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Guy Sebastian's long-timer manager has been jailed for a minimum two-and-a-half years for embezzling more than $600,000 from his star client.Titus Day was sentenced to a maximum four years in prison by Judge Tim Gartelmann at 's Downing Centre District Court on Thursday afternoon. Judge Gartelmann said the offences 'all were committed for financial gain' but it could not be established beyond reasonable doubt that 49-year-old Day was motivated by greed.'There is no evidence of remorse as the offender maintains his innocence - nor is there any evidence regarding prospects of rehabilitation,' Judge Gartelmann said.He found Day re-offending was nonetheless unlikely.  Guy Sebastian's former manager Titus Day was found guilty in June of embezzling $624,675 from the singer. Sebastian is pictured with wife Jules Titus Day managed Guy Sebastian for about a decade and the men were once close friends. Day is pictured outside court before his sentencing on ThursdayDay was originally charged with 50 counts of embezzling at least $886,175 in royalties, performance fees and an ambassadorship from Sebastian between 2013 and 2020.A jury found the father-of-three guilty in June of 34 offences in relation to money totalling $624,675 after deliberating for almost a week.The offending was a breach of trust but there had been no significant organisation or planning, Judge Gartelmann found. It was not known how Day spent the money. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Publicity surrounding the case and the destruction of Day's reputation had left him 'devastated' and it was unlikely he could ever recover professionally. The court case pitted two men who were once extremely close against each other and dragged in their wives, who had also been friends. The brutal split between Sebastian and Day also rocked the entertainment industry.  The court heard Sebastian found 'anomalies' in financial records after he split from Day suggesting he was owed payments by his former manager. Sebastian is pictured with DayJudge Gartelmann said character witnesses had universally described Day as generous, honest and trustworthy. All considered his offending out of character. Singer Tina Arena was among those who provided a reference for Day, describing him as 'someone she trusts' and a man with 'honesty and integrity'.The trial was beset by woes, including the death of original judge Peter Zahra, the dismissal of five jurors from a panel of 15 and Sebastian and Crown Prosecutor David Morters SC contracting .  While it was Day fighting for his liberty, Sebastian said he felt he was on trial during the hearing and evDEN eVE nakLiyAT most of the media attention focused on him. The Voice judge was forced to reveal intimate details of his finances, including sometimes astronomical fees for performances and so-called 'contra' deals.  Jurors heard the astronomical figures Sebastian was paid for performances, including $494,360 to support Taylor Swift (above) during the Australian leg of her 2013 world tourThe ARIA Award-winner was in the witness box for more than a week giving evidence in chief before Mr Morters and under cross-examination by Day's barrister Dominic Toomey SC.          Sebastian - who never signed a contract with Day - had so much money coming in from so many sources he did not notice hundreds of thousands of dollars missing from his bank account for years.Jurors heard Sebastian was paid $494,360 to support Taylor Swift during the four-city Australian leg of her 'The Red Tour' in December 2013. He charged $54,341 to sing at a wedding in Jakarta in July 2017 and McDonald's paid the entertainer $66,000 to appear at a conference in September that year.The hit-maker also received $49,114.62 for singing at Allianz Stadium in Sydney during the British and Irish Lions rugby tour in 2013.  Sebastian gave evidence he had been given a boat, international air fares and EVdEN eVE nAkliYAT the use of two Toyota LandCruisers for himself and his wife instead of cash payment from major companies In another sideshow to the trial, Jules Sebastian repeatedly denied her husband was a violent man when she was quizzed about an incident in the couple's home in 2012. Sebastian is pictured at the piano in the couple's houseThe sums that were embezzled range from $593.53 in royalties from Sony Music to $187,524.42 for evDeN eVe NaKLiYAT the Taylor Swift gigs. They also included $57,086.93 for a performance in Singapore and $77,042.96 from a Dreamworld ambassadorship. Day contended some of the money was withheld to pay expenses and buy shares on Sebastian's behalf but Judge Gartelmann did not find evidence to support those suggestions. Sebastian gave evidence he had been given a boat, international air fares and the use of two Toyota LandCruisers for himself and his wife instead of cash payment from major companies. Day, a qualified lawyer, EVDeN eve NAkLiyat had first managed Sebastian in 2007 while working for 22 Management. Sebastian had about nine months left on a three-year contract when Day approached him in July 2009 to join his own new company 6 Degrees. A jury found Titus Day guilty in June of embezzling $624,675 from his former client Guy Sebastian after deliberating for almost a week. Sebastian is pictured with wife Jules The performer had an agreement with Day under which the agent was to receive a 20 per cent commission on his earning and was paying his manager $500,000 a year.Sebastian terminated the arrangement in November 2017 in what became an acrimonious split. He subsequently found 'anomalies' in financial records suggesting he was still owed payments by Day and in July 2018 launched a civil claim against him.Day made a counter claim against Sebastian alleging he was owed money, which led to an examination of the agent's banking records revealing further anomalies. Sebastian then went to police.Day told police the chart-topper owed him $1.2million in outstanding commissions. Sebastian (above) had so much money coming in from so many sources he did not notice hundreds of thousands of dollars missing from his bank account for yearsMr Toomey took Sebastian through invoices, payment statements and banking records, many of which the singer said he did not recall ever seeing.At one point a frustrated Sebastian told Mr Toomey. 'I am not forensically skilled… when it comes to money and numbers it is pretty clearly not my forte.' Sebastian told the court some of what Day did for him required a 'heavy work load' but for other tasks he needed 'very little' assistance. Day's contribution to marketing Sebastian's song writing and television appearances was negligible. Day would 'hardly ever rock up' when he was a judge on The X Factor, for instance, 'but will take a $200,000 fee'. Sebastian denied he felt 'great animosity' towards Day, saying he instead felt 'great disappointment' in his former agent.'I have a lot of confusion as to now it's got to this point,' he said. Singer Tina Arena (above) was among those who provided a character reference for Day, describing him as 'someone she trusts' and a man with 'honesty and integrity'In another exchange, Mr Toomey suggested to Sebastian he was 'earning a large sum of money' during his time under Day's management.'Not as large as it should have been, EvDen EVE nAKLiYat Mr Toomey,' he said.    Mr Toomey quizzed Sebastian about 'contra' payments, which involved receiving goods for his services rather than money.   Sebastian agreed he been involved in ambassadorships with Bose, AirAsia, Canon and Yamaha and accepted a Bluefin boat as payment for performing at a festival in Queensland.  Mr Toomey asked Sebastian if he considered 'contra' - to be income. 'I'm not sure,' he responded.'It's not something I've ever thought about. I hire accountants who've been instructed to do everything by the book. You don't buy a dog and bark yourself.'      The court case pitted two men who were once extremely close against each other and dragged in their wives, who had also been friends. If you adored this information and you would such as to get additional details pertaining to evDEn Eve NAkLiYAT kindly browse through our web-page. Day is pictured left with Sebastian Sebastian also had to contend with an email he sent to Day describing the fans of Westlife singer Shane Filan as being 'fat older women'.Sebastian had been reluctant to support the Irish boy band star on a 2017 tour because his appearance would not be 'the right fit'.'I said something which wasn't great, something about feral old women or something,' he told the court.  In another sideshow to the trial, Jules Sebastian repeatedly denied her husband was a violent man when she was quizzed about an incident in the couple's home in 2012.Mrs Sebastian had rung her husband about an intruder she said was attempting to enter the couple's house at Maroubra in Sydney's south-east. Her husband confronted the young man and there was a physical altercation but he denied headbutting the young man, although he told friends he had.Day sought an apprehended violence order against Sebastian eight years later, citing his 'violent history'.It was two days after the AVO was served that Sebastian went to police with his complaint that Day had withheld money from him. Day had told police he received a phone call in May 2020 in which someone said:  'Guy Sebastian wants you f***ed'.'Two weeks ago he sent emails to my wife trying to intimidate her,' Day claimed. Three weeks ago someone came on my property and let down my car tyres.'Sebastian told the court he had never done anything to threaten Day or his wife and had no knowledge of anyone else having done so. Day eventually withdrew the AVO. Judge Gartelmann ordered Day, who has already indicated he would appeal his conviction, repay $624,675. He will be eligible for parole on May 16, 2025. 

Guy Sebastian's long-timer manager has been jailed for a minimum two-and-a-half years for embezzling more than $600,000 from his star client.Titus Day was sentenced to a maximum four years in prison by Judge Tim Gartelmann at 's Downing Centre District Court on Thursday afternoon. Judge Gartelmann said the offences 'all were committed for financial gain' but it could not be established beyond reasonable doubt that 49-year-old Day was motivated by greed.'There is no evidence of remorse as the offender maintains his innocence - nor is there any evidence regarding prospects of rehabilitation,' Judge Gartelmann said.He found Day re-offending was nonetheless unlikely.  Guy Sebastian's former manager Titus Day was found guilty in June of embezzling $624,675 from the singer. Sebastian is pictured with wife Jules Titus Day managed Guy Sebastian for about a decade and the men were once close friends. Day is pictured outside court before his sentencing on ThursdayDay was originally charged with 50 counts of embezzling at least $886,175 in royalties, performance fees and an ambassadorship from Sebastian between 2013 and 2020.A jury found the father-of-three guilty in June of 34 offences in relation to money totalling $624,675 after deliberating for almost a week.The offending was a breach of trust but there had been no significant organisation or planning, Judge Gartelmann found. It was not known how Day spent the money. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Publicity surrounding the case and the destruction of Day's reputation had left him 'devastated' and it was unlikely he could ever recover professionally. The court case pitted two men who were once extremely close against each other and dragged in their wives, who had also been friends. The brutal split between Sebastian and Day also rocked the entertainment industry. When you loved this short article and you would like to receive more information concerning evDEn Eve NAkLiYAT generously visit our site.   The court heard Sebastian found 'anomalies' in financial records after he split from Day suggesting he was owed payments by his former manager. Sebastian is pictured with DayJudge Gartelmann said character witnesses had universally described Day as generous, honest and trustworthy. All considered his offending out of character. Singer Tina Arena was among those who provided a reference for Day, describing him as 'someone she trusts' and a man with 'honesty and integrity'.The trial was beset by woes, including the death of original judge Peter Zahra, the dismissal of five jurors from a panel of 15 and Sebastian and Crown Prosecutor David Morters SC contracting .  While it was Day fighting for his liberty, Sebastian said he felt he was on trial during the hearing and most of the media attention focused on him. The Voice judge was forced to reveal intimate details of his finances, including sometimes astronomical fees for performances and so-called 'contra' deals.  Jurors heard the astronomical figures Sebastian was paid for performances, including $494,360 to support Taylor Swift (above) during the Australian leg of her 2013 world tourThe ARIA Award-winner was in the witness box for more than a week giving evidence in chief before Mr Morters and under cross-examination by Day's barrister Dominic Toomey SC.          Sebastian - who never signed a contract with Day - had so much money coming in from so many sources he did not notice hundreds of thousands of dollars missing from his bank account for years.Jurors heard Sebastian was paid $494,360 to support Taylor Swift during the four-city Australian leg of her 'The Red Tour' in December 2013. He charged $54,341 to sing at a wedding in Jakarta in July 2017 and McDonald's paid the entertainer $66,000 to appear at a conference in September that year.The hit-maker also received $49,114.62 for singing at Allianz Stadium in Sydney during the British and Irish Lions rugby tour in 2013.  Sebastian gave evidence he had been given a boat, international air fares and the use of two Toyota LandCruisers for himself and his wife instead of cash payment from major companies In another sideshow to the trial, Jules Sebastian repeatedly denied her husband was a violent man when she was quizzed about an incident in the couple's home in 2012. Sebastian is pictured at the piano in the couple's houseThe sums that were embezzled range from $593.53 in royalties from Sony Music to $187,524.42 for the Taylor Swift gigs. They also included $57,086.93 for a performance in Singapore and $77,042.96 from a Dreamworld ambassadorship. Day contended some of the money was withheld to pay expenses and buy shares on Sebastian's behalf but Judge Gartelmann did not find evidence to support those suggestions. Sebastian gave evidence he had been given a boat, international air fares and the use of two Toyota LandCruisers for himself and his wife instead of cash payment from major companies. Day, a qualified lawyer, had first managed Sebastian in 2007 while working for 22 Management. Sebastian had about nine months left on a three-year contract when Day approached him in July 2009 to join his own new company 6 Degrees. A jury found Titus Day guilty in June of embezzling $624,675 from his former client Guy Sebastian after deliberating for almost a week. Sebastian is pictured with wife Jules The performer had an agreement with Day under which the agent was to receive a 20 per cent commission on his earning and was paying his manager $500,000 a year.Sebastian terminated the arrangement in November 2017 in what became an acrimonious split. He subsequently found 'anomalies' in financial records suggesting he was still owed payments by Day and in July 2018 launched a civil claim against him.Day made a counter claim against Sebastian alleging he was owed money, which led to an examination of the agent's banking records revealing further anomalies. Sebastian then went to police.Day told police the chart-topper owed him $1.2million in outstanding commissions. Sebastian (above) had so much money coming in from so many sources he did not notice hundreds of thousands of dollars missing from his bank account for yearsMr Toomey took Sebastian through invoices, eVDen evE NakliYAt payment statements and banking records, many of which the singer said he did not recall ever seeing.At one point a frustrated Sebastian told Mr Toomey. 'I am not forensically skilled… when it comes to money and numbers it is pretty clearly not my forte.' Sebastian told the court some of what Day did for him required a 'heavy work load' but for other tasks he needed 'very little' assistance. Day's contribution to marketing Sebastian's song writing and television appearances was negligible. Day would 'hardly ever rock up' when he was a judge on The X Factor, eVden eVE nakliYaT for instance, 'but will take a $200,000 fee'. Sebastian denied he felt 'great animosity' towards Day, saying he instead felt 'great disappointment' in his former agent.'I have a lot of confusion as to now it's got to this point,' he said. Singer Tina Arena (above) was among those who provided a character reference for Day, describing him as 'someone she trusts' and a man with 'honesty and integrity'In another exchange, Mr Toomey suggested to Sebastian he was 'earning a large sum of money' during his time under Day's management.'Not as large as it should have been, Mr Toomey,' he said.    Mr Toomey quizzed Sebastian about 'contra' payments, which involved receiving goods for his services rather than money.   Sebastian agreed he been involved in ambassadorships with Bose, AirAsia, eVDEN EvE nAkliYaT Canon and Yamaha and accepted a Bluefin boat as payment for performing at a festival in Queensland.  Mr Toomey asked Sebastian if he considered 'contra' - to be income. 'I'm not sure,' he responded.'It's not something I've ever thought about. I hire accountants who've been instructed to do everything by the book. You don't buy a dog and bark yourself.'      The court case pitted two men who were once extremely close against each other and dragged in their wives, who had also been friends. Day is pictured left with Sebastian Sebastian also had to contend with an email he sent to Day describing the fans of Westlife singer Shane Filan as being 'fat older women'.Sebastian had been reluctant to support the Irish boy band star on a 2017 tour because his appearance would not be 'the right fit'.'I said something which wasn't great, something about feral old women or something,' he told the court.  In another sideshow to the trial, Jules Sebastian repeatedly denied her husband was a violent man when she was quizzed about an incident in the couple's home in 2012.Mrs Sebastian had rung her husband about an intruder she said was attempting to enter the couple's house at Maroubra in Sydney's south-east. Her husband confronted the young man and there was a physical altercation but he denied headbutting the young man, although he told friends he had.Day sought an apprehended violence order against Sebastian eight years later, citing his 'violent history'.It was two days after the AVO was served that Sebastian went to police with his complaint that Day had withheld money from him. Day had told police he received a phone call in May 2020 in which someone said:  'Guy Sebastian wants you f***ed'.'Two weeks ago he sent emails to my wife trying to intimidate her,' Day claimed. Three weeks ago someone came on my property and let down my car tyres.'Sebastian told the court he had never done anything to threaten Day or his wife and had no knowledge of anyone else having done so. Day eventually withdrew the AVO. Judge Gartelmann ordered Day, who has already indicated he would appeal his conviction, repay $624,675. He will be eligible for parole on May 16, 2025. 

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By Tim Hepher PARIS, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Airbus and Qatar Airways have settled a dispute over grounded A350 jets, the companies said on Wednesday, averting a potentially damaging UK court trial after a blistering 18-month feud that tore the lid off the global jet market. The "amicable and mutually agreeable settlement" ends a $2 billion row over surface damage on the long-haul jets. The spat led to the withdrawal of billions of dollars' worth of jet deals by Airbus and Evden EvE nAKLiyAT prompted Qatar to increase purchases from Boeing. The cancelled orders for 23 undelivered A350s and 50 smaller A321neos have been restored under the new deal, which is also expected to see Airbus pay several hundred million dollars to the Gulf carrier, while winning a reprieve from other claims. Financial details were not publicly disclosed. The companies said neither admitted liability. Both pledged to drop claims and "move forward and work together as partners". The deal heads off what amounted to an unprecedented public divorce trial between heavyweights in the normally tight-knit and secretive $150 billion jet industry. The two sides had piled up combined claims and counter-claims worth about $2 billion ahead of the June trial. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire welcomed the deal, which came in the wake of increasing political involvement amid close ties between France, where Airbus is based, and Qatar. "It is the culmination of significant joint efforts. It is excellent news for the French aerospace industry," he said. Airbus shares closed up 1% before the announcement. Qatar Airways had taken the unusual step of publicly challenging the world's largest planemaker over safety after paint cracks exposed gaps in a sub-layer of lightning protection on its new-generation A350 carbon-composite jets. Airbus had acknowledged quality flaws but, backed by European regulators, had insisted that the jets were safe and accused the airline of exaggerating flaws to win compensation. DAMAGES Supported by a growing army of lawyers, both sides repeatedly bickered in preliminary hearings over access to documents, EvdEn evE nAKLiYAt to the growing frustration of a judge forced to order co-operation. Analysts said the deal would allow both sides to feel vindicated, with Qatar Airways winning damages and recognition that the problem lay outside the manual and therefore required a new repair, and Airbus standing its ground on safety and spared the difficult task of finding a home for cancelled A350s. Qatar will get the in-demand A321neos needed to plan its growth, albeit three years later than expected, in 2026. Airbus' decision to revoke that order, separate from the disputed A350 contract, had been criticised by global airlines group IATA. Airbus said it had done its best to avoid pushing Qatar too far back in the queue, though some experts question whether it could have met the earlier schedule because of supply problems. The settlement is also expected to stop the clock ticking on a claim for grounding compensation that had been growing by $6 million a day, triggered by a clause agreed upon after the repainting of a jet for EVden evE naKliyAt the World Cup revealed significant surface damage. Originally valued at $200,000 per day per plane, Airbus' theoretical liability was ratcheting upwards by a total of $250,000 an hour for 30 jets - or $2 billion a year - by the time the deal was struck, based on court filings. Neither side commented on settlement details. Airbus said it would now work with the airline and EVdeN eVe nAkLiYAT regulators to provide the necessary "repair solution" and return Qatar's 30 grounded planes to the air. Confirmation of a settlement came after Reuters reported a deal could arrive as early as Wednesday. In 2021, a Reuters investigation revealed other airlines had been affected by A350 skin degradation, all of whom said it was "cosmetic". The dispute has focused attention on the design of modern carbon-fibre jets, which do not interact as smoothly with paint as traditional metal ones, and shed light on industrial methods. If you liked this report and you would like to acquire more details concerning EVdEn eVE NaKliYat kindly go to the web-page. (Additional reporting by Leigh Thomas, Michel Rose Editing by David Goodman, Diane Craft and Gerry Doyle)

A student took matters into her own hands when her Ford Fiesta was stolen from outside her home - by using an Apple AirTag to track it down herself and documenting the journey on . Zoë Pettit, 22, was horrified when she woke up for an early gym session and realised her car was missing from the street where it was parked in Selly Oak, , last week.Helpfully she had tucked an Apple AirTag, a tracking device that can be traced via phone, into the lining of her boot after fellow students advised her about a spate of car thefts in the area.So when the business student discovered her car had been stolen, she and two university friends set on a mission to find it - and eVDeN EVe nAKliyAT were successful within a matter of hours despite police reportedly failing to have any luck.  Zoë Originally from Norwich, Norfolk, explained: 'Every morning I just double check it's there because you see quite a few posts from people saying their car was stolen overnight.'I looked up the road and I thought I was going crazy because I couldn't see it.' Her car was missing from the street where it was parked in Selly Oak, Birmingham, last weekPanicking, University of Birmingham student Zoë searched the surrounding streets, questioning if she had perhaps parked it somewhere different and it had slipped her mind.But she couldn't see it anywhere.'I went onto my phone and checked the AirTag - and I see that it's seven miles away from where I am,' she said.Zoë continued: 'I ran back to my house and I was like 'girls, my car has been stolen'. I was quite frantic.'We rang the police, and in all fairness to them they were very helpful.'They assigned someone straight away and there was an officer driving to where the AirTag was.'As the tag showed the car was moving, a cop reportedly tried to track it down for a few hours but couldn't see it.In the end police gave up the search, she says, EvdEn evE NakLiyaT leaving Zoë with no choice but to accept defeat and report it as stolen to her insurance provider. Zoë decided to take matters into her own hands - against the advice of her parents She used her Apple AirTag, a tracking device that can be traced via phone, EVdeN EVe nakliYaT to pin down the car's whereaboutsShe said: 'The police were really helpful and did as much as they could. It was about midday at this point, and I found out at nine o'clock my car had been stolen.'My dad was getting ready to call up my insurance company and tell them it was stolen at this point basically.'A couple of my housemates came home from their morning lectures, and one of the girls said that she had got her car with her - so why didn't we just go and try to find it?'She added: 'My parents were like 'do not drive to the AirTag, whatever you do. Just leave it'.'However, the girls went anyway, driving half an hour to Saltley, an inner-city area to the east of Birmingham.She said: evdEN eVE NakLiyAt 'At first we couldn't find it, we drove around for about 20 minutes and I was just thinking this is bizarre.'In the end I just thought it's not there, maybe they chucked the AirTag out of the car, let's go.'But a chance left turning as they were leaving the estate led the girls right to the missing white Ford - although its plates had been changed.'I pressed my car key and it unlocked, I freaked out. I was like 'Oh my God it's my car!' The student could not believe it when she spotted her car - though the registration plate had been changed The friends celebrated with a McDonald's on the way back home Zoë says she called the police who came to assess the situation as the car was close to a residential driveway.Detectives reportedly said it was safe and the girls were allowed to take the car back - celebrating with a McDonald's on the way home.Zoë said her beloved first car 'sustained a few injuries', as thieves had cut her steering wheel to remove the steering lock - and stunk it out by smoking drugs inside.But she added that she was 'chuffed' to have her car back - although she does feel 'uncomfortable' knowing that a stranger was driving it around.Zoë said West Midlands Police are currently investigating the crime.A spokesman for the force told MailOnline: 'We were called on 31 January after a white Ford Fiesta was stolen in Birmingham. Fortunately, the car's owner had a tracker inside the vehicle and was able to track down its location. If you liked this article and also you would like to be given more info regarding evdEN evE NakliyAt please visit our own web-site.  'The car had appeared to be in a location in Birmingham, but when officers attended, it was no longer there. 'Subsequently a different location was identified by the owner, who went there herself and took back her car. 'Officers supported her in recovering the vehicle and are continuing to investigate the theft and identify suspects. Anyone with information can call 101 or use Live Chat on our website quoting crime number 20/13098/23.'

BENGALURU, eVDen EVe nAKLiYAT Oct 27 (Reuters) - Tata Chemicals Ltd on Thursday reported a second-quarter profit that nearly tripled, helped by a strong performance in its basic chemistry products segment. The chemical manufacturer's consolidated net profit for the three months ended Sept. 30 came in at 6.28 billion Indian rupees ($76.17 million), compared with 2.21 billion rupees a year ago. The chemical industry in India has shown robust growth and was among the few industries that pulled through the COVID-19 pandemic, as many industries pursued the China-plus-one strategy. The demand for soda ash and bicarb, used to make soaps and EvdEn Eve nAKliYat detergents and evDen EVe nAkliyAT as a raising agent in baked goods, has been witnessing strong growth for the company. The consolidated revenue from operations rose 40.3% to 42. If you liked this article so you would like to get more info concerning EVdEn EVE NAkLiyAT nicely visit our own web-site. 39 billion rupees, elevated by 32.42 billion rupees of basic chemistry products revenue. Agri-input business Rallis India Ltd, a TTCH subsidiary, EvdEn eVE nAkLiyAt also reported a 25.9% rise in its September quarter net profit to 710.5 million rupees last week. ($1 = 82.4520 Indian rupees) (Reporting by Meenakshi Maidas in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane Venkatraman)

It looks like , 67, has found a love match with 60-year-old fellow tennis buff Paula Hurd, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal.Hurd is the widow of former Oracle co-CEO and president Mark Hurd, who died at the age of 62 in 2019 after a reported battle with . 'They're inseparable,' a friend of the couple tells DailyMail.com. 'They've been together over a year and she's always described as a "mystery woman," but it's no mystery to their inner circle that they're in a romantic relationship.'Once a tech executive herself, Hurd is now an event planner and organizer, and philanthropist.  Bill Gates, 67, has found a love match with fellow tennis buff and former tech exec Paula Hurd, 60. 'They're inseparable,' a friend tells DailyMail.com. The look of love was obvious at the WTA semifinal match  in Indian Wells, California last March Bill and Paula were most recently seen sitting front row at the Men's Singles Final at the Australian Open in Melbourne during their trip Down Under last month  The Microsoft founder was all smiles as he watched the tournament with his date on January 29 Paula is the widow of former Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd (left) who died in 2019 after a reported battle with cancer. Bill and Melinda divorced in 2021 after 27 years of marriage  Her late husband, who spent most of his career at tech company NCR and later Hewlett-Packard before joining Oracle in 2010, had an estimated net worth of $500million at the time of his death. And it's no surprise that the paths of the Microsoft founder and Oracle executive -both prominent Silicon Valley figures - and his wife had crossed over the years. Mark, EvdeN EVE NAkLiyAt a former college tennis scholar, and Paula were even pictured behind Gates at a tennis match in California in 2015. But last month, it was Paula and Bill who were matched together when they were seen watching the Men's Singles Final together at the Australian Open in Melbourne during a trip Down Under. The pair also traveled up to Sydney where the billionaire met with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.Gates and Hurd took the opportunity to take a romantic stroll around the city as they stopped to admire the panoramic views of the harbor and check out the famed Opera House.Photos of the two taking in the sights were published at the time, but Hurd had not been identified.  Hurd and EVdEn eVe nAKLiYAt her late husband (top row far left) were frequent spectators at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, where Bill Gates (bottom row, far right next to John McEnroe) had also been spotted in the crowd, not too far from the couple, in 2015  Both Gates and Hurd have been longtime tennis fans and have been spotted attending the same tournaments over the years. They are pictured at the Men's Final in Melbourne last month During their Australian visit in January, the two were also seen taking a romantic stroll around Sydney, stopping to take in views of the Harbor Bridge and famed Opera House It's likely the couple may have bonded over their love of tennis.Before their date at the Australian Open in January, they had last been seen watching the 2022 Laver Cup together at the O2 Arena in London in September. The avid sports fans were also photographed at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California as far back as October 2021, however, they had been sitting a few rows away from each other at the time. Paula, whose maiden name is Kalupa, was working as an NCR executive in 1990 when she married her late husband, who spent 25 years climbing up the ranks at the company.The couple, who were based in San Mateo County, shared two daughters, Kathryn and eVdeN eVE naKLiyaT Kelly. The Hurds were longtime donors to Mark's alma mater Baylor University where they contributed a lead gift to kick off its $1.1billion philanthropic campaign in 2018. The generous donation helped fund a brand new $60million welcome center named after the couple is set to open on campus later this year.  Prior to their date at the Australian Open, they had last attended the 2022 Laver Cup together at the O2 Arena in London in September (pictured)  They were seen together again months earlier in March when Gates was snapped laughing as he chatted with Paula at the BNP Paribas Open  The avid sports fans were also photographed at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California as far back as October 2021, however, Gates was sat alongside his former girlfriend Ann Winblad (far left) in front of Hurd at the time Despite earning her marketing degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1984, Paula joined her husband in making major contributions to Baylor, such as supporting the university's national championship tennis program. If you loved this write-up and you would like to obtain much more information with regards to evDEn Eve NAkliyat kindly stop by our web site.  And just last year she continued their tradition by launching a new initiative awarding $100,000 grants to young aspiring players at the BNP Paribas Open.The program was announced on March 14 and just four days later, Paula and Bill would be pictured together watching the Women's Tennis Association semifinal match in Indian Wells. A few days after their Australian visit, Gates admitted in an interview that he is open to dating romantically again after his divorce. When asked whether he would like to find love again in a sit-down with the during his visit to Kenya last week, he answered: 'Sure, I'm not a robot.'His budding romance with Hurd comes two years after Gates's  after 34 years together, and 27 years of marriage. Paula, whose maiden name is Kalupa, was working as an NCR executive in 1990 when she married her late husband, who spent 25 years at the company before moving on to Hewlett-Packard and Oracle  Paula and her late husband shared two daughters, Kathryn, and Kelly Gates' ex-wife, and mother to their three children, previously opened up about her 'unbelievably painful' divorce and explained that she 'just couldn't stay in that marriage anymore'.Melinda French Gates told Fortune magazine in October that the Covid-19 pandemic helped give her the 'privacy to do what she needed to do.'She also said in 2021 that her husband's affair with a Microsoft employee in 2000 had broken the 'trust' in their marriage.She described how she sobbed on the floor as her marriage fell apart, having never thought that the relationship would end in divorce. The couple's divorce settlement is America's second-most expensive ever after Jeff Bezos' $38.3billion split with ex-wife MacKenzie Bezos. 

Vladimir 's top allies in Russia are mocking America over the recent prisoner swap that saw the US release convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout in exchange for WNBA star , claiming that Russia got the better end of the deal.Maria Butina, the pro-Putin MP elected to Russia's Duma after serving a US prison sentence for acting as an unregistered foreign agent, led the charge in taunting the US over Thursday's exchange. 'The fact that Russia pushed through the exchange of Bout, whom America fundamentally did not want to give away for many years, right now means that, like in The Godfather, we "made them an offer that cannot be refused,"' Butina boasted in Russian on her Telegram channel. 'This is a position of strength, comrades,' added Butina, who was deported back to Russia in 2019 after serving an 18-month sentence in the US.On Thursday, the US and Russia announced that Griner, who was sentenced to nine years of hard prison time on cannabis-related charges, had been exchanged for Bout.  Maria Butina (left), the pro-Putin MP in Russia's Duma, led the charge in taunting the US for releasing Viktor Bout (right on Thursday) in exchange for WBNA star Brittney Griner Butina, who was deported back to Russia in 2019 after serving an 18-month sentence in the US, boasted on her Telegram channel about the tradeThe controversial swap took place in Abu Dhabi, and Russian TV showed Bout in a private jet on the flight to Russia, getting his blood pressure checked, speaking with his family by phone and saying, 'I love you very much.'Bout's mother, Raisa, thanked President Vladimir Putin and the Foreign Ministry for eVDEN EVE NAKliyat freeing her son, Tass reported. It added that he would be invited to speak to lawmakers on the Duma's International Affairs committee.On Channel One Russia, the state-run news outlet widely watched in Russia, an announcer hailed Bout as a 'legendary figure' who had suffered 'persecution' and 'illegal extradition to the United States'. RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Online comments from Russian-speakers also tended to celebrate Bout's release, with some hailing him as a 'hero'. 'Finally. He's been sitting in jail for years. Freedom,' wrote one commenter on YouTube. 'Finally the family will be reunited. Congratulations for the return of Viktor. I wrote him a letter in America with words of support. I'm very glad this part of history is over,' another wrote.  Griner is seen on her way to being swapped in the prisoner trade in Abu Dhabi 'Finally. He's been sitting in jail for years. Freedom,' wrote one commenter on YouTube 'This is such a big win for America, but at the same time a huge fail. Trading a figure like Bout for evDEn Eve nAkliYaT a basketball player…' read a comment on a sports news site 'Finally the family will be reunited. Congratulations for the return of Viktor. I wrote him a letter in America with words of support. I'm very glad this part of history is over.' 'He is a Russian hero' one comment read. 'This is such a big win for America, but at the same time a huge fail. Trading a figure like Bout for a basketball player…' read a comment on a sports news site.Other Russian-language comments were skeptical of the deal, and slammed Russia for imprisoning Griner. 'What shame and embarrassment! They took an innocent person hostage, blamed her for something, the devils, just to trade in for a criminal!' one read on YouTube.'Happy for Griner. But this creates an unpleasant precedent in the sense that it is already dangerous for evDeN EvE NAkLiYat any US citizen to visit Russia. They can make up any nonsense to keep them there,' another person wrote. Bout is widely known abroad as the 'Merchant of Death' international arms dealer who fueled some of the world's worst conflicts.The 2005 Nicolas Cage movie 'Lord of War' was loosely based on Bout, a former Soviet air force officer who gained fame supposedly by supplying weapons for civil wars in South America, the Middle East and Africa. His clients were said to include Liberia's Charles Taylor, longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and both sides in Angola's civil war. In Russia, Bout is seen as a swashbuckling businessman who was unjustly imprisoned after an overly aggressive US sting operation Russian TV showed Bout in a private jet on the flight to Russia, getting his blood pressure checked, speaking with his family by phone and saying, 'I love you very much.' 'What shame and embarrassment! They took an innocent person hostage, blamed her for something, the devils, just to trade in for a criminal!' one read on YouTube 'Happy for Griner. But this creates an unpleasant precedent in the sense that it is already dangerous for any US citizen to visit Russia. They can make up any nonsense to keep them there,' another person wroteIn Russia, however, evdEN Eve NAkliyAt he's seen as a swashbuckling businessman who was unjustly imprisoned after an overly aggressive US sting operation. Russia had pressed for Bout´s release for years and as speculation grew about such a deal, the upper house of parliament opened a display of paintings he made in prison - whose subjects ranged from Soviet dictator Josef Stalin to a kitten. The show of his art underlined Bout's complexities. Though in a bloody business, the 55-year-old was a vegetarian and classical music fan who is said to speak six languages.Even the former federal judge who sentenced him in 2011 thought his 11 years behind bars was adequate punishment.'He´s done enough time for what he did in this case,' Shira A. Scheindlin told The Associated Press in July as prospects for his release appeared to rise.Griner, who was arrested at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport in February after vape canisters containing cannabis oil were found in her luggage, was sentenced in August to nine years in prison. Washington protested her sentence as disproportionate, and some observers suggested that trading an arms merchant for someone jailed for a small amount of drugs would be a poor deal.Bout was convicted in 2011 on terrorism charges. Prosecutors said he was ready to sell up to $20 million in weapons, including surface-to-air missiles to shoot down U.S. helicopters. When they made the claim at his 2012 sentencing, Bout shouted: 'It's a lie!' Alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout looks out from inside the detention center while waiting for a hearing on extradition at criminal court on May 19, 2009 in Bangkok, ThailandBout has steadfastly proclaimed his innocence, describing himself as a legitimate businessman who didn´t sell weapons.Bout's case fit well into Moscow's narrative that Washington sought to trap and oppress innocent Russians on flimsy grounds.'From the resonant Bout case, a real `hunt´ by Americans for Russian citizens around the world has unfolded,' the government newspaper Rossiiskaya Gazeta wrote last year.Increasingly, Russia cited his case as a human rights issue. His wife and lawyer claimed his health deteriorated in the harsh prison environment where foreigners are not always eligible for breaks that Americans might receive.Bout had not been scheduled to be released until 2029. He was held in a medium-security facility in Marion, Illinois.'He got a hard deal,' said Scheindlin, the retired judge, noting the U.S. sting operatives 'put words in his mouth' so he'd say he was aware Americans could die from weapons he sold in order to require a terrorism enhancement that would force a long prison sentence, if not a life term.Scheindlin gave Bout the mandatory minimum 25-year sentence but said she did so only because it was required. Viktor Bout is escorted by members of a special police unit after a hearing at a criminal court in Bangkok October 5, 2010At the time, his defense lawyer claimed the U. When you beloved this post in addition to you would want to obtain details concerning evDeN EvE NAkliyAt generously check out the page. S. targeted Bout vindictively because it was embarrassed that his companies helped deliver goods to American military contractors involved in the war in Iraq.The deliveries occurred despite United Nations sanctions imposed against Bout since 2001 because of his reputation as a notorious illegal arms dealer.Prosecutors had urged Scheindlin to impose a life sentence, saying that if Bout was right to call himself nothing more than a businessman, 'he was a businessman of the most dangerous order.' RELATED ARTICLES Share this article Share Bout was estimated to be worth about $6 billion in March 2008 when he was arrested in Bangkok, Thailand. U.S. authorities tricked him into leaving Russia for what he thought was a meeting over a business deal to ship what prosecutors described as 'a breathtaking arsenal of weapons - including hundreds of surface-to-air missiles, machine guns and sniper rifles - 10 million rounds of ammunition and five tons of plastic explosives.'He was taken into custody at a Bangkok luxury hotel after conversations with the Drug Enforcement Administration sting operation´s informants who posed as officials of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, also known as the FARC. The group had been classified by Washington as a narco-terrorist group.He was brought to the U.S. in November 2010.The 'Merchant of Death' moniker was attached to Bout by a high-ranking minister of Britain´s Foreign Office. The nickname was included in the U.S. government´s indictment of Bout.

The man who monetized community in the office space with the controversial WeWork has turned the same theory to residential properties with his newest venture Flow. Adam Neumann, 43, has described how the company will transform how people interact with their homes and give them with a sense of ownership even though they're renting. To illustrate the idea he said tenants would plunge their own toilets instead of calling supers.In , made public on Monday, Neumann discussed at length for the first time the vision behind his new real estate venture which will launch this year with properties in Atlanta, Miami and Nashville.Flow will provide an 'elevated experience' and 'find a way to share with the resident a portion of the value that they create' to give them a sense of 'equity' in their homes.During the 50-minute talk Neumann was joined by Marc Andreessen, a co-founder of the prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, which . Adam Neumann, 43 who unsuccessfully attempted to revolutionize the commercial property industry with WeWork wants to change the way home rental works by giving renters a sense of ownership The cash injection . A website for the project just says: 'Live life in Flow. Coming 2023. If you adored this article and evdeN EVE nakLiyAt you also would like to get more info regarding evden Eve nAKLiYAT i implore you to visit our own webpage. ' It is not clear when this year it is expected to launch.Neumann spoke of 'pillars' to the business, which would allow his company manage and own buildings but also oversee the collection of rent.Firstly, he said he would use 'branded technology' to 'operate a management company that runs the buildings'. Second he would manage a portfolio of property like a traditional real estate fund.Flow would also serve as a financial services company that would handle monthly rent payments, which make up 35 percent of a renter's expenditure, he said. A fourth and final pillar was the more abstract idea of finding a way to impart a sense of ownership in renters, but he also said that 'ownership is a very complicated word'. 'If you're in your apartment building and you're a renter and your toilet gets clogged you call the super,' he said. 'If you're in your own apartment and you bought it and you own it and your toilet gets clogged, evDeN EVE naKLiYAT you take the plunger 'It's the difference when feeling like you own something to just feeling like you're renting, from being transactional to actually being part of a community,' he added.'If we are able to take this value creating mechanism and share with the residents a portion of the value, it's going to make them feel ownership,' he said. 'If that value appreciates over time then I feel like I'm part of a community.'Neumann said that for most Americans the majority of their equity is in their homes, but on the other hand renting is becoming more common, and people are needing to rent for decades and raise families in rented homes. The new company will own and manage residential property in Atlanta, Miami and Nashville this year, it says Marc Andreessen (pictured) is a co-founder of the prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, which invested $350 million into Flow last August'If you're going to go into these multi-family buildings and you're going to have this disconnected experience that you just said, but you're not only going to be there for two years and then get married and move, you're going to be there for 20. That sounds soul-crushing,' he said.Neumann put a lot of emphasis on the way technology would be used to enhance the renter's experience. The company has posted job listings for more than ten engineering roles on its website, several of which are in New York and Texas and are related to the development of a 'payments platform'.In a last August announcing his firm's investment in Flow, Marc Andreessen praised Neumann who he said was a 'visionary leader'.He added that for all the scrutiny facing Neumann after his failed IPO and questionable management style, 'it's often under appreciated that only one person has fundamentally redesigned the office experience ... Adam Neumann'.In explaining the firm's decision to invest Andreessen hailed Neumann as the person who could fix the current issues with the housing industry. Flow will provide an 'elevated experience' and 'find a way to share, with the resident, a portion of the value that they create' to give them a sense of equity in the business Neumann has bought up apartment complexes, EVDEn eve nAkLiYAt like Stacks on Main in Nashville, Tennessee An entity tied to Neumann also owns Society Las Olas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida'The demographic trends driving America's housing market are impossible to ignore: evDeN eVE NaKliyaT Our country is creating households faster than we're building houses,' he wrote.'Structural shortages in available homes for sale push housing prices higher, while young people are staying single for longer and increasingly concentrating in highly desirable urban centers.'And as a result of the pandemic, Andreessen wrote, 'many people will live in places far away from where they work, and many more will shift to a hybrid environment.''Many people are voting with their feet and moving away from traditional economic hub cities to different cities, towns or rural areas with no diminishment of economic opportunity,' he continued.'The residential real estate world needs to address these changing dynamics. And yet, virtually no aspect of the modern housing market is ready for these changes.''We think it is natural that for his first venture since WeWork, Adam returns to the theme of connecting people through transforming their physical spaces and building communities where people spend the most time: their homes.'

The Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday was the product of a factory based out of a naval base on a remote island in the Communist nation, it has been revealed. A new report from details that the airship, which triggered a dramatic, and public, spying saga that worsened Chinese-U.S. relations, has been a key part of Beijing's intelligence operations for years. The report says that the Chinese military has into the airspace of geopolitical rivals such as Japan, India and the Philippines. If you are you looking for more about EVden EVe nakLiyaT check out our own page.   that at least four other balloons were previously detected over US airspace, in Hawaii, EvDen eVe nAKLiyAT Florida, Texas and Guam, three of those were  Last Friday, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken hours before he was due to leave because of the balloon. While on Tuesday, China's defense minster rejected an overture from US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to discuss the events of the last week.  Yulin Naval Base on Hainan Island, where the country's balloon program is based out of  Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin pictured with Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe in November 2022. On Tuesday, Fenghe rejected a call from Austin over the balloon The Pentagon said in a statement: 'Lines between our militaries are part The diplomats at the Beijing briefing said they were told that the solar panels on the balloon meant that it needed more power than a weather balloon, and that its flight path did not conform with natural wind patterns. US officials have said the balloon was equipped with rudders and propellers.'Based on the U.S. briefing, our own understanding about such balloons and the fact that China has so far refused to name the company or eVdeN evE nakliyat entity that owns this balloon, we find it hard to believe it is a civilian weather balloon,' said a Beijing-based Asian defense diplomat.  An F-22 Raptor fighter jet fired a single AIM-9X missile to take down a Chinese spy balloon and its payload, which was equipped with cameras, sensors and radars  The spy balloon is pictured being shot out of the sky on Saturday above South Carolina The information was similar to what Pentagon has shared with reporters since the weekend, saying the balloons were part of a Chinese aerial fleet that has also violated the sovereignty of other countries. On Tuesday, Navy divers began pulling pieces of the balloon from the depths of the ocean floor on Tuesday, using sophisticated reconnaissance drones dubbed the Kingfish and the Swordfish to locate the debris.After collecting all of the balloon's white fabric and shell structure found floating on the surface, the Navy has now shifted to an all-underwater search for the remnants of the massive balloon.Navy and Coast Guard personnel were using underwater drones to locate and evdEn EVE nakliYAT map the debris field, and evDEN EVE nAkliYAt divers were in the water gathering up what they could, officials said.