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Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Permission refused for 'cramped' flats
A retrospective planning application to turn the upper floors of a former Bradford pub into flats has been refused by planners as "sub-standard". The former Diplomat pub, on Sunbridge Road, received planning permission for an office conversion in 2014, but the building's upper floors were subsequently converted into nine flats without permission. Earlier this year, a retrospective application to retain the flats, described by the applicant as "high-quality residential accommodation, was submitted to Bradford Council. But planning has been refused, with officers citing a layout that "resulted in cramped and substandard living conditions". The retrospective application submitted described the residential accommodation as "a carefully considered and contextually sensitive conversion of a historically significant building". But planning officers said all the flats fell below legal minimum-space standards. Turning down the application, officers wrote: "All of the flats fail to meet the minimum-space standards for a one-bed single and double occupancy unit. "As such, the flats have resulted in cramped and substandard living conditions, with Flat 6 being particularly affected." Flat six measures just 23sqm - 1sqm less than the legal minimum size. Planners added: "[These standards] are especially crucial in this case, as the flats do not benefit from private or communal outdoor amenity space, and the surrounding area lacks open recreational green spaces for residents." Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here. Further Bradford City Village details released Permission refused for 'unsightly' storage site Plans to convert cafe into 18-bed home refused
Indian Express
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Bhool Chuk Maaf box office collection Day 7: Rajkummar Rao, Wamiqa Gabbi-starrer earns three times as much as Kangana Ranaut's Emergency
Bhool Chuk Maaf Box Office Collection Day 7: Rajkummar Rao and Wamiqa Gabbi's family entertainer Bhool Chuk Maaf has completed its first week of release in theatres. According to industry tracker Sacnilk, the film earned Rs 3.25 crore on Thursday, taking its India nett collection to Rs 44 crore. The film already has a sword hanging over its head due to the promised two-week run at the theatres before it finds its way on to Prime Video. At the halfway point, the film saw an 8% decline in viewership since day 6, which isn't a concerning factor considering it was the middle of the week, but it still hasn't been able to touch double digits since last Sunday. Bhool Chuk Maaf has managed to pass the lifetime earnings of John Abraham's Diplomat, which had a domestic collection of Rs 40.74 crore, and Shahid Kapoor's Deva, which only managed Rs 33.97 crore in India. It has also earned over three times as much as Kangana Ranaut's Emergency, which made just Rs 12 crore at the box office after being delayed by months. ALSO READ: PVR-Inox top boss declares Rajkummar Rao's Bhool Chuk Maaf a 'genuine hit' after theatrical release dispute: 'Has revived theatres' The average occupancy rate for the film was 11% through the day, with the morning and afternoon shows bringing in 5.72% and 13.40%, respectively. The evening and night shows did better by a minuscule margin, posting 11.46% and 14.18% occupancy. As mentioned before, the film is already functioning with an obvious handicap in the form of a limited theatrical run. It was initially supposed to release on May 9, but due to Operation Sindoor, the makers announced that they will be releasing the film directly on Prime Video. Multiplex chain PVR INOX wasted no time in taking legal action against Maddock Films, and the studio ultimately had to agree to the unique two-week theatrical run, which will go on till June 6. This gives the romantic comedy just seven days to rake in the maximum amount of money possible, as the last two days of its run will be affected by two movies. Mani Ratnam's Thug Life, starring Kamal Hassan, is releasing on June 5, and Housefull 5, starring an ensemble of Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Bajwa, Jacqueline Fernandez and Kriti Sanon, will be releasing on June 6.
New York Times
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
His Suits Come Alive From the Waist Down
For the past five years, Jack Sivan has been running a small tailoring and men's wear business out of the Brooklyn apartment he shares with his wife and three guinea pigs (Bagel, Panda and Faun). Recent events have had him thinking about working someplace other than his home. Mr. Sivan's namesake brand received outsize exposure this year when the actor Ato Essandoh, a star of the Netflix series 'The Diplomat,' wore a custom tuxedo to the Screen Actors Guild Awards in February. The ensemble included a cropped midnight blue jacket with satin lapels, a crisp white button-up shirt, a black bow tie and a long pleated skirt that nearly fell to the floor. 'When I put it on, it just felt good,' Mr. Essandoh said in an interview, adding that his stylist, John Tan, had introduced him to Mr. Sivan. 'Sometimes you wear something and it feels right,' the actor said. 'It felt regal and I loved the way that it flowed.' The tuxedo caught the attention of Mr. Essandoh's peers like his 'Diplomat' castmate Keri Russell and the 'Abbott Elementary' actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, he said, who stopped him and 'was like, 'Boy, look at what you're wearing!'' Not long before dressing Mr. Essandoh, Mr. Sivan landed his first wholesale account with Ford General, a store in Chicago. In May, it will start selling pieces from Mr. Sivan's burgeoning ready-to-wear line, which includes items like a double-breasted linen blazer ($1,155), striped linen pants ($575) and a matching military-inspired jacket ($685). Mr. Sivan's custom suits start at about $2,200; their prices vary based on fabrics and other factors. His business has taken over much of the living room in his apartment near Prospect Park, which has workstations with sewing machines and metal shelves where materials and clothing patterns are stored. There are also multiple mannequins that Mr. Sivan, 28, dresses in clothes he is making, which on a recent visit to the space included a pinstripe chore coat made of Italian shetland flannel wool and a brown coat that still had sewing pins in a pocket and the collar. Most of Mr. Sivan's customers have sought traditional suiting, but Mr. Essandoh has not been the only one to take interest in his skirted styles. Last September, at a pop-up shop Mr. Sivan opened in downtown Manhattan, a skirt suit was displayed in a window. 'That brought in a lot of people, just all ages, all genders,' said Persephone Bennett, 29, an associate designer for Mr. Sivan. 'They were like, 'That is interesting to me and I want that.'' Mr. Sivan, of course, started making skirted men's wear long after other designers — Thom Browne, Jean Paul Gaultier and Yohji Yamamoto among them — introduced their own versions. His pieces are designed with a range of wearers in mind, he said, and tend to have curvier cuts that take inspiration from flared 1970s suiting and from women's wear silhouettes. 'Each thing I'm making, maybe the decisions are small, but someone's identity is in those decisions,' Mr. Sivan said. To help telegraph the inclusive nature of his clothes, people like Lauren Ezersky, a 70-something former fashion television journalist, and Nikhil Kapoor, a plus-size influencer, have been tapped to model them. 'A lot of the narrative around popular tailoring is that it's very conformist,' Mr. Sivan said. He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design — where he studied apparel design and where he met Ms. Bennett — and freelanced at the Row and the denim brand R13 before starting his business. Mr. Sivan grew up in Brookline, Mass., just outside Boston, and said he became interested in fashion in high school. 'The concept of clothing as language was novel to me,' he said. 'It caught my interest at an age when most young people are coming to terms who they are as an individual with more opinions and more agency.' In the spring of 2020, as Covid-19 spread, Mr. Sivan, like many garment industry workers, started making 'so many masks,' he said. With more time on his hands because of the lockdowns, he also began to seek out clients looking for custom pieces and slowly started to grow his tailoring business. Many of his customers have never worked with custom tailors, Mr. Sivan added. 'Suddenly, a world of opportunities opens up and they're just like, 'Actually I do care what kind of pocket shape I have on my jacket,'' he said. 'Or, 'I do really care that this waistband is a little bit higher.'' After years of dress codes becoming more casual, Mr. Sivan said he had been excited to notice a renewed interest in formal wear. 'It was concerning how the needs for suits were kind of disappearing,' he said. 'Really, the only job that really requires you to wear a suit these days is if you're a lawyer. But I think what that's turned into is a realization that a suit doesn't have to be a uniform. It can be a fun thing that you're dressing up in or you're just wearing out. It can be casual. It's just a matching set.'
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- Yahoo
New rule at Mt. Everest sparks major controversy: 'I felt my government was right'
Riding in a helicopter can be an exhilarating experience, especially when flying over the Himalayan mountains. However, if seeing the iconic Mount Everest is on your bucket list, get ready to burn some calories instead. As the Diplomat reported, leisure helicopter rides have been banned since January 1 in Nepal's UNESCO-listed Sagarmatha National Park — which includes Everest. The chopper ban does allow for medical evacuation and transport of food and other essentials for climbers and expedition participants. However, if you plan on trekking any area 4,000 meters above altitude, you'll have to do so the old-fashioned way — by foot. While the national park is taking this step to protect wildlife, it will affect the local helicopter industry. Sixty percent of their business comes from the Everest region, so many are protesting the ban. Do you think America does a good job of protecting its natural beauty? Definitely Only in some areas No way I'm not sure Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. The local Sherpa community in the Everest area has been pivotal in rescue missions and guiding expeditions. This group has also used helicopters as part of its work. Helicopter transport has helped them with their workload and delegating tasks. One anonymous expedition leader told the Diplomat, "Daily kitchen essentials are easier to ferry by chopper from Kathmandu." However, others see how much trash can accumulate when too many people are in one spot. "After reaching Mt. Everest Base Camp, I felt my government was right in its tourism and mountaineering policy," local journalist Chencho Dema said, per Nepal Press. The helicopter ban will affect the economy by slowing down some of the visits, but it can slow down something else — pollution. After all, when trekkers leave, local people still live there, in an environment that must carry on. The abundant litter left behind by so many visitors has contributed to the local watershed contamination. It has become so overcrowded it's become referred to as the "world's highest garbage dump," per National Geographic. Another problem from the overcrowding is eroding footpaths and razed trees to build more lodges. The local Sherpas run the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee NGO that helps keep the area clean. As the Diplomat reports, Kanchha Sherpa, who was part of the first summit expedition in 1953, states in his book, "I think that Everest needs a rest for a few seasons. And maybe this will make a better value of Everest." Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Franklin & Marshall College appoints new President
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Franklin & Marshall College has officially appointed its 17th president. Andrew 'Andy' Rich, who previously served as the dean of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at the City College of New York (CCNY), has been named the 17th president of Franklin & Marshall College. This appointment comes after what the college says was a 'highly competitive, international search process'. The F&M Board of Trustees then voted unanimously to appoint Rich as their next president. He is set to begin his new role in July 2025. 'I am excited to become an F&M Diplomat,' Rich said. 'For more than 235 years, Franklin & Marshall has been a beacon for excellence in liberal arts education. We prepare students for fulfilling lives, inspiring them to achievements that enrich every sector of society. Rooted in Lancaster with a lens on the world, F&M creates tomorrow's global citizens and change makers. I look forward to working with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the Lancaster community to advance our mission – and to do it in the Diplomat way. I offer my heartfelt thanks to the Board of Trustees and the search committee for their trust, and the opportunity to join you this summer as F&M's 17th President.' According to Franklin & Marshall College, Rich will succeed President Barbara K. Altmann, who has led Franklin & Marshall since 2018. 'I am thrilled to welcome Andy Rich as F&M's next president,' Eric Noll '83, P'09, chair of the College's Board of Trustees said. 'He will build on Barbara Altmann's successful presidency with his sharp strategic sensibilities and deep appreciation for our excellent liberal arts college and its importance in our society's future. I want to thank Susan Kline Klehr for her leadership and the members of the search committee for their diligence and tremendous success.' Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now 'The members of our committee were very impressed with Andy's vitality, vision and career accomplishments,' Susan Kline Klehr '73, P'12, a trustee vice chair who chaired the search committee added. 'At the Colin Powell School, Andy extensively enhanced philanthropic support, increased enrollment, and grew programmatic offerings. Throughout the interview process, and in conversations with Andy's references, it became clear that he was a rare and empowering leader who is ready to bring all this and more to F&M.' For more information on Franklin & Marshall College's next president, you can click here. abc27 news will keep you updated as more information becomes available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
