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The U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority is usually tight-lipped about the people and companies it's investigating, at least at an early stage. That may now start to change, after the watchdog agreed Wednesday to consider making some details of its probes public.
The regulator asked the type of information people wanted, and has been lobbied to either name all the firms it's looking into, or to stop anonymizing its warning notices, according to a statement from the agency Wednesday. Warning notice statements set out misconduct allegations, and don't always include the names of their targets.
Any shift towards more transparency would come just as the press feels the chilling effect of a legal victory for pop icon Cliff Richard against the BBC last year. The broadcaster invaded Richard's privacy in its coverage of a police raid on his home, a London court found, in a ruling that highlighted the new limits the British media face when reporting early-stage police investigations. That ruling was promptly used by attorneys in a separate case to try to lock the press out of a three-day hearing involving mysterious millionaires.
"The main concern would be that the very fact an investigation is underway could irreparably harm a company's reputation," even if it's later vindicated, said Terence Dickens, a financial services lawyer at Foot Anstey. Members of the public may think "there's no smoke without fire," he said.
The FCA will consider whether to publish more information online as part of an upcoming review, without specifying what kind of information it'll consider making public and in what circumstances. Currently there are only "limited circumstances" where the regulator discloses that it's looking into a firm, "because opening an investigation does not mean that someone has committed misconduct," it said. To be sure, publishing more information about investigations wouldn't necessarily mean publishing the identity of the people and companies it's looking into.
An FCA spokeswoman declined to comment.
Privacy Rights
In the wake of the Richard case, which ended with prosecutors deciding he wouldn't face charges, it'd be difficult for the regulator to publish names of individuals it's investigating because that may breach their right to privacy, said Nicola Cain, a media lawyer at RPC in London. But that wouldn't stop it from naming companies, because privacy is a human right that doesn't apply to organizations.
The regulator may decide publishing the names of more firms under investigation is a good idea because it'd deter other companies from the same kind of wrongdoing, she said, though the regulator would have to send a clear message to the public that opening an investigation doesn't necessarily mean any wrongdoing has taken place.
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Tangier, Myth and RealityFrom July 26, 2018 until November 09, 2018Madrid: Screenings at 7:30 p.m. Cordoba: Screenings at 8:00 p.m.MADRID AND CORDOBACasa Árabe has organized a new film series at its headquarters in Madrid and Cordoba. It is dedicated to the unique history of Tangier, known as the "White City."
Choukri, a Sincere Man
Tangier, Myth and RealityOctober 19, 20188:00 p.m.CORDOBADriss Deiback directed this documentary, which tells the life story of the author of the book "For Bread Alone." The film screening forms part of the series which Casa Árabe has dedicated to the city of Tangier.
Emotional Map of Tangier
Tangier, Myth and RealityOctober 19, 20187:30 p.m.MADRIDOn Friday, October 19 in Madrid, we will be putting on yet another session in our film series dedicated to the "White City." Tickets now on sale.
Waste Lands / Tierras devastadasFrom September 13, 2018 until December 14, 2018From September 13, 2018 to December 14, 2018 From September 13 to 15, Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. From September 16, Monday through Friday, from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Closed on weekends and holidays.CÓRDOBAFrom September through December, Cordoba is hosting this exhibition curated by Piedad Solans, which includes works by ten women artists from Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Morocco, Lebanon and Palestine, showing landscapes and environments in destroyed, impoverished countries.
Suspended Words: A work by Elisabeth BolzaFrom September 20, 2018 until November 04, 2018Mondays through Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sundays and holidays from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.MADRIDAs of September 20, Casa Árabe's headquarters in Madrid is showing this exhibition, which will allow us to become familiar with the collages, drawings and calligraphy pieces by this artist.

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In a bid to ease the administrative burden on the scientists who run clinical trials, J&J's Janssen Research & Development is today unveiling a global initiative to standardize and share key information that drug companies require to vet clinical trial sites and ensure they meet industry requirements.
The effort is part of a broader attempt to accelerate drug development that ten of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies recently disclosed. Streamlining clinical trials is considered one of the first steps.
Janssen R&D, based in Raritan, NJ, says it has established an "Investigator Databank" that is intended to serve as a repository for data about clinical trial sites. Merck and Eli Lilly have joined the project, and have been working with Janssen to ensure that information scientists submit to the database also will satisfy their requirements for prequalifying clinical trial sites.
No patient data will be stored in the database. DrugDev.org, an independent organization with expertise in clinical trial information technology, will host the Investigator Databank. Over time, Janssen R&D says it hopes other pharmaceutical companies will join in the collaboration.
The initiative is intended to alleviate the red tape that Big Pharmas impose on principal investigators overseeing sponsored clinical trials, says Andreas Koester, a San Diego-based executive heading the Janssen R&D initiative. Before such trials can begin, Koester says a pharmaceutical sponsor typically requires the investigator to submit a multitude of prequalification documents—laboratory training records, equipment certifications, and even the CVs of scientists overseeing the trial.
It is not uncommon, Koester says, for 20 different companies running 20 different trials to require the principal investigator to submit 20 different sets of documents. "About 70 percent of investigators only do one or two trials, and then call it quits," Koester says.
The move to establish a one-stop repository for such data is part of the mission established for TransCelerate BioPharma, a nonprofit company created by Janssen and nine other companies earlier this year. Garry Neil, TransCelerate's newly appointed CEO, is quoted in the Janssen statement as saying, "Industry collaboration, including pre-competitive data sharing, is critical to ensuring continued progress to improve industry-wide clinical trial practices."
While Janssen expects to realize some cost savings by doing things faster and more efficiently, Koester tells me, "The cost savings of an undertaking like this will really only materialize when it gets to be broad in scope."
TransCelerate has identified centralizing and standardizing the process of site prequalification and training as one of five key projects the industry needs to accomplish to improve the quality of clinical studies. The 10 founding members of TransCelerate are Abbott, AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Roche's Genentech division, and Sanofi. Other companies are being encouraged to join the effort.


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JBR LIFE Photography posted a topic in Filmmaking / CinematographyAloha, I wanted to share the most recent property video from a house that I really loved. This piece was shot almost entirely on a P4. Only the zoomed in view shot was calories with a DSLR. Mahalo for viewing!


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Hey, old man, you left out a critical element of the GPT meeting -- Butler's 1/2 hour apparently scripted warning that those who breach the total, absolute, unequivocal confidentiality of these meetings will be summarily dismissed from, I guess, Jewish life.
Guess that means me.
- September 13, 2012 at 9:07 AM
That's just part of it.
It appeared to me and many others that each of the Work Group Reports we worked on was rewritten somewhere in the bowels of JFNA -- almost totally. Why are we asked to come to out of town meetings, waste hours/days of time that is precious to us, only to have our discussions and work ignored, substituted by the wisdom of those who have not a clue of the issues we are addressing in our communities?
Confidentiality be damned -- they want to be able to ignore us hidden under a blanket of secrecy.
- September 13, 2012 at 9:43 AM
Sexret meetings, secret rewrites...it's all a bit clandestine and a secret waste of a secret amount of money.
- September 14, 2012 at 11:06 AM


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I have been involved in drafting a range of legislation for Gibraltar since 2012, particularly on tax and financial services. Up until the end of 2019, I worked primarily on implementing European Legislation. I am now working on two new Bills in new areas of law.
Falkland Islands
Since 2010 I have drafted legislation for the Falkland Islands on a range of issues. In 2012 I prepared a report on the revision of the Falkland Islands statute book, and I advised the Falkland Islands Government on the implementation of that report.
In October 2013 I traveled to Myanmar to conduct a series of seminars on legislative drafting and statutory interpretation for the Office of the Attorney General of the Union, organised by the United Nations Development Programme and representing the House of Commons. Here are some photos from my trip.
In 2014 I returned to Myanmar for UNDP to consolidate progress on issues discussed in my first visit, and to develop guidelines on legislative scrutiny in cooperation with local officials.
In 2012 and 2015 I was commissioned by the Attorney General's Chambers and ILKAP to deliver seminars in Malaysia on legislative interpretation and drafting. The sessions were video-recorded and are used in local training.


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More local notesFirst, what does it matter if I liked the film or not? :-). Ok, for the record, I found the film likeable though flawed. There are several points of interest. I sympathise with the style of filmmaking and identify with the "message". Still, the film is seemingly doing not so well, the same as several other films I liked this year. So I will stop my homilies here...
* What's with the awful typos in the credits? "A.R.Rehman" and "Bosco-Ceaser" !!!
* Director's touch: Note the presence of Bapu Kuti (the book that inspired "Swades") on the table in the "Pathfinder" shop when Shahrukh is minding the place.
* So Ashutosh G makes another film in which both Aamir & Shahrukh appear ;-). The 1st Asst Director (Kiran Rao) of this film would have enjoyed that!
* Noteworthy bgms, though somewhat erratically scattered. The title piece played in the harmonica (if I'm not mistaken) should've been part of the released soundtrack.


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Dear Santa,
If money were no object, I'd like the 100th anniversary Neiman Marcus Limited-Edition Maserati GHILBLI SQ4 for Christmas. At $95,000, I know it's a bit extravagant, but I've worked really hard this year and could use a new car.
(Lol, I can dream!)
The Neiman Marcus Christmas Book is out today and it's filled with holiday gifts for everyone and an assortment of fantasy gifts, like the Maserati, for those with indulgent appetites and deeper pockets. It's the 88th edition of the legendary holiday book by the Dallas-based luxury retailer; the first was published in 1926.
While there are gifts at a variety of price ranges, from the "Irresistible Little Numbers" gifts under $100 to the golden-glazed vintage leather "Deborah Studded" Frye boots, $698, the 10 fantasy gifts are what people get so dreamy over.
This year, there's the his or her Vilebrequin Quadskis (for land or water) at $50,000 each, the Vanity Fair Academy Award Experience at $425,000 and the most pricey one, the House of Creed Bespoke Fragrance Journey, which includes two first-class tickets to Paris and dinner with sixth-generation Master Perfumer Oliver Creed.
So, Santa, about that car? ….


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Turrican podcast, compiled by Chris Huelsbeck & friends
This is taken from the official BitJam podcast website at http://podcast.bitfellas.org:
BitJam Episode #151 - Turrican Special
The classic Turrican
games brought nonstop action to all gaming systems of the 80's and 90's (including the C64, Amiga, Atari ST and PC, as well as the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo). The beautiful synthesizer soundtracks for the series were created by Chris Huelsbeck, arguably one of today's most popular game music composers in the world. His music certainly played a major role in shaping Turrican
into a digital legend over the years. Chris has recently announced plans to bring the cosmic warrior back from retirement, with the production of a Soundtrack Anthology
- an epic limited edition box set of no less than four CDs, which will feature almost every melody from the saga in newly arranged and recorded versions! More information on this box set, which will only be available until June 3rd, 2012, can be found at www.turricansoundtrack.com.
Almost two decades after the last Turrican
title was released, BitJam pays tribute to these games and their wonderful music with a dedicated podcast episode. Featured tracks include remixes by Chris himself, as well as a selection of fan arrangements, handpicked by Huelsbeck and the co-producers of his Turrican Soundtrack Anthology
Mixing by Vincenzo, logo #151 by H2O, compiled by Chris Huelsbeck, Jan Zottmann & Thomas Böcker.
New Turrican project and fundraiser by Chris Hülsbeck
Featuring a cosmic hero in a silver battlesuit, the »Turrican« series of games brought nonstop action to all gaming systems of the 80's and 90's. The beautiful synthesizer scores for these games were created by Chris Huelsbeck, arguably one of today's most popular game music composers in the world. Huelsbeck's soundtracks certainly played a major role in shaping »Turrican« into a digital legend over the years. Almost 20 years have passed since the last game in the series was released, but Chris has big plans to bring »Turrican« back from retirement –at least musically– with the production of the »Turrican Soundtrack Anthology«.
Commodore founder Jack Tramiel dead
Jack Tramiel, founder of commodore, passed away last Sunday at the age of 83. After a tragic adolescence under German oppression during World War II, he emigrated to the USA in 1947. In 1953 he set up his company
Commodore Portable Typewriters in Toronto, which shortly after evolved into Commodore Business Machines. The business went from typewriters over calculators to computers, the first model being the PET, commercially succeeded by the VIC 20, C64 and Amiga.
Romeo Knight and SIDrip Alliance performing at Revision 2012 /The Easterparty/
Easter of 2012 is approaching as well as the annual Revision demo party in Saarbruecken, Germany. Besides our beloved demo, music and GFX compos, two remix scene bands will smash the stage at 8th of April. SIDrip Alliance will hit the stage at 20.00 hard. Romeo Knight & friends will continue and finish the rumble. Keep tuned!
Remix64 Remixer Of The Year 2011 awarded
The Remixer Of The Year awards were presented for the 10th time in 2011, at the ROTY Awards show hosted by SceneSat staff and guests at the crowded SceneSat headquarters. The first part of the show presented a rundown of the year 2011, recaping scene happenings and playing top rated tracks of each month. The actual award show started at roughly 22:35.
The first award
Best Newcomer 2011 was awarded to SID legend Peter Clarke by Mordi, who had won the award in 2008.
Hazel won
Best Veteran 2011, which was personally handed over by Makke, who was 2006s best veteran.
Daxx and Gibs won
Best Amiga Remix for their collaboration on
Lotus 3.
The price for
Best c64 Remix was awarded to
Warhawk (Halcón de la guerra mix) by scene veteran N-JOY. The award was presented by Andreas Wallström of c64.com. It should be noted that Kate Z. would have actually won this category with her Tusker remix, if the votes for both versions (vocal / non vocal) had been combined.
Lifetime Achievement awards were awarded to Jan Lund Thomsen and Slaygon for their relentless service to the scene.
The prime price,
Remixer Of The Year, was won by Rune-Bertil's and presented by none other than o2, who was Remix64's very first Remixer Of The Year, ten years ago in 2001.
Huge congratulations to all winners and everyone who made it onto the lists!😊
The guestlist at Ziphoid's once more crowded apartment was: Floaf, Mordi, Ceci, Andreas Wallström, o2, Arvid, Malmen, fnordpojk, Makke, Dafunk, Tron, a0d, BST, Gulrak, Herbaculum, Hazel, Uncle Tom, Sir Garbagetruck and Ziphoid.
Don't forget to vote for Remixer Of The Year 2012, which has begun today!
ROTY Awards 2011 are almost upon us!
Yes, on January 28th, the Remix64.com Remixer of the Year Awards 2011 will be aired. The show will be hosted by SceneSat Radio and simulcast on SLAY Radio and Radio 6581 and to most certainty also on BitJam and Nectarine Demoscene Radio.
It will feature a bunch of well-known remixers and scene profiles to give you an evening of fun and great music and there will also be a live videofeed to give you a peek into what's going on behind the microphones.
Oh, and for your convenience, we've extended the voting deadline with yet another week, making the deadline to the 15th of January.
Make sure to go vote!
The C64 Take-away releases its 50th episode
On the 21st december, Jan Lund Thomsen has published his 50th episode of the C64 Take-away podcast.
From the website:
Ho-ho-ho! Christmas comes a few days early this year. After passing my project manager exam on December 13th, I cleared the mountain of books and papers off my desk and started preparing this episode. In honour of this being the 50th show(!) here's almost an hours worth of sonic delight – five remixes and five chiptunes, carefully selected for your enjoyment. And while the show doesn't have a Christmas theme as such, the closing tune should be able to melt even the coldest of hearts and let the Commodore love flow freely. As usual mixed in with a brief recap of what's been happening in the world of C64-related music. Enjoy!
New SID compilation: on double vinyl!
Did you ever think you'd see a proper double Vinyl release of some of the best SIDs? Lovingly recorded by experts without emulation, mastered to perfection and with a cool retro cover? Well, today's your lucky day!
Elephant Records have produced an officially lovely compilation featuring such beautiful things as FULL-LENGTH PARALLAX, and FULL-LENGTH TRAP! You never thought you'd see the day, huh? All SIDs were recorded by the legendary Jason
Kenz Mackenzie for full loveliness.
For those without vinyl players, there will also be a digital release on iTunes.
C64Audio.com will have a limited number of these,but please don't hesitate to buy your copy from the official source rather than waiting for us. You know what we're like... :-P
Remix64 Track detail pages now with audio player
You may now listen to any remix directly on a track detail page. Try it out, chose any remix from the charts, and click play on the embedded audio player.
Enjoy discovering hidden gems and forgotten classics.😊
Sid 80's to perform at REPLAY after party - 5th november in blackpool!
SID 80s will be performing at the Official Replay Expo Charity After-Show Party on Saturday evening, November 5th. Jon Hare and Ben Daglish make their return and this year they will be joined by fellow musicians Jeremy Longley and Andreas Wallström.
In addition to musical entertainment from SID 80s and Nintendisco, an amazing collection of prizes for the pub quiz and after-show raffle are currently being amassed, including a Collectors Edition of Fable III signed by Sir Ben Kingsley himself; a number of other games for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC; T-Shirts by Insert Clothing; tickets for the Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Tower and Dungeon ... plus many more great items!
Tickets are available to purchase on the day at the Expo or can be bought online here


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A couple of years ago there was a romance author who got unlucky. She did what So Many authors do, and posted a picture of a hot guy on her blog.
The difference was that this time the photographer saw it, got upset, and sued.
For many thousands of dollars.
Personally, I think the photographer went totally overboard. But it sure made a point!
In the past I honestly didn't think too much about copyright and all of that when it came to images, but now I'm selling my own images, and now that my pictures are across thousands of Pinterest boards, it's a real concern to me.
The biggest problem these days is proving you own the things! On Pinterest, for example, the pictures link back to the source. However, it is really easy to change the source. Lots of dodgy businesses are on Pinterest, and they constantly change the source so it links back to their own website instead of my photography blog.
I had two problems like this a few days ago.
Website administrators are trying to tell me this isn't my picture. It bloody well is! I took it in December 2000, and it has been on my personal Facebook account for about eight years:
The other time, I was messing around, making something of a pretty crappy photo I took at Warwick Castle in England in December of 2004. It turned into this:
And I received copyright infringement warnings from the place I put the sketch up for sale (on freaking magnets and postcards etc. – it's not good enough for anything bigger!), and then my image was removed.
I put it back, and they removed it again. It's mine and only mine, and I'm really mad I wasn't even asked for proof of ownership before they decided it wasn't mine.
By the way, here is the original crappy picture. It's really bad, and was taken on an old camera with a roll of film in it!:
I do have a very, very big problem with the true ownership of an image disappearing, but I also have a VERY big problem with other people trying to claim my images as their own!
On the same site, for example, there are a thousand Jane Austen fans selling merchandise with copyrighted images they've stolen, particularly copyrighted images of Chatsworth House (which is totally stupid, because Chatsworth IS NOT Mr Darcy's house – Austen mentions it separately in Pride and Prejudice!). For example.
There are a whole lot of popular pictures on the internet where the ownership has all but disappeared. I'm forever using Google Image Search to try and track down the true owner. Not only is the picture's owner deleted, but often pictures are credited as the wrong country or person. I've seen an Australian dancer labelled a Soviet dancer. I've seen Ukraine labelled as Russia. I've seen my hometown labelled as somewhere in the United States. I've seen images that are apparently of the Chornobyl (Chernobyl) nuclear disaster ruins in Ukraine that are actually pictures of North Carolina!
I don't think many authors know or care about stealing images, but they sure do care if someone plagiarises their books!
On this blog, almost every image is my own (apart from book covers, which you CAN use), including the occasional screenshot I use. I also occasionally post a thumbnail image from royalty-free Wikimedia Commons, or a picture that's so old there's no longer copyright attached to it.
I wish more authors cared about this. Because all those "Man Candy" weekly posts you're doing? Even if you type the photographer's name underneath them, it's still a violation of copyright unless you have express permission from the photographer.
And, as it turns out, you actually might be sued.
You don't want your books stolen. So don't steal other people's artistic work!
It's flattering if you save someone's picture to your computer for private use. It's not so flattering when you start selling it as your own.


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Black Swans or Paradigm Blindness?
Nassim Taleb first coined the term "Black Swan event" in his book Fooled by Randomness in 2001.
He used it as a metaphor to describe events that come as a surprise, have a major effect, and are often rationalized after the fact as having been predictable with the benefit of hindsight.
His second book, The Black Swan gives as examples of black swan events the rise of the Internet, the personal computer, World War I, dissolution of the Soviet Union, and the 9/11 attacks.
The question remains for me – were these events predictable?
Peter Schwartz, in his book 1994 book The Art of the Long View argues that the fall of the Berlin Wall was predictable, but few companies or governments for that matter were poised to take advantage of the situation.
And he claims that this was caused by institutionalised Paradigm Blindness.
The concept of paradigm blindness implies that individuals, groups, and organizations are unwilling or unable to accept any challenge to their core ways of making sense of the world and determining how they interpret and make sense of what goes on around them.
When we develop entrenched views of the world, we can become very good at filtering out information that does not support our views and assumptions and allowing in information that does.
These are some famous examples of paradigm blindness in action:
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." — Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943
"But what is it good for?" — Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip.
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." — Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us." — Western Union internal memo, 1876.
"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?" — H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927.
"We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out." — Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962.
"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible." — Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895.
"Drill for oil ? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil ? You're crazy." — Some drillers who Edwin L. Drake tried to enlist to his project to drill for oil in 1859.
"Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau." — Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University, 1929.
"Everything that can be invented has been invented." — Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, 1899.
"Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction." — Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology at Toulouse, 1872
Paradigm blindness is a serious threat to Directors who are not in the habit of challenging their strongly held assumptions.
Alarmingly, it is not surprising to hear directors say in conversations regarding disruptive technologies and their future impact – 'that will never happen'; or 'that won't impact on our organisation'.
The competitive landscape is changing and we have to get used to that continuing.
Shareholders are not well served by a passive approach to the changes occurring and we need to ensure that we are not suffering from our own form of paradigm blindness when considering the potential impact of disruptive change on the future of our organisations.
The term "Black Swan" can give a false sense of security.
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The speed of commercialisation of new technology is unprecedented, leaving much less time to respond than in times gone by.
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New evidence that the snipers on Maidan square in February 2014 were Georgian and they took orders from people who are now leaders of Ukraine.
The level of tolerance in Europe exceeds all the records. Victims of violence in the EU have launched a flash mob with the help of which they are trying to apologize to the immigrants who have dishonoured them. According to the organizers' idea, women should place a photo on a page in one of the social networks holding a poster with the name of their rapists on it and a letter of apology. The aim of the flash mob is the European women's repentance for their immoral behaviour and clothing that have forced immigrants to resort to sexual violence against women.
According to SUT.am, the photo presented as proof of the flash mob in the outlets was a photograph showing a girl with a poster saying "Forgive me, Mustafa". Actually, the photo shown has been edited and modified. The original photo was taken in October 2014, and the girl in the picture is not a victim of abuse by immigrants, but a participant of the "ЗігрійГероя" ("Warm the Hero") campaign in Ukraine. And the poster contains the "It is cold, think about those who sleep in the trench" note in Ukrainian, and not "Forgive me, Mustafa," as the Russian media claims. Further debunking by SUT.am sut.am/en/archives/2496, .


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I have a Dell XPS 8300 i7 12 gig of ram and a 2 tb hard driver. My HP 2710 all in one printer was working fine up until I decided to find a work around to install the CD that came with the printer. Win7 gave me a message that said it was not compatible.
I went to Control panel and then to Programs and Features where I clicked Run programs made for previous versions of windows. I clicked not on the list and then clicked browse and pointed to the D drive and clicked the Setup. The software installed but when it came to the part where it asked me to plug in the usb cable, it was already plugged in. I unplugged it and plugged it back in thinking it would see the printer but it didn't. So I checked the box that said it did not communicate with the printer hoping it would detect on boot up. I rebooted and then when I went to HP Image Zone, it said the scanner could not communicate with the printer. I went to control panel and uninstalled the software. I tried scanning and printing but it won't work.
I went to Devices and Printers and now see my HP2710 but it has an exclamation point in a yellow triangle. I also see under Devices PC Properties my name followed by a dash and says PC and it too has an exclamation point in a yellow triangle. I don't know if both are related but from what I can see, the printer issue might be driver related. When I go to HP's website to download the driver, it says that the driver is already in Win 7. I put the Win7 OS CD in the drive but the only option it gives me is to install again. This is a new Dell system and it came bundled with software that if I do a system restore, it will wipe everything out. Is there a way I can do a setup and repair using the installation CD without having to do a complete install? I used to be able to do this in XP but I don't know how to do this in Win 7. If someone can please help me, I appreciate it.
Using "compatibilty mode" in Windows 7 to install an application is all well and good, but it doesn't work for device drivers.
Make sure the printer is all connected up and switched on, then open windows Control Panel and click "Windows Update".
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The updates offered should include the correct driver for your printer.
That's what I had to do for my Canon printer when I got Windows 7.
Canon said "it's included in Windows 7" but what they failed to say was the bit about having to use Windows Update to get it.
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Last Wednesday Fatah and Hamas announced a national unity deal to end seven years of division (actually, twenty-five years, since Hamas's founding) between the largest Palestinian parties. In terms of the agreement, a unity government will formed within five weeks, and presidential and parliamentary elections will take place within six months. The Israeli government responded by 'withdrawing' from peace talks, ending the nine-month Kerry initiative. Palestinians responded cautiously; after all, this is not the first such agreement. It follows unfulfilled agreements from 2012 (in Cairo and Doha), 2011 (in Cairo), 2007 (in Makkah), and, before that, 2005. A few commentators decried the current deal as 'stillborn', but there is hope, even if minimal, that it might yield positive results.


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Things are tense between Nick and Eva at the bistro. They argue again and Nick walks out leaving Eva to cope with the busy bistro on her own. Marcus and Sean do their best to talk Eileen out of her decision to send Paul away. Eileen's still wracked with guilt she continues to pack the rest of Paul's things. Tina is relieved to return home with Tommy after being released from hospital but his worries return when he receives a text message from Rick Neelan. Nick and David bond over the women in their lives as they head in to town together but when they decide to go to a lap-dancing bar, Nick gets the shock of his life to see Kylie dancing there. With Audrey appointed a judge for the Weatherfield in Bloom contest, Norris and Mary begin their charm offensive. When handsome stranger Tim Nedwell comes into the salon, Maria finds him too good to resist and agrees to go on a date with him. Paul comes back to collect his things from No.11, Marcus tries to talk sense in to him but just like Eileen, Paul is sure that the relationship is over. After making sure that a very drunk David has gone to bed, Nick heads back to the club that Kylie was dancing in, intent on persuading her to come home. Eileen seeing that Paul has collected his things, can't bear to be in the house and heads over to the Rovers with Sean and Marcus. A slightly tipsy Audrey continues to take advantage of Norris and Mary's desire to win the flower competition. Sean is put-out when on his only night off, Marcus offers to babysit for Maria. Stella talks with Eva about Nick's reluctance to let her move in with him. Kylie's annoyed when Nick turns up and manages to get her fired. She refuses to return to David but Nick refuses to let her wander the streets drunk and books her a hotel room. Eva calls while he's trying to put a drunken Kylie to bed, he assures Eva that he's fine, just tired and going to bed. Unbeknown to Nick, Eva is standing outside Victoria Court.
Regular cast
- Nick Tilsley - Ben Price
- Eva Price - Catherine Tyldesley
- Sean Tully - Antony Cotton
- Eileen Grimshaw - Sue Cleaver
- Marcus Dent - Charlie Condou
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
- Tina McIntyre - Michelle Keegan
- David Platt - Jack P. Shepherd
- Tommy Duckworth - Chris Fountain
- Maria Connor - Samia Ghadie
- Rita Sullivan - Barbara Knox
- Norris Cole - Malcolm Hebden
- Mary Taylor - Patti Clare
- Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
- Liam Connor - Ollie & Elliott Barnett
- Dennis Tanner - Philip Lowrie
- Paul Kershaw - Tony Hirst
- Kylie Platt - Paula Lane
- Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
- Stella Price - Michelle Collins
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- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 8 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 11 Coronation Street - Back room, kitchen and hallway
- 12 Coronation Street - Living room and kitchen
- The Kabin
- Audrey's
- Viaduct Street
- Nick's Bistro
- Victoria Street
- Victoria Court
- Britney's - Interior and exterior
- Unnamed bar
- Unnamed hotel - Guest bedroom
- TV Times synopsis: Nick spots a scantily clad Kylie working in a lap-dancing club when he spends a night on the town with David; Maria is asked out on a date; and Paul turns up at Eileen's to collect his belongings.
- Viewing Figures: First UK broadcast: 7,980,000 viewers (7th place).
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One Ferguson Juror Is Suing To Talk About The Case
A member of the Darren Wilson grand jury is suing prosecutor Bob McCulloch to speak publicly about the case more than a month after the police officer was cleared of charges in the shooting death of Michael Brown. Criminal proceedings seen by a grand jury are, by law, kept secret. But considering that McCulloch released evidence in the case and, in New York, a judge is weighing whether to make information from the Eric Garner case public, this lawsuit could be one more step toward finding out exactly what's happening in the courtrooms.
The juror, known only as "Grand Juror Doe," names McCulloch, the St. Louis County prosecutor, in the federal lawsuit. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Missouri, which is representing the grand juror, said on its website:
Doe would like to talk about the experience of serving on a grand jury, the evidence presented and the investigation in a way that could contribute to the public dialogue concerning race relations.
In the lawsuit, the plaintiff alleges that the way the evidence was presented to the grand jury was significantly different than previous cases and skewed toward focusing more on the victim. Grand Juror Doe alleges that "the presentation of the law to which the grand jurors were to apply the facts was made in a muddled and untimely manner." The lawsuit also states that McCulloch's statement about the non-indictment seemed to characterize the jury as having one collective opinion that there was no support for the charges, an opinion with which the plaintiff does not seem to agree.
Grand jury deliberations are meant to be kept secret mainly to protect the privacy of the defendant, but in the statement, Tony Rothert, legal director of the ACLU of Missouri, says, "The First Amendment prevents the state from imposing a life-time gag order in cases where the prosecuting attorney has purported to be transparent."
The plaintiff argues that McCulloch promised transparency, both to the grand jury and to the public. And though that kind of happened — after three rounds of releasing evidence — hearing the grand juror talk about this heavily publicized case might just be what's needed for a fuller picture of what happened not only in the Brown case, but also what might have happened with the grand jury in the similar case of Garner.
The lawsuit states:
From Plaintiff's perspective, although the release of a large number of records provides an appearance of transparency, with heavy redactions and the absence of context, those records do not fully portray the proceedings before the grand jury.
If Grand Juror Doe is successful and is allowed to talk publicly about the proceedings in the Darren Wilson grand jury, the transparency that McCulloch promised would be achieved. With a desire to share insight into his or her experience as a grand juror, add to the public dialogue on race relations, opine on whether transparency was truly provided, and advocate for changes in the way Missouri grand juries are conducted, the plaintiff could greatly contribute to the public's understanding of grand juries and this case.
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Tropical Storm Barry could bring 2 feet of rain, disastrous flooding to Louisiana originally appeared on abcnews.go.com
Tropical Storm Barry continues to slowly track north toward the Gulf Coast on Friday morning, bringing the potential for as much as 2 feet of rain in parts of Louisiana and disastrous flooding as a result.
The storm was moving west-northwest at just 5 mph with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph early Friday, but the storm is likely to strengthen throughout the day. Regardless of weather the storm manages to reach wind speeds of a low-end hurricane, the concern is for "long duration heavy rainfall" and "life-threatening storm surge" from the slow-moving system, according to the National Weather Service.
On the current track, Barry will make landfall along the Louisiana coast line sometime late Friday or early Saturday morning.
Hurricane warnings, tropical storm warnings, flash flood watches and tropical storm watches have been issued for parts of the Gulf Coast as Barry comes closer to the shoreline.
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"We're obviously in an all-hands-on-deck mode, and the preparations are not just in New Orleans but statewide," Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said Friday morning.
About 3,000 National Guards troops have been stationed across the state, as well as search-and-rescue teams with boats and hundreds of buses to transport those who are rescued to shelters in central Louisiana, Edwards added. A task force from Texas also has arrived to assist.
"We're working extremely hard to make sure we're as ready as possible," Edwards said in an interview airing on "Good Morning America." "You never know what Mother Nature's going to throw at you."
With parts of New Orleans already underwater from previous rainfall, this will be the first time a major tropical storm or hurricane has struck the state with the Mississippi River at a flood stage, which could be due to "climate change or climate disruption," the governor added.
"This is not something we've had to deal with before," he said. "This is a statewide effort, and we're going to do everything we can to protect life and property."
The White House officially issued an emergency declaration for Louisiana late Thursday, authorizing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster relief efforts.
Trump himself tweeted, "Please be prepared, be careful & be SAFE!" to the residents of the state.
Tropical showers are expect to pick up in intensity across parts of the Gulf Coast Friday. Some of these tropical rain showers could have rainfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour, and could spawn tornadoes. The risk for tornadoes will increase during the evening hours as Barry comes closer to the shoreline -- especially over southern Louisiana and parts of southern Mississippi.
Storms have already soaked parts of the coast. Downtown New Orleans received 6.27 inches of rain on Wednesday and much more is expected as the storm gets closer to shore.
The Mississippi River is expected to rise to about 19 feet on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service, which would test levees in New Orleans.
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PHOTO: The storm will strengthen as it nears the coast on Friday afternoon and evening. (ABC News)More
Towns along the coast are beginning to issue evacuation orders. Mandatory evacuations were issued for Grand Isle on Thursday, while a recommended evacuation order was given for Port Fourchon. Plaquemines Parish had already received evacuation orders on Wednesday.
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Storm surge will begin to increase in parts of southern Louisiana throughout Friday, as winds begin to push water up against the shoreline. The surge will likely reach its maximum during the evening and overnight hours, and during the high tide cycles. Winds will increase in southern Louisiana throughout the day, occasionally gusting over 50 mph, which could cause scattered downed trees and power outages.
PHOTO: The storm will likely make landfall early Saturday. (ABC News)More
Landfall is only the beginning of the main impacts from this tropical system.
"There are three ways that Louisiana can flood: storm surge, high rivers and rain," Edwards said on Thursday. "We're going to have all three."
Barry will bring an onslaught of torrential rain leading up to, during, and after landfall. The heavy rain will fall directly east of the center of the storm. Rainfall rates of 2 to 3 inches per hour on Saturday will lead to widespread flash flooding.
PHOTO: Torrential rainfall is expected along the central Louisiana coast. (ABC News)More
As much as 15 to 25 inches of rain is possible in the bands directly east of the center of the storm. This will lead to life-threatening and potentially disastrous flooding in parts of Louisiana.
Some of the heavy rain will also spread into parts of Arkansas and Mississippi late in the weekend and early next week.
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The Spain Rafael Nadal is one of the world's most successful tennis players of the last decade, with a total of 14 Grand Slam titles at the French, US and Australian Open and in Wimbledon. In June 2016, the Rafa Nadal Academy opened its doors in Manacor (Mallorca), Nadal's home town. The Academy combines tennis and education so that students can continue their pathway to professional tennis without having to neglect their academic studies. It was unquestionable that the lighting solutions for the Academy were to reach world class level as well. This is why SITECO, one of the world's leading lighting and LED experts, was commissioned with the complete outdoor lighting.
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Description: TO AMEND H.R. 10710,BY PROVIDING THAT A CONTINUED EXTENSION OF EXPORT-IMPORT BANK CREDITS WOULD NOT BE GRANTED TO THOSE COMMUNIST COUNTRIES WHICH RESTRICT EMIGRATION (HAS REFERENCE TO SOVIET JEWS.
Bill summary: Trade Reform Act - States that the purposes of this Act are to: (1) stimulate economic growth of the United States and to maintain and enlarge foreign markets for United States products; and (2) strengthen economic relations with foreign countries through fair market opportunities and open trade.
Title I: Negotiating And Other Authority
- Grants to the President authority to enter into trade agreements with foreign countries, and unlimited authority to modify, continue, or eliminate duties on
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Gives the President authority for five years to make trade agreements for the reduction or elimination of trade barriers.
Requires the President to consult with the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee before making such agreements.
Provides that such agreements shall take effect only if the President notifies the Congress 90 days in advance and thereafter explains such agreement to the Congress. Allows the Congress to disapprove such agreement.
States that the reduction in duty rate on any article which is in effect on any day pursuant to a trade agreement shall not exceed the reduction which would have been in effect on such day if a reduction of 3 percent advalorem had taken effect on the date of Presidential proclamation, and the remainder of such total reduction had taken effect at one-year intervals.
Requires the President to bring trade agreements into conformity with principles promoting an open world economic system, including revision of decision making machinery in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and revision of other GATT provisions.
Authorizes appropriation annually of necessary sums for the United States' share of the expenses of the contracting parties to GATT.
Authorizes the President in international payments problems to proclaim a temporary reduction of 5 percent advalorem in duty rate on any article.
Allows the President during a period of rapid price increases, upon determination that supplies of articles subject to duties are in short supply, to temporarily reduce or suspend such duties or increase quantities of imported articles.
Allows the President, upon determination that duties or other restrictions of a foreign country or the United States are unduly restricting, to modify such duties or restrictions within limits.
Provides for a 3 year termination date for all agreements entered into under this Act, unless terminated, as provided, before 3 years.
Requires that import duties and restrictions be nondiscriminatory.
Grants the President authority to not allow reduction of import restrictions if he determins that such action would threaten national security.
Requires the Tariff Commission to advise the President on the effects of actions proposed under this Act.
Requires public hearings on actions taken by the President under this Act.
Establishes an Advisory Committee for Trade Negotiations from which the President may seek the advice of the private sector.
Establishes the Office of the Special Representative for Trade Negotiations. States that the Special Representative shall be the Chief United States representative for trade negotiations, shall administer trade agreements and advise the President and Congress on trade matters.
Establishes procedures by which the Congress may consider and pass resolutions disapproving trade agreements negotiated by the President, including discharge and debate procedures.
Provides for selection of members of the House Ways and Means Committee and Senate Finance Committee as official advisers to the United States delegation to trade negotiations.
Requires the President to report annually to Congress on trade agreements, their effect, relief from effects, and new negotiations.
Title II: Relief From Injury Caused By Import Competition
- Provides that the Tariff Commission, upon request by an entity for import relief, may investigate the effect of import restrictions upon domestic industry and shall report such effect to the President, who shall expedite adjustment assistance and may provide import relief for such industry, after taking specified factors into consideration.
Specifies preferred forms of import relief, including, increases in, or impositions of duties as the form most preferred. Provides that such an increase shall not exceed 50 percent advalorem.
Provides that import relief shall not last longer than five years and that the President may terminate it as he deems necessary.
Provides that either House of the Congress may, within 90 days of receipt of an orderly marketing agreement or quantitative restrictions entered into by the President, adopt a resolution of disapproval that shall make such actions of no effect.
Establishes procedures and qualifications by which workers may petition for adjustment assistance from the Secretary of Labor.
Establishes qualifications for and amounts of trade readjustment allowances. Limits such allowances in general to 52 weeks.
Provides for retraining, job search, and relocation allowances for workers adversely affected by trade agreements.
Establishes procedures by which the States may cooperate in dispersal of such assistance and allowances.
Creates the Adjustment Assistance Trust Fund on the Treasury books for adjustment assistance funds, which shall be appropriated from customs duties not otherwise appropriated for each fiscal year.
Creates the Adjustment Assistance Coordinating Committee to coordinate adjustment assistance policies of various agencies.
Sets forth procedures by which firms may apply for adjustment assistance from the Secretary of Commerce.
Provides that such assistance may be technical or financial and shall be available only if the firm has no reasonable access to private financing. Prescribes limitations on the purposes and uses of such assistance.
Authorizes appropriation of necessary sums from time to time for such assistance to firms.
Requires such firms to keep records of such assistance that shall be available for audit.
Requires the Tariff Commission and the Secretary of Commerce to coordinate their efforts to provide warning to firms of tariff agreement effects and knowledge of possible relief.
Title III: Relief From Unfair Trade Practices
- States that when the President determines that a foreign country maintains an unjustifiable import restriction which discriminates against United States Commerce or provides subsidies on its exports to the United States which reduces sales of United States products he shall take all appropriate steps to obtain elimination of such restrictions or subsidies, including prevention of benefits of trade agreements with such country and imposition of duties or other import restrictions on products of such country.
Allows for Congress to disapprove such Presidential actions. Requires that after the question of dumping has been raised a determination shall be made if it has in fact occurred and, if so, appraisement of such merchandise shall be withheld and notice given in the Federal Register.
Defines purchase price and exporter's sales price of imported merchandise for purposes of this section.
Defines exporter's sales price for state-controlled economies.
Provides for the application of countervailing duties on imports, equal to the net amount bestowed on such goods by a bounty or grant by any country.
Requires a determination of material injury by the Tariff Commission for the application of countervailing duties to duty-free imports, for so long as such a determination is required by international obligations.
Requires the Secretary upon written request by an American manufacturer, producer, or wholesaler to furnish the classification, duty rate, and countervaling duties imposed upon imported merchandise of a kind manufactured, produced or sold by him; and allows him to petition for changes in such duties and other items, upon which the Secretary shall make a determination, and which may be contested.
Provides that when the Tariff Commission believes that importation of an article would substantially harm a patentee, the Secretary of the Treasury shall exclude such article, pending investigation by the commission, after which it may be refused entry.
Title IV: Trade Relations with Countries not Enjoying Nondiscriminatory Treatment
- Provides that products from any nonmarket economy shall not be eligible to receive nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment), such country shall not participate in any program of the Government of the United States which extends credits or credit guarantees or investment guarantees, directly or indirectly, and the President shall not conclude commercial agreements with any such country during the period that the country denies its citizens the right or opportunity to emigrate, or imposes more than a nominal tax on immigration.
Allows the President to suspend or withdraw nondiscriminatory treatment to any country, and to authorize bilateral agreements providing nondiscriminatory treatment to products of countries previously denied such treatment. Sets forth requirements for such bilateral agreements, including a 3-year duration, renewable for three years, and nondisruption of domestic markets.
Provides for a Tariff Commission Investigation of possible market disruption from products receiving nondiscriminatory treatment.
Provides for a 90-day period in which Congress may disapprove of a continuance or extension of nondiscriminatory treatment.
Title V: Generalized System of Preferences
- Allows the President to provide duty-free treatment for any eligible article from any beneficiary developing country. Designates certain countries which shall not be classified as beneficiary developing countries.
Allows the President to withdraw, suspend or limit the application of such duty-free treatment, and shall withdraw or suspend the beneficiary developing country designation upon certain conditions.
Provides for termination of such designation after 10 years.
Title VI: General Provisions
- States that it is the sense of the Congress that effective international cooperation is necessary to put an end to the illicit production, smuggling, trafficking in, and abuse of dangerous drugs, and that in order to promote such cooperation, the President shall embargo trade and investment, public and private, with any nation when the President determines that the government of such country has failed to take adequate steps to prevent narcotic drugs and other controlled substances produced or processed, in whole or in part, in such country, or transported through such country, from entering the United States unlawfully.
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Bill titles: An Act to promote the development of an open, nondiscriminatory, and fair world economic system, to stimulate fair and free competition between the United States and foreign nations, to foster and economic growth of, and full employment in, the United States, and for other purposes.; A bill to promote the development of an open, nondiscriminatory, and fair world economic system, to stimulate the economic growth of the United States, and for other purposes.
Original source documents: Digest of the Congressional Record vol. 119-194, p. H11064;
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14 May 2014
Two Important
Meatpacking District
St. Luke's Proposal Shortened Slightly, Approved
Reaching Out to Mayor de Blasio on Housing Plan, Improving the LPC
Two Important Meatpacking District Victories
9-19 Ninth Avenue (Little West 12th Street): Last week the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) heard the proposal to add a large glass addition atop this iconic building (which for years housed Pastis Restaurant) at a key location in the heart of the Gansevoort Market Historic District. GVSHP, among many others, raised strong objections to the proposal, which we felt would overwhelm the existing building, negatively impact key features of the historic district, and relate poorly to its surroundings. Because GVSHP was able to help get this and surrounding sites landmarked in 2003, the project cannot move ahead without LPC approval.
Fortunately, the Commissioners appeared to agree with many of our concerns, telling the applicant they could not approve the proposal as is, and to significantly re-work it with more sensitivity to the existing building and its surroundings. Several of the Commissioners also said the proposed addition was too large. It is now up to the applicant to submit a new design to the LPC responding to their comments.
See GVSHP's webpage for further information on the application and its status, to be informed of when revisions may be proposed, and to view the video of the presentation, public testimony, and Commissioner deliberations of this application at the LPC.
40-56 10th Avenue (13th Street): Yesterday the Board of Standards and Appeals took a final vote on a zoning varaince application for this site, where a developer originally requested a 34% increase in the allowable size of a new development (full application here). The developer claimed the presence of the High Line on the site and landfill undeground created a "financial hardship." GVSHP, among many others, argued strongly against this logic, pointing out that the High Line's presence made this site uniquely desirable, and that other developers had built on the same subsurface conditions without any "hardship."
Fortunately the Board of Standards and Appeals agreed with us; while they granted the developer some waivers to allow more light and air to reach the High Line (to which GVSHP had no objections), they did not grant the developer any of the originally-requested increase in the size of the planned development. This is an important victory for our efforts to preserve the scale and character of the Meatpacking District.
St. Luke's Proposal Shortened Slightly, Approved
We are less happy to report that last week the Landmarks Preservation Commission also approved the proposed tower at 100 Barrow Street on the St. Luke's block, as well as additions to the St. Luke's School, with relatively minor modifications. In the case of the tower, it was shortened slightly, though made no smaller, as the mass of the building was simply added to the lower portion. The design was changed somewhat, but the changes failed to address many of the serious concerns we and others expressed about its problematic relationship to its surroundings.
Similarly, the additions to the school were approved with only changes to the color of the materials, but without addressing the shortcomings in the proposed addition's design. Perhaps worst of all, the LPC voted the approvals without giving the public any opportunity to review or comment upon the new designs, which has become common practice by the Commission in recent years -- a practice to which GVSHP has long objected.
While GVSHP supports the ability of St. Luke's Church and School to grow, and believes that sensitive additions could be appropriate at these locations, we felt that the proposed designs were jarring and out of place in their special, historic context. In spite of hearing from GVSHP and scores of others to this effect, we are disappointed that the LPC voted to approve the revised designs.
See GVSHP's webpage on this application to view the original and approved designs, as well as to access video of the two LPC meetings on this application.
Reaching Out to Mayor de Blasio on Housing Plan, Improving the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC)
Housing Plan: GVSHP has written to Mayor de Blasio about his recently announced five-borough, ten year housing plan, which is intended to create and preserve affordable housing throughout our city. The plan is a general outline with greater detail regarding how it will be implemented -- and how it would affect our neighborhoods -- still to be determined. The plan appears to be a centerpiece of the new administration's policies and planning.
The Mayor should be lauded for tackling the increasing unaffordability of New York City, and for seeking ways to address it. And we were pleased to see that a large component of the Mayor's plan involves strategies for preserving existing affordable housing, which has been disappearing from our neighborhoods.
But a significant component of the Mayor's plan does also entail the creation and construction of new affordable housing, and calls for allowing greater density than current zoning allows at certain (as yet unspecified) locations to allow affordable housing to be built. GVSHP has reached out to the Mayor to point out that the zoning in much of our neighborhoods already allows too great a density of development, and to urge him to work closely with us and other community groups to identify which, if any, locations in our neighborhoods are appropriate for greater density. We also urged him to work closely with us and other community groups to explore options for the creation of new affordable housing that does not require increasing the allowable density of new development. Read the entire letter here.
Improving the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC): GVSHP has also reached out the Mayor and LPC Chair to suggest ways in which the LPC could work better with the public, improve the accessibility of information about landmarks applications and the status of landmarks complaints, make attending public hearings easier, and generally allow the public to get information and participate in the landmarks review process more easily.
Among these suggestions are posting updates to its Twitter feed about where the Commission is on its public hearing schedule (the Commission often runs hours behind or ahead of schedule at its public hearings, making it difficult for members of the public to participate in these hearings in the middle of a work day), providing images of landmarks applications on their website (currently one can only see the actual applications at a public hearing or by coming to the LPC the Friday before a public hearing), and posting the status of responses to landmarks violations complaints on their website. All could easily be done with existing technology and little burden upon the LPC. Read the entire letter here.
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Book: Untruly Yours
Author: Smita Shetty
Genre: Romance/ Chicklit
Sometimes you have to judge a book by its cover and that is probably what I did when I decided to read Untruly Yours by Smita Shetty. The cover design is refreshing and the story summary at the back is extensive, rather very extensive. I personally don't like more than one paragraph of the summary written at the back cover of the book. To me it was something like 'A spoiler alert'. I mean it almost revealed the whole story.
Shetty wrote a simple story that is spread across 146 pages; the book takes you through the Journey of a modern era women who is starving for a spark in her relationship, which she fails to find in her love marriage she is been into for more than a decade. The story line is not new and have been a part of many fiction novels but, this book has its own good things to offer which over writes that 'old story' tag.
The language used by author is very mature and clearly depicts that it has been written by an individual having great experience of life and not just some IIT graduates. The book takes you through a journey of protagonist, Natasha who is trying to find a way out of her marriage to enjoy the missing romance, passion and excitement. In simple words- on verge of infidelity.
It took Natasha a journey of more than ten-thousands miles to find that she demands more from life in terms of her yearning towards Steve; her office mate from US and Veer; her college days crush. Natasha after seeing no progress in terms of her relationship with Steve straves for Veer; who eventually hurts her more and forces her to make a decision that will change her life completely.
Throughout the book you will find many instances where you would give a calm smile and some time a huge laugh. I am personally suggesting this book to everyone. Pick it up, it is worth the read.
Also, apart from all this, I have a quick question for Shetty : How come somebody who just attempted suicide can change her whole life in that one ten-minute conversation and start talking about Fashion police and all? (Just asking)
Smita Shetty has been in the creative field for over seven years. In her spare time she enjoys involving herself in community work. She offers her creative support to an Asian women's network group and has taken up several designing projects for a County Councils employee network group. Untruly yours is her debut novel.
Smita is originally from Mumbai and currently lives with her family in the United Kingdom.
Aditya Bhasin hails from India, Delhi-an avid reader, who enjoys his cup of tea over it, a racist in purest form as he hates chocolate and coffee. He does not like traveling much, but, if he gets an opportunity to travel he chooses to do that by a train instead of a car or a plane. He is an ambivert person and is happy that way.
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The Cancer Mirror (USA, 19 Min)
Directed by: Sophie Tuttleman
Written by: Sophie Tuttleman
From the intimate perspective of a young woman who has lost both of her parents to cancer, this 20-minute documentary film travels to California and New York to create a meditation on attitudes toward cancer, death, and the care we offer to the dying and the bereaved.
The Cancer Mirror is a personal documentary about supporting a terminally ill loved one, tracing the relationship of the filmmaker to terminal cancer in her mother Jan.
The Cancer Mirror weaves together footage of UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center with interviews of Jan, Sophie, Craig (Jan's recent husband), and Emma (Sophie's sister). The film addresses the patient experience in various ways, including the perspective of Jan's Physician/Scientist, Dr. Santosh Kesari, MD, PhD Director of Neuro-oncology at Moores UCSD Cancer Center.
Through the arrangement of personal voice-over narration, archival pictures of Sophie and her mother, text from Sophie's mother's 'Brain Warrior Blog' that she maintained during her battle with brain cancer, and footage of Sophie reflecting on processing her grief from losing both of her parents to cancer, The Cancer Mirror will be a visible ethnographer personal-portrait documentary film.
Sophie is interested in what insight her own experience of her mother's death can provide for larger questions about death and dying. The Cancer Mirror will strike a balance between being grounded in personal experience and speaking to the issues of cancer and coping with death more broadly so that others can also relate.