She made her debut at an ITF tournament in Italy in 1999. She qualified for her first Grand Slam at the 2001 US Open, but lost to Martina Sucha in the first round. In 2005, she had a career victory when she beat former world #2, and 2004 French Open Champion Anastasia Myskina in the quarterfinals.
Born in China’s entrepreneurial mecca of Zhejiang province, Genhuo started his career as an educator. After he received a Ph.D. from China Agricultural University, he spent two years working as a teacher before he decided to start Dabeinong in 1994. A Buddhist with current residence in Beijing, China, Shao Genhuo enjoys tea and reading in his spare time.
While some celebrities prefer to have a vacation home in a different country, former front man for ‘The Shadows,’ Sir Cliff Richard, not only wanted a home to visit while in Algarve, the southernmost region of Portugal, but a vineyard, too. Although Sir Richard, 76, never officially lived at the vineyard, the estate sale does include three full homes on the same grounds as his winery. According to listing company Fine & Country, Sir Richard opened the vineyard, dubbed Adega do Cantor (meaning Winery of the Singer in English), with business partners Nigel and Lesley Birch in 2003....
Since 2015 she has starred as Grace Gardner in the TV series Scream Queens. Samuels has starred in the movies The Stepfather, Furry Vengeance, and The Duff. She has also appeared in episodes of the TV series Drake & Josh, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and That’s So Raven. Samuels was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in 2011. In April 2024, Skyler revealed she was married and had welcomed her first child....
which they purchased for $100 million. They also purchased Boston’s Battery Wharf Hotel for $50 million and own hotels in Japan and the United Kingdom. Tan Boy Tee is widowed and has two sons.
The Andreessens paid $16.6 million for the Atherton 1.55-acre property back in 2007, and now they’re listing it with an asking price of $33.375 million. Made up of multiple separate structures, the property’s main house measures in at around 12,200 square feet, with a one-bedroom guest house and an office/studio space rounding out the compound. Here’s more, from the property’s official listing: “This hidden jewel situated on 1.55 acres barely discernible from the street & positioned across from the esteemed Menlo Circus Club, is one of Atherton’s most exceptional estates....
It all depends on what type of work you end up doing and whether or not the degree helps you to actually get a better job. There is no arguing that some degrees are certainly more helpful than others. It is important to research the career fields that a student wants to get into, once they graduate to find out how much money they can actually earn. Going to college is not mandatory and can be considered an investment, which means you want to get the maximum return on your money....
We’re talking about Apple’s $3.2 billion acquisition of Beats By Dre. That deal that was officially announced and confirmed by Apple on May 12, 2014. But at the time of the official announcement, most of the world already knew a deal was going down. The world knew thanks to a late-night drunk Facebook video from Tyrese. Here’s what happened: Late in the evening on May 9, 2014, Tyrese posted the following video to Facebook (I queued it up to the 45-second mark):...
How does an album get such a ridiculous price tag? Well, the whole thing – including the price tag – seems to be the idea of RZA and his protégé, Tarik “Cilvaringz” Azzougarh. The album, which is titled Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, has 31 tracks, features all eight living Wu-Tang Clan rappers, and cannot be heard by the public for 88 years, because of a copyright clause that was designed by RZA and Cilvaringz....
His debut album, “Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101,” released in 2005, was a commercial success and remains a classic, packed with anthems such as “Soul Survivor” featuring Akon. This album, with its authentic tales of street life and hustle, cemented his reputation as the “Snowman” and became a cultural touchstone for a generation. Jeezy’s influence didn’t stop at his debut. Over the years, he consistently released chart-topping albums, with hits like “Put On” featuring Kanye West and “I Luv It....
Earlier this week, YouTube and AMRA; the collection society owned by Kobalt, announced a global licensing agreement, which excludes the United States and Canada, that covers over 100 territories across the globe. According to Kobalt, the goal of the YouTube deal is to “significantly improve and ultimately resolve the value chain and income flow to music creators.” AMRA says that it has the ability to uniquely track the songs that are played via streaming video in real-time, which in theory, would make it much easier to pay artists whose songs are being streamed....
Another one of his notable accomplishments is that he owns a substantial amount of Papa John’s restaurants in Colorado. 27, to be exact, after he added six more in the past two years. At this rate, he’s on track to own 30 by 2016. How did Peyton Manning, master of the pre-snap audible, and Papa John’s, master of garlic-buttered pizza, come to partner with each other? Papa John’s was founded in 1983....
Ahmad Givens was born in 1982 in South Los Angeles and was raised on a horse ranch in Northern California with his brother Chance. Givens was extremely religious and called himself a God-fearing man and a “servant of God.” In the shows, he was known to be Chance’s more reserved brother, who was very prone to cry, with or without his sibling. He described himself as kind, loving, adventurous, honest and outgoing and he said people told him he was funny....
Early Life Andy Williams was born as Howard Andrew Williams on December 3, 1927 in Wall Lake, Iowa to Florence and Jay. He had three older brothers named Don, Bob, and Dick. The family later moved to Cheviot, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati. As a teen, Williams went to Western Hills High School in Cincinnati before finishing his high school education at University High School in Los Angeles, California, where he had moved with his family....
Early Life and High School Brandi Chastain was born on July 21, 1968 in San Jose, California. She began playing soccer at the age of eight. Due to the absence of a girls’ soccer team at her junior high school, Chastain played on the boys’ team. She went on to play soccer at Archbishop Mitty High School, where she helped lead her team to three consecutive Central Coast Section championship titles....
The song was nominated for Song of the Year at the Country Music Association, American Country Awards, and Academy of Country Music, and for Best Country Song at the 56th Grammy Awards. Clark released her self-titled extended play in 2012. Her debut studio album 12 Stories was released in October 2013. The album reached #2 on the US Top Heatseekers, and #23 on the US Country charts. In 2014 she opened for Jennifer Nettles on her “That Girl” tour....
He made his debut with a recurring role as Owen on the TV series My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star in 2002 when he also appeared in an episode of the series Boston Public. His best known role has come starring as Jimmy Palmer on the TV series NCIS since 2004. Dietzen has starred in the movies From Justin to Kelly, Purgatory House, Self-Inflicted, Nowhere to Hide, Seymour Sally Rufus, Congratulations, and Karaoke Man....
He appeared several times on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Admiral Chekote. He also had a guest-starring role on the popular cable television series Queer as Folk, portraying gay millionaire George Schickel. His other notable roles include Is It Just Me?, Anatomy of Hope, Recount, Evan Almighty, Live Once, Die Twice, Cake, Chasing Freedom, Dark Waters, Wall of Secrets, S.W.A.T., Cube 2: Hypercube, Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story, among many others....
More information has come out on that deal, and it’s even bigger than initial reports suggested. Initial reports estimated that Caitlin had signed a three-year, $20 million. It is now all but officially confirmed that Clark’s Nike contract is worth $28 million over eight years. It’s an impressive amount of money for a women’s basketball player. The WNBA players who get shoe deals (many do not) typically sign offers in the mid-six figures....
Riley has also released the albums Chapters in 1991, All That! in 1993, Let Me Be Me in 2006, and Still BelieVe in 2015. One of her most popular singles is “Thanks for My Child” which reached #1 on the US R&B chart. As an actress she has appeared in the movies Colorz of Rage, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Madea’s Class Reunion, Why Did I Get Married?, Madea Goes to Jail, Madea’s Big Happy Family, Laugh to Keep from Crying, A Madea Christmas, Madea Gets a Job, Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned, and Warrior Pride....
