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Elliot V. Kotek
Elliot V. Kotek is an Australian producer, filmmaker, photographer and the co-founder and former content chief of Not Impossible Now, and former executive director of the Not Impossible Foundation. He is also the founder and editor-in-chief of ''Beyond Cinema'' magazine. Career A former mergers and acquisitions/biotech lawyer in Australia and New York, Kotek has a law degree and a BS in pharmacology and toxicology, both from Monash University. After moving to the U.S. in 2000, he studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York and completed UCLA's Professional Program in Screenwriting. Kotek is the founder and editor-in-chief of ''Beyond Cinema'' magazine, the former editor-in-chief of both '' Moving Pictures'' and Celebs.com. Film and documentary Kotek produced ''Black Boys'' by Sonia Lowman, starring Malcolm Jenkins, Carmelo Anthony, Dr Harry Edwards and other luminaries - the film dealing with the lack of systematic investment in educational and emotional support fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mergers And Acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of companies, other business organizations, or their operating units are transferred to or consolidated with another company or business organization. As an aspect of strategic management, M&A can allow enterprises to grow or downsize, and change the nature of their business or competitive position. Technically, a is a legal consolidation of two business entities into one, whereas an occurs when one entity takes ownership of another entity's share capital, equity interests or assets. A deal may be euphemistically called a ''merger of equals'' if both CEOs agree that joining together is in the best interest of both of their companies. From a legal and financial point of view, both mergers and acquisitions generally result in the consolidation of assets and liabilities under one entity, and the distinction between the two is not always clear. In most countries, mergers and acquisitions must co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Scruggs
Greg Scruggs (born August 17, 1990) is an assistant defensive line coach for the New York Jets. Most recently he was the defensive line coach for Cincinnati Bearcats football. Scruggs is a former American football defensive end/tight end. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisville. Early life Scruggs was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and lived in the city's Winton Terrace housing project before joining the local Boys Hope Girls Hope residential program in 2003. As a student at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, he lived in the Boys Hope House on campus. After playing the quad drums in the school marching band for three years and varsity basketball for two, he reluctantly joined the football team his senior year, at the behest of head coach Steve Specht. Scruggs graduated in 2008. College career Scruggs played defensive tackle for the University of Louisville Cardinals and graduated in 2011. Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaniv Rokah
Yaniv Rokah is an Israeli-American actor-Film director, director. Early life Yaniv Rokah grew up on the Mediterranean in Netanya, Israel. As a young adult, he moved to New York to become an actor. Career Rokah moved to New York in 1999, and to Los Angeles in 2006. He attended New York's Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. Although Rokah landed some small acting roles, he first came to wider attention for his 2015 documentary film, Queen Mimi. The project was funded on Kickstarter. The subject of the documentary, Marie 'Mimi' Haist, was a homeless woman living in a laundromat frequented by young, unknown actors and helping them do their laundry. Rokah decided to make a film about her. The film garnered substantial publicity while still in production when actor Zach Galifianakis, who had since become successful with The Hangover (film series), ''The Hangover'' series, arranged to give her an apartment, which Renée Zellweger furnished. Filmography * ''Queen Mimi'' (documenta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiyori Kon
is a Japanese amateur sumo wrestler, who is known for advocating for equal rights for women to compete professionally in Japan. She has been included in the BBC's list of 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2019. Life Born August 1997 in Ajigasawa, Aomori, Kon started wrestling in first grade when she was six, inspired by her siblings' interest, and began competing and winning against boys. When she reached university, studying gender theory at Ritsumeikan University, she became the third woman to join its sumo club. Kon believes sumo wrestling is not just a sport, but a form of expression. Japan is the only country in the world where sumo is practiced professionally, governed by the Japan Sumo Association. According to sumo's ancient Shinto and Buddhist beliefs, women are not allowed to enter or touch the wrestling ring (''dohyō'') as they are considered "impure." The JSA follows this tradition that has been firmly maintained through the centuries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Harper
Benjamin Chase Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae, and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances, and activism. He has released twelve regular studio albums, mostly through Virgin Records, and has toured internationally. Harper is a three-time Grammy Award winner and seven-time nominee, with awards for Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album in 2004 and Best Blues Album in 2013. At the 40th Blues Music Awards ceremony, Harper's joint composition with Charlie Musselwhite, "No Mercy in This Land", was named Song of the Year. Early life Harper was born in Pomona, California. His late father, Leonard Harper, was of African-American and Cherokee ancestry, and his mother, Ellen Harper Verdries ( Chase), is Jewish. His maternal great-grandmother was a Russian- Lithuanian Jew. His parents divorce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Page
Alan Cedric Page (born August 7, 1945) is an American retired judge and former professional football He gained national recognition as a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) during 15 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears, and then embarked on a legal career. Page earned a B.A. in political science from the University of Notre Dame in 1967 and a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1978. Page served as an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 1993 until he reached the court's mandatory retirement age of 70 in 2015. Page was the first defensive player in NFL history to win the MVP Award and only Lawrence Taylor has done it since. He is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame (1993) and the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1988), and is considered one of the greatest defensive linemen ever to play the game. In 2018, President Donald Trump awarded Page the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Early years Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Broussard
Christopher Dana Broussard (born October 28, 1968) is an American sports analyst and commentator for Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports Radio. Best known for his coverage of the NBA, he is now a co-host on FS1's afternoon show '' First Things First'', as well as co-host of ''The Odd Couple'' with Rob Parker on Fox Sports Radio. Previously, he worked for ''The New York Times'', ''ESPN The Magazine'' and ESPN.com, and made appearances on ESPN's ''SportsCenter'', ''NBA Countdown'', ''First Take'', and ''NBA Fastbreak'' as an analyst. Early life and education Broussard was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and is an African-American of Louisiana Creole descent. Due to his father's job as a personnel manager for Traveler's Insurance Co., Broussard and his family moved often during his childhood. He lived in Cincinnati, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Syracuse, New York; Des Moines, Iowa; and Cleveland, Ohio, before finishing high school. In 1986, he graduated from Holy Name High School, a private ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Bryant
Howard "Howie" Bryant (born November 25, 1968) is a sports journalist, and radio and television personality. He writes weekly columns for ESPN.com and ''ESPN The Magazine'', ESPN, and appears regularly on ESPN Radio. He is a frequent panelist on ''The Sports Reporters'' and since 2006 has been the sports correspondent for ''Weekend Edition'' with Scott Simon on ''National Public Radio''. Journalism career A native of Boston, Bryant began his career in 1991 with the ''Oakland Tribune'' covering sports and technology, before moving to the ''San Jose Mercury News'' from 1995 to 2001. In San Jose, Bryant covered the telecommunications industry before returning to sports to cover the Oakland Athletics. He then reported for the ''Bergen Record'' from 2001 to 2002, covering the New York Yankees, before joining the ''Boston Herald'' as a columnist from 2002 to 2005. Bryant left the ''Herald'' for the ''Washington Post'', where he covered the Washington Redskins from 2005 to 2007. He join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arne Duncan
Arne Starkey Duncan (born November 6, 1964) is an American educator who served as United States Secretary of Education from 2009 to 2015 and as Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools from 2001 to 2008. A lifelong resident of Chicago, Duncan is the founder of Create Real Economic Destiny (CRED), a non-profit aimed at reducing gun violence. During Duncan's tenure as Secretary of Education, he was a key figure in the Presidency of Barack Obama, Obama administration's development of Common Core, a set of nationwide educational standards. This made him a controversial figure among those who opposed the federal government's taking on a stronger role in education policy. Arne Duncan is currently a senior fellow at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and a board member for Communities In Schools and Community X. Early life Duncan was raised in Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park, a Chicago neighborhood encompassing the University of Chicago. He is the son of Sus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cris Carter
Graduel Christopher Darin Carter (born November 25, 1965) is an American former American football, football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles (1987–1989), the Minnesota Vikings (1990–2001) and the Miami Dolphins (2002). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wide receivers of all time. Carter played college football at the Ohio State University and was NFL Draft, drafted by the Eagles in the fourth round of the NFL Draft#Supplemental draft, 1987 NFL supplemental draft. While in Philadelphia, head coach Buddy Ryan helped to coin one of ESPN's Chris Berman's famous quotes about Carter: "All he does is catch touchdowns." He was let go by Ryan in 1989, however, due to off-the-field issues. Carter was signed by the Vikings and turned his life and career around, becoming a two-time first-team and one-time second-team All-Pro and playing in eight consecutive Pro Bowls. When he left the Vikings after 2001, he held most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John King Jr
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Edwards (sociologist)
Harry Edwards (born November 22, 1942) is an American sociologist and civil rights activist. He completed his Ph.D. at Cornell University and is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. Edwards' career has focused on the experiences of African-American athletes. Career Edwards' career has focused on the experiences of African-American athletes and he is a strong advocate of black participation in the management of professional sports. He has served as a staff consultant to the San Francisco 49ers football team and to the Golden State Warriors basketball team. He has also been involved in recruiting black talent for front-office positions in Major League Baseball. Author of ''The Revolt of the Black Athlete'', Edwards was the architect of the Olympic Project for Human Rights, which led to the Black Power Salute protest by two African-American athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, both San José State University athletes, at the 1968 Summer Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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