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...duped investors, Zhou was picked up by police on his way to do another interview; he spent two days and a long, long night in jail (that's when he was punched after arguing with one of his interrogators). Upon hearing of Zhou's retirement, reader Fang Qiangqiang (a screen name) tried to dissuade Zhou from returning to his hometown in Meitanba, Hunan province: "It's not a good idea to go back home because what you can give people by selling vegetables is not comparable to what you are giving people by what you are doing...
...stood a hand-drawn portrait of the square-jawed actor, a cigarette jutting from his lips, reminiscent of James Dean, a Hollywood legend who also died young and famous. Ledger was at a point in his career where he had graduated from heartthrob (A Knight's Tale) to serious screen actor (Brokeback Mountain) when a housekeeper came across his naked body in his Manhattan loft at 421 Broome Street. A day after that discovery, from across the street, passers-by gazed up at the building's gray windows and snapped pictures with their camera-phones...
...party. So on the night of South Carolina's Republican primary, when the victory he needed to keep his campaign alive seemed as if it might be slipping away once again, McCain stood silent amid the chaos of his crowded hotel suite, his eyes fixed on the television screen. The normally loquacious Senator, who is rarely silent and hates to miss a punch line, was tuning the rest of the room out. Rumors that the primary was about to be called for McCain had fizzled, supplanted by whispers that Mike Huckabee had taken a slim lead in the ballot count...
...legend Jenna Jameson announced that she would be retiring from the porn business, saying at the annual adult video awards (think: Oscars of porn) that she would “never ever spread my legs again” in a porn movie. Though a devastating loss for the silver screen, Jenna is sure be remembered for her unforgettable performances in such cinematic classics as “Up and Cummers 10” and “Dirty Bob’s Xcellent Adventures 35.” Also, the Golden Globes were officially canceled this year...
...such doubts by launching a number of initiatives. Noor unveiled a $100 million media fund whose purpose is "to support the production and distribution of films that entertain as well as enlighten - films that will enhance the connections that already exist between different societies, but are seldom noted on screen and in popular culture." And Qatar princess Sheika Moza bint Nasser-el-Missned announced a multimilli-dollar investment in Silatech, a global initiative designed to help youth around the world find meaningful employment...