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Seven decades ago, Carol Aird and Therese Belivet went on a second date. The film earned six Academy Award nominations and the enduring adoration of queer women the world over, who have dubbed Dec. 21 “Carol Day,” and the holiday season “Carol Season.”One of the best ways to celebrate? ‘Carol’ is that magic for the sapphic community.”Watching “Carol” has also been a holiday tradition for Kaina Dominguez, the founder of The Bush Films, a queer film festival with screenings throughout the year. Queer women-centered site Autostraddle once had a “30 Days of Carol” event, where it posted 30 articles about “Carol” in as many days, and one of its writers also watched “Carol” on a 24-hour endless loop. And then there is ‘Carol,’ braving the tsunamis of ‘business/industry requirements’ and telling the tale of love with sensitivity and honesty.”

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’Even before making its way to theaters, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” — the long-awaited sequel to the 2018 film starring Chadwick Boseman — has birthed some of this fall’s biggest pop culture moments, including a Rihanna song drop. “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 11. “The Inspection” opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 18. “Bones and All” opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 23. “Strange World” opens in U.S. theaters Nov. 23.

☆ Carlyle's David Rubenstein on how to invest now
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Chris Taylor | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

It may have been drawn up under England's King John, but these days it belongs to David M. Rubenstein. To learn how Rubenstein amassed those kind of resources, look no further than his new book, “How To Invest: Masters on the Craft." At that time, there was not a whole lot of investing going on, with his father working a blue-collar existence for the Post Office, living paycheck-to-paycheck. Nevertheless, Rubenstein seems to have done alright, with a net worth currently estimated by Forbes at $3.2 billion. RUBENSTEIN'S ADVICE TO INVESTORS BIG AND SMALLWhen it comes to philanthropy, Rubenstein takes a surprisingly hands-on approach – no foundation, no staff, just him.

☆ Meet Byron Trott, the billionaire businessman behind Michael Dell's new investment and advisory firm
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Graham Rapier | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Michael Dell's family office is merging with merchant bank BDT to form a new investment and advisory firm. Back in 2008, when he was still working at Goldman Sachs, Trott was publicly praised by Warren Buffett, whose distaste for M&A bankers — and Goldman Sachs — is notorious on Wall Street. "Byron is the rare investment banker who puts himself in his client's shoes," Buffett said in a letter to investors. The combination, the companies said on Thursday, "will create the preeminent advisory and investment firm serving the distinct needs of family- and founder-led business owners and strategic, long-term investors." Here's how Trott, a Midwest native, went from a small-town football player to an investment banker advising billionaires:

☆ Man says LGBTQ people 'deserve death' at school board meeting in Arkansas
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Zachary Schermele | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A man was recorded on video Tuesday night saying LGBTQ people “deserve death” during a school board meeting in Arkansas where several anti-LGBTQ policies were passed. The video was recorded by a person attending the meeting and verified by NBC News. “While the Conway School Board appreciates the insight and perspectives given in these comments, the personal narratives of individual patrons do not represent the school district or school board’s feelings or stances on issues.”The school board approved anti-transgender policies and bans on two books with LGBTQ themes at the meeting. Minutes from a meeting last month show at least one board member agreed with challenges to remove the books. “Tonight the Conway School Board voted to ban books — and worse — to single out students for unfair treatment,” the group tweeted.

☆ Portland Thorns and Timbers Owner Says He Will Step Down as CEO of the Soccer Teams
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Louise Radnofsky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Portland Thorns and Timbers owner Merritt Paulson resigned Tuesday as chief executive officer of the two teams, after an unsparing report of abuse in women’s professional soccer included him among the leaders in the sport who had failed to check predatory coaches. Paulson did not address the future of his ownership of the Thorns, one of the most successful teams in the National Women’s Soccer League, or the Timbers, who play in Major League Soccer.

☆ Thorns owner stepping down as CEO after NWSL misconduct report
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Amy Tennery | Frank Pingue | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 11 (Reuters) - Merritt Paulson, the CEO of the Portland Thorns and their Major League Soccer counterparts, the Timbers, said he was removing himself effective immediately, following a report that detailed abuse in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). An investigation released earlier this month said that abuse and sexual misconduct were systemic throughout the NWSL and that the league and U.S. Soccer failed to put in "basic measures" to safeguard players. The report also said that the Thorns failed to be transparent about the 2015 firing of a former coach, who was accused of abuse, and that U.S. Soccer and the NWSL did not stop him from coaching elsewhere. A report in The Athletic a year ago detailed allegations of misconduct against Riley, prompting a reckoning throughout the league. "No matter what happens, ensuring the long-term health and success of the Portland Thorns is critical to me, as I know it is for our players and the community."

☆ Fear and loathing on Wall Street: Inside the paranoid, hyper-competitive onslaught to prevent quant traders from defecting to rivals
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-31 | by ( Alex Morrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

Current and former employees at prominent quant trading operations spoke to Insider anonymously for this story, citing fear of legal reprisals. "At the NSA, the penalty for leaking is twenty-five years in prison," Simons liked to tell employees, according to Gregory Zuckerman's book "The Man Who Solved the Market." In the early 2000s, quant noncompetes were narrower and shorter — six to nine months was industry standard, quant recruiters who had to navigate these obstacles told Insider. But it has aggressively pursued employees it believes have crossed the firm, according to court filings and media reports. Absent such changes, quant noncompetes will likely continue to proliferate with little resistance from employees.

Persons: Ken Griffin, they'd, It's, Matt Moye, they've, David Marshall, Jim Simons, George Soros, John Paulson, Philip Falcone, Jonathan Ernst, RenTech, Simons, Gregory Zuckerman's, Moye, quant, Pavel Volfbeyn, Alexander Belopolsky, spooked, Eric Wepsic, Shaw, —, Izzy Englander, Rick Wastrom, Smith Hanley, Jane Street burgeoned, Peter Friedman, Brennan Hughes, Griffin —, They've, Friedman, Chase Lochmiller, Ray Dalio, Jane Street, Hughes, Samuel Estreicher, Estreicher, I'm, David, Wastrom, Marshall, noncompetes Organizations: Citadel Securities, Renaissance Technologies, Citadel, St John's Law School, Center for Labor, Employment, REUTERS, NSA, Fund, RenTech, Millennium Management, Millennium, D.E, Trading, Integra Advisors, Wall, Google, Sigma, Polychain, Getty, Bridgewater Associates, National Labor Relations Board, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, Group, New York University, school's Center for Labor, John's Law, —, New Locations: America, Bridgewater, New York, Hudson, Riker's Island, Houston, Chicago, Connecticut, — California, St, New York , Illinois

☆ Family offices have become a $6 trillion powerhouse in investing—and deal-making
▼ + stars: | 2022-07-11 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Family offices now manage more than $6 trillion in wealth, according to some estimates, surpassing the estimated $4 trillion managed by hedge funds. Many billionaire hedge fund managers, seeking lighter regulation or freedom from benchmarks and outside investor demands, are also converting to family offices. Singapore recently created a Family Office Development Team to lead and coordinate initiatives that will attract more family offices. The Wealth Management Institute has launched the Global-Asia Family Office Circle in Singapore to attract more family offices. Even family offices that serve more than one family often receive an exemption from the SEC to keep their filings confidential.

Persons: Andrew Cohen, John Paulson, Leon Cooperman, That's, Exchange Sara Hamilton, Cohen, John D, Rockefeller, J.P, Morgan, Goldman Sachs, " Cohen, Morgan Stanley, Daniel DiBiasio, We've, Michael Dell's, Goldman, Gregg Lemkau, West, Byron Trott, Sara Hamilton, Nicky, Jonathan Oppenheimer, Sergey Brin, James Dyson, Bill Hwang, Alexandria Ocasio, Dennis Kelleher, Kelleher, Archegos, Hamilton Organizations: Street, Morgan Private Bank, Forbes, Federal Reserve, Campden, Family, Exchange, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, UBS, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley Family, MSD Partners, Container Technologies, BDT Capital Partners, Wealth Management Institute, Google, SEC, Archegos Capital Management, Rep, Better Locations: Asia, U.S, Wall, West Monroe, Singapore, Alexandria, Cortez, Archegos

☆ How a former Goldman Sachs whiz kid living in Puerto Rico exploited a generational shift in investing to become one of Millennium's most profitable traders
▼ + stars: | 2022-01-24 | by ( Alex Morrell | Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Millennium has dominated the index-rebalance trade thanks to Glen Scheinberg, 35, and his SRBL team. One of the hottest trading strategies in recent years has required an intense fixation on some of Wall Street's supposedly dullest financial products: index funds and exchange-traded funds. The SRBL team was born from a Goldman Sachs trading deskIn 2014, Millennium poached 27-year-old Scheinberg from Goldman Sachs' program-trading desk — the team at Wall Street banks that trades baskets of stocks using algorithms. For Scheinberg's team, 2020 wasn't a one-off. Millennium's prodigy decamps to paradise for tax savings and bird-watchingDespite its success, much about the SRBL team remains shrouded in mystery.

☆ Dozens of Goldman Sachs partners have departed the bank since David Solomon became CEO. See the running list here.
▼ + stars: | 2020-02-27 | by ( Carter Johnson | Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

David Solomon has been Goldman Sachs' CEO for more than four years after succeeding Lloyd Blankfein. There's been a lot of talk about morale at Goldman Sachs. In reality, Solomon said, there were fewer "partner transitions at Goldman Sachs" in 2022 than any year "going back to 2014." "At the moment, year-to-date, our turnover is at a 5-year low, not just for partners, in the whole firm," Solomon added. Here is a running list of Goldman's partners that have retired from the firm — or moved on to roles at other companies — since Solomon became CEO.

☆ (video) Zece filme biografice cu note mari pe IMDB, pe care nu trebuie să le ratezi
▼ + stars: | 2018-10-01 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

(video) Zece filme biografice cu note mari pe IMDB, pe care nu trebuie să le rateziÎn acest octombrie fă-ți timp și privește câteva filme bune. De această dată am ales 10 pelicule biografice, cu actori talentați și scenarii captivante. Toate au câteva premii în palmares și note mari pe IMDB, ceea ce înseamnă că nu trebuie să le ratezi. Vedeți mai jos lista filmelor care au fost inspirate de istorii reale. # La môme (2007)Regia: Olivier DahanCu: Marion Cotillard, Gérard DepardieuIMDB: 7.6#The Elephant Man (1980)Regia: David LynchCu: John Hurt, Anthony HopkinsIMDB: 8.2#Legend (2015)Regia: Brian HelgelandCu: Tom Hardy, Emily BrowningIMDB: 7.0#Julie & Julia (2009)Regia: Nora EphronCu: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Chris MessinaIMDB: 7.0#Kill the Messenger (2014)Regia: Michael CuestaCu: Jeremy Renner, Michael Sheen, Mary Elizabeth WinsteadIMDB: 7.0#Darkest Hour (2017)Regia: Joe WrightCu: Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott ThomasIMDB: 7.4#Loving Vincent (2017)Regia: Hugh Welchman, Dorota KobielaCu: Saoirse Ronan, Douglas Booth, Jerome Flynn, Helen McCrory, Robert GulaczykIMDB: 7.9#The Post (2017)Regia: Steven SpielbergCu: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob OdenkirkIMDB: 7.1#Gandhi (1982)Regia: Richard AttenboroughCu: Ben Kingsley, Daniel Day-LewisIMDB: 8.1#Spotlight (2015)Regia: Tom McCarthyCu: Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Stanley Tucci, Christopher GallagherIMDB: 8.1

Persons: mari, De această, jos lista, istorii reale, Olivier Dahan Cu, Marion Cotillard, Gérard Depardieu, David Lynch Cu, John Hurt, Anthony Hopkins, Brian Helgeland, Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, Julie, Julia, Nora Ephron Cu, Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Chris Messina, Michael Cuesta Cu, Jeremy Renner, Michael Sheen, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joe Wright Cu, Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vincent, Hugh Welchman, Saoirse Ronan, Douglas Booth, Jerome Flynn, Helen McCrory, Robert Gulaczyk, Steven Spielberg Cu, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Gandhi, Richard Attenborough Cu, Ben Kingsley, Daniel Day, Lewis, Tom McCarthy Cu, Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Stanley Tucci, Christopher Gallagher Organizations: Regia Locations: jos, Regia

☆ (foto, video) Toate filmele premiate cu Oscar din anul 2000 până acum
▼ + stars: | 2016-01-17 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | Elena Este Omul Care Apreciază Oamenii Cu Ambiție | Dar Mai Mult Pe Cei Cu Valori. Ea Intenționează Să Trăiască O Veșnicie | ) diez.md time to read: +9 min

Fiindcă este duminică și afară ninge, este cel mai oportun moment să priviți un film și nu unul oarecare, dar unul bun. Echipa #diez a făcut o selecție a filmelor premiate cu Oscar din anul 2000 încoace. „Gladiatorul” a luat Oscarurile pentru cel mai bun film și actor principal (Russell Crowe), dar „Tigru și dragon” al lui Ang Lee a fost consolat cu premiul pentru cel mai bun film străin. Patru Oscaruri a luat pelicula lui Ron Howard, pentru cel mai bun film, regie, scenariu adaptat și actriță secundară (Jennifer Connelly). Și totuși, Scorsese a pierdut în favoarea lui Eastwood și Oscarul pentru regie, și cel pentru cea mai bună peliculă.

Persons: Kevin Spacey, Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe, Ang Lee, Steven Soderbergh, Ron Howard, Jennifer Connelly, ., Rob Marshall, Martin Scorsese, Roman Polanski, Hobbiții, Peter Jackson, Clint Eastwood, Scorsese, Eastwood, Paul Haggis, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Jack Nicholson, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Coen, Javier Bardem, Daniel Day, Danny Boyle, Colin Firth, Tin, David Seidler, George al VI - lea, George, Lionel Longue, Michel Hazanavicius, George Valentin, Jean Dujardin, Miller, Ben Affleck, Steve McQueen, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti, Sarah Paulson, Brad Pitt, Solomon, Michael Keaton, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts Organizations: Americane, Academia Americană, Film, Academiei Americane, Iwo Jima, CIA, Slave Locations: Los Angeles, Chicago, Hollywood, New York, SUA, L.A ., Mumbai, Irak, american, Brad, Northup, Louisiana

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