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Hollywood’s Highest Paid Actresses

August 4, 2010 By

She may have had a tough year personally, but Forbes.com has named Sandra Bullock as Hollywood’s highest earning actress of the past year.

Bullock, who split from cheating husband Jesse James in a very public and messy way earlier this year, earned a whopping US$56 million (NZ$76.3m) in the 12 months from June 2009 to June 2010.

The 46-year-old had two box office hits that helped her earnings along – romantic comedy The Proposal and The Blind Side, for which the actress won her first Oscar this year.

Forbes’ annual list is based on talking to agents, managers, producers and lawyers to establish what actresses earned as upfront pay on movies they are currently shooting, back-end pay earned after a movie came out and any extra earnings for ad campaigns, perfume and clothing lines. [Read more...]

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Snoozing For Less Or More Than 7 Hours A Day Ups Risk Of Heart Diseases

August 3, 2010 By

Sleeping for less than or more than seven hours a day could put your heart at an increased risk for cardiovascular diseases.

The risk of irregular sleeping patterns was more than two times higher than that of people who reported daily sleep duration of seven hours.

And the risk is higher for adults under 60 years of age and women.

“Sleep disturbances may be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease even among apparently healthy subjects,” said principal investigator Dr Anoop Shankar, Associate Professor in the Department of Community Medicine at West Virginia University School of Medicine in Morgantown, WV. [Read more...]

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Hot Chips May Cause Cancer

August 2, 2010 By

Fried or roasted potatoes, potato crisps, coffee and cereal-based products, including biscuits and toasted bread can cause cancer, the World Health Organization has warned.

Experts have said that a chemical created when starchy foods are cooked at high temperatures has been proven to cause the disease.

Following laboratory tests in animals this year, a joint WHO and United Nations expert committee on food additives agreed there was evidence that the chemical acrylamide caused cancer.

“Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has assessed the new data and agrees with the conclusions,” the Courier Mail quoted a FSANZ spokeswoman as saying. [Read more...]

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Disney Unloads Miramax In Massive Deal

August 1, 2010 By

The Miramax Films studio founded by movie magnates Harvey and Bob Weinstein has been sold off in a massive £440 million deal after a six-month bidding war.

The company was set up by the famous brothers and sold to The Walt Disney Company in 1993 after they left to establish The Weinstein Company.

Miramax Films fell into financial difficulty and closed its offices in January and the Weinsteins, who were responsible for hit films such as Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and The English Patient, tried to buy the company back.

Their negotiations fell though and officials at Disney have now announced the firm has been sold off to a private investment group. [Read more...]

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