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The widow of the late pharmaceuticals entrepreneur Lord Ballyedmond leads a list of the province's 20 richest individuals and families, whose combined wealth has soared by £366m since last year according to the 2017 Sunday Times Rich List.
This year's guide to the UK's 1,000 richest people also includes industrialist and philanthropist Martin Naughton and Michael Graham, the construction tycoon for the first time. Both were previously listed only in the Sunday Times Irish Rich List.
The 160-page list for 2017, the 29th and biggest edition to date, also includes actress Roma Downey her husband Mark Burnett the husband and wife team who helped launch Donald Trump's TV career with the US version of The Apprentice .
Lady Ballyedmond, who inherited the fortune of her husband Lord Ballyedmond following his death in a helicopter accident in 2014, tops the Northern Ireland list.
She inherited a £344m fortune as well as the £1bn Norbrook Laboratories business, one of the world's leading veterinary pharmaceutical companies.
Lady Ballyedmond's wealth is up £20m to £1.42bn, making her the richest person in Northern Ireland, and the 16th richest woman in the UK.
Martin Naughton is the second richest in Northern Ireland and a new entry in this year's UK rich list with a wealth of £1.19bn, more than three times higher than the next person on the list.
Naughton is widely regarded as one of Ireland's greatest philanthropists and donated £18.3m last March towards arts and education, despite almost halving the profits of his Newry-based Glen Electric business.
In third place are Downey and Burnett, now regarded America's king of reality TV, having also dreamt up Survivor, Shark Tank and The Voice. He is president of MGM Television whilst Downey acts as chief content officer of the faith and family division, alongside her acting career. They are collectively worth £390m, up £15m on last year.
In fourth place are brothers Paul and Jeremy Eakin and family – the only fallers in the top 20 – whose wealth is down by £10m to £300m. Their T G Eakin medical supplies company, founded by father Tom in 1974, specialises in products for stoma and wound care and sells in 40 countries.
Of the other millionaires, Randox founder Peter FitzGerald's wealth stands at £255m, up £130m from 2016, making him the fifth richest in the province.
The Northern Ireland top 20 is as follows: Lady Ballyedmond and family £1.42bn Up £20m; 2, Martin Naughton and family, £1.19bn; 3, Mark Burnett and Roma Downey £390m Up £15m; 4, Paul and Jeremy Eakin and family £300m Down £10m;
5, Peter FitzGerald and family, £255m Up £130m; 6, Danny Hill, £228m Up £45m; 7, Robert Barnett and family £202m Up £20m; 8 John King £190m No change; 9, Brian Conlon £176m Up £49m; 10 Paddy McKillen £166m Up £10m; 11, Kevin and Michael Lagan £163m, Up £3m; 12, Michael Graham and family £145m New; 13, Chris Rea, £135m, Up £15m; 14= Brenda Salters and family £130m, Up £25m; 14= Joe Sloan and family £130m Up £25m; 16 Chris Watson and family £126m No change; 17
Eoin McCann and family £121m Up £11m; 18, Harold Montgomery and family, £118m, Up £3m; 19 Michael Loughran and family, £117m Up £5m; 20, Tony and Maureen Wheeler, £112m, No change.


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San Diego Opera designers create a new 'Murder in the Cathedral'
Pizzetti's "Murder in the Cathedral"
When: 7 p.m. March 30, April 2, 7; 2 p.m. April 7
Where: San Diego Opera at San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 Third Ave., downtown Tickets: $45-$275
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As production designer Ralph Funicello describes it, collaboration is a "delicate dance." He and costume designer Denitsa Bliznakova, who are colleagues at San Diego State University, have been dancing with director Ian Campbell and the San Diego Opera. The collaborators are putting together a new production for Ildebrando Pizzetti's rarely performed "Murder in the Cathedral," which opens Saturday at the San Diego Civic Theatre.
Campbell and company are hoping that the San Diego production of the 1958 opera — about the assassination of Thomas Becket — leads to a revival of interest in the overlooked work, which could mean other companies would rent the San Diego sets and costumes.
Funicello and Bliznakova have worked in opera (Funicello designed San Diego's 2009 "Don Quichotte," in which bass Ferruccio Furlanetto also had the lead role), but their primary focus has been theater.
Here are three of the primary differences between theater and opera, as they see it.
Theater: Spoken
Opera: Sung
"It's the same, except there's music; which is to say, it's not the same at all," said Funicello, who has designed a set for "Murder" that loosely replicates the inside of Canterbury Cathedral, where Becket, the archbishop of Canterbury, was killed in 1170.
"The music drives it. You have that very big orchestra and that stage full of singers. And there's the whole rhythm and power of the piece. That's where you get your key."
Theater: Lifelike
Opera: Bigger than life
"I'm doing a little bit of exaggerating or pushing," said Bliznakova, whose costumes are key in establishing Becket's character.
"It's based on a specific event, in a specific cathedral, and I'm looking at actual surviving costumes of the period. So you can't really go too far away from that. And yet, you want that dramatic effect on stage. You want to fill up the stage. Even in selecting the pattern of a fabric; if in reality it is something this size, on the opera stage you want to go bigger."
Theater: Realistic
Opera: Suggestive
"Singing is not natural," Funicello said. "To communicate by singing, you've made a leap to begin with, so with the design you can be less naturalistic, often less detail-oriented and overall more metaphoric."
Although Funicello is using some details, including the Canterbury windows, in the set, he and Bliznakova are careful not to get too real.
"In theater, I've done a number of plays where you have stage blood and show all the gory details," Bliznakova said. "And this killing of Thomas Becket was just gruesome. If you read the details, they cut his skull, took out the brains, scattered them on the floor … .
"Of course, it's opera and we're not planning to use stage blood. But we have some other ways of dramatically showing the end and how horrific that was. I'm not going to give away the ending, but Ian has a couple ideas that will be just as shocking."
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3 Reasons Not to Buy General Motors
The frenzy surrounding General Motors hasn't let up over the past several weeks. More news -- all of it bad -- continues to pour out at a time when its new leader, CEO Mary Barra, testifies on Capitol Hill over the company's handling of its recalls.
The stock is finally starting to take a beating, falling 8% last week and down 20% on the year. Sadly, I still think there could be a bit more downside.
First-quarter profits will get squeezed
Four weeks ago, General Motors released a statement notifying the public that it was recalling 1.55 million more vehicles -- which were not related to the ignition switch issue -- and expects to take a $350 million charge in the first quarter for all of the recalls to date.
The company then issued a statement on April 1, saying that the first-quarter charge would increase to $750 million, after it recalled an additional 1.3 million vehicles for a power steering issue, as well as 900,000 more vehicles due to the ignition switch.
In total, 6.3 million vehicles have been recalled by General Motors since mid-February, 2.6 million of which are related to the fatal ignition switch. On April 11, the company announced that the cost of the recall would jump to $1.3 billion.
Recall costs are just part of the company's massive first-quarter costs. Below is a chart highlighting the total charges:
Fine or Cost
First-Quarter Estimated Charges
Total recalls
$1.3 billion
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$400 million
Restructuring costs
$300 million
Total first-quarter charges
$2 billion
Don't forget about the Justice Department
Also in mid-March, the Justice Department announced that Toyota Motors would pay a whopping $1.2 billion to settle the government's criminal investigation into the handling of the automaker's unintended acceleration issue -- a case that is similar to General Motors', and could offer a look at how the Justice Department handles General Motors as well.
It's understandable right now, based on this information, why investors would want to avoid the stock.
The automaker faces several billion dollars in losses when first-quarter charges are combined with the potential settlement with the Justice Department. For all we know, more charges could be on the way, since General Motors has increased the estimated recall cost to $1.3 billion, from an original $350 million.
Two-month hangover
There's one more shoe -- a very expensive shoe at that -- that's waiting to drop; it concerns victim compensation.
In a previous article, I discussed the $6 billion-$10 billion lawsuit filed by a group of lawyers in Corpus Christi, Texas.
It would be highly unlikely for General Motors to fork over anywhere near the kind of money sought in the lawsuit. Perhaps several billion, but not between $6 billion and $10 billion.
But this is where things get a little hairy.
Technically, as I have interpreted, the "old GM" -- that being the company that filed for bankruptcy protection five years ago -- is the legally responsible party for compensating customers for their vehicle defects and deaths. However, since "old GM" doesn't exist anymore, no company is left bearing responsibility for compensating victims.
In other words, "new GM" -- the company that we know and invest in today -- isn't legally bound to provide compensation for victims, although Sen. Richard Blumenthal is urging the Justice Department to force GM to pay up.
With all that being said, don't expect General Motors not to pay anything. Again, as it stands, the automaker is not obligated to pay anyone. But that doesn't mean it won't.
The company recently hired Kenneth Feinberg, an attorney who made a name for himself by constructing compensation funds. Most notably, he put together victim compensation funds for the Sept. 11 attack, the Boston Marathon bombing, and the BP oil spill.
Now, just because Feinberg has been brought on board, doesn't mean that General Motors has decided to compensate victims. Barra has indicated that a decision will be made in this regard within 30-60 days.
Possible brand damage
Aside from a lower valuation, it may be time for investors to start considering the effects this could have on General Motors' brand. Following the government bailout -- which branded the company as "Government Motors" -- the public already had a skewed view of the automaker.
Since then, the company has done a nice job repairing its reputation by producing quality vehicles and having the government exit its position in the company. This latest development is putting a black-eye back on the brand.
March auto sales results for General Motors didn't reflect any negative buying habits from consumers. It has yet to be seen whether it will ultimately hurt the automaker's sales, but it's something investors should watch for in the monthly auto sales figures and the company's quarterly reports.
The bottom line
Maybe I'm completely wrong about GM, but the stock has declined precipitously since I began noticing the bearish headwinds. I'm not a seller by any means, but I'm still not a buyer today.
My position runs contrary to the general consensus about this stock. Shares of General Motors are very cheap on an price-to-earnings basis, sales haven't been hurt (yet), and the company pays a handsome dividend.
The company risks losing an entire year's worth of profit. Remember, a stock that's considered cheap, can always get cheaper.
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Taiwan on life support
When President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) was re-elected, many Taiwanese were concerned it could be the last democratic election in Taiwan.
It seemed from the start that Ma was determined to make Taiwan commit national suicide by insisting that the Chinese Nationalist Party's (KMT) beloved "one China" principle was the only acceptable legal status for Taiwan.
For five years, Ma has seemed content to view Taiwan as a mere pimple on the totalitarian butt of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
In most democratic societies the people get (or in some cases deserve) what they vote for, so long as elections are free and fair. In this way, Taiwan's populace voted for "euthanizing" Taiwan when it elected Ma a second time.
Time will tell if Ma can accomplish his party's dream of killing Taiwan and resurrecting the Republic of China as some kind of muddled abomination made up of the worst of the PRC and Taiwan.
Taipei Times reporter Chris Wang's recent article discussed a forum held by Taiwan Thinktank ("Ma in 'international legal suicide,'" June 3, page 3). The piece says it is presumptuous for Taiwanese to expect the rest of the world to understand Taiwan is independent when the nation's democratically elected president firmly supports the "one China" principle, with his head planted up the hindquarters of the Chinese Communist Party.
However, if a million Taiwanese get on the streets to show their support for the nation's democracy, the international community will sit up and take notice.
A fair number of experts seem to think that as long as Taiwan remains schizophrenic in its relationship with China, with some supporting a free Taiwan and others supporting a China-dominated Taiwan, no foreign government will come to Taiwan's aid. China will continue to argue any issues between it and Taiwan are "domestic issues," since Taiwan's government essentially agrees.
Taiwan is perhaps on life support now, with KMT doctors huddled round its bed ready to call the patient dead, and an eager Ma ready to give consent to pull the plug.
The international community might find a way to thwart the efforts of China and the KMT to kill Taiwan, but there is very little hope such support would come from the decidedly weak administration of US President Barack Obama.
In five years, this administration has said almost nothing about Taiwan, despite Obama's supposed pivot toward Asia.
Support will have to continue to come from the US Congress, which has traditionally been strident about supporting Taiwan and opposing the PRC.
Taiwan continues to be the key geographical impediment to the PRC's hegemonic conquest of the Pacific.
While the US Department of State under this weak president and secretary of state may hanker for a "peace" of some kind between Taiwan and the PRC, the surrendering Ma will not satisfy them.
Ma seems to value everything counter to the best interests of those interested in democracy and those in the Pacific region anxious to maintain freedom from the PRC's threats and blackmail. This would also apply to the US.
Declaring Taiwan's independence is not necessary, as Taiwan is already independent.
What is necessary is guaranteeing the survival of Taiwan.
This means it is essential that Taiwanese make it clear to the international community that the majority of the population does not wish Taiwan to be part of China, nor do they wish to go to war with China.


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What's Next?
That's the question my friend Janis Shank began asking herself a few years ago, as her oldest children graduated, got married, and left home. For the answer, Janis turned to Scripture and there she found God's wisdom and direction for this new season of her life.
Recently, at the women's session at the Sovereign Grace Pastors Conference, I asked Janis to share how she is seeking to make the best use of this time in her life. Many women told me how excited and encouraged they were by what Janis' shared. I hope you will be too.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 26 diseños de 9 diseñadores freelance.
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A few months ago, on a Sunday afternoon, I accidentally started a new photography project when I snapped a portrait of a friend with my iPhone. Since that first iPhone portrait, I have photographed over 100 people with my iPhone, and my excitement for this project continues to grow (you can see some of the images on my Instagram stream as well as under the Projects section). I was in Hollywood for work last month, and I photographed my cousin's roommate Jordan while staying with them. Jordan wrote a short story about his experience of being photographed, and I am so excited to share it with you. Please enjoy, and thank you Jordan!
On Having My Picture Taken
There are certain people that like having their picture taken. They enjoy it because they are good at it. They remember to smile and lift chins so they don't look fat. They can look happy even if they are not happy. It is comfortable for them to hang arms over the shoulder of the person they are standing next to. When people tell them to scoot closer, they do it happily.
I am not one of those people.
Not that I don't want to be one of those photogenic people, it just doesn't come easy to me.
I come home tired from my job and commute. There's an air mattress in the living room, which seems vaguely familiar. I am struggling to remember something that my roommate Lonnie had told me about–something about someone staying with us for a little while. It is all fairly hazy–I dunno, I've been drinking too much lately.
I pour myself some cold coffee left over from the morning pot. I look through the kitchen window and see Lonnie with another guy, presumably our houseguest, and our downstairs neighbor. They're all talking at the picnic table in the backyard.
I go out and meet John. John is Lonnie's cousin. Like Lonnie, John is a photographer. I shake John's hand. I'm trying to be friendly. Lonnie asks me how work was. I growl that it was rough and excuse myself to do some chores. I don't totally nail being friendly.
Then I'm sorting through a bunch of dirty clothes, trying to break out of my 9-5 work headspace, and getting ready for the writing I'm going to do this night.
Lonnie knocks on my door. This sort of uncommon at our place.
Lonnie asks,"Hey man, would you mind having your picture taken?"
I open the door. Lonnie explains, "My cousin John is a photographer and he really wants to take your picture."
I say yes, because only celebrities can say no to having a picture taken of them. And also, no one has ever seen me and said, "I want to take your picture." I can't quite escape the mixture of compliment and embarrassment that goes along with this.
John is enthusiastic. He has already shot Lonnie earlier in the afternoon. He tells me about this iPhone portrait project he's been working on as he looks at my shirts–not the dirty ones on the floor, but the few that are still hanging in my closet. I push for a red Pendleton camp shirt, but he isn't interested in it. He knows what he's looking for. So I put on an old 70s polyester flannel, which I like, but it is missing the third and fourth buttons from the top. I am slightly worried about this, but it doesn't seem to bother John.
I follow John around the apartment as he looks for the lighting he needs, which is in Lonnie's room. I sit on Lonnie's army cot. John and I talk as he holds his iPhone with both hands. He stares intently at the screen. He puts the phone close to my face, about twelve inches, maybe sixteen inches away from me.
It's got to be a delicate thing, the iPhone portrait. Like everybody else, I'll snap off some pictures with mine, and occasionally they'll look alright, but it's just a phone, and I don't care too much. But John's really working here, looking for a specific thing to show up on his screen. He gives directions like: shoot your chin forward, or look at the top of the phone, or look off to one side. I move my head a centimeter one way, then the other. Later, we move around the room, chasing the light.
John takes, I dunno, less than a thousand photos but more than five hundred. They're all about the same–I'm not doing much here, just sitting and doing what he asks me to do. At some point, he tells me to look concerned. And my eyebrows squeeze together a bit. Later, he asks me to pretend like I'm about to say something.
At some point, I try to smile, because it's a photo, and you're supposed to smile in photos. John immediately tells me to cut it out.
Eventually, John decrees that we've gotten it and he says thank you and I say thank you and that's it.
Later that evening, he shows Lonnie and I some of the shots he had taken that afternoon.
We see the photos from Lonnie's shoot. They are great, unmistakably great. Lonnie looks earnest and charming, like he might be on his way to sail to Patagonia or propose to his girlfriend.
We look at my photos and they're the best photos I've ever seen of myself. The lighting is warm, my shirt looks better than it looks in real life, all of what anyone could ask for in a portrait, anything you could possibly want. But I look very unhappy in these pictures. My looks range from concerned to sad to angry. I look like someone I do not want to be. John, in the few minutes I had known him, had keyed in on this emotional thing inside me. This was me on a Monday after work.
I thought about this a lot. Weeks later I quit my job, not exactly because of this, but certainly because life's too short to be a miserable Monday-hating-sonofabitch.
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Anastasia was born in 1979, at the age of ten.She's been around ever since, and she's only thirteen now. I never get tired of writing about her and her family. Katherine Krupnik, her mother, reminds me of myself.
Sam was born when Anastasia was ten, and for a long time he existed only in the books about her. But kids liked him. Maybe he reminded them of their own little brothers. So at the request of young readers, I gave Sam his own series.
Caroline and J.P. Tate are so much like real kids in real families: a bickering sister-and-brother pair, with a long-suffering single mom. They live in New York City, but in one book they spend a summer with their dad in Iowa. In truth, the Tates could exist anywhere.
Mrs. Pidgeon's second grade has one student who is, shall we say, somewhat unusual. New to the school in October, by Thanksgiving she has completely entranced the entire class. And there's a whole school year yet to come
Each of these is an all-by-itself book, not part of a series. They take you from Denmark to West Virginia to Boston, - and many other places - and three of them come from my own life. (See if you can figure out which three!)
Chronically short of cash, twelve-year-old Anastasia looks for a job and finds more than she bargained for.
Anastasia's seventh-grade science project becomes almost more than she can handle, but brother Sam, age three, and a bust of Freud nobly aid her.
When her mother is called out of town, Anastasia and her father set about to prove that running a house is actually easier than it seems.
Anastasia continues the perilous process of growing up, as her thirteenth year involves conquering the art of rope climbing, playing Cupid for a recently widowed uncle, and surviving a crush on her gym teacher.
In her seventh adventure, the irrepressible Anastasia decides that charm school is the answer to her career dilemmas.
Anastasia Krupnik answers a personal ad, and by stretching the truth, finds herself in quite a predicament when the special "he" wants to meet her.
Anastasia finds herself in another embarrassing mess when she accidentally puts the bag of her dog's droppings instead of her mother's packages in the mailbox, and things get worse when the police investigate the mailbox.
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|January 28, 2014
|3:30 - 5:00 pm
|Armstrong Browning Library/ Cox Lecture Hall
Baylor University
Waco, TX
Tooley is president of the Institute on Religion & Democracy, an
ecumenical Christian thinktank in Washington, DC. The
old Religious Left, rooted in groups like the National Council of
Churches, has imploded. And much of the old Religious Right leadership
has left the scene. Meanwhile, many evangelical elites are shifting
left. Conservative evangelicals increasingly align with conservative
Catholics. Some are calling for Christians to step back from political
engagement. What is the future for the political witness of America's
churches and Christians? To what extent should churches address
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– Jurong Bird Park, Night Safari, River Safari and Singapore Zoo usher in the Year of the Horse with horse-picious festive activities from 24 Jan – 15 Feb 2014.
Singapore, 15 January 2014 – Usher in the Chinese New Year with Wildlife Reserves Singapore and enjoy the festivities at Jurong Bird Park, Night Safari, River Safari, and Singapore Zoo from 24 Jan to 15 February 2014.
There will be lots to see and do, as the parks get decked up for the Year of the Horse with flowering plants and creative displays. Amidst the festive ambience, enjoy energetic lion dance performances, rub off some good luck from prosperity mascots during the meet-and-greet sessions, take a walk on the ever-popular Zoo-diac Trail, and get up close with graceful horses to take a picture for luck!
Animal encounters
Horse-picious photography: Greet the auspicious horses, this Chinese New Year's star animal and have your picture taken with them at Jurong Bird Park, Night Safari, River Safari, and Singapore Zoo!
Falabella Parade at Singapore Zoo: Be charmed by graceful and exquisite falabellas at Singapore Zoo in the Falabella Parade, and witness an entourage of eight miniature horses trotting proudly alongside their keepers. This is a sight to behold! The Falabella is a rare Argentine breed of Miniature Horse, known as the first and original Miniature Horse breed. It is a true purebred due to their unique and historic ancestry, which is one of its greatest attributes. Estimates indicate that only a few thousand Falabellas exist in the world. Falabellas are viewed as prestigious to have and are highy prized by those who do own them.
Festive High Flyers Show at Jurong Bird Park: At Jurong Bird Park, between 30 January – 14 February, lucky visitors who get chosen during the twice daily High Flyers Show will receive red packets delivered by air from Sassy the sulphur-crested cockatoo, and well-wishes of 'Gong Xi Fa Cai' from Amigo the yellow-naped Amazon.
Wild Treats at Night Safari: While on the tram at Night Safari, keep a keen eye out as animals like the hippopotamuses, Malayan tapirs, and Indian rhinoceroses undergo some festive animal enrichment by their keepers. Find out more from the tram commentators how the tapirs and hippopotamuses are related to the equine family. There is also much to see while on the walking trails as the animals enjoy Wild Treats. Watch as fishing cats, common palm civets, wallabies, and giraffes have food placed out for them which stimulates their naturalistic instinct at foraging. What's more, watch the Festive Tiger Token Feeding and be wowed by the majestic Malayan Tiger's moves. Before leaving the Night Safari, do make a pit stop at the entrance, where a photo-opportunity with life-sized standees, complete with educational information on the tapir, hippopotamus and zebra await.
Southern lion dance
A pair of spectacular Southern lions will dance their way atop high poles in a high-octane fuelled performance at Jurong Bird Park, River Safari, and Singapore Zoo. As night falls, Night Safari will feature a pair of Southern lions with specially designed LEDs – all the better to light the path in the New Year. This traditional mixture of martial art, acrobatic and stage performance was introduced in Southeast Asia more than a century ago, and remains a mainstay of Lunar New Year celebrations.
Prosperity mascot appearance
No Lunar New Year is complete without an appearance by prosperity mascots! Representing prosperity and good fortune, 'Fu Lu Shou' will make appearances at Night Safari, River Safari and Singapore Zoo, while visitors to Jurong Bird Park will get a chance to mingle with the 'God of Fortune'.
Zoo-diac Trail
The Chinese horoscope is a perennial favourite, and one which visitors eagerly crane to see. Visitors to all four parks will have a chance to explore the ever-popular Chinese Zoo-diac Trail, to get a glimpse of what the Year of the Horse holds.
Delicacies and special delights (F&B)
Forest Lodge at Singapore Zoo, Flamingo Lodge at Jurong Bird Park and Ulu Ulu Safari Restaurant at Night Safari will be serving a Chinese New Year Sit Down Set at $688+ for 10 diners by special reservations from 24 January – 9 February. Tuck into a sumptuous 8 course meal amidst the tranquil surroundings of WRS parks and relish dishes like Baby Abalone with "Ling Zhi" Mushrooms in Oyster Sauce, Dual Flavoured Fried Prawns and Prosperity Yu Sheng.
The River Safari Teahouse has specially designed a Reunion Feast and Salmon Yu Sheng this Lunar New Year. The Reunion Feast, available in variations of 6 and 8 courses features dishes such as XO sauce fried rice with preserved meat and Braised Superior Fish Maw Soup with Crabmeat at prices from $78 (2 persons) to $288 (8 persons). Tantalise your taste buds with complementary flavours of sweet, sour and spicy with the Salmon Yu Sheng. This ever popular must-have dish for Chinese New Year is available for $8 (2 pax) to $38 (8 pax). Both menus are available from 27 January – 15 February.
Reservations for the Chinese New Year Sit Down Set can be made at email@example.com or via a call to 6360 8560. Guests are welcome to walk into the River Safari Teahouse for the Reunion Feast and Salmon Yu Sheng, or can make email reservations through email@example.com or via a call to 6360 2260.
Education booth
Gallop down to the Singapore Zoo to learn more about one of the most important domestic animals in the world! Kids can get their face and hand painted for a token S$4 and S$2 respectively while they horse around the booth.
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COLUMBIA - Maryanne Van Buskirk was only six weeks old when her parents found out she had allergies with much stronger reactions than most.
"I get to the point where I can't breath," Van Buskirk said. "My throat swells up, my lungs swell; I've even had a reaction where the brain swells."
Van Buskirk uses a wheelchair now because she says her allergies have become so bad. She said she cannot be around any sort of sweet or fruity smells, or pollen.
Now a retired minister, Van Buskirk's last church was well aware of her situation and took the necessary measures so she could do her job effectively.
"People in the congregation didn't realize that they were having headaches every time they went home from church, and it was because of the scents and perfumes and colognes," Van Buskirk said. She said when the congregation stopped wearing scents for her benefit, they found they felt better, too.
One other solution to her allergies was to uses basic products such as baking soda, vinegar and dishing soap to do household chores.
"I can't use anything that have the scents with them because it causes me to not be able to breath," Van Buskirk said.
But don't think that Van Buskirk's house smells like vinegar and baking soda because it's not like she is allergic to everything. She will boil water with vanilla bean and cinnamon so a pleasant aroma circulates throughout her home.
"It cost a lot less money to use some of these products, they're not nearly as hard on the environment and they're not nearly as hard on you" Van Buskirk said.
"Make sure that beyond saving money, you have less toxic footprint on the environment at large," Monta Welch, founder of Columbia Climate Change Coalition, said.
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Mike Myers Gossip
Mike Myers gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
SNL40: The Good
Like Saturday Night Live itself, the 40th anniversary celebration show was a mixed bag. Here's everything that was good. Andy Samberg's digital short Because they are ALWAYS good, but this one, sung with Adam Sandler featuring an assist from Chris Parnell, highlighted the history of character breaks on the show. Full Story
So I log on to the photo database to pull down some arfAR pics and one of the first ones I see is one of some dude down on his knees shooting Verne Troyer (aka Mini Me). I think to myself, ok, that's a bit unnecessary, but it must be a one-off. Next photo: dude STILL down on one knee with another guy staring down at Verne like he's a f-cking circus side show! A third with him being dwarfed by the photo wall at a strange angle, and a fourth with a reporter squatting down to interview him. Full Story
What it's like to meet Johnny
I've been fortunate enough during my time with eTalk to have the opportunity to interview and observe celebrities, to exchange war stories with journalists, to have a glimpse at what it's like behind the People Magazine bullsh-t…and as you've probably gleaned from this column, assy celebrity behaviour is not the exception but almost the rule, and more often than not, it's not shocking when they're dicky, but it is when they're nice. Full Story
Is he in this one too?
Actually…he's not. But it seems like he's in every other movie, doesn't it? Not complaining. Having said that, the one movie he SHOULD be in is still up in the air. Funding is apparently the obstacle. Here's an idea: tell Mike Myers to shove his next film up his ass and make Arrested Development instead! Check out my honey Jason Bateman at the Step Brothers premiere last night with a little bit of grizzle and a smattering of freckles and no hair plugs and … why isn't he on my Freebie Five??? Photos from Wenn.com Full Story
Steve > Mike
Hate being wrong. But love being wrong when it means Mike Myers sucks ass. And Mike Myers sucked very large ass this weekend at the box office. A fourth place finished. FOURTH!!! Not only was he unable to win, he couldn't even make it close! The Love Guru is a critical and commercial bomb! Get Smart on the other hand – after a couple of clunkers, including last year's terrible Evan Almighty, Steve Carell finally came back on top. Full Story
Dear Gossips,
This is it: The Love Guru vs Get Smart, Mike vs Steve, Pippy Timberlake vs Dwayne the Rock Johnson… snort.
The good news is – critics are eviscerating The Love Guru and judging Get Smart more favourably. The bad news is – good taste is dead. Don't let Get Smart be a flop! Pick Steve Carell! Because at the very least, Steve Carell is a good guy. Steve Carell is not a humourless douchebag diva.
Mike Myers on the other hand…
He stopped by Conan O"Brien the other night and pulled his usual f&ckery: insisting on a specific brand of creamer for his coffee, sending interns out on a whim for Twizzlers and raspberry seltzer and when the seltzer arrived, he fussed that it wasn't the right brand and sent the poor kid running to correct the egregious error.
It's a talk show! You're there for, what, maybe 2 hours? They stock the green room with the loveliest things as it is anyway! He couldn't wait two f&cking hours to go get that sh*t himself??? Sit DOWN Mike Myers!
Friday! Am posting all day so check back often.
Yours in gossip,
PS. Justine Bateman is not the other woman. The Governator is not hiding mistresses.
PPS. Also – It's Always Something… Else!
On Tuesday night I'll be partying at the Drake in Toronto in support of Gilda's Club. Dan and Jessi from MTV Canada and The Aftershow will be there too hosting one of the sessions, Ron Sexsmith is headlining, and k-os is spinning late late late. For tickets call 416.214.9898 ext 504 and click here for more information. Gilda's Club provides a wide array of services in a non-medical, home-like setting and always free of charge, dedicated to support and education in a home-like setting for anyone at any stage of cancer, their families and friends.
See you there!
PPPS. Love to Jody Vance! Jody is guest hosting at CityLine www.cityline.ca/ on Monday so if you"re all about girls supporting girls, you must support this girl. Jody was the FIRST female "in the history of Canadian television to host her own sports show in primetime." She did it without having to take off her glasses and push out her tits. Watch Jody on Monday. She will dazzle you. Promise.
PPPPS. Can"t wait for the new season of Project Runway Canada. My favourite, favourite last year! Application deadline for designers on Season 2 is today. Do you measure up? Click here to become the next Tom or Stella.
Dear Gossips,
If you've been visiting this site for a while and familiar with the riddles, this portrait of Mike Myers from Entertainment Weekly shouldn't surprise you. Perfectionist? Or a pain in the f&cking ass? According to his supporters, his "comic genius" allows him licence to act a douchebag and treat people like sh*t. Problem is, he's pissed off so many they're actually pulling for him NOT to succeed.
The Love Guru takes on Get Smart this weekend. It was an unusual move by both studios – rare that two big budget pictures are going head to head on the same weekend. The common practice in recent years has been to move things around to avoid direct confrontation. But neither blinked. Rumour has it that, for Mike at least, it's become a bit of an ego trip. He wants to take Steve down…
Will Get Smart flop?
Hopefully not.
Here's Steve with his wife last night at the premiere in LA and please go see Get Smart. Think of it this way – if The Love Guru is a huge hit, we'll never hear the end of it from Pipsqueak Justin Timberlake who'll probably start taking credit for saving the film. Not unlike the way he took credit for saving the Grammys.
Tuesday – am online all day. Remember to refresh. NKOTB article is coming… it's a long one and was distracted yesterday by the US Open. Miss golf. Hate Mischa Barton!
Yours in gossip,
PS. Michael Douglas does not have another woman. The other woman isn't Krista Allen.
No Shelf on the Carpet
The PipWeasel last night on the carpet for the premiere of The Love Guru which – maybe it's just me – looks like total ass. Even the trailer. Get Smart instead, ok? After all, Steve Carell deserves it more than Mike Myers. And at least Steve isn't a crazy unfunny bitch on set. Full Story
Xenu Hates Losers
His name is Jason Beghe. Once upon a time he worshipped at the altar of Xenu. Now he's cut ties with the Church and is launching a vitriolic attack. Click here Full Story
The Unfunny Host
Mike Myers will host the MTV Movie Awards as part of the promotional lead-up to the release of The Love Guru. No doubt, his spoof clips will be hilarious. For the viewer that is. The real question though – will they be hilarious for the people working on them? Or will they have to overcome the monumental difficulty of producing the features without actually looking at or talking to their star? What??? But Mike is Canadian! Canadians are NEVER douchebags… right? Please. Full Story
And Who the Hell Are You?
No seriously… Mike Myers. Like…do you care? Do you really? So he's made a few funny movies but is Mike Myers, on the Hollywood fame scale, is he really a two assistant, can't hold his own water bottle kind of guy??? Is he really? Because apparently HE thinks he is. The NY Daily News is reporting that Mike walks around like a king on the set of The Love Guru flanked always by two male assistants (you don't say???). Full Story


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It's true that during the Summer we get these wonderfully long days, here in Denmark, with lots of light from early morning until very late in the evening. But in the Autumn and Winter we get (suffer!) the exact opposite...
Now that the days are noticeably shorter I wanted to share with you this apartment from Fantastic Frank, beautifully styled to translate an Autumn Mood. The lights turned on on every room are necessary even during the day because it's very dark anyway, unless the sun decides to grace us with it's presence and that doesn't happen often.
The various lamps give the rooms a warm colour and cosy - hyggeligt - atmosphere, that is absolutely fundamental to survive the Winter blues (it's that and chocolates). I only wished they had also used some candles because that would give it an even more Scandinavian feeling.
styling: Thomas Lingsell
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Evan McCausland: 2012 Year In Review
As 2012 winds to a close, we at Automobile Magazine were asked to look back on the last 365 days and pick a few superlatives we'd encountered in 2012. Easier said than done, given my memory fades more quickly than…well, I forget.
FAVORITE ROAD: Schoekl in Graz, Austria
Well, it's barely a road. 35 miles outside of Graz lies a mountain colloquially known as the Schoekl. Although a paved route gradually winds its way up the 1400-meter mountain, there's another way to get to the top. A rocky two-lane trail, used as a test track by Steyr-Daimler-Puch since the 1950s, bisects the paved sections, but it's quite brutal and bouncy.
FAVORITE CONCEPT CAR: Peugeot Onyx
Between the Mobius strip cabin arrangement, oddball interior and exterior materials, and Le Mans racer-like underpinnings, there's no chance in hell the Onyx will ever reach production - but that's why I love it. I grew up idolizing the 1984 Peugeot Quasar, a wild, high-performance supercar that had no chance of reaching production. In some ways, the Onyx marks Peugeot's return to form.
FAVORITE DESIGN: 2013 SRT Viper
I thought Chrysler's new serpent looked good in press photos, but I didn't realize how good it looked until last month, when I caught a new 2013 Viper GTS on the road. More than any other Viper, this iteration grabs your attention from afar, lures you in for a closer look, and entices you with taut, sensuous curves and intricate detail. I'm not the only one impressed - my wife, who loathes every previous Viper model, is now scheming of ways we could add a 2013 Viper to our personal stable.
FAVORITE PHOTOSHOOT: 1954 Porsche-Diesel P111 Tractor
For some reason, I have a soft spot for vintage farm equipment, so I relished the chance to pair a new 2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel with its oil-burning ancestor. Myron Vernis' green Junior is immaculate and runs like a top, but a bad clutch - which gave out while towing show cars at the Glenwood Gathering concours d'elegance - kept me from driving around his yard or tilling any soil.
WORST BRAKES: 1963 Studebaker Wagonaire
It's always eye-opening seeing just how far automobiles have developed in forty years time. I had the opportunity to drive a beautiful '63 Wagonaire this past year, equipped with the 290-hp, supercharged V-8 from an Avanti. Despite the fact Studebaker offered Bendix front disc brakes as an option for the first time in 1963, this car kept its stock four-wheel-drum brake system. The increased stopping distance and lifeless pedal is scary enough on any car with four drums, but on one with this sort of get-up and go? You need to plan your stops weeks in advance.


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He's working on the plants right now but we plan on spending the day watching tv or listening to music and smoke little and maybe have a beer or two. Says can really be fun then other days can be so drab.
Life of a Transgendered Gal living in the real world. no glamour, no photoshop. just the real life ups and downs of a trans woman living in a diverse world full of ignorance!
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Poems and photos by Jo-Anna Rain ©
Animals, Gift Ideas, Travel, Books, Recycling Ideas and Many, Many More
Explore the World of Imagination & Join the Mind Revolution!
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Oddities and Peculiarities
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
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Polyester Faux Fur is a pile fabric on a woven backing. This fabric has a furry face and is available in a wide array of colors. Soft and silky, this faux fur is pleasant to the touch and available in 15 different colors.
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BenQ will be thanking goodness for minor mercies. You see, we are sophisticated, discerning aficionados of the finer points of flat panelry. If looks and on-paper specifications alone were judge and jury of our panel proselytising, the FP202W would be a lost cause.
For starters, it's extremely hard to imagine a more anonymous and, frankly, more unimpressive looking 20-inch widescreen monitor. Minimalist to a fault is as generous as we're willing to be. It's not exactly bursting with features, either, thanks to a chassis that supports tilt-only adjustability, a total deficit of expansion ports, video inputs limited to just one VGA and one DVI port and, most worryingly of all, TN Film panel technology.
But for the money, this is an extremely solid performer on many levels, with good pixel response, decent viewing angles and adequate brightness. Our only major complaint is poor contrast performance. The consequence is a rather washed out overall appearance and significant backlight bleed when rendering black tones. Jeremy Laird


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Berkman left his mark on teammates in 15 seasons
Retiring six-time All-Star known for his sense of humor and self-deprecation
If you're really lucky in life, you might someday meet someone as funny and smart and decent and instantly likable as Lance Berkman. In the end, that might be the real legacy of his 15-year career, at least to the teammates, managers, coaches and assorted others who knew him best.
Yes, Berkman was a tremendous player. For most of his 15 seasons, he was one of the best offensive players in the game, an on-base machine who also hit for power. In his first 12 seasons with the Astros, he averaged 27 home runs, 31 doubles, 87 walks and a .401 on-base percentage.
In his last great ride, Berkman helped the Cardinals win the 2011 World Series with a season that included a .301 batting average, 31 home runs and 94 RBIs. He finished seventh in the National League Most Valuable Player Award balloting that year and batted .423 in the World Series.
Still, if you ask almost anyone who knows him, that's not where they would begin. They would begin with the fact that they liked him and that he made them laugh.
Berkman would show up in the clubhouse in boots, jeans and a T-shirt. He drove a Ford F-150 pickup and could quote both the Bible and Willie Nelson.
He once said that his idea of the perfect day was to spend the morning doing chores on his ranch, have a steak for lunch and sleep on the sofa the rest of the day with college football on television.
When Texas lost the 2010 BCS Championship Game to Alabama after its starting quarterback, Colt McCoy, got hurt early in the game, Berkman phoned me the next morning.
"Can you put me in touch with Colt McCoy and Garrett Gilbert?" he asked. McCoy had gone down early in the first quarter and been replaced by Gilbert, a true freshman.
Sure, Lance.
"I just want to tell them that as a Texan how proud I am of them," he said. "I just feel the need to do that."
That simple gesture spoke volumes about his heart and thoughtfulness.
Berkman also never met a stranger. When he was playing first base, he would chat up every single player who dropped by. One of the jokes became that he and Sean Casey, who also liked to talk, would someday get so wrapped up in a conversation that they'd forget there was a game going on.
Not all his teammates were so chatty. For instance, one morning Berkman saw Jeff Kent, a teammate at the time.
"Good morning, Jeff," Berkman said.
"Hey, Jeff," he said, "it's customary in our society that when I tell you 'good morning,' you say something like -- I don't know -- 'Good morning, Lance.'"
Kent laughed.
Once, when one of the Astros' radio guys had taken to questioning Berkman's leadership and production, Berkman was asked if his feelings were hurt after all he'd accomplished.
"No, he's entitled to his opinion," he said. "Besides, he's right."
Almost no one in the media ever criticized Berkman because he was so hard on himself.
"I stink," he said during one dry spell. "There's nothing you could write that would be as tough as the things I'm thinking about myself."
Berkman's original nickname was "Fat Elvis." Because, well, there was a slight resemblance. And then one morning on a radio show with a couple of buddies, he was asked about being called "Fat Elvis."
"I don't think it fits me," he said.
What would fit you?
And with that, they began batting around different names.
"How about 'The Puma'?" one of the guys asked. "That's perfect!" Berkman said. "Lean and quick. Yep, that's me. From now on, I want to be known as 'Puma.'"
Through the years, few people knew that "Puma" had been a self-deprecating knock on his lack of speed and quickness.
After a big hit one night, a TV guy asked if Berkman loved being at bat in the ninth inning with the game on the line.
"Are you kidding?" he asked. "No! I hate it!"
Berkman made so many jokes about his lack of athleticism and his refusal to work hard that some people began to take it as gospel.
Whenever he'd go into a slump late in his career, Houston fans would point to his lack of work. They'd point out they'd heard it from Puma himself.
"You'd better stop saying that stuff," I told him once. "People are going to believe it and hold it against you."
Berkman rolled his eyes.
"Come on," he said, "What do you want me to say? You want me to say, 'We just play 'em one at a time'?"
He motioned a couple of lockers down.
"Don't you get enough of that from [Craig] Biggio?" he asked.
The truth was that Berkman did work hard and that he did care and that he loved baseball. He loved playing it and being a teammate, and he loved winning.
At Rice University, he played for one of college baseball's legendary coaches, Wayne Graham, who still tells stories about one of his greatest players. There's the one about the baseball rolling into a Coca-Cola cup down the left-field line, and Berkman picking the cup up and throwing it back into the infield.
"Berkman!" he screamed, "What are you doing?"
Berkman has told that story so many times that it may even be true.
"Berkman has made me the punch line in some of his stories," Graham said.
"You know I love the guy," he said.
Berkman hopes someday to coach his own college baseball team, and when he does, he intends to wear Graham's No. 37 to honor him.
As the Astros prepared for the 1997 First-Year Player Draft, general manager Gerry Hunsicker had targeted Berkman. So had team owner Drayton McLane, who desperately wanted a Texan on his club. Berkman is from New Braunfels, on the edge of the Hill Country.
But Hunsicker's baseball people assured him there was no way Berkman would still be around when the Astros picked 16th in the first round.
When he was, there was something akin to a World Series celebration. McLane had his Texan, and Hunsicker had someone to plug into the middle of his lineup for a dozen seasons.
Berkman struggled to stay happy as the Astros began to lose. Finally, at the 2010 non-waiver Trade Deadline he was dealt to the Yankees.
He signed with the Cardinals in 2011, and like hundreds of others, he fell in love with the city, ballpark, fans, players and franchise.
Berkman loved Tony La Russa's no-nonsense approach, and he absolutely loved playing with Matt Holliday and Yadier Molina and Chris Carpenter and others.
No matter what else he does in his life, nothing is likely to be as much fun as the 2011 baseball season, when his love of the sport was rekindled.
"Overwhelming," he said when asked to describe his emotions the night the Cards won Game 7 of the World Series.
Berkman has played in pain the last two seasons for the Cardinals and Rangers, and he struggled with whether to continue his career this offseason. Even though he's 37, he'd hoped his aching knees and legs would recover enough to allow him to continue.
In the last few days, he gave in to the reality that it was time to go. He plans to spend more time with his family and to finish his degree at Rice and to coach somewhere, preferably a college.
His gift of gab is such that he's sure to have an assortment of offers to talk baseball on the radio or television. For now, though, he's getting his mind around the fact that for the first time since 1997 he won't be headed to Spring Training.
As legacies go, Berkman has numbers any player would love: 422 doubles, 366 home runs, 1,201 walks, 1,234 RBIs. He played in the World Series twice and has a .410 batting average. His career OPS is higher than that of either Willie Mays or Hank Aaron.
Berkman's real legacy, though, might be be in the people he touched and the impression he left. Teammates liked and respected him. Managers appreciated him. He's a deeply spiritual man who walked the walk as much as he talked the talk.
People always ask reporters what certain people are really like. With Berkman, there is no mystery. He's exactly what he appears to be. He had a great career and never seemed to have a bad day. All in all, a nice way to be remembered.


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Our new IT team, specialized in high tech & innovation needs a graphic identity. This includes a logo, an icon, graphic header for a website and slide master(bg image in fact) for Power Point.
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Rahsaan wrote:Do you often age Breton? I never really thought to, as they seemed more fragile than Foillard, Thevenet and Lapierre when young. But this sounds interesting, if not particularly thrilling.
FWIW, I thought the 07 Descombes VV was pretty thrilling throughout 2011.
I haven't bought enough Breton to do a thorough study, Rahsaan, but on the basis of this one datum I'd have to agree with you. It was an interesting wine, but I doubt that it had gained any appeal over its earlier incarnation. FWIW, this was my only '07. I'm now down to '05s, '09s and '10s.
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Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson poured $53 million into the 2012 elections via controversial super PACs to back these candidates. All lost. From left to right, Mitt Romney, Connie Mack, George Allen, Allen West, Joe Kyrillos, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, David Dewhurst and Newt Gingrich. West is demanding a recount, however, claiming 'disturbing irregularities at the polls.'
Money can't buy happiness, nor can it buy an election, apparently.
The top donors to super PACs in 2012 did not fare well — casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, the No. 1 super PAC contributor with more than $53 million in giving, backed eight losers at this writing.
Adelson was top backer of the pro-Mitt Romney Restore Our Future super PAC, with $20 million in donations. Romney lost to President Barack Obama. In addition, Adelson's contributions to super PACs backing U.S. Senate candidates in Florida, Virginia and New Jersey were also for naught.
He was not the only conservative billionaire who had a bad night.
Contran Corp. CEO Harold Simmons, (No. 2), homebuilder Bob Perry (No. 3) and TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts, (No.4), also bet on Romney. Collectively, the trio gave $13.4 million to Restore Our Future, and Ricketts' super PAC, Ending Spending Action Fund, spent an additional $9.9 million helping Romney's failed bid.
Fred Eychaner, founder of Chicago-based alternative-newspaper publisher Newsweb Corp., was the only one of the top five donors to super PACs to back a winner -- President Barack Obama.
The super donor winner of the night was Newsweb Corp. CEO Fred Eychaner (No. 5). Eychaner gave $3.5 million to pro-Obama super PAC Priorities USA Action through the most recent filing period, which ended Oct. 17, according to Federal Election Commission records.
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In Florida, Republican Rep. Connie Mack lost his challenge to the popular Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson, who won with 55 percent of the vote. Adelson gave $2 million to the pro-Mack super PAC Freedom PAC, and Simmons and Perry gave a combined $255,000 to the group.
The hotly contested Senate race in Virginia attracted $2.5 million from Adelson and Perry, both giving to Independence Virginia, the super PAC supporting former Republican Sen. George Allen. His opponent, Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine, won the seat with 52 percent of the vote.
Campaign spending by super PACs in this election cycle topped $1 billion – nearly four times the amount spent by such groups in 2008. Looking back now, how much impact did that money have on the race? Former White House Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton and former RNC Chairman Michael Steele discuss.
Adelson also invested in the re-election of Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., in Florida's 18th District, who narrowly lost to Democratic newcomer Patrick Murphy. On Wednesday, however, West's campaign called for a recount, citing "disturbing irregularities reported at polls."
See which industries funneled the most money into presidential race
The casino billionaire's $1 million to Patriot Prosperity, a New Jersey-specific super PAC supporting the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Joe Kyrillos, and the Republican candidate for U.S. House in the state's 9th District, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, did not pay off.
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Sheldon Adelson, chairman and CEO of the Las Vegas Sands Corp., pumped $53 million into the election, but apparently backed only one minor winner by helping defeat a Michigan ballot initiative.
During the primary season, Adelson's $16.5 million in contributions to the super PAC Winning Our Future was not enough guide former House Majority Leader Newt Gingrich to a Republican presidential nomination, though it is credited with keeping him in the race longer than expected. Nor were Adelson's contributions enough to help Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst win the GOP primary for Texas Senate earlier this year, a cause to which gave at least a quarter-million dollars.
Karl Rove's election nightmare: Super PAC's spending was nearly for naught
Adelson did score one point with his $2 million contribution that helped sink a Michigan ballot initiative seeking to enshrine collective bargaining in the state's Constitution. Adelson runs the only non-union casinos on the Las Vegas Strip.
Win-Loss Rundown:
(Giving to candidate-specific super PACs in the federal election)
Sheldon Adelson, Republican, $53.7 million*
- Mitt Romney — loss
- Connie Mack (Florida Senate) — loss
- George Allen (Virginia Senate) — loss
- Allen West (House, Florida's 18th) — too close to call, but leaning toward loss
- Joe Kyrillos (New Jersey Senate) — loss
- Shmuley Boteach (House, New Jersey's 9th) — loss
- Newt Gingrich (GOP presidential primary) — loss
- David Dewhurst (GOP primary, Texas Senate) — loss
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Billionaire Harold Simmons was the second-biggest donor to super PACs in the presidential race, with $26.9 million in contributions.
Harold Simmons, Republican, $26.9 million*
- Mitt Romney — loss
- Connie Mack (Florida Senate) — loss
- Rick Santorum (GOP presidential primary) — loss
- Newt Gingrich (GOP presidential primary) — loss
- Rick Perry (GOP presidential primary) — loss
- David Dewhurst (GOP primary, Texas Senate) — loss
- Orrin Hatch (GOP primary, Utah Senate) — win
Bob Perry, Republican, $21.5 million*
- Mitt Romney — loss
- George Allen (Virginia Senate) — loss
- Connie Mack (Florida Senate) — loss
- Rick Perry (GOP presidential primary) — loss
- David Dewhurst (GOP primary, Texas Senate) — loss
Joe Ricketts, Republican, $12.9 million*
- Mitt Romney — loss
Fred Eychaner, Democrat, $12 million*
- Barack Obama — win
Tuesday marked the first presidential election under the new campaign finance regime installed following the 2010 Citizens United U.S. Supreme Court decision. The ruling paved the way for super PACs and nonprofits, allowing them to accept unlimited contributions from individuals, corporations and unions, which could be spent on advertising backing or opposing candidates.
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*As of Oct. 17, 2012 for the 2011-2012 election cycle. Source: Center for Responsive Politics and Center for Public Integrity analysis of Federal Election Commission records. Totals include contributions from individuals, family members and corporations that are controlled by the individual super donor.
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NEW YORK, December 12, 2012 - Emmy(R) Award winning actress Margo Martindale has signed on to join the cast of FX's upcoming drama series, The Americans, which premieres on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 10pm ET/PT. The agreement with Martindale is for a minimum of eight episodes.
Martindale will play the role of "Claudia," a KGB illegal living in the U.S. who delivers assignments to KGB Directorate S illegals Philip and Elizabeth Jennings, Russian spies posing as Americans. Martindale returns to FX where she won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her performance as "Mags Bennett" in Justified, for which she also won the Broadcast Journalists Television Association Critics' Choice Award, and was nominated for Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Drama.
The Americans is a period drama about the complex marriage of two KGB spies posing as Americans in suburban Washington D.C. shortly after Ronald Reagan is elected President. The arranged marriage of Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell), who have two children - 13-year-old Paige (Holly Taylor) and 10-year-old Henry (Keidrich Sellati), who know nothing about their parents' true identity - grows more passionate and genuine by the day, but is constantly tested by the escalation of the Cold War and the intimate, dangerous and darkly funny relationships they must maintain with a network of spies and informants under their control. Complicating their relationship further is Philip's growing sense of affinity for America's values and way of life. Tensions also heighten upon the arrival of a new neighbor, Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich), an FBI agent. Stan and his partner, Agent Chris Amador (Maximiliano Hernández), are members of a new division of Counterintelligence tasked with fighting against foreign agents on U.S. soil.
Created and executive produced by Joe Weisberg (Falling Skies), a former CIA agent who went on to become an accomplished author, The Americans is produced by Fox Television Studios and FX Productions. Joel Fields and Graham Yost are also executive producers, along with Amblin Television heads Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank.
About FX Productions
FX Productions co-produces the award-winning hit drama series Sons of Anarchy and Justified, and upcoming drama The Americans. FXP is the sole producer of the critically acclaimed hit comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The League, Louie, Archer, Wilfred, the upcoming comedy Legit, and the late night series BrandX with Russell Brand and Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell.
About Fox Television Studios
Fox Television Studios produces scripted and unscripted programming for US broadcast and cable networks, and international broadcasters. In addition to The Americans for FX, the studio produces the hit series Burn Notice, White Collar, and the upcoming Graceland, for USA; and The Glades for A&E, now in production on its fourth season. FTVS also is in production on the half-hour series Maron for IFC, a fictionalized look at the life of comedian and podcast sensation Marc Maron. Other current programming includes the pilot Sirens for USA, written by Denis Leary and Bob Fisher who executive-produce along with Jim Serpico (project is from Leary and Serpico's Apostle and Fox TV Studios), and the original movie Prosecuting Casey Anthony, starring Rob Lowe, which will air in 2013 on Lifetime.
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HOUSTON – When Houston Dynamo defender/midfielder Geoff Cameron suffered a knee ligament rupture in April 2010, the burgeoning star was faced with a lengthy rehabilitation stint. It was a difficult time made easier by the support of family and friends. With their help, Cameron recovered to return in August of that year – well ahead of schedule.
That experience spurred Cameron – named MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Month for October – to found the "20 for 20" campaign. The name is a play on his number, 20, and his goal to raise $20,000 for the Ronald McDonald House and Fisher House. Ronald McDonald House provides housing and financial support to the families of children recovering from illness or surgery, while Fisher House does the same for the families of military veterans.
"Being close to your family members makes the time go by faster," Cameron told MLSsoccer.com on Monday. "It makes the all-around rehab, getting better, go quicker. In my opinion you want to be around your loved ones when you're recovering, that's a big deal. Especially for kids, they deserve to have their family around them as well as our wounded soldiers. They deserve the campaign."
Cameron approached the Dynamo with his idea, and, for senior vice president Rocky Harris, it was a no-brainer to help his player with what would become "20 for 20."
"When we talked to Geoff about it he mentioned his injury and what really got him through it was his family support," Harris said. "There are people with chronic diseases and are dying in the hospital and they don't have their family close by and that's something Geoff said was important."
The campaign has some of Cameron's flair. In addition to a ticket package to Houston's September 17 match with the San Jose Earthquakes – according to Harris, 600 were purchased – Cameron is holding an online auction for signed memorabilia that ends October 7 and a tournament for one of his favorite pastimes on October 8: EA Sports' FIFA 12.
"What I've seen is if you let the players do what they're interested in, what they care about, and have events they'd go to on their own then it's authentic and doesn't come off as manufactured," Harris said. "I've worked in the NFL where you had to pay guys for their appearances. Our guys, including Geoff, just seem to enjoy doing it because they think it's a part of their duty as a professional athlete."
"I'm honored," Cameron said of the Humanitarian of the Month honors. "Honestly, I'm just trying to do something good for the community and something that needs to be brought to people's attention is the needs of the Fisher House and Ronald McDonald House."
According to Harris, the campaign has raised over $18,000. With this week's auction and FIFA 12 event, they will likely surpass their goal of $20,000.
Darrell Lovell covers the Houston Dynamo for MLSsoccer.com.