Yamaguchi Hedican Date 1995 Wedding 2000

Yamaguchi Hedican Date 1995 Wedding 2000, Kristi Yamaguchi’s house in Raleigh, N.C., could also pass as the world’s greatest toy store. In place of a dining table, there’s a pink princess-castle playhouse. A miniature kitchen and tea party set-also pink-have taken over what used to be an office. The family room upstairs is home to a giant inflatable bouncy castle for Yamaguchi’s daughters Keara, 4, and Emma, 2. And the former figure skater, 36, couldn’t be happier about her stay-at-home-mom existence these days. “I lived such a high-stress, competitive life early on,” she says. “It feels good to chill out a little more.”

Now the Olympic gold medalist is turning up the heat as a frontrunner on Dancing with the Stars. “I’m a perfectionist. If we didn’t do well, I would have been really upset,” Yamaguchi says. Luckily she’s got nothing to fret about. Yamaguchi-who hesitated over the skimpy costumes (“with figure skating, at least I could wear tights!”)-has earned some of the show’s highest scores for her moves with partner Mark Ballas. Declared judge Len Goodman: “The ice maiden has just melted my heart.”

It’s been a long time since the California native was last twirling for a crowd. After her triumph at the 1992 Olympics, Yamaguchi spent a decade on the pro tour Stars on Ice. In 2002 she quit to start a family with husband Bret Hedican, now 37, a hockey player for the Carolina Hurricanes. “I burnt myself out of skating,” she says. “I was ready to focus on being a mom.”

For her Dancing stint, Yamaguchi is staying in L.A.-and missing the family’s home base in Raleigh, where they live during the hockey season. On weekends, the girls often attend Hedican’s games. “I’ll say, ‘Where’s Daddy? Where’s number six?'” says Yamaguchi with a laugh. “They’ll point him out, then just play the rest of the time.”

It’s easier to concentrate on Mom’s new gig-both girls love to boogie. “They put on their songs and dance around,” says Yamaguchi. Another potential perk? Getting her husband on the dance floor. The pair, who met at the Albertville Olympics in 1992 but didn’t start dating until 1995, have discussed taking ballroom dance lessons since marrying in 2000. “The Moonwalk is his go-to move whenever we’re at a wedding,” says Yamaguchi. Adds Hedican: “After I’ve had a few cocktails and Michael Jackson comes on.”

It’s too soon to tell if Keara and Emma will follow in their parents’ skates. “They love being on the ice,” says Yamaguchi, “but I wouldn’t say they’re open to instruction at this point.” Regardless, she looks forward to being their No. 1 fan. “I don’t know how my mom got up at 4 every morning to take me to the rink, but now I can see why she did it,” she says. “You do anything to make your kids happy.”

Mark Wahlberg And Rhea Durham Together 8 Years Before Getting Married In 2009

Mark Wahlberg And Rhea Durham Together 8 Years Before Getting Married In 2009, They wed at the Good Sheperd Catholic Church in Beverly Hills, California on August 1, 2009. Wahlberg wore a dark suit and the bride a white strapless dress with silver embroidery. “She looked like a princess and beyond stunning.

Mark looked ecstatic,” says an eyewitness shortly after the ceremony, which lasted for about 45 minutes. The church was decorated with candles and pink and light purple roses. They spent a quiet pre-wedding moment alone at the church Friday afternoon. Wahlberg, looking happy and relaxed, sat down in the front row before returning home to his Beverly Hills home for a small gathering.

Classic Quotes by Mark Wahlberg and Rhea Durham about their relationship:
“Divorce is a bigger mistake than living with two children, not being married. My parents are divorced, her parents are divorced – so we want to succeed.”
– Mark Wahlberg 2/2007
“If we do it here [in L.A.], it’ll probably just be us and the kids. If we do it in Boston, I would say there’d be a lot more family members, so there’ll be some fighting. [It will] definitely [be] in a Catholic church.[Brendan is] well behaved. He doesn’t go crazy like the other little ones. They love him. Everybody wants mommy’s attention but they love him.”
– Mark Wahlberg 2/2/2009
“It is the best! It’s awesome. There’s not as much sleep, though. We are outnumbered now! [The wedding ceremony will be] Catholic church, small, family only, no media! And there will be no wedding pictures sold to any magazines!”
– Mark Wahlberg 10/13/2008
“I’m not into the waif thing…I’m more into curvy women.”
– Mark Wahlberg 3/2009
“[Parenthood is] amazing. Wonderful. Wonderful, it really is. Everything about it. There’s not a thing [Ella] could do, nothing I don’t like about it. [It makes you] realize your priorities. It’s real life. You have to be so involved. [I want to] just hang out with her. I don’t want anything or need anything. I just want to hang out with her.”
– Mark Wahlberg 6/18/2004
“It’s the best. Oh yeah. [Ella] knows I can’t say no [to her]. I’ve been doing this [career] for too long to care anymore. It’s not something that I’m going to do forever…I have other interests. Golf. My daughter. Yeah. I mean, I wouldn’t say that I’m not coming back. If [director] David [O. Russell] wanted me to work I would certainly work with friends and for friends. But yeah, I don’t want to do this forever. [Fatherhood] changes everything. It certainly changes the decisions that I make in the future, the kinds of films that I do and the kinds of things that I put out there. I certainly would have a hard time accepting a role like [porn star Dirk Diggler in] ‘Boogie Nights’ now that I have a daughter. I mean, I’m going to have to explain it anyway, but I was a different person then…I’m really just at a different place. [We’ll get married] soon, hopefully.”
– Mark Wahlberg 10/7/2004
“I’m just going to stay home for Christmas, and go somewhere warm for New Year’s. It’s my first Christmas in California [with] my 15-month-old. So we’re gonna take her to see Santa, get the tree. I’m trying not to get her everything, because she already has everything! I’m just going to go out and try to look for that one special thing. Very exciting. I’ve never spent Christmas in California. It’s very weird with the pink houses and the palm trees and 80-degree weather. My family’s coming in from Boston so it’ll be nice. [I] just [want] to be with my daughter, and for her to be as happy as she always is.”
– Mark Wahlberg 12/23/2004
“It changes every aspect of your life for the better. She’s been talking – the stuff that comes out of her mouth. [When we went Christmas shopping], I would’ve bought her whatever she wanted. She only wanted a little Hellow Kitty and Gew Well Elmo, which is so random, because she was sick today, so I tucked her in with her Elmo. He’s got a little cast. And he got a Band-Aid on his leg.”
– Mark Wahlberg 8/15/2005
“My dad called me Mike since I was a kid. So in honor of my dad, I think we’re going to name [our son] Michael. I don’t feel a need to outdo my dad [who had nine kids]. I have friends my age who are already grandfathers. I waited for the right time.”
– Mark Wahlberg 1/7/2006
“[My mom told me] to learn to say no. [But] anything my daughter wants or anything she does is fine with me.”
– Mark Wahlberg 3/29/2006
“I have a very quiet, happy, simple life. I go to the golf course, I go to the store, take my kids to the park and stuff. There’s not too much to it. My daughter wants to fight with daddy. And then she says, ‘Oh no, don’t hurt me, I’m just a gentle, little girl.’ She’s got a lot of me in her, and a lot of her mom. It’s amazing to see. You can’t help but look and laugh and smile from the first cry. My son is amazing. He’s getting big, and I’ve been working too long. I have to get back home. I would like my daughter to be a professional golfer – I don’t want her to be anywhere near Hollywood. She has her own clubs and we golf together. I have a little practice range in the backyard that she likes to play in. We’ll start out putting and then maybe she’ll go play in the sand and throw sand in my eyes.”
– Mark Wahlberg 8/25/2006
“I’ve been worrying about me and my career. That’s going to take a backseat at some point. I want to do some great work now, some interesting movies, and then be going to school plays and soccer games – far from a camera…I don’t want to raise my kids in Hollywood.”
– Mark Wahlberg 10/8/2006
“[Filming ‘We Own the Night’] was at a really tough time. I was about to have my second child. I had left shortly after my first child was born to work and that was a very difficult experience.”
– Mark Wahlberg 10/4/2007
“When the kids are good, we want eight or nine. When they’re bad, we [want] to stop at three. [Our household is] awesome. Hectic at times. But a lot of fun. My fear is failing as a father, as a friend, as a son. I have a lot of responsibility and a lot of people counting on me. And I know God has put me in this position to put back and try to create some opportunities for some others, show kids there is another way.”
– Mark Wahlberg 10/13/2007
“I had a beautiful day with my kids and my future wife. We went to brunch. We’re thrilled [to have another kid]! For the most part, my kids are darlings. But at 5 a.m., it can be a little crazy.”
– Mark Wahlberg 6/5/2007
“She wants to wait until after the baby [to get married]. We’ve been very fortunate. We’ve waited and worked hard to really strengthen our relationship. We want it right. We’re ready. I’m ready. She’s been ready, but I think you know, we both come from broken homes and we want to succeed. It’s going to be a beautiful occasion. Very intimate. Of course [the kids will be in it] – if they want to be.”
– Mark Wahlberg 6/13/2008
“We continue to grow in our relationship. I think we have a much better chance at succeeding and staying together. I wasn’t prepared to be married – I don’t care who it was – at [age] 20 or 30. [But now I’m] committing to really making it work constantly and all the other things that go into building a solid foundation. Before I couldn’t manage to go to school for four or five hours a day and then be able to get my homework done. But once I took out the nightlife part of my life, you know going out from 10 to 3, 4, 5, 6 in the morning, there’s enough time in the day to do all the stuff I’m doing and then some and get a good eight hours sleep. My family travels with me when I work most of the time, or I go back and forth on weekends. [I now have] a good four or five months off. I try to take as much time off as possible…Mommy’s had enough of Daddy being away at work. I didn’t want to play [the ‘Max Payne’ video game] because I have an addictive personality. I got more responsibility now than I’ve ever had with the kids and everything else. I don’t want to be spending 14 hours on the videogame and then eight hours on the set. It’s not going to work out.”
– Mark Wahlberg 7/24/2008
“My son is completely frustrated because he was the baby. He literally said, ‘The baby has to go to Florida!’ That’s the only full sentence he’s said. My daughter’s thrilled. She thinks she has a little baby – a little plaything. In the middle of moving, [we’re] hoping to get married all in the stretch of six or nine months. We’re getting to know each other. Both of our parents are divorced. So we’re trying to make it work. We decided we wanted to get married. Then the second baby was coming – then the third. We hardly had time. I have a lot of explaining to do [about my earlier, riskier career choices]. I’m trying to figure out how to destroy the evidence.”
– Mark Wahlberg 10/9/2008
“We’re talking about [getting married in] August. I don’t know [where it will be held]. It will be in the Catholic Church somewhere. I’m the youngest of nine [kids. We will have] however many Mom wants to have. The fact that I stopped going out and partying, that allowed me to do it. There’s more than enough time [now] to take care of everything and still get a good night’s sleep.”
– Mark Wahlberg 10/14/2008
“We’re talking about August. It will be in a Catholic church somewhere.”
– Mark Wahlberg 2009

Rachael Ray And John Cusimano Dated Two Years

Rachael Ray And John Cusimano Dated Two Years, Rachael Ray tied the knot with lawyer John Cusimano in September 2005 in Tuscany, after the couple had dated for two years.

Rachael Domenica Ray (born August 25, 1968) is an American television personality, businesswoman, celebrity chef and author. She hosts the syndicated talk and lifestyle program Rachael Ray and three Food Network series, 30 Minute Meals, Rachael Ray’s Tasty Travels and $40 a Day.

Ray wrote cookbooks based on the 30 Minute Meals concept, and launched a magazine, Every Day with Rachael Ray, in 2006. Ray’s television shows have won two Daytime Emmy Awards.
Ray was born in Glens Falls, New York. Her parents are Elsa Scuderi, an Italian (Sicilian) American, and James Ray, who is of French, Scottish and Welsh descent.

She moved to Cape Cod, Massachusetts where her family owned four restaurants. When Ray was 8, her family moved to Lake George, New York. Her mother managed restaurants in upstate New York.

In 1995 Ray moved to New York City. One of her first jobs there was at the candy counter at Macy’s, where she eventually managed the fresh foods department. She later helped open a New York City market. Moving back to upstate New York, Ray managed Mister Brown’s Pub at The Sagamore, a hotel on Lake George.

From there, she became a buyer at Cowan & Lobel, a gourmet market in Albany. Ray credits the concept of 30 Minute Meals to her experience working at the store, where she met people who were reluctant to cook. She taught a course in which she showed how to make meals in less than thirty minutes. With the success of her “30 Minute Meals” classes, WRGB (the local CBS TV affiliate) asked her to appear in a weekly segment on their newscasts.

This, along with a public radio appearance and the publication of her first book, led to a Today show spot and her first Food Network contract in 2001.

On September 24, 2005, in Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy, Ray married John Cusimano, an American lawyer and lead singer of the rock band “The Cringe.” She owns homes in Lake Luzerne, New York, and Manhattan’s Greenwich Village.

Greenspan Mitchell Dated 12 Years

Greenspan Mitchell Dated 12 Years, Alan Greenspan is the chairman of the US Federal Reserve Board, which determines official interest rates. He is commonly perceived as an inflation hawk, often criticized for focusing on controlling inflation rather than on lowering unemployment rates.Greenspans general comments can be so strong that they can send financial markets sharply in either direction.

Alan Greenspan was born in 1926, in New York City and raised by his mother and grandmother. From an early age he pursued his interest in music and after completing high school, he went on to study at the Juilliard School of dance, drama and music. Alan soon dropped out and began travelling with Henry Jerome and His Orchestra, and performed as a tenor, saxophone and clarinet player for about a year. After His time in the band Alan went on to study at New York University’s school of commerce in 1944 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree with which he followed up with a Master of Arts degree in 1950.

That same year Greenspan began graduate studies at Columbia University but accepted a job for the National Industrial Conference Board which subsequently caused him to drop out of Columbia.

In 1951 Alan Greenspan meet artist Joan Mitchell and began dating her, a year later they were married but it wasn’t to be and they obtained an annulment 10 months later. During their time together Joan introduced Alan to novelist Ayn Rand a writer and social philosopher. Alan was greatly influenced by her philosophy of “Objectivism”. He authored articles for Objectivist newsletters, and contributed several essays for Rand’s 1966 book Capitalism: the Unknown Ideal, they remained friends until her death in 1982.

In 1954 Greenspan partnered bond trader William Townsend to form Townsend-Greenspan and company, an economic consulting firm which he stood as Chairman and president from 1954 to 1974. Alan entered politics in 1967, when he served as director of domestic policy research for Richard Nixon, he turned down a permanent position in the Nixon administration, but continued to advise him informally while continuing his work at Townsend-Greenspan and company. From 1974 to 1977 he served as Chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers and then returned to Townsend-Greenspan and company in 1977. In 1977 he also completed a Ph.D. from New York University.

From 1981 to 1983, he served as chairman of the National Commission on Social Security Reform, working to save the social security system from bankruptcy. When the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board retired in June 1987, Alan was nominated as his replacement, and accepted the position. After failing to find a buyer Townsend-Greenspan and company was closed. Alan Greenspan was chairman of the Federal Reserve Board for 5 straight terms and is not eligible for renomination to a sixth term in that position.

Before Alan’s appointment to the reserve board, he held an impressive list of positions including corporate director for Aluminium Company of America, Capital Cities/ABC, General Foods, J.P. Morgan & Co, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Mobil Corporation; and The Pittston Company. His noncorporate positions included Member of the Board of Trustees for the Rand Corporation, Director of the Institute for International Economics, Member of the Board of Overseers, Hoover Institution and Vice Chairman and Trustee for the Economic Club of New York.

Alan Greenspan married Andrea Mitchell, NBC’s chief foreign affairs correspondent, in 1997, after a 12-year relationship. They live in the Palisades, Washington. Alan is famous for doing a good deal of his most important work in the mornings, while soaking in the bath.

Greenspan’s honorary titles include Knight Commander of the British Empire, and Commander of the Legion d’honneur (Legion of Honour).

William Kate Dated Eight Years

William Kate Dated Eight Years, 16th November 2010: Prince William and Kate Middleton are engaged and will marry next year, Clarence House announced today.

William, 28, proposed during a holiday in Kenya last month after asking Kate’s father for his daughter’s hand following a marathon eight-year courtship.

Kate, also 28, had been dubbed ‘Waity Katy’ amid criticism she was hanging on for a proposal and did not have a proper job but now her wait is finally over.

The couple will appear in public later today, when the Princess-in-waiting is expected to show off her engagement ring. Their first ever interview will be broadcast tonight.

David Cameron said William is ‘extremely excited’ and ‘thrilled’ as he appeared outside No10 to welcome the news this lunchtime.

Their royal wedding will be the biggest event since Prince Charles and Diana got married in 1981.

It is hoped the ceremony will give a huge boost to the nation and the economy as crippling public sector spending cuts hit home.

TIMELINE TO TS-EX- ROYAL ROMANCE

SEPTEMBER 2001: Prince William and Kate Middleton meet at St Andrews University

MARCH 2002: William pays £200 to watch Kate modelling a sheer black lace dress in a fashion show

CHRISTMAS 2003: Rumours abound that the pair have started dating

MARCH 2004: The romance is exposed after they are pictured on the ski slopes of Klosters together

JULY 2005: The pair enjoy a romantic holiday at the Lewa Downs game reserve in Kenya

JANUARY 2006: William is photographed kissing Kate in public for the first time during a skiing break in Klosters

DECEMBER 2006: Kate makes her most significant appearance to date as she turns up to watch William graduate as an Army officer at Sandhurst

APRIL 2007: William and Kate are confirmed to have split but they secretly reunite within weeks

OCTOBER 2007: The couple are pictured back together for the first time

APRIL 2008: Kate is at William’s graduation ceremony from the RAF, suggesting the couple’s relationship is now permanent and has the approval of senior royals

JANUARY 2010: Kate watches as William graduates on an advanced helicopter training course and receives his flying badge from the Prince of Wales

FEBRUARY 2010: William says ‘You’ll have to wait a while yet’ when asked about the prospect of a wedding

OCTOBER 2010: The couple are pictured in public together at a friend’s wedding, sending speculation of an engagement to fever pitch

NOVEMBER 16: The couple’s engagement is announced by Clarence House.

Bookies have made August 13th the early favourite for the wedding date and it is likely to take place at Westminster Abbey.

It is claimed personnel at the Abbey have already been contacted about a royal wedding in the second week of August, although St Paul’s and Windsor Castle are other potential venues.

The Queen and the Queen Mother were both married in the Abbey but it also carries painful memories of William’s mother’s funeral in 1997.

Charles and Diana’s fairytale ceremony was at St Paul’s which has also been the recent location for major royal celebrations such as the Queen’s 80th birthday.

In a full statement, Clarence House said: ‘The Prince of Wales is delighted to announce the engagement of Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton.

‘The wedding will take place in the Spring or Summer of 2011, in London. Further details about the wedding day will be announced in due course.

‘Prince William and Miss Middleton became engaged in October during a private holiday in Kenya.

‘Prince William has informed The Queen and other close members of his family. Prince William has also sought the permission of Miss Middleton’s father.

‘Following the marriage, the couple will live in North Wales, where Prince William will continue to serve with the Royal Air Force.’

The engagement was also officially announced simultaneously on Facebook and Twitter, coming days after the Queen signed up to the social networking site.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: ‘Both the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are absolutely delighted for them both.’

Prince Charles, in Dorset, said he was ‘thrilled’ and joked that the couple had been ‘practicing long enough’.

Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, on her way into a central London theatre this afternoon, said: ‘It’s brilliant, isn’t it? It’s absolutely wonderful.’

Michael and Carole Middleton appeared outside their home in Berkshire shortly before 4pm to speak about their daughter’s relationship in public for the very first time.

Mr Middleton said: ‘Carole and I are absolutely delighted by today’s announcement and thrilled at the prospect of a wedding some time next year.

‘As you know Catherine and Prince William have been going out together for quite a number of years which has been great for us because we have got to know William very well.

‘We all think he is wonderful and we are extremely fond of him. They make a lovely couple, they are great fun to be with, and we’ve had a lot of laughs together. We wish them every happiness for the future.’

Earl Spencer, William’s uncle and the brother of Diana, said: ‘It’s wonderful news. Very exciting. My family are all thrilled for them both.’

Mr Cameron and Labour leader Ed Miliband also said they were ‘delighted’ for the couple.

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