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25.12.2009., petak
Boy leaves Brazil with his father
16.11.2009., ponedjeljak
Belle de Jour Finally Comes Forward After Years Of Secrecy
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U.K. (ChattahBox) - ‘Secret Diary of a Call Girl’, a blog featuring the life of a prostitute named Belle de Jour, has been made notorious after sparking a book series, and a television series starring Billie Piper. But years of secrecy have been broken as Belle herself has come forward to expose herself. Dr. Brooke Magnanti, a child health researcher at the University of Bristol, has come forward and admitted that she is the writer behind the blog. Magnanti worked as a call girl between 2003 and 2004, as she worked to earn her PhD. “Anonymity had a purpose then - it will always have a reason to exist, for writers whose work is too damaging or too controversial to put their names on,” Magnanti told the BBC. “But for me, it became important to acknowledge that aspect of my life and my personality to the world at large. I am a woman. I lived in London. I was a call girl. The people, the places, the actions and feelings are as true now as they were then, and I stand behind every word with pride.” She decided to come forward over fear of being exposed by an ex-boyfriend, saying that she was tired of living the lie. She is currently writing a novel, and plans to continue writing her blog until she gets the happy ending she feels Belle deserves. |
18.09.2009., petak
Andreessen joins HP board
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Two years after selling his software company to Hewlett-Packard, Marc Andreessen has joined the PC giant's board of directors. Marc Andreessen (Credit: Ina Fried/CNET)HP announced the appointment, effective immediately, on Thursday. In a statement, HP's chairman and CEO Mark Hurd described Andreessen as "a software pioneer whose leadership has helped shape the Internet...Marc's entrepreneurial background and industry expertise will be a welcome addition to the HP board of directors." Andreessen and HP's relationship goes back several years, culminating with HP's purchase of Opsware for $1.6 billion in 2007. Since then, Andreessen, best known as the co-founder of Netscape, has helmed social network creation service Ning, and a new venture capital firm Andreessen-Horowitz. He also sits on the boards of eBay and Facebook. The addition of Andreessen will bring the board up to 11 members. |
