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Los Angeles Times
07-08-2025
- Business
- Los Angeles Times
Pegasus Names New EVP, Director of Marketing and Senior Associate of Finance & Strategy
Los Angeles-based Pegasus has announced the appointment of George Azzi as executive vice president, a key addition following his tenure as regional manager of Marcus & Millichap's Los Angeles office, and the first in a trio of strategic new hires. Azzi brings two decades of commercial real estate experience in Los Angeles County, with a proven track record of leading top-performing brokerage teams and executing more than $2 billion in sales across 400+ transactions. At Pegasus, Azzi will lead the firm's advisor growth strategy, overseeing recruitment and professional development while driving performance across the advisory platform. He will also play a key role in expanding service line offerings and broadening asset class coverage as Pegasus deepens its market presence. In addition, Bahram Fattahinia has joined Pegasus as director of marketing, bringing 15 years of experience leading brand and performance marketing across top-tier real estate, hospitality and financial institutions. An extended tenure with Irvine Company helped hone his refined approach to brand stewardship and elevated service, an ethos he will now employ to spearhead the firm's focus on marketing innovation and best-in-class audience engagement. Daniel Kim, newly-appointed senior associate of finance & strategy, will lead corporate FP&A, data analytics and operational systems. With experience in private equity and portfolio management, Kim will also lead the development of Pegasus's strategic planning, growth and financial reporting infrastructure, with a key specialization in leveraging technology. 'Over the past decade, we've pushed relentlessly to build something exceptional at Pegasus, and we've done it with purpose, conviction and a deep commitment to our clients,' said Seth Bell, Pegasus' president. 'We set out to create a firm that would raise the bar in commercial real estate, and today, I can say with confidence that we've done just that, but this is just the beginning. Welcoming George, Bahram and Daniel marks the start of an exciting new chapter. With the collective experience and vision we now have at Pegasus, we're positioned to scale faster, think bigger and lead more boldly than ever before. The future isn't just bright; it's ours to shape.' Information was sourced from Pegasus. Learn more by contacting Darcie@
Arab Times
29-07-2025
- Business
- Arab Times
Kazma's Imad joins Russia's Dynamo Makhachkala
KUWAIT CITY, July 29: Kazma has confirmed the transfer of Algerian defender Imad Azzi to Russian side Dynamo Makhachkala, following approval from the club's board. The announcement was made by Omar Al-Mulla, Kazma's treasurer and head of football operations. Al-Mulla thanked Azzi for his contributions during his time with the club and praised the board's role in finalizing the deal, wishing the player success in his next career step. However, sources revealed tension between Azzi and the club, as the player was reportedly reluctant to join a team based in Moscow and expressed a preference to return to Algeria. Despite this, Kazma stood firm, favoring the Russian club's €500,000 offer over a €300,000 bid from USM Alger. Kazma ultimately rejected the lower Algerian offer and moved ahead with the transfer to Russia, securing a more financially favorable outcome.
Cosmopolitan
28-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd's Relationship Timeline
Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd just proved that shooting your shot is, indeed, worth it. In case you somehow missed all the signs, the former UConn basketball teammates confirmed their friendship turned into something more with some subtle social media posts—and we couldn't be more obsessed. The WNBA stars are the true embodiment of the best friends-to-lovers trope we all know and love. They met as teens when they were both trying out for point guard on the USA Basketball U16 team, and over the years, their chemistry has gone from courtside to heart-eyes. Can't get enough of these two? Same. That's why we've put together Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd's full relationship timeline for your scrolling pleasure. According to The UConn Blog, Paige and Azzi first met when they were teenagers trying out for a USA Basketball team at summer camp. At the time, Azzi described Paige as 'this skinny little white girl' on the court. 'I watched her play and I was like, 'Oh, I have nothing to worry about this girl,'' Azzi said. 'Like, 'I have a better chance of making it than her.'' After some friendly competition at USA Basketball, the pair formed a bond, and Paige reportedly started visiting Azzi in Washington D.C. to work out together. While Paige had already secured a spot on the UConn women's basketball team, she supported Azzi and started a social campaign to get her on the team, too. Okay, P.B., we see you. All of Paige's work recruiting Azzi worked, because she committed to UConn in November 2020. Shortly after, rumors that they lived together during the COVID-19 pandemic surfaced, thanks to a TikTok of the pair bickering about getting sick. Azzi and Paige are officially teammates! Paige shared a sweet sentiment about their dynamic on and off the court with The UConn Blog in 2021. 'I think we both hate losing but I think we both hate losing to each other more than anything. So we both want to win, we both want to make each other better,' Paige said. 'I think that works on and off the court as well. I think we're just here to make each other better and give each other opportunities and it'll be fun to go at it in practice but once we get on the same court together and go against other teams, I think that'll be good.' Consider this Azzi and Paige's social-active era. The pair is constantly posting content with each other across their Instagram and TikTok accounts, including that time they met Steph Curry: That summer, Azzi shared a Paige appreciation post, too: The pair pulled up to New York Fashion Week, sitting front row for the WhoDecidesWar fashion show. They also posed for some adorable snaps during a UConn press day. We leave you with this cuteness... Paige graced the cover of GQ Hype, and Azzi reflected on when they first met and how Paige supported her committing to UConn. 'This is so on brand for Paige, but she made a little highlight video of herself from her high school games, passing to her teammates and giving them wide-open shots,' Azzi said. 'She presented it to my family and was like, 'You see all these open shots I'm giving to my teammates? That's going to be Azzi [if] she comes to UConn and plays with me.' ' During March Madness—and some of their final moments together as UConn Huskies—Paige and Azzi played a hilarious game of the whisper challenge, which was posted on their socials. On April 14, Paige was selected as the first overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft by the Dallas Wings. Of course, her fellow UConn Husky Azzi was there to support her along the way: Two days later, Paige spoke to Robin Roberts at Good Morning America about the draft and her uber-impressive basketball career so far. Azzi pulled up to the NYC-based studio with her, where they were photographed outside. On June 18, Paige dropped 35 points and secured a win during a basketball game—which just so happens to be Azzi's UConn jersey number—hours after wearing a tee with her face on it. A few days later on June 21, Azzi sneakily soft-launched her relationship with Paige when she posted a mirror selfie with a phone case that read 'Paige Bueckers' Girlfriend.' She also wore her jersey during the Dallas Wings game that day, and they allegedly wore rings featuring each other's birthstones. Cute! A fan caught footage of the duo holding hands after Paige competed in a Dallas Wings vs. Phoenix Mercury game... ...while another asked the athlete for an autograph on a sign that read 'Azzi Fudd's girlfriend, sign here.' Spoiler alert: Paige fully dropped her signature, subtly confirming her relationship status. Then, ahead of WNBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis, Paige correctly answered a series of questions about her 'D1 Girlfriend' in a game with Wag Talk, including the name of the high school she went to, the year she was named Gatorade Player of the Year, her ranking in the class of 2021, and the basketball player she was named after. Paige was also cheekily asked what Azzi's phone case says, and when she was later asked to reveal the name of her 'D1 Girlfriend,' she confirmed the romance rumors by simply saying, 'Azzi Fudd.' Help, we can't stop smiling! Ofc, Azzi supported Paige as she helped guide Team Napheesa Collier to a 151–131 win over Team Caitlin Clark in according to this cute clip from ESPN, the pair looked fab as ever. Finally, on July 17, Paige dropped this gem in an IG dump, clearing up any remaining doubt about her relationship status. That's all for now on these two! We'll dribble some more details in here as soon as they come.
CBC
08-03-2025
- Politics
- CBC
These novels tapped into the Canadian fear of American invasion. Are there more to come?
U.S. President Donald Trump's "51st state" taunts are far from the first time Canadians have contemplated the idea of an American takeover of Canada. Just take a look at the book Ultimatum by Richard Rohmer. It was the bestselling novel in Canada in 1973, telling a story of the U.S. invading Canada to get at its natural resources. Sound somewhat familiar? Stephen Azzi says that's not the only book to explore the idea over the last century. "All of them are based on the idea that the United States is inherently violent and that the United States covets Canada," said Azzi, a political science professor at Carleton University and former policy officer and intelligence analyst at the Department of National Defence. "I think there's this lingering fear that the Americans really want to take us over." Azzi has taken a look at some of those novels, from the 1960s all the way up to the 21st century. He spoke to Day 6 host Brent Bambury about why the narrative persists. Here's part of that conversation. When you hear the descriptions of these novels, it's amazing how much they mirror our current collective anxiety, which began with this new [U.S.] administration. But let's start with [1973], because that's when those Richard Rohmer books came out. What was going on to prompt so many books that resonated with readers then? There are four that I could identify that come from the same period beginning in 1968. And I think what you have to do is cast your mind back a little earlier in the '60s. You have civil rights protests in the United States, and citizens and police violently attacking peaceful civil rights protesters. You have the war in Vietnam, which is broadcast into Canadian living rooms on the television sets. You have high-profile assassinations of Martin Luther King [and] Robert Kennedy, both in 1968. You have riots in American cities. In 1968 alone, there were riots in more than 100 American cities. You have violence on college campuses in the United States. There's the Kent State shooting in 1970. And then, of course, you have the Watergate scandal. So to Canadians, the United States appears as a violent and corrupt society. Let's just look at those four books in detail. Can you tell us what they are, beginning with the one from 1968? The one in 1968 is written by Bruce Powe, and it's called Killing Ground: The Canadian Civil War. It begins with Quebec declaring independence, and then terrorists target federalists in Quebec. American troops intervene to stabilize the situation and then Canada, the federal government, sends troops to help Quebec repel the American invasion. That's fascinating. This is two years before the October Crisis, right? That's right. People at the time said the plot was preposterous. In many ways it is, but not completely unbelievable. The book sold well. It was 4,000 copies, which is good sales for a first novel for a Canadian. The next book was Ian Adams's The Trudeau Papers. Adams was a journalist who, among other things, had covered Vietnam for Maclean's. In that book, the beginning echoes the movie Doctor Strangelove. There's a misunderstanding between the United States and the Soviet Union. Missiles are launched over Canadian territory. U.S. troops invade Canada to protect U.S. interests, and then a Canadian resistance movement builds up and begins fighting guerrilla warfare against the Americans. And that one was a bestseller. It was on the Toronto Star bestseller list for five weeks. And the other two are Richard Rohmer's books? That's right. Rohmer was a part-time writer. He was also a part-time Air Force Reserve officer, and he was a full-time attorney with a specialization in land development law. His first book was, actually, not a novel. It was called Practice and Procedure Before the Highway Transport Board. And I'll say the novels echo the style of that first book. These are pulp books then. Are there any that, when you read them you think, hey, this person actually has a gift? No, none of these books have any literary pretensions. The interesting thing is that Rohmer's first book is the best-selling book in Canada in 1973, outselling Margaret Atwood and Margaret Lawrence and Mordecai Richler, even though it has absolutely no literary merit. But it spoke to something deep inside of Canadians. Many of these Canadian novels in the '70s had to do with the U.S. wanting our natural resources. This seems to be close to what our prime minister is telling us they want today. How is it that these 50-year-old books seem to echo our current situation? I think they speak to a long-standing concern among Canadians that the United States wants our resources. That's been the reality of the American economy from the beginning of the United States, really — that Canada has resources to provide to the Americans. So I think it's simply a reality that's always existed. For several decades after the period in the '70s, there seems to be a lull in Canadian novels about American invasion. But then in 2010, there's this kind of resurgence. There's Faultline 49. There's a book called The Red Wing Sings. What was happening in 2010 that brought these books back into focus? There are several things happening in the period. There's still resentment towards the United States over the war in Iraq. Again, the United States emerges as a violent place. The United States emerges as a place that doesn't respect the sovereignty of other countries. And then later, the emergence of Donald Trump, of course, fortifies that sense of the Americans. Do you think that there will be another resurgence of this kind of narrative, either in novels or television programs or series, now given what's going on and the animosity between Canada and the United States at present? Yes, absolutely. Our anxieties are perhaps at an all-time high, certainly at the highest level they've been at in the last hundred years, and I certainly expect this to be reflected in the popular culture.
