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| Published on: 2011-01-31 21:49:26 |
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Mark Elliot Zuckerberg(born May 14, 1984) is an American entrepreneur who co-founded the social networking site Facebook. Zuckerberg co-founded Facebook with fellow classmates Dustin Moskovitz, Eduardo Saverin, and Chris Hugheswhile attending Harvard. He is a billionairedue to his 24% share of Facebook
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| Published on: 2011-01-31 19:14:53 |
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Keith Rupert Murdoch, AC (born 11 March 1931), usually known as Rupert Murdoch, is an Australian-born global media mogul. He owns media outlets and is a major shareholder, chairman and managing director of News Corporation (News Corp).
Beginning with one newspaper in Adelaide, Murdoch acquired and started other publications in his native Australia before expanding News Corp into the United Kingdom, United States and Asian media markets. It was in the media of the United Kingdom that he diversified into TV, creating Sky Television in 1989. In the 2000s he became a leading investor in satellite television, the film industry and the Internet.
According to the 2009 Forbes 400, Murdoch is the 132nd-richest person in the world, with a net worth of $4 billion.
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| Published on: 2011-01-31 19:13:01 |
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Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English industrialist, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies. Branson's first successful business venture was at age 16, when he published a magazine called Student. He then set up an audio record mail-order business in 1970. In 1972, he opened a chain of record stores, Virgin Records, later known as Virgin Megastores and rebranded after a management buyout as Zavvi in late 2007.
With his flamboyant and competitive style, Branson's Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980s – as he set up Virgin Atlantic Airways and expanded the Virgin Records music label. Richard Branson is the 261st richest person according to Forbes' 2009 list of billionaires, with an estimated net worth of approximately £1.5 billion (US$2.5 billion).
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| Published on: 2011-01-31 19:05:48 |
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James Rizzi studied Fine Arts at the University of Florida at Gainesville, Florida. He came up with the idea of 3D multiples now mostly associated with his name when, having taken classes in painting, printmaking and sculpturing, he had to hand in grade work for all three subjects, but only had time for doing one. So he created an etching, printed it twice, handcolored it, and mounted parts of the one print on top of the other, using wire as a means of adding depth. Having received good grades from all three teachers, he stuck with the idea and developed it further.
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| Published on: 2011-01-31 17:14:57 |
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Humanitarian causes Brad Pitt
Pitt signing autographs for troops during his 2001 visit to Incirlik Air Base
Pitt supports the ONE Campaign, an organization aimed at combating AIDS and poverty in the developing world.He narrated the 2005 PBSpublic television series Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge, which discusses current global health issues and traveled to Pakistanin November 2005 with Angelina Jolie to see the impact of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.The following year Pitt and Jolie flew to Haiti, where they visited a school supported by Yéle Haïti, a charity founded by Haitian-born hip hop musician Wyclef Jean.In May 2007, Pitt and Jolie donated $1 million to three organizations in Chadand Sudandedicated to those affected by the crisis in the Darfur region.Along with Clooney, Damon, Don Cheadle, and Jerry Weintraub, Pitt is one of the founders of "Not On Our Watch", an organization that tries to focus global attention and resources to stop and prevent genocidessuch as that in Darfur.
Pitt has a sustained interest in architecture and has narrated Design e2, a PBS television series focused on worldwide efforts to build environmentally friendly structures through sustainable architecture and design.He founded the Make It Right Foundationin 2006, organizing housing professionals in New Orleans to finance and construct 150 sustainable, affordable new houses in New Orleans's Ninth Wardfollowing the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina.The project involves 13 architectural firms and the environmental organization Global Green USA, with several of the firms donating their services.Pitt and philanthropist Steve Binghave each committed $5 million in donations.The first six homes were completed in October 2008, and in September 2009 Pitt received an award in recognition of the project from the U.S. Green Building Council, a non-profit trade organization that promotes sustainability in how buildings are designed, built and operated.Pitt met with U.S. President Barack Obamaand Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosiin March 2009 to promote his concept of green housing as a national model and to discuss federal funding possibilities.
In September 2006, Pitt and Jolie established a charitable organization, the Jolie-Pitt Foundation, to aid humanitarian causes around the world.The foundation made initial donations of $1 million each to Global Action for Childrenand Doctors Without Borders,followed by an October 2006 donation of $100,000 to the Daniel Pearl Foundation, an organization created in memory of the late American journalist Daniel Pearl.According to federal filings, Pitt and Jolie invested $8.5 million into the foundation in 2006; it gave away $2.4 million in 2006 and $3.4 million in 2007.In June 2009 the Jolie-Pitt Foundation donated $1 million to a U.N. refugee agency to help Pakistanis displaced by fighting between troops and Talibanmilitants.In January 2010 the foundation donated $1 million to Doctors Without Borders for emergency medical assistance to help victims of the Haiti earthquake.
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| Published on: 2011-01-31 17:09:55 |
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Beckham has become better recognised as an international style icon, rather than a music artist.Beckham made a guest appearance on the catwalk for Maria Grachvogelin 2000, marking her debut as a model at London Fashion Week. Beckham also acted as a British ambassador for Dolce and Gabbana and was briefly the face of Rocawearin 2003.
Beckham designed a limited-edition fashion line for Rock & Republiccalled VB Rocksin 2004, consisting mainly of jeans for the high end of the market, retailing at approximately $300 in the US.She had previously "hit it off instantly" with Rock & Republic designer, Michael Ball, in Los Angeles. He commented "She not only understands fashion and trends but has been a trend-setter and fashion icon for years.
On 16 January 2006, Beckham walked the runway for Roberto Cavalliat Milan Fashion Week, and was for a period exclusively dressed by him for red-carpet and social events.For the March 2006 issue of Harper's Bazaar, Beckham acted as fashion editor when she styled her close friend, Katie Holmes, for a fashion shoot.In July 2006, Beckham released a line of sunglasses, called dvb Eyewear.She has admitted to a personal love of sunglasses, saying "I'm quite obsessed with sunglasses. I collect vintage Guccis and Carreras — they can make virtually any outfit look cool."After Beckham's departure from Rock & Republic, in September 2006, she furthered her fashion ventures by launching her own denim label, of which she acts as creative director. The new line of Beckham's jeans collection is called dvb Style.In the same month, Intimately Beckham, a his-and-her fragrance line, was launched at a lavish press conference in Venice. Beckham then launched her new official website, dvbstyle.com, which promotes her fashion work.She also produced a range of handbags and jewellery in association with the Japanese store, Samantha Thavasa.
Beckham in 1999
On 5 June 2007, Beckham won two British Glamour Magazine Awards, one for "Woman of the Year" and another for "Entrepreneur of the Year," which celebrated her fashion achievements.On 14 June 2007 Beckham launched her dvb Denim collection in New York at the high-end Saks Fifth Avenue, along with unveiling her eye-wear range in the United States for the first time.In the same month, Beckham made her first appearance at London's annual Graduate Fashion Week as a judge alongside Glenda Bailey(editor-in-chief of Harper’s Bazaar and Lanvin's Alber Elbaz, to choose the winner of the River Island Gold Award, worth £20,000.In August 2007, Intimately Beckham perfume hit US stores for the first time.Victoria Beckham has stated "We are not just saying, 'We are celebrities, put our name on it.' I love to be involved with the whole process."The Intimately Beckham line has been predicted to sell over $100 million worth of sales internationally, doubling this estimate in 2008.In September 2007, Beckham released Intimately Beckham Night a new range of his-and-her fragrances,and her debut cosmetics line V-Sculpt was unveiled and launched in Tokyo.In a 2007 popularised Roland Mouret's 'moon dress' and his brand,and Beckham was also the face of Marc Jacobsfor his Spring 2008 collection.Beckham's own fashion collection debuted during the 2008 New York Fashion Weekat the Waldorf Hotel,featuring dresses, of which only 400 will be made.Her first collection, that will retail between £650 and £1900,was met with positive reviews; "it was a very impressive, accomplished collection, with not a single dud. ... it was the fabrics (silk, wool and organza) and the attention to detail that impressed", wrote one critic,whilst others called it "Beautiful", "desirable" and "classy".
Beckham sealed her status as a fashion icon by appearing on the cover of different editions of Vogue Magazinethree times in a the space of a year.Beckham's first appearance was on the April 2008 cover of British Vogue, then in November she appeared on Indian Vogue, and in February 2009 she made the cover of Russian Vogue.
Beckham has voiced her anti-fur beliefs, and promotes an animal friendly wardrobe filled with faux/synthetic furs. Her stand against the fur industryhas generated admiration from animal rightsorganizations, including PETA. Of PETA's numerous anti-fur campaigns, Beckham stated that she is "supportive of its high-profile anti-fur campaigns," and pledged "never to work with fur in any of her own fashion collections".
Beckham is also well known for her love of designer high heeled shoes
popularised Roland Mouret's 'moon dress' and his brand,and Beckham was also the face of Marc Jacobsfor his Spring 2008 collection.Beckham's own fashion collection debuted during the 2008 New York Fashion Weekat the Waldorf Hotel,featuring dresses, of which only 400 will be made.Her first collection, that will retail between £650 and £1900,was met with positive reviews; "it was a very impressive, accomplished collection, with not a single dud. ... it was the fabrics (silk, wool and organza) and the attention to detail that impressed", wrote one critic,whilst others called it "Beautiful", "desirable" and "classy".
Beckham sealed her status as a fashion icon by appearing on the cover of different editions of Vogue Magazinethree times in a the space of a year.Beckham's first appearance was on the April 2008 cover of British Vogue, then in November she appeared on Indian Vogue, and in February 2009 she made the cover of Russian Vogue.
Beckham has voiced her anti-fur beliefs, and promotes an animal friendly wardrobe filled with faux/synthetic furs. Her stand against the fur industryhas generated admiration from animal rightsorganizations, including PETA. Of PETA's numerous anti-fur campaigns, Beckham stated that she is "supportive of its high-profile anti-fur campaigns," and pledged "never to work with fur in any of her own fashion collections".
Beckham is also well known for her love of designer high heeled shoes
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| Published on: 2011-01-31 16:59:39 |
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Wenn ein Anzug auffällt,
Ist man schlecht angezogen.
( Zitat: Giorgio Armani )
| Published on: 2011-01-31 16:58:16 |
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Giorgio Armani(born 11 July1934) is an Italianfashion designer, particularly noted for his menswear. He is known today for his clean, tailored lines. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, and by 2001 was acclaimed as the most successful designer to come out of Italy,with an annual turnover of $1.6 billion and a personal fortune of $5.3 billion.
Lavora per La Rinascente fino al 1965, anno in cui viene assunto da Nino Cerruti per ridisegnare la moda del marchio Hitman, confezione dei prodotti del Lanificio fratelli Cerruti. Il suo nome compare direttamente nell'universo della moda per la prima volta attraverso il marchio di abbigliamento in pelle Sicons. Nel 1974 nasce infatti la linea Armani by Sicons, che lo convince definitivamente alla creazione di un marchio personale. La sua prima collezione risale al 1975, anno in cui fonda l'azienda omonima.
Nel luglio 2000 Armani ed il Gruppo Zegna siglano un accordo per produrre e distribuire le linee Armani Collezioni in joint venture. Analogamente nel 2002 Armani firma un accordo con la ditta Safilo per la produzione di una esclusiva linea di occhiali, chiamata Emporio Armani occhiali.
Nel 2000 il Guggenheim Museum di New York gli tributa una retrospettiva.
Oltre alla linea profumi (tra i quali, ad esempio, Acqua di Gio o Black Code) di enorme successo commerciale, fra i suoi marchi più famosi vi sono Emporio Armani e Armani Jeans. Nella seconda metà del 2006 Emporio Armani lancia Remix il nuovo profumo uomo/donna ispirato all'ultimo album di Madonna e al mondo delle discoteche.
Nel 2006 è uscita la prima biografia dedicata allo stilista, Essere Armani, scritta da Renata Molho e pubblicata in Italia da Baldini Castoldi Dalai, tradotta in inglese (Baldini Castoldi Dalai Corp.), giapponese (Nikkei Publishing Inc.), coreano (Book@Books), russo (Azbooka) ed ebraico (Kinneret Zmora).
Attualmente si contano 57 boutique Giorgio Armani, 12 Armani Collezioni, 115 Emporio Armani, 66 A/X Armani Exchange, 10 Armani Jeans, 5 Armani Junior, 1 Giorgio Armani Accessori e 12 Armani Casa in 35 nazioni. La sua ricchezza è valutata dalla rivista Forbes in circa 4,5 miliardi di dollari, cosa che lo rende il secondo stilista più ricco del mondo (dopo Ralph Lauren), il quarto uomo più ricco di Italia e il 177° uomo più ricco del mondo. Nel 2005 ha dichiarato come reddito imponibile, 45 milioni di euro.
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| Published on: 2011-01-31 16:53:14 |
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John Christopher"Johnny" Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor and musician known for his portrayals of offbeat, eccentric characters such as Jack Sparrowin the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, Raoul Dukein Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and Ichabod Cranein Sleepy Hollow.
Depp rose to prominence in a lead role on the television series 21 Jump Street and quickly became regarded as a teen idol. Uncomfortable with this career direction, he turned his focus to film roles. He initially came to film prominence as the titular character of Edward Scissorhands, and later found box office success in roles such as Ichabod Cranein Sleepy Hollow, Jack Sparrowin the Pirates of the Caribbean film series and Willy Wonkain Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
He has collaborated with director and close friend Tim Burtonin seven films, the most recent of which are Alice in Wonderland and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(2007). Depp has garnered acclaim for his portrayals of real life figures such as Edward D. Wood, Jr., in Ed Wood, Joseph D. Pistonein Donnie Brasco and George Jungin Blow(2001). More recently, he portrayed legendary bank robber John Dillingerin Michael Mann's 2009 film Public Enemies.
Films featuring Depp have grossedover $2.6 billion at the United States box office and over $6 billion worldwide.Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actorthree times, Screen Actors Guild Awardsfour times and Golden Globe Awardseight times, Depp won the Best Actor Awards from the Golden Globesfor his role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and from the Screen Actors Guildfor Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
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