tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82475293642729578942012-02-16T07:06:25.145-08:00Famous People Biography, Photos, Pictures, and WallpapersBlog About Famous People Biography Photos Pictures Wallpapers : barack obama, muhammad ali, george w bush, hillary clinton, j.k. rowling, mark zuckerberg, bill gate, warren butfet, prince william, princes charles, sarah palin, bruce lee, prince harry, john mccain, oprah winfrey, tony blair, dalai lama, donald trump, lady diana, valentino rossi, tiger wood, michael schumacher, steven spilberg, michael jordan, michael dell, time magazine, people magazine, mother teresa, john f. kennedySalim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.comBlogger2131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-12858435330651440592011-03-01T23:27:00.000-08:002011-06-02T01:43:51.412-07:00Muhammad Ali Biography and PhotosMuhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on January 17, 1942) is a retired American boxer and former three-time World Heavyweight Champion. To date, he remains the only man to have won the linear heavyweight championship three times (the linear title is recognized by tracing an - almost - unbroken lineage of titleholders going back over 100 years, with nearly every champion defeating the Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-56633147912203514422011-02-01T07:30:00.000-08:002011-06-02T02:59:44.836-07:00Hillary Clinton Biography and PhotosDuring the 1992 presidential campaign, Hillary Rodham Clinton observed, "Our lives are a mixture of different roles. Most of us are doing the best we can to find whatever the right balance is . . . For me, that balance is family, work, and service."Hillary Diane Rodham, Dorothy and Hugh Rodham's first child, was born on October 26, 1947. Two brothers, Hugh and Tony, soon followed. Hillary's Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-90065032076294812802010-07-01T02:58:00.000-07:002011-06-02T03:00:13.207-07:00J.K. Rowling Biography and PhotosJ.K. Rowling Biography and PhotosJ.K Rowling was born in Chipping Sodury, July 31st 1965. Her childhood was generally happy, although she does remember getting teased because of her name, “Rowling” – She recalls often getting called “Rowling pin” by her less than ingenious school friends. J.K. Rowling says she never really warmed to her own name, although, she does remember having a fondness for Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-43739082190727830452009-02-01T08:17:00.000-08:002011-06-02T03:00:57.778-07:00Barack Obama Biography and PhotosBreaking News: In his first press conference since his election on Tuesday (November 4, 2008), President Elect, Barack Obama, discussed the tough economic times ahead and his solutions to the financial crisis. "I do not underestimate the enormity of the task that lies ahead," Obama said. "It's not going to be quick, and it's not going to be easy to dig ourselves out of the hole that we're in." Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-39050335195786679832009-02-01T00:12:00.000-08:002009-05-21T08:53:27.924-07:00Mark Zuckerberg Biography and PhotosAs a biography, Mark Zuckerberg was born May 14, 1984 in Dobbs Ferry, New York, so his age is 23. Mark began programming computers in sixth grade. After high school, he enrolled at Harvard University as part of the class of 2006. As a student he continually worked on computer projects from his dorm room, but he got in trouble after the computer services department brought him before the Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-53977725751344797342009-01-31T01:29:00.000-08:002009-02-01T22:15:56.454-08:00Christopher Hitchens Biography and PhotosChristopher Hitchens Biography and PhotosChristopher Eric Hitchens (born April 13, 1949) is a British-born, British and American author, journalist and literary critic. Currently living in Washington, D.C., he has been a columnist at Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, World Affairs, The Nation, Slate, Free Inquiry, and a variety of other media outlets. Hitchens is also a political observer, whose books —Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-28455906104852427952009-01-31T01:12:00.000-08:002009-02-01T22:18:14.744-08:00David Frost Biography and PhotosDavid Frost Biography and PhotosSir David Paradine Frost, OBE (born 7 April 1939) is an English satirist, writer, journalist and television presenter, best known as a pioneer of political satire on television and for his serious interviews of political figures. As of 2009, he hosts the weekly programme Frost Over The World, on Al Jazeera English.David Frost was born at Tenterden, Kent, the son ofSalim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-71146623906123098172009-01-29T05:58:00.000-08:002009-02-01T22:20:21.507-08:00Ken Bruns Biography and PhotosKen Bruns Biography and PhotosKen Burns has been making documentary films for more than 30 years. Since the Academy Award-nominated Brooklyn Bridge in 1981, he has gone on to direct and produce some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made. The late historian Stephen Ambrose said of Ken’s films, “More Americans get their history from Ken Burns than any other source.” A December Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-1674172547237990932009-01-29T05:38:00.000-08:002009-02-01T22:24:12.240-08:00Julie Gerberding Biography and PhotosJulie Gerberding Biography and PhotosJulie Louise Gerberding, M.D., M.P.H. (born August 22, 1955, Estelline, South Dakota), an infectious disease expert, is the previous director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), having assumed the positions on July 3, 2002. Dr. Gerberding resigned effective Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-51675508279794286472009-01-29T02:34:00.000-08:002009-02-01T22:34:02.740-08:00Richard Branson Biography and PhotosRichard Branson Biography and PhotosSir 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.[1] He then set up an audio record mail-order business in 1970. In 1972, he opened a chain of record stores, Virgin Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-59771675276523212802009-01-28T23:22:00.000-08:002009-02-01T22:50:20.168-08:00Prince William Biography and PhotosPrince William Biography and PhotosFull nameWilliam Arthur Philip LouisTitles and stylesPrince William of WalesHouseHouse of WindsorFather Charles, Prince of WalesMotherDiana, Princess of WalesBorn 21 June 1982 (1982-06-21) (age 26)St Mary's Hospital, LondonBaptised4 August 1982Buckingham Palace, LondonPrince William of Wales (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982) is the elder son of Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-23838192764966940872009-01-28T22:04:00.000-08:002009-02-01T22:58:35.754-08:00Caroline Kennedy Biography and PhotosCaroline Kennedy Biography and PhotosCaroline Bouvier Kennedy (born November 27, 1957) is an American author and attorney. She is a member of the influential Kennedy family and the only surviving child of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy.At the time of her father's presidency she was a young child; after his assassination in 1963, her family settled in the Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-83834144184937220272009-01-28T07:48:00.000-08:002009-02-01T23:05:58.582-08:00Sarah Palin Biography and PhotosSarah Palin Biography and PhotosSarah Louise Palin (née Heath; pronounced /ˈpeɪlɨn/; born February 11, 1964) is the Governor of the U.S. state of Alaska. Palin was a member of the Wasilla, Alaska city council from 1992 to 1996 and the city's mayor from 1996 to 2002. After an unsuccessful campaign for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska in 2002, she chaired the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation CommissionSalim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-14869070696259553162009-01-24T22:07:00.000-08:002009-02-01T23:10:28.398-08:00George Mitchell Biography and PhotosGeorge Mitchell Biography and PhotosGeorge Mitchell was born in Waterville, Maine. His mother had come to the United States from Lebanon at age 18, his father was the orphaned son of Irish immigrants. Both parents lacked education, and struggled to support their family, but they emphasized the importance of education for all their children. George Mitchell received an undergraduate degree from Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-50532489902474912502009-01-22T21:34:00.000-08:002009-02-01T23:15:00.450-08:00Stephenie Meyer Biography and PhotosStephenie Meyer Biography and PhotosStephenie born in Connecticut in 1973. Her family was settled in Phoenix by the time she was four. The unusual spelling of her name came from her father, Stephen ( + ie).Stephenie went to high school in Scottsdale, Arizona. She was awarded a National Merit Scholarship, and she used it to pay her way to Brigham Young University, in Provo, Utah. She majored in Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-21947867448527805792009-01-21T03:55:00.000-08:002009-02-01T23:19:39.371-08:00Nick Denton Biography and PhotosNick Denton Biography and PhotosNick Denton (born August 24, 1966) is a British journalist and internet entrepreneur, the founder and proprietor of the blog collective Gawker Media, and the managing editor of the New York-based Gawker.com.Denton was educated at University College School and University College, Oxford. He began his career as a journalist with the Financial Times. He co-wrote a Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-40046592682227117172009-01-17T04:56:00.000-08:002009-02-01T23:24:55.997-08:00Tim Russert Biography and PhotosTim Russert Biography and PhotosTimothy John Russert (May 7, 1950–June 13, 2008) was an American television journalist and lawyer who appeared for more than 16 years as the longest-serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press. He was a Senior Vice President at NBC News, Washington bureau chief and also hosted the eponymous CNBC/MSNBC weekend interview program Tim Russert. He was a frequent Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-83098020884869782682009-01-06T03:44:00.000-08:002009-02-01T23:28:16.800-08:00Elizabeth Gilbert Biography and PhotosElizabeth Gilbert Biography and PhotosElizabeth M. Gilbert (born July 18, 1969 in Waterbury, Connecticut) is an American novelist, essayist, short story writer, biographer and memoirist.Her father was a chemical engineer, her mother a nurse. Along with her only sister, novelist and historian Catherine Gilbert Murdock, Gilbert grew up on a small family Christmas tree farm in Litchfield, Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-40070031245637615672008-12-30T00:46:00.000-08:002009-02-01T23:38:42.084-08:00David Petraeus Biography and PhotosDavid Petraeus Biography and PhotosGeneral David Howell Petraeus, USA (born November 7, 1952) is the 10th and current Commander, U.S. Central Command. Speaking at the change of command ceremony, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said of Petraeus: "He is the preeminent soldier-scholar-statesman of his generation and precisely the man we need in this command at this time."He previously served as Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-51385378847065507042008-12-29T03:11:00.000-08:002009-02-04T23:08:27.629-08:00Mariah Carey Biography and WallpapersMariah Carey Biography and WallpapersMariah Carey was born in Long Island, New York on March 27, 1969. Her parents are Patricia Hickey (Irish-American) and Alfred Roy Carey (African-American/Venezuelan). Mariah attended Greenlawn's Harborfields High School. In June of 1990 Mariah made her debut with "Mariah Carey" which entered at #73, but on August 4 1990 it reached #1. Her 1990 self-titled Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-84032571509518151992008-12-23T02:06:00.000-08:002009-02-01T23:42:32.509-08:00Peter Gelb Biography and PhotosPeter Gelb Biography and PhotosPeter Gelb (born 1953) is an American arts administrator. He is currently General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.Gelb is the son of Arthur Gelb and Barbara Gelb. Arthur is a former Managing Editor of The New York Times.While in high school, Gelb began his association with the Metropolitan Opera as a part-time usher. Having started in the arts Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-53341976970204938952008-12-12T01:25:00.000-08:002009-02-01T23:47:22.688-08:00Bruce Springsteen Biography and PhotosBruce Springsteen Biography and PhotosBruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949), nicknamed "The Boss", is an American songwriter, singer and musician. He has recorded and toured with the E Street Band. Springsteen is widely known for his brand of heartland rock infused with pop hooks, poetic lyrics, and Americana sentiments centered around his native New Jersey.Springsteen's Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-61754382291261796852008-12-08T08:48:00.000-08:002009-02-01T23:51:59.467-08:00Robert Gates Biography and PhotosRobert Gates Biography and PhotosRobert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) is currently serving as the 22nd United States Secretary of Defense. He took office on December 18, 2006.Prior to this, Gates served for 26 years in the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council, and under President George H. W. Bush as Director of Central Intelligence. Before he joined the CIA, heSalim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-92134513983843610082008-11-28T05:54:00.000-08:002009-02-02T00:02:32.278-08:00Mark Penn Biography and PhotosMark Penn Biography and PhotosMark J. Penn (born September 10, 1954), is the worldwide CEO of the public relations firm Burson-Marsteller and president of the polling firm Penn, Schoen and Berland Associates. In September 2007, he released a book titled Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow's Big Changes, which examines small trends sweeping the world. He was Hillary Rodham Clinton's Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-74857916382255880322008-11-27T05:30:00.000-08:002009-02-02T00:08:51.232-08:00Novak Djokovic Biography and PhotosNovak Djokovic Biography and PhotosNovak Djokovic (help·info) (Serbian: Новак Ђоковић, Novak Đoković, pronounced [ˈnɔvaːk 'ʥɔːkɔviʨ], born May 22, 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia (part of Yugoslavia at the time), is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3 behind No. 2 ranked Roger Federer and No. 1 ranked Rafael Nadal.In January 2008, he won his first ever Grand Slam Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-16409724421598206782008-11-27T01:15:00.000-08:002009-02-02T00:12:19.691-08:00Joel & Ethan Coen Biography and PhotosJoel & Ethan Coen Biography and PhotosJoel Coen and Ethan Coen, known together professionally as the Coen brothers, are four-time Academy Award winning American filmmakers. For more than twenty years, the pair have written and directed numerous successful films, ranging from screwball comedies (O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Raising Arizona, The Hudsucker Proxy) to hard boiled (Miller's Crossing, Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-11347253488503387302008-11-22T22:51:00.000-08:002009-02-02T00:30:51.072-08:00Jill Bolte Taylor Biography and PhotosJill Bolte Taylor Biography and PhotosDr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard-trained and published neuroanatomist who experienced a severe hemorrhage in the left hemisphere of her brain in 1996. On the afternoon of this rare form of stroke (AVM), she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. It took eight years for Dr. Jill to completely recover all of her functions and thinking Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-26189958706438594942008-11-15T08:38:00.000-08:002009-02-02T00:57:55.198-08:00Bartholomew I Biography and PhotosBartholomew I Biography and PhotosApart from the mentions of him in four of the Apostle lists (Mark 3:18, Matt. 10:3, Luke 6:14, and Acts 1:13), nothing is known about him from the New Testament. Bartholomew is a family name meaning “son of [Hebrew: bar] Tolmai, or Talmai,” so he may have had another personal name. For that reason and because he was always associated with the Apostle St. Philip Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-21092167660537443152008-11-11T05:45:00.000-08:002009-02-02T01:01:05.952-08:00Tomas Maier Biography and PhotosTomas Maier Biography and PhotosBottega Veneta is a manufacturer of luxury leather goods, most famous for its Intrecciato line of woven leather. The company is based in Vicenza, in the Veneto region of northeast Italy. A family firm founded in 1966, Bottega Veneta was bought by Gucci in 2001.Bottega Veneta was launched by Vittorio and Laura Moltedo in 1966.However interest in the brand declined Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-22984066279415917902008-11-02T03:48:00.000-08:002009-02-02T01:12:11.161-08:00Kobe Bryant Biography and PhotosKobe Bryant Biography and PhotosKobe Bean Bryant (born August 23, 1978(1978-08-23)) is an American All-Star shooting guard who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. Bryant is the only son of former Philadelphia 76ers player and former Los Angeles Sparks head coach Joe "Jellybean" Bryant. His parents named him after the famous beef of Kobe, Japan, which they saw Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-69938073630472543212008-10-31T00:13:00.000-07:002009-02-02T01:21:28.252-08:00Ian McEwan Biography and PhotosIan McEwan Biography and PhotosIan McEwan was born on 21 June in 1948 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. He spent much of his childhood in the Far East, Germany and North Africa where his father, an officer in the army, was posted. He returned to England and read English at Sussex University. After graduating, he became the first student on the MA Creative Writing course established at the Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-27395334078365328062008-10-27T01:05:00.000-07:002009-02-02T01:24:39.114-08:00Herbie Hancock Biography and PhotosHerbie Hancock Biography and PhotosHerbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is a Grammy Award winning jazz pianist and composer. He embraces elements of rock and soul while adopting freer stylistic elements from jazz.As part of Miles Davis's "second great quintet", Hancock helped redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section, and was one of the primary architects of the "post-bop" Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-67201952298328506842008-10-26T22:16:00.000-07:002009-02-02T01:27:40.978-08:00Michael Bloomberg Biography and PhotosMichael Bloomberg Biography and PhotosMichael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is an American businessman and politician, and the current Mayor of New York City. On the 17 September 2008 Forbes 400, he was listed as the eighth-richest American, with a net worth of US$20 billion. He is the founder and then-92% owner of Bloomberg L.P., a financial software services company.A lifelong Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-46569522181064732432008-10-21T21:16:00.000-07:002009-02-02T01:31:56.907-08:00Kaka Biography and PhotosKaka Biography and PhotosRicardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, known as Kaka, plays midfield for Brazil and AC Milan. Born on April, 22 1982 in Brasilia, Brazil, he started developing his football talents at an early age in Brazil. His football career was nearly brought to an abrupt end when at the age of 18 he suffered a likely paralysis-inducing spine fracture due to a pool accident. Although he Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-48363467030906597532008-10-18T06:06:00.000-07:002009-02-02T01:34:26.124-08:00Chip Kidd Biography and PhotosChip Kidd Biography and PhotosChip Kidd (born September 12, 1964) is an American author, editor, and graphic designer, best known for his innovative book coversBorn in Reading, Pennsylvania, Kidd grew up in the Reading suburb of Shillington, strongly influenced by American popular culture. While a design student at Penn State, an art instructor once gave the assignment to design a book cover for Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-4103054333053594202008-10-02T03:42:00.000-07:002009-02-02T01:37:23.766-08:00Jay Leno Biography and PhotosJay Leno Biography and PhotosDate of Birth28 April 1950, New Rochelle, New York, USABirth NameJames Douglas Muir LenoHeight5' 11" (1.80 m)Jay Leno began his career in night clubs, where he worked 300 nights a year before hitting it big in 1992 with his own late-night talk show, "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992). By that time he had appeared on television, acted in a few films (American Hot Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-12638180355225156222008-09-30T02:03:00.000-07:002009-02-02T01:40:00.651-08:00Sandra Brown Biography and PhotosSandra Brown Biography and PhotosSandra Brown is an American bestselling author of romantic novels and thriller suspense novels. Brown has also published works under the pen names of Rachel Ryan, Laura Jordan, and Erin St. Claire.Sandra Brown was born on March 12, 1948 in Waco, Texas, and was raised in Ft. Worth. She majored in English at Texas Christian University. Brown worked for KLTV in TylerSalim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-92051727281969865122008-09-30T01:32:00.000-07:002009-02-02T01:43:02.647-08:00Liu Qi Biography and PhotosLiu Qi Biography and PhotosLiu Qi (Chinese: 刘淇; Pinyin: Liú Qí; b. November 1942) is the CPC Beijing Committee Secretary, first-in-charge of Beijing, and also a member of the CPC Politburo. He is the current President of the BOCOGGraduated from Beijing 101 Middle School and the Metallurgical Department of Beijing Institute of Iron and Steel Engineering, and majored in iron smelting. With a Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-62379224578678922922008-09-30T00:47:00.000-07:002009-02-02T01:46:44.037-08:00Ichiro Suzuki Biography and PhotosIchiro Suzuki Biography and PhotosIchiro Suzuki (鈴木 一朗, Suzuki Ichirō?), often known simply as Ichiro (イチロー, Ichirō?), (born October 22, 1973 in Kasugai, Nishikasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners.Ichiro moved to the United States in 2001 after playing nine years for the Orix Blue Wave in Japan's Pacific League. When the Blue Wave posted Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-41316740217496055512008-09-27T00:58:00.000-07:002009-02-02T01:50:03.724-08:00Robert Downey Jr. Biography and PhotosRobert Downey Jr. Biography and PhotosRobert John Downey Jr. was born in Greenwich Village, New York City, at 1:10 pm. He's the son of underground filmmaker Robert Downey Sr.. His first part in a movie was in his father's Pound (1970), in which 5-year-old Downey played a puppy. When he was 20 years old, he joined "Saturday Night Live" (1975) for one season. After that, he went to Hollywood. In Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-85283866000858132342008-09-22T23:40:00.000-07:002009-02-02T04:03:30.149-08:00Mehmet Oz Biography and PhotosMehmet Oz Biography and PhotosMehmet Oz (born June 11, 1960) is a cardiothoracic surgeon and an award-winning author. He became famous for his frequent appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, as well as appearances on Larry King, CNN, and numerous other networks.Oz was born in Cleveland, Ohio to Turkish parents. His father was Prof. Dr. Mustafa Öz. He is married to author and Reiki master Lisa Oz Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-60778643857943652822008-09-21T22:32:00.000-07:002009-02-02T04:06:53.175-08:00Tzipi Livni Biography and PhotosTzipi Livni Biography and PhotosTzipora Malka "Tzipi" Livni (Hebrew: ציפורה מלכה "ציפי" לבני, born 5 July 1958 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is Foreign Affairs Minister and the designated Acting Prime Minister of Israel.On 17 September 2008, Livni was elected leader of the Kadima party, giving her the opportunity to seek to form a government that would gain support from a majority of the Knesset. After Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-65865167602031619882008-09-17T03:46:00.000-07:002009-02-02T04:26:30.106-08:00Roger Federer Biography and PhotosRoger Federer Biography and PhotosRoger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 2. He was the World No. 1 ranked player for a record 237 consecutive weeks, from February 2, 2004, through August 17, 2008. Federer is widely considered one of the greatest male singles tennis players of the open era.Federer has won 13 Grand Slam singles titles (3 Australian Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-71954625046318697632008-09-15T08:19:00.000-07:002009-02-02T04:31:09.305-08:00Anwar Ibrahim Biography and PhotosAnwar Ibrahim Biography and PhotosDato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim (born 10 August 1947) is a Malaysian politician who served as Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister from 1993 to 1998. Early in his career, he became a protégé of the Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad, but subsequently emerged as the most prominent critic of Mahathir's administration.In 1999, he was sentenced in a highly controversial Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-89788822593517844302008-09-05T07:43:00.000-07:002009-02-02T04:33:38.258-08:00John McCain Biography and PhotosJohn McCain Biography and PhotosJohn Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936) is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election.McCain followed his father and grandfather, both four-star admirals, into the United States Navy, graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1958. He became a naval aviator, flying Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-47185527561547515002008-09-02T03:27:00.000-07:002009-02-02T04:40:15.116-08:00Peter Jackson Biography and PhotosPeter Jackson Biography and PhotosPeter Jackson was born as an only child in a small coast-side town in New Zealand in 1961. When a friend of his parents bought him a super 8mm movie camera (because she saw how much he enjoyed taking photos), the then eight-year-old Peter instantly grabbed the thing to start recording his own movies, which he made with his friends. They were usually short, but Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-85988656556816000952008-08-22T23:27:00.000-07:002009-02-02T04:43:16.954-08:00Jeff Han Biography and PhotosJeff Han Biography and PhotosJeff Han’s intuitive "interface-free" computer displays -- controlled by the touch of fingertips -- will change forever the way you think about computers. At TED 2006, the audience whistled, clapped and gasped audibly as Han demoed (for the first time publicly) his prototype drafting table-cum-touch display, developed at NYU's Courant Institute of Mathematical Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-27915254705227613142008-08-22T05:59:00.000-07:002009-01-31T06:12:42.046-08:00Jenna Bush Biography and WallpapersJenna Welch Hager, née Bush, (born November 25, 1981), the daughter of the 43rd U.S. President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush and the fraternal twin of Barbara Pierce Bush, is an author and school teacher.Bush was named after her maternal grandmother, Jenna Hawkins Welch.Bush was educated at several primary and secondary schools. In Dallas, Texas, she and her sister attended Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-11941318620858011322008-08-21T23:05:00.000-07:002009-02-02T04:55:20.546-08:00Larry Brilliant Biography and PhotosLarry Brilliant Biography and PhotosLarry Brilliant, M.D., M.P.H., is the Executive Director of Google.org. In this role, Larry works with the company’s cofounders to define the mission and strategic goals of Google’s philanthropic efforts. Google.org, the umbrella organization for these efforts, includes the Google Foundation as well as Google Grants (the AdWords giving program) and the Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-56345336557893629052008-08-16T07:49:00.000-07:002009-02-02T04:59:21.044-08:00Oprah Winfrey Biography and PhotosOprah Winfrey Biography and PhotosOprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is an American television presenter, media mogul and philanthropist. Her internationally-syndicated talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, has earned her multiple Emmy Awards and is the highest-rated talk show in the history of television. She is also an influential book critic, an Academy Award nominated actress, and a Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-19610411394198961262008-08-05T07:08:00.000-07:002009-02-02T05:01:56.206-08:00Vladimir Putin Biography and PhotosVladimir Putin Biography and PhotosVladimir Vladimirovich Putin born 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, USSR; now Saint Petersburg, Russia) was the second President of Russia and is the current Prime Minister of Russia as well as chairman of United Russia and Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Union of Russia and Belarus. He became acting President on 31 December 1999, when president Boris Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-5871194904023205612008-07-27T00:44:00.000-07:002009-02-02T05:11:53.374-08:00Miley Cyrus Biography and PhotosMiley Cyrus Biography and PhotosMiley Ray Cyrus[1] (born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992) is a Golden Globe and Critic's Choice Award nominated American singer-songwriter, actress and international icon. 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Although there were initially many Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-56811638021006001942008-07-15T07:38:00.000-07:002009-02-02T05:23:41.947-08:00Evo Morales Biography and PhotosEvo Morales Biography and PhotosJuan Evo Morales Ayma (born October 26, 1959 in Orinoca, Oruro), popularly known as Evo (pronounced [ˈeβo]), is the President of Bolivia since 2006. He has been declared the country's first fully indigenous head of state in the 470 years since the Spanish Conquest.Morales was first elected President of Bolivia on December 18, 2005, with 53.7% of the popular vote inSalim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-81514308653721525812008-07-05T06:48:00.000-07:002009-02-02T05:26:49.152-08:00Dalai Lama Biography and PhotosDalai Lama Biography and Photos The Dalai Lama's biographyHis Holiness the 14th the Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, is the head of state and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. He was born Lhamo Dhondrub on 6 July 1935, in a small village called Taktser in northeastern Tibet. Born to a peasant family, His Holiness was recognized at the age of two, in accordance with Tibetan tradition, as the Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-50448847980950008702008-07-02T02:43:00.000-07:002009-02-02T05:29:51.172-08:00George Lucas Biography and PhotosGeorge Lucas Biography and PhotosGeorge Lucas was born in Modesto, California. The son of a stationery store owner, he was raised on a walnut ranch, and attended Modesto Junior College before enrolling in the University of Southern California film school. As a student at USC, Lucas made several short films, including Electronic Labyrinth: THX-1138: 4EB, which took first prize at the 1967-68 Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-66958899240067691112008-06-27T00:35:00.000-07:002009-02-02T05:32:35.081-08:00Susan Solomon Biography and PhotosSusan Solomon Biography and PhotosSusan Solomon (born 1956 in Chicago) is an atmospheric chemist working for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Solomon was one of the first to propose chlorofluorocarbons as the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole.Solomon is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, the European Academy of Sciences, and the Academy of Sciences of Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-13132837896242550202008-06-20T21:59:00.000-07:002009-02-02T05:36:53.254-08:00Aung San Suu Kyi Biography and PhotosAung San Suu Kyi Biography and PhotosDaw Aung San Suu Kyi (pronounced Daw Aung Sawn Sue Chee) is one of the world's most renown freedom fighters and advocates of nonviolence, having served as the figurehead for Burma's struggle for democracy since 1988. Born on June 19th, 1945 to Burma's independence hero, Aung San, Aung San Suu Kyi was educated in Burma, India, and the United Kingdom. Her fatherSalim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-28880623943040976432008-06-14T07:34:00.000-07:002009-02-02T05:39:54.997-08:00Tom Brady Biography and PhotosTom Brady Biography and PhotosThomas Edward Brady, Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. After playing college football at Michigan, Brady was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft.Due to his strong performances both in the regular season and the postseason (1 NFL MVP, 2 Super Bowl Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-20348327568930333602008-06-05T06:07:00.000-07:002009-02-02T05:43:18.226-08:00Alex Rodriguez Biography and PhotosAlex Rodriguez Biography and PhotosBorn: 27 July 1975Birthplace: New York, New YorkBest Known As: "A-Rod," baseball's quarter-billion-dollar superstarName at birth: Alexander Emmanuel RodriguezSuperstar shortstop Alex Rodriguez signed a 10-year, $252 million contract with the Texas Rangers in 2000, making him the highest-salaried player in professional sports history. Rodriguez played his first Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-76405500921861460272008-05-29T23:38:00.000-07:002009-02-02T05:49:54.725-08:00Ma Ying-Jeou Biography and PhotosMa Ying-Jeou Biography and PhotosMa Ying-jeou, (born July 13, 1950) is the incumbent President of the Republic of China (ROC). He formerly served as Justice Minister from 1993 to 1996, Mayor of Taipei from 1998 to 2006, and Chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) from 2005 to 2007. Ma was elected Mayor of Taipei in 1998 and re-elected in 2002. He was elected Chairman of the Kuomintang by party members Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-51743173617867775372008-05-27T00:20:00.000-07:002009-02-02T05:52:41.607-08:00Michael Griffin Biography and PhotosMichael Griffin Biography and PhotosMichael Douglas Griffin (born November 1, 1949 in Aberdeen, Maryland) is an American physicist, aerospace engineer and the former Administrator of NASA, from April 13, 2005 to January 20, 2009. As the chief of America's space agency, Dr. Griffin oversaw such areas as the future of human spaceflight, the fate of the Hubble telescope and NASA's role in Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-58124463966310208812008-05-23T21:50:00.000-07:002009-02-02T05:55:46.712-08:00Tony Blair Biography and PhotosTony Blair Biography and PhotosBorn: 6 May 1953Birthplace: Edinburgh, ScotlandBest Known As: British prime minister, 1997-2007Name at birth: Anthony Charles Lynton BlairTony Blair became the youngest British prime minister of the 20th century when he took office in 1997. Blair was born in Scotland but spent much of his childhood in Durham, England. He studied law at Oxford and then practiced law Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-10899784147683886312008-05-18T10:04:00.000-07:002009-02-02T05:58:05.068-08:00Sonia Gandhi Biography and PhotosTony Blair Photos PicturesSonia Gandhi (born December 9, 1946), is an Indian politician and the president of the Indian National Congress (Congress Party). Also, she is currently the chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance in the Lok Sabha. She is the Italian-born widow of Rajiv Gandhi.Born Sonia Maino in Orbassano (8 km from Turin, Italy), she met Rajiv Gandhi, who later became Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-60891323949070691532008-05-05T05:11:00.000-07:002009-02-02T06:01:43.984-08:00Lebron James Biography and PhotosLebron James Biography and PhotosIt will be an understatement to say that Lebron James had a difficult childhood. He was born on December 30, 1984, in Akron, Ohio. Lebron’s mother Gloria was sixteen years old at the time and his father Anthony McClelland was an ex-con who deserted the young woman and the child. Gloria single handedly raised Lebron James. Things got more complicated because of Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-6009627224445144232008-05-02T22:45:00.000-07:002009-02-02T06:20:13.982-08:00Donald Trump Biography and PhotosDonald Trump Biography and PhotosDonald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American business magnate, socialite, television personality, and author. He is the Chairman and CEO of the Trump Organization, a US-based real-estate developer. Trump is also the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts, which operates numerous casinos and hotels across the world. Trump's extravagant lifestyle and Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-83409608245179051242008-04-30T03:30:00.000-07:002009-02-02T06:24:01.727-08:00Philip Rosedale Biography and PhotosPhilip Rosedale Biography and PhotosPhilip Rosedale (born September 1968) is an American businessman, best known as the creator of the virtual world Second Life. Within the Second Life metaverse, his avatar is known as Philip Linden.In 2008 Rosedale was honored at the 59th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for Linden Lab’s creation of the Second Life online world.Rosedale took an Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-63983833679075634012008-04-29T23:17:00.000-07:002009-02-02T06:26:31.823-08:00Jeremiah Wright Biography and PhotosJeremiah Wright Biography and PhotosJeremiah Alvesta Wright, Jr. (born September 22, 1941) is Pastor Emeritus and the former Pastor of the Trinity United Church of Christ (TUCC), a megachurch in Chicago with around 8,500 members. In early 2008, Wright retired after 36 years as the Senior Pastor of his congregation and no longer has daily responsibilities at the church. Following retirement, Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-57505772596326977622008-04-21T21:38:00.000-07:002009-02-02T06:33:04.264-08:00Lorena Ochoa Biography and PhotosLorena Ochoa Biography and PhotosLorena Ochoa (born November 15, 1981) is a Mexican golfer who plays on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour and is currently the number one ranked female golfer in the world. As the first Mexican golfer of either gender to be ranked number one in the world, she is considered the best Mexican golfer of all time.Ochoa took up golf at the age of five. She won her first state Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-1936346100960690192008-04-18T09:41:00.000-07:002009-02-02T06:39:36.030-08:00Michelle Bachelet Biography and PhotosMichelle Bachelet Biography and PhotosVerónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria (born September 29, 1951) is a center-left politician and the current President of Chile—the first woman to hold this position in the country's history. She won the 2006 presidential election in a runoff, beating center-right billionaire businessman and former senator Sebastián Piñera, with 53.5% of the vote. A moderate Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-3151678002559747952008-04-05T04:53:00.000-07:002009-02-02T06:42:13.727-08:00Andrew Lloyd Webber Biography and PhotosAndrew Lloyd Webber Biography and PhotosAndrew Lloyd Webber is arguably the most successful composer of our time. He is best known for stage and film adaptations of his musicals Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), Cats (1994), Evita (1996), and The Phantom of the Opera (2004).He was born on March 22, 1948, in South Kensington in London, England, the first of two sons of William Lloyd Webber, an Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-82406497279018228962008-04-02T21:47:00.000-07:002009-02-02T06:47:08.297-08:00Dan Brown Biography and PhotosDan Brown Biography and PhotosDan Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American author of thriller fiction, best known for the 2003 bestselling novel, The Da Vinci Code and the 2000 bestselling novel, Angels & Demons.Brown is interested in cryptography, keys, and codes, which are a recurring theme in his stories. Currently his novels have been translated into more than 40 languages.Although Brown's Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-63513742579128722452008-03-26T23:59:00.000-07:002009-02-02T06:50:32.643-08:00Paul Allen Biography and PhotosPaul Allen Biography and PhotosBorn: 1953Birthplace: Mercer Island, WashingtonBest Known As: Co-founder of the Microsoft CorporationIn 1975 Paul Allen and Bill Gates founded Microsoft, which grew into one of the great success stories of the personal computer era. Allen left the company in 1983 after a bout with Hodgkin's disease; he remains a member of Microsoft's board of directors and his Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-49830388925704070482008-03-22T20:36:00.000-07:002009-02-02T07:55:06.901-08:00Oscar Pistorius Biography and PhotosOscar Pistorius Biography and PhotosOscar Pistorius (b.November 22,1986) is a South African paralympic runner whose lower legs were amputated at age 1. He is the double amputee world record holder in the 100, 200 and 400 metres events and runs with the aid of Cheetah Flex-Foot carbon fibre transtibial artificial limbs. Initially, the IAAF banned him from participating, however in May 2008 the CASSalim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-80002228533398791102008-03-15T08:29:00.000-07:002009-02-02T08:21:14.917-08:00Kevin Rudd Biography and PhotosKevin Rudd Biography and PhotosKevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957) is the 26th and current Prime Minister of Australia and federal leader of the centre-left Australian Labor Party (ALP). Under Rudd's leadership, the Labor Party won the 2007 federal election on 24 November against the incumbent centre-right Liberal/National coalition government led by John Howard (see Howard Government). Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-25131466537252719902008-03-13T23:45:00.000-07:002009-02-02T08:37:56.325-08:00Isabel Caro Biography and PhotosIsabel Caro Biography and PhotosIsabelle Caro is a French woman from Marseilles, France. Isabelle became well-known by making headlines after appearing in a highly controversial ad campaign by photographer Oliviero Toscani.She has suffered from severe anorexia nervosa since she was 13 years old. Her anorexia was caused by what she calls a 'troubled childhood.' When she appeared on TV Channel Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-24457499615942157822008-03-05T04:39:00.000-08:002009-02-02T08:41:00.715-08:00Rush Limbaugh Biography and PhotosRush Limbaugh Biography and PhotosRush Hudson Limbaugh III (born January 12, 1951) is an American radio host and conservative political commentator. His nationally-syndicated talk show, The Rush Limbaugh Show, airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks. He has been credited with reviving AM radio in the United States, and is also considered to have been a "national precinct Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-81135973738139241772008-03-02T21:36:00.000-08:002009-02-02T08:50:25.511-08:00Howard Stern Biography and PhotosHoward Stern Biography and PhotosDate of Birth12 January 1954, Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, New York, USABirth NameHoward Allan SternNicknameHoweird (In early radio days)Howchie (As a child)King of All MediaHowThe HowardHowieHeight6' 5" (1.96 m)Howard Allan Stern was born on Jan. 12, 1954, in Jackson Heights, New York. His first radio experience was at Boston University, where he Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-60335609468008484272008-02-29T22:18:00.000-08:002009-02-02T09:08:57.976-08:00Fidel Castro Biography and PhotosFidel Castro Biography and PhotosFidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13, 1926) is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president, premier until his resignation from the office in February 2008.Castro began his political life with nationalist critiques of Fulgencio Batista, and of United States political and corporate Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-59207333685936006982008-02-29T22:12:00.000-08:002009-02-02T09:17:16.138-08:00Raul Castro Biography and PhotosRaul Castro Biography and PhotosRaúl Modesto Castro Ruz (born 3 June 1931) is the President of the Cuban Council of State and the President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba. The younger brother of Fidel Castro, he is also Second Secretary of the Political Buro of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), and Commander in Chief (Maximum General) of the Armed Forces (Army, NavySalim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-24580902698649979742008-02-28T23:07:00.000-08:002009-02-02T09:21:02.202-08:00Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Biography and PhotosCristina Fernandez de Kirchner Biography and PhotosCristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (born February 19, 1953), commonly known as Cristina Kirchner, is an Argentine politician from the Justicialist Party and the current President of Argentina. She is the wife of former President of Argentina Néstor Kirchner. Before assuming the presidency she was a Senator for Buenos Aires Province and actedSalim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-34491960674274558152008-02-22T20:06:00.000-08:002009-02-02T09:26:48.064-08:00Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Biography and PhotosBrad Pitt & Angelina Jolie Biography and PhotosBorn June 4, 1975, in Los Angeles, California, Angelina Jolie is the daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight.Jolie adopted her first child, Maddox Chivan Thornton Jolie, a Cambodian infant, born on August 5th, 2001, with then husband Billy Bob Thornton.Jolie's second child, Zahara Marley Jolie, an African child born January 8th, 2005. The Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-80789846775751596902008-02-15T08:07:00.000-08:002009-02-02T09:30:17.522-08:00George W. Bush Biography and PhotosGeorge W. Bush Biography and PhotosGeorge Walker Bush born July 6, 1946) served as the forty-third President of the United States from 2001 until 2009. He was the forty-sixth Governor of Texas from 1995 until 2000 before being sworn in as President on January 20, 2001.Bush is the eldest son of 41st U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Barbara Bush. After graduating from Yale University, Bush Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-50441095436226300242008-02-05T04:24:00.000-08:002009-02-02T09:38:45.228-08:00Michael Schumacher Biography and PhotosMichael Schumacher Biography and PhotosBorn: 3 January 1969Birthplace: Hürth, GermanyBest Known As: Formula 1 racer with dozens of Grand Prix victoriesMichael Schumacher was the undisputed king of Formula One auto racing throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. As a teenager, Schumacher raced karts, becoming the German and European Karting champion in 1987. By 1991 he was racing Formula 1 cars,Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-84018433491751003702008-02-02T04:35:00.000-08:002009-02-02T09:38:41.920-08:00Judd Apatow Biography and PhotosJudd Apatow Biography and PhotosJudd Apatow (born December 6, 1967) is an Emmy Award winning Jewish American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for producing a distinct series of critically and commercially successful comedy films, including Anchorman (2004), The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005), Talladega Nights (2006), Knocked Up, Superbad (both 2007), Forgetting Sarah Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-80801500697390505952008-02-01T21:21:00.000-08:002009-02-02T09:42:52.043-08:00Steven Spielberg Biography and PhotosSteven Spielberg Biography and PhotosSteven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Forbes magazine places Spielberg's net worth at $3.1 billion.[2] In 2006, the magazine Premiere listed him as the most powerful and influential figure in the motion picture industry. Time listed him as one of the 100 Greatest People of the Century. At the Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-45422595398566229472008-01-31T01:19:00.000-08:002009-02-02T09:46:37.401-08:00Andrea Jung Biography and PhotosAndrea Jung Biography and PhotosAndrea Jung (鍾彬嫻, pinyin: Zhōng Bīnxián) (born 1959 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is one of America's iconic business leaders. In 2001 she was named one of the 30 most powerful women in America by Ladies Home Journal. Her mother is a Shanghai-born chemical engineer-turned concert pianist. Jung's father is a Hong Kong-born partner at an architectural firm. He also Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-55094136277856476152008-01-25T21:02:00.000-08:002009-02-02T09:50:52.509-08:00Bob & Suzanne Wright Biography and PhotosWhen Bob and Suzanne Wright learned that one of their grandchildren had received a diagnosis of autism, it would have been easy for them to use their wealth and contacts from Bob's former post as CEO of NBC to arrange for the best private care and worry only about their own family.Bob & Suzanne Wright Biography and PhotosInstead, typically, they worried about all the families with children who Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-35816114203213125242008-01-25T20:50:00.000-08:002009-02-02T09:54:12.041-08:00Lance Armstrong Biography and PhotosLance Armstrong Biography and PhotosBorn: 18 September 1971Birthplace: Plano, TexasBest Known As: Seven-time winner of the Tour de FranceLance Armstrong won the prestigious Tour de France an unprecedented seven straight times, from 1999-2005. Armstrong's string broke the previous Tour de France record of five victories, held by Miguel Indurain (1991-95) and three others. Armstrong is equally Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-11109803871913636482008-01-17T06:27:00.000-08:002009-02-03T03:35:16.583-08:00Stella McCartney Biography and PhotosStella McCartney Biography and PhotosStella Nina McCartney (born September 13, 1971) is an English fashion designer. She is the daughter of former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney and his first wife, deceased rock photographer and animal rights activist Linda McCartney.Stella McCartney was born in London, the second child of former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman. She is named after her Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-7808398357656027372008-01-05T07:54:00.000-08:002009-02-03T03:57:02.920-08:00Hu Jintao Biography and PhotosHu Jintao Biography and PhotosHu Jintao (simplified Chinese: 胡锦涛; traditional Chinese: 胡錦濤; pinyin: Hú Jǐntāo; born 21 December 1942) is currently the Paramount Leader of the People's Republic of China, holding the titles of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China since 2002, President of the People's Republic of China since 2003, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission since Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-41020627425943110432008-01-05T04:00:00.000-08:002009-02-03T04:01:36.795-08:00Michael Jordan Biography and WallpapersMichael Jordan Biography and WallpapersMichael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963) is a retired American professional basketball player and active businessman. His biography on the National Basketball Association (NBA) website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time."[1] Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-52031983036386284732008-01-01T21:06:00.000-08:002009-02-03T04:05:19.593-08:00Tiger Wood Biography and WallpapersTiger Wood Biography and WallpapersEldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Currently the World No. 1, he was the highest-paid professional athlete in 2007, having earned an estimated $122 million from winnings and endorsements.Woods has won fourteen professional major Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-91074615477556345832007-12-31T00:40:00.000-08:002009-02-03T04:08:28.454-08:00Dmitry Medvedev Biography and PhotosDmitry Medvedev Biography and PhotosDmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (Russian: Дми́трий Анато́льевич Медве́дев?·i, Dmitrij Anatol′evič Medvedev; Russian pronunciation: [ˈdmʲitrʲɪj ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ mʲɪˈdvʲedʲɪf]; born 14 September 1965) is the third and current President of Russia, inaugurated on 7 May 2008. He won the presidential election held on 2 March 2008 with about 70% of the popular Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-46020390963811415602007-12-29T05:32:00.000-08:002009-02-03T04:12:26.818-08:00David Axelrod Biography and PhotosDavid Axelrod Biography and PhotosDavid Axelrod (born February 22, 1955) is an American political consultant based in Chicago, Illinois. He is best known as a top advisor to Barack Obama, first in Obama's 2004 campaign for the U.S. Senate in Illinois and later as chief strategist for Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. Following the 2008 Election, he was appointed as Senior Advisor to President Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-83610171127774765552007-12-20T05:18:00.000-08:002009-02-03T04:17:55.702-08:00Katsuaki Watanabe Biography and PhotosKatsuaki Watanabe Biography and PhotosKatsuaki Watanabe (渡辺捷昭, Watanabe Katsuaki?) (born February 13, 1942) is President and CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation.Watanabe, who earned a degree in economics from Tokyo's Keio University, joined Toyota upon graduating from that university in 1964. He has gained experience in a broad range of activities at Toyota, primarily in corporate planning and Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-50483110739634067052007-12-14T05:09:00.000-08:002009-02-03T04:21:00.112-08:00Joseph Stiglitz Biography and PhotosJoseph Stiglitz Biography and PhotosJoseph Eugene Stiglitz (born February 9, 1943) is an American economist and a professor at Columbia University. He is a recipient of the John Bates Clark Medal (1979) and the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2001). He is also the former Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank. He is known for his critical view of the management of Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-40095872904125043082007-12-09T05:00:00.000-08:002009-02-03T04:23:40.681-08:00Joan Blades Biography and PhotosJoan Blades Biography and PhotosJoan Blades (b. ca. 1956 in Berkeley, California) was the cofounder in 1987 with her husband Wes Boyd of Berkeley Systems, a San Francisco Bay area software company known for marketing the After Dark screensaver and the You Don't Know Jack trivia game. After selling Berkeley Systems in 1997 for $13.8 million, Blades and Boyd founded the liberal political group Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-13739525370606263302007-12-04T04:36:00.000-08:002009-02-03T04:43:37.907-08:00Lewis Hamilton Biography and PhotosLewis Hamilton Biography and PhotosLewis Carl Hamilton MBE (born in Stevenage; 7 January 1985) is a British Formula One racing driver from England, currently racing for the McLaren Mercedes team and the youngest ever Formula One World Champion.Hamilton was named after the American sprinter Carl Lewis. At the age of ten, he approached McLaren team principal, Ron Dennis, at the 1995 Autosport Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247529364272957894.post-78402912326382811172007-11-30T02:33:00.000-08:002009-02-03T04:46:24.638-08:00Adam Moss Biography and PhotosAdam Moss Biography and PhotosAdam Moss is an American newspaper and magazine editor. Since 2004, he has been the editor-in-chief of New York magazine. Under his editorship, New York Magazine has repeatedly been recognized for excellence, notably winning five National Magazine Awards in 2007 (beating out the New Yorker, which took home no awards that year).Before coming to New York, Moss worked Salim Stockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03548285926301323244noreply@blogger.com0