Football | Champions League roundup – Quaresma gets 2 as Porto beats Bayern 3-1

Bayern, a five-time European champion but currently hit by injuries, paid for its defensive blunders as it struggled to dominate a Portuguese side which is unbeaten in the competition. Thiago Alcantara

F1 | Hamilton defends his Champagne celebration after criticism

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton defended himself yesterday from the criticism surrounding his behavior at the Chinese Grand Prix, when he celebrated victory by spraying Champagne into the face of

Kapok | The way ahead is long

Thanks to Linkedin, I sometimes get to read articles about management in general and human relations at work, in particular, that I would otherwise simply brush aside for lack of

Friday, April 17, 2015 – edition no. 2293

* Sheldon Adelson on career development | ‘You can’t progress unless you take risks’ * Studio City retail partnership announced * Beishan World Music Festival this weekend * Search area for Flight 370

Jewels in the cinema crown

* Movies: Clouds of Sils Maria * Books: Adult Onset by Ann-Marie MacDonald * Music: Into the Wild Life by Halestorm * Wine: The Latino-Slavic Crossroad II * Food: Imperial Cuisine at Jade Dragon *

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Tea Leaks by Talkers

  Go peggy! A casino without power is a lot like a bar with no beer – useless. So there were no doubt a few raised eyebrows across Macau when

Binoche, Stewart excel in Assayas’ meditation on age 

The aging actress has always been a deliciously potent subject for movies, from Norma Desmond in “Sunset Boulevard” to Margo Channing in “All About Eve” and way beyond. It’s clear why: The

Narrative of ‘Adult Onset’ feels intensely personal

Ann-Marie MacDonald’s latest novel, “Adult Onset,” tracks a week in the life of Mary Rose MacKinnon. A famous author of YA novels, Mary Rose is stalled on starting the last book of a

Halestorm delivers tight, yet very basic rock

Grammy-winning rock band Halestorm is out with its third studio album, “Into the Wild Life,” 13 tracks of edge-free power rock, spurred on Lzzy Hale’s strong vocals — if anything

The Latino-Slavic Crossroad II

(Continued from “The Latino-Slavic Crossroad” on 20 March 2015) By 1914, Moldavia had become the winery, indeed the largest wine production area, of the Russian Empire. Just as Moldavian viticulture seemed

Food | Imperial Cuisine at Jade Dragon

With splendid and sophisticated décor, Jade Dragon is the perfect venue to launch the reputed Family Li menu. Guests are able to enjoy more than 20 different dishes from the

SPA | Detox Retreat

Pamper your mom during Mother’s day at MGM Macau’s Six Senses Spa. Let her enjoy a journey with body brushing incorporating a Detoxifying Body Polish to exfoliate and improve skin

Film master classes by Greenaway and Makhmalbaf

I doubt whether or not the famously controversial, in-­your-face Peter Greenaway would have a very long conversation with idealist and humanist filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The common ground would be narrow,

Screen People | Pamela Anderson – Actress helps promote Phoenix jail’s all-vegetarian meals

The former “Baywatch” star was in town yesterday to help promote Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s all-vegetarian meal program. Arpaio says cutting meat from the meals served to the more than 8,000 inmates

Travelog | Sunny holidays – European vacation as much as 25 percent cheaper due to euro

Vacations in Europe have a new attraction: the euro’s steep drop in value is making the continent much cheaper for tourists from across the world, especially the United States and

scITech | Techbits – Analyzing medical data, breaking smartphones

Your smartphone could be a valuable tool for medical research — and for treating a variety of ailments. IBM wants to use the power of its Watson computing system — which

The Buzz | Brazilian teams on alert because of dengue fever outbreak

Brazilian teams are on alert because of a dengue fever outbreak that has already affected some of the country’s top clubs. Three players were diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease this week,

World briefs

CHINA accuses the Dalai Lama of inciting a wave of self-immolations among Tibetans that are widely seen as desperate protests against Chinese rule in the Himalayan region. The exiled Tibetan

Turkish PM says Pope joined ‘evil front’ against Turkey

Ahmet Davutoglu made the comments at an event in Ankara outlining the ruling party’s platform for June parliamentary elections and presenting its candidates. He called the pope’s description of the

Citywide power outage affects 100,000 households

Roughly 100,000 users of the region’s electricity provider, Companhia de Electricidade de Macau (CEM), experienced a power outage yesterday morning to varying extents.  The outage was triggered by an abrupt

Tap Seac arts center expected to attract youths into creative industries

Regarding the government’s plan to revamp the rundown Hotel Estoril into a youth center for arts education and live performances, youth and creative industries groups expect that the new center

A week-long program to celebrate Rui Cunha Foundation

In celebration of its third anniversary, the Rui Cunha Foundation has scheduled a week-long program of events to take place from April 20 to 28, including legal seminars, school events,

Meeting the Media | Government spokesperson system to be ‘more standardized’

Government spokesperson and director of the Government Information Bureau, Victor Chan Chi Ping, said yesterday that the new government team “was striving to strengthen its dissemination of information and its

Courts | Game installer responsible for Fisherman’s Wharf accident

The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has ruled that the designer and installer of a powerboat game called “River of Fire,” which paralyzed a Chinese tourist at the Fisherman’s Wharf

US-based union questions CE regarding ‘undocumented’ Cotai land deal

The US-based International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) sent a letter to the Chief Executive Chui Sai On requesting that his office provide details on a deal that ultimately allowed

Gov’t to move up application process of affordable housing units

The Executive Council (ExCo) has concluded its discussions on the draft bill of an Affordable Housing Law amendment, which proposed moving up the drawing process of selecting applicants, rather than

Briefs | Citi cuts casino April GGR to MOP18bn

Citi has again cut its April GGR (Gross Gaming Revenue) forecast, this time from MOP20bn to MOP18bn, a decline of 43 percent year-on-year. Citing its gaming industry sources, Citi Research

EU raises stakes in Google battle with antitrust charges

The European Union charged Google yesterday with abusing its overwhelming dominance in Internet searches and opened a probe into its Android mobile system, massively raising the stakes in the five-year

Nokia in advanced talks to buy Alcatel-Lucent

Nokia revealed Tuesday it’s in advanced talks to buy the ailing French telecoms company Alcatel-Lucent, an apparent bid to become a leading global networks operator. Hopes for a deal were boosted

Corporate Bits | Xin Kang Cheng Motors showcases five electric vehicles

Currently, only a few public and private entities have their own electrically powered vehicles running on the city’s roads. Driving electric automobiles is expected to become a popular choice in the

China gifts office equipment to Cape Verde

China has delivered office equipment to the Cape Verde government amounting to USD800,000 for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other local institutions, under an agreement signed Tuesday in Praia. The

IMF raises its forecast for Portugal’s economic growth

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts that Portugal’s economy will grow by 1.6 percent this year and 1.5 percent in 2016, after posting growth of 0.9 percent in 2014, according

Tibet | Beijing accuses Dalai Lama of inciting self-immolations

China accused the Dalai Lama yesterday of inciting a wave of self-immolations among Tibetans that are widely seen as desperate protests against Chinese rule in the Himalayan region. Similar accusations have been

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