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MGM Lands Rights To Ben Mezrich’s Book Proposal ‘The Antisocial Network’; Would Chronicle Recent Wall Street-GameStop Chaos - Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Following one of the craziest weeks in Wall Street history, Hollywood already has its sights set on the wild story with a familiar face looking to tell it. Sources tell Deadline that following a competitive situation, MGM has acquired the book proposal The Antisocial Network from New York Times best-selling author Ben Mezrich, which tells one of the biggest news stories of the year, about a ragtag group of amateur investors, gamers, and internet trolls who brought Wall Street to its knees. Even though the story is barely a week old, insiders say Mezrich and his reps took the proposal on the market at the end of the week and by Friday night MGM had moved fast to acquire the rights.

The project brings MGM’s Michael DeLuca back together with Mezrich, author of The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding Of Facebook, a Tale Of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal, which was adapted into the Academy Award-winning The Social Network that DeLuca produced.

This latest story seems right up Mezrich’s alley and started when a group of rag-tag investors from the Reddit page called Wall Street Bets banded together to put the squeeze on at least two hedge funds that had bet that Gamestop shares would fall. the hedge funds had been shorting GameStop’s shares, betting that its stock was doomed to further decline, these amateur investors led by the Reddit page began pushing the other way, buying shares and stock options. That caused GameStop’s market value to increase rise over 1,700% since December. Between Tuesday and Wednesday, the market value rose over $10 billion.

The fun didn’t stop there as more newcomers to the stock game began looking at other stocks deemed obsolete or super low like Nokia and AMC to try and do the same resulting a major controversy when the trading app RobinHood began putting restrictions on certain stocks.

Its unknown where Mezrich’s story starts and stops but its certainly a story as timely as you can get and clearly something Hollywood was happy to sink its teeth in so soon.

Academy Award-nominee Aaron Ryder of Ryder Picture Company (RPC), who recently signed a first look film deal with MGM, will produce. Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss will executive produce via their Winklevoss Pictures production banner. The Project is known to be a priority for MGM’s DeLuca and Pamela Abdy. Johnny Pariseau will oversee for the studio. The book is expected to go to out to publishers for auction in February.

Mezrich has written more than 20 books, with well over six million copies sold. His books including Bringing Down The House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Sho Took Vegas For Millions , which spent sixty-three weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and was adapted for the screen with the film 21. The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding Of Facebook, a Tale Of Sex, Money, Genius and Betrayal spent eighteen weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and appeared on hit bestseller lists in over a dozen countries. Mezrich and Aaron Sorkin share a Scripter Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film adaptation The Social Network. Mezrich is the only non-fiction author to have two adaptations open #1 at the box office. His book Bitcoin Billionaires was an international bestseller and is being made into a motion picture, as is The Midnight Ride, a novella that was originally published in serialized form by The Boston Globe and will be released by Grand Central in January 2022. The feature rights have been acquired by Amblin Partners.

Academy Award-nominee Ryder is a prolific producer, with projects including Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival, starring Amy Adams; Lisa Joy’s Reminiscence starring Hugh Jackman (now in post-production for Warner Bros.); the critically acclaimed Pieces of a Woman starring Vanessa Kirby for Netflix, The Good House for Amblin Pictures, and Greyhound starring Tom Hanks for Apple. He is currently in post on The Map of Tiny Perfect Things for Amazon Studios and is currently in production in Montreal on Damian Szifron’s Misanthrope starring Shailene Woodley, which he is producing for FilmNation Entertainment.  As one of the founding members of FilmNation, Ryder contributed greatly to the company’s creative direction and enduring success, producing over a dozen films including: Arrival; Jeff Nichols’ Mud; and The Founder, directed by John Lee Hancock and starring Michael Keaton. Ryder’s collaboration with Christopher Nolan runs deep, having produced The Prestige starring Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale and executive producing Memento starring Guy Pearce, which was nominated for two Academy Awards.

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Colin Cowherd, Sports Radio's Biggest Star, Starts a Podcast Network - Bloomberg

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As the coronavirus pandemic ravaged the radio industry, Colin Cowherd got a call from 

IHeartMedia Inc. telling him good news: His show had sold out of advertisements.

Many other radio programs had lost 75% of their ads at a time with no sports and no daily commute, but his show couldn’t find enough slots for all the marketing dollars looking for an outlet.

Sensing an opportunity, Cowherd went to Julie Talbott, who runs IHeart’s Premiere Networks, and proposed a new partnership. He would build up a business that could give them 2,000 more hours of programming, and IHeart would sell the advertising. But rather than host more shows on the radio, he wanted to start a podcasting company.

Now that plan is taking shape. Cowherd, 57, is creating a new podcast network called the Volume, where he’s the owner and biggest star. Cowherd will host a new podcast, which will anchor a network featuring more than half a dozen shows in total, including a basketball series hosted by LaJethro Jenkins and Dragonfly Jonez, and an NFL-focused program with Aqib Talib.

It’s a sign of the growing power of podcasts that one of the most popular sports radio hosts in the country is willing to put millions of his own dollars behind a new company. It used to be that hosting a radio show was enough. But Cowherd now reaches more people with other media, such as Facebook videos, than radio. And he knows that most listeners under 40 aren’t tuning in to terrestrial radio or cable TV, even if those are the media that still pay his bills.

“We’re in an on-demand world,” Cowherd said last week, speaking by videoconference from Manhattan Beach, California. “You can do real-time commentary now with no barriers. I don’t have to drive to a studio, don’t have to put makeup on. I don’t have to go to a studio and get miked up.”

Cowherd grew up listening to radio on the rooftop of his childhood home in suburban Washington state, where he could find signals to games from up and down the West Coast. He worked for a decade at local sports stations in Las Vegas and Portland, Oregon, before Bruce Gilbert, an executive with ESPN, gave him his big break. Gilbert was conducting a nationwide talent search to replace Tony Kornheiser, the legendary sports columnist turned TV host.

Now Cowherd, who hosts a daily TV show for Fox Sports 1, wants to return the favor.

“I can age more elegantly if I curate talent,” he said. “I want to create this really smart, thoughtful podcast network where I do for young people what somebody did for me.”

The pandemic also give Cowherd more time to plan his next steps. An early riser, Cowherd would finish his daily show at noon and have nowhere to go for the rest of the day. He had no sports to watch, no friends to see and no kids at home anymore.

When he got home, he’d scour the internet for promising young radio hosts. At the suggestion of a friend in Chicago, Cowherd tuned into a broadcaster named Danny Parkins. After 15 minutes, Cowherd had heard enough and wanted to offer him a job.

Rather than let IHeart or Fox Corp. own his new venture, he wanted to be in control and test out a couple of ideas about the future of sports media. The network will feature a few shows about sports gaming, including one hosted by gambling fanatic Alex Monaco, and another hosted by Parkins. FanDuel Inc., one of the leaders in daily fantasy sports, is the network’s presenting sponsor.

As sole owner, Cowherd stands to benefit if the podcast network takes off — as it did for former ESPN colleague Bill Simmons, who just sold his podcast company, the Ringer, for $250 million to Spotify Technology SA.

The idea is to create off-the-cuff content that isn’t watered down by an army of writers and producers.

“This will be the rawest, most authentic version of me,” he said. “It’s me at home.”

This could lead to controversy. Cowherd has gotten in trouble before for comments about Dominican baseball players and basketball player John Wall. But Cowherd is hoping his new podcast network is a creative and business challenge that will keep him relevant to a new generation.

Fans under 30 know him through YouTube. His sister watches him on Facebook. People over 60 watch him on cable. And listeners in small towns hear him on the radio.

“It’s my job to figure out ways to get to you,” he said. “It used to be I didn’t care about that; you had to come get me. Now you control the experience.”

(Updates with reference to Spotify in sixth-to-final paragraph. A previous version of the story was corrected to fix a location. )

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2021 WWE Royal Rumble live stream, how to watch online, start time, card, matches, WWE Network - CBS Sports

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Behind only the spectacle that is WrestleMania, the Royal Rumble is the second-most anticipated WWE show on the calendar. It is an event centered around surprises and career-defining opportunities as one man and one woman will secure the right to challenge for a world championship at WrestleMania in April.

In addition to the pair of 30-entrant matches, there is also a slate of intriguing title matches. 54-year-old legend Goldberg returns to the ring to square off with WWE champion Drew McIntyre in one of the night's featured world title matches. Also, Kevin Owens gets one more shot at Roman Reigns and the universal championship when the two battle in a Last Man Standing match. On the women's side, Carmella will challenge Sasha Banks for the SmackDown women's championship while Charlotte Flair and Asuka will defend the women's tag titles against former champions Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax.

Watch 2021 WWE Royal Rumble

Date: Sunday, Jan. 31
Location: Tropicana Field -- Tampa, Florida
Start time: 7 p.m. ET (kickoff show starts at 6 p.m.)
Watch live: WWE Network
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2021 WWE Royal Rumble match card

• Men's Royal Rumble match
• Women's Royal Rumble match
• WWE Championship -- Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Goldberg
• Universal Championship -- Roman Reigns (c) vs. Kevin Owens (Last Man Standing match)
• Women's Tag Team Championship -- Asuka & Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler  
  
• SmackDown Women's Championship -- Sasha Banks (c) vs. Carmella

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To Solve Homelessness, Equip People to Rise from Poverty - Bacon's Rebellion

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The Brisben Center’s Ucan Club teaches families cooking and meal-planning skills they can take with them when they leave the shelter.

by David Cooper

There is an ongoing debate among nonprofits providing homeless shelters on the best way to address homelessness. Should they focus on finding places for people to live, regardless of what mental health or substance abuse problems they might have, or should they stress equipping them with life skills, even if it means a prolonged dependence upon the shelter?

As the staff of the Thurman Brisben Center has learned from serving the homeless of Greater Fredericksburg for 33 years — more than 7,000 individuals since 2005— homelessness is complicated. From underemployment and unemployment to physical/mental disabilities, from family breakups to poor credit histories, and from addictions to criminal justice involvement, the breadth of underlying causes is sobering.

The majority of homeless are working households and turn to shelters only as a last resort. A mere 14% — about 34 individuals locally — meet federal criteria for “chronic” (long-term) homelessness. However, they are targeted to receive the most government funding to permanently house them.

The federal, state, and local government approach to ending homelessness, known as Housing First and Rapid Rehousing, provides support for sobriety, employment, or mental health issues, but clients may choose to reject them without consequence. From our many years of experience and research, we have found that clients who are motivated to achieve success in these areas are on a path to secure and sustain a home.

Prior to COVID requiring social distancing, the Brisben Center provided shelter and hand-up services for 550 people a year. Sadly, ninety of these were children in families.

It has been our experience working with homeless individuals and families that, while the magnitude and complexity of homelessness can seem overwhelming, several things are clear.

1. Homelessness will remain a community problem until its root causes — both at the individual and societal levels — are mitigated.  Resolving a person’s inability to hold a job or sustainably recover from substance misuse, for example, are indictors of successfully solving homelessness.
2. Earnings are an essential indicator of housing sustainability. The ability to hold a job is also the best assessment of economic cost/benefit to the community. Livable wage income is essential for sustaining housing.
3. A comprehensive plan for solving homelessness cannot be divorced from a plan for resolving poverty, of which homelessness is a symptom.
4. With a measure of personal responsibility (accountability) on the part of capable clients, self-sufficiency and community wellbeing are likely.

Considering these issues and applying proven, evidence-based practices, the Brisben Center coaches and links those it serves to resources that build on their strengths and address their challenges. These include job help, health screenings, mental health counseling, AA/NA/Celebrate Recovery meetings, children’s supports, and a great deal more. With the help of case and program managers, shelter residents develop a plan for attaining not just housing, but economic self-sufficiency. Our evidence-based Mobility Mentoring^® program pairs participants with well-trained coach-navigators for at least a year after they leave the shelter. Effectiveness is measured with the Bridge to Self-Sufficiency^®.

All our programs, and indeed everything we do, is ultimately aimed at equipping the homeless to develop and sustain livable wage income, to rise out of poverty, so they can productively acquire and maintain safe, decent housing for years to come.

David Cooper is CEO of the Thurman Brisben Center in Fredericksburg.

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WWE Royal Rumble 2021: Live Stream, WWE Network Start Time and Match Card - Bleacher Report

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As the first pay-per-view of every new year, The Royal Rumble needs to set the tone for what is to come as WWE gets on the Road to WrestleMania.

This year's event will continue to feature two of the titular matches as the women's division competes in its fourth Royal Rumble bout. 

Since two of these matches will take up most of the card, WWE has only booked four other contests for the PPV. Each bout will feature a championship being defended and the card is an event split between the men's and women's divisions in what could be a PPV first.

Let's take a look at all of the info you need to know about Sunday's Royal Rumble event. 

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Venue: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida

Start Time: 6 p.m. ET (kickoff), 7 p.m. ET (main show)

How to Watch: WWE Network and select PPV providers

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The one-hour kickoff will be available through most social media platforms, Fite TV, YouTube and WWE Network.

A select few cable and satellite providers still carry WWE pay-per-views, but for the most part, people will be watching The Royal Rumble on WWE Network. Here is a list of the devices that support the streaming service, according to WWE.com:

• Apple TV
• Amazon Fire TV
• PlayStation 4
• Roku
• Xbox One and Series S/X
• Android devices with the WWE app
• iOS devices with the WWE app
• WWE.com
• Select Panasonic, LG, Sony and Samsung Smart TVs
• TiVo
• Supported browsers

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Here is a look at the card for the show, according to WWE.com:

• Sasha Banks vs. Carmella (SmackDown Women's Championship)
• Charlotte and Asuka vs. Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler (Women's Tag Team Championships)
• Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens (Universal Championship)
• Drew McIntyre vs. Goldberg (WWE Championship)
• Men's Royal Rumble
• Women's Royal Rumble

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Here is a list of the men who have declared their entry or qualified for the men's Rumble match, according to WWE.com:

• Randy Orton
• Edge
• AJ Styles
• Big E
• Daniel Bryan
• Sheamus
• Jeff Hardy
• Bobby Lashley
• Jey Uso
• Cesaro
• The Miz
• John Morrison
• Otis
• Sami Zayn
• Shinsuke Nakamura
• Dolph Ziggler
• Mustafa Ali

With 17 names revealed, that leaves 13 open spots for legends, NXT Superstars and surprise cameos. 

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Here is a list of the women who have declared their entry or qualified for the women's Rumble match, according to WWE.com:

• Shayna Baszler
• Alexa Bliss
• Peyton Royce
• Bianca Belair
• Bayley
• Charlotte
• Nia Jax
• Mandy Rose
• Dana Brooke
• Tamina
• Liv Morgan
• Ruby Riott
• Natalya

The 13 announced entrants leave WWE with 17 open spots. We will likely see faces from the past, NXT Superstars, and hopefully a surprise or two. 

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Cellcom Israel Announces Receiving Sharing Network Partner Unlawful Annulment Notice - PRNewswire

NETANYA, Israel, Jan. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (TASE: CEL) (hereinafter: the "Company") announced today that following its previous announcements regarding its cellular sharing network partner, Marathon 018 Xfone Ltd., or Xfone, non-payment of the monthly payments due under the sharing network agreement and continued material breach of the sharing network agreement by Xfone, Xfone sent today an annulment notice of the sharing agreement, alleging that the Company has materially breached the sharing agreement by acquiring Golan Telecom's share capital and termination of Golan's MNO license. The Company strongly rejects Xfone's allegations and annulment notice. The Company believes Xfone's allegations to be unfounded and the annulment notice to be unlawful, and intends to take all actions necessary in order to enforce the sharing agreement to its fullest.

At this stage, the Company cannot assess the implications on the Company's results.

For additional details regarding the materiality of the network sharing agreement on the Company's results, see the Company's 2019 annual report on Form 20-F, dated March 23, 2020, under "Item 3. Risk Factors - Our network sharing agreements consideration constitute a significant portion of our revenues" and Item 4. Information on the Company – B. Business Overview – Networks and Infrastructure – Network sharing agreements" and the Company's current reports on Form 6-K dated November 16 and December 9, 2020.

About Cellcom Israel

Cellcom Israel Ltd., established in 1994, is a leading Israeli communications group, providing a wide range of communications services. Cellcom Israel is the largest Israeli cellular provider, providing its cellular subscribers with a broad range of services including cellular telephony, roaming services, text and multimedia messaging, advanced cellular and data services and other value-added services in the areas of  mobile office, data protection etc., based on Cellcom Israel's technologically advanced infrastructure. The Company operates advanced networks enabling high-speed broadband and advanced multimedia services. Cellcom Israel offers nationwide customer service including telephone customer service, retail stores, and service and sale centers. Cellcom Israel further provides OTT TV services, internet infrastructure and connectivity services and international calling services, as well as landline telephone services in Israel.  Cellcom Israel's shares are traded both on the New York Stock Exchange (CEL) and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (CEL). For additional information please visit the Company's website http://investors.cellcom.co.il.

Company Contact Shai Amsalem Chief Financial Officer [email protected] Tel: +972-52-998-4774

Investor Relations Contact Elad Levy Investor Relations Manager [email protected] Tel: +972-52-998-4774

 

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Australian-wide network of game-changing hydrogen technology clusters unveiled - PRNewswire

• $1.75m to be invested in 13 clusters across all states & territories
• Clusters will foster a multi-billion dollar, globally competitive hydrogen industry

PERTH, Australia, Jan. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A network of regional hydrogen technology clusters has today been unveiled across Australia, as part of a drive to establish a nationwide hydrogen cluster.

Spearheaded by National Energy Resources Australia (NERA), the national cluster (which would operate as a virtual network) will establish a global identity and a recognised brand for Australian hydrogen technology and expertise. It will also aid the development of the hydrogen supply chain, reduce overlaps and identify gaps in the development, deployment, and commercialisation of new hydrogen focused technologies.

The establishment of the regional hydrogen technology clusters announced today - which cover all of Australia's states and territories – follows the conclusion of a seed funding selection program started by NERA in September. NERA has also been able to leverage a range of funding commitments from state and territory governments around the country, as well as industry financial support.

NERA CEO Miranda Taylor said today's announcement was a crucial step in building the skills, capacities and commercialisation opportunities necessary to unlock Australia's enormous potential to create a globally competitive hydrogen industry that, according to a 2019 Deloitte report, could increase Australia's GDP up to $26 billion.

"Today marks a great step forward in Australia's capability in developing hydrogen technologies. These regional clusters, all of which have the support of their state and territory governments, have been established around key, existing hydrogen projects and technology supply chains in strategic locations that have a demonstrated capacity to support them.

"This will ensure long-term local cohesion and sustainable capability across the emerging hydrogen value chain."

The development of a national hydrogen cluster was identified by the 2019 National Hydrogen Strategy as an important component to scale up Australia's domestic industry to become a global hydrogen competitor.

Today's announcement continues NERA's active role in coordinating collaborative opportunities to realise Australia's hydrogen potential across the hydrogen value chain and ensure that Australian companies are well placed to supply new technology, products and services to domestic and international markets.

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State/ territory	Cluster name	Cluster leads/members	Initial NERA, state government and industry investment
ACT	Canberra Region Hydrogen Technology Cluster	Evoenergy, ANU, Smart Energy Council, ACT Renewables hub	$100,000
NSW	Hunter Hydrogen Technology Cluster	University of Newcastle and 14 partners	$200,000
NT	Territory Hydrogen Cluster	Darwin Innovation Hub along with NT Govt, Energy Club NT and CDU	$200,000
Qld	Queensland Hydrogen Industry Cluster (H2Q)	Regional Development Australia Brisbane, on behalf of 38 orgs	$100,000
SA	South Australian Hub-to-Hub ("SA- H2H") Hydrogen Technology Cluster	EfficientSeePty Ltd and Mumford Commercial	$100,000
Tas	Bell Bay Hydrogen Technology Cluster	Bell Bay Advanced Manufacturing Zone (BBAMZ)	$100,000
Vic	Gippsland Hydrogen Technology Cluster	Committee for Gippsland on behalf of 64 supporting organisations	$250,000
	Clayton Hydrogen Technology Cluster	GrapheneX, CSIRO, Swinburne, Hydrogen 2.0, Cleantech Japan, ARENA2036	$150,000
	Greater Geelong Hydrogen Technology Cluster	Startupbootcamp	$150,000
	Mallee Hydrogen Technology Cluster	Mallee Regional Innovation Centre	$50,000
WA	Western Australian Hydrogen Technology Cluster	Hydrogen Society of Australia on behalf of consortium	$200,000
	Karratha Hydrogen Technology Cluster	City of Karratha with support from Yara Pilbara Fertilisers	$75,000
	Peel and South-West Metro Hydrogen Technology Cluster	Murdoch University and six partners	$75,000

Interview requests with NERA CEO Miranda Taylor, state and territory ministers and cluster leaders are to be submitted to NERA's communications team:

For the purposes of Australian regional media, NERA has quotes available from the governments of all Australia's seven states and territories.

Contact:

Russell Yeo  
NERA Communications Manager
[email protected] 
+61 (0)421 637028

About NERA:
NERA is an Industry Growth Centre established under the Australian Government Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda with a focus on the energy resources sector.
NERA is working to maximise the value to the Australian economy by developing an energy resources sector that is globally competitive, sustainable, innovative and diverse.
NERA is engaged across the value chain to achieve significant industry efficiencies; identify and support digital, automation and other innovative technologies; develop future workforce skills; and ensure that there are regulatory frameworks that support future investment, innovation, productivity and global trade.

SOURCE National Energy Resources Australia (NERA)

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• $1.75m to be invested in 13 clusters across all states & territories

• Clusters will foster a multi-billion dollar, globally competitive hydrogen industry

PERTH, Australia, Jan. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A network of regional hydrogen technology clusters has today been unveiled across Australia, as part of a drive to establish a nationwide hydrogen cluster.

Spearheaded by National Energy Resources Australia (NERA), the national cluster (which would operate as a virtual network) will establish a global identity and a recognised brand for Australian hydrogen technology and expertise. It will also aid the development of the hydrogen supply chain, reduce overlaps and identify gaps in the development, deployment, and commercialisation of new hydrogen focused technologies.

The establishment of the regional hydrogen technology clusters announced today - which cover all of Australia's states and territories – follows the conclusion of a seed funding selection program started by NERA in September. NERA has also been able to leverage a range of funding commitments from state and territory governments around the country, as well as industry financial support.

NERA CEO Miranda Taylor said today's announcement was a crucial step in building the skills, capacities and commercialisation opportunities necessary to unlock Australia's enormous potential to create a globally competitive hydrogen industry that, according to a 2019 Deloitte report, could increase Australia's GDP up to $26 billion.

"Today marks a great step forward in Australia's capability in developing hydrogen technologies. These regional clusters, all of which have the support of their state and territory governments, have been established around key, existing hydrogen projects and technology supply chains in strategic locations that have a demonstrated capacity to support them.

"This will ensure long-term local cohesion and sustainable capability across the emerging hydrogen value chain."

The development of a national hydrogen cluster was identified by the 2019 National Hydrogen Strategy as an important component to scale up Australia's domestic industry to become a global hydrogen competitor.

Today's announcement continues NERA's active role in coordinating collaborative opportunities to realise Australia's hydrogen potential across the hydrogen value chain and ensure that Australian companies are well placed to supply new technology, products and services to domestic and international markets.

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State/ territory	Cluster name	Cluster leads/members	Initial NERA, state government and industry investment
ACT	Canberra Region Hydrogen Technology Cluster	Evoenergy, ANU, Smart Energy Council, ACT Renewables hub	$100,000
NSW	Hunter Hydrogen Technology Cluster	University of Newcastle and 14 partners	$200,000
NT	Territory Hydrogen Cluster	Darwin Innovation Hub along with NT Govt, Energy Club NT and CDU	$200,000
Qld	Queensland Hydrogen Industry Cluster (H2Q)	Regional Development Australia Brisbane, on behalf of 38 orgs	$100,000
SA	South Australian Hub-to-Hub ("SA- H2H") Hydrogen Technology Cluster	EfficientSeePty Ltd and Mumford Commercial	$100,000
Tas	Bell Bay Hydrogen Technology Cluster	Bell Bay Advanced Manufacturing Zone (BBAMZ)	$100,000
Vic	Gippsland Hydrogen Technology Cluster	Committee for Gippsland on behalf of 64 supporting organisations	$250,000
	Clayton Hydrogen Technology Cluster	GrapheneX, CSIRO, Swinburne, Hydrogen 2.0, Cleantech Japan, ARENA2036	$150,000
	Greater Geelong Hydrogen Technology Cluster	Startupbootcamp	$150,000
	Mallee Hydrogen Technology Cluster	Mallee Regional Innovation Centre	$50,000
WA	Western Australian Hydrogen Technology Cluster	Hydrogen Society of Australia on behalf of consortium	$200,000
	Karratha Hydrogen Technology Cluster	City of Karratha with support from Yara Pilbara Fertilisers	$75,000
	Peel and South-West Metro Hydrogen Technology Cluster	Murdoch University and six partners	$75,000

Interview requests with NERA CEO Miranda Taylor, state and territory ministers and cluster leaders are to be submitted to NERA's communications team:

For the purposes of Australian regional media, NERA has quotes available from the governments of all Australia's seven states and territories.

Contact:

Russell Yeo
NERA Communications Manager
russell.yeo@nera.org.au
+61 (0)421 637028

About NERA:
NERA is an Industry Growth Centre established under the Australian Government Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda with a focus on the energy resources sector.
NERA is working to maximise the value to the Australian economy by developing an energy resources sector that is globally competitive, sustainable, innovative and diverse.
NERA is engaged across the value chain to achieve significant industry efficiencies; identify and support digital, automation and other innovative technologies; develop future workforce skills; and ensure that there are regulatory frameworks that support future investment, innovation, productivity and global trade.

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news Lions to trade Matthew Stafford to Rams in blockbuster deal involving Jared Goff, picks NFL - NFL.com

A pair of prime-time quarterbacks are moving to new cities.

NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported Saturday night that Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford is heading to the Los Angeles Rams in a massive blockbuster trade for QB Jared Goff and a package of picks.

Detroit will acquire Goff, a 2021 third-round pick and first-round picks in 2022 and 2023 in exchange for Stafford, per Pelissero.

Pelissero also reported that multiple teams offered first-round picks in this year's draft but this deal will ultimately give both sides what they desired. He also noted that the trade cannot become official until the start of the league year on March 17.

The Rams will inherit the two years, $43 million remaining on Stafford's contract, and the Lions will carry a $17.8 million dead cap hit in 2021, per Pelissero. The expectation is that Stafford's contract won't need to be changed and an extension or raise was not part of the deal, according to Rapoport.

In return, Detroit will inherit the four years and $106.6M remaining on Goff's contract. L.A. will carry a $22.2 million dead cap hit in 2021.

The Lions had more than six offers, including a few worth more than a first-round pick, Rapoport added. Detroit's decision to take on Goff's large contract ended up costing L.A. more.

Pelissero highlighted the particulars of Goff's current contract: he has $43 million in fully guaranteed money left -- $25 million in base salary in 2021, a $2.5 million roster bonus due on the second day of the 2021 league year in March and another $15.5 million roster bonus due on the second day of the 2022 league year.

The clock on a potential deal began ticking ever since Pelissero reported Jan. 23 that Detroit and its franchise signal-caller mutually agreed to part ways. Now, at age 32, Stafford -- the 2009 No. 1 overall pick -- will get a fresh start under coach Sean McVay in the City of Angels.

For Goff, 26, the deal comes after sketchy end to the 2020 season. Near the end of what was an up-and-down campaign, Goff suffered a broken right thumb in Week 16 that caused him to miss the season finale and begin the Rams' wild card matchup against the Seahawks as a backup to John Wolford.

Rams GM Les Snead said earlier this week that Goff "is a Ram in this moment," a sentiment that echoed the seemingly rocky foundation the former No. 1 overall pick was standing on. Rapoport reported the next day that the team expected to have an open QB competition if Goff wasn't traded. This move certainly takes that off the table.

In addition to getting a restart of his own, Goff will reunite with new Lions GM Brad Holmes whom he knows well. The former Rams director of college scouting evaluated Goff coming out of California in 2016. Alongside offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn, Goff will play a central role in the Lions' rebuild under head coach Dan Campbell.

While the date is still to be determined, the 2021 season already has one of its first must-see matchups with Goff and Stafford getting a chance to exact some revenge against their old teams when the Rams host the Lions at SoFi Stadium.

NFL Network's Mike Giardi confirmed, per an informed source, that the New England Patriots were among the interested teams. Giardi added that it's unclear how far it went beyond that but he surmised that, considering the price, it's hard to imagine the Pats stayed in for long.

Despite dealing with numerous nagging injuries, Stafford finished the year with 4,084 yards, his most since 2017, 26 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He departs Detroit with a bevy of franchise records in his name, including most career passing yards (41,025), highest career completion percentage (62.48%) and most career passing touchdowns (256). The one-time Pro Bowler and 2011 Comeback Player of the Year posted a 74-90-1 record in 165 starts.

Goff recorded 18,171 yards, 107 TD and 55 INT in five seasons with L.A. His best year came in 2018 -- the second of his two Pro Bowl selections -- when he logged a career-high 4,688 yards en route to leading the 13-3 Rams to a Super Bowl LII showdown against the Patriots. He is 42-27 in his 69 career starts.

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Money & the Law: Act targets surprise, out-of-network medical bills - Colorado Springs Gazette

Tucked away deep within the massive 2,123-page Consolidated Appropriations Act passed by Congress late last year , you will find something called the No Surprises Act. After years of debate among health insurance companies, hospitals, doctors, ambulance companies, patient advocates, legislators and others, this act takes on the problem of surprise medical bills — that is, health care provider bills not covered by a patient’s health insurance plan. This happens because a health care provider has provided services but is not a participant in the patient’s health plan provider network.

The stage for surprise medical bills is set by the fact that health insurance plans negotiate rates with a select group of health care providers that are far below the “sticker price” rates these providers assign to their services. (This pricing scheme makes little sense since no one pays these inflated charges. They mostly just serve as a starting point for a negotiation between the provider and a patient without insurance.) In pursuit of profit, health insurance plans require their members to use in-network providers and often won’t pay for services rendered by out-of-network providers.

As an example, let’s say you end up in a hospital emergency room because of a car accident. You are in no position to see which providers are in your health plan network. However, because of your immediate need for care (and because the law requires it), you receive necessary services. This includes an ambulance company, the hospital, a surgeon, an anesthesiologist, a pulmonologist, an oxygen supplier, a physical therapist, etc. Some of these providers may be a part of your health plan network, but some are not. The result is a stack of very large sticker price bills from the out-of-network providers, who will soon be on your doorstep demanding payment. If you’re persistent, you might be able to get the providers to reduce their charges and give you time to pay. If not, your accounts will be turned over to a collection agency, your credit score will be trashed, your car may get repossessed, and you’ll probably be off to see a bankruptcy lawyer.

Although the No Secrets Act is lengthy and complicated, the basic thrust of it is this. If you receive services from a health care provider not a part of your health plan’s provider network, you will only be required to pay what you would have been charged if the provider was in the network. So, you’ll be responsible for your normal co-pay or deductible, but no more.

The act then creates an arbitration-like process whereby your health insurance plan and your out-of-network health care provider duke it out to determine what the provider will be paid. You, however, are out of the middle of this dispute (although health insurance companies argue this system is going to increase costs and result in higher premiums).

The No Surprises Act doesn’t go into effect until Jan. 1 of next year. Thus, you are best advised to avoid the need for emergency medical services until that time.

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Beer Importer Global Beer Network Becomes an Employee Owned Company - Brewbound.com

As of January 1, 2021, Global Beer Network sold 100% of its shares to its employees, becoming the first employee owned beer importer in the United States.

Over the last few years GBN owners Steve Villani and Cliff Lusso have considered the succession of the company and the best way to prepare the organization for the next generation. It was determined that an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) would be the best structure to leverage the full talent and passion of its employees to face an increasingly challenging marketplace.

The new GBN logo found herein was designed to define the organization and to proudly communicate to the beverage industry at large that Global Beer Network is “An Employee Owned Company.”

“The people who represent the values of the organization, invest their time, energy and creativity in building the company are the people who should eventually prosper from their hard work and dedication,” said CEO Steve Villani. “GBN has learned throughout the years that in order to be successful and grow, that we have to work and think differently and take advantage of the talents of all of our people and in return reward them for their work.”

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Founded in 1994, Global Beer Network is the exclusive U.S. importer of iconic import beer brands such as Chimay, Gulden Draak, Aventinus and Stiegl. Its complete portfolio includes five Belgian breweries, two German breweries, one Austrian brewery, one Italian brewery and one Belgian Cidery. GBN distributes in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. & British Virgin Islands. GBN is an employee owned company of  25+ shareholders. For more information visit www.GlobalBeer.com 

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New Gray Panthers Santa Barbara Network Established - Noozhawk

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Picking up where the earlier chapter of the Gray Panthers left off, the formation of a new Gray Panthers Santa Barbara Network has been announced.

The Gray Panthers Santa Barbara Network is a countywide volunteer, intergenerational, social and economic justice organization formed to oppose discrimination against, and oppression of people because of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, nationality, class, and physical and/or mental challenges.

"We intend to work independently, or in coalition with other movements or organizations, to achieve social and economic justice, a clean sustainable environment, quality health care, and decent affordable housing," the new network said.

The Gray Panthers will provide educational programs of interest to older adults and those who share similar concerns. The group will advocate to change or enhance public policies on the local, state and national level to further the general welfare of people of all ages.

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Lions expected to trade Matthew Stafford before Super Bowl - NFL.com

Matthew Stafford could have a new home before the end of the NFL season.

Interest in the Lions star quarterback is significant and a trade is expected before the Super Bowl, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Saturday.

Detroit has been looking to deal its longtime face of the franchise after he expressed a desire for a fresh start elsewhere. NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported last week that Stafford and the Lions have had healthy discussions in recent weeks regarding his trade request. Now Detroit, whose new regime is finally settled in, is engaged in talks with other teams.

"It's pretty hot and heavy right now," coach Dan Campbell told Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. "We've got quite a few offers and so it looks like we've got some trade partners, we're just trying to work out the best scenario and see what's best for us, ultimately."

One of the most prodigious passers of the past decade will certainly have his suitors. A week shy of turning 33, Stafford has just two years and $43 million left on his contract. And after 12 years in the Motor City, there looks to be a lot of tread left on his tires. The former No. 1 overall pick threw for 4,084 yards and 26 touchdowns with 10 interceptions in 2020. His completion percentage (64.2), yards per attempt (7.7) and passer rating (96.3) were all above his career averages.

The timing for a deal couldn't be better. Several teams around the league have questions to answer at quarterback, including a few contenders. Moving Stafford should generate even more draft capital for a Lions organization that already owns the No. 7 pick in 2021.

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Visa May Add Cryptocurrencies to Its Payments Network, Says CEO - CoinDesk - CoinDesk

Visa CEO Al Kelly said the payments giant is in a position to make cryptocurrencies more “safe, useful and applicable” and may add them to the company’s payments network. Speaking on the company’s fiscal first-quarter 2021 earnings call, Kelly described cryptocurrencies like bitcoin as “digital gold” which are “not used as a form of payment in a significant way at this point.” 

“Our strategy here is to work with wallets and exchanges to enable users to purchase these currencies using their Visa credentials or to cash out onto our Visa credential to make a fiat purchase at any of the 70 million merchants where Visa is accepted globally,” Kelly said. 

The payments executive also said stablecoins could be used for “global commerce” and that “digital currencies running on public blockchains as additional networks just like RTP or ACH networks.” 

“Today, 35 of the leading digital currency platforms and wallets have already chosen to issue Visa, including coin-based Crypto.com, BlockFi, Fold and BitPanda. These wallet relationships represent the potential for more than 50 million Visa credentials. The next leading network has a fraction of that. And it goes without saying, to the extent a specific digital currency becomes a recognized means of exchange, there's no reason why we cannot add it to our network, which already supports over 160 currencies today.”

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Bittrex Global Lists $MYST By Mysterium Network, A Cryptocurrency To Fight Growing Internet Censorship Worldwide - GlobeNewswire

Zug, Switzerland, Jan. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Major cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex Global has listed MYST token by Mysterium Network, the Swiss-based Web 3.0 company challenging the $30 billion VPN industry with its next-generation internet technology. The project’s flagship product, Mysterium VPN (dVPN) built on Ethereum, already has more than 100,000 downloads while still in BETA. Trading of the MYST-BTC and MYST-USDT pairs opens at 10am PST on 28th January.

The VPN market is estimated to reach more than $88 billion by 2027. With increasing censorship and surveillance online, over a quarter of the world’s internet users depend on a VPN for daily internet access. Yet the current market is an oligopoly, led by a handful of private companies who have failed to innovate. Running on centralized servers, they can store logs of all their users’ browsing activity. This represents a dangerous risk to its users, as these servers can be hacked and personal data exposed, as demonstrated through NordVPN’s breach in 2019. 

“Each month we see more cases of internet shutdowns and hacks of our private data. A regular VPN is just a band-aid fix for what is a deeply flawed infrastructural problem. We know the VPN industry is broken and ripe for the taking, so we’re rewiring the internet from the inside out, creating a new, more secure layer of the internet that cannot be switched off. And the MYST token ties it all together,” says Jaro Šatkevič, head of Product at Mysterium.

Since 2017, the Mysterium team has been growing an incentivised, global peer-to-peer node network to power encrypted and censorship-resistant applications, like the Mysterium dVPN. Thanks to its decentralised architecture, it’s technologically impossible to log users’ browsing activity or data. The open-source nature of the network also means projects such as Portals can connect their users to Mysterium’s global node network, allowing them to pay via credit card.

MYST is the network's reserve currency. Instead of paying a regular VPN service to unblock websites and apps, users pay peers (nodes) within the distributed network to connect to their residential IP address. Users can pay with MYST and other major cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin (BTC), while nodes easily earn MYST by the minute or hour.

“The MYST token does more than transfer value in the network. It acts like digital fuel, powering Mysterium’s various functions and applications, while keeping the network safe from things like DDoS attacks. Like most other cryptocurrencies, MYST has helped forge new online communities, where global networks like ours can easily share internet resources with each other, such as storage, computing power and now privacy,” says Sharmini Ravindran, Head of Marketing of Mysterium Network.

Mysterium has also designed its own unique P2P payments infrastructure, the Hermes protocol, to facilitate the network’s fast, anonymous and censorship-resistant micropayments on a global scale.

Bittrex Global will host a trading competition for their users, giving away $15,000 in MYST tokens, starting February 1st.

More information about the MYST token can be found at mysterium.network/token 

Discover the dVPN and get early access now before the full launch.

About Mysterium Network
An open source, Swiss-based company founded in 2017, Mysterium is rewiring the internet so it’s secure, free and accessible for all. Mysterium held a successful token sale in 2017 through which it raised $18 million USD. Mysterium’s decentralised VPN is currently available for Android, Mac and Windows. Mysterium dVPN plugs into a global network of residential nodes, one of the fastest growing online communities decentralising the web. This open marketplace allows anyone to rent their unused bandwidth and IP address with those in need, protecting others against censorship, surveillance and cybercrime.

About Bittrex Global
Bittrex Global is an internationally trusted global cryptocurrency exchange owned by US-based digital trading platform Bittrex. Bittrex is known for its stringent listing process, evaluating projects on their commitment to their mission statement, innovation, underlying technology, business model, and regulatory compliance.
The combination of a strict listing process, fast transactions, military grade security, and regulatory compliance have earned Bittrex Global recognition as one of the world’s most trustworthy crypto exchanges.

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Charter's CBRS network could offload one third of MVNO traffic, CEO predicts - Light Reading

Charter's deployment of CBRS spectrum is at the very early stages, but its top exec already has some ideas about how the rollout will help the cable operator offset some of the costs of its MVNO deal with Verizon.

"I think over the long haul, meaning four or five years, it could be up to one third of our traffic that would currently be on an MVNO basis," Tom Rutledge, Charter's chairman and CEO, said on Charter's Q4 2020 earnings call.

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That's, of course, merely a guess at this point. Rutledge stressed that Charter's deployment of CBRS will be "opportunistic," focused on dense, high-traffic areas where the cable operator can get the most bang for the buck.

Charter estimates that 80% of all mobile traffic for its Spectrum Mobile subs is already delivered on its Wi-Fi network. While that's mostly focused on mobile device connectivity in the customer's home, the CBRS piece could reduce Charter's MVNO costs even further.

Charter spent $465 million for 210 CBRS priority access licenses in the recent auction. Charter also participated in the just-completed C-band auction, but winners aren't expected to be known for weeks.

"CBRS is just a tool, along with Wi-Fi, for us to improve that connectivity experience," Rutledge said. "We've looked at CBRS strictly as an incremental opportunity from a return on investment point of view to move traffic onto our network."

Charter, the exec said, will use both licensed and unlicensed CBRS spectrum to support a "targeted 5G small cell site strategy, with our HFC [hybrid fiber/coax] network providing power and backhaul."

The cable op's focus this year is to scale systems to actively manage traffic on handsets using Wi-Fi, CBRS and the cellular network through the MVNO deal.

It's not clear yet if Charter is among the first group of cable operators that will kick the tires on new technology developed at CableLabs called Intelligent Wireless Network Steering (IWiNS) that will enable mobile devices to seamlessly move across Wi-Fi, LTE and CBRS (and potentially C-band) connections on an application-by-application basis. But it would seem to be a good fit.

Charter has not announced how much it will spend on CBRS deployments this year, though those costs are already captured in the company's capex budget for the year. However, the CBRS piece of the capex earmarked for 2021 is expected to be non-material.

"I think it's going to be pretty small," Chris Winfrey, Charter's CFO, said of the expected CBRS investment for the year. "As it relates to 2022 as we scale the ROI [return-on-investment]-based deployment of the radio access networks, it will really just be based on the achievement of lower operating cost. We expect the paybacks on that to be relatively quick."

"In a complete sense, it's an opportunistic strategy," Rutledge added.

Mobile base grows to 2.32 million lines

Spectrum Mobile, Charter's mobile service underpinned by the Verizon MVNO, added 300,000 residential lines in Q4 2020, up from adds of 285,000 in the year-ago quarter, but down from the 348,000 lines added in Q3 2020. Charter ended 2020 with 2.32 million mobile lines.

Charter pulled in Q4 mobile revenues of $428 million, versus $236 million in the year-ago quarter. Mobile expenses in Q4 rose 40.5%, to $522 million, comprised of device costs, customer acquisition costs and service and operating costs.

Winfrey said Charter will avoid heavy smartphone subsidies to accelerate growth and will continue to use Spectrum Mobile to help drive broadband.

"We think there's so much in the mobile and broadband combined offer that there's not a need to go subsidize the handsets," he said. "Does that mean over time that could evolve? It could, given the value we create through that customer relationship, but it's not a focus for us. We don't think that in and of itself is a great business model."

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