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Ughh. I don’t even know what else to say. I’m not angry or bitter. I’m extremely happy for and envious of Spiegel and the entire Spapchat team. It’s just crazy to me that these apps seem to come out of nowhere overnight, scoop up a few million users and boom! They’re worth hundreds of millions, or even billions of dollars. How is this possible? In the case of Snapchat, it actually makes perfect sense that Facebook would offer this seemingly newborn company $3 billion....

Early Life Wambach was born on June 2, 1980, in Rochester, New York, the youngest of seven siblings, to parents Pete and Judy Wambach. Wambach was exposed to soccer early in life after her mother gave her a book explaining the rules of the sport. Wambach credits some of her competitiveness to growing up in a large family, as her brothers would often include her in their hockey games for target practice....

Early Life Aurora Aksnes was born on June 15, 1996 in Stavanger, Norway as the youngest of three daughters of midwife May and garage door salesman Jan. Her sisters are Miranda and Viktoria. During her early childhood, Aurora was raised in Høle. She later moved with her family to the small village of Drange, where she was surrounded by nature and spent much of her time climbing trees. Aurora also taught herself how to play the piano, and at the age of nine began writing songs....

Betty Jane is known for championing healthcare for children and helped establish the Speediatrics children’s care unit at Halifax Health in Daytona Beach and Homestead Hospital in Homestead. In 2011 the Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award was created in her honor. She became chairwoman of the NASCAR Foundation in 2004. France is also a member of the Junior League of Daytona Beach and has served with the American Red Cross and the Garden Club of Halifax County....

It’s not all appetizer platters and high school dribbling for Jim Justice, though. He made his billions in one of the oldest big businesses out there – coal, for which he continues to advocate for, even in today’s more environmentally-conscious times. He also has a passion for West Virginia’s Greenbrier Resorts, a legendary historic site that had fallen into disrepair and bankruptcy back in 2009. He purchased the entire complex, and also funded its renovation into the five-star resort and vacation destination that it is today....

Early Life Bob Denver was born on January 9, 1935 in New Rochelle, New York and was brought up in Brownwood, Texas. As a young adult, he went to Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, graduating with a degree in political science. Denver subsequently became a teacher and P.E. coach at the Catholic elementary school Corpus Christi School. Start of Television Career Denver began his professional acting career on television in 1957 with an appearance on the series “The Silent Service....

Then he made his first real venture, which was a medical and dental equipment trading business that he started in 1983. After he had suffered ups and downs, eventually Chairul created what’s today successful business enterprise in charge of some other companies such as news website Detik.com, Mega Bank and two of Indonesia’s top five TV stations. Additionally, he has interests in retail businesses, including Carrefour Indonesia, as well as a number of luxury-brand franchises including Giorgio Armani, Jimmy Choo, and Valentino....

He also had recurring roles on the TV series Emmerdale, London’s Burning, Prime Suspect, Prime Suspect 2, and Duck Patrol. Fairbrass also starred in the movies Soursweet, For Queen & Country, Tank Malling, Cliffhanger, Beyond Bedlam, Terminal Force, Proteus, Darklands, Killing Time, Weak at Denise, The Great Dome Robbery, The Long Weekend, White Noise: The Light, Rise of the Footsolider, The Bank Job, Far Cry, The Shouting Man, Just for the Record, Devil’s Playground, Dead Cert, Freight, House of the Rising Sun, Deranged, Hijacked, St....

Darrell Issa has had a multifaceted career spanning business, military service, and politics. Before entering politics, Issa built his fortune as the founder of Directed Electronics, which he established in Cleveland in 1982 and later relocated to Vista, California. The company’s breakthrough came with the development of the Viper car alarm system, which featured innovative technology and became known for its distinctive warning to potential thieves: “Please step away from the car,” often in Issa’s own voice....

As a director Steinberg is best known for directing the TV series Designing Women from 1987 to 1993 and Mad About You from 1994 to 1999. He also directed the series Inside Comedy from 2012 to 2014 and has directed multiple episodes of the TV series One Big Family, Duet, Family Man, Annie McGuire, Newhart, Evening Shade, It Had to Be You, The Parent ‘Hood, Seinfeld, Living in Your Car, and Curb Your Enthusiasm....

Early Life and Education Richard Morris was born on November 28, 1948 in New York City to writer Terry and attorney Eugene. As an adolescent, he attended Stuyvesant High School, where he was on the debate team. After graduating in 1964, Morris went to Columbia University, from which he obtained his BA in 1967. Work with Bill Clinton Morris began working for Bill Clinton during Clinton’s successful 1978 campaign for Arkansas governor....

Early Life DJ Yella, whose real name is Antoine Carraby, was born on December 11, 1961 in Compton, California as the eighth of nine children. He grew up poor, and his parents divorced when he was four years old. Passionate about music from an early age, he learned how to play the drums. As a teenager, he DJ’d under the name Yella at clubs throughout Los Angeles, including the club Eve After Dark....

He studied with Chicago’s Second City Improv for two years, and then began booking commercials and television projects in the late 90s. He has appeared in such projects as “Early Edition”, “Turks”, “Headcrusher”, “Dude, Where’s My Car?”, “Shut and Shoot!”, “Voices from the Grave”, “Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22”, “Not Another B Movie”, and “The Voices from Beyond”. He is most widely recognized for playing his great uncle, Al Capone, in multiple projects, including “The Real Untouchables” and “Travel Channel’s Secrets Of”....

Elaine Chao served as the Commissioner of the Federal Maritime Commission from April 1988 to April 1989. She served as the Chair of the Federal Maritime Commission from April 1988 to April 1989. Elaine Chao was the United States Deputy Secretary of Transportation from April 1989 to October 1991. She served as the 12th Director of the Peace Corps from October 1991 to November 1992. Chao was the 24th United States Secretary of Labor from January 2001 to January 2009....

She achieved a new level of attention, and notoriety, when it was revealed that she had offered sexual favors in return for a job as a showgirl with the Italian public broadcasting company RAI. Estranged from RAI, Gregoraci was subsequently hired by media magnate and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to be a hostess on his television show “Buona Domenica,” alongside fellow bombshell Sara Varone. Elisabetta Gregoraci was married to Formula 1 manager Flavio Briatore from 2008 to 2017....

Early Life and Education Emma Corrin was born on December 13, 1995 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England to speech therapist Juliette, who hails from South Africa, and businessman Chris. Corrin has two younger brothers named Richard and Jonty. As a youth, Corrin attended the Roman Catholic Woldingham School in Surrey, where they developed a passion for acting and dance. During a gap year, they took a Shakespeare course at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and volunteered as a teacher at a school in South Africa....

Following Roma, Borini joined Liverpool in 2012 and acted as a loan for Sunderland in 2013. He has played for the national teams including Italy U17, Italy U19, Italy U21, and Italy. His team achieved UEFA Euro U-21 Team of the Tournament in 2013. In 2010 he was selected as captain for the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. Borini has been playing football since he was nine years old when he and his father were devout Bologna fans....

Mayweather started up with a post about his Super Bowl plans with the following caption: “I don’t kiss ass and I never have to beg for nothing especially not to get a Super Bowl suite. I don’t mind accepting invites at times, but one things for sure…The person that’s paying does all the saying. Therefore I get My Own seats and suites so I can do what I want and invite who I want!...

Maria das Gracas Silva Foster was born on August 26, 1953 in southeastern Brazil. When she was eight years old, her family moved to a favela, a Brazilian shantytown or slum. The favela was just outside of Rio de Janeiro and was crime ridden. The overpopulation, drug trafficking, malnutrition, unsanitary conditions, pollution, and diseases contributed to a high mortality rate in the favela and required constant occupation and monitoring by Brazilian security forces....