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This is the first time I’ve written an editorial letter and so I’d better start by introducing myself. My name is Jamie D’Costa and I’m the editor of Croydon’s best youth magazine, well, we’re the only one, so I guess that means best.

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If you’re not that interested in celebrities you can see the fashion collaboration between Limelight’s fashion editor Olivia Davies and Primark on page 15 and an interview with Crystal Palace striker Sean Scannell on page 18. It’s

by Limelight’s sports editor Terrelle Iziren. Finally, don’t miss the reviews on page 12, by our assistant editor David X Shui-Jezierski.

If you want to work for Limelight then just email rise@inspiredmedia.uk.com Anyway, thanks for picking up this copy of Limelight and remember hard work never killed anyone, but why take a risk?

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Pg 4 MONSTER SUCCESS – Limelight goes pro Green Pg 6 SHOWING SOME SKIN – Jack O’Connell keeps it clean Pg 8 MOZART – From classic to rap Pg 10 GOLD – Get on track with Dame Kelly Holmes Pg 12 REVIEWS – Check out the latest DVD releases Pg 13 STARS OF TOMORROW – We’re famous!

Pg 15 LIMELIGHT FASHION – We love Primark!!

Pg 16 COMPETITION – Win! Win!! Win!!!

Pg 18 SCORE! – Sean Scannell strikes again

Cheers, Jamie D’Costa

Editorial Team Limelight is part of Rise, a youth project, and published by Inspired Media.

DISCLAIMER Limelight is a lifestyle magazine for young people aged 12 - 25. No part of this publication may be reproduced or reprinted in any form without the permission of the publisher, Inspired Media. The views within the magazine are not those of the publisher, but of the individual writer or contributor. All information in Limelight was correct at the time of going to press

Editor: Jamie D’Costa Deputy Editor: Kassall Nsudoh Assistant Editor: David X Shui-Jezierski Music Editor: Leia Griffiths Celebrity Editor: Daisy Boyle Fashion Editor: Olivia Davies Reviews Editor: David X Shui-Jezierski Sports Editors: Terrelle Iziren and Malachi Manahan Features Editor: Maria Worrell

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Being Good to Green...

Limelight: What part do family and friends play in your life?

Limelight: So aside from gardening what other hobbies do you have?

Professor Green: I have a close knit group of friends who are always with me. I haven’t really got a large family, but the family members I have are always there for me.

Professor Green: I don’t really have time for hobbies, but being busy is a problem I don’t mind having. All I really have time for is tidying the house and cooking.

Limelight: As a kid what were you like at school?

Limelight: You’re arguably the UK’s best battling MC. Do you want to continue that stuff in the future?

Professor Green: As a kid I was good and smart, but the only problem was my attendance (laughs).

Limelight: Which artists do you listen to?

Professor Green: I’m useless at listening to new artists. I listen to the same old artists I listened to back, in the day, you know like Biggie and Jay Z. Limelight: What do you think about UK hip hop now and how does it compare to the US? Professor Green: The US is a much bigger territory than the UK, I mean, you can see most of the UK in like three weeks. If you’ve made it in the US , you’ve made it big. In the UK nowadays, people like Tinie Tempah and Tinchy Stryder are making it big so grime to the UK is the same as rap is to the US.

Unstoppable, even after the pain of the past

Stephen Paul Manderson is a wellknown British rapper with songs such as ‘I need you tonight’ and ‘Just be good to Green’. Jamie D’Costa and Terrelle Iziren interview Mr Manderson’s alter ego Professor Green to find OUT just what it is to be a professor of rap Limelight: What was it like working with Lily Allen for your song ‘Just be Good to Green’?

Professor Green: It was really nice working with Lily. It came about when we got talking about a song, ‘Dub’s Be Good To Me’, which turned out to be one of her favourite songs and how I got the rights to use the song. She suggested singing the chorus. Of course, I let her (laugh). It was really nice working with Lily and she’s a really nice and funny girl.

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Limelight: Your singles ‘Just be Good to Green’ and ‘I Need You Tonight’ are more ‘poppy’ rap than previous songs like ‘Hard Night Out’ and ‘Before I Die’, will you keep up the trend of these more ‘poppy’ rap songs.?

Professor Green: I don’t go to a studio and start thinking I’m going to write this or that. If you listen to some of my songs like ‘Jungle’ and ‘Upper Clapton Dance’, there are still similarities between them and ‘I Need You Tonight’, the tongue in cheek humour. I go to a studio and if I’m in a bad mood I’ll write something like ‘Upper Clapton Dance’ but if I’m in a jovial mood, you’ll get a ‘I Need You Tonight’.

Limelight: Relating to your song ‘Before I Die’, have any of your ambitions changed and do you plan to do other things before you die?

Professor Green: There were so many things I could have put in that song, which I have done and I have done some of the stuff in the songs.

Limelight: What advice would you give to the young people who want to make it big?

Professor Green: Work hard and try your best, but don’t be annoyed if you get disappointed.

Limelight: So far you’ve had a good 2010, what do you think 2011 will have in store for you?

Professor Green: I just like to take things step by step really; I don’t really like to rush into things too much.

Professor Green: It would sort of be a step back if I got back into battling. It would be nice if ‘Jump Off’ let me judge, but I know someone would say something cheeky and get me to start battling again.

“My advice to young people who want to make it big, is work hard and try your best, but don’t be annoyed if you get disappointed”

Limelight: You live in Hackney, is there a big hip hop scene there?

Professor Green: I’ve always thought there was a massive grime scene there, many people like it.

Limelight: After you were attacked do you think you’ve come back bigger, better and even stronger?

Professor Green: Yes, I think I’ve come back more appreciative of other people.

Limelight: What is your honest opinion of Croydon?

Professor Green: I don’t know much about Croydon, to be honest, with you, but I’ve got friends there and I’ve been to a couple of clubs there, but I can’t say much about Croydon.

Limelight: How did you come up with the name Professor Green?

Professor Green: Well I was sitting with a mate and told him a fact about a certain plant and the nickname came from there.

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JC: Well, The Beatles, The Stone Roses, most things English, all sorts, apart from pop.

Anything but pop and hip hop. I try and stay diverse. I am the music man you see.

Limelight: What advice would you give to someone who wants to get into acting?

JC: Get in there, it’s a great career. Risky, but good.

Jack O’Connell is a well-known JC: Cook in Skins. He’s a character; we have young actor who made his debut in similar personalities.

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Leia Griffiths and Daisy Boyle had a chat with Jack about his career, love of music and plans for the future

"Acting is a great career - risky, but good"

Limelight: Happy belated birthday. How did you celebrate?

JC: In my back yard, having a right laugh with good folk, plenty of booze and a BBQ. Limelight: Do you prefer filming movies or TV shows and why?

JC: It always differs so it’s a tricky question…

Provided the priorities of everyone involved in the project are compatible with mine I have no preference. However, it’s typical of TV to prioritise a schedule, giving less time for creativity to surface, which can be very frustrating.

Limelight: Which of the characters that you’ve played are you most like?

JC: Definitely Cook. I was left to do what I wanted with him and so I just took whatever madness I harbour, sorted him some retro wear, then Jim C was born.

Limelight: Of all the characters that you’ve played who did you enjoy playing the most?

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Limelight: We know that Kaya your cast mate in Skins has been confirmed for a Skins movie next year, will you be taking part too?

Limelight: What are your plans for the future?

JC: You know how I feel about Cook, he was a great character to play. I’m all in, they just need to say the words, then it’s on.

Limelight: What football team do you support?

Limelight: Who inspired you to start acting?

JC: Plenty of people - cousins, mates, my mum, my Dad, an Irishman with a heart of gold and his brothers. I have been inspired by every single one of them because of their humour.

They’re unprofessional entertainers, they don’t need to try, even my mum’s mum is funny.

Limelight: Have you always wanted to be an actor?

JC: Survival and to see some more of the globe!

JC: Super Derby Super Rams.

“Cook in Skins is a character; we have similar personalities”

JC: Originally, until 15, I wanted to be either a footballer or a musician. I fancied my chances, but I wouldn’t change. Where I’m at now suits me better, I think.

Limelight: Who is the most famous person you’ve ever met?

JC: Sir Michael Caine at the premier of Harry Brown, then David Hayes rocked up, just after becoming world heavyweight champion.

Limelight: Is there anybody you haven’t met that you’d like to meet?

JC: John Lennon, what a shame.

Limelight: We heard that you play a bit of the guitar, what kind of music do you listen to?

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Wolfgang MC For ages Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has been considered the best musician of all time. Recently, a new young talent emerged called Wolfgang MC Mozart.

At just 18, Wolfgang – real name Samuel Salmon – is not only an MC, with a new single on sale at Tesco online, but a fashion designer, lyricist, engineer and all round nice guy. Jamie D’Costa and Maria Worrell caught up with him for a quick chat over the phone Limelight: Hello this is Jamie and Maria from Limelight magazine. Is this Wolfgang MC? Yes

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Limelight: Is there anyone you’d like to collaborate with?

Samuel: Mark Ronson would be definitely one and Calvin Harris. If it was a rapper it would be someone like Pharelle.

“Croydon has got the best of everything”

Limelight: How you been?

Samuel: I’m alright you know, relaxing, got a day off work, you?

Limelight: We know that you designed your own shirts ( Gonna be a star and Impact Ent range), is this something you see yourself continuing in the future?

Samuel: I stopped designing shirts. I’m sponsored by this club and they give me free shirts so I don’t need to design shirts.

Limelight: You got work almost every day now?

Samuel: Yeah, I work everyday, man.

Limelight: If I had the success you had I wouldn’t mind working everyday.

Samuel: Yeah, but I still do work as an engineer too.

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Limelight: Who inspired your music and your album, ‘Gonna be a star’?

Samuel: My mum, she’s an opera singer who sang in churches and always played music in front of me, so music kind of grew on me.

Limelight: Would you prefer us to call you Wolfgang MC or Sam? Samuel, I prefer.

Limelight: We’re on school holidays now, it’s pretty good.

Samuel: Wish I had school holidays, I miss them (laughs)

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Limelight: As your mum’s an opera singer do you think you’ll do a rap-opera collaboration?

Samuel: Nah, my mum’s like 40, so I don’t think she’ll be interested in that.

Limelight: Your motto is ‘try your hardest and one day you’ll succeed’.

Samuel: Yeah, because you will get disappointed a lot and so you just got to keep on going.

Limelight: If you could talk to your 16-year-old self what advice would you give?

Samuel: The best advice was given to me when I was 16 by my dad and so I’d tell myself to listen to my dad.

It was ages before I listened to his advice to become an engineer and when I did, I got the money to fund my music career. I’d tell my 16-year- old self to listen to my dad and I’d give him a slap if that would help.

Limelight: Do you think engineering is going to be a big part of your life or do you plan to drop it?

Samuel: If I make it big then I’ll probably invest in an engineering company because if I invest in that on top of what I do, I’d be making more money.

Limelight: What’s your honest opinion of Croydon?

Samuel: It’s a good place. I come from Clapham, but I’m always in Croydon. I was there when it was like peaceful and when it got a little bit nuts. But Croydon has got the best of everything.

Quick Fire Round Apple or orange?

Apple Football or rugby?

Football Favourite single?

Flashback by Calvin Harris Favourite videogame?

Street Fighter Favourite football team?

Manchester United Favourite film?

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Limelight: Have you got anything to say to the young people of Croydon?

Samuel: Oh, boy, be true to you and you’ll get somewhere.

Limelight: Hopefully we’ll be interviewing you when you’ve got a No. 1 single. Cheers man, see you later.

Wolfgang’s single Partyholic, ft D-soul (Fresk Beats) is available at Tesco online.

To listen to Partyholic visit: http://www.myspace.com/wolfgangmcmozart and then buy it online!

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“The gardening had a very therapeutic and calming effect on the young people” Jenna Downing, World Champion Inline skater

necessary to cope with life and work. Beforehand, if you had told Limelight, that gardening could help develop skills needed for employment we would have told you to turn off Alan Titchmarch’s TV show, wake up and smell the roses ( no pun intended) and get out more. But it actually did help the young people develop useful skills for the world of work.

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In August, the Limelight team spent an afternoon reporting on the work of young people enrolled on a job training programme set up by double Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes. The work in the gardens of a south London charity seemed such fun, that the team decided to help out too! A month later they met Dame Kelly

Annlaisea, 16, a Get on Track participant said: “I’d never done gardening before and at first found it really challenging, but it has taught me how to think of others and be a team player. It has really pulled us together and the athletes have been fun to work with. I’ve really enjoyed it.”

By Jamie D’Costa Despite being a double Olympic gold medal runner, Limelight’s team of reporters managed to catch Dame Kelly Holmes to find out if her charity, the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust (DKHLT) is on course for a podium finish. It could well be, especially as 24 teenagers have crossed the finishing line in yet another heat of Get on Track, the charity’s job training programme for young people.

Just to clarify, writing opening paragraphs like this is not Limelight’s usual style, but we just thought it was appropriate to see how many running related gags we could fit in. We think this is a record number!

Jenna Downing, one of the DKHLT’s team of elite athletes, said: “The gardening had a very therapeutic and calming effect on the young people. The atmosphere was really relaxed and everyone came out of their shell to really work as a team. So much so, that I didn’t have to do anything!

“If it wasn’t for this project, I’d be on the streets getting into trouble” Earl King Brown, 17

On a more serious note, Dame Kelly runs her charity’s Get on Track programme with a talented team of mentors from the world of sport. The mentors include Adam Whitehead, a Commonwealth gold medal swimmer, Neil Danns, a European skateboarding champion and Jenna Downing, current World Champion Inline skater at used

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Limelight joined the young people – mainly from the London borough of Southwark - during one of their activities for the second stage, called Get Set. This activity took place in the gardens of St Giles Trust, a charity in Camberwell, south east London, 10

The camaraderie between the athletes and the kids was extraordinary. Get On Track is really changing lives and giving hope to kids who felt society didn’t care.

which works with offenders and disadvantaged people. Limelight was amazed to see how well the team of young people worked together to renovate the garden, even in the face of evil smelling compost.

By partaking in this challenging activity the young people developed skills such as perseverance and team work, which the athletes informed them was

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The Limelight team only intended to interview the young people and the athletes, while they did all the work, but after the interviews we ended up donning gardening gloves and mucking in too. We had so much fun, we didn’t want to leave, but after nearly three hours at St Giles Trust, we had to go!

Earl is now studying IT at college and hopes to eventually study the same subject at university.

After the ceremony Limelight managed to get an interview with Dame Kelly Holmes.

Dame Kelly was warm and genuine in the flesh. She talked about how sport can help underprivileged kids develop and how it changed her life. Dame Kelly also told the Limelight team that she put her own money into helping children instead of focusing on a lucrative career as a sports broadcaster.

Limelight felt it was a privilege to witness how the DKHLT is changing lives. We hope that all the young people find success in gaining employment.

Get On Track is funded by Morgan Hunt.

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The next time Limelight saw the young people who participated in the gardening project was on September 6 – exactly a month later. The event was a graduation ceremony hosted by Dame Kelly Holmes at Glaziers Hall, a grand venue in London Bridge.

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Held in the evening, the event was inspirational and Limelight believes that if the government could see the effect the Get on Track programme has had on the lives of these young people, then similar schemes would be better funded. Dame Kelly, all the athlete mentors and some young people spoke at this ‘Go’ stage of the programme, designed to encourage ‘graduates’ as they go on to seek employment, education or training.

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Croydon school pupils quizzed Dame Kelly Holmes for a feature in their new magazine.

Nine young people grilled the double Olympic gold medallist, after a glittering evening ceremony at Glaziers Hall, London Bridge. It was held to applaud teenage ‘graduates’ of the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust’s “get on track” job training programme.

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THE KARATE KID

THE EXPENDABLES

I was slightly reluctant to watch this film, convinced that Jaden Smith (yes, he is Will’s son) would provide a poor performance compared to the martial arts star, Jackie Chan. Surprisingly, he didn’t.

We were all promised Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis in an epic action movie to make all other action movies seem like a romance film, but that promise was broken.

Schwarzenegger and Willis only appear for two minutes, so don’t expect much from them, but do expect tons of explosions and gun fire.

Dre Parker (Smith), 12, moves to China because of his mother’s work. He grabs the attention of one of his classmates, Mei Ying, and along with it, the school bully. Mr. Han (Chan) decides to teach Dre Kung fu and saves him from the beating of his life.

The 1984 version of ‘The Karate Kid’ was a big hit and loved by many. Director Harald Zwart, known mainly for his terrible films such as Pink Panther 2, takes the safe route and copies the first script almost exactly to the word. You’ll probably save money by just buying the original to watch at home. Yet I still seem to like this film. The visual content is great, Smith’s Kung fu is unbelievable for someone so young and Chan provides humour and an emotional character for the viewers.

DVD release date: November 15 2010

Stallone leads a band of famous action stars called The Expendables, hired by Mr Church (Willis) to take out a dictator in some South American country. Along the way, Stallone falls for a local girl but flees the island, before going back to save her.

This film is a complete disappointment. I expected more from everyone. Terribly written, the characters have no distinctive personalities, which is quite funny.

Big ol’ Stallone is acting ‘hard’ one second, but turns into a puppy dog the next. Jason Statham, the British actor, performs the best but not well. He more or less acts like a mini-Stallone. Perhaps if this film had different writers and a different director, but the same cast, then perhaps, I repeat, perhaps it would make all other action movies crumble beneath it.

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Daisy Boyle, a 12-year-old Shirley High School pupil, from Addiscombe, interviewed the former athlete about her career and charity work for the magazine called Limelight, published next month.

The teenagers began working on Limelight during the summer at the Sir Philip Game Centre, in Morland Avenue, East Croydon.

Limelight’s editor is Jamie D’Costa, a 16-year-old Whitgift School student, from South Croydon.

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FASHION UPDATE Autumn/Winter goes back to basics From Marc Jacobs’ nostalgia inspired collection filled with long skirts and appropriate coats, to Givenchy’s masquerade embellishments; fashion has truly changed from one season to the next.

Last season had Chanel models parading around a barn to Lily Allen, however this time, Lagerfeld has found an arctic muse to compose a collection upon.

Can his flow of imagination ever run dry?

Last year’s revival of body-con and retro clogs has been taken over by this season’s comeback of fur, aviator sheepskin jackets and camel coats.

Autumn and winter is also the time for practicality - thankfully designers and high street names alike are starting to see sense! The biggest key pieces are full with impact and very easy to pull off. They include: longer skirts, thick hiker socks, shearling jackets, cable knit jumpers and dresses, camel 14

coats, and full retro skirts. One of the simplest and most effective trends to wear is the ‘hiker’.

As demonstrated by Topshop Unique, it’s best to wear an equal balance of knitwear, sheepskin, and/or fur and the same applies to menswear.

Another key trend for men is androgyny. Take Givenchy, Riccardo Tisci’s slightly dark and innovative mind has managed to incorporate a skirt with shorts, to make a male “skort”. It is certainly controversial, but has fashion gone too far? By Olivia Davies

Chic on the Cheap!

Limelight unveils a selection of Primark’s Autumn/Winter collection

Stone knitted top in metallic, £9.00 Black super skinny jeans, £8.00 Chunky knit scarf, £5.00

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Harem pants, on model below left Multicoloured scarf - around £3.00-£5.00 Two tone knit scarf - £3.00 £5.00

Denim skirt, £18.00

Knitted grey scarf, £4.00 Cream knitted sweater, £9.00 Grey Harem Pants, £12.00

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Return of a Legend

The Real Boy Wonder

Oscar winner Michael Douglas, 66, returns for another instalment of Wall Street! Married to the beautiful Entrapment actress, the Oscar-winning actor and his wife are a top Hollywood couple.

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Shia LaBeouf waxes lyrical about working with actor Michael Douglas on Wall Street

By David X Shui-Jezierski Remember a decade ago on CBBC when we all watched a comical programme involving a mischievous young boy and his smart sister? No, I’m not talking about Bart and Lisa; I’m talking about Even Stevens! Who could have known that Louis Stevens AKA Shia LaBeouf could become one the best young actors in Hollywood, starring alongside the likes of Megan Fox and Will Smith?

In Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Michael Douglas again plays Gordon Gekko, but this time as a saviour, not a villain. Don’t worry if you didn’t see the first instalment, it was made in 1987 and so you were either not born or a baby back then! Also don’t quickly assume this to be a film for intellectual adults, it may fascinate you in ways BBC News never will!

In his latest film, Labeouf, 24, works, quite literally, with Michael Douglas in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.

He plays a very serious role as a Wall Street trader who teams up with Douglas to try and warn the world of the up coming recession. So what’s it like to work with Douglas? Shia responded: “I love Michael. He’s fantastic, very helpful, a consummate professional, a real pro. I enjoyed working with him a lot.”

After the release of the first movie, many people were inspired

by Gekko to go into investment banking and even those already working in banks idolised him. Asked if this surprised him, as an actor, Douglas said: “Well, I was shocked. I’d say to people, ‘well, I was the villain’ and they would say, ‘no, no, no’, they didn’t see me that way, so it was all very seductive I guess.”

This is Douglas’ second collaboration with director Oliver Stone, whose credits include the very emotional film World Trade Centre and of course the first Wall Street. “Our relationship has changed because I can take his abuse much better now. He’s very talented [and] has great respect for actors, but he’s definitely tough. In the earlier film, I was probably more easily intimidated by Oliver and in this one I personally think he needs a sounding board.”

At the moment Michael Douglas is recovering from throat cancer.

We at Limelight wish him all the best!

You’re probably thinking, ‘how much does Labeouf know about finance?’ Well, in response to that question he answered “Nothing. I had to learn everything from scratch.

I opened up an account with twenty thousand dollars and started trading.

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Win a prize in Limelight’s Wall Street Competition!

To celebrate the release of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Limelight is giving you the chance to win: a money clip, a mouse mat, cufflinks, a blackberry case, a T-Shirt, & an A4 portfolio.

All you have to do to win is answer this question correctly: Who is Michael Douglas’ wife? Is it: A. Angelina Jolie B. Gwyneth Paltrow C. Catherine Zeta Jones

“I love Michael, He’s a consummate professional, a real pro and I enjoyed working with him a lot” “I also had to get something called the S-7 book and I had to pass the ‘Series 7 test’ to become a licensed brokerdealer. I took the test, passed it and started going to different hedge funds and trading. The value of the account mentioned before is now three hundred thousand dollars and that happened within two and a half months.”

COMING SOON

Labeouf is a true role model for youngsters. With dreams of becoming rich and famous, he has accomplished so much in so little time. He’s like a cooler Daniel Radcliff (that’s Harry Potter, for those of you who didn’t know!).

We’ve got three of each of the prizes, so let us know which one you want – you can even have more than one!

Ring Limelight’s co-ordinator without delay! The number is 07950 255 389.

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Sports Profile

It’s onwards and upwards for Croydon born Crystal Palace Striker Sean Scannell Sean Scannell is a key player for Crystal Palace, but with millions being thrown his way, will he pick money over loyalty?

By Terrelle Iziren Sean Scannell, 20, emerged from the Eagles youth team where he scored 23 goals in the 2006/2007 season.

The star striker, who has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth level, can play right wing or up front. But if there’s one thing that a striker does best, it’s finding the back of the net and that’s exactly what Sean did against Sheffield in December 2007.

After enchanting Eagles supporters with his wonders, Scannell pledged his future to the club by signing a two and a half year deal on January 8 2008.

He’s a “speedy forward with a light touch” according to his club and a forward “blessed with blistering pace and maturity beyond his years,” remarked the Guardian.

But after Sean’s impressive performances, his hopes for this season have taken a big blow after a knee injury that damaged his ligaments, taking him out until the New Year.

However, the Palace forward has signed a one-year contract extension along with fellow teammate Lee Hills, who joins him on the sidelines.

Eagle’s boss George Burley said: “Both have suffered cruel luck with injury and will be looking to put this frustrating time behind them. They are both great professionals and fully deserve this extension to their current contracts.”

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Scannell’s exceptional displays continued and attracted the attention of Aston Villa who attempted to table up to £2 million for the youngster. Even big spenders Manchester City expressed their interest in signing Scannell, but this wasn’t enough to convince the Palace star that his career may lie elsewhere.

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