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BEIJING Authentic Kevin Labanc Jersey , Nov. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Although retired from sports, David Beckham still commands huge attention.


Hours before he showed up in a conference room at luxury hotel and casino resort Venetian Macao last week, journalists from about 500 media houses had already waited in long lines to get a close-up position to the celebrity.


When he appeared, there was no sound except clicking from countless photoflashes.


But this time, Beckham presents himself as businessman, rather than an entertainment celebrity, as he announced a long-term partnership between his company Beckham Ventures and global resort developer Las Vegas Sands Authentic Justin Braun Jersey , which owns Venetian Macao.


He has retired as a pro athlete and will focus on business and charity. Beckham emphasizes: "I'm extremely excited.


"My business started a few years ago, but my focus was on playing (soccer) at that time. Now I'm becoming more of a businessman."


He also said leadership, teamwork and hard work are important in sports, and it's the same with business.


The partnership between one of Asia's most dynamic businesses and the global star, organizers say, will be based on the development of dining, retail and leisure concepts at Sands China properties in Macao and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.


Of the partnership Authentic Chris Tierney Jersey , Beckham comments, "The Sands team has created amazing resorts in Singapore and Macao. The scale, vision and caliber in all that they do are impressive. I am very excited to be working with them to develop a range of new business ideas in a part of the world that I love spending time in - that is full of optimism and growth."


The excitement on the partnership is obviously mutual.


Michael Leven, president and chief operating officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp, says he believes a partnership with Beckham will help the company develop its global brand icon, and will provide Beckham with the same benefit.


"We have billions of dollars invested in our own global, iconic brands and we clearly understand the importance of growing and sustaining those brands over time Authentic Tomas Hertl Jersey ," Leven says.


"We are very excited about the partnership and we fully expect it to grow in the years to come, especially as we aggressively explore opportunities to further expand our presence in Asia."


Beckham, of course, still has star power as an entertainment celebrity, and at the end of the press conference, Beckham made his handprints and signature for posterity for the resort's Bridge of Stars Gallery.


(Source: China Daily)


A renewed coalition between German Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDUCSU conservatives and the center-left Social Democrats is "the best option for Germany," CSU head Horst Seehofer said Sunday Authentic Martin Jones Jersey , raising hopes for an end to the political impasse.


Merkel has been scrambling to avert snap elections after talks to form a new government with the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) and the left-leaning Greens broke down a week ago.


The Social Democrats had vowed to go into opposition after a disappointing showing in the September general election, but in a U-turn on Friday, SPD chief Martin Schulz said he was ready for talks with Merkel's bloc.


"An alliance between the conservatives and the SPD is the best option for Germany, better in any case than 'Jamaica,' new elections or a minority government," Seehofer, leader of Merkel's Bavarian sister party Authentic Joonas Donskoi Jersey , told the Bild am Sonntag.


The failed three-way tie-up between the CDUCSU, the Greens and the FDP had been dubbed "Jamaica" because the parties' colors match those of the Caribbean country's flag.


Merkel, who has balked at the idea of a repeat election, said Saturday she wanted to form a government "very soon." Talks with the SPD should be based on "mutual respect" and "compromise," she added. The chancellor, who is eyeing a fourth term, will meet with top brass from her CDU party on Sunday evening to discuss the way forward.


A breakthrough could come on Thursday Authentic Joe Pavelski Jersey , when German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier hosts talks between Merkel, Seehofer and Schulz.


Schulz had categorically ruled out another stint as junior coalition partner after four years of governing in Merkel's shadow led the SPD to its worst result in decades in the September 24 poll.


But with Europe's top economy facing prolonged political uncertainty after the collapse of the Jamaica talks, and with fears that snap polls would mainly benefit the far-right AfD, Schulz bowed to pressure to soften his stance.


An Emnid survey for the Bild newspaper on Sunday showed that 52 percent of Germans were in favor of a repeat left-right "grand coalition."


Seehofer warned the SPD however not to come to the negotiating table trying to dictate terms.


"I can only advise the SPD not to enter into talks with the conservatives with exaggerated demands, but to stay realistic," he told the Bild daily.


FDP leader Christian Lindner, who triggered Germany's crisis when he unilaterally pulled out the Jamaica talks last week Mikkel Boedker Jersey , also said he expected to see the SPD agree to another stint in government.


"The hurdles are lower for them than for us," Lindner told Bild am Sonntag.


(Agencies)


In an unconventional move, Clint Eastwood has tapped Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, and Spencer Stone to play themselves in his next movie, The 15:17 to Paris. The film will tell the story of the three Americans who stopped a terrorist on a train bound for Paris.


Jenna Fischer, Judy Greer Tim Heed Jersey , and Ray Corasani will also join the real-life heroes in the film. Paul-Mikel Williams, Max Ivutin, Bryce Gheisa, Cole Eichenberger, and William Jennings will play younger versions of Sadler, Skarlatos, and Stone.


The casting move is similar to Eastwood’s Gran Torino Melker Karlsson Jersey , which featured an almost unknown cast outside of Eastwood, who also starred in the movie.


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