Day: January 13, 2010

About Takanori Hatakeyama WBA Lightweight Champion who twice defended his title, WBA Super Featherweight Champion from September, 1998 to June, 1999. He was an aspiring baseball player before becoming obsessed with boxing. Despite not being Christian, he often entered the ring wearing a large cross, which he says brought him a sense of calm one…

About Ayah Bdeir Founder and CEO of littleBits, an award-winning platform of easy to use electronic building blocks, which sells hardware to over 100 countries worldwide and is used in more than 3,000 schools. She was named one of Entrepreneur s 10 Leaders to Watch. She studied computer engineering and sociology at the University of…

About Miriam Defensor Santiago Filipina senator who also served as a judge on the International Criminal Court. She studied political science at the University of the Philippines, Visayas. She was Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform in the Philippines during the late 1980s and early 1990s. She was narrowly defeated in the Philippines 1992…

About Keshav Dhanraj Member of the Indian pop band SANAM, previously known as SQS Supastars, who released albums titled Supastars and Samar Sanam under their former name in 2010 and 2011, respectively. He was introduced to the Puri brothers by bassist Venky S. He worked as a brand manager for Zildjian, Pearl and Evans. He…

About Sharleen Stratton Diver who has won gold medals at the Commonwealth Games in both the 3 meter inspanidual spane and 3 meter synchronized spane. She began her athletic career in gymnastics, before taking up spaning at age 12. She made her Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing. Sharleen Stratton She was…

About Justin Boston Stock car driver who won events like the MENARDS 200 before making his NASCAR debut in 2014. He is known for his partnership with Venturini Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing. He got his start racing motocross before transitioning to stock cars at age sixteen. He was named SCOTT Rookie of the Year in 2013.…

About Gary Roberts NHL left winger who spent 21 years in the league with six different franchises. He was selected to two All-Star games with the Calgary Flames and a third with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was selected 12th overall in the 1984 NHL Draft by the Flames. He won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for…

group_ group_ image group_ _mobile About A teen with a troubled past becomes the prime suspect in the murder of one of his fellow students. The show ran for only one season and aired a total of 19 episodes.  Kathy Najimy and Stacy Haiduk have both guest starred on the show. The show has been broadcast internationally in…

About Arizona Muse High fashion model associated with campaigns for David Yurman and Louis Vuitton. She was ranked third on models.com s list of the Top 50 Female Models List. She began modeling as a teen, but her career didn t really take off until the birth of her son, which happened when she was…

About Mariel Zagunis Sabre fencer who won back to back Olympic gold medals in the inspanidual event in 2004 and 2008. She won three consecutive Junior World Cup Championships from 2002-2004. In 2012 she was USA s Olympic Flagbearer. Mariel Zagunis Her parents, Cathy and Robert Zagunis, were rowers in college. Mariel Zagunis She was…