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WXRT host Lin Brehmer dies at 68
Lin Brehmer often ended his radio test segment "Lin's Bin" by saying, "Don't take anything for granted. It's great to be alive.
That was the mantra for years for the longtime WXRT-FM (93.1) host — who has become a household name in Chicago, known for his wit and sense of humor. Countless listeners who never met Brehmer considered him a friend.
Brehmer died Sunday at the age of 68.
"It is with heavy hearts that we must inform you that we have all lost our best friend. Lin Brehmer fought cancer for as long as he could," fellow host Terri Hemmert wrote in a post Sunday morning. "He passed away early this morning, peacefully, with his wife and son by his side."
Brehmer announced last July that he was taking a break from the resort to undergo chemotherapy for prostate cancer. Brehmer briefly returned to the air in November, telling TV station WBBM that "radio has been my life".
Brehmer has been with WXRT for over three decades, most of it as a morning DJ until he moved to midday in 2020.
Lin Brehmer in his office at WXRT in 2006. "I think in another life he would have been an English teacher," his colleague Mary Dixon said.
He is perhaps best known for his "Lin's Bin" segments, which consisted of his answer to a listener's question, interweaving prose with his encyclopedic knowledge of music and popular culture.
"Lin's Bin" was often funny and sometimes serious.
"'Lin's Bin' was so well designed, it was a work of art," said Norm Winer, who was WXRT's program director when he hired Brehmer in 1984. golden age of radio. It would make you laugh out loud. It would make you cry.
These radio essays satisfied a creative desire of Brehmer, who developed a love for literature in high school. "It's a creative outlet. There's no one looking over my shoulder," Brehmer told the Sun-Times in 2018.
Mary Dixon, who worked alongside Brehmer as a host for 28 years, said: "I think in another life he would have been an English teacher. He was a nerdy, philosophy and English student at Colgate. But he appeared at a time when rock and roll was the new poetry.
Brehmer bonded with countless Chicagoans, even though they never met him in person.
"There's a reason I heard a few people crying today, saying they felt stupid because they didn't even know him – but they did," Emma Mac said, host of WXRT. Brehmer's "connection with you was genuine, positive, genuine and kind."
Posts honoring Brehmer flooded social media following his death.
"Lin Brehmer was the voice of Chicago. His voice was unique and a perfect way to start the day," said the former mayor and current U.S. Ambassador to Japan. Rahm Emanuel wrote on Twitter.
"Chicago has lost its best friend," U.S. Representative Mike Quigley said. job.
Brehmer, a season ticket holder for the Cubs, had his name displayed on the marquee at Wrigley Field on Sunday.
The Cubs mourn the passing of legendary Chicago radio personality and longtime Cubs fan Lin Brehmer.
We extend our condolences to his family and friends. pic.twitter.com/2SiHRmacxY
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) January 22, 2023
Born in Queens, New York, Brehmer began his radio career as a Sunday morning DJ in Albany. The first song he ever played as a professional DJ was The Beatles' "Within You Without You" because "I've always felt that life is flowing through you, but especially without you," Brehmer said in 2017.
At this station, he was nicknamed "The Reverend" because he recited poetry during song introductions. "I would slip into Dylan Thomas or William Wordsworth," he once told the Sun-Times.
When asked who he would like to meet in Heaven, Brehmer replied, "Here's the thing, most of my musical heroes may not be in Heaven, they may be in the third ring of Hell."
Brehmer moved to Chicago in 1984 to be music director for WXRT. He worked behind the scenes until 1990, then took a short-lived radio job in Minneapolis. "I was there for 12 months, had a great time…then I found out that my radio station owner was bankrupt, so that made it very risky," Brehmer said.
He returned to WXRT the following year and took Hemmert's place as morning DJ.
Brehmer once described himself as an "anti-shock athlete".
"It's just not who I am," he told the Sun-Times. "The closest I've come to shocking jock is defending civil rights or religious liberty. It's very shocking these days.
Brehmer loved Chicago's theater, music and food scene, he said in a 2017 WXRT interview. "I love dining in Chicago," he said. "Whether it's an Italian beef with hot peppers or a 12-course menu at Acadia, I love the culinary scene here.
"And of course the most important thing is the music: Chicago blues, going to Buddy Guy's Legends, seeing all the artists who choose Chicago as one of their main stops on their tours," said he declared.
Brehmer also had an affinity for sailing on Lake Michigan. "There's something about that moment when you hoist the sails and turn off the engine and it's nothing but the sound of the wind. It's one of the greatest moments you can have," he said in the interview.
Brehmer was also a supporter of the ALS community, serving as a spokesperson for events and fundraisers for nearly three decades. "Lin's dedication to the ALS community as a spokesperson for the Les Turner ALS Foundation was legendary." Andrea Pauls Backman, chief executive of the foundation, said in a statement.
WXRT will celebrate Brehmer's life on air Monday at 10 a.m.
"We will support each other during this heartbreaking time," Hemmert wrote. "Lin would like that. Take nothing for granted."
I just heard of Lin Brehmer. Such a wonderfully kind man. I loved his music, I loved his pizza, and I loved his baseball. I always saw him around Wrigley. Always so kind. Terrible news. Rest in peace Lin. You were all the good things in the world. ❤🥲 pic.twitter.com/xKPViGHDft
—David Kaplan (@thekapman) January 22, 2023
Like so many others around Chicagoland today, I think of my longtime friend, Lin Brehmer. No one has done more for the music and the people of Chicago than Lin. I will miss him very much and send my condolences to his wife and son. pic.twitter.com/WJDsyJKPmw
—Tom Dart (@TomDart) January 22, 2023
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Sandy's Spotlight - Author Spotlight and Review - Sarah Ballance, Last Call
Author Spotlight and Book Review
Sarah Ballance
I'm a huge fan of Sarah Ballance, so I'm really excited to introduce you to her and share some of her books. Last Call is the fourth book of Sarah's that I've read and I just can't get enough!
More about Sarah Ballance:
Sarah and her husband of what he calls "many long, long years" live on the mid-Atlantic coast with their six young children, all of whom are perfectly adorable when they're asleep. She never dreamed of becoming an author, but as a homeschooling mom, she often jokes she writes fiction because if she wants anyone to listen to her, she has to make them up. (As it turns out, her characters aren't much better than the kids). When not buried under piles of laundry, she may be found adrift in the Atlantic (preferably on a boat) or seeking that ever-elusive perfect writing spot where not even the kids can find her.
She loves creating unforgettable stories while putting her characters through an unkind amount of torture—a hobby that has nothing to do with living with six children. (Really.) Though she adores nail-biting mystery and edge-of-your-seat thrillers, Sarah writes in many genres including contemporary and ghostly paranormal romance. Her ever-growing roster of releases may be found at http://sarahballance.com.
Blog (One of my favorites to visit)
The following is my March 3, 2013, 5 Star Review for Last Call:
Book: Last Call
Author: Sarah Ballance
Publisher: For the Muse Publishing, 2013
ISBN 13: 978-0-9889995-0-3
Length: 33k (approx. 110 pages)
In the past, he left her wounded in the hospital without saying goodbye. Now he's back and she must put her trust in him to help keep her alive.
LAST CALL by SARAH BALLANCE is a romantic suspense that will have you clutching your Kindle tighter and tighter as you read. The suspense in this book starts out at the very beginning and propels the reader forward throughout the book. The action is so exciting, you won't be able to sit still when you're reading. If that's not enough to convince you to read this book, how about sexual tension between Rhys Clark and her ex-partner, Nick Massey, that is so well written, you as a reader will be begging for them to come together? BEGGING!
I'm a huge fan of Ms. Ballance. I've read several of her books and always look forward to reading more of her work. LAST CALL by SARAH BALLANCE is a must read for all of you lovers of romantic suspense! Don't pass this one up!
Last Call Blurb:
In a perilous game of trust, a shocking betrayal deals a dangerous hand.
An accidental witness to a murder-for-hire, ex-cop Rhys Clark becomes the target of ruthless killer—one determined to silence her at any cost. Playing dead seems to be the most likely way to stay alive, but when her protection comes in the form of mega-sexy former adversary Nick Massey, Rhys can think of a few fates worse than death.
Nick Massey may have walked away from his troubles, but he never got past wanting Rhys. Once paired undercover, they'd been nothing but fireworks until a botched assignment ended her career, sending his into a tailspin. Now a mysterious client threatens Nick's life if he doesn't keep Rhys safe, but it isn't until fate takes a critical turn that he realizes the devastating truth: he's been her greatest threat all along.
LAST CALL is available from: For the Muse Publishing, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords (formats: .mobi, .epub, HTML, PDF, RTF, LRF, PalmDoc, and Plain Text). Click here to add to Goodreads or here for reviews.
Cover art by For the Muse Design
Click here to see my March 22, 2013, 5 Star Review.
Title: HAWTHORNE
Genre: Paranormal Romance (ghost)
Publisher: Astraea Press, 2011
Hawthorne Blurb:
After a terrifying encounter with the unexplained, it took ten years and the news of her grandmother's passing for Emma Grace Hawthorne to return to her childhood home. She sought peace in saying a proper goodbye, but what she found was an old love, a sordid family history, and a wrong only she could right.
Living in the shadow of Hawthorne Manor, Noah Garrett never forgot about Emma Grace. In a house full of secrets, his search for missing documents revealed a truth that could cost him everything. What he found gave Emma the freedom to walk away from the mansion, her heart free and clear, but at what price to Noah?
HAWTHORNE is available from: Astraea Press, Amazon, Paperback, Barnes & Noble, Apple iTunes,Kobo, Books on Board, and more! Click here to add to Goodreads or here for reviews
Title: UNFORGIVEN
Publisher: Noble Romance Publishing, 2011
Unforgiven Blurb:
Riley Beckett's past just came back to haunt her … and this time, he's got a gun.
When Gage Lawton finds his brother shot dead on his back porch, every shred of evidence points to one person: his former lover, Riley. They didn't part ways on good terms, and they're not going to reconnect there, either—not when he's got a revolver pointed at her head and a finger on the trigger.
A year after Riley swore she and Gage were over, he returns in a hail of gunfire. One look into those achingly familiar blue eyes and she knows how wrong she was to let him go, but now far more than their heated past stands in the way. A twist of fate puts them in the cross hairs of a killer, leaving Riley with two slim options: trust her greatest betrayer, or face a murderer on her own.
UNFORGIVEN is available from: Noble Romance, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, All Romance eBooks, and more! Click here to add to Goodreads or here for reviews.
Click here to see my July 24, 2012, 5 Star Review.
Title: TIDE OF LIES
Tide Of Lies Blurb:
Haunted by three unsolved murders, Detective Holden Whitlow is stunned when his cold case takes a heated turn. Julia Cohen, his ex-lover, is back in town, and in the face of a brutal attack she's ready to run. No matter how tightly she holds her secrets, for Holden, turning away from the woman he's spent a decade trying to forget isn't any more an option than walking away from his job . . . even when it threatens to cost Julia her life.
Julia is still reeling from a past she can't bear to face. When she becomes the target of a killer, fate throws her back into Holden's arms, but she's yet to recover from a truth that has stripped her of everything—and everyone—she loves. Will she tell him the secret that will destroy him, or will her lie destroy them both?
TIDE OF LIES is available from: Noble Romance, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, All Romance eBooks, and more! Click here to add to Goodreads or here for reviews.
More titles by Sarah Ballance: (Click on book cover for more information)
Sarah Ballance link
Thank you sooo much, Sandy! I am positively thrilled you enjoyed LAST CALL!
Sarah, You are so very welcome! I really do enjoy reading your books. Keep them coming!
Karen C
I loved Last Call, too. Okay, I love all of Sarah's books - she just doesn't write fast enough, which is why I just re-read her books!
It's nice to meet you! I'm a huge fan too.
LOL! How awesome are you? I am thrilled to say there are some finished and COMING. I'm still waiting for the big news, and I think I'll be waiting for big news nonstop, LOL. Lots and lots of irons in the fire!
Barbara Ebel (Doctor Barbara) link
Super title, great cover, and superb recommendation from Sandy. Congrats Sarah!
Thanks so very much, Barbara!
"BEGGING!" I love reading your reviews, Sandy. You don't hold anything back. That's one of the reasons why this is such a fantastic blog. Best of luck on all of your titles, Sarah.

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Lawo Console Selected for CMA Awards
By AVNetwork Staff (AVTechnology) 2012-01-11T18:14:38Z
The "45th Annual CMA Awards" was a star-studded event that saw 21-year-old singer / songwriter Taylor Swift walk off with the show's top award: Entertainer of the Year. But before the actual awards show, there was the "CMA Red Carpet Special" on CMT. The focus here was on capturing comments from the artists as to their perspective on who may win, fashion, and other subjects pertinent to the day's activities. This 'lead-in' show provided considerable insight into the events that were about to unfold and the interviews — from an audio perspective — ran through a brand new Lawo mc²66 MKII production console that resides in MTV Networks' newest truck: Nereus.
For this year's pre-show, Keith Durham, an engineer for CMT (which is a unit of Viacom), was at the helm of the new Lawo mc²66 MKII console. He was assisted by engineers Browning McCollum and Marc Repp. Repp, who was very involved in the selection of the truck's Lawo console, discussed some of the challenges the project presented.
"While this truck was designed primarily for projects where the use of a separate audio mix truck is just not feasible, its 'maiden voyage' involved the interviews that took place during the pre-show," Repp said. "There was very little music on this show — other than the 'bumpers' that typically lead in and out of commercials. The real challenge, then, was the fact that there were numerous interview locations and each location had 5 wired and 5 wireless microphones. This created not only a lot of microphone inputs, but numerous microphone groups that had to be managed. Moving quickly from one microphone group to another and to seamlessly switch from a wireless to a hard wired mic — should the wireless system drop out or otherwise fail — were the most pressing tasks on this job."
"In addition to the various microphones and microphone groups," Repp said, "there was also a considerable amount of IFB (interruptible foldback) traffic for communication between the production staff and the various interviewers. All of these audio signals were handled by the mc²66 MKII. While there may not have been much music, there was a lot of audio moving through the board."
Configured with 40 main faders, 8 Extra Faders, 8 center section faders, plus five DSP cards, the new mc²66 MKII inside Nereus offers advanced redundancy for failsafe operation, Lawo's mc² bay server technology, a new control system on the MKII router, real-time DSP data transfer within the system's HD core, and extended frame modularity.
"The mc²66 MKII's ability to quickly and easily recall snapshots and switch between the various microphone groups was a huge factor in the success of this project," Repp said. "Likewise, the console's Extra Faders feature, which includes a 'Short Fader Control' panel in the console's central control section, was equally important, as it provided greater control over crucial elements assigned to this area."
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Aleš Valenta (* 6. února 1973 Šumperk) je český moderátor a bývalý akrobatický lyžař, olympijský vítěz v akrobatických skocích na lyžích. Jako první člověk na světě skočil trojité salto s pěti vruty. Jeho manželkou je moderátorka a modelka Elen Černá.

Startoval na ZOH 1998, 2002 a 2006. V Naganu 1998 skončil těsně pod stupni vítězů čtvrtý, v Salt Lake City 2002 olympijský závod vyhrál a v Turíně 2006 se umístil na 21. místě. V letech 1999–2006 se celkem dvanáctkrát umístil na stupních vítězů v závodech Světového poháru, z toho tři závody vyhrál. Začátkem května 2007 ze zdravotních důvodů ukončil kariéru.

Uváděl předávání cen Sportovec roku 2008 (tuto anketu v roce 2002 sám vyhrál), měl svoji talk show Sportbar na rádiu Frekvence 1. Je moderátorem pořadů Auto Moto Revue a Lvíčata vysílaných v České televizi.

Vystavěl a provozuje sportovní komplex Acrobat Park ve Štítech, centrum pro trénink a závody v akrobatickém lyžování, snowboardingu i další sportech.

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 Zimní olympijské hry 1998 v Naganu, 4. místo
 Zimní olympijské hry 2002 v Salt Lake City, 1. místo
 Mistrovství světa 1999, 5. místo
 Mistrovství světa 2003, 7. místo
 Světový pohár 1998, 5. místo
 Světový pohár 2000, 7. místo
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Olympijští vítězové v akrobatickém lyžování
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Evelyn Jane Murphy (1904 – 1970)
Evelyn was born in Blayney in 1904.
She married to Eric Matthew John Finn in 1923 in Wollongong.
Eric was born on 13/01/1903 in Dulwich Hill.
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Last month New Zealand musician Mitch James debuted his single 21 from his first major-label album. Listen to it here. Before he got signed James spent two years busking and playing open mic nights around Europe.
Watch New Zealand singer-songwriter Robinson's new video for Nothing to Regret. The 21-year-old, who was born in Greymouth has been likened to Lorde and Georgia Nott.
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New Zealand singer Kimbra shares what made her move to New York and how living there has impacted her song writing. Her new album "Primal Heart" will be released in April 2018.
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For metals, composition refers to the elements present in a metal and their relative amounts. For example, a 1060 carbon steel contains iron, 0.55 to 0.65% carbon, and 0.60 to 0.90% manganese.
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Microstructure refers to the grains and metallurgical phases within a metal and the shape, size, relative amounts, and locations of the phases. A metal's microstructure can be observed with a microscope after proper preparation of the metal sample. Many microstructures can be observed with an optical microscope at magnifications between 25x and 1500x. Observing microstructure features smaller than about 0.001 mm requires the use of an electron microscope. The microstructure for the Cu-30% Zn brass shown below consists of grains of alpha brass. The microstructure for the Sn-37% Pb solder shown below consists of lead particles (dark) in a tin matrix (light).
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Martinsville Race Advance 4.10.2021
Martinsville Advance
Smithfield Anytime Favorites Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing
● Event: Blu-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 (Round 8 of 36)
● Time/Date: 7:30 p.m. EDT on Saturday, April 10
● Location: Martinsville (Va.) Speedway
● Layout: .526-mile oval
● Laps/Miles: 500 laps/263 miles
● Stage Lengths: Stage 1: 130 laps / Stage 2: 130 laps / Final Stage: 240 laps
● TV/Radio: FS1 / MRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Notes of Interest
● History at Martinsville: In 25 starts, Almirola has earned five top-10 finishes, one top-five, and has led 75 laps. He finished seventh in his most recent start Nov. 1, 2020.
● Crew chief Mike Bugarewicz visited victory lane at Martinsville in 2018 with former Stewart-Haas Racing driver and current FOX analyst Clint Bowyer after leading 215 laps. "Buga" is in his sixth fulltime season at SHR and his second with Almirola.
● Looking at the next six races on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule, Almirola has finished no worse than eighth at least once at each respective track in 2020. He earned a seventh-place finish at Martinsville, eighth at Richmond (Va.) Raceway, third at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, sixth at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, seventh at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway and seventh at Dover (Del.) International Speedway.
● The start to Almirola's 2021 season has been mired by accidents and unfortunate situations, but the No. 10 team has performed much better than the results show. Almirola kicked off the season with a win at the Duel at Daytona. He proved to have a fast Smithfield Ford in the Daytona 500 before he was involved in an accident not of his doing while running at the front of the field. Almirola raced inside the top-10 the following weekend on the Daytona road course, showing his and the team's improved speed at road courses, and ran inside the top-10 at Homestead-Miami Speedway before he was involved in an accident. At Las Vegas Motor Speedway, he gradually gained speed, running in the top-15 before a flat tire sent him into the wall, causing irreparable damage. At Phoenix Raceway, Almirola ran as high as sixth, but a speeding penalty demoted him to the rear of the field before he raced back to a solid 11th-place finish. Almirola cracked the top-14 at Atlanta Motor Speedway before handling issues hampered his progress, and he was not able to show his dirt racing speed at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway two weekends ago due to an accident on lap 41, when he was pinched to the bottom lane and struck a large clump of dirt and then was contacted on all sides by multiple cars to end his day.
● Almirola has shown his best performance this year at the 750-horsepower, low-downforce-package tracks, which will be in effect this weekend at Martinsville.
● Career Stats: Almirola has career totals of two wins, two poles, 24 top-five finishes, 79 top-10s and 842 laps led in 359 NASCAR Cup Series starts.
● Almirola's Ford Mustang this weekend will sport a fresh new look for the first time this season with Smithfield Anytime Favorites livery adorning the No. 10 car. Smithfield Anytime Favorites, with its versatile portfolio of products, lets you enjoy ham at breakfast, lunch, and dinner any day of the year. The full line of Anytime Favorites is pre-cooked, making it a convenient meal solution. Quickly warm a Ham Steak or Smoked Chop on the stovetop or Pit Boss grill for a flavor packed, center-of-the-plate protein.
● Smithfield Foods celebrates 10 years of partnership with Almirola this season with a special campaign called Taste Victory.As one of the most active partners in NASCAR, Smithfield plans to engage fans all year long by hosting a microsite that provides the opportunity to win when Almirola wins or finishes inside the top-10. When Almirola wins, one fan wins $10,000, and 10 fans win a gift card for each top-10 finish. The microsite also doubles as an Aric Almirola fan page and entertainment source where fans can get behind the wheel of the No. 10 Smithfield Ford with a custom racing game, and learn more about Almirola with fast facts, favorite recipes and custom content about his life on and off the track. Visit www.tastevictory.com to learn more. Thanks to Almirola's Feb. 11 win in his Duel qualifying race for the Daytona 500, one lucky fan has already won $10,000.
● Beyond the 10 YouTube Series:In 2021, Almirola continues to share his life beyond the No. 10 Smithfield Ford with season three of his award-winning YouTube series. Fans and media can subscribe on YouTube to see Almirola's personality on and off the track. Episodes have already featured life as a dad, a husband and an athlete, and it gives fans a unique perspective on what goes on in the life of a professional NASCAR driver. Fans can also follow Almirola's social media channels: @Aric_Almirola on Twitter and Instagram, and @AricAlmirola on Facebook.
● The Smithfield Ford team sits 28th in the championship standings with 88 points, 239 behind leader Denny Hamlin.
What mindset do you have heading to Martinsville?
"The mindset is really the same as every weekend. We have a great Smithfield Ford team, a playoff-contending team, and I'll say that every weekend whether we run well or not. We head to every race weekend knowing we can have a chance to run up front or win these races and our better days will come. I really like Martinsville. We had a good run the last time we visited Martinsville and Buga (crew chief Mike Bugarewicz) has had success there in the past. We saw what speed we had in Phoenix and, even after a speeding penalty, we overcame to have a solid day."
Tell us about your "Beyond the 10" series on YouTube.
"The Beyond the 10 series gives fans a different perspective on a NASCAR season that they can't find anywhere else. It shows them what all goes into a NASCAR season from start to finish each year. We have a huge following now and we're really proud of the content we're able to provide fans. This year, we've shown a lot of ups and downs of the season. Bristol dirt didn't go the way we wanted, but we showed what all went into that weekend and how it was different from a typical race. You'll see a lot more of that this year."
What does it take to run well at short tracks?
"No matter what the situation is, we as racers always love going to short tracks. It's what we grew up doing and it puts the outcome in the driver's hands more than the superspeedway races. You can't pass much there, so it's extremely important that you stay mentally and physically focused throughout the entire run."


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Eva Longoria Shows Off Her New Beau, Mexican Media Executive Jose Antonio Baston
Eva Longoria attends the Premiere Of Canon's Project Imaginat10n Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall on October 24, 2013 in New York City. (2013 Getty Images)
After several weeks keeping her new romance very hush-hush, Eva Longoria is ready to let the world meet the new man in her life.
Over the weekend, the "Desperate Housewives" star stepped out with Jose "Pepe" Antonio Baston, a wealthy businessman, president of Latin America media giant Televisa.
"He's been sweeping her off her feet and courting her like a proper gentleman," a source told People.
The 45-year-old executive escorted the actress/producer, 38, to the Museo Jumex opening dinner at Case De La Bola in Mexico City, where they were happily photographed as they made their way down their first red carpet together.
The duo was first linked together last month after reports wrongly claimed Longoria was back together with ex-boyfriend Eduardo Cruz.
Longoria denied the reports on Twitter that she and on-again, off-again boyfriend Cruz were spotted kissing during a dinner in New York City.
The actress simply tweeted, "Sorry this is just not true," followed by a link to E! News that initially reported the hookup.
Cruz also denied reports on Twitter, saying he was in California with his girlfriend. He attached a photo of his car cruising down a mountainside road.
The actress was instead with her new beau were at New York's Serafina restaurant. A source told People that Longoria was "very happy" and that he is "crazy about her."
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Justia Forms Business Contracts Cable One Inc Amendment No. 3, dated as of April 12, 2019, to the Amended
Amendment No. 3, dated as of April 12, 2019, to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2017, among Cable One, Inc., the lenders or other financial institutions party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent
EX-10.1 2 ex10-1.htm AMENDMENT NO. 3
This AMENDMENT NO. 3 (this "Amendment"), dated as of April 12, 2019, among Cable One, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Borrower"), the other Loan Parties party hereto, the Initial Incremental Term B-3 Lender (as defined below), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent") for the Lenders, amends the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the "Original Credit Agreement"), among the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto from time to time, and the Administrative Agent.
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested to obtain new Incremental Term Loans consisting of loans established as a separate Class from the existing Classes of Loans and that shall hereafter be referred to as the "Incremental Term B-3 Loans" in an aggregate principal amount of $325,000,000, to be made available in a single drawing on the Delayed Draw Funding Date (as defined below) on the terms and subject solely to the conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, Section 2.19 of the Original Credit Agreement permits the Borrower to establish Incremental Term Loans pursuant to an Additional Credit Extension Amendment which may be in the form of an amendment to the Original Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Incremental Term B-3 Loans borrowed on the Delayed Draw Funding Date will be used for general corporate purposes (including to finance working capital needs, Permitted Acquisitions, refinancings of the Senior Notes or any other transaction not prohibited by the Amended Credit Agreement) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.19 of the Original Credit Agreement, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Increasing Lender providing the Incremental Term B-3 Loans (such initial Increasing Lender, set forth under the heading "Incremental Term B-3 Lender" on Schedule I hereto, in such capacity, the "Initial Incremental Term B-3 Lender"), without the consent of any other Lenders, may enter into this Amendment to effectuate the incurrence by the Borrower of the Incremental Term B-3 Loans;
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested, and the Administrative Agent and the Initial Incremental Term B-3 Lender have agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, that the Original Credit Agreement be amended as provided herein in order to effectuate the incurrence by the Borrower of the Incremental Term B-3 Loans (the Original Credit Agreement, as so amended, the "Amended Credit Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Incremental Term B-3 Loans and this Amendment, CoBank, ACB will act as sole and exclusive lead arranger (in such capacity, the "Incremental Term B-3 Lead Arranger") and bookrunner.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and mutual agreements herein contained, the Borrower, the Initial Incremental Term B-3 Lender and the Administrative
Agent hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Amended Credit Agreement. The rules of interpretation set forth in Section 1.03 of the Original Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference herein, mutatis mutandis. As used herein, the term "April 2019 Transactions" means, collectively, (a) the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Amendment, (b) the Borrowing of the Incremental Term B-3 Loans hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof and (c) the payment of fees and expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing.
SECTION 2. Incremental Term B-3 Loan Commitments.
(a) The Initial Incremental Term B-3 Lender hereby agrees, on the terms and subject solely to the conditions set forth herein and in the Amended Credit Agreement, to make Incremental Term B-3 Loans in Dollars to the Borrower in a single drawing on the Delayed Draw Funding Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 2:00 p.m., New York City time, to the account specified therefor by the Administrative Agent in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite the Initial Incremental Term B-3 Lender's name on Schedule I hereto under the heading "Incremental Term B-3 Loan Commitment." The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2 and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.
(b) The Incremental Term B-3 Loans constitute Loans and Term Loans under the Amended Credit Agreement and shall have the terms set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Incremental Term B-3 Loans shall constitute a single and distinct Class of Loans under the Amended Credit Agreement, designated as the "Incremental Term B-3 Loans." The Incremental Term B-3 Loans shall be Excluded Term Loans. The Incremental Term B-3 Lenders constitute Lenders under the Amended Credit Agreement.
(c) The proceeds of the Incremental Term B-3 Loans borrowed on the Delayed Draw Funding Date shall be used for general corporate purposes (including to finance working capital needs, Permitted Acquisitions, refinancings of the Senior Notes or any other transaction not prohibited by the Amended Credit Agreement) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
(d) Unless previously terminated, the Incremental Term B-3 Loan Commitments shall terminate upon the earlier of (x) immediately after the making of the Incremental Term B-3 Loans on the Delayed Draw Funding Date and (y) the date that is 180 days following the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below). The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Incremental Term B-3 Loan Commitments by complying with the requirements and procedures set forth in Sections 2.08(c) of the Amended Credit Agreement with respect to terminations of Revolving Commitments as if such requirements and procedures were stated therein to apply to the Incremental Term B-3 Loan
Commitments; provided that each reduction of the Incremental Term B-3 Loan Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $1,000,000 (or, if less, the remaining amount of such Incremental Term B-3 Loan Commitments).
(e) The Borrower promises to repay (i) on the last day of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the last day of the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Delayed Draw Funding Date, an aggregate principal amount of Incremental Term B-3 Loans equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Term B-3 Loans borrowed on the Delayed Draw Funding Date (subject to adjustment in the event of prepayments as provided in Section 2.10 of the Amended Credit Agreement) and (ii) on the Incremental Term B-3 Loan Maturity Date, the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Term B-3 Loans outstanding on such date.
(f) The provisions of Sections 2.10(c) and (d) applicable to Term Loans shall extend to and apply with respect to Incremental Term B-3 Loans.
SECTION 3. Amendments to the Original Credit Agreement. Effective as of the Amendment Effective Date, the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Section 1.01 of the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following definitions in proper alphabetical sequence:
"April 2019 Additional Credit Extension Amendment" means that certain Amendment No. 3 to this Agreement, dated as of the April 2019 Additional Credit Extension Amendment Effective Date, among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto.
"April 2019 Additional Credit Extension Amendment Effective Date" means the date on which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 of the April 2019 Additional Credit Extension Amendment were satisfied or waived in accordance therewith.
"Incremental Term B-3 Lender" means a Lender holding Incremental Term B-3 Loans or an Incremental Term B-3 Loan Commitment.
"Incremental Term B-3 Loan" means a loan made pursuant to the April 2019 Additional Credit Extension Amendment.
"Incremental Term B-3 Loan Commitment" means with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make an Incremental Term B-3 Loan pursuant to the April 2019 Additional Credit Extension Amendment, as such commitment may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2(d) of the April 2019 Additional Credit Extension Amendment. The initial amount of each Lender's Incremental Term B-3 Loan Commitment is set forth on Schedule I to the April 2019 Additional Credit Extension Amendment. The aggregate amount of the Lenders' Incremental Term B-3 Loan Commitments on the April 2019 Additional Credit Extension Amendment Effective Date is $325,000,000.
"Incremental Term B-3 Loan Maturity Date" means January 7, 2026.
(b) The following defined terms in Section 1.01 of the Original Credit Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows (new text is in bold/underline, and deleted text is in strikethrough):
"Class" when used in reference to any (x) Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans, Initial Term A Loans, Incremental Term A-1 Loans, Incremental Term B-1 Loans, Incremental Term B-2 Loans, Incremental Term B-3 Loans, Incremental Term Loans of any other series, Extended Term Loans of any series, Replacement Term Loans of any series or Swingline Loans and (y) when used with respect to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is an Incremental Term A-1 Loan Commitment, Incremental Term B-1 Loan Commitment, Incremental Term B-2 Loan Commitment, Incremental Term B-3 Loan Commitment, Revolving Commitment or Extended Revolving Commitment of any series.
"Required Financial Covenant Lenders" means, at any time, the Required Lenders but excluding for all purposes of the determination thereof the Incremental Term B-1 Loans, the Incremental Term B-2 Loans, the Incremental Term B-3 Loans and any other Term Loans that pursuant to the terms of the applicable Additional Credit Extension Amendment establishing such Term Loans are to be excluded from any determination of the Required Financial Covenant Lenders (the Incremental Term B-1 Loans, the Incremental Term B-2 Loans, the Incremental Term B-3 Loans and any other Term Loans so excluded, "Excluded Term Loans").
"Term Loan Commitment" means an Incremental Term A-1 Loan Commitment, an Incremental Term B-1 Loan Commitment or, an Incremental Term B-2 Loan Commitment or an Incremental Term B-3 Loan Commitment, as applicable.
"Term Loans" means the Initial Term A Loans, the Incremental Term A-1 Loans, the Incremental Term B-1 Loans, the Incremental Term B-2 Loans, the Incremental Term B-3 Loans, the Incremental Term Loans of each other series and the Extended Term Loans of each series, collectively.
(c) The definition of "Applicable Rate" set forth in Section 1.01 of the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the word "and" at the end of clause (b) in the first paragraph of such definition and (ii) replacing the "." at the end of such paragraph with the following text:
; and (d) (i) 2.00% in the case of Eurocurrency Incremental Term B-3 Loans, and (ii) 1.00% in the case of Base Rate Incremental Term B-3 Loans.
SECTION 4. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness. This Amendment and the amendments to the Original Credit Agreement provided for herein shall become effective on the date (such date, the "Amendment Effective Date") that each of the conditions precedent set forth
below shall have been satisfied or waived:
(a) Executed Counterparts. The Administrative Agent and the Initial Incremental Term B-3 Lender shall have received a counterpart signature page of this Amendment signed on behalf of the Borrower, the Guarantors and the Initial Incremental Term B-3 Lender;
(b) Opinions. The Administrative Agent and the Initial Incremental Term B-3 Lender shall have received the executed legal opinions of (x) Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, special New York counsel to the Borrower, in form consistent with the opinion delivered pursuant to the 2019 Additional Credit Extension Amendment and (y) Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, special Delaware counsel to the Borrower and the Guarantors in form consistent with the opinion delivered pursuant to the 2019 Additional Credit Extension Amendment. The Borrower hereby requests such counsels to deliver such opinions;
(c) Closing Documents. The Administrative Agent and the Initial Incremental Term B-3 Lender shall have received such customary closing documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent and the Initial Incremental Term B-3 Lender may reasonably request relating to the organization and existence of each Loan Party, the authorization of the April 2019 Transactions, and the identity, authority and capacity of the Responsible Officers of the Loan Parties authorized to act as such in connection with this Amendment and the other Loan Documents, all in form and substance consistent with the corresponding item delivered pursuant to the 2019 Additional Credit Extension Amendment;
(d) Note. The Initial Incremental Term B-3 Lender shall have received a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of the Initial Incremental Term B-3 Lender;
(e) Patriot Act. The Administrative Agent shall have received confirmation from the Initial Incremental Term B-3 Lender that the Initial Incremental Term B-3 Lender shall have received, at least three Business Days prior to the Amendment Effective Date, all documentation and other information reasonably requested in writing by it at least ten Business Days prior to the Amendment Effective Date in order to allow it to comply with the Act; and
(f) Fees and Expenses Paid. The Administrative Agent shall have received all amounts owing by the Borrower pursuant to Section 9.03(a) of the Credit Agreement in connection with this Amendment to the extent invoiced at least three Business Days prior to the Amendment Effective Date. The Administrative Agent shall have received confirmation from the Initial Incremental Term B-3 Lender that the Initial Incremental Term B-3 Lender and the Incremental Term B-3 Lead Arranger shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable to such Persons on or prior to the Amendment Effective Date in connection with this Amendment, including, to the extent invoiced three Business Days prior to the Amendment Effective Date, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower to the Incremental Term B-3 Lead Arranger.
SECTION 5. Conditions Precedent to Funding. The obligations of the Initial Incremental Term B-3 Lender to make the Incremental Term B-3 Loans shall become effective on the date (such date, the "Delayed Draw Funding Date") that each of the conditions precedent set
forth below shall have been satisfied or waived:
(a) Amendment Effective Date. The Amendment Effective Date shall have occurred;
(b) Borrowing Request. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Borrowing Request for the Incremental Term B-3 Loans to be made on the Delayed Draw Funding Date;
(c) Representations and Warranties; No Default or Event of Default. At the time of and immediately after giving effect to the making of the Incremental Term B-3 Loans and the application of the proceeds thereof, (i) the condition set forth in Section 4.02(a) of the Amended Credit Agreement shall be satisfied and (ii) the condition set forth in Section 4.02(b) of the Amended Credit Agreement shall be satisfied; provided, that to the extent the proceeds of the Incremental Term B-3 Loans are used to finance a Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment (x) for purposes of clause (i) above, only the Specified Representations shall be required to be true and correct and (y) for purposes of clause (ii) above, the condition set forth in Section 4.02(b) of the Amended Credit Agreement shall be limited solely to Events of Default under clauses (a), (b), (h) or (i) of Article VII of the Amended Credit Agreement.
(d) Officer's Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate dated as of the Delayed Draw Funding Date and signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower, certifying that (i) the conditions specified in clause (c) above and clause (e) below have been satisfied and (ii) solely in the event the Borrower is availing itself of the accomodations set forth in the proviso to clause (c) above for purposes of satisfying the conditions specified in such clause (c), the proceeds of the Incremental Term B-3 Loans are being used to finance a Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment;
(e) Pro Forma Compliance with Financial Covenants. The Borrower shall be in compliance, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, with the covenants contained in Section 6.09 of the Original Credit Agreement as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) of the Original Credit Agreement; and
(f) Fees Paid. The Administrative Agent shall have received payment of all accrued and unpaid Incremental Term B-3 Unused Commitment Fees (as defined below), if any.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the occurrence of the Delayed Draw Funding Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
SECTION 6. Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Initial Incremental Term B-3 Lender an unused commitment fee for the applicable accrual period specified below (the "Incremental Term B-3 Unused Commitment Fee"), which shall accrue on the daily average unused amount of the Incremental Term B-3 Loan Commitment of the Initial Incremental Term B-3 Lender at the rate equal to (a) 0% per annum for the period from the Amendment Effective Date through and including the 45th day following the Amendment Effective Date, (b) 0.375% per annum for the period from and including the 46th day
following the Amendment Effective Date through and including the 90th day following the Amendment Effective Date, (c) 0.500% per annum for the period from and including the 91st day following the Amendment Effective Date through and including the 135th day following the Amendment Effective Date, and (d) 0.625% per annum for the period from and including the 136th day following the Amendment Effective Date through and including the 180th day following the Amendment Effective Date. The Incremental Term B-3 Unused Commitment Fees shall accrue during the period from and including the Amendment Effective Date to but excluding the date on which such Incremental Term B-3 Loan Commitment terminates; provided that any such commitment fee accrued with respect to the Incremental Term B-3 Loan Commitment of a Defaulting Lender during the period prior to the time such Lender became a Defaulting Lender and unpaid at such time shall not be payable by the Borrower so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender except to the extent that such commitment fee shall otherwise have been due and payable by the Borrower prior to such time; and provided further that no commitment fee shall accrue on the Incremental Term B-3 Loan Commitment of a Defaulting Lender at any time that such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender. Accrued Incremental Term B-3 Unused Commitment Fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the Incremental Term B-3 Loan Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Amendment Effective Date. The Incremental Term B-3 Unused Commitment Fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The Incremental Term B-3 Unused Commitment Fees, once paid, shall not be refundable under any circumstances.
SECTION 7. Representations and Warranties. To induce the other parties hereto to enter into this Amendment, each Loan Party represents and warrants that:
(a) it is (i) duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concept is applicable in the relevant jurisdiction) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and (iii) is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing (to the extent such concept is applicable) in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required; except in each case referred to in clause (i) (other than with respect to the Borrower), (ii) or (iii) where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(b) the April 2019 Transactions are, with respect to each Loan Party as of the Amendment Effective Date, within such Loan Party's corporate, limited liability or partnership powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational and, if required, stockholder, member or partner action;
(c) each of this Amendment and the Note delivered to the Initial Term B-3 Lender has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such Loan Party party thereto and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party party thereto in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; and
(d) the April 2019 Transactions (i) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except for (A) filings necessary to perfect or maintain the perfection of the Liens on the Collateral granted by the Loan Parties in favor of the Administrative Agent, (B) the approvals, consents, registrations, actions and filings which have been duly obtained, taken, given or made and are in full force and effect, (C) those approvals, consents, registrations or other actions or filings, the failure of which to obtain or make could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (D) those approvals, consents, registrations or other actions or filings required prior to the exercise of any rights or remedies under the Loan Documents that would constitute a transfer of control of, or assignment of, any FCC license or Cable System, (ii) will not violate (A) any applicable law or regulation or order of any Governmental Authority or (B) the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of any Loan Party, (iii) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon any Loan Party or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by any Loan Party, and (iv) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any material asset of any Loan Party (other than pursuant to the Loan Documents and Liens permitted by the Credit Agreement); except with respect to any violation or default referred to in clause (ii)(A) or (iii) above, to the extent that such violation or default could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 8. Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents. On and after the Amendment Effective Date, each reference in the Original Credit Agreement to "this Agreement," "hereunder," "hereof" or words of like import referring the Original Credit Agreement, and each reference in each of the other Loan Documents to "the Credit Agreement," "thereunder," "thereof" or words of like import referring to the Original Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or any Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents. This Amendment shall not constitute a novation of the Original Credit Agreement or any of the Loan Documents. This Amendment shall constitute an Additional Credit Extension Amendment.
SECTION 9. Reaffirmation of Guarantees and Security Interests. Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges its receipt of a copy of this Amendment and its review of the terms and conditions hereof and consents to the terms and conditions of this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the extension of credit in the form of the Incremental Term B-3 Loans. Each Loan Party hereby (a) affirms and confirms its guarantees, pledges, grants and other undertakings under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (b) agrees that (i) each Loan Document to which it is a party shall continue to be in full force and effect and (ii) all guarantees, pledges, grants and other undertakings thereunder shall continue to be in full force and effect and shall accrue to the benefit of the Secured Parties, including the Incremental Term B-3 Lenders, and (c) acknowledges that from and after the Delayed Draw Funding Date, all Incremental Term B-3 Loans from time to time outstanding shall be Obligations.
SECTION 10. Applicable Law; Waiver of Jury Trial.
(A) THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND
INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(B) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM HEREIN.
SECTION 11. Headings. The Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Amendment and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Amendment.
SECTION 12. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile or any other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart hereof.
SECTION 13. Post-Closing Matters. Within 90 days after the Amendment Effective Date (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), the Borrower, or the applicable Loan Party shall deliver either the items listed in paragraph (a) or the items listed in paragraph (b) as follows:
(a) (i) an opinion or email confirmation from local counsel in each jurisdiction where a Mortgaged Property is located, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, to the effect that:
(A) the recording of the existing Mortgage is the only filing or recording necessary to give constructive notice to third parties of the lien created by such Mortgage as security for the Obligations (as defined in each Mortgage), including the Obligations evidenced by this Amendment and the other documents executed in connection herewith, for the benefit of the Secured Parties; and
(B) no other documents, instruments, filings, recordings, re-recordings, re-filings or other actions, including, without limitation, the payment of any mortgage recording taxes or similar taxes, are necessary or appropriate under applicable law in order to maintain the continued enforceability, validity or priority of the lien created by such Mortgage as security for the Obligations, including the Obligations evidenced by the Original Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment and the other documents executed in connection herewith, for the benefit of the Secured Parties; and
(ii) a title search to the applicable Mortgaged Property demonstrating that such Mortgaged Property is free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Encumbrances; or
(b) with respect to the existing Mortgages, the following, in each case in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent:
(i) with respect to each Mortgage encumbering a Mortgaged Property, an amendment thereof (each a "Mortgage Amendment") duly executed and acknowledged by the applicable Loan Party, and in form for recording in the recording office where each Mortgage was recorded, together with such certificates, affidavits, questionnaires or returns as shall be required in connection with the recording or filing thereof under applicable law, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(ii) with respect to each Mortgage Amendment, a date down endorsement (each, a "Title Endorsement," collectively, the "Title Endorsements") to the existing Title Policy relating to the Mortgage encumbering the Mortgaged Property subject to such Mortgage assuring the Administrative Agent that such Mortgage, as amended by such Mortgage Amendment is a valid and enforceable first priority lien on such Mortgaged Property in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Encumbrances or otherwise consented to by the Administrative Agent of such Mortgaged Property, and such Title Endorsement shall otherwise be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(iii) with respect to each Mortgage Amendment, opinions of local counsel to the Loan Parties, which opinions (x) shall be addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties, (y) shall cover the enforceability of the respective Mortgage as amended by such Mortgage Amendment and (z) shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(iv) with respect to each Mortgaged Property, such affidavits, certificates, information and instruments of indemnification (including without limitation, a so-called "gap" indemnification) as shall be required by the title company to induce the title company to issue the Title Endorsements; and
(v) evidence acceptable to the Administrative Agent of payment by the Borrower of all applicable title insurance premiums, search and examination charges, survey costs and related charges, mortgage recording taxes, fees, charges, costs and expenses required for the recording of the Mortgage Amendments and issuance of the Title Endorsements.
[Signature pages to follow]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first written above.
CABLE ONE, INC., as the Borrower
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AVENUE BROADBAND COMMUNICATIONS LLC,
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TELECOMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT, LLC,
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[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3]
DELTA COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C., as a
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A, as
/s/ Alicia Schreibstein
Name: Alicia Schreibstein
COBANK, ACB, as the Initial Incremental Term
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About 'Momo' & dealing with viral media scares
August 27, 2018 By Anne 14 Comments
There's no rhyme or reason to these things. They show up on different social media platforms, start in different parts of the world, but don't always "go viral" in regions where they started. There are cultural aspects to what makes them take off but also universal ones: They "excite children's and teens' imaginations, increase careless media outlets' appetite and opportunities for bigger audiences, and provoke panic among parents," as media literacy expert Georgi Apostolov at Bulgaria's Safer Internet Centre put it. So here's perspective on the latest ones, with thoughts for parents. Don't miss the sidebar below featuring the U.S.'s National Association for Media Literacy Education….
At KnowYourMeme.com, photo of the bird-girl sculpture at Link Factory in Japan
Momo is another one of these viral media "things" that nobody is sure what to call. Probably the best term is "viral media scares." Like the "Blue Whale game" of 2015-'17 and the "neknomination" dare earlier in this decade, the very reason why it's internationally viral is that it's really creepy, strikes fear in the hearts of adults who care about kids, and spreads widely through social media (with a whole lot of help from mainstream news media, which tends to cover things that go viral).
Because multiplying news reports refer to Momo as "a suicide challenge," police rightfully feel obligated to look for any connection to it when they investigate cases. Then they tell reporters who ask about a connection that they're checking into that, naturally using the word "suicide." That's what happened in a case reported by the Buenos Aires Times, but we haven't been able to find a single report of police in any country confirming that a minor's suicide was linked to Momo.
What "Momo" is, it seems, is accounts in WhatsApp (but also seen in Reddit, YouTube and Instagram) that reportedly send a message saying something like, "you should send a message to this number ______, which will send you predictions about your future." According to some reports, the message might include a threat that the recipient will be cursed if they don't reply. If someone does contact "Momo," they reportedly get other threats, frightening photos, and/or challenges to complete harmful tasks. So people who reply to or contact a Momo account are basically giving someone permission to troll them — and possibly send malware to their phones, some reports say. Momo is more than one account because copycats often join the "fun" as coverage grows, and more than one phone number associated with it has been found in WhatsApp.
Momo doesn't appear to be as widespread as Blue Whale was, but this could be early days. As with other viral scares, the creators have no intention to be found. So it's really hard to know how this one got started and who started it where on the Internet — which is why media outlets typically just cite each other as sources (even sketchy supermarket-tabloid-type publications in other countries). So we're looking at a sort of vicious circle of quasi-news reporting.
Where it's showing up
Some reporters are more responsible in their reporting than others. Heavy.com, which is rated "high" for factual reporting by MediaBiasFactCheck.com, found that Momo so far has had the most media coverage—and thus raised the most concern—in Spanish-speaking countries. Heavy also reported that its creepy profile photo depicts a sculpture created by a special effects company in Japan called Link Factory, not Midori Hayashi, the Japanese artist mentioned in too many fear-fomenting news reports citing other scary news reports.
It might help parents and kids on the alert for Momo-like contacts to know that Heavy and other news outlets have reported that three Momo-associated phone numbers have been found so far, one that appears to be from Japan, with country code 813, one from Colombia (52) and one from Mexico (57). If someone with a ridiculously creepy profile photo pops up in your app, click to their profile to see if their phone number has one of those country codes (though the photo will probably tip you off right away!).
Talking points for families
Checking in: Honest curiosity works better than fear or anxiety when talking with kids about what they're seeing in social media. There's nothing wrong with parental concern, but—if you're feeling it—tell your kids you are and why, then ask them if they've come across anything about Momo and where. Most likely it was from a peer, another parent or a teacher rather than from some sinister profile itself. But if they have WhatsApp, ask them if they've seen anything about it there. It's super unlikely that they replied, but if they did, just advise them to block and report that contact—and make sure they know you have their back whenever they're creeped out by something like this online.
Most kids smart, some vulnerable: The thing is, most kids don't want to give trolls (or anybody) permission to torment them—unless, of course, peer pressure's involved. If peers are involved, they're likely to be messing with "Momo" together, as a kind of game, in effect "protecting" each other from emotional harm. They're not likely to invite trouble unless they're at risk or vulnerable in other ways, in which case caring adults in their lives are probably aware of their vulnerability. If not, those adults could talk with their child along the lines suggested just above and use "Momo" as an opportunity to let their kids know, again, that they love them, have their backs, and will do their best to provide whatever appropriate care is needed.
Zooming in: You may see reports about law enforcement linking Momo to suicide cases. Look at the words reporters and their sources use. In most cases (when reported responsibly), investigators say "may be linked to the Momo challenge" (emphasis ours) or they're looking into any such association. Responsible reporters use words like "reportedly" and "allegedly" when referring to information that can't be confirmed.
Exactly what's viral?: Think about what it is that's going viral and why: Is it the threat itself or news of the threat? Whether it's called a "game," "challenge," or "scare," very often what we're seeing is a viral response to it more than the thing itself. We're reacting to the exposure of that creepy thing not the thing itself. After all, the photo of the bird-girl sculpture in Japan is definitely creepy, especially when the person who posts it zooms in on just the face. But the more we see it, the less of a problem it is (see "Stealth intelligence" below), right? Because we start to dismiss it as a "been there, seen that" kind of thing.
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A different one in Europe: Not as viral (yet, maybe), but another "suicide game" scare reported by British tabloid The Sun (like the ones sold by supermarket checkout stations in the U.S.). Called "Deleted," it's more like the global Blue Whale scare of 2015-'17 in that it's associated with online "death groups" that young Russians allegedly join. But it's unlike Blue Whale in that, as of this writing, it seems to be more a media story than an actual threat in the UK or outside of Eastern Europe, and also as of this writing, we could find only one story about it in the UK with a search in Google News. If we start to see more media scares running simultaneously around the world, news consumers may actually start seeing them for the clickbait that they mainly are. Here is vital perspective from the Safer Internet Centre in Bulgaria, leading source on the international Blue Whale scare.
The "clickbait" part: Sometimes it's super scary stories, sometimes it's offers of free stuff. What makes stories go viral is "kind of a complex thing as a mixture of misinformation, phishing, scamming, bad advertising and monetization," Peerapon Anutarasoat, the lead fact-checker for the Thai News Agency's anti-fake news project, told the U.S.'s Poynter Institute, which focuses on journalistic ethics. Poynter was looking into how misinformation spreads on Line, the messenger service like WeChat and WhatsApp that started in Japan. In Poynter's story, the "free stuff" is digital stickers, which are extremely popular in Taiwan, Thailand and Indonesia. The clickbait accounts lure new users in with offers of free stickers, then start pushing "bogus health products" at them, for example.
The "juvenoia" part: About the Momo scare, Larry Magid, tech journalist and my co-founder at ConnectSafely.org, wrote that "dire warnings about children dying because of apps and games is a form of 'juvenoia'," alluding to a term coined by Prof. David Finkelhor, director of the University of New Hampshire's Crimes Against Children Research Center back in 2011. His definition was "the exaggerated fear of the influence of social change [including technology] on youth." Here's more on juvenoia.
Stealth intelligence: BBC Brazil cited a report by ReignBot, a YouTuber who intelligently "explores creepy internet weirdness" like Momo, that—as of this writing—has gotten more than 2 million views (YouTube responsibly put up an interstitial saying the video "may be inappropriate or offensive to some audiences," but there's nothing offensive about the audio, so if you're interested in ReignBot's reporting, just listen to it). The good news in all this is, "once this [ReignBot's massively viewed report] goes up alongside other videos covering the same topic, Momo is most likely to be so riddled with fakes and copycats that it'll completely lose its appeal."
As for Minecraft: The Momo phenomenon showed up in the world of Minecraft in the form of a mod, reports gaming and pop culture news site ComicBook.com. The mod creates an avatar or character that sort of looks like the creepy "Momo" bird-girl and "chases down other Minecraft players. ComicBook.com adds that, in a statement made to Fox News, "the team at Microsoft called the latest mod 'sick'," said that it's "taking action to restrict access to the mod," and wrote, "This content, which was independently developed by a third party, does not align with our values and is not part of the official Minecraft game."
Viral not only negative, of course: Remember the "ice bucket challenge" of 2014? Also truly viral (though probably more U.S.-based), it was a campaign, not a scare. It raised more than $100 million for medical research and probably went viral because infectiously fun, for a good cause; and famous people like Bill Gates and Barack Obama did it, helping to increase the campaign's momentum.
Media literacy tools: "A Parent's Guide to Media Literacy" from the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE); for kids who want to learn how to check the credibility of "news" stories they encounter, Checkology.org provides free instruction from the Washington, D.C.-based News Literacy Project to students and educators all over the world; Poynter Institute's MediaWise is for teens to work with the Institute's journalists to "sort out fact and fiction on the internet and social media"; and here's KnowYourMeme.com on the Momo image.
SIDEBAR: Tips for parents on scary news, real & fake
"It's important for parents to remember that news reports about media panics and scary social media are designed to get you to click on them and read more," Michelle Ciulla Lipkin, executive director of the National Association for Media Literacy Education wrote me when I asked for her perspective on parenting around media scares. The first reporting of these types of things is often filled with inaccuracies and information gaps because we don't yet have all the info."
As for news of actual tragedies, Lipkin continued, "We need to remember that the news covers the most negative and awful stories happening in the world. The news is just one piece of the picture." I agree. As a former journalist, I can confirm that a news report, at best, is part of an unfolding story, and it gets reported because it's the exception to the rule, not the rule—not the full reality, and so not necessarily our kids' reality. That's why it's so important to talk with our kids (with curiosity and open minds, ideally, not fear and confrontation) to find out what their reality is.
Here are some pointers for fellow parents:
Pause and take a breath. There is so much information out there coming at us so fast. We need to take a breath and not jump to any conclusions—about the subject, the media and especially our kids. In fact, most kids are doing well and many have really healthy relationships with social media.
Think out loud together. If there's a frightening story in the news and your kids are old enough to have social media, sit with them go through their and your feeds with them looking for that story. Comment on how many different articles there are out there and how different the perspectives and coverage can be. Let them know that people will probably be talking about it a lot and a lot of it will be inaccurate. Encourage them to talk with you about anything they see in their feeds that bothers them.
If you want to shield them altogether but are afraid people are going to be talking about it around them, then simply say, "You may hear about something that happened [or is going on] that's very sad. People don't know all the details because the facts about what happened are still coming out. I want you to know I'll be happy to talk about anything you hear and answer any questions you have—or we can figure it out together as best we can."
For younger kids. If your children aren't yet in social media but could hear about scary news stories at school or on playdates, here's what a child psychologist advises: Only answer the questions your child asks, and keep your answers simple and straightforward. Focus more on what helps people deal with the issue than on what scares people about it.
The news is filled with stories that make it seem the bad guys are winning. The truth is, there has never been a safer time for children to grow up—though that doesn't get covered in the news much!
Check out NAMLE's "A Parent's Guide to Media Literacy" and Michelle's blog post about talking with our kids about terrorism in the news.
Filed Under: apps, Literacy & Citizenship, Parenting, Social Media, Youth Tagged With: "Blue Whale", Deleted, Georgi Apostolov, Michelle Lipkin, Momo, NAMLE, Poynter, WhatsApp
Tracy Mcclure says
Ty for this and letting us know about the horrible things that are going on I'll have a long talk with my son on this as well
Seems like fear porn to me. 10k + kids die a year in cars – do we ban cars? Do we send letters home telling kids to stay out of cars? How about school shootings? 30 kids a year die – so kids shouldn't go to school if they want to live right? Same logic. FEAR PORN
This has started showing up in YouTube kids videos. People are splicing Peppa pig among other videos with nasty death threats and the like. My 5 year old has been terrified. Saying she thinks the lady is going to get her and had a couple of sleepless nights. Took me a while to work it out, but then showed her the momo picture and she said "DONT SHOW ME, DONT SHOW ME". But yes. When asked where she told me youtube and she says nasty things. Some weird sickos out there and Youtube need to get on this pronto… its on youtube kids FFS. PR disaster coming up.
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