On the subject of distressed and unrestructured debt, a report from the Financial
Times last week included the following:
Not exact matches
The stock has topped the $ 900 - billion mark four
times in 2018,
including as recently as
last week, before each
time falling back.
Leaders from nearly three dozen tech companies,
including Salesforce, Yelp, AT&T, Comcast, and Square, signed off on a letter to local officials
last week, urging them to consider a development proposal that would add seven million square feet of commercial space and 4,400 housing units to the small city, according to the San Francisco Business
Times.
The discount retailer, locked in a fierce battle with Amazon.com (amzn) to shorten the
time it takes to get customers» packages to their homes,
last week acquired Parcel for an undisclosed amount «smaller than previous acquisitions» Walmart has made this year (which
include Bonobos, Moosejaw, and Modcloth), the company said in a blog.
Last week, Senator Patty Murray from Washington and 13 other Democratic senators warned White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney to stop efforts that could «undermine access to affordable preventive services,
including contraception, for women,» according to the New York
Times.
Those of you on the FI's e-mail list (I'm pretty sure that usually
includes me, but they seem to have forgotten this
time) may recall receiving a fund - raising thingy
last week; it is reproduced here.
BlackBerry fell behind Windows mobile device operating system for the first
time, the Star reported
last week, shortly after the Waterloo company that used to be called Research in Motion announced it was looking at alternatives for its future,
including a sale.
The Strategic Growth Fund moved to another all -
time high (
including reinvested distributions)
last week, and also moved back to a fully - hedged investment position.
Last week, the New York
Times reported that a group of venture capitalists has lobbied the US Securities and Exchange Commission to create a «safe harbor» for some currencies, which would presumably
include ether.
Despite the fact that I endured the most frightening flight of my life into Louisville, Kentucky
Last week, I had a wonderful
time with the good people of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church and all the readers who came out to hear my presentation on Sunday night,
including the delightful Connie Esther, who I met in the bathroom of all places!
I made these brownies a few
times over the
last few
weeks, and I even
included it in the recipes for the
last BCAE Holiday Edition cooking class that I taught with my favorite bearded blogger.
Toss in the fact that the «Skins have dropped three in a row by a combined score of 76 - 33,
including a 23 - 0 shutout loss to Buffalo
last week (the first
time ever a Shanahan - led offense has been held scoreless in a game) and the public is pounding visiting San Fran, especially with the sportsbooks taking a valuable point away from home dog Washington.
With a key game against Spartak Moscow next
week to seal qualification for the knockout stage of the Champions League, followed by a busy lead - up to the festive period which
includes the Merseyside derby next weekend, the
last thing Klopp wants is to see Matip out for an extended period of
time.
It was no surprise to hear Arsene Wenger talking this
week about the pressure of being at the top of the Premier League, as his Arsenal side have suffered with it plenty of
times,
including over the
last few
weeks when the Gunners hit a slump after finding ourselves two points clear and in pole position to win the Premier League.
In that
time he has had six starts, two wins —
including last week's Buick Open — a second in a playoff and a tie for sixth.
The news comes as QPR continue negotiations with Mark Hughes about succeeding Neil Warnock as manager, with the hope that a new boss can reignite the fortunes of Taarabt, who has been on the fringes this term, having fired the R's to promotion from the Championship the season before.A deal with French money bags Paris Saint - Germain looked like going through in the summer, but Taarabt later blamed political differences for the transfer ultimately collapsing, leaving him frustrated at having to stay in England.The mercurial Moroccan has interest from a host of top European clubs, but his conduct in the
last few months,
including walking out of QPR's 1 - 0 win over Chelsea at half -
time and consistently admitting he wants to leave, have left many questioning his attitude and professionalism.However, Qatari side Al - Sadd have not been put off, and made their move for Taarabt
last week, only to pull out of a deal after being told it would take a whopping # 15 million to convince them to sell.That sort of figure also rules out Newcastle and Aston Villa as potential destinations, with the thought now that QPR will hang on to Taarabt until at least the summer, where they hope Taarabt could spark a bidding war, after being rejuvenated under a new manager and firing the club to Premier League safety.
Maryland football coaches will appear at popular satellite camps,
including one at Old Dominion - Testudo
Times From
last week: The Terps are going camping.
And then
last week, while we were on vacation in Maine, I watched Laurel tackle three challenges for the first
time: she jumped off a jetty intro frigid water, scaled a rock wall (almost to the very top... her burning forearms were the only reason she didn't keep climbing), and maneuvered a towering, three - story rope obstacle course,
including a zip line from the third story.
I will be travelling alone from Jakarta to Auckland (15 hours
including stopover in Sydney) with an almost 3 years old and a 4 months old in 2
weeks time, Coming here
last week was a nightmare.
Last week I mentioned that kid - and - food expert Ellyn Satter, known for her emphasis on not pressuring children at meal
times,
included in her definition of «pressure» keeping after your child to use her silverware or napkin.
This
week's Friday Charades
includes more about our Houston trip
last weekend, one of the best movies I've seen in a long
time, and more!
Much has been written about this «rob - parents - to - help - kids» scheme,
including the compelling essay by Raj Patel that I posted
last week, and today's blog post by New York
Times food writer Mark Bittman, which proposes a soda tax to fund the bill.
By the
time Artvoice published
last week the comments Paladino made in a year end survey — saying he wished death by mad cow disease upon President Barack Obama and wanted First Lady Michelle Obama to be «let loose in the outback of Zimbabwe where she lives comfortably in a cave with Maxie, the gorilla» — the developer was already on a national stage poised for scrutiny from some of the country's largest media outlets,
including The New York
Times, Washington Post and CNN.
The aide denied the
timing of the governor's position has anything to do with the fact that nine Cuomo associates,
including several close to him, were hit with criminal charges
last week.
The advertising
time, purchased for the
last few
weeks of the campaign prior to the Nov. 4 election, is for markets
including New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse.
A source close to Mr Corbyn insisted the leader met Mr Watson «a couple of
times»
last week,
including once in the deputy leader's office.
Cuomo said
last week during a cabinet meeting at the Capitol that new data regarding the results of the second year of the evaluation system, which
included New York City for the first
time, caused him to reconsider signing the bill.
State Sen. Cathy Young, the bill sponsor, told the
Times Union
last week that the family, which
included an 11 - year - old boy and 14 - year - old daughter, called the police about the surveillance, but authorities couldn't do anything about it under the law at that
time.
Ulster County Executive Mike Hein confirmed to the New Paltz
Times last week that after more than a year of planning, which
included several meetings and site visits with a local community Bridge Replacement Advisory Committee, site preparation and construction of the Carmine Liberta Bridge will begin next month, soon after the May 1 New Paltz Regatta.
Appearing on BBC's Question
Time on Thursday night, a floundering Ms Morgan insisted the decision - which was announced
last week and
included in the Budget - was not actually a decision at all.
The team gave expectant women a recording to play several
times a
week during their
last few months of pregnancy, which
included a made - up word, «tatata,» repeated many
times and interspersed with music.
Last week, Davies began providing recently obtained documents to media outlets,
including ScienceInsider, leading to stories in The New York
Times, Nature, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, and InsideClimate News.
The first group was asked to remember a
time when they felt left out — for instance, being picked
last for a sports team or being friendless the first
week of college — and the other group was asked to recall a
time when they felt
included.
However, in
last 2 years, I have been doing after - burn classes (
includes weights, lunges, squats) about 3 - 4
times a
week.
My favorite fashion article I've read this
week, which is actually from
last but had to
include it: Cathy Horyn's article in the NY
Times about Armani's thoughts on a successor and some interesting and perhaps snarky (anonymous) quotes about how his design has evolved.
This
week's Friday Charades
includes more about our Houston trip
last weekend, one of the best movies I've seen in a long
time, and more!
Today's outfit
includes a striped button down and jeans that I blogged
last week to prove the point that this classic duo will be on heavy repeat this fall, but paired with different shoes, bags and accessories to create lots of different looks to get you through this busy
time of year with no stress about what to wear.
This
time I'm
including all of your amazing upcycled garden decor ideas you all shared at
last week's party.
Our adventures over the
last two months have
included the Panama Canal,
time with family, adventures with restaurants, hiking, and Birthday
Week.
He's gone out with one woman multiple
times in the
last 6
weeks — we'll call her Amy — and continues to see other women
including -LSB-...]
Harvey Weinstein was terminated from The Weinstein Company Sunday following
last week's New York
Times expose detailing decades of sexual abuse allegations made against the Oscar - winning producer by employees and actresses
including Ashley Judd and Rose McGowan, among others.
Over the past few
weeks, allegations against Ratner have multiplied up, coming from stars
including Olivia Munn — who was among six women who spoke to the Los Angeles
Times about the producer — and Ellen Page, who alleged in a lengthy Facebook post that he had outed her to her X-Men: The
Last Stand co-stars when she was 18 years old.
Following a teaser trailer a few months back and a full trailer
last week, a new international trailer is out for «Mission Impossible — Fallout» with a bunch of new footage
including plenty of fresh screen
time for supporting actors like Alec Baldwin, Rebecca Ferguson, Sean Harris, Ving Rhames and Michelle Monaghan.
Last week, I spent some
time reading through the Global Human Capital Trends 2016 Report by Deloitte, which
includes facts based on the responses of 7,000 HR and business leaders from 130 countries worldwide, and went through the High - Impact Talent Management study results by the same firm.
We reproduce below an updated
time series
including the most recent quarterly data (June 2009), which was just released
last week.
The New York
Times reports this morning on some of the many challenges raised in
last week's state board of Education hearing on the proposed new teacher evaluation system,
including one from me --
At the union's annual convention
last week in Denver, where Eskelsen García was officially elected, some teachers said it's
time for a leader who will play hardball with the feds and push back against Education Secretary Arne Duncan's agenda, which
includes evaluating teachers in part by student test scores and supporting the growth of charter schools, often staffed by non-union teachers.
«Constant reform —
including last week's move to force a status change upon the majority of schools that are not academies — leaves staff rushing to keep up and means teachers will spend more and more
time on work outside of the classroom,» he said.
(District of Columbia) With the Obama administration's
time in office quickly coming to a close, the U.S. Department of Education released more than $ 370 million in grants
last week to support a wide variety of services
including teacher training, charter schools and literacy programs.
For students to experience
lasting benefits from attending summer programs, the report recommends that districts: run programs for at least five
weeks; promote high attendance;
include sufficient instructional
time and protect it; invest in instructional quality; and factor in attendance and likely no - show rates when staffing the programs in order to lower per - student costs.