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WINNIPEG — Mike O’Shea stood in front of reporters Friday and kept his cool while answering questions about the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ 41-24 Grey Cup loss to the Toronto Argonauts last weekend. The head coach was asked if he made a mistake keeping injured quarterback Zach Collaros in the game, why star running back Brady Oliveira didn’t get the ball more and whether a flawed game plan led to Winnipeg’s third consecutive championship loss. “As an entire team, we didn’t have our best game,” O’Shea said in his end-of-the-season press conference. “We didn’t lack effort. We didn’t lack desire. “We didn’t have our best game as an entire team. Three phases. Coaches — everybody. Me especially.” O’Shea admitted he missed calling a timeout in the fourth quarter when there were only 11 Blue Bombers on the field instead of 12. “I don't get the count over the headset as quickly as I probably need to, we can't count. As I'm seeing a guy come off, that's the right time for that timeout that I should have used,” O’Shea said. He also said he should have used a challenge flag earlier on a play he didn’t identify, and checked on his players more during the game. But hindsight wouldn’t change his decision to put Collaros back in the game after the index finger on his throwing hand was cut deep when it hit a defender’s helmet. “He absolutely deserves every opportunity to lead this team,” O’Shea said. “From what I saw and from chatting with him very briefly, I felt really comfortable with that. I didn't think it was going to be easy, but I thought it's Zach, so...” The injury to Collaros’s finger happened late in the third quarter when the Blue Bombers were trailing the Argonauts 17-10. The veteran left the game and returned with a bandaged finger that needed five stitches and a numbing agent. He wore a glove on the hand and told reporters earlier this week it was difficult to grip the ball. Collaros said he warned receivers in the huddle his throws might not have the usual zip and they should be prepared to come back for the ball. “(I) saw him delivering the ball on the sidelines. Then you see him deliver a couple balls out there and some of them are pretty damn good, right?” O’Shea said. “The awareness of Zach to say to the receivers, ‘hey, work a little harder for me,’ I think it’s natural and what should be said. I think they already know that.” When Collaros re-entered the game, he threw interceptions in back-to-back series. “On one of them he got rid of the ball and I thought it was a good ball and the defensive player made a good play,” O’Shea said of the picks. “One slipped right out of his hand or I don't know if it got tipped or not. You've got to give him that opportunity.” Oliveira was questioning his lack of opportunities in the game when he spoke to reporters earlier in the week. The CFL’s newly minted most outstanding player and top Canadian only had 11 carries for 84 yards and one late touchdown. About 17 or 18 run plays were called, O’Shea said. “One starts off with a procedure penalty in the first and then six of those get pulled because there's X number of guys in the box or the read says this is not a run play anymore, this is now a pass play,” he said. “You call that many runs and then a pile of them get pulled because of the structure of the defence. That's OK with me at that point.” O’Shea said Bombers offensive co-ordinator Buck Pierce has been granted permission to talk to CFL teams with head-coaching job openings. The B.C. Lions are reportedly interested in Pierce. The Edmonton Elks also have a vacant head coach spot. If Pierce doesn’t become a head coach, O’Shea said he wants him to stay in Winnipeg. He believes Pierce had the offence “extremely well-prepared” for the Grey Cup. “I’m never going to question the play-calling, and I think what’s going on here is we’re questioning,” O’Shea said. “We’re trying to find blame and fault when that’s nowhere in our DNA of how we built this eight, nine, 10 years ago. We’re starting to try and find all these answers and question all these people that were 0-4 and 2-6 and then 10-1, and we just didn’t play our best game.” The Bombers finished 11-7 and claimed the West Division title that earned them a fifth consecutive trip to the Grey Cup. They won the championship in 2019 and ’21, but lost 28-24 to the Montreal Alouettes last year and 24-23 to Toronto in 2023. “We're the same group that got there, that went on a phenomenal run after a bad start, and a bad start for a lot of reasons that we overcame,” O’Shea said. “I just, I don't question any of it. I look for answers, too. I watch the film over and over and over again. And look to already make notes on how we're going to be better, how we're going to get back there again.” This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 22, 2024. Judy Owen, The Canadian Press
Former BBC News journalist Rory Cellan-Jones said the Parkinson’s community “felt absolutely left out in the cold”, after being honoured at Buckingham Palace. The broadcaster’s former technology correspondent, 66, was formally made an OBE by the Princess Royal for his services to journalism on Wednesday. Cellan-Jones announced in 2019 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s and he has since contributed to a podcast, Movers And Shakers, discussing life with the disease. Discussing the success of the podcast, which also features Jeremy Paxman, Cellan-Jones told the PA news agency: “It’s been an absolute scream. “We’ve had the most extraordinary reaction from the Parkinson’s community. “There is a community which felt absolutely left out in the cold and this award was for services to journalism, but I can’t help but think that maybe that played some part too.” Cellan-Jones said he talked to Anne about fundraising for Parkinson’s and how technology could possibly be used to monitor the disease. The journalist added: “She showed real interest in it. “Mike Tindall, whose father’s got it, is very active in fundraising – so we talked about that.” Cellan-Jones said the OBE was “very unexpected when it came”, adding that he felt “very privileged”. He said his rescue dog from Romania, named Sophie, was “making slow progress” after becoming a social media sensation with thousands of people following her recovery online. Speaking at Buckingham Palace, Cellan-Jones said several courtiers had asked after Sophie, adding: “She’s still incredibly nervous. She’s waiting at home, she wouldn’t have liked it here – a bit too busy. “She’s making slow progress, but she’s wonderful, and she’s been very important to us.” Earlier on Wednesday, broadcaster Alan Yentob, 77, was formally made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) by the King for services to the arts and media. The retired television executive, who was born in Stepney, London, joined the BBC as a trainee in 1968. Alan Yentob after being made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire at an investiture ceremony (Aaron Chown/PA) Yentob stepped down from the role in the wake of the collapse of the charity Kids Company, where he was chairman. The broadcaster said Charles had been “incredibly supportive” of him. Discussing Charles, Yentob told the PA news agency: “He’s been incredibly supportive, as I said to him, on many fronts, including the fact that I was the chairman of Kids Company, and he was incredibly supportive of that in the most difficult times. “And I think the way he’s come out about his illness, and the way the Princess of Wales has too, has been admirable.” Yentob said it would be “reckless” to not support the BBC, adding “it’s a place which embraces everyone”. The broadcaster added: “If you look at the figures, it’s still doing well, even though a very substantial part of its income has been removed.” Phil Manzanera after being made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace (Aaron Chown/PA) His most well-known band, featuring singer Bryan Ferry, is famed for hits such as Love Is The Drug and More Than This – topping the singles charts once with a cover of John Lennon’s Jealous Guy. Discussing the honour, Manzanera told the PA news agency: “It’s very moving and humbling to be amongst all these people who do absolutely incredible things. “But, obviously, I am very happy to get it for services to music and music production, because I think music helps us all in our lives in terms of improving the fabric of our lives, and it’s a great support for so many people.” The musician said he discussed his upbringing in South America and central America with Anne, having grown up in Colombia, Venezuela and Cuba. Manzanera said Anne told him that her father, Prince Philip, “once flew a Viscount plane to Caracas airport”. He said his upbringing was central to his musicianship, adding: “It’s in my DNA, the rhythms of South America. “And the musicians that we’ve all come to know through the Buena Vista Social Club were the kind of music that I started playing guitar with. “It wasn’t Bert Weedon’s Play in a Day for me, it was the music of Cuba.” Actress Shobna Gulati, 58, was formally made an MBE for services to the cultural industries, Scottish professional golfer Stephen Gallacher, 50, was made an MBE and former Arup deputy chairwoman Dervilla Mitchell, 66, received a damehood for services to engineering.
Goldfish plants are a trailing evergreen perennial that produce bright red-orange flowers in the spring and summer months. These flowers are where the term 'goldfish' derives, as they sit among the foliage of the plant looking like small swimming fish against a leafy backdrop. Being generally easy to care for, if you're looking for an unusual houseplant to add a pop of color to your home without being too bold, a goldfish plant would be a high contender when the winter comes to a close. We talked to experts to learn about all things goldfish plant care and growth, so you know how to keep one thriving as part of your plant collection. Ideal conditions for growing a goldfish plant indoors Goldfish plants grown indoors need plenty of access to sunlight as they derive from a tropical climate. However, this plant is not one of the best indoor plants for direct sunlight as this will causes damage to its leaves. Ofra Gaito , CEO of Verdant Lyfe plant shop, says, 'Bright, indirect light is best for goldfish plants, as direct sunlight can scorch their leaves. l recommend placing a goldfish plant near a window with filtered light or in a spot with dappled sunlight so the full heat and intensity of the sun isn't beaming down upon it.' You can move your goldfish plant to different window sills in your home as the sun moves throughout the day, but if you'd rather stick to keeping your plants in one location investing in a window film like the coavas one way window film from Amazon is a good idea. This film adheres to your window and contains UV-blocking properties that will filter some of the heat and harshness of the sun before it makes it to your plant. You'll still be able to see out of your window, too, as the tint is only slight. Goldfish plants also require a decent level of humidity to grow healthily which isn't usually naturally occurring inside of someone's home. To increase humidity for indoor plants , place a humidifier in the room and make sure it's switched on for at least a couple of hours per day. The everlasting comfort 2.5L humidifier for plants on Amazon has over 50,000 high ratings and is easy to refill and clean between uses. Combine using this with regular readings of your home's thermometer to ensure your plant won't be in a cold room, and you're right on track. Watering an indoor goldfish plant Overwatering and poor drainage are two of the most common mistakes people make when growing and caring for a goldfish plant, and it's quite difficult to fix an overwatered plant after the damage has been done. Since they are a sun-loving species, it can be easy to think they will be in a constant state of thirst whereas in actuality they're rather drought tolerant and appreciate light watering only when their soil feels dry to the touch. 'Water your goldfish plant when the top 1–2 inches of soil feel dry to the touch, usually once around every 5–7 days,' says Ofra. You can keep track of this in a calendar or better yet, use a moisture meter like the XLUX soil moisture meter from Amazon to tell you when your plant's soil is in need of hydration. If your plant isn't already in a self-draining pot, too, like Amazon's utopia home plant pots for indoors with drainage , it would be a great idea to transfer your goldfish plant into one. This will give surplus water somewhere to go so it won't be rotting the roots of your plant and creating waterlogged soil. In 2020, Ofra Gaito founded Verdant Lyfe, an e-commerce company born to help and share live plants with both plant lovers and new plant beginners. The company packs and ships hundreds of orders every week to homes and businesses all over the USA. At the head office in South Florida, Ofra and her team conduct workshops every six weeks that involve the plant world. Ofra hosts live radio program Grow Your Lyfe every Friday at 1:45 pm EST on 101.9FM Omega radio. Feeding and pruning goldfish plants Especially during their peak period of blooming in the spring to summer, goldfish plants benefit from fertilizers which contain high levels of phosphorus, nitrogen, potassium, iron and magnesium. These nutrients help them to bloom and prevent yellowing in the veins of their leaves. 'Feeding the plant lightly with a balanced liquid fertilizer every two to four weeks during the growing season supports healthy growth and blooming,' says Jessica. The triple 10 all purpose liquid fertilizer from Amazon is a good all-round fertilizer to boost soil nutrients for the good of your backyard and indoor garden, containing notably high levels of nitrogen, potassium and other nutrients. As well as maintaining solid nutrient levels in your goldfish plant's soil, it's also important to prune the branches of a goldfish plant back in spring before blooming season begins. 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She carefully considers how to best present the information to other gardeners, with a focus on sustainability and the environment. Key conditions for growing a goldfish plant outdoors Although goldfish plants aren't difficult plants to keep, they are rather picky about their climate. It's one of the main reasons the majority of people opt to grow goldfish plants indoors instead of outside as they are better able to control factors such as light, shade and humidity. Jessica Mercer , senior content marketing coordinator and plant expert at Plant Addicts, says, 'Goldfish plants prefer warm, humid conditions and thrive in temperatures between 65 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit. They are best suited for USDA hardiness zones 10 to 11. Outside these zones, these plants are commonly grown indoors as houseplants.' If your climate falls between those of zones 10 to 11, your goldfish plant can stay outdoors either planted in the ground or inside of a pot. For it to thrive, it requires lots of indirect sunlight throughout the day and frequent light watering. Be careful not to over-water this plant though - it will require watering often in such a tropical climate, but in small amounts. Otherwise, and in most cases, your goldfish plant will be in better health if it's grown as a part of your indoor garden ideas. FAQs 'Some well-maintained plants can live for 10+ years, especially when they are kept in optimal conditions (proper light, humidity, watering, and fertilization),' says Ofra Gaito , CEO of Verdant Lyfe. 'It tends to grow up to 2-3 feet (60-90 cm) in length when it's at its maximum height, so you'll know your plant has reach maturity if it's around this height overall.' There are many other tropical houseplants that will enjoy the same humid environment as your goldfish plant. These ten thirsty houseplants , for instance, will really enjoy the added moisture your humidifier brings to the room.
( MENAFN - EIN Presswire) A Delaware Court has rejected Tesla's attempt to reinstate Elon Musk's court-rescinded options despite Tesla's shareholders“ratification” of the options. Tesla and Musk could appeal the latest court decision or the earlier decision which initially struck down the Musk option grant. Separately, the Court approved record-setting attorney fees in the amount of $345 million, down from the initial fee request of $5.6 billion. The saga of Elon Musk's option mega-grant continues. shareholders first approved the multi-billion-dollar option grant in 2018. A Delaware court judge rescinded the grant on January 30, 2024, followed by a shareholder vote ratifying the rescinded option grant on June 13, 2024. On June 30, 2024, Tesla filed a motion with the Delaware court seeking reinstatement of the option grant on the basis of this shareholder ratification. On December 2, 2024, the Delaware court rejected Tesla's motion and let stand its decision to rescind the grant. Against this backdrop, Tesla's market capitalization has increased from approximately $50 billion to an extraordinary $1 trillion+ over the same time period. This increase in market capitalization has driven the in-the-money value of these options to approximately $100 billion! After the January 2024 court decision rescinding Musk's option grants, Tesla executed what appears to be a novel legal strategy with the goal of persuading the Delaware court to reverse its decision. This strategy was premised on the legal theory that a post-judgment shareholder ratification of the Musk options would“cure” wrongs found by the Delaware court in connection with the grant of the options (including disclosure deficiencies, procedural deficiencies and breaches of fiduciary duty). In its proxy disclosure to shareholders, Tesla contended that the curing of these wrongs through shareholder ratification would result in the reinstatement of Musk's options. In addition, Tesla contended that the restoration of the option grants would undermine the rationale supporting plaintiffs' attorney's $5 billion+ fee request and would justify a substantial reduction by the Court of such requested fees. On June 13, 2024, 76% of Tesla shareholders approved the ratification of the Musk options. On June 28, 2024, Tesla petitioned the Delaware Court to reverse its decision to rescind the Musk grants. On December 2, 2024, the Delaware court minced no words in its wholesale rejection of Tesla's motion to reverse the court's decision rescinding Musk's option grants. At the outset of its decision, the court acknowledges that“the large and talented group of defense firms got creative with the ratification argument.” The pleasantries ended there with the court finding that defense counsels'“unprecedented theories” underlying the ratification argument“go against multiple strains of settled law.” In particular, the court noted that counsels' theories were defective in the following ways: . The defendants have no procedural ground for flipping the outcome of an adverse post-trial decision based on evidence they created after trial and noting that“[w]ere the court to condone the practice of allowing defeated parties to create new facts for the purpose of revising judgments, lawsuits would become interminable”. . Common-law ratification is an affirmative defense that must be timely raised, which means that, at a minimum, it cannot be raised for the first time after the decision. . What the defendants call“common law ratification” has no basis in the common law, a stockholder vote standing alone cannot ratify a conflicted-controller transaction. . Even if a stockholder vote could have a ratifying effect, it could not do so here due to multiple, material misstatements in the proxy statement seeking shareholder ratification. The court noted that each of these defects standing alone defeats Tesla's motion to reverse the court's prior holding. Tesla has already indicated that it will appeal the court's decision to the Delaware Supreme Court. When the appeal will be heard, and a decision rendered is not known at this time. The Delaware Court also ruled on plaintiffs' counsel fee request. In an epic display of understatement, the court noted the following: “The plaintiff's attorneys asked for $5.6 billion in freely tradeable Tesla shares. In a case about excessive compensation, that was a bold ask.” The court found the methodology used to calculate the requested fees was“sound” (i.e., based on a percentage of the“value of the benefit achieved” by counsel i.e., $56 billion) but would result in an unjustifiable“windfall” for plaintiffs' counsel. As suggested by defense counsel, the court determined that the value of the benefit achieved should reflect the reversal of the accounting expense associated with the rescission of Musk's options, which equaled the options' grant date fair value of $2.3 billion. The court then applied a“conservative” 15% fee percentage to arrive at a fee award of $345 million, which the court opined was“an appropriate sum to reward a total victory.” The fee award is a record by a Delaware court. Tesla may pay the approved attorney fees in either stock or cash. Meridian comments. Many legal observers predicted the Delaware court's decision to rebuff Tesla's attempt to reinstate Musk's options given the unprecedented nature of Tesla's legal gambit. The decision itself does not cover any new ground on corporate governance relative to the setting and approval of executive compensation. Further, as we noted in an earlier Client Update, [1] the initial decision rescinding the Musk option grant does not have widespread application to corporate board pay decisions, due to the relatively unique fact pattern underlying the Musk case. The cornerstone of the case was Musk's status as a“controlling shareholder.” Only a handful of public company CEOs could plausibly be labeled a controlling shareholder under the court's analysis. However, the court's decision serves as an important reminder that Boards and compensation committees should maintain sound procedures and practices when developing executive pay packages. Early opinion among legal writers is that the Delaware Supreme Court is unlikely to overturn the lower court's decision on the recission of Musk's option grants. If that turns out to be the case, then the Tesla board could approve a replacement equity grant with a value approximating the current in-the-money value of the rescinded option grants (i.e., $100 billion). However, unlike the 2018 option grants, the Board could conclude that the replacement grant should be subject solely to time-based vesting since Tesla achieved and exceeded the performance goals under the rescinded grant. Without regard to the merits of the Delaware Court's initial decision to rescind Musk's grants, the facts and circumstances surrounding the option grant are likely to confound a non-legal observer as to how the grant harmed shareholders. Shareholders clearly understood the economics of the option grant at the time of its approval. The supposed conflicted and controlled board and compensation committee did not approve a sweetheart grant. Tesla could have granted Mr. Musk a mega grant of time-based restricted stock with a relatively short vesting period (and precedent exists for such grants at other public companies). Instead, Tesla's board and compensation committee approved a grant with fantastical and unprecedented performance goals that at the time of grant had an extremely low probability of achievement. The fact that these performance goals were achieved and exceeded does not demonstrate that such goals were not requiring at the time they were set. 1See Meridian Client Update Delaware Court Strikes Down Musk's $56 Billion Pay Package , February 16, 2024.(go back) Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. 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IRVING, Texas (AP) — A rape allegation against rapper Jay-Z, whose company Roc Nation has produced some of the NFL's entertainment presentations including the Super Bowl halftime show, won’t impact the league's relationship with the music mogul. “We’re aware of the civil allegations and Jay-Z’s really strong response to that," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday after the conclusion of the league's winter meetings. "We know the litigation is happening now. From our standpoint, our relationship is not changing with them, including our preparations for the next Super Bowl.” A woman who previously sued Sean “Diddy” Combs, alleging she was raped at an awards show after-party in 2000 when she was 13 years old, amended the lawsuit Sunday to include a new allegation that Jay-Z was also at the party and participated in the sexual assault. Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, said the rape allegation made against him is part of an extortion attempt . The 24-time Grammy Award winner called the allegations “idiotic” and “heinous in nature” in a statement released by Roc Nation, one of his companies. The NFL teamed up with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation in 2019 for events and social activism. The league and the entertainment company extended their partnership a few months ago. Kendrick Lamar will perform the Super Bowl halftime show at The Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Feb. 9. Roc Nation and Emmy-winning producer Jesse Collins will serve as co-executive producers of the halftime show. Beyonce, who is married to Jay-Z, will perform at halftime of the Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans game on Christmas. “I think they’re getting incredibly comfortable with not just with the Super Bowl but other events they’ve advised us on and helped us with,” Goodell said. “They’ve been a big help in the social justice area to us on many occasions. They’ve been great partners.” AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflArsenal, Man City and Bayern advance to Women's Champions League quarterfinalsBrown: Indian diplomat pushed back when he used the words "Sikh nation"