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Glastonbury festival 2015 tickets sell out in record time

Tens of thousands of music fans were left disappointed after the £225 tickets were snapped up in just 26 minutes. Emily Eavis, the daughter of the Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis and co-organiser of the festival, tweeted: “We have sold out, thank you to everyone for supporting us and I’m sorry to those of you who have missed out.” — Emily Eavis (@emilyeavis)October 5, 2014We have sold out, thank you to everyone for supporting us and i'm sorry to those of you who have missed out. — Emily Eavis (@emilyeavis)October 5, 2014I'm sorry to everyone who missed out, so wish we could get everyone in.

Fashion Tech: Stitch It or 3D Print It, You Still Need to Instagram It. When you think about the future of fashion tech – sure, ecommerce, mobile accessibility, even 3D printing might come to mind.

Fashion Tech: Stitch It or 3D Print It, You Still Need to Instagram It

But, what about a 1940s Singer machine? “At the end of the day, I’m still sitting at a Singer from the 1940’s that I had refurbished because it’s the best for leather out of all the machines I had,” said Bob Bland, CEO of Manufacture NY to a room full of fashion entrepreneurs gathered to discuss fashion tech. With Fashion Week just wrapped, it’s the perfect time to get the yarn ball rolling on discussing tech’s role in reshaping the fashion industry and why that Singer will continue to be a vital piece to the puzzle.

New Yorkers were treated to not one but two events discussing fashion tech’s future, hosted by Gotham Media and the LeadDog Marketing Group, respectively. LeadDog Media Group’s #Barkfashion event, held at the Yotel hotel, featured Soraya Darabi, co-founder of Zady, Woldy A. Bristol named first cycling city. Bristol has become England's first "cycling city" in a £100m government scheme aimed at encouraging cycling.

Bristol named first cycling city

The Apartment by The Line — THE LINE. By Appointment Arrange a visit that works for your schedule by e-mailing appointmentsNYC@theline.com or giving us a call.

The Apartment by The Line — THE LINE

Want to customize your visit? We offer a growing range of fashion and home styling services, all complimentary: Build your ideal wardrobe, one that will endure through seasons and trends Find the perfect look for a special occasion Design, redesign, or furnish your personal space with quintessential things Create your perfect piece of furniture by choosing colors, materials, and/or dimensions To the trade (interior designers): Discover special home pieces and customization options Make an Appointment.

Modern Basics. Radical Transparency. – Everlane. Student loan system is almost financially unworkable, say MPs. The entire student loan system is nearing a point where it is financially unworkable, the group of MPs in charge of scrutinising university policy has found.

Student loan system is almost financially unworkable, say MPs

In a scathing report, the Commons business committee called for an urgent review of the system, amid predictions the government is heading towards a multibillion-pound black hole in the funding of universities. There are growing fears among academics about the student loan system, despite unpopular changes in 2011 that involved tripling tuition fees for students.

In its inquiry, the committee found that plans to lift a cap on student numbers, funded by selling the student loan book, may make the funding gap worse. UK Independence Party. The UK Independence Party (UKIP, sometimes styled Ukip /ˈjuːkɪp/) is a Eurosceptic[7][8] right-wing populist[4] political party in the United Kingdom, founded in 1993 by members of the Anti-Federalist League.

UK Independence Party

The party describes itself in its constitution as a "democratic, libertarian party"[9] and, in June 2014, reported a membership of over 39,000.[10] The party's leader, Nigel Farage, was re-elected to the post on 5 November 2010,[17] and was leader from 2006 to 2009. Farage is a founding member of the party,[18] and has been a UKIP Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 1999.[19] History[edit] Founding and early years[edit] Innovation. The Bitcoin protocol is not just about sending money from A to B.

Innovation

It has many features and opens many possibilities that the community is still exploring. Here are some of the technologies currently being researched and in some cases, turned into real products and services. The most interesting uses of Bitcoin are probably still to be discovered. Control against fraud An unprecedented level of security is possible with Bitcoin.

Global accessibility All payments in the world can be fully interoperable. Cost efficiency With the use of cryptography, secure payments are possible without slow and costly middlemen. Tips and donations Bitcoin has been a particularly efficient solution for tips and donations in several cases. Crowdfunding Although not yet easy to use, Bitcoin can be used to run Kickstarter-style crowdfunding campaigns, in which individuals pledge money to a project that is taken from them only if enough pledges are received to meet the target. Micro payments Dispute mediation.