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Time of India
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Russell Wilson receives three-word appreciation from wife Ciara after their latest off-field triumph
Russell Wilson is all ready to kick-start another super-hot season with the New York Giants. This weekend, Wilson not only laced up his shoes for practice at the Quest Diagnostic Training Center, but he also brought a sweet family vibe to the camp. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Wilson's wife, Ciara, paid him a surprise visit and had some quality time with the kids. She shared a reel featuring the moments set to the song 'Win' by Jay Rock in her Instagram feed. But their relationship is beyond a flashy on-screen romance. The couple is giving back to society, together, hand in hand, and Ciara's deeply affectionate words carry the chemistry between them. Ciara pens a soft, sweet message for Russell Wilson Russell Wilson, 36, has achieved several milestones in his career. During his tenure with the Seahawks, he equally excelled as a dual threat and a backfield rusher. Although in the middle, he lost his rhythm a little, with the Giants banking on him hard, he is on his way to gaining it back stronger than ever. The Super Bowl winner, as in sync with his accomplishments on the scoreboard, racked up a financial empire worth $165 million. But what made him stand out among all the other millionaires is that he's actively benefiting society. Wilson, over the years, has been committed to uplifting his community through a non-profit organisation, 'WHY NOT YOU'. The foundation works for the underprivileged children, helping them to achieve better health, better education, and overall well-being. But it's not just him engaging with this bigger cause and trying to bring a change in society; Ciara, Wilson's better half, has been another pillar of his foundation since its inception. The power couple just launched the second youth center of this NGO last Tuesday, and guess who couldn't be happier! The Grammy-winning singer was elated, announcing their latest feat via an IG post that reads: ' What an incredible moment launching our Why Not You Center/Dance Hall in partnership with our @WhyNotYouFDN and the @bgcmatl! ' She tagged her husband in the same post with a crisp yet heartfelt note: ' We're doing it!🫶🏽' ' They are, certainly. They are doing their duties beyond the huge stardom and the constant flashes of lights, camera, and action. Also read:
Time Business News
4 days ago
- Business
- Time Business News
No Win No Fee Solicitor Dublin: What to Expect from This Legal Option
If you're considering taking legal action but are worried about the financial risks involved, the No Win No Fee arrangement may be the solution you need. Particularly common in personal injury cases and other civil claims, this payment method allows clients in Dublin and across Ireland to access expert legal help without upfront fees. In this article, we explore what No win no fee solicitor dublin means, how it works, and what you should expect when hiring a solicitor under this arrangement in Dublin. The No Win No Fee agreement, also known as a contingency fee arrangement, means: You don't pay any solicitor fees unless your case is successful. If you win or settle your claim, the solicitor receives a percentage of the compensation as their fee. your claim, the solicitor receives a percentage of the compensation as their fee. If you lose the case, you typically don't owe your solicitor any fees for their work. This setup removes financial barriers, giving more people access to justice regardless of their current financial situation. This option is particularly suited for: Personal injury claims (e.g., road traffic accidents, workplace injuries). Medical negligence cases. Employment disputes. Consumer claims. If you lack the funds to pay for legal representation upfront, or if you want to reduce financial risk, a No Win No Fee solicitor can be a smart choice. Most solicitors offer a free initial consultation where they: Assess the merits of your case. Explain the No Win No Fee terms. terms. Discuss the likelihood of success and potential compensation. If you decide to proceed, you'll sign a No Win No Fee agreement outlining: The solicitor's fees (usually a fixed percentage of the settlement). What happens if you lose. Any additional costs (e.g., court fees). Your solicitor will: Handle all paperwork, negotiations, and communications. Gather evidence and expert reports. Keep you updated on progress. If the case settles or you win at court: Your solicitor deducts their agreed fee percentage from your compensation. You receive the remaining amount. If you lose, you pay nothing to the solicitor for their fees. No upfront costs: You don't need to pay anything to start your claim. You don't need to pay anything to start your claim. Reduced financial risk: If the case fails, you owe no solicitor fees. If the case fails, you owe no solicitor fees. Access to justice: Enables people with limited finances to pursue legitimate claims. Enables people with limited finances to pursue legitimate claims. Motivated solicitor: Since payment depends on winning, solicitors are incentivised to secure the best outcome. While No Win No Fee is advantageous, consider the following: Percentage fees: The solicitor's fee is taken from your compensation, reducing the net amount you receive. The solicitor's fee is taken from your compensation, reducing the net amount you receive. Additional costs: Some cases may involve disbursements (e.g., medical reports) which you might still need to pay. Some cases may involve disbursements (e.g., medical reports) which you might still need to pay. Not all cases qualify: Solicitors may only offer this if your case has a strong chance of success. Solicitors may only offer this if your case has a strong chance of success. Read the agreement carefully: Understand all terms before signing. Experience: Choose solicitors with proven expertise in your claim type. Choose solicitors with proven expertise in your claim type. Transparency: Ensure fee percentages and costs are clearly explained. Ensure fee percentages and costs are clearly explained. Reputation: Look for positive client reviews and successful case histories. Look for positive client reviews and successful case histories. Communication: Pick solicitors who keep you informed throughout the process. Q: What if I lose my case? A: You usually won't owe solicitor fees, but you might be responsible for some court or expert fees depending on the agreement. Q: Can I end the agreement if I'm unhappy? A: Yes, but check the contract for any consequences. Q: How much do solicitors charge on a No Win No Fee basis? A: Typically between 20% to 35% of your compensation, but this varies. A No Win No Fee solicitor in Dublin offers a risk-free way to pursue your legal claim without upfront costs. It's an excellent option for those worried about legal expenses but needing expert representation. Make sure to carefully review the terms and choose a reputable solicitor to ensure you get the best possible outcome. TIME BUSINESS NEWS
Winnipeg Free Press
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Katy Perry delivers thunderous performance to adoring Winnipeg fans
Katy Perry July 26, 2025 Canada Life Centre MIKE SUDOMA / FREE PRESS Katy Perry brings her theatric The Lifetime's Tour to a sold out Canada Life Centre Saturday evening. Her first world tour in 8 years July 26, 2025 Attendance: approximately 14,000 Star rating: ⭐⭐⭐ ½ Let's get all the headlines out of the way at the top: Yes, Katy Perry went to space for 11 minutes on a Blue Origin space flight in April and was roundly mocked as soon as she kissed the Earth. Yes, her latest album, 2024's 143 — which is how the kids say I Love You (get it?) — was a critical and commercial flop, helped along by Woman's World, a confused mess of an empowHERment anthem that is, tellingly, not performed in full on this tour. Yes, she recently split from her husband, actor Orlando Bloom. But nevertheless, the pop star persists. About 14,000 people came to hear her roar at Canada Life Centre on Saturday night, the Winnipeg stop on her Lifetimes Tour — Perry's answer, one guesses, to Taylor Swift's juggernaut Eras Tour. It's been over a decade since she was last through town on her Prismatic tour and Perry, for her part, was in her pull-out-all-the-stops, galaxy-brain era. MIKE SUDOMA / FREE PRESS Katy Perry brings her theatric The Lifetime's Tour to a sold out Canada Life Centre Saturday evening. Her first world tour in 8 years July 26, 2025 Lifetimes, you see, is a loosely conceptual show, separated into five acts. The premise is set up at the top: Perry has cast herself as a half-human, half-android in a video-game battle against an all-powerful artificial intelligence called Mainframe who has stolen all of Earth's butterflies and our girl's gonna get 'em back. The stage was a catwalk on steroids: a giant infinity symbol set up in the centre of the floor, backed by a towering wall of screens. Perry, dressed in metallic thigh-high boots and a futuristic armoured bodysuit, rose from the centre just before 9 p.m., suspended in rings of LED lights, for the opener Artificial before returning to Earth for a frantic version of Chained to the Rhythm. At some points, as on hits Dark Horse and California Gurls, Perry let them take the lead on the choruses. Many people in the audience — which, like last time, included a solid contingent of kids and tweens — sported notice-me neon wigs, sparkly outfits and flower crowns and costumes. There were plenty of astronauts, and one person on the floor wore a giant inflatable alien. The crowd adored her, and the feeling seemed mutual. 'You wanna hear a coinky-dink? I have two best friends, and one of them was born-and-raised in Winnipeg,' Perry said from the stage. 'And I understand why he is so cool, so smart, so present, so handsome, because you guys are the best audience we've had in Canada so far. You represent the Win in Winnipeg.' MIKE SUDOMA / FREE PRESS Katy Perry brings her theatric The Lifetime's Tour to a sold out Canada Life Centre Saturday evening. Her first world tour in 8 years July 26, 2025 She was a chatty, warm host, taking selfies with fans and engaging in lots of stage banter. For such a slick production, the concert had plenty of loose moments. She even let the crowd dictate the setlist during the Choose Your Own Adventure portion, in which the fans could vote on songs, and invited a bunch of young costumed crowd members onto the stage for The One That Got Away. (That section also featured her wildest costume of the night: a fleshy rubber dress with boots that looked like her legs had been dipped in cotton candy.) Though missing some of the cheesecake camp we've come to expect from Perry — save for a truly unhinged light sabre battle because, oh yeah, she's gotta defeat Mainframe — there was no shortage of big moments throughout the two-hour show. She was suspended upside down, spread eagle, in a globe-like cage for I Kissed A Girl. She flipped through the air for Nirvana. For the final act — which included a thunderous performance of the anthem Roar — she soared through the arena on a giant mechanical butterfly, the same butterfly she almost fell off of when it malfunctioned at a show in San Francisco earlier this month. There were also some beautiful, quieter moments, too, such as a truly affecting performance of Not Like The Movies. MIKE SUDOMA / FREE PRESS Katy Perry brings her theatric The Lifetime's Tour to a sold out Canada Life Centre Saturday evening. Her first world tour in 8 years July 26, 2025 Her live band — which includes powerhouse guitarist Devon Eisenbarger, who also performs with Chappell Roan — and eight backup dancers also deserve huge props for adding dimension to the show. A concert like this is kind of like looking at an impressively decorated cake: it has wow factor, to be sure, but scrape off all the icing and what are you left with? How does it actually taste? Perry's always been about the shiny spectacle, but sometimes all the elaborate setpieces and costume changes and lights and multimedia felt like distractions from some of her shortcomings as a live performer. She is a powerful vocalist, but she doesn't always let us hear her authentic voice. She has impressive physical endurance, but she is notably not a dancer. Wednesdays What's next in arts, life and pop culture. Still, Katy Perry is a showwoman, and what she provides is an experience. No one could leave Saturday night saying they weren't entertained. By the time she was closed with a booming Firework, confetti cannons popping, everyone in the place was on their feet. Rebecca Black — yes, she of viral It's Friday/Friday/Gotta get down on Friday fame — opened the show. Now 28, the American singer/songwriter/DJ, who came out as queer in 2020, has re-emerged as something of a gay icon and a pop star in her own right. A pretty far cry from the middle schooler who was bullied online by adults for singing about her fave day of the week back in 2011. MIKE SUDOMA / FREE PRESS Katy Perry brings her theatric The Lifetime's Tour to a sold out Canada Life Centre Saturday evening. Her first world tour in 8 years July 26, 2025 Flanked by two harness-clad male dancers and dressed in a sliver micro mini, she set the energy high with a quick set of loud, thumping club jams, including the earworm single Sugar Water Cyanide — during which gave a good-humoured wink to Friday. 'Winnipeg, you are by far the loudest city on the tour, so go off,' she cooed to enormous cheers. If you need a hype woman, she's it. She got everyone partyin', partyin', yeah. MIKE SUDOMA / FREE PRESS Katy Perry brings her theatric The Lifetime's Tour to a sold out Canada Life Centre Saturday evening. Her first world tour in 8 years July 26, 2025 MIKE SUDOMA / FREE PRESS Katy Perry brings her theatric The Lifetime's Tour to a sold out Canada Life Centre Saturday evening. Her first world tour in 8 years July 26, 2025 MIKE SUDOMA / FREE PRESS Katy Perry brings her theatric The Lifetime's Tour to a sold out Canada Life Centre Saturday evening. Her first world tour in 8 years July 26, 2025 MIKE SUDOMA / FREE PRESS Katy Perry brings her theatric The Lifetime's Tour to a sold out Canada Life Centre Saturday evening. Her first world tour in 8 years July 26, 2025 MIKE SUDOMA / FREE PRESS Katy Perry brings her theatric The Lifetime's Tour to a sold out Canada Life Centre Saturday evening. Her first world tour in 8 years July 26, 2025 MIKE SUDOMA / FREE PRESS Katy Perry brings her theatric The Lifetime's Tour to a sold out Canada Life Centre Saturday evening. Her first world tour in 8 years July 26, 2025 MIKE SUDOMA / FREE PRESS Katy Perry brings her theatric The Lifetime's Tour to a sold out Canada Life Centre Saturday evening. Her first world tour in 8 years July 26, 2025 MIKE SUDOMA / FREE PRESS Katy Perry brings her theatric The Lifetime's Tour to a sold out Canada Life Centre Saturday evening. Her first world tour in 8 years July 26, 2025 MIKE SUDOMA / FREE PRESS Katy Perry ascends from the stage Saturday evening as she brings her theatric The Lifetime's Tour to over 12,000 fans at Canada Life Centre July 26, 2025 MIKE SUDOMA / FREE PRESS Katy Perry ascends from the stage Saturday evening as she brings her theatric The Lifetime's Tour to over 12,000 fans at Canada Life Centre July 26, 2025 MIKE SUDOMA / FREE PRESS Katy Perry ascends from the stage Saturday evening as she brings her theatric The Lifetime's Tour to over 12,000 fans at Canada Life Centre July 26, 2025 MIKE SUDOMA / FREE PRESS Katy Perry brings her theatric The Lifetime's Tour to a sold out Canada Life Centre Saturday evening. Her first world tour in 8 years July 26, 2025 MIKE SUDOMA / FREE PRESS Katy Perry brings her theatric The Lifetime's Tour to a sold out Canada Life Centre Saturday evening. Her first world tour in 8 years July 26, 2025 Jen ZorattiColumnist Jen Zoratti is a columnist and feature writer working in the Arts & Life department, as well as the author of the weekly newsletter NEXT. A National Newspaper Award finalist for arts and entertainment writing, Jen is a graduate of the Creative Communications program at RRC Polytech and was a music writer before joining the Free Press in 2013. Read more about Jen. Every piece of reporting Jen produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print – part of the Free Press's tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about Free Press's history and mandate, and learn how our newsroom operates. Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
Chicago Tribune
24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Chicago Tribune
Review: Dystopian ‘Frontieres Sans Frontieres' by Theatre Y raises provocative questions
In the opening scene of 'Frontieres Sans Frontieres' at Theatre Y, three orphans play together in a sort of dystopian Neverland, a vision of how the fantastical home of Peter Pan and the Lost Boys might look if located in a postindustrial wasteland. Broken-down construction equipment and various scavenged items form a makeshift shelter for this disparate trio of stateless individuals who have united as a little family despite their linguistic and cultural differences. As the eldest, a young teen named Win (Tania Gillian Ramirez), leads Noon (Roesha 'Ro' Townsel) and Pan (Carrington Thornton) in a game of charades meets 'Simon Says,' the children's lively antics are underscored by a wariness beyond their years and an ominous sense of danger. So begins Phillip Howze's experimental, often confounding play that draws on theatrical traditions of absurdism, burlesque and commedia dell'arte to satirize a slew of Western interlopers, from humanitarian nonprofits to predatory capitalists. Directed by Kezia Waters, who also designed the set, this Chicago premiere raises provocative questions but ultimately feels hazy in its exploration of anticolonial themes. Win regularly encourages Noon and Pan to practice their English, a language the three kids only have a slight grasp of, so it seems serendipitous when an idealistic young English teacher, Thom (Cameron Austin Brown), shows up one day. After wheedling some cash from him, while Noon rifles through his backpack, Win convinces him to stay and teach some lessons. This well-meaning stranger is the first in a string of intruders who range from the ridiculous to the sinister; Terreon Collins plays a magazine correspondent on a tone-deaf quest for the perfect combat photo, and later, an intoxicated militia fighter. In the role of a comically unhinged doctor from the World Health Organization, Nadia Pillay wields an oversized syringe and scatters a barrage of pharmaceutical samples at the bewildered children. Pillay also performs an exaggerated send-up of a B-list actress in search of a little local flavor and a break from her work as a humanitarian ambassador, while Jo JB Schaffer gives a creepy turn as a developer looking to capitalize on a vulnerable region's resources. In another scene, Pillay and Schaffer team up as a clown and mime duo from a nonprofit called 'Clowns from Across Bounds,' espousing grandiose visions of what performance art can accomplish in this 'savage land' before being shot dead by the drunk soldier. The goofy name of this nonprofit and the title of the play itself both riff on the prominent medical charity Doctors Without Borders, or Médecins Sans Frontières, as it's known internationally. Through this bizarre mix of visitors, who all speak English and are more economically secure than the children, Howze paints the Anglosphere's interference in global affairs with a broad brush, portraying idealistic philanthropists and greedy developers alike as tools of colonialism. While both are fair subjects for criticism, Howze misses an opportunity for sharper, more specific satire by flattening the outsiders into a conglomerate threat. 'Frontieres Sans Frontieres' shares some thematic and tonal similarities with Jackie Sibblies Drury's 'We Are Proud to Present,' the first play Theatre Y produced in its permanent North Lawndale venue in 2023. However, Howze's anticolonial satire is even more stylized and abstract, to the extent that I sometimes lost the thread of what the playwright is trying to say. This was especially true in an extended scene toward the end featuring Noon, who is separated from the other orphans and presumably taken to America. Wearing garish white makeup and a costume inspired by the Statue of Liberty, with eerie lighting from cell phone flashlights, Noon gives a charismatic speech that seems to present her as a model of assimilation. (Nia Vines is the costume designer and Ryan Burkle is the lighting designer.) Win reacts with horror and grief to this development, realizing too late that the children have lost their own identities, languages and cultures. Fans of theater that's a bit outside the box, or refuses to acknowledge a box altogether, will likely find this production worth their time. It also should be right in the wheelhouse of those who enjoy the more avant-garde works of the annual Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival; there's even a scene featuring a puppet (credited as Discopuppet) as a radio host. Waters' imaginative staging and the cast's committed performances bring to life Howze's strange world — which, by the way, is always referred to as 'Here.' Make of that what you will, the playwright seems to say, about the setting and the play as a 'Frontieres Sans Frontieres' (2.5 stars) When: Through Aug. 24 Where: Theatre Y, 3611 W. Cermak Running time: 1 hour, 30 minutes Tickets: Free or pay what you want at
The Citizen
24-07-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
R10m Pick 6 ends season with a bang
It's also a World Pool day at Greyville. A Pick 6 with a likely pool of R10-million tops the betting menu at Sunday's Gold Cup race meeting at Greyville. It is a last chance to play for outsize payouts for a while as the fixture is a climactic send-off of the 2025 season. It's not just the Pick 6 that will draw in punters. The Quartet on the World Pool Gold Cup itself – South Africa's most important marathon race – is predicted to top R2-million, thanks to TAB bunging in a R500,000 carryover. As the big-race sponsor indicates, the meeting is a Hong Kong World Pool event. This means all TAB betting (accessible through Betway) on the card will be comingled into gigantic pools hosted by the Hong Kong Jockey Club and open to punters in racing centres around the world. The World Pool bets are Win, Place, Exacta, Quinella and Swinger. These bets must be in multiples of R2 – for example, R8, R10, R12 and so on. In addition to the Gold Cup, Race 7 on the card, four Grade 1 contests and five other feature events make up the 10-race bill of fare. The R1.5-million HKJC Champions Cup over 1800m is the headline grabber as it sees Durban July champion The Real Prince taking on Equus Horse of the Year Dave The King, who won the race last year. These two charismatic stars were level-pegging at 1.36 for the Win on Wednesday afternoon. The Mercury Sprint sees some of the country's best speedsters vying for a R1-million purse. The ante-post favourite here is Tenango at 1.40, with Mia Moo, I Am Giant and Buffalo Storm Cody jointly on offer at 2.00. The Douglas Whyte Thekwini Stakes (Race 4) honours the famous Durbanite who ruled the Hong Kong jockey championship for more than a decade and who now runs a successful training yard in the racing-mad enclave. Interestingly, the hot-pot favourite here is an uncommon raider from the Eastern Cape, Alan Greef-trained Golden Palm (1.05) to be ridden by champion jockey Richard Fourie. The filly goes for a fourth win in a row, within five months, and offers a potential banker for punters to kick off their assault on the R10-million Pick 6.
