friday, September 27 at Johnny Brenda's.
HAIM play Made In America on Saturday, August 31.
Tame Impala perform with The Flaming Lips at the Festival Pier at Penn's Landing on Thursday, October 3.
Vampire Weekend play the Skyline Stage at the Mann on Thursday, September 19.
Lianne La Havas plays the XPONential Music Festival at Wiggins Park on Sunday, July 28.
The Lumineers play the XPONential Music Festival at the Susquehanna Bank Center on Saturday, July 27.
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Spoiler alert. This is the best story in football. Ever.
Billericay Town FC have been making a fair bit of noise recently. Essex based millionaire Glenn Tamplin bought the Ryman League outfit in December 2016.
Since then quite a bit has happened. Here's a quick recap:
Tamplin has pumped over £10,000 a week into the club.
Signed Paul Konchesky.
Began convincing the Only Way is Essex's Mark Wright to get investing.
Suggested being co-manager with long term gaffer Craig Edwards.
Craig Edwards left following this suggestion.
Became interim manager.
Signed Jamie O'Hara.
Loved being manager.
Decided he'd be the manager for the rest of the season, and potentially beyond if it goes well.
So to summarise. A steel works owner has bought a semi-pro club, appointed himself the manager, and signed a former Premier League player who just appeared on Celebrity Big Brother.
This story is even more ridiculous than Salford City. The BBC better get their documentary team down to Essex ASAP.
In the meantime, Thoughtful Football headed down to see how things were progressing under Tamplin's leadership.
Unsurprisingly it's an absolute circus. In a good way and a bad way.
Tamplin's original intention was to be the interim manager for a few games. But apparently the players have enjoyed Tamplin being in charge so much that he decided to stay on until at least the end of the season.
So let's just imagine how that conversation went down:
Yes gaffer
You know how I own the club, pay your wages and am now the manager?
Yes gaffer
Well don't you think I've done a great job, and should stay on? Remember I pay your wages.
Awkward Silence
It's a good idea right? RIGHT!?
Yes gaffer
It is isn't it. Quality. Look at me. I'm the manager now.
Now, to be fair Tamplin probably does know a thing or two about management. After all he runs a successful business, is clearly charismatic, and has generated a real interest in the club.
But, and it's a big BUT…he has no real football experience. That coupled with the fact that people have a tendency to lose their mind when it comes to football. Cue alarm bells.
Any qualities or common sense a person may possess in their day to day life tends to go completely out the window the minute a whistle is blown.
The madness that is unique to football, was 110% on show last Saturday when Billericay hosted Enfield Town.
As the visitors warmed up with stucture, purpose and intensity, the Billericay Town team passed the ball in straight lines like an under 8's amateur training session. See video below.
As Konchesky, O'Hara et al took part in this questionable warm up, Tamplin took it upon himself to warm up the keeper.
Yep, that's right. The owner, who had appointed himself as manager was now queuing up with a small child, taking it in turns to shoot at a semi-pro keeper. If you don't believe me see the video below.
Unsurprisingly Billericay started slowly, and Enfield Town came flying out the traps, scoring within the first two minutes.
When Billericay equalised against the run of play Tamplin sprayed one of the water bottles as if it were a bottle of Champagne. The man is clearly emotionally invested, but this wasn't the F1 championship and the race certainly wasn't won. It was 1-1.
From our view we could hear Tamplin repeatedly shouting at Paul Konchesky.
(Puts his thumbs up, smiles and carries on)
Billericay clearly have some talented players, so much so that Konchesky wasn't even the outstanding player in the first half. Hot shot striker Billy Bricknell, and former Hendon left back Ollie Sprague were by far Billericay's most effective players in a disjointed first half performance.
So naturally, Tamlin took them both off at half time.
Enter the field Jamie O'Hara.
The former Premier League player looked completely out of shape and off the pace. Then from nowhere, he scored the most spectacular bicycle kick. A goal that he has described as the best of his career.
The goal was all the more impressive given his underwhelming contribution up until that point. O'Hara is obviously a talented footballer, but his injuries have clearly taken their toll.
Let's hope he can recover his fitness, as it would be an amazing comeback tale.
The joy of the wonder-goal was short-lived, as within a matter of minutes the opposition restored their lead.
In fact O'Hara's moment of magic almost masked the fact that they were completely out-thought by a team with a far more modest wage bill.
Enfield Town were disciplined, compact and clearly well drilled. They gave Billericay the respect their talented individuals warranted, and picked them off with a real sense of purpose.
Their pragmatic plan was rewarded with a well worked 4th goal, that epitomised the perfect away-team-underdog performance. Compact off the ball, expansive and explosive on the counter attack. A well deserved victory.
Billericay Town's performance on the field, nothing short of a circus.
The hype that Tamplin has created around the club has a lot in common with the Salford City story. The main difference being that the ex Man United Legends are yet to take over as owner/managers of the side…although there were talks of Phil Neville stepping in temporarily at one point. Then again Phil has his coaching badges.
The BBC should get their cameras down and start filming immediately.
This documentary would be Salford City meets The Only Way is Essex, meets David Brent Regional Interim Football Manager.
If Tamplin carries on as he is, then the only way his side will succeed will be through acquiring superior players, and relying on moments of individual quality.
That would be a great shame, because off the field Tamplin has clearly done something quite exciting.
They've done some great work in the community, visiting BasildonHospital. A really decent thing to do.
Attendances have gone from 200 – 1,200. The club's staff and volunteers are making Billericay Town a really welcoming place to go and watch affordable football.
The temptation of being the owner and manager must be massive. Tamplin can clearly afford to live out his dream. But if he wants it to succeed he must relinquish control to someone who knows a thing or two about putting a football team together.
And clearly the charismatic owner wants the club to be successful.
"In the past I suffered burnout because of work and I lost my partner and four children. I got custody of two kids back but I had a big house and money but no happiness.
"You need life and family and I would have been happier in a one bed flat. A big house and a big stand but no family or fans is a waste of time. Billericay's fans will be my family."
Let's hope this larger than life character can make his dream come true. And if he can't, someone should definitely capture the madness unfolding on camera.
It would be the definition of car crash TV.


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When Elf Kid burst onto the scene last year he stuck firmly to his south London roots. Back then the 20-year-old, a onetime member of Novelist's former grime group The Square, lolloped around his Deptford estate to his Amerie-sampling debut single 'Golden Boy', but it's a far cry from where he ends 2016.
His follow up comes in the form of 'Reload That', on which he samples Malian desert-punk group Songhoy Blues and takes grime "back to the motherland" – travelling to Ethiopia to produce the video with the help of ASOS. In an interview with Dazed, he said: "I'm African myself and we're going out there to collaborate with some sick local musicians – man is pushing the limits."
Songhoy Blues' upbeat guitar-twiddling track 'Irganda' is pepped up with a heavier bass line and vuvuzela-style horns to fool us into thinking it's summer again, and Elf Kid's quick-wit lyrics – "Ethiopia ain't about no riff-raff, won't take breaks unlike a Kit-Kat" – slot the track next to Dizzee Rascal's old school grime. Check it out below:
Elf Kid plays London's XOYO on January 7, 2017.


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One of the most ancient debates about Jewish thought revolves around the tension between two radically different experiences and understandings of our religion. On the one side stand the mystics, who see everything in this world as having cosmic significance. For them, Hashem is constantly sending us messages. If it rains on Sukkos, it must be because Hashem is displeased with us. Nail clippings should not be left around lest a pregnant woman step on them and miscarry. Weddings should take place on Tuesday because on the third day of creation, the Torah says טוב" כי" twice, and the beginning of the month of Av is a very bad time to do business or travel.
In the other corner stand the pure rationalists, for whom strict observance of Halacha is the only relevant fact. Is it forbidden or permitted? Did I eat enough Matzoh to technically fulfill the Mitzvah or not? Does my Kiddush cup hold the requisite amount of wine? Does it make a difference whether I say אמן using Sephardi or Ashkenazi pronunciation? For them, Judaism is not a set of messages that we receive from up above, but a set of requirements and obligations imposed upon us. Two Mitzvos in this week's Parsha seem to legislate against either extreme, nudging us toward some middle path.
Toward the middle of the Parsha, the Torah warns against all sorts of fortune telling or soothsaying (ויקרא י"ט:כ"ו, ל"א). Whether we theoretically have the capability to do so or not, it is not our place to interpret events in the world as Divine signs or omens. What Hashem does is His business; superstition is off limits. To suggest that we can understand why a group of schoolchildren on a bus in Eretz Yisrael or in a day care center in Oklahoma were killed, aside from being arrogant, is strictly forbidden. "השמים שמים לה'" - Heavenly decisions are for Him alone to understand; "והארץ נתן לבני אדם" - all we can do is react in ways that make sense in the earthly world which we live in )עיין תהלים קט"ו:ט"ז(.
On the other hand, the Parsha opens with a command whose parameters are so broad that they encompass nearly every facet of religious, personal and communal life - קדושים תהיו, be holy people (ויקרא שם פסוק ב'). In perhaps his most famous piece of commentary, the Ramban (שם) illuminates the concept of Kedushah, holiness. Kedushah is not a function of self-denial or meditation on a mountain-top. The Mitzvah of קדושים תהיו is the imperative to go beyond the question of "What is required or forbidden?" and explore the question of "What is appropriate or inappropriate?" Holiness means being concerned with more than merely the requirements to fulfill the technical obligations of Mitzvos and the strict avoidance of violations of Aveiros. קדושים תהיו demands that we begin to investigate the essential message of the Mitzvos, find the ethical principles driving the machinery of Halacha, and apply those principles in ways that far exceed the narrow boundaries of the "four Amos of Halacha."
The juxtaposition of these two opposite Mitzvos at the beginning and end of the body of commands in this Parsha leads to some challenging speculation. First, the Torah is warning that rigid "Halachism" can be as dangerous and flawed as ethereal mysticism. Second, it is critical that we find a balance between these two polar extremes. It is that balance that needs to be reflected through the prism of all the Mitzvos described between these poles - Mitzvos identified as being the central pillars upon which the rest of the Torah rests.


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Fines (in general) are based on one of three bands (A, B or C). Judges choose which one to apply according to the duration of the offence. In the case of TV licence evasion:
- Up to 6 months without a TV licence: a "band A" fine will apply.
- Over 6 months: the starting point will be "band B".
|Starting point
|Range Fine
|Fine Band A
|50% of relevant weekly income
|25 – 75% of relevant weekly income
|Fine Band B
|100% of relevant weekly income
|75 – 125% of relevant weekly income
TV licence evasion is a level 3 fine. That simply means the maximum fine is £1,000.
The offender's financial circumstances are taken into account. When an offender's only source of income is state benefits, or £110 or less (income after deduction of tax and national insurance), the relevant weekly income is deemed to be £110 for the sake of the calculation of the fine.
If a Guilty Plea is made, the level of the reduction should reflect the stage at which it is made. (There is a presumption that the recommended reduction will be given unless there are good reasons for a lower amount.)
- Guilty plea was entered at the first reasonable opportunity = 1/3 off
- Where a trial date has been set = 1/4 off
- Guilty plea entered at the 'door of the court' or after the trial has begun = 1/10 off
Court costs and a victim surcharge will be added on top, but they may not be recovered, depending on the financial situation of the criminal.
Example of fines recently given:
– £37 fine, plus £120 costs and a £20 victim surcharge (reduced fine because of early guilty plea)
– £200 fine, plus £90 costs and a £20 victim surcharge
– £500 fine, plus £120 costs and a £50 victim surcharge
The average fine is £170 in England and Wales.
As the punishment does not include the obligation to buy a TV licence afterwards, the average fine turns out to be just £25 higher than the price of buying a TV licence in the first place. That's not brilliant news since the paperwork and the work force required to try to claw back the fee plus the 25 quid is not free in the first place and requires precious court time that could be used for trials for real crimes. To make matter worse, court records shows that less than 35% of TV licence fines are actually recovered [1].
But the most upsetting element of TV licence enforcement is the criminal consequences. For the sake of this theoretical average gain of £25 quid, the BBC is happy to relentlessly chase people, press charges and even send them to prison. That's right: offenders who don't pay the fine imposed as punishment can be jailed. This is an all-round loose/loose situation: it costs the tax payer an average of £95 per day to keep one person behind bars and the BBC gains nothing, except perhaps fear and disgust at how insensitive it really is.
Here's how the duration of prison sentences is calculated:
|Maximum periods of imprisonment in default of payment
|Amount not exceeding £200
|7 days
|Amount exceeding £200 but not exceeding £500
|14 days
|Amount exceeding £500 but not exceeding £1,000
|28 days
|Amount exceeding £1,000 but not exceeding £2,500
|45 days
|Amount exceeding £2,500 but not exceeding £5,000
|3 months
|Amount exceeding £5,000 but not exceeding £10,000
|6 months
|Amount exceeding £10,000
|12 months
This is why the Magistrates' Association has been calling for the decriminalisation of TV licence evasion for nearly 20 years. They feel that evaders are punished disproportionately. It's a shame the BBC is turning a deaf ear.
Tony Hall, the current Director General (Chief Executive) of the BBC, said any change to the TV licence fee needs to be conscious of some £200 million expected to be lost.
Now that the elections are over, negotiations for the renewal of BBC's charter have started. If you would like to have your say on this matter, there is petition, called End the BBC Licence Fee, hosted on 38 Degrees.
Source: Magistrates' Court Sentencing Guidelines Sentencing Guidelines
[1] Chart B.1 – Proportion of fine amount owed collected within a year for the top ten most commonly occurring offence types in the matched data, Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly, England and Wales, July to September 2014


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Happy Monday!
Sometimes, it is us women who need a little boost. We get tired of hearing all the incessant remarks and being judged for being us.
So here am I, your girlfriend talking heart to heart.
We, women, are all-rounders. And no one can take it from us. Be it, managing babies, or running a company, we can do it all.
So if you get comments like, " You cannot do it on your own", or " You won't make it", remember to hit back and hard.
No one in the world is deserving enough to let us down and take our confidence to negative. Best thing is " Stop this Negative Talk" with me and walk away from it.
I am going to get a few books for myself.


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Hello, friends!
I installed XAMPP 1.8.3 to the pendrive(usb stick). When I checked apache httpd.conf file I've found that all settings are binded with the letter of the pendrive which was assigned by the Windows OS. At another Windows computer the letter of my pendrive can be different.
Is it possible to make the installed XAMPP portable and independent from the specific letter of a pendrive in operating system?


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The federal government's failure over decades to regulate for-profit colleges freed the schools to prey on veterans, minorities and the poor by saddling students with crushing debt and giving them worthless degrees in return. This is all the more outrageous because the schools rely on the federal student aid system for virtually all of their revenue.
The Obama administration has taken steps to get these schools off the federal dole. But regulators need to intervene decisively — and as soon as possible — when evidence of fraudulent conduct emerges. They must also reach out to students who are entitled to have their loans forgiven when a school defrauds them or shuts down while they are enrolled.
Just this week, ITT Technical Institute — one of the nation's largest for-profit operations — announced it was closing, leaving about 35,000 students in the lurch.
ITT blamed the Education Department, which recently barred it from enrolling students using federal funds, citing its accreditation problems and financial instability. The department also demanded that ITT come up with more than $150 million to cover refunds in case it closed. According to the department, ITT could not do so.
The school has only itself and its business model to blame. In 2011, Senate hearings showed that ITT recruiters were deliberately targeting desperate unemployed people for some of the most expensive programs in the for-profit sector and that many students were taking on high-cost private debt after exhausting federal aid. It also emerged that the company was spending more on marketing than on instruction — a giveaway of what the game was about.
ITT's reputation got worse every time it came under investigation or was hauled into court In 2014, the federal Consumer Financial Protection Board sued it for pushing students into high-cost private loans that were likely to end up in default. A year later, the Securities and Exchange Commission accused it of fraud and charged it with concealing financial information from investors.
Complaints have also arisen at the state level. This year, Massachusetts charged ITT with falsifying job-placement rates for one of its programs. The death knell finally sounded for ITT this spring when the organization that accredits independent colleges and schools told it that it did not comply with accreditation criteria that were not rigorous to begin with.
The Education Department is at fault for waiting so long to end ITT's use of federal aid. Now it needs to adopt and vigorously enforce recently proposed rules that shield the taxpayers from loss when a school is forced to close.
The most important rule would require schools that show signs of financial instability — like being sued by federal entities or state attorneys general or failing to meet requirements for receiving federal aid — to put aside money for debt relief for students hurt by the school's conduct. The companies and their supporters in Congress want the rule rolled back. But the only way to hold schools accountable is to make the cost of abuse high.


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The moment he walks into the room, you will instantly become his best friend. This young lad is pretty calm about his stardom and has his feet touching the ground. This Gwalior boy, Kartik Aaryan, now a complete Mumbaikar, makes sure that he maintains his innocence along with the fame that has come his way.
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Inclusive Leadership
What Is Inclusive Leadership?
Inclusive leadership is a complicated topic. Leadership itself is multifaceted, and we've seen a change in leadership over time. Leadership used to be very focused on command-and-control. Then the concept of servant leadership came into vogue, where leadership was about service to the people that you were leading. I also love the concept of strength-based leadership, which is the notion of finding what drives each person and helping each person achieve their optimum potential within the team.
Inclusive leadership takes that one step further. It's not just finding people's individual strengths, but also creating an environment where everyone feels like they can bring their strengths to the table. And to be an inclusive leader, you must do that in a way that lifts everyone and empowers everyone to be who they are and to be "all in" at work.
Why Be an Inclusive Leader?
No one asks, "What are the advantages to being an exclusive leader?" Or, "What's the business case for hiring someone who can only work with a narrow subset of employees and customers?" It would be preposterous. There is no good "business case" for ignoring talent or good ideas that come from people who don't look like you. Similarly, there's no business case for turning away paying customers with a different understanding of the world. And yet, those are exactly the impacts we have if we don't actively seek to be inclusive as leaders.
Why Are Inclusive Leaders in Demand?
Current business trends include: diversity & inclusion; networking, especially via social media; increasing globalization; and the "gig" economy. The primary drivers for all of these trends are
shifting workforce and consumer demographics
rapidly advancing technology, and
an increasingly global economy and workforce.
The result is that employers are competing to attract and retain the right talent for their organizations. At the same time, talented professionals are more diverse, more connected, and have more opportunities than ever before. Similarly, companies are competing for customers in emerging and niche markets all around the world, while consumers have greater access to both information and substitute goods and services. Acquiring talent is costly. Companies need leaders who know how to attract and retain talented individuals, no matter what they look like or where they come from.
Inclusive leadership requires self-reflection, patience, and vulnerability. It's not easy and doesn't happen overnight. The same can be said of nearly everything else that is worthwhile.
About the Author:
Amy C. Waninger, CEO of Lead at Any Level LLC, works with organizations that want to build diverse leadership bench strength for a sustainable competitive advantage. Learn more at www.LeadAtAnyLevel.com


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The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's "Fastrack" program is coming to the 2 and 3 lines in Harlem and the Bronx this week.
Starting Monday night and for the following three nighs, crews will be working on the tracks.
Service on the 2 and 3 will be suspended between 96th Street and 149th Street.
Free shuttle buses provide alternate service.
The work is being done during the overnight hours from 9:30 p.m. until 5 a.m.
It's set to wrap up Friday morning, but it will take place again next week and the week after that.
For more information, go online to mta.info.


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This 59-story building has direct access to the Atrium Shops and Cafes, home to first class shopping, restaurants and a health club. It also provides the convenience of access to New York City's five boroughs through its prime location atop a major subway station. 601 Lexington Avenue's world-recognized silhouette was designed by Hugh Stubbins & Associates and Emery Roth & Sons.
You will receive the private, professional and reliable service that you deserve with Citigroup Center office space from NYC Office Suites.


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Being completely done with Grant Morrison's Batman run means I can finally get round to doing a lot of other things that I've talked about to no end, but never actually started on this blog of mine. There will finally be posts about the video games that I've been playing, novels that I've read recently, films I've watched, et cetera. But I do think that this blog is going to remain quite focused on my comics collection, especially since my renewed subscription to 2000AD and the Megazine means I'll be reading and reviewing those every week to four weeks that they arrive at my home. When it comes to the next series of comics that I'll be reading, however, well, I'm honestly not sure what I'll read next.
On the one hand I could read standalone some standalone but, on the other hand, I could start a longer series again, which I could do write ups for in the same way as Morrison's run. The problem is, there's so much choice either way. The only thing you can be certain of is that I won't be reading more of Grant Morrison for a while, even though I'd really like to write a review for All Star Superman, and I will most certainly be taking a break from Batman, despite the fact that Scott Synder's ongoing Batman run of his own is calling on me. But what that leaves us to read instead I don't honestly know yet. Hopefully I'll make a decision soon and it'll be a fairly good one. What I'm also trying to keep in mind is that I'll be going on holiday in two month's time so I don't want to start a longer series like Hellboy, leave it, then come back to it forgetting stuff.
The one post that I do know will be coming is a review of Dredd, the 2012 film, based of course on 2000AD's lead character. This is because I recently bought my first limited edition book which went up for sale on 2000AD's online store and sold out in three days. It's a hardcover version of the film's screenplay and "storyboard", actually a comic of its own that artist Jock created in the time that he worked on the film. Incidentally, it's he who signs and numbers this particular copy, seemingly limited to 500. It's only the first 300 that have sold out, the rest becoming available on other stores sometime in the future, I believe. Either way, I'm quite excitied to get my mitts on it in July and thought that I might as well write a review for the film seeing as I've splashed out fifty quid for it. Indeed, I would not have done so if I didn't love the film.
There's been a lot of films based on comics released in the last few decades, most of which have been adaptations of popular superheroes. The people I know would probably say that Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight series or some of Marvel's films, particularly Joss Whedon's The Avengers, are the best films based on their respective comics. Though I can't speak for the latter, not exactly being a Marvel fan, I do believe that the former director is actually incredibly overrated for reasons I might discuss in the future, especially his Dark Knight trilogy. Which leaves us with Dredd.
When a friend of mine unfamiliar with the character told me it was being released I could not have been any less excited, Stallone's version having tainted any hope I had for a good film based on the character. So no fair chance was given – I didn't look up who was on board for it, didn't check to see if John Wagner or anyone else who has worked closely with the character was involved, and I did not see it in the cinema. It was sometime last year, I forget when exactly, that my dad borrowed a copy from someone at his work. Though he still hasn't seen it, the fool, I went into as a sceptic but, to my great surprise, fucking loved it. Not only is it easily my favourite comic book adaptation of all time, it's also one of my favourite films of all time too, and I hope that I can explain the reasons for that quite well in my forthcoming review.
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Eventually I started writing about living in New York City. I wrote about the skyline swallowing the moon at Queensboro Plaza, and a dream about falling off the Triboro Bridge I had while asleep on the N train, and the old, blind Brazilian accordionist who played Argentinean tangos on the 7 train. I recited my verse at every open mic I could find. I made most of my friends at those open mic's. We met every Sunday afternoon for beers at Local 138, a bar in the Lower East Side, and called ourselves The Locals. These were my best friends, my people. We were all wounded, none of us could tell by what. One of us once said, "A poet is a fugitive no one is after."
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Survey sites to help you make money at home:Swagbucks – Perhaps the most well-known and trusted of all the survey sites, users earn "Swagbucks" (also known as SBs) for each survey they complete. Swagbucks even gives you a FREE $10 as an incentive just for signing up.
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Other survey sites to help you make money at home:
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There are dozens of other survey sites out there; these just happen to be the more well-known ones that have a reputation for paying out in a timely manner/not having impossible standards for cashing out. However, you should always be careful with your personal information.
Tip: I recommend using an entirely separate email address for survey sites so you don't clutter your inbox.
2) Make Money Online by Starting a Blog
Like I said earlier — do something you love. After starting our own personal finance blog, DollarSprout, my business partner and I found that we really had a passion for entrepreneurship itself, which prompted us to start Breaking The One Percent.
Starting this blog gave me an outlet to write and give advice to young up and coming entrepreneurs who are just starting out on their own.
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As you build your blog's audience, there are dozens of ways that you convert those engaged visitors into actual dollars.
A lot of dollars.
Seriously, our blogging business brings in over $17,000 per MONTH.
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If you haven't gathered by now, writing quality content for viewers is worth a lot of money.
To the tune of several hundred dollars for a 3-4 page article. For an article such as this one (about 2,500 words), you could easily pull in a couple hundred bucks.
The better you are at writing, the more your content is worth. Even part-time freelance work can add thousands to your monthly income.
Don't believe me? Holly Johnson started doing freelance writing on the side of her full-time job, and in just a few months she made it her new career. Nowadays, she makes multiple six figures writing from home or while traveling with her family.
Holly never studied writing or journalism. That's the beautiful thing about writing for the web — you don't have to be trained in anything specific. If you can write well, you can make money online as a freelance writer.
If this sounds like the gig for you, check out Holly's free workshop: How to Build a Six-Figure Writing Career.
If writing isn't your thing, do what Caitlin Pyle did:
In 2014, Caitlin made over $43,000 by working as a freelance proofreader… PART TIME.
When she wasn't working, she even had time to go on several fun vacations. After she had a ton of success doing that, she decided she wanted to teach others how to do the same thing, so she started up Proofread Anywhere.
Sign up for one of her free workshops to learn more about how to make money from home as a proofreader.
4) Drive with Uber
Don't scoff at this one — you can actually make serious money driving with Uber. A few hundred bucks in just one weekend, if you are smart about how you approach it. Here are my 2 main tips to maximize your earnings:
- Drive during peak hours. This is usually between 6pm-2am on weekends. You'll be busy, but that's what you want.
- Go above and beyond to give your riders a great experience — this will increase your tips.
- Have a spotless interior that also smells clean.
- Especially late at night, ALWAYS offer up the AUX cord. Downtown bar hoppers love the AUX cord.
- Get to know your passengers. Make small talk.
- Have water and/or snacks on board.
- Bring a vomit bag (better to be safe than sorry).
- Drive safe and go the speed limit.
- Secret tip: Carry change for a $20. You'd be surprised how many more tips you get this way.
Sign up to drive with Uber here. If you don't have a car, you can deliver food with UberEATS with a bike or scooter.
5) Install a few cell phone apps…or allow ads on your phone
Yes, companies will pay you to install apps (or place ads) on your cell phone and leave them there. These apps often run in the background and track your spending/purchasing habits.
If you're not one to really care who knows what groceries you're buying that week then this is seriously the easiest way to make upwards of $300+/year while doing absolutely nothing.
Smart Panel – Some survey sites pay you $5 just for signing up. Smart Panel pays you $15 just for installing their app and keeping it 2 months. Better yet, you get an additional $5 every single month you keep it installed + a loyalty bonus every 3 months. It's hard to turn down free money and merely installing an app is about as easy as it gets.
Nielson Computer and Mobile Panel – Want a shot at $10,000 plus in addition to regular usage rewards? Sign up and you can score a serious pay day just for keep an app installed on your phone.
6) Get paid to test websites
Each site varies, but there are number of companies out there that will pay you to test websites. Companies want to know how easy their websites are to use and the information you give them about the process is extremely valuable. Usually around $8-12 per test (generally between 10-30 minutes) depending on the site. Best part of it is, you are working from home and you are making your own schedule. Its tough to beat that.
- Whatusersdo – Pay is $8 (or more) per test. Tests take around 15-20 minutes (you need a Mac or PC + mic).
- Enroll – Get paid to test websites before they are published. Earn cash rewards.
- UserFeel – This company pays around $10 per test.
- Analysia – Tests take around 15 minutes to complete. Pay is $10 per test.
- TryMyUI – Tests takes around 15-20 minutes to complete. Pay is $10 per test.
7) Use eBates and Swagbucks for your online shopping
This one is a no-brainer.
Chances are, you do at least some of your shopping online. Now you can make money while you do it. Technically you're not getting money, but you're getting money back (cashback) on purchases you would have made anyways. Cool thing is, this is on top of any discounts/coupon codes you already have.
There is no reason not to do this. This is probably the single easiest way to make money at home. You need an email address to sign up. That's it. Even if its $100-$200/year, why are you throwing money away for no reason?
You need to be doing this. Sign up links are below for the two best cashback providers on the web:
Sign up for Swagbucks for FREE.
8) Rent out your extra space
A lot of people have an extra room in their house that they aren't using. Well, now you can make money off of that space by renting it out. And it's really easy to do.
Services such as Airbnb and Craigslist are excellent for finding potential renters and/or people who simply need to store stuff. This involves very little work on your end, and you can easily add a few hundred (or thousand!) dollars to your income each month.
This is passive income at it's finest.
9) Invest
Speaking of passive income….do you have thousands in a savings account earning you .000257% interest?
Don't be silly.
Move your savings over to a bank account that actually pays you a decent interest rate on your savings. Discover Bank's online savings account pays several times more interest than the national average. Take 10 minutes out of your day and do this- over time, it really does make a difference.
1% APR is just the beginning though. Depending on your age, you should be netting around 7% year with a balanced investment portfolio. Have $50,000 in savings? That is $3,500 dollars PER YEAR that you are missing out on by not investing. It's also not as hard to get started as you think.
For investing, I recommend Ally Invest. Right now they have a promo going on right now where you can start investing in stocks for only $4.95 per trade (one of the cheapest around).
If you're looking for ways to make money at home and you're not doing either of the two things above, you're missing out on thousands of dollars per year that could be in your pockets.
10) Help Google and make money at home
Want $110/year for changing literally nothing about your life?
Get Google's Screenwise app here.
It works essentially the same way as the phone apps do above. If you don't care about letting Google know what you do on a daily basis, you can get free money. They use the information they gather to help them market and increase the functionality of their advertising programs when targeting users that are similar to you.
Know of more ways to make money at home? Drop us a comment below.


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Tips for Renting Your Holiday Home
It is a common practice to rent the second holiday home when they are not in use. If the owner of the property rents the home they can minimize on the expenses. The owner is also able to make additional income when renting is done properly. This article explains the various factors to be considered in renting second-holiday homes.
One of the tips is equipping the home with quality furniture and equipment. The home can attract many clients for renting. It's advisable to maintain high standards when it comes to furniture and equipment. This will help you keep track with competitors in the same industry offering the same service. The owner must at all times ensure the beds are comfortable. Making the property has luxurious items such as satellite TV and microwave is also important. Luxurious home appliances are mandatory when renting holiday homes even they don't own them.
Another tip to be considered is hiring a property manager. The functions of the manager involves weekly supervision of the home. Another duty is overseeing cleaning of the home. making the property comfortable for staying in for the clients. Giving and collecting the keys to the home to customers. Managing problems that may occur during customer stay in the property. The owner needs to be careful when appointing the manager. This is because many property owners get into problems when they hire unskilled personnel. Relatives of the manager should not be considered for appointment as manager. Renting of the holiday home is a serious investment and should be treated as such.
Cleaning of the property is another important aspect of renting a holiday home. It is required that the customer finds the home as clean as possible. This helps to create a good public image of the owner and thus attract many clients. The owner thus should hire professionals to clean the property. The cleaners should make sure the home is always clean when the visitors come in to rent the property. When the home has clients the home is to be cleaned thoroughly. Some clients leave dirt in the home hence it should be cleaned when the customers vacate.
Insuring the property ensures untimely costs are easily covered. When the home is destroyed by fire, the insurance company pays the owner all the loss incurred. After the clients vacate the home, it is responsibility of the manager to ensure all the items in the home are in the right place and condition.
In conclusion, several factors entails renting a holiday home or business. The factors discussed above can enable the owner of the property to manage the home without difficulties. Tips explained above helps the owner to make returns on the investment.


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I'm selling a property. What is a Section 32?,
So you've decided to put your property on the market and you're thinking "what happens next"? One of the first things you will need to do is contact your lawyer or conveyancer to get a "Section 32" prepared.
What is a Section 32?
A Section 32, also known as a Vendor's Statement, is a legal document that is provided by the seller (vendor) to the purchaser before a Contract of Sale is signed. Its name derives from Section 32 of the Sale of Land Act, which requires vendors to provide a signed statement containing certain information about the property to purchasers before a Contract of Sale is entered into.
What information is included in a Section 32?
The following information is commonly included in Section 32 statements:
- A current title search of the property, which will state who owns the property, whether there is a mortgage over the property and whether there are any covenants which may require the property owner to do or not do something
- A copy of the plan
- An owners corporation certificate (if required)
- A mine report showing whether any mines have been recorded on the property
- A planning property report from the council
- A sewer plan
- The services that are connected such as electricity, gas, water, sewerage, telephone services
- Any notices that have been received from authorities or neighbours regarding the property
- Building permits if there has been any building works done of the property in the last 7 years
- Current rates notice
What happens if a Section 32 is incomplete or incorrect?
Section 32 statements are legal documents which must be accurate. If a vendor provides false information or fails to provide all the required information, they may be found guilty of a criminal offence. Also, if a Section 32 is incorrect or insufficient, the purchaser may be entitled to withdraw from the sale.
What happens once the Section 32 has been completed?
Once the Section 32 has been completed and signed by the Vendor, the document is handed to the real estate agent who then makes the Section 32 available to prospective purchasers. If you are selling your property without the assistance of an agent, the document can either be provided directly to the purchaser's lawyer or it can be provided to the Vendor to be passed onto the purchaser.
If you are selling your property and need a Section 32 prepared, contact OFRM to speak to a member of our Conveyancing team on 03 5445 1000 who will be able to assist you.


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Interesting experimental ambient downtempo sounds from an artist called Gone and an album called "The Circle Is Open But Never Broken". Quiet, beautiful and very textural this dark gothic soundscape reads like a film score to a forgotten 8mm art movie. All analogue in its execution there is more richness to this album than a lot of other artists of a similar ilk. There's also a lot of loose song writing and vocals permeating through, creating a fogged out mash of sounds.
Download "The Circle Is Open But Never Broken" for free from Bandcamp, and check out and download the other two similar and equally good albums called "The Darkling" and "Sins Of The Visitation"


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A couple who indulges in sex frequently is high on intimacy and drive but sex alone is just sweating it out.
Sex between a couple is kind of an exercise and is also recommend as the number one exercise if someone wants to lose weight.The talk before sex might get interrupted or most of time may just be sex talk but does your man knows that his woman can be totally fit with a chat as well?Sex is all about exercising the body while chat is more about exercising the mind and heart.Same-sex live chat marriages at home and recently added a 53 casual sex in nelson new zealand both started.Leave early enough deal with the stress and heart i would like to believe.
Moreover, woman like to be appreciated and cared for which can only be shown while holding a conversation with her.


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Billed as the largest RV show in the country.
Open to the public for five days - Wednesday-Sunday. This is the must-see show for all RV enthusiasts. Whether you're an experienced RVer or just getting started, teh SuperShow is made for you!
Offering educational seminars, daily entertainment, trams to help you get around adn the latest RV products and accessories.
Two booth exhibit halls are full of parts and accessories, campgrounds and resorts, tourism information, towing supplies and many other products.
Plus you'll find all types of RVs from small travel trailers to bus conversion luxury motorhomes.


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Dive Site: Ghar Lapsi Cave
Location: Near Qrendi
Description: Cave / reef
Depth: 11 metres (36 feet)
Visibility: 15 metres (50 feet)
Rating: ****
Ghar Lapsi Cave is an excellent dive in an azure, blue and green pool. The visibility was fantastic on entry into the sideways slanting cave. The cave allowed opportunities for some great silhouette photographs. I left the cave and explored the sandy reef on the other side then finished off the dive by going back through the cave again.
Rik Vercoe, BSAC Advanced Instructor
We entered the water in a small enclosed bay and descended a few metres into the open cave, the viz was great and there was little silt. Nice to look at the reflections on the surface as the water is very still. You can spend quite a lot of time exploring in here and then you pop up through a hole and onto the reef. On the reef there were a few scorpion fish and lots of swaying orange and green sea grasses. Very nice to watch the waves crashing on the rock tops as you look to the surface. On the way back we found another cave which was pitch black, unfortunately it was too late to explore. A very scenic and relaxing dive.
Carina Hall, PADI Divemaster
A brilliant site. If you turn right out of the entrance bay and head along the shore a few hundred yards there is a long reef stretching 200m out to sea with a vertical wall. Well worth the trip. Alternatively, from the left hand entrance bay (the one with the slipway) there are lots of tiny reefs and overhangs just offshore and slightly to the left.
For a challenge, there are lots of snorkelling options in the cave from the simple swim-through to attempting the entire system.
Martin Dore
Ghar Lapsi (cavern Lapsi) starts with a large amount of steep steps which leads into an enclosed bay. The dive includes a chimney like tunnel which leads into a cave with extremely clear water with an exit on your sharp left. I would suggest that one investigates this cave but do not venture to deep as it enters inland 50 meters or so. A brilliant dive although not too many large fish which is a real pity. I love Malta !
Ian M, PADI Advanced Open Water
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These days the regular fast food joints like McDonald's, Burger King, Wendy's, Taco Bell, and even Jack-in-the-Box are all making claims that their menu features gourmet food. Unfortunately it is just a bunch of talk and hype. The menus, although changed somewhat from their dreary regular fare, still are basically unchanged and cannot compare to any real restaurant. My big question is: why would anyone waste ten bucks at a blah fast food joint like BK, Wendy's, or McWhatever when they can have fresh, hot, restaurant made food for about the same price? Indian restaurants across the country in big cities like San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York have worked out the best (and fastest) way to get fast Indian food on the go.
Just about every good Indian and Pakistani restaurant these days will offer a gourmet lunch and/or dinner buffet that will leave you way more satisfied than any drive through. That's right, fast Indian food is just around the corner. Check your local SuperPages and call ahead to make sure that they offer the lunch or dinner buffet and also check how much they cost. Most of these great Indian restaurants charge $9.95 per person for their lunch spreads. It could be slightly higher for dinner but usually that is the price for both.
You come in, grab a plate and serve yourself. Take as much or as little as you want, but for heaven's sake, don't pile it up all on the plate like you are in some Las Vegas buffet. There is no need to mix all the foods. Take a little salad first and when you finish that just leave your used plate on the table and go back to the line and grab another clean plate. This may seem elementary but you would be surprised at the crazy questions that the busboys and waiters receive, like "What do I do with my plate?" Obviously some people have been way too sheltered all of their lives and need to get out more.
After the salad you can attack the main entrees, of which there are usually at least five to ten different choices. Vegetarians will delight in the lentils and veggie curries. Personally I love the Chicken Tandoori and Chicken Tikka. Chicken Masala is also creamy and delicious, spicy and buttery. There are creamed spinach dishes that will make your mouth water, as well as different colored curries that make the fast Indian food look like the best choice you have made in a long time. Pair everything with some fresh Naan bread straight from the tandoori oven and you are in Nirvana my friends.
If you still have room left over you can try the desserts, which are usually rice pudding or the little sweet and syrupy fried Indian doughnut balls in a honey syrup that are just to die for. Did I mention that this is All You Can Eat? So load up, your ten bucks has never gone as far. One last thing: most Indian food is pretty healthy (except for the butter and fried items) and depending on what you grab you could eat a lot and still stay thin.
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I challenge us to consider the common phrase, knowledge is power.
Knowledge is power, when it is wielded to advantage. I came to consider this caveat a few months ago, when my wife challenged me with the question, "What are you going to do with all of the books that you read?" What was left unsaid in her question was, what would I do with the knowledge that I gained from reading the books?
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I have been pondering that question since last autumn, and I do not yet have an answer. Last June, when the Discovery Channel ran the special Krakatoa: Volcano of Destruction, I reserved a Sunday evening to watch the show. During the two weeks leading up to the show, I read every book on Karatoau and volcanoes that were in my county library, which is ranked first in the nation among great public libraries. Since then, I have had a simmering interest in geology, and I have read a few dozen more books on the general subject. This behavior is not unusual for me…I frequently find a topic piquing my interest, and I delve into it obsessively.
But, so what? What will I do with my broad introductory knowledge of geology and volcanism? I do not yet have an answer. My family and friends invite me to be on their team, when we play Trivial Pursuit, and I win our annual family vacation game of Who can state the most esoteric fact?…although, I have a wife and sister-in-law who give me a run for my money!
I am filled with questions, and I create new questions to be answered, throughout the day. I write my questions and queer tidbits of data in a small notebook that I carry in my backpack; here are a few examples:
- Orthography: writing system
- Orthoepy: pronunciation (phonology)
- Out of a group of 23 people, there is a 75 percent chance of two sharing the same birthday.
- There are an estimated 100 billion stars in a galaxy, 100 billion galaxies in the universe; the universe is 13.8 billion years old.
- A. Einstein wrote, "Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."
- Galileo's principle of relativity: So long as one is moving at a constant velocity, there is nothing one can do to measure the speed of motion–or whether motion exists at all.
- Coins (money) have milled edges to prevent counterfeiters' clipping off edges to make new coins.
- There were 250 individual languages and cultures in North America at the time of Columbus's landing.
- Stochastic resonance is the physical noise from solar variations. Stochastic resonance is also used as background noise to improve faint signal reception in both electronic and audio transmission.
- Fluctuations in the height of the oceans may explain the 10,000-year periodicity of Earth's ice ages.
I have created a world for myself in which I can explore topics that have immediate interest; however, I have not yet figured out how to put the knowledge that I gain to advantage (other than by making interesting dinner conversation and winning at a board game).
On the other hand, I also delved into the learning and thinking about the application of information technology, specific digital technology, with the same passion, and I was fortunate to build two businesses from this knowledge (and eventually return to academic teaching).
I encourage us all to be passionate about learning and to constantly seek applications for our knowledge.


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It's A Small World
Have you noticed how everything seems to be getting smaller ?
Phones. Computers. Bikinis. Cupcakes. Jennifer Aniston's acting range.
You get the idea.
Lam Linh, a Vietnam based artist, takes things to a new level with her uniquecollection of adorable minature hand crocheted stuffed characters.
And when I say minature I mean teeny tiny – think 20-25 mm full standing !
The Sesame Street team are my favorites – Bert, Ernie, Elmo and Cookie Monster all make an appearance.
There's also a range of oh so sweet animals including goats, elephents, sheep and sock monkeys.
The detail is incredible, right down to moveable parts for some items !
And the best news – custom designs are available if you need a little something even more special.


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Back to All Events
Earlier Event: December 6Secretary, Not a Real Flag, I Like Science
Later Event: December 8Ryan Dishen, Philip Earle
West Seattle's Premier Music Venue
We book a variety of indie rock, pop, electronica, americana, folk, punk, hard rock, metal, experimental, jazz, triphop and more – usually three acts per show Thursday through Sunday. We also feature weekly karaoke, monthly bellydance, and occasional burlesque and drag events. You can rent our space for music video shoots, film shoots, or private events.


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"Forest clearance being major impediment in timely development of transmission systems. Power Ministry may be approached to take up the matter with concerned states to facilitate development of much needed transmission system," said a Sub-Committee of Central Advisory Committee (CAC) on Congestion set up power sector regulator CERC.
The sub-committee, which was set up by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) in July 2014, has submitted its report in June this year. However it was mandated to submit report within two months.
The panel headed by former Power Secretary R V Shahi said that the gap between TC (Transmission Capacity) and ATC (Available Transmission Capacity) attributable to states should be found and needs to be communicated to them through appropriate discussions with the states.
According to the committee, it is required to mitigate transmission congestion due to inadequacy of state network and delay in commissioning of generating unit.
It also said that the gestation period of transmission being generally shorter than generation, transmission planning needs to be sensitive to dynamic conditions unfolding in regard to generation.
It suggested that a mechanism should be institutionalised, by involving consultants to provide first hand information in regard to status of implementation of generation and transmission projects in the states.
This mechanism would provide realistic data about gaps in execution so that one could navigate and re-plan. Central Transmission Utility (CTU) should constitute a group for this purpose and conduct meetings every six months to monitor gaps in execution and replan accordingly.
The panel said that all possible measures to enhance transfer capability such as converting single circuit line to double circuit, upgrading 220 kV system to 400 kV, strengthening of existing towers, re-conductoring and Loop in-Loop out of existing lines be studied by CTU.
It said that the operational feedback by State Load Dispatch Centres to State Transmission Utilities be made mandatory through appropriate regulations.


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Historic Settlement With Native Americans For Land Trust Abuses
The U.S. Government has agreed to a settlement of $3.4 billion for failing to pay royalties on mineral and grazing leases to Native Americans.
"US District Judge Royce Lamberth, who presided over a series of hearings, wrote scathing opinions, including one that said: "I have never seen more egregious misconduct by the federal government." He added: "Real justice for these Indians may still lie in the distant future; it may never come at all. This reality makes a statement about our society and our form of government that we should be unwilling to let stand.""
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