The official royal portrait of King Charles has been revealed, painted by artist Jonathon Yeo.
It’s his first portrait as King since his coronation last year.
The painting is covered in a bright red colour, and features a butterfly on the King’s shoulder.
The work by Yeo took three years to paint, and was completed over four sittings at Highgrove and Clarence House – not bad for a royal subject with a busy schedule.
It aims to capture His Majesty’s “life experiences” and how his “role in our public life has transformed”. Charles is depicted in military regalia – the uniform of the Welsh Guards – abstracted by a background and foreground of painterly brushstrokes in varying shades of vibrant red. A butterfly (the King’s suggestion) prepares to land on his shoulder.
It’s Charles’ first official portrait since the coronation
“FASTNET ROCK has been a once-in-a-lifetime horse, and we are immensely grateful for the incredible journey he has taken us on. I hope he will enjoy a long and happy retirement here at Jerrys Plains. His legacy will endure for generations to come, and we look forward to seeing his influence continue to shape the future of the sport,” said Coolmore’s Tom Magnier.
He is Beautiful, Scary, Moody just like all thoroughbred males
“Fastnet Rock has been a once-in-a-lifetime horse, and we are immensely grateful for the incredible journey he has taken us on. I hope he will enjoy a long and happy retirement here at Jerrys Plains,” said Coolmore’s Tom Magnier. “His legacy will endure for generations to come, and we look forward to seeing his influence continue to shape the future of the sport. His son Acrobat was the fastest 2YO ever at Randwick over 1000m and if his first foals are anything to go by, we’ll be hearing a lot more about him in the future.”
Foaled in 2001, Fastnet Rock quickly established himself as a formidable force on the racetrack. Following back-to-back Group 1 successes in the Lightning Stakes and Oakleigh Plate for trainer Paul Perry he was crowned Champion 3YO Sprinter of 2004/05.
However, it was Fastnet Rock’s transition to stud duty that truly solidified his legacy. Twice Champion Sire in Australia, no less than 43 of his sons and daughters have achieved success at Group 1 level with the likes of Avantage, Atlantic Jewel, and Mosheen cementing his reputation as one of the preeminent sires of his generation.
Fastnet Rock has had a long list of sire sons to achieve Group 1 success in their own right and his daughters are proving a powerhouse of talent putting him at the top of the Australian Broodmare Sires List this season.
Fastnet Rock mares have produced 18 SW’s and their progeny have won over $30 million in prizemoney this season.
Introduced to the market at a service fee of $55,000, Fastnet Rock’s fee rose to $275,000 in 2013, his highest advertised fee, having been crowned champion sire in the 2011/12. He then stood for a private fee between 2014 – 2018.
His global reach was secured when he began shuttling to Coolmore’s Irish base in 2010, a journey he would undertake for the next 11 seasons, standing his final year in Europe in 2021.
While his feats on the racetrack were impressive, they were quickly eclipsed by his ability in the breeding shed and his numbers make for impressive reading.
To date in the southern hemisphere, Fastnet Rock’s 1107 winners are headed by 138 stakes winners, led by 34 Group 1 winners.
Globally, he is responsible for 193 stakes winners (107 Male / 86 Female), headlined by 43 Group 1 winners, including dual hemisphere top-flight winner Via Sistina and Merchant Navy, who followed up his Coolmore Stud Stakes success with a triumph in the prestigious Diamond Jubilee Stakes (Gr 1, 6f) at Royal Ascot.
While able to sire top-class horses of either sex, perhaps he will be remembered for his ability to produce top-class fillies with 86 of his total number of stakes winners being female. Featured among them are household names such as Atlantic Jewel, Sea Siren, Catchy, winner of the Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), Irish Lights, Avantage and Unforgotten to name a small few.
Such is the terrific season he is having so far in Australia, Fastnet Rock is currently in pole position to land his first Australian Champion Broodmare Sire title, sitting over $5 million ahead of his closest rival, former barn-mate Encosta De Lago (Fairy King).
The Stock of Virgin Galactic’s SPCE rallied 22% after Tom Cruise did the splits in London and Victoria Beckham was carried piggyback
Is art imitating life on Wall Steet?
Can a birthday party bash of one of the Virgin Records Label previous artists possibly have an influence on the stock price of the previous records labels owners Space Stock that announced a stock split 18th April 2024.
Could these two seemingly unrelated events be perceived as signalling the market using the media?
Without even realising
Examples of piggy backing
Piggyback registration refers to a method of selling shares through an initial public offering (IPO). It is typically used by early investors, founders, and other company insiders who negotiated the right to sell their shares as part of any future IPO.
Unlike demand registration, where shareholders are entitled to demand that a company undertake an IPO, investors relying on piggyback registration to sell their shares do not have the right to force an IPO. Instead, they must wait for the IPO to be demanded by other investors, effectively “piggybacking” on other investors’ demand registration rights.
The birthday girl was carried out of the club by her husband at 2.30am. Photographs show the designer receiving a piggy back from David as they left the venue, with her children in tow. Sharing snaps on social media after the event, Victoria posted, ‘I don’t think I’ve ever felt as loved as I did last night
Cruise, who turned 61 in July 2023, stunned guests when he began demonstrating “a series of breakdancing moves, culminating in splits,” the outlet said. “People were absolutely dumbfounded,” one guest told the Daily Mail.
A-list actor left guests at Victoria Beckham‘s 50th birthday party in London on Saturday night slack jawed in astonishment after performing an incredible ‘breakdance’ routine – which culminated in the splits
“I will hope to go up in the middle of this year myself,” Branson said. “We’ve got another test flight in a handful of weeks taking place from Mojave, then we’ll have another one a few weeks later, then another one. And then, we move everything to New Mexico where we have a beautiful spaceport.”
Stock Split
the Board approved the proposed amendments to our Certificate of Incorporation to potentially effect the Reverse Stock Split in order to increase our number of authorized shares of common stock available for future issuance. Under the Certificate of Incorporation, we have 700,000,000 authorized shares of Common Stock and 10,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As of the Record Date, there were 411,301,869 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding. Because the Reverse Stock Split will decrease the number of outstanding shares of our common stock by a ratio in the range of 1-for-2 to 1-for-20 but would not effect a decrease to the number of shares of common stock that we will be authorized to issue, the proposed Reverse Stock Split amendments would result in a relative increase in the number of unissued shares of our Common Stock. See “–Principal Effects of the Reverse Stock Split-Issued and Outstanding Shares of Common Stock” below.
Our Board believes it is in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders to increase our number of authorized shares of common stock available for future issuance in order to have additional shares available for use as our Board deems appropriate or necessary. As such, the Reverse Stock Split will provide the Company with greater flexibility with respect to managing its common stock in connection with such corporate purposes as may, from time to time, be considered advisable by our Board. These corporate purposes could include, without limitation, financing activities, public or private offerings of common stock, issuance of options and other equity awards pursuant to our incentive plans, and strategic business development transactions. Having an increased number of authorized but unissued shares of common stock would allow us to take prompt action with respect to corporate opportunities that develop, without the delay and expense of convening a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of approving an increase in our capitalization.
Maintain NYSE Listing Our common stock is currently listed on the NYSE under the symbol “SPCE.” The continued listing requirements of NYSE, among other things, require that our common stock must maintain a minimum average closing share price of $1.00 per share of common stock over a consecutive 30 trading-day period. On the Record Date, our last reported sale price of our common stock on the NYSE was $0.9427 per share. If we were to fail to meet the minimum bid price requirement in the future over a consecutive 30 trading-day period, our common stock could be delisted from the NYSE. If our common stock were to be delisted, the Board believes that the trading market for our common stock could become significantly less liquid, which could reduce the trading price of our common stock and increase the transaction costs of trading in shares of our common stock.
If the Reverse Stock Split amendment is effected, it would cause a decrease in the total number of shares of our common stock outstanding and increase the market price per share of our common stock. The Board intends to effect the Reverse Stock Split only if it believes that a decrease in the number of shares outstanding is in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders and is likely to improve the trading price of our common stock and improve the likelihood that we will be able to maintain our listing on the NYSE.
Reverse Stock Split ratio to be selected by our Board will be a whole number in a range of 1-for-2 to 1-for-20. The Board can only authorize the filing of one Reverse Stock Split amendment and all other Reverse Stock Split amendments will be abandoned. The Board also has the authority to abandon all Reverse Stock Split amendments.
In determining the Reverse Stock Split ratio and whether and when to effect the Reverse Stock Split following the receipt of stockholder approval, the Board will consider a number of factors, including, without limitation:
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the historical trading price and trading volume of our common stock;
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the number of shares of our common stock outstanding immediately before and after the Reverse Stock Split;
Pg 81 & 82 of Annual Meeting 18th April 2024
Legal Team
Latham & Watkins
Justin Hamill of Latham & Watkins believes that Richard Branson, the enigmatic leader of Virgin Group, is a. “visionary.”
So, when Virgin called him up to help secure more funding for his commercial space company, Virgin
Galactic, Hamill was excited for the opportunity.
“It’s not every day you get to work on a deal involving space travel,” Hamill says.
After two successful launches of Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity in 2018 and 2019, the company decided that it had reached the stage where it needed capital to expand its commercial operations. The company’s initial public offering was unique in that it employed a special-purpose acquisition company, or SPAC: Social Capital Hedosophia, which is run by former Facebook executive Chamath Palihapitiya. As opposedto a traditional IPO, individual SPAC investors have a vote on the deal and can redeem their cash if they don’t like it.
In addition to the complexities of the SPAC and preparing a company to go public, Hamill and his team were faced with unique regulatory issues surrounding space technology, cross-border tax considerations, go-forward governance and liquidity arrangements for Virgin Group.
In the end, Virgin Group retained 51% ownership of the company to preserve a majority, with Social Capital Hedosophia investing $800 million for 49%, making Virgin Galactic the first publicly traded space tourism company in the world. The deal also executed a pre-merger carve-out of Virgin Group’s space satellite business, Virgin Orbit, which remained wholly owned by Branson and Virgin Group.
Insider trading is defined here as trading on an informational advantage in public markets where the advantage is derived from firm-specific informa tion about the issuer, rather than from information about general market conditions. Such information may be obtained by virtue of a relationship to the issuer, to a prospective bidder for the issuer’s shares, or to agents of either. Trading may either occur face-to-face or through an impersonal market. Where investors are directly solicited, the insider has in fact induced the other person to transact with him or her, and causation is relatively clear. These cases are consistent with common law notions of causation and with common experience, and cause little difficulty
Branson, through his Virgin Investments group, sold 10.4 million shares of Virgin Galactic this week at various prices, ranging from $25.75 to $34.39 a share, according to an SEC filing. The stake was worth $300 million, according to InsiderScore.com. Shares of Virgin Galactic slipped 2.2% to close at $25.37.13 Aug 2021
The adjustment to Virgin Galactic’s operator’s license, which the Company has held since 2016, marks the first time the FAA has licensed a spaceline to fly customers. It is further validation of the Company’s methodical testing program, which has met the verification and validation criteria required by the FAA.25 June 2021
“I will hope to go up in the middle of this year myself,” Branson said. “We’ve got another test flight in a handful of weeks taking place from Mojave, then we’ll have another one a few weeks later, then another one. And then, we move everything to New Mexico where we have a beautiful spaceport.”
I found some photos of when I started my PhD in Space Telecommunications, its been on pause for some time just like these photos. I have been deep diving into the world of Epigenetics and that word that is like Kryptonite to many in the fashion world let alone the movie business. Its all ok until you start gaining weight or God forbid actually let yourself go and become Fat.
Epigenetics is about shining the light of what drives your fat genes in conditions that can be changed eg your either on or your off. Lots of environmental factors can determine them
What happens if you get Fat from factors outside your control like a course of antibiotics or getting sick. Some data suggestes that infections can actually turn your fat epigenetic on. Interesting
There are 11 types of Female Body Archetypes
There is 56% of female archetypes that have more fat than 44% of other female archetypes
16% of these 56% have the most amount of fat of all the female archetypes
Yet the fashion industry only cut their patterns for 1 of 11 female body archetypes what happens to the other 10 female body archtypes.
Like Joan from Mad Men
and The Presidents Wife in Scandal
This is really interesting stuff, men have less body fat than women and women have 11 different body types and need really 11 different patterns to be made for clothes to really fit them.
Its a jungle out there in the change rooms and the bedrooms at home all these female body archetypes trying to fit into something that is cut for 32 24 32 when they are 36 28 42 how does that work.
Environmental variables such as nutrition and lifestyle may contribute to this tendency. These variables have the ability to change gene expression without affecting the DNA sequence, which is a phenomenon known as epigenetics.
It was a full moon as I left Brighton, I had just visited a made in UK corset factory and got to talking about how you measure for a corset. A few years later, a similar conversation happened with a very well known corset maker that was fitting me for a corset and the measuring process was discussed.
I first learnt about True Size Measurement when had a a few days work experience in Rigby Peller and then when I worked at a brand that had a store in Selfridges when brands were ranging from £2,000 pounds to £7,000 pounds a day and the floor on average was making £56,000 a day in lingerie sales on a great day brands ranged from £5000 to £10000 a day and I sold the most expensive set back then for £1300.00
Depending on the brand depended on the way you measured a customer. A few weeks ago I discovered that some brands have what is called “Vanity Sizing” and this was something I observed in Saudi Arabia in 2009 when I first conducted the Bra Measuring Module of the 10 day Training Course on How to Sell Lingerie as up till then only men were selling Lingerie and the brand store I was taken to in their shopping mall in Jeddah only had sizes up to DD, not an E,F,G or H in site.
Very curious as coming from London where it was booming in the plus size cups. This trip required me to measure an entire class and some of their friends and family when I arrived at the house as this service of measuring wasnt available in Saudi at the time. True Size Measurement is Different to Manufacturing Measurement.
As Manufactureres use Vanity Sizing to do this yourself take a tape measure in Inches around the rib cage and then at the highest part of the bra line and subtract the rib from the cup and you have the cup size. If the maker has true size measurement. If the maker has vanity sizing check their site for their cup size often a G or H can be renamed DDD in a vanity size.
This course got media attention around the world, Sweden, NewZealand, Australia, Malaysia and even a Washington Analyst wrote a section of his book about this class Thomas Lippman Saudi Arabia on the Edge. The suprising thing that occured as a result of this course, two years later the King of Saudi Arabia changed the law using his decree to allow women to work.
Braconomics 2022
This course resulted in 500,000 legally now able to work $66,000 USD a year began to appear in the Saudi Arabia economy which for the math boffins equals $33,000,000,000 a year extra to the Saudi Arabia Economy. $33Billion added to the bottom line of the Saudi Arabia Economy year in year out for the last 11 years is $363,000,000,000.00 $363 hundred billion dollars that did not exist in the economy before this course was held
A class that I travelled from Australia to Malaysia, to meet a celebrity chef Nicholas, who passed away in 2020. Took me to a market to buy my first head scarf, in Kuala Lumpur to arrive in the Jeddah airport it was pink with swarovski crystals. After taking the collection to Wimbledon Fashion Week June 2009 and travelling to France to meet a Lingerie & Swim Manufacturer that made our first bikini in just 6 days many years later in 2016 I arrived back to Malaysia on the way back and a couple of newspapers interviewed me on the experience. Harpers Bazaar Malaysia covered one of my catwalks many years later in 2016 from the Caribbean
Deep blue sea meets the landscape of an islandic skyline | Harlette SwimContemporary spin on animal prints, bringing to life the merge of Safari and Swim | Harlette Swim
This class changed the world, it changed Wall St, it changed the London Stock Exchange, bringing increased investment to both markets. So if you think your idea is too small or your too small to make a difference. Think Again, the course I created, delivered in Saudi Arabia contributed and changed the World Economy adding the value of $33Billion year in year out for 11 years $363 hundred billion so far so good.
Braconomics 2009
Harlette Capital Ltd gifted Saudi Arabia a course for 5 days with a value today and a Luxury Wrap to a Princess that was valued £3500 in 2009 is worth with inflation £5002.44.
Heavily discounted the rate from £6000 & £5000 for each week to £1500 as it was a charity event for women to learn how to work I was requested to give another 5 days of my time. How do you value that time contribution in dollar value in 2022. £20,724.41 was gifted from Harlette to Saudi Arabia and this resulted in the country gaining $33billion new revenue year in year out to their economy just from the simple act of changing the law to make it legal for women to work and contribute to society
£1,500 in 2009 is worth £2,143.90
Gifted in Time and Donated to KSA Lingerie Training & Sales & Marketing
£5,000 in 2009 is worth £7,146.35 today
£6,000 in 2009 is worth £8,575.62 today
After this event a piece from the collection was gifted to a Saudi Princess worth Luxury Wrap with Italian Hand Beaded Tulle and Silk Trims
£3,500 in 2009 is worth £5,002.44 today
The trip cost the Harlette Limited corporation
£14,500 in 2009 is worth £20,724.41 today
A success fee for results on £33Billion each year for 11 years at either 1% or 5%
is a value of range $330 hundred Million per year to 1.65 billion per year & that would accumulate to $3.63billion from just a 10 day training course delivered in Saudi Arabia from Harlette
Average salary in Saudi Arabia is 261,287 SAR per year. The most typical earning is 101,265 SAR. All data are based on 1,311 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 268,540 SAR. Women receive a salary of 203,655 SAR.
British actor Tom Hiddleston poses on the red carpet upon arrival at the BAFTA British Academy Film Awards at the Royal Albert Hall, in London, on March 13, 2022. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP) (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)
Dame Shirley Diamonds are Forever 60 years of Bond
Our first piece for the Collection named Diamonds are Forever made a global TV show, a debut catwalk in Paris made in Black Velvet with Diamonds in Sheer Silk with silk ties and feathers & luxury wrap
Final preparations are made to BAFTA awards prior to the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 27: Nicole Kidman attends the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
Diamond Brooches
Brit Boys
British-US actor Andrew Garfield (L) and English actor Benedict Cumberbatch attend the 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, on February 27, 2022. (Photo by Michael TRAN / AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images)
Love Will Make You Do Crazy Things next best Quote of the Evening Will Smith, most channels edited out the moment that Chris Rock got Hit from Will Smith regarding a joke about his wife. This story is developing LA Police said Chris has not pressed charges regarding the matter.
The Academy does not condone violence of any form.
Tonight we are delighted to celebrate our 94th Academy Awards winners, who deserve this moment of recognition from their peers and movie lovers around the world.
Jessica Chastain takes her very 1st Oscar Dazzling
HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 27: (L-R) Jessica Chastain accepts the Actress in a Leading Role award for The Eyes of Tammy Faye from Anthony Hopkins onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. Neilson Barnard/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Neilson Barnard / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)Jessica Chastain behind the scenes before The Oscars in Gucci
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