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A nnounced  100 most influential people in the world for 2012 on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Among the list was entertainers, political leaders, comedians, athletes, scientists, writers, and CEO’s. This years 100 most influential list included 54 international figures from 37 different countries and several controversial figures. The list is divided into five categories: Moguls, Breakouts, Icons, Pioneers and Leaders and compiled from an online poll of readers. How does TIME pick the 100 most influential people? They report on the website, “They are the people who inspire us, entertain us, challenge us and change our world. Meet the breakouts,pioneers, moguls, leaders and icons who make up this year’s TIME 100.” This year’s most influential list included 38 women. That’s more than ever for the TIME’s influential list. TIME first launched the list in 1999 and since then has included only a few repeat influential people under specific categories, like Oprah Winfrey. Eac...

New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow took to the pulpit this morning in Georgetown, Texas,  on the holiest day of the Christian calendar to share his personal story of faith. In an interview during the service that lasted for about 20 minutes, he explained how he believes God deserves all the glory.Pastor Joe Champion at Celebration Church says he received an "out of the blue" phone call from Tebow, asking if he could come to Georgetown and speak on Easter Sunday.Champion said yes.   The church rented more than 100 buses to drive people to the service, and people arrived hours early to save a seat near the front. About 15,000 people attended the outdoor service. "Obviously, it's our Super Bowl. Easter is the resurrection of Christ in which we celebrate in our faith,"  Champion said. Champion said that despite his famous guest today, the message is still that God is great. "There will be a sacredness of Easter. It's not a Tim Tebow sho...

Tim Tebow and Mark Sanchez may be bonded by more than their team affiliation -- the two New York Jets quarterbacks might be neighbors. According to the New York Post and CNBC, Tebow is interested in a rental property at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J.It's 30 minutes from the Jets practice complex in Florham Park, and there are some pretty nice accouterments. Sanchez also rents a place tied to the Trump club. The four-bedroom "cottage" rents for $10,000 per month, and there are only two such residences on the property -- most of the rentals are studios. Tebow has eyed other Trump properties, including one in Manhattan. But as a golfer, he may find this difficult to pass up. Sanchez's property features an Olympic-sized swimming pool, as does the prospective Tebow house. (We're assuming Tebow won't try to walk across his.) In addition to golf and swimming, the house Tebow might take includes equestrian facilities, a fitness cente...

The inescapable sidebar of Peyton Manning 's decision to join the Denver Broncos is what the team plans to do with QB Tim Tebow , last year's starter for the reigning AFC West champions.As the team prepares to officially introduce Manning on Tuesday afternoon, Tebow is apparently already mulling a future elsewhere.Tebow — likely to be jettisoned by the Broncos following the signing of four-time MVP Peyton Manning — apparently prefers his next NFL destination to be the Sunshine State, where he came to fame playing for the University of Florida.   Monica Culpepper, the wife of former NFL and Florida Gators player Brad Culpepper, told 970 WFLA radio in Tampa Tuesday that Tebow was hoping to head back to familiar surroundings. "Brad and I just had dinner with Tim last week and I don't think this comes as a shock or surprise to him that Manning was actually going to go there," Culpepper said. "And in all honesty, Tim said, 'I miss home. I miss the South. A...