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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin “It’s a wonderful feeling, obviously,” acknowledges Caroline Graham Hansen, reacting to the news that her club side FC Barcelona Femeni have won their first league title in five seasons. She is speaking, however, from her native Norway, unable to share the moment with her teammates in Catalonia. “It’s not the way that I pictured it.” Unbeaten in 21 league games all season, Barcelona stood nine points ahead of defending champions Atlético when the season was abandoned in mid-March. They would have required six wins from their final nine matches to mathematically secure a first title in five years. On Friday, the Spanish Federation (RFEF) ratified a decision to end all non-professional soccer seasons in the country at the point they were cancelled. For Barcelona's women's team, this meant they could start celebrating a fifth La Liga title. “In my head it was just a matter of time when you look at the table,” believes … [Read more...] about FC Barcelona Women Earn La Liga Title, But It’s Bittersweet For Caroline Graham Hansen

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Caroline McCaul didn’t think the world needed another apparel collection, she thought the world needed a different type of apparel collection. “Sans Gêne is a brand that really puts human issues in the forefront,” McCaul said. “We really care about people. Philanthropy is a big part of the brand as well as losing the judgmental bias that’s prevalent in society today. That goes to not judging other people and also not judging yourself so much. I don’t think we realize how much harm we do by judging ourselves. “It all comes down to a resounding ethos to break these labels and break these barriers and boxes that we’re put into and hopefully, try to help end the stigma by being a unisex brand that’s geared to tailored garments that look great great on men and women,” McCaul said. “I don’t think the world needed another apparel brand, it needed a brand that cares about people,” she added. McCaul is not a designer. Since … [Read more...] about New Apparel Brand Sans Gêne Makes Genderless And Sustainable Clothes

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Valentine’s Day is a little under a month away and there’s still time to pick up that gift for her. The holiday doesn’t have to be about the typical V-Day gifts of flowers or jewelry, although what woman doesn’t want a floral spread or nice necklace? It’s a moment to get a niche gift for someone, something that they’d really appreciate and use. So, she’s not really one for chocolate but shoes instead? Then these are the best sole stoppers for her: Caroline BSS x Caroline ADVERTISEMENT There’s something matrimonial about the Caroline BSS X Caroline shoe. Done in a cream satin color, it’s chunky platform and 5-inch block heel gives women height and lifts hemlines. The upper part of the shoe is satin while the sock, sole, and lining portion is leather. It’s embellished with a crystal bow, this will add the elegance to any outfit you pair it with. Made ethically and sustainably in Brazil, it’s quite the feminine … [Read more...] about Valentine’s Day Gift Guide: The Best Shoes For Her

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin I don’t tend listen to music while I’m working. My brain can’t process lyrics I understand and words I’m trying to write at the same time, so I typically don’t bother. When I do fire up Apple Music at my desk, it’s usually to listen to something sung in a language I don’t understand or instrumentals, like Gustavo Santaolalla’s gorgeous score for The Last of Us . I can’t wait to hear more of his music when HBO’s adaptation of the game premieres on Sunday. Anyway, there’s a new Heardle song. Clues and the answer are coming up. In case this is your first time trying the game, here’s how to play Heardle : You will hear the first second of a reasonably well-known song. You’ll then try to guess the artist and title or skip your turn. If you skip or guess incorrectly, you’ll get to hear a little more of the song. The game continues until the sixth and final guess, at which point you’ll hear 16 seconds of the track. … [Read more...] about Today’s ‘Heardle’ Answer And Clues For Saturday, January 14

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin On Monday evening in Zürich, former FC Barcelona Femení head coach Lluís Cortés is set to be named as the Best FIFA Women's Coach for 2021 after winning an unprecedented treble of Spanish league, Cup and UEFA Champions League with the Catalan club. However, just two days after the end of that season, Cortés resigned claiming he no longer had the energy to continue. The 35-year-old made the surprise choice at the height of his powers, after reaching the pinnacle of the women's game just 30 months after taking his first position as the head coach of a team. Yet the burden of managing a club like Barcelona during a Covid-pandemic which elongated the Spanish club season to run for 353 days in the year was proving too much of a physical and emotional strain on Cortés. Speaking to me from his home in Spain, Cortés tells me "it was a wonderful season. For a Barça supporter like me, it was like a dream to win the treble. Of … [Read more...] about Lluís Cortés Wanted To ‘Disconnect’ After Barcelona’s Big Year, But Ukraine Has Lured Him Back To Coaching

Sam Bankman-Fried am Bankman-Fried, the disgraced cryptocurrency executive, on Thursday made his first detailed response to the criminal charges filed against him last month, arguing that the millions of customers of his collapsed exchange, FTX, could still get their money back. In a statement published on Substack, Bankman-Fried said that “very substantial recovery remains potentially available.” “I didn’t steal funds, and I certainly didn’t stash billions away,” he wrote. “Nearly all of my assets were and still are utilizable to backstop FTX customers.” His statement came a day after the lawyers overseeing FTX’s bankruptcy said in court that they had recovered at least $5 billion in funds. Bankman-Fried cited that announcement to try to bolster his case that FTX customers could still be made “substantially whole.” It was not clear whether he had vetted his statement with his legal team before publishing it. FTX filed for bankruptcy in November after a run on customer … [Read more...] about FTX founder makes first detailed response to fraud charges

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Conventional wisdom is that for asset owners that try to minimize manager churn, earnest commitment to increasing allocations to diverse-owned and diverse-led managers takes time to implement, and for asset owners that favor concentration, it can be challenging to add new managers to a portfolio, which slows the rate of progress. The conventional wisdom is not enough: asset owners can accelerate equity and inclusion in their existing investment portfolios through monitoring of and engagement with existing managers. This article—the sixth and final article in a series on building diverse and inclusive institutional investment portfolios—draws from a guide for asset owners that Blair Smith and Troy Duffie of Milken Institute and I co-authored with significant input from the Milken Institute’s DEI in Asset Management Executive Council , Institutional Allocators for Diversity Equity and Inclusion and its cousin … [Read more...] about Want The Existing Managers In Your Investment Portfolio To Become More Diverse And Inclusive? Try This

The loan was among several deals struck with Jean Chalopin, the head of Deltec and Moonstone banks — and co-creator of Inspector Gadget — who forged a lucrative relationship with FTX. I n late 2021, Deltec was well on its way to becoming one of the world’s most consequential crypto banks — but it needed money. An obscure Bahamian bank born from private wealth management, it had found a profitable, yet risky new role as the banker of choice for crypto giants. After signing on Tether, a wildly popular "asset-backed" stablecoin that had been dropped by traditional financiers, Deltec amassed a roster of white hot clients, among them the $32 billion crypto exchange FTX, then one of the largest. Before FTX collapsed in November, it appeared flush with cash, spending lavishly across the Bahamas, while its founder Sam Bankman-Fried was lauded as a “future trillionaire.” Amid the dollar signs surrounding his new client, Deltec chairman Jean Chalopin saw an answer to his … [Read more...] about FTX Secretly Channeled A $50 Million Loan To Its Bahamian Bank Through An Executive’s Company

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed our world in a way that few could have predicted. We suddenly find ourselves with the opportunity to reexamine our values—especially as they relate to our careers. One way the current environment has impacted us is that we crave more meaning in our work. Our priorities have changed, and it's affecting our professional outlook. If you find yourself wanting more out of your job and perhaps even considering a career change, it's essential first to examine your work values. What are work values? According to Liz Cannata, Sr. Manager of HR Operations at CareerBuilder , “Just like personal values, work values have to do with your preferences, purpose and desired path. It’s important to consider these values as you explore your current job satisfaction level and think about future career development.” These core principles are an essential part of who you are and can be categorized as … [Read more...] about Why Your Work Values Are Essential To Career Satisfaction

Failed crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried invested $1 billion into Genesis Digital Assets, a bitcoin miner in Kazakhstan, just months before the collapse of his FTX platform heralded a crypto winter that's looking more like an ice age. Key Takeaways Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research invested about $1 billion in Kazakh bitcoin miner Genesis Digital Assets, bankruptcy disclosure has shown. Bankman-Fried joined the board of the mining firm in October 2021, but resigned in November 2022, a day before FTX filed for bankruptcy protection. The sizable investment, one of FTX's largest assets, is yet another insight into the FTX collapse, which has irked the crypto community as about 1 million FTX creditors await repayment. Bankman-Fried has defended his dealings as the head of FTX on social media, saying he "didn't steal funds." $1 Billion On Mining Firm Alameda invested $1 billion between August 2021 and April 2022 four times: $100 million … [Read more...] about Bankruptcy Reveals $1 Billion FTX-Tied Stake in Bitcoin Miner