Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Remitly, the Seattle fintech company that competes with Western Union WU and lets consumers make international money transfers through an app, saw its shares rise 13% on its first day as a public company. Its market value reached $7.8 billion, up from $1.5 billion when it last raised private funding in July 2020. The ten-year-old business was founded by former Barclay’s banker Matt Oppenheimer, 39, entrepreneur Josh Hug, 43, and engineer Shivaas Gulati, 33. Its early venture capital investors included Nigel Morris at QED and Jeff Bezos’ personal fund, Bezos Expeditions. Based on financial disclosures, Oppenheimer’s stock in Remitly is now worth about $300 million, while Hug’s is worth $200 million. Gulati’s stake couldn’t be learned (only top executives, board members and holders of more than 5% of the stock must disclose their holdings). Most of Remitly’s 2.4 million active customers are immigrants living in the U.S. who …
October Child Tax Credit Payments Hit Bank Accounts, With Downward Adjustments For Many Taxpayers
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The Internal Revenue Service announced that most families will see their fourth advanced child tax credit payment in their bank accounts today. It shows up as IRS TREAS CHILDCTC on your bank statement. The October payments will reach approximately 36 million taxpayers for a total of $15 billion. If you’re getting payments by check, the check should arrive by the end of the month. Getting these payments, authorized by the American Rescue Act in March, into the hands of families with children under 18 is a big undertaking, and it’s not all smooth sailing. For most taxpayers who have filed a 2019 or 2020 tax return, the monthly payments, which started in July and run through December, are automatic. But the payment amounts can change depending on recently processed tax returns. The final true up will take place when you file your 2021 tax return next year. In the latest snafu, which the IRS says has been corrected, nearly 1 …
Madeira Hosts Underwater Photography And Video Contest
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Historically reputed for producing excellent fortified wines, the island cluster of Madeira in the Atlantic Ocean has been attracting visitors for different reasons during the past two decades. This island group—located west of Morocco and north of the Spanish Canary Islands—is now known for adventure sports such as hiking, paragliding, mountain biking and scuba diving. The island archipelago, which is an autonomous region of the European country of Portugal, was host from October 4 th to 9 th this year to the 18 th World Championship of Underwater Photography, and 4 th such championship for underwater video. Kerim Sabuncuoglu is President of the Visual Commission of the World Confederation of Underwater Activities (CMAS), which coordinated this diving event. CMAS is an outgrowth of an organization founded in France in 1959 by ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, and which is now based in Rome. Sabuncuoglu …
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New Documentary Examines The Life And Art Of Jim Denevan
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Jim Denevan is probably best known as the mastermind of Outstanding In The Field (OTIF), bespoke culinary experiences set in farm vineyards, beaches, meadows, fishing docks, and city streets across the U.S. and beyond. But chef Denevan is also a talented multimedia artist who creates eco-friendly, geometric sand paintings—called “land art”—that only exist for a short time before they succumb to the elements. Using a rake and stick as his tools, he creates works so perfect and symmetrical that they look engineered. Now a new documentary, Man in the Field , tells the extraordinary story of this creative genius, an artist and chef whose background is as unique as has been the course of his life’s work. About Outstanding in the Field Since 1999, well before farm-to-table became an overused buzzword, Denevan came up with the idea of bringing chefs and farmers together in natural settings. He gathered food enthusiasts …
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Here Are The Sustainable Shoe Brands You Need To Know About
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The shoe industry is a source of enormous waste with more than 24 billion pairs of shoes manufactured annually. Given the low quality of most of these shoes, the vast majority end up in landfills. Worse yet, it can take 1,000 years for many shoes to decompose because they’re made of plastics. And, it’s difficult to shred and recycle shoes because they are constructed of so many different materials, including metals. In short, overproduction of poorly made shoes is creating a huge waste problem that is detrimental to the environment. While it would be great if we could reuse the shoes already in circulation, the reality is that used shoes aren’t always appealing to consumers, especially if their quality is lacking or they’ve already received substantial wear. Thankfully, a number of shoe brands are taking on the challenge of manufacturing shoes that are built to last and sustainable for the planet. Here are some of the most …
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‘Reflection Of You’ Is A Mystery That Redefines One Woman’s Identity
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Jeong Hee-joo, played by Go Hyun-jung, is a painter whose art captures pastel reflections of her comfortable life. Although her life might seem picture-perfect in the Korean drama Reflection of You , the reality is not always pretty. Her mother-in-law is cold and dismissive, undermining her authority with her children, so they too also dismiss her concerns. Her husband is kind but she’s treated rudely by her sister-in-law. She continues to smile through the family’s snide remarks. She holds her head high. Appearances matter. Hee-joo’s life loses some of its superficial luster on the day that a substitute art teacher repeatedly slaps her daughter hard enough to rupture one eardrum. Her daughter won’t say why the teacher hit her and the teacher won’t apologize. This infuriates Hee-joo so much that she winds up hitting the teacher. She’s mortified that she lost her temper, but suspects the teacher wanted her to react that way. …
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8 Great Movies To Stream Before They Leave Netflix At The End Of October
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin On the first day of each month, the world’s biggest streaming platforms—from Netflix NFLX to Hulu to Amazon Prime to HBO—add a number of new titles to their movie libraries. And Netflix has been especially active this month, and will continue to add dozens of new movies to its database throughout the month of October. But on the first day of each month, we also lose a lot of content. Between now and the end of October, Netflix will ditch around 50 different movies. Luckily, you’ve got some time left to watch your favorites—or perhaps discover a new favorite. In this article, I’ll highlight eight great films exiting Netflix by November 1. And at the end of the article, you’ll find a full list of movies leaving the platform this month. Free Fire (2016) When a black-market arms deal goes outrageously wrong, Justine finds herself caught in the crossfire, forced to navigate through a warehouse full of trigger-happy …
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It’s All About Them, Not You
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Founder & Principal of SmartMouth Communications , a consulting, coaching and training firm that creates better messages and messengers. I have a question for you, and I want you to be honest with yourself as you consider your answer: Have you ever prepared for, and then delivered, a presentation with the ultimate goal of showing how smart, competent or impressive you are? The reason I ask is because most people in my communication coaching practice admit that this is often the case. It’s a driver, a natural urge, an instinct. The workplace is rife with competition. You’re hoping to get ahead and so, sure, you’re on the lookout for opportunities to showcase your smarts, competence and impressiveness. At the very least, I know it’s your underlying goal. But I’m wondering if, in all honesty, it’s your primary goal. I wouldn’t blame you if it is; you would hardly be alone. Nevertheless, I also want you to …
Investing With The Highest Possible ROI: A Stable Society
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin A good heart alone will not change the world — for that we need compassion, collaboration and to put our good hearts into action. I don't actually believe in charity, but I sincerely believe in doing the right thing: acting on your good heart, according to universal values such as honesty, empathy, respect and justice. A good heart alone will not change the world — for that we need compassion, collaboration and to put our good hearts into action. I strongly believe that a protected, nurtured child will grow up to be a responsible adult who will be able to contribute to a stable society. “I strongly believe that a protected, nurtured child will grow up to be a responsible adult who will be able to contribute to a stable society.” UNICEF has the unique United Nations mandate to ensure that the 196 countries that have become party to the Convention on the Rights of the Child — the most rapidly ratified human rights …
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Without Emotional Intelligence, Organizations Are Doomed To Fail
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Philippe Clarinval, is a mentor, executive coach, advisor and expert on employee engagement. He coaches CEOs on transformational leadership. It’s a bold statement, but I stand behind it: The most successful and inspiring leaders are always self-aware. They continually take inventory on themselves and their leadership style, and keep tabs on their effect and influence on their teams. They create and foster a culture and community that emboldens and promotes trust, which translates into happy employees as well as happy customers and consequently, healthy returns. Leaders have to be self-aware to understand the emotions of the people they lead. If you don’t know and understand yourself, how can you be expected to understand anyone else? If you’re not self-aware, you can’t manage your own emotions, and by extension, the emotions of your team. This is called emotional intelligence (EQ). Without it, the team’s cohesion is …
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