Paradigm lays off 30 people as Hollywood agencies face headwinds
Beverly Hills-based Paradigm Talent Agency on Friday laid off 30 people, including agents in its music division, the latest sign of mounting financial pressures on Hollywood’s representation industry. Paradigm, which also has offices in New York, Nashville, Chicago, Toronto and other cities, employs more than 700 people. Paradigm, like other large talent agencies, has been expanding its scale in recent years through acquisitions. Last year, the company became the full owner of London music agency CODA Agency. UTA also pursued the Paradigm Talent Agency last year, but was rebuffed.
Source:Los Angeles Times
January 19, 2020 04:07 UTC
Amid MAX Grounding, Loyal Boeing Customer Defects To Airbus: Xiamen Airlines To Lease A321neos
Now with almost 170 Boeing aircraft, Xiamen plans to defect by taking the Airbus A321neo. Like other medium-sized airlines using only Boeing aircraft, Xiamen has been particularly affected by the MAX grounding. Early in the MAX grounding, Xiamen foresaw the impact and considered bringing back its 757s, which it retired a few months prior, but determined that to be too costly. FUZHOU, CHINA - MARCH 21: Xiamen Airlines' Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner arrives at Fuzhou Changle ... [+] International Airport on March 21, 2018 in Fuzhou, Fujian Province of China. Its order for 30 MAX aircraft comprises 20 MAX 8s, the -800’s successor, and 10 MAX 10s, which Boeing developed to better compete with the A321neo family.
Source:Forbes
January 19, 2020 04:07 UTC
Biden and Sanders Fight Over Social Security
INDIANOLA, Iowa—Democratic candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders feuded from a distance over the future of Social Security, escalating their dispute involving an issue closely watched by retirees who will participate in the coming Iowa caucuses. The Vermont senator’s campaign has accused the former vice president of calling for Social Security cuts and pointed to Mr. Biden’s past statements.
Source:Wall Street Journal
January 19, 2020 03:45 UTC
Biden and Sanders Clash Over Social Security
On Saturday, Mr. Biden invoked PolitiFact, the fact-checking outlet, which ruled that the Sanders campaign claim was false and lacked context. The Sanders campaign has been intensifying its attacks on Mr. Biden’s long record on Social Security. Throughout his decades in public life, Mr. Biden has at times supported freezes and backed proposals that has alarmed some who worry about the effect on the program. He has also released a plan that calls for strengthening Social Security, and has embraced proposals like providing a higher benefit to the oldest beneficiaries. “Joe Biden should be honest with voters and stop trying to doctor his own public record of consistently and repeatedly trying to cut Social Security,” Faiz Shakir, Mr. Sanders’s campaign manager, said in a statement on Saturday.
Source:New York Times
January 19, 2020 03:45 UTC
China Reports 17 New Cases in Viral Pneumonia Outbreak
BEIJING—Seventeen more people in central China have been diagnosed with a new form of viral pneumonia that has killed two patients and placed other countries on alert. In total, 62 cases of the novel coronavirus have been identified in the city of Wuhan, where the virus appears to have originated. The Wuhan Municipal Health Commission reported the new cases Sunday. Nineteen...
Source:Wall Street Journal
January 19, 2020 03:33 UTC
JFK's grandson slams Pence's interpretation of 'Profiles in Courage'
Washington (CNN) President John F. Kennedy's grandson Jack Schlossberg said Saturday that Vice President Mike Pence's recent op-ed is a "total perversion of JFK's legacy and the meaning of courage." Pence cited Kennedy's 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, "Profiles in Courage," which has a chapter dedicated to Republican Sen. Edmund Ross of Kansas. Pence wrote in the op-ed, "The question naturally arises: Who, among the Senate Democrats, will stand up to the passions of their party this time? @VP Mike Pence's recent piece in the @WSJ, "A Partisan Impeachment, a Profile in Courage," is a total perversion of JFK's legacy and the meaning of courage. As Kennedy's grandson, and a member of the Profiles in Courage Award Committee, I took special interest.
Source:CNN
January 19, 2020 03:22 UTC
Actor Alan Alda and Scripps Research will transform scientists into master storytellers
Historically, science — especially the life sciences — hasn’t placed a premium on speaking to the masses. Scripps Research in La Jolla announced Thursday that it will partner with one of the nation’s great storytellers, Emmy Award-winning actor Alan Alda, to teach scientists and medical professionals to communicate more effectively. Alda wanted to expand his New York company and was enamored of Scripps Research, a cog in one of the largest science and medical research communities in the country. Alda’s work earned him the National Academy of Science’s Public Welfare Medal in 2016. AdvertisementThe training workshops will begin in June and initially cater to people who work in the life sciences, one of California’s largest industries.
Source:Los Angeles Times
January 19, 2020 03:11 UTC
Intro To FC Barcelona Math: How To Make Revenue Of €836m = €990m
Gerard Pique of FC Barcelona (C) with a header against Real Madrid on December 18, 2019 in ... [+] Barcelona, Spain. In order to delve deeper into Barcelona’s finances, there is no better place to start than the club’s Annual Report for 2018/19. Contained in the report is an explanation of why Barcelona management insists that its operating revenue for 2018/19 was €990m when the financial statements say $836m. The earnings figure of €841m used by Deloitte in its ranking is much closer to the Barcelona financial statement than the inflated €990m. Arsenal has nearly 20 associated companies - are they all contributing to the football club’s revenue or are some “less associated” than others?
Source:Forbes
January 19, 2020 03:00 UTC
Fires set stage for irreversible forest losses in Australia
In the recent fires, that distinction lost meaning — even rainforests and peat swamps caught fire, likely changing them forever. “Anybody would have said these forests don’t burn, that there’s not enough material and they are wet. ADFire is a normal part of an ash forest life cycle, clearing out older stands to make way for new growth. Already ash forests in parts of Victoria had been hit by wildfire every four to five years, allowing less marketable tree species to take over or meadows to form. AD“If a young ash forest is burned and killed and we can’t resow it, then it is lost,” Bassett said.
Source:Washington Post
January 19, 2020 03:00 UTC
Fires Set Stage for Irreversible Forest Losses in Australia
Young stands of mountain ash trees — which are not expected to burn because they have minimal foliage — have burned in the Australian Alps, the highest mountain range on the continent. Mountain ash, the world's tallest flowering trees, reach heights of almost 90 meters (300 feet) and live hundreds of years. Bassett plans to send out teams to climb trees in parts of Victoria that did not burn to harvest seed pods. Fire is a normal part of an ash forest life cycle, clearing out older stands to make way for new growth. “If a young ash forest is burned and killed and we can’t resow it, then it is lost," Bassett said.
Source:New York Times
January 19, 2020 03:00 UTC
China Reports New Cases of Deadly Virus, Adding to Fears of Outbreak
BEIJING — The Chinese authorities said on Sunday that 17 more people had been infected with a mysterious new virus, raising questions about how it is being transmitted and adding to concerns about the spread of the illness ahead of China’s busiest travel season. The virus has killed two people and sickened at least 62 in the country, according to official statistics. And with hundreds of millions of people in China expected to travel for the Lunar New Year holiday, which begins Friday, public health officials are working to stop a major outbreak. The virus already appears to have spread outside China. Officials in Thailand and Japan have confirmed three cases involving people who have traveled through Wuhan.
Source:New York Times
January 19, 2020 02:57 UTC
Will Kevin Durant Play For Brooklyn This Season? Nets Reiterate: “No”
NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 10: Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets looks on during the first half ... [+] of the game against the Miami Heat at Barclays Center on January 10, 2020 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 18: Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets talks to Kyrie Irving #11 of ... [+] the Brooklyn Nets during their game against the Milwaukee Bucksat Barclays Center on January 18, 2020 in New York City. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 18: Kevin Durant #7 of the Brooklyn Nets talks to Kyrie Irving #11 of ... [+] the Brooklyn Nets during their game against the Milwaukee Bucksat Barclays Center on January 18, 2020 in New York City.
Source:Forbes
January 19, 2020 02:48 UTC
USC storms back from huge second-half deficit, stuns Stanford in overtime
Still, after the deep hole they’d dug in the first half, the Trojans found themselves on the brink of defeat throughout the wild second-half sequence that led to Weaver’s deep shot. With 15 seconds left, the deficit was five points and the Trojans, again, looked dead in the water. Onyeka Okongwu finished with 22 points and nine rebounds in USC’s 82-78 comeback win in overtime. Weaver scored eight points during extra time, knocking down three key free throws to redeem his earlier miss. There was no coming back from there for Stanford, as USC put the finishing touches on its biggest statement of the season so far.
Source:Los Angeles Times
January 19, 2020 02:41 UTC
Mexico blocks 2,500 migrants from crossing at Guatemala entry point, authorities say
Mexican officials on Saturday closed a section of their border with Guatemala following a push by thousands of migrants to make their way across a bridge over the Suchiate River between the two countries. About 2,500 migrants of all ages were held up and prevented from crossing or entering the bridge at Mexico's southern border by Mexican National Guardsmen, Guatemalan authorities estimated, according to The Associated Press. Mexican authorities reportedly allowed several dozen migrants to enter into Mexico in groups of 20 but warned them against trying to slip away to avoid immigration processing. President Trump claimed the deal would help ease the immigration crisis at the southern U.S. border. It said safe countries must meet the standard of providing a “full and fair” procedure for asylum, and Guatemala does not.
Source:Fox News
January 19, 2020 02:37 UTC
Under criticism, Buttigieg changes plans and will attend King Day event in South Carolina
Buttigieg has struggled to attract support from black voters, one of the Democratic Party’s most important constituencies. His absence from King Day activities in the first voting state in which black voters dominate was particularly glaring and generated significant criticism. ), Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) and businessman Tom Steyer had previously committed to take part in the 20th anniversary of King Day at the Dome — an annual rally held by the South Carolina chapter of the NAACP. It’s like you don’t care.”Buttigieg was planning a trip to South Carolina later in the coming week, his first since early December. ADBut Buttigieg has made clear that part of his hopes in South Carolina rest on what happens in Iowa.
Source:Washington Post
January 19, 2020 02:26 UTC