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Celebrities Who Battled Breast Cancer Under the Age of 45: The Statistics - Examiner

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Hopes high for Ohio State mens basketball season - Canton Repository

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By Josh Weir Posted Oct 14, 2011 @ 12:56 AM COLUMBUS In an otherwise dreary 11 months at Ohio State filled with NCAA problems, a bit of salvation could be just around the corner. The mens basketball team of coach Thad Matta is coming off a sterling 34-3 record and has three stars back. The Buckeyes held their media day on Thursday and unlike their football brethren who are 3-3 and down in the dumps were joking about the lofty expectations surrounding the team. Its a motivational thing when a fan comes up to you and says, You have to win this year, star forward Jared Sullinger said. Its like all the spotlights are on

Corbis hires media products executive as agency transforms - TechFlash

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media Corbis hires media products executive as agency transforms by Greg Lamm on Thursday, October 13, 2011, 1:37pm PDT Corbis Images has hired a former business development executive from Reuters as senior vice president of media products to help the Seattle-based digital images agency leverage its new investments, including the UK-based Splash News photo agency. Barak Ronen will be based in London, where he will be responsible for the companys media product development and commercial strategy, Corbis announced. Corbis says Ronens hiring is aimed at leveraging the Splash News acquisition , as well as the recent photo-distribution partnership wi

Hacker says was addicted to prying on celebrities

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Your Friends' Activity back next By Jill Serjeant | Reuters 3 hrs ago (Reuters) - The man charged with hacking the private e-mail accounts of Scarlett Johansson , Christina Aguilera and other celebrities apologized on Thursday, saying he became addicted to prying into their affairs. But Christopher Chaney , 35, said he never intended to sell or release the information, which included nude photos that later made their way to the Internet. "It started as curiosity and it turned into just being addicted to seeing behind the scenes of what was going on with these people you see on the big screen every day," Chaney told Fox television affiliate WAWS in Jacksonville, Florida. "I was almost relieved months ago when they came in and took my computer...because I didn't know how to stop," he said. Chaney was charged on Wednesday with 26 counts of cyber-related crimes against Hollywood celebrities after an 11-month FBI probe dubbed "Operation Hackerazzi."

Are Celebrities Supporting Occupy Wall Street the Movement's Heroes, or Hypocrites?

Kanye West visited Occupy Wall Street in a $355 Givenchy shirt topped with gold grills and chains. Alec Baldwin claims he supports Occupy Wall Street, but makes big bucks starring in commercials for Capital One Bank. Numerous other celebrities who annually pull in multiples of the average American salary also say they sympathize with the plight of the so-called 99 percent. So are the stars who say they support the Occupy Wall Street movement some of the causes heroes, or are they hypocrites? Producer and hip hop mogul Russell Simmons , who brought West to the protests at Liberty Square/Zuccotti Park on Monday, and who has personally been visiting the protests every day for the past 15 days, tells Fox411.com that people need to stop criticizing Kanye and focus on the issues. This is about the money in Washington, the whoring and the politicians, Simmons told Fox411.com. Kanye did a good thing. I saw all the complaints about him. Who cares? He came. He wanted to help. They all missed t

Comedy star Stephen hits the road in search of a woman - This is South Devon

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STEPHEN Merchant has been responsible for some of the most brilliant television shows of the last decade. With his collaborator Ricky Gervais, he has created two landmark television comedies, the immensely popular The Office and Extras. ON SET: Directors Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant on the set of the film Cemetery Junction. Right: Stephen Merchant and Ricky Gervais on the set of Extras LAUGHS: Stephe

Celebrities take over 7pm time-slot

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Who would you rather wash to your car semi-naked? Jesinta Campbell? Or Pauline Hansen? On the set of Celebrity Apprentice you ge The boys of Celebrity Apprentice took over a Gladesville car wash yesterday to shoot the first challenge of the upcoming series. Pauline Hanson five nights a week - that's what you'll get on Celebrity Apprentice Australia. Picture: Channel Nine Source: The Australian CHANNEL Nine is set to take a massive gamble by screening the Aussie version of Celebrity Apprentice five nights a week. The show, which features Mark Bouris in the Donald Trump "Youre Fired" role, begins on October 24. Nine is putting Celebrity Apprentice Australia into the 7pm slot currently occupied by repeats of The Big Bang Theory. Nine will be hoping Celebrity Apprentice Australia can replicate the ratings of recent hit series The Block, which also screened five nights a week at 7pm. Celebrities including politician Pauline Hanson, AFL legends Shane Crawford and Warwick

A peloton of celebrities to Ride Out of the Blue - Scoop

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Thursday, 13 October 2011, 3:03 pm Press Release: Mental Health Foundation A peloton of celebrities to Ride Out of the Blue In March of this year mother and lawyer Alison Blyth, motivated by the death of her family members and her own experience of depression, led a group of courageous cyclists in the inaugural Ride Out of the Blue. Over their 27 day journey they used nothing but pedal power and determination to travel from Bluff to Cape Reinga encouraging discussion about mental health and suicide along the way celebrating life while raising over $30,000 for the Mental Health Foundation. Encouraged by Alisons personal story and the success of the Ride, high-profile New Zealand actor Aidee Walker (Outrageous Fortune, Nothing Trivial) decided to put together a team of cyclists, in

Celebrities come out for Wall Street protest

by JAKE COYLE - Oct. 12, 2011 03:17 PM AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK - As the nearly monthlong Occupy Wall Street protests have grown, they've attracted the support of celebrities. Kanye West and Russell Simmons most recently visited the protests in lower Manhattan on Monday. They followed visits from documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, actress Susan Sarandon, actor Mark Ruffalo, comedian Roseanne Barr, actor Tim Robbins, rapper Talib Kweli and "Gossip Girl" actor Penn Badgley. Their involvement suggests broadening cultural support for the protests, which take on Wall Street companies and denounce what the demonstrators see as corporate greed. Protesters have been camped out in New York's financial district for 31/2 weeks, and crowds have gathered in cities including Washington, Boston and Los Angeles, as well as abroad. "I'm so impressed by what I'm seeing here," Moore told protesters at one of the demonstration sites. "It's not just

Celebrities attend Wall Street protests

As the nearly month-long Occupy Wall Street protests have grown in the US, they've attracted the support of celebrities. Kanye West and Russell Simmons most recently visited the protests in lower Manhattan in New York on Monday. They followed visits from documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, actress Susan Sarandon, actor Mark Ruffalo, comedian Roseanne Barr, actor Tim Robbins, rapper Talib Kweli and Gossip Girl actor Penn Badgley. Their involvement suggests broadening cultural support for the protests, which take on Wall Street companies and denounce what the demonstrators see as corporate greed. Protesters have been camped out in New York's financial district for 3 1/2 weeks, and crowds have gathered in other US cities including Washington, Boston and Los Angeles, as well as other countries. 'I'm so impressed by what I'm seeing here,' Moore told protesters at one of the New York demonstration sites. 'It's not just the hundreds or thousands that have come

Celebrities Whose Halloween Costumes Should Be Inspired by Other Celebs

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Is Bieber really a bad kid?Yahoo! Contributor Network Halloween is almost here, and it's safe to say that celebrity-inspired costumes are going to be very popular with the public this year. However, it would be tons of fun to see celebs pay tribute to some of their fellow stars by dressing up like them. Here's a look at who should emulate who: Jessica Simpson The rumors keep flying that Jessica is pregnant , so perhaps she can make her announcement in a creative way on Halloween -- by dressing up like pregnant songstress Beyonce Knowles . The "Single Ladies" singer shocked the world by revealing her baby bump at the VMAs, so Jess could either wear the sparkly tux costume Bey wore onstage or the flowing red gown she wore on the red carpet to let the world know that she's expecting, too. Evan Rachel Wood While Evan makes a cute Carmen Sandiego , it would be way more fun to see her dress up like one of her favorite celebrities for Halloween. The actress has admitted

The 40 Most Powerful Celebrities In Africa

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see photos Harvard News Office Click for full photo gallery: The 40 Most Powerful Celebrities In Africa Who are the most influential icons in contemporary African pop culture? In September, I put out a request for nominations for a list of the 40 most powerful celebrities in contemporary Africa . Within three weeks, over 7,500 entries flooded in. This is the result of your choices. The debut list of The 40 Most Powerful Celebrities In Africa includes actors, cerebral authors, musicians, movie producers, supermodels, TV personalities and athletes, drawn from all across Africa and traverses the generational divide. Dont be surprised to meet timeless artistic greats like Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe (ranked No. 1) and Zimbabwes Oliver Mtukudzi listed alongside younger up-and-comers like famed Kenyan crooner Eric Wainaina, Ivorian soccer sensation Didier Drogba (No. 3) and Nigerian screen goddess Genevieve Nnaji. Perhaps not surprisingly, the list is dominated by musicians. In Picture

Rights group slams celebrities for attending Chechen leaders birthday concert

MOSCOW An international human rights watchdog lambasted an Oscar-winning actress and other Western celebrities on Wednesday for attending a concert held on the birthday of Chechnyas Kremlin-backed leader, who has been accused of grave rights abuses. The New York-based Human Rights Watch said that American actress Hilary Swank, Belgian actor Jean Claude Van Damme and British violinist Vanessa Mae attended the concert in the Chechen capital, Grozny. The Oct. 5 show was held at a police-cordoned stage on Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrovs 35th birthday. Human Rights Watch urged the artists to avoid legitimizing people like Kadyrov, who has been accused by rights groups of having orchestrated abductions, extrajudicial killings and the enforcement of sharia law in Chechnya, a Russian republic. Ramzan Kadyrov is linked to a grim record of abuse, the groups Europe and Central Asia director Huge Williamson said in a statement. When stars get paid to turn up to party with (Kadyrov), it trivializes

Celebrities to play for UFL Cup

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