Oh, the Silicon Valley billionaires. They are so unique. These tech moguls and venture capitalists got it into their heads that having oodles of money somehow legitimizes their insane ideas. (Peter Thiel, for example.) The latest Silicon Valley billionaire to push a harebrained idea on the public with the zeal of someone who has figured out the secret of life is Tim Draper. This venture capitalist is using his own money to push a ballot initiative in California to split the state into three.

Billionaire Tim Draper would like to see California divided into a northern state with San Francisco as its capital, a smaller but very populated state centered around Los Angeles, and a southern state that encompasses San Diego and wraps around Los Angeles to include the agricultural area of the Central Valley.

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This isn't Draper's first plan to divide California. His first proposal involved splitting the Golden State into six states. Apparently, he thinks splitting it into half as many will be appealing to voters.

A political consultant told The San Francisco Chronicle:

"This just goes to show that a billionaire with a wacky idea can get about anything on the ballot."

Yeah, that seems about right.

Draper is overlooking the fact that a larger state like California has a ton of clout not just in the U.S. but around the world. California has bent environmental regulators to its will and has enormous influence in Washington, D.C. Draper's kooky idea would weaken the state at a time when it would do nothing but hurt California and its residents.

Draper spent more than $5 million on his last effort to divide California. Just think about how much good that money could have done elsewhere. There is a huge homeless crisis in California, but Tim Draper thinks getting his idea on the ballot is worth spending many millions on.

Read more: A Billionaire Wants To Split California Into Three Separate States

If you haven't logged onto Twitter over the course of the past week, you may not have noticed that Kanye West is back on the social media service. And in typical Kanye fashion, the musician/fashion designer has utilized the platform to speak extensively on a variety of topics. But one of Kanye's statements in particular from earlier this week has many people raising their eyebrows.

Kanye West, who has been engaging in what can be termed as "stream of consciousness tweeting, broached a variety of subjects on Wednesday. One of those subjects was his Yeezy line of clothing and footwear. "We have 160 positions to fill by the end of the year," said Kanye in one tweet. He continued by saying, "Yeezy will hit a billion dollars this year. It is the 2nd fastest growing company in history. It is a unicorn on its way to becoming a decacorn."

In Silicon Valley jargon, a "unicorn" refers to a privately held startup that is worth more than $1 billion dollars, while a "decacorn" refers to a privately held startup that is worth more than $10 billion. Unfortunately for Kanye, because his Yeezy line is technically a brand partnership with Adidas (a publicly owned company), even if his line did reach those monetary thresholds, by definition it could not be classified as either a unicorn or decacorn.

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And in typical Kanye fashion, he went on to make statements even more outlandish and unbelievable. "I am currently the single highest paid person in footwear. That means I make more money on shoes than Michael Jordan," he tweeted.

While Kanye's confidence is clearly unflappable, it may be getting in the way of objective facts. Last year, Michael Jordan received somewhere in the neighborhood of $110 million from Nike, as a result of Jordan Brand selling $3.1 billion worth of product. While Yeezy financials have not been released, it is unlikely that they are anywhere close to matching Jordan Brand's revenue, which means it is highly unlikely that Kanye makes more than MJ.

He went on to say that "Yeezy will become the biggest apparel company in human history by working with the most genius level talents and creating product at an affordable price." He also compared his sneakers to the iPhone. "the Yeezy 350s sell 400 thousand pair [sic] in four hours. Only thing close to this is the iPhone."

He ended his tweets by throwing a shot at Nike, who he partnered with prior to joining Adidas. "adidas [sic] have been great partners and they've let Yeezy be Yeezy. This could've never happened at Nike."

Read more: Kanye West Makes Outrageous Claims Regarding His Yeezy Line Via Twitter

Located only a few minutes from downtown Nashville, this 20,533-square-foot mansion is the most expensive home currently on the market in all of Tennessee. It's been on and off the market since 2010 and its current asking price is just shy of $18 million.

For $17.99 million, the next homeowners will invest in a gated European Village-style estate that sits adjacent to a historic natural preserve. The single-family home was built in 1999.

The six-bedroom, 11-bathroom residence includes a number of impressive features like a floating spiral staircase, a 3,000-bottle wine cellar, and a dining space that is suitable for more than 50 guests.

The six-acre property includes a pond, a tw0-stall barn, a pool and a cabana with massive fireplace. Onsite parking can accommodate more than over 300 vehicles.

Bonus: Fans of the ABC/CMT series Nashville will be happy to hear that 1358 Page Road was home to the fictional country star Rayna Jaymes, who was played by actress Connie Britton.

Now, the Music City is calling your name, isn't it? Take a virtual tour of the grounds, architecture and interiors:

Read more: This Is How Much The Most Expensive Home For Sale In Nashville Costs

Country music has become increasingly popular over the last 20 years.  During the rise of disco, rock, punk, New Wave, R&B, and hip hop, from the late 60s through the early 90s, country music was somewhat shunted off to the side.  While it has always remained popular among certain circles, it has only been since the mid-90s that country music singles, and the artists that sing them, have begun to achieve mainstream success again.  One of the artists who was instrumental in leading country music's resurgence is Shania Twain.  The Canadian country singer has a net worth of $400 million and the hit singles and awards to back all of that money up.  However, Shania Twain's early life was anything but successful.  Poverty, homelessness, a lack of food, depression, and violence were daily experiences for her, and music became her escape.  Her desire to build a better life fueled big dreams, and somehow she made them happen, against all odds.

Shania Twain was born Eileen Regina Edwards on August 28, 1965 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.  She grew up with her mother and stepfather in Timmins, Ontario, Canada.  Her family was very poor when she was growing up.  Food was scarce and their home was quite remote.  She grew up chopping wood and hunting to supplement their food supply.  Her parents fought violently with each other regularly, and her mother suffered from depression.  Though her home life was far from ideal, Shania did not tell anyone about their problems, as she was afraid the state would separate her family.  She convinced her mother to move everyone to a homeless shelter in Toronto in 1979.  Two years later, they returned to living with her stepfather, and Shania began singing in bars for tips in order to support her family.  She was given $20 per night for performing from midnight to 1 am.  She was eight years old.  She began writing her own songs when she was 10 years old.  She was subsequently invited to perform on the "Tommy Hunter Show", on the CBC, when she was 13.  During high school, she also performed with a cover band called, Longshot.

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She put her performing career on hold to work for her stepfather's reforestation business.  The job required her to spend long periods of time in the woods, alone, pulling logs from place to place, and walking miles per day.  She used her downtime to practice singing and guitar playing, and after graduating from high school, she set about trying to build a music career.  She began performing with a cover band all around Toronto, and taking regular singing lessons with vocal coach, Ian Garrett, in exchange for cleaning his house.  She started to gain attention from producers and other singers, singing backup vocals on various albums, and taking a trip to Nashville to record demos.  Her vocal quality and performance ability, combined with her songwriting talents, caught the attention of Mary Bailey, a local singer who had achieved some success on the country charts in the late 70s.  Mary Bailey took the young singer under her wing, and in 1985, she took her back to Nashville to record songs with producer, Tony Migliore.  The demos were unsuccessful.  Shania, who was more interested in launching a rock career than a country career, chafed under Mary Bailey's insistence that she pursue country.  It eventually caused a rift between the two singers, and they went their separate ways for two years.  During this time, she began dating and working with John Kim Bell, a conductor.  He supported her pop music aspirations, but was ultimately inclined to agree that country was a better fit for her voice.

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In the fall of 1987, both of Shania Twain's parents were killed in a car accident, and she returned to Timmins to take care of her younger siblings.  She began singing at a local resort in order to support everyone.  She was twenty-two years old.  Six years later, the last of her siblings was grown enough to move out of their childhood home.  She immediately assembled a demo tape, and her manager arranged for her to meet with a few record labels.  Mercury Nashville Records signed her almost immediately.  Her first album, "Shania Twain", was released in 1993, and though it was only moderately successful in the US, it was a hit in Europe.  Her second album, "The Woman in Me", was co-written by Robert "Mutt" Lange.  The two began dating while working on it, and subsequently married.  The album, released in 1995, was a success, spawning the hit singles, "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under", "Any Man of Mine", "The Woman in Me", "(If You're Not in it for Love) I'm Outta Here!", "You Win My Love", and "No One Needs to Know".  The album went on to sell over 12 million copies and won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album.  Shania Twain had arrived.

Her next album, "Come On Over", was released in 1997, and became the album that would start the country-pop crossover movement for her and other artists.  Hit songs such as "You're Still the One", "Man! I Feel Like a Woman", and "That Don't Impress Me Much", were hits with mainstream audiences as well as country fans, and "Come On Over" spent nearly two years on the charts.  It holds the record as the best-selling album of all time by a female musician and the top-selling country music album ever.  It has sold over 40 million copies and counting around the world.  She went on the very successful "Come on Over Tour" for a year, and subsequently won the Entertainer of the Year Award from both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association.  She became the first non-US Citizen to receive the honor from the Country Music Association.

Since then, she has released another studio album, "Up", as well as a "Greatest Hits" album.  Both albums were successful.  She's also won four more Grammy Awards.  She  began appearing on her own reality show "Why Not? with Shania Twain" on the Oprah Winfrey Network.  In December 2011, she began performing in her own show in Las Vegas called, "Still the One".

It too her 15 years to release another album after the dissolution of her marriage to her producer/husband Mutt Lange. Lange had an affair with Shania's best friend. Shania and Mutt officially divorced in June 2010. In December 2010, Shania married the ex-husband of her best friend!

In September 2017 she finally released the album "Now" which became very successful.

In the meantime, she is performing, raising her child, and by all accounts enjoying life.  She deserves it.  After a rough childhood, and multiple false starts with her singing career, she is finally at a point where she can sell out a Las Vegas theater every night, and keep fans eagerly awaiting an album for eleven years.  The eight-year old girl who performed in bars at midnight to help feed her family, went on to become the best selling female artist of all time.  If that's not a bit of poetic justice, who knows what is.

Read more: Shania Twain's Amazing Journey from Poverty-Stricken Child to $400 Million Country-Pop Superstar

People don't generally become teachers to become billionaires. However, that is exactly what has happened to a 36-year-old math teacher named Liu Yachao. He is not just a teacher, he is TAL Education Group's chief operating officer. TAL is a Beijing based tutoring service for Chinese students. Liu became the second billionaire in the company, when its stock more than doubled in the past 12 months.

Parents spend nearly $43,000 on their children's education in China with 93% of those parents paying tuition at private schools. That mindset has pushed TAL's market value to $21.1 billion. And even luckier for Liu, that is 46% higher than TAL's main competitor.

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Liu was the first math teacher to join TAL. He was made the director of the middle school division in 2005. On his way to becoming COO, he led the teaching and research division, the teacher training school, and network operations center. He has a 4.7% stake in the company that is worth $1 billion. Zhang Bangxin, TAL's founder, has a net worth of $6.6 billion.

China has a grueling elite selection system for the best schools, which pretty much guarantees continued success for TAL. Another contributing factor to TAL's success is that Chinese people are generally willing to climb the social ladder and that starts with a good education.

TAL is the largest education group in China, in terms of market value.

Read more: Huge Demand For Tutors Turned This Math Teacher Into A Billionaire

Even though the family is no longer the richest in the world, I'm still not sure there's a last name more synonymous with extreme wealth than "Rockefeller." Considering that, it's amusing to find out that according to John D's now-past-70-years-old great grandson, David Rockefeller Jr., he made it to school age, before he really knew he was part of the famously wealthy family. He recently told CNBC:

"I actually had other people in school telling me I was a wealthy person. I didn't know my family was wealthy… I didn't personally feel rich, so I disagreed with them."

That probably had a lot to do with the assumption made by most kids that everybody lives the same way they do, but despite the privilege that Rockefeller grew up in (both the Upper East Side townhouse and the Westchester County country house he called home as a child, were also home to the family's famous collection of priceless art and antiques), the Rockefellers still took a modest approach to their own wealth. They gave a lot of money to various charitable causes, and sought to raise the younger Rockefellers to value a dollar, in part with small weekly allowances. David Jr. recalls:

"Like a lot of other boys, I'd be buying baseball cards and bubble gum, things like that."

"I had classmates that might not have had as much money in their family as we did but who were spending a whole lot more money. I remember we were gasping at a friend, when I was 12, who took a girl out to dinner and spent $50. We were thinking, 'Oh my god.'"

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Now, David sees real value in the way he was brought up, and that it kept him from falling into the entitlement pitfalls that young rich kids sometimes find themselves in:

"I think it's very important, that you not get use to going first class when you're a kid, because otherwise you don't learn the value of not having that. And I think that was part of the teaching. Our parents could have given us a lot more and we would have been spoiled and we would not have learned."

In addition to being the grandson of John D Rockefeller, the United States' first billionaire, David Rockefeller Jr. is now chairman of Rockefeller & Co., which purportedly seeks to continue John D's philosophy towards wealth and charity to this day.

Read more: David Rockefeller Jr. Says He Didn't Know He Was Rich Until Other Kids At School Told Him

At Milwaukee Bucks NBA home games, it's not an uncommon sight: Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in the crowd, a frequent attendee of games. Now, he's taking his relationship with the team to the next level, purchasing a "limited partner" ownership stake in the Bucks, as reported by USA Today.

The purchase was announced by the Bucks in between first and second quarter of what turned out to be a playoff win against the Boston Celtics on Friday, as Rodgers and girlfriend Danica Patrick sat courtside with Bucks majority owner Wes Edens. In his own statement to local Fox Sports affiliate, Rodgers spoke on his decision to take up a piece of his favorite basketball team:

"I'm a humongous sports fan, especially the NBA. Basketball is my first love actually before football so the opportunity to join the ownership group here in a state that I love, a region that I'm entrenched in and have been for a number of years, a team that I've followed and cheered for and attended games at for a long time – to be able to be a minority owner now is pretty special."

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The move likely makes good financial sense, too. In 2014, the team was purchased from Herb Kohl for $550 million by Marc Lasry, Jamie Dinan, and the aforementioned Wes Edens, but a recent valuation of the franchise has it as now being worth more than a billion dollars in total. And the team's financial success has been showing recently, with a new practice facility that opened at the beginning of the current season, as well as the announcement of a brand new arena in downtown Milwaukee, which is under construction now. It's scheduled to be open for business as the new home of the Bucks by the beginning of the 2018-19 NBA season.

Read more: Aaron Rodgers Joins Milwaukee Bucks Ownership Group As A Limited Partner

If anyone in the world deserved to be a little lazy and complacent, it's Jeff Bezos. Besides single-handedly changing the way the world shops, he's the richest person on the planet with a personal net worth of $114 billion. But that's not in the Amazon founder's DNA. It just isn't in him to stop innovating.

Amazon scores well in customer feedback. But, that's also no reason to stop working hard to win over your customers. In his annual letter to shareholders, Bezos pointed out that the demands of customers increase all the time.

"One thing I love about customers is that they are divinely discontent. Their expectations are never static — they go up. It's human nature."

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Bezos went on to state that the progress humans have made from the days of the hunter gatherers to now was not made because people were satisfied. He's right. Fire wasn't discovered because people thought things were great the way they were. Cars and air travel and the Internet and cell phones—all of those things were created because someone saw the advantage to progress in their own dissatisfaction.

"People have a voracious appetite for a better way, and yesterday's 'wow' quickly becomes today's 'ordinary.'" he wrote.

Bezos pointed out that as technology advances, customers demand more and want it quicker. That means that companies must adapt rapidly to meet the demands or be left behind when customers find what they are looking for somewhere else.

Customers won't let you rest on your laurels.

"We've had some successes over the years in our quest to meet the high expectations of customers," Bezos wrote. "We've also had billions of dollars' worth of failures along the way."

One of Bezos' big successes is Amazon Prime. Prime now has more than 100 million subscribers across the world. The shareholder letter was the first time that Amazon has ever disclosed how many people pay for Prime. Bezos also explained how much Prime has grown since it started in 2005. Prime now offers same day and one day shipping alongside its regular two-day shipping. In 2017, five billion items were bought and shipped using Amazon Prime.

I can't wait to see what Bezos launches next. I just got an Amazon echo and feel like I'm living in the "Jetsons."

Read more: World's Richest Man Never Satisfied, Always Wants More

Baseball legend Pete Rose is infamous for his gambling on baseball games while he was manager of the Cincinnati Reds in the 1980s. The investigation by the MLB resulted in a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball, but according to at least one source – Rose's estranged wife Carol – he's yet to kick the habit. In recently filed documents pertaining to divorce proceedings that began way back in 2011, Carol alleges that Rose continues to be a "high stake gambler" and owes huge amounts of money to both various casinos and the Internal Revenue Service.

As a result, the filing says, Rose has allegedly failed to pay support by his deadlines despite earning an estimated $1.2 million per year, most of which stems from personal appearance fees and sales of autographed merchandise. Pete himself also made a filing of his own in March of this year, claiming Carol was being "unreasonable" in seeking out a settlement and that they have actually been separated since 2009. That was when Pete proposed to "longtime girlfriend" Kiana Kim, who you may remember from the short-lived TLC reality series Pete Rose: Hits & Mrs. That filing claims that the protracted divorce proceedings (which, back in 2011, were originally begun by him) are putting a strain on him:

"The petitioner (Pete Rose) is 77 years old and maintaining the status quo is causing both parties emotional strain and pressure."

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For Pete Rose's part, he doesn't deny being in substantial debt, but does dispute Carol's characterization of the debt, telling TMZ "I have NO gambling debts," and that the bulk of his debt is to the IRS to the tune of about a million dollars, which he says he's paying off in installments of twenty grand a month. He also says her estimate of his income is incorrect, and that he only makes around $54,000 a month rather than $100,000, and that he sends another $20,000 to her in order to fulfill his support requirements.

According to TMZ, Carol is seeking a "proper settlement" so the marriage between Pete and Carol Rose can finally come to an end. She says Pete is making at least $100,000 a month for his signing appearances, and she wants a full accounting of his finances before the court in order to reach that settlement. Hopefully, some agreeable arrangement can at long last be reached by these two parties before too long.

Read more: Pete Rose's Estranged Wife Says He's Still Gambling With $1.2M In Annual Income

There's money in war, as sad as that is to say. There is also money in terrorism. A whole lot of money, in fact. The more money a terror organization has, the deadlier they are. Of course, they can't just get a 9-to-5 job or throw up a Go Fund Me page to raise money. These organizations have limited means of fundraising. Those they do have are outside of the law and underground. Terror organizations resemble the Mafia in many ways. Both make money dealing drugs, selling weapons, selling tobacco, human trafficking, robbing banks, and kidnapping for ransom.

The following 10 terror organizations are the wealthiest and deadliest in the world.

#10. The IRA
Location: UK
Annual Income: $50 million
The Real IRA makes tens of millions each year through a global network that smuggles (and sells) tobacco and cigarettes. The tobacco smuggling industry is alive, well, and thriving.

#9. Lashar-e-Taiba
Location: Pakistan
Annual Income: $75 million
This terror group's name translates to Army of the Righteous or Army of the Pure. They use charities operating under the group's aid division to funnel millions to their bank accounts. They also rely on Pakistani people living outside of their native country—mostly in the UK and Gulf States—for funding.

#8. Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Location: Palestine
Annual Income: $100 million
Founded in 1979 as a branch of the Egyptian Islamic Brotherhood, this group faced serious economic troubles just two years ago when its funding sources dried up and it ran out of money. The group has since rebounded.

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#7. Kata'ib Hizballah
Location: Iran
Annual Income: $150 million
This organization is largely founded by an Iranian patron. A lawsuit filed by American veterans and the families of soldiers killed in Iraq against a number of European banks alleged that these banks funneled money from Tehran to the terror organization. These funds were then used to finance shootings and roadside bombings.

#6. PKK – Kurdistan Worker's Party
Location: Turkey
Annual Income: $180. Million
The PKK has several sources of capital. The group relies on Kurdish people outside of Turkey for funding.

#5. ISIS
Location: Iraq and Syria
Annual Income: $200 million
At its peak in late 2014, the Islamic State covered more than 386,000 square miles. However, with the fall of Rawa, the last urban stronghold of the group, they are scattered. It is just a matter of time before the group collapses.

#4. Al Qaeda
Location: Afghanistan
Annual Income: $300 million
Al Qaeda is a network of terror groups made up of Islamic extremist, Salafist jihadists. Its most notorious leader was Osama bin Laden.

#3. Hamas
Location: Gaza City
Annual Income: $700 million
Hamas is a Palestinian Sunni-Islamic fundamentalist group. The group's decade long reign of terror in Gaza has made life intolerable for people who live there. The UN estimates that the Gaza Strip will be unlivable by 2020 if the escalating humanitarian crisis there continues.

#2. The Taliban
Location: Afghanistan
Annual Income: $800 million
The Taliban runs a financial system similar to ISIS. The more territory they seize and the more people under their control, the more resources and revenue streams they have. Today, the Taliban's primary source of income comes from the production and distribution of opium and heroin. Another revenue stream is collecting ransom for hostages they've seized.

#1. Hizballah
Location: Lebanon
Annual Income: $1.1 billion
Hizballah makes more than $800 million annually from the Iranian government. The government of Iran basically funds the largest and deadliest terror organization in the world.

Read more: These Are The Richest Terrorist Organizations In The World

David Rasche net worth and salary: David Rasche is an American actor who has a net worth of $3 million dollars. David Rasche was born in Belleville, Illinois in August 1944. He has more than 125 acting credits to his name and starred as Wes Leonard on the television series Ryan's Hope from 1978 to 1981. From 1986 to 1988 he starred as Sledge Hammer on the TV series Sledge Hammer!. David Rasche starred as Jack Trenton on the series Nurses from 1992 to 1994. In 2008 he starred as Robert Gardener on the soap opera All My Children. From 2015 to 2016 he starred as Alden Schmidt on the TV series Impastor. Rasche has also had recurring roles on the TV series High Society, DAG, Ugly Betty, Rubicon, Bored to Death, and Veep. He has starred in several films including Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, United 93, and Men in Black 3.

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Shawnna net worth: Shawnna is an American rapper who has a net worth of $2 million. Shawnna was born in Chicago, Illinois in January 1978. She is the daughter of the blues musician Buddy Guy. Shawnna was a member of the female rap duo Infamous Syndicate. Her debut studio album Worth tha Weight was released in 2004 and reached #5 on the US R&B chart and #22 on the Billboard 200 chart. Shawnna released the album Block Music in 2006 which reached #2 on the US Rap chart, #3 on the US R&B chart, and #13 on the Billboard 200. Her single "Gettin' Some" reached #4 on the US R&B chart and #5 on the US Rap chart and her single "Shake Dat Shit" (featuring Ludacris) was also successful. Shawnna was featured on the single "Stand Up" by Ludacris which reached #1 on the US Hot 100, US R&B, and US Rap charts and on the hit "What's Your Fantasy" by Ludacris.

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Brennan Heart net worth: Brennan Heart is a Dutch DJ and producer who has a net worth of $10 million. Brennan Heart was born in the Netherlands in March 1982. His musical genre is hardstyle. He was a co-founder of the duo Blademasterz before becoming a solo artist. His debut studio album One Blade was released in 2007. Brennan Heart has also released Get Wasted in 2007, Faith In Your DJ in 2008, Memento / Remember, Remember… in 2008, Home / Homeless in 2008, Fearless / Wooloomooloo in 2008, Musical Impressions in 2009, City of Intensity in 2009, Revelations in 2010, The MF Point of Perfection in 2010, Reputation Game in 2010, Midifilez in 2010, Alternate Reality in 2010, Bang The Bass in 2011, Wake Up! In 2011, Light The Fire in 2011, Punk Fanatic in 2011, Lose My Mind in 2012, Running Late / Lift Me Up in 2012, We Can Escape in 2012, What's It Gonna Be / Running Late in 2012, Life That We Dream Of in 2012, Freaqshow in 2013, Scrap  The System in 2013, F.I.F.O. In 2013, Imaginary in 2013, Evolution of Style in 2014, Fight The Resistance in 2014, Tonight Will Never Die in 2014, Evolution Continues in 2014, Wide Awake in 2014, Outta My Way in 2015, and I Am Hardstyle in 2016.

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Linda de Mol net worth: Linda de Mol is a Dutch actress and television personality who has a net worth of $50 million. Linda de Mol was born in Hilversum, Netherlands in July 1964. Her brother is the co-founder of Endemol, John de Mol. Linda de Mol owns the magazine LINDA. She made her television debut at 12 years old. She has hosted musical TV series for Sky Chanel. She has also presented shows and quizzes on TV. Some of the Dutch and English TV series she has appeared on include Coca-Cola Eurochart Top 50, The DJ Kat Show, In touch with the Dutch, Linda, Billy Hot Dog, A to Z, Love Letters, Homerun, and more. Linda de Mol starred on the television series Spangen as Nicky Spoor from 1999 to 2006. From 2005 to 2009 she starred as Cheryl Morero on the TV series Gooische vrouwen. She starred as Barbara Keizer on the series Iedereen is gek op Jack from 2011 to 2012 and as Desiree Severijn on the series Divorce from 2012 to 2014. Linda de Mol starred as Bette Kruys on the TV series Familie Kruys from 2015 to 2017.

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Cheek net worth: Cheek is a Finnish rapper who has a net worth of $12 million. Cheek was born in Lahti, Finland in December 1981. His debut studio album Human & Beast was released in 2011. Cheek also released the albums 50/50 in 2002 and Pitaa pystyy elaa in 2003. His album Avaimet mun kulmille was released in 2003 and reached #19 in Finland. Cheek released the album Kaanan sivuu in 2005 which reached #17 in Finland. His album Kasvukipuja was released in 2007 and reached #19. Cheek released the album Kuka sa oot in 2007 which reached #5 in Finland. His albums Jare Henrik Tiihonen in 2009 and Jare Henrik Tiihonen 2 in 2010 both reached #1 in Finland. Cheek released the album Sokka irti in 2012 which reached #3 in Finland. His album Kuka muu muka was released in 2013 and reached #1 in Finland. Cheek released the album Kuka muu muka – Stadion Edition in 2014 which reached #3 in Finland and his album Alpha Omega was released in 2015 and reached #1. His album Kavi taalla (with Elastinen as Profeetat) was released in 2017 and reached #6 in Finland. Cheek has had more than a dozen #1 singles in Finland.

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Barry Newman net worth: Barry Newman is an American actor who has a net worth of $2 million. Barry Newman was born in Boston, Massachusetts in November 1938. One of his best known roles came starring as Anthony J. Petrocelli on the television series Petrocelli from 1974 to 1976. Newman starred as Dr. Garrett Braden on the TV series Nightingales in 1989. He has starred in several movies including Pretty Boy Floyd, The Lawyer, Vanishing Point, City on Fire, Brown's Requiem, Goodbye Lover, The Limey, Bowfinger, Jack the Dog, True Blue, Good Advice, 40 Days and 40 Nights, Manhood, Grilled, and more. Barry Newman has also appeared in episodes of the TV series Get Smart, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Murder, She Wrote, The New Hollywood Squares, L.A. Law, NYPD Blue, The O.C., Ghost Whisperer, and more. Newman was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 1975 and a Golden Globe Award in 1976 for Petrocelli.

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Tazz net worth: Tazz is an American former professional wrestler and color commentator and radio presenter who has a net worth of $3 million. Tazz was born in Brooklyn, New York in October 1967. He made his professional wrestling debut in 1987 and wrestled on the independent circuit. Tazz competed for Extreme Championships Wrestling (ECW) from 1993 to 2000. From 2000 to 2009 he wrestled and commentated for the WWE and he was with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling from 2009 to 2015. With ECW he held the ECW World Heavyweight Championship twice, the ECW FTH Heavyweight Championship twice, the ECW World Television Championship twice, and the ECW World Tag Team Championship three times with Sabu and Kevin Sullivan twice. Tazz also held the WWF Hardcore Championship three times and the WWF Tag Team Championship with Spike Dudley. He hosts The Taz Show on CBS Sports Radio and co-hosts the CBS Sports Radio Morning drive show.

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Look, money makes life easier. So why not date an eligible millionaire or billionaire rather than the tangentially employed hottie who lives down the block? In all seriousness, if the following list of single millionaires and billionaires teaches us one thin, it is that dating is tough no matter what your net worth it.

While, more than 90% of ultra-high net worth people are married, there are a number of eligible, single billionaires of both sexes and a wide range of ages out there. Whether you're in your 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, or 60s – there are single billionaires and millionaires out there looking for love. Ladies and Gents, dust off your flirting skills and prepare to meet some of the richest bachelors and bachelorettes in the world.

India Rose James
Age: 26
Net Worth: $280 million
India Rose James is the granddaughter of Paul Raymond, the late pornography tycoon and property mogul. He left half of his fortune to India and her half-sister Fawn. At the time of his death, the family empire was said to be worth nearly $800 million. India has a 1-year-old daughter with her ex, musician Hugh Harris.

Sergey Brin
Age: 44
Net worth:$38 billion
Google co-founder Sergey Brin emigrated to the U.S. from Moscow when he was a child. Before he ever set foot on the Stanford campus where he would meet his future Google co-founder Larry Page, he earned a degree from the University of Maryland in computer science and mathematics.

Emma Watson
Age: 28
Net worth: $80 million
Emma Watson is an actress, model, activist and philanthropist best known for her role as Hermione in the "Harry Potter" film franchise. She attended Brown University and is a U.N. ambassador.

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Louis Tomlinson
Age: 26
Net worth: $70 million
Louis Tomlinson is best known for being a member of the band One Direction. These days he's embarked on a solo career as a singer and songwriter. He owns his hometown soccer team The Doncaster Rovers.

Taylor Swift
Age: 28
Net worth:$380 million
Taylor Swift is young, beautiful, talented, and rich. She owns a number of homes across the country. If you break up, she'll write a song about you, so there's that to consider.

John Collison
Age: 27
Net worth:$1.2 billion
John Collison is the youngest self-made billionaire in the world. He dropped out of Harvard at 19 to move to San Francisco and co-found the mobile payment company Stripe with his older brother Patrick. Collison is a licensed pilot and runner.

Patrick Collison
Age: 29
Net worth:$1.2 billion
Patrick Collison attended MIT before dropping out and moving to San Francisco to co-found the mobile payment company Stripe with his younger brother John. He and his brother became millionaires when they were teenagers. They sold an online marketplace they founded called Automatic.

Apoorva Mehta
Age: 31
Net worth:$360 million
Apoorva Mehta is the founder and CEO of grocery delivery service Instacart. He founded 20 companies before he hit success with Instacart.

Drew Houston
Age: 35
Net worth: $1.2 billion
Drew Houston is the founder and CEO of file sharing company Dropbox. He co-founded the company with his MIT classmate in 2007. The company went public in March.

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If you're in the market for a huge new home in a great area, we've found the property for you – but only if you're willing to cough up $13.5 million.

Situated beyond a gated entry on 1.5 acres of land, this 20,263-square-foot Bethesda, Maryland mansion was built by and for a local developer. Architect Glenn Fong and interior designer Barry Dixon also lent their talents to the masterpiece.

The French Country–style home has six bedrooms and 13 bathrooms. Additional alluring features include eight fireplaces, walnut floors, imported stone throughout, Waterworks fixtures, custom millwork and plaster mouldings, a wine cellar, and a porte-cochère with parking for 11 cars.

Outdoor amenities include a reflecting pool, separate heated swimming pool, and a cabana.

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When the Thunder traded Victor Oladipo to the Pacers for Paul George this summer, it looked like Oklahoma City made out like bandits. But Oladipo had his best season yet as a pro, posting career highs in points (23.1), rebounds (5.2), and assists (4.3).

Despite all his made shots, one will ring a little louder than the rest – at least in Vegas.

As Game 7 of the Pacers series with the Cavaliers wound down, Oladipo dribbled up the court and launched a three-pointer. It went in just before the buzzer, giving the Cavaliers a 105-101 victory.

Most sportsbooks had the Cavaliers at or around 5-point favorites. By making that three-pointer, Oladipo cut the lead from seven to four. In other words, the Pacers covered the spread.

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Head of race and sportsbook for the Wynn in Las Vegas Johnny Avello estimated the basket resulted in a swing of $3 million to $5 million. William Hill's Nevada sportsbook saw 70 percent of bettors ultimately cover thanks to Oladipo's last-second bucket.

Avello told ESPN this type of thing happens about five times a week across sports. When it's the playoffs, though, all games are televised. Sportsbooks got to witness Oladipo essentially taking money from their pockets with one shot.

Though the Pacers' surprising season came to a disappointing end, perhaps Oladipo can take solace in the fact that he likely made a lot of fans very happy.

Read more: With One Shot, Victor Oladipo Cost Vegas Millions Of Dollars