Lauren Abraham (born 1980) is an American television personality who is a sportscaster, TV host, producer, and a model.
Early life
A native of Tacoma, Washington, Lauren Krewson Ariel Abraham comes from a combination of Spanish, French, Lebanese, and Irish ancestry. Lauren is one of 12 children, 9 of them being boys. She stepped into her first pair of skis boots very early, and by 6 years old, quickly developed a passion for slalom ski racing. By middle school, having won many ski-racing competitions, she was well on her way to the Junior Olympics. Lauren strapped on her first snowboard in 1994 and became a professional snowboarder 2 years later. She attended Bellarmine Preparatory School in Tacoma, Washington. Finding a new passion in journalism, she was editor-in-chief of her high school art & literary magazine, "Lionize".
Professional Athletic Career
After spending her high school summers snowboarding in various parts of Chile chasing the winter, Lauren made the decision to move to Lake Tahoe in 1998, enrolling in a private 4 year literary arts school in Incline Village NV, Sierra Nevada College. She became a lead journalist at Sierra Nevada's newspaper and also applied her writing skills in presenting a proposal to the school for a collegiate snowboard team. The team was started and she received the first snowboard scholarship in the school's history. She was ranked fifth in the nation for the AST amateur Boardercross division, and was a featured athlete in numerous magazines such as “Snowboarder” and “European Snowboarder”. Lauren received sponsorships by several companies, including Palmer, Nixon, Ride, Smith, Lib Tech, Da Kine, Vans, and Dragon.
In her junior year in college, she was hired as a stunt double for a Hollywood film at Big Bear, California and an accident left her nearly paralyzed and in a wheelchair. Already having several surgeries from previous accidents during her snowboard career, the Big Bear accident left her suffering from two severely broken ankles, broken ribs and a shattered nose. The mishap forced her to withdraw from school, and quit her competitive days on the mountain, as she endured extensive surgeries and two years of physical therapy. She currently lives with permanent damage by the misfortunate of this accident, giving her chronic arthritis to her left ankle. She eventually hobbled to snowboard competitions, and quickly was hired to the television networks as a new face in action sports.
Today, Lauren is a sponsored snowboarder and rides for The Arbor Collective. Since relocating to Santa Monica, CA in 2009, Lauren has become an ambassador for Stand Up Paddle Boarding, and is currently sponsored by Rogue Stand Up Paddle Boards and Hoven Vision.
TV Host/Sportscaster/Live Emcee/Producer
Lauren started her television career in 2004 hosting her own show on Fox Sports Net named, "Rush Hour." Rush Hour was an action sports and music show, catering to the lifestyle of action sports athletes and was produced by Fusion Entertainment.
Lauren has hosted other shows on Fox Sports Net including "The Best Damn Sports Show Period”, and "The Gorge Games." She's been seen hosting various sports shows on the Versus network and was also co-host to Sal Masakela on Spike TV's "Shred Cafe".
Warren Miller Entertainment approached Lauren to host their travel adventure series, "Destination Wild!". Lauren signed on as the official Adventure Guide of the series in 2007. She participated in every activity showcased in “Destination Wild” including snowboarding, rock climbing, skydiving, surfing, fly fishing, mountain biking and 4x4 off-roading.
Lauren is also an established live events commentator both for television and stage shows. Some of her live events include the winter X Games 12 in Aspen for ESPN and ringside as a UFC commentator and co-host to Randy Couture. She was one of the original live free-skiing commentators, hosting the Paul Mitchell Free Ski Tour from 2004-2008. She has also been a live emcee and presenter to musical performers including Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube. In 2011 she was host at The Arnold Sports Festival.
Since relocating to Los Angeles in 2009, Lauren has made her way into mainstream sports with her position as host for “AT&T Uverse Sports”. “”. Lauren co-hosted half the season of the 2012 Monster Energy Supercross Tour, alongside motocross legend, Jim Holley.
Lauren Abraham is now developing & selling her own shows under her production company, Lauren Abraham Entertainment. She signed with IMG World for TV Host/Broadcast representation in 2012.
In 2006 Lauren established the performing arts company, Lauren Abraham Entertainment Live, specializing in dance and cirque arts. From 2006-2009 she was the leading entertainment producer to various casinos in the South Lake Tahoe NV area including Harrah's, Harvey's, Mountbleu Resort, and Nikki Beach in Reno NV. She currently runs her business in Los Angeles and since 2009, has been seen consistently producing entertainment for SBE, Insomniac, French Tuesdays, and The Beverly Hilton.
Model/Spokesperson/Brand Ambassador
In 2007, Lauren was featured as a professional athlete and TV Host in Muscle and Fitness Magazine”. Since then, she has graced the pages of countless other magazines world-wide, including Iron Man, Oxygen, World Physique Magazine, Stand Up Paddle Magazine, Stand Up Paddle Journal, SHAPE Middle East, and has been featured on the cover of Fitness Gurls, Fitnorama UK and Max Muscle Magazine. She has also modeled for athletic companies including Champs Sports, Under Armour and Specialized Mountain Bikes.
In 2009 Lauren was signed on as the lead brand ambassador for Reebok and Cirque du Soleil’s exclusive fitness studio and clothing brand, “Jukari”. In 2011, the leading online supplement company, “Bodybuilding.com”, signed Lauren as a sponsored athlete, representing the action sports and health and wellness side of their brand. Since then, Lauren has established herself as a contributing journalist and travels to fitness expos worldwide making appearances for the company. Lauren was certified as an official yoga instructor by the Yoga Alliance in 2011, and works as an ambassador to the company, Yoga Earth.
TV Actress
Lauren appeared in three episodes of the syndicated television series “Jury Duty." She has also been cast several times on the show, CSI Las Vegas, and has made a few commercial appearances.
Early life
A native of Tacoma, Washington, Lauren Krewson Ariel Abraham comes from a combination of Spanish, French, Lebanese, and Irish ancestry. Lauren is one of 12 children, 9 of them being boys. She stepped into her first pair of skis boots very early, and by 6 years old, quickly developed a passion for slalom ski racing. By middle school, having won many ski-racing competitions, she was well on her way to the Junior Olympics. Lauren strapped on her first snowboard in 1994 and became a professional snowboarder 2 years later. She attended Bellarmine Preparatory School in Tacoma, Washington. Finding a new passion in journalism, she was editor-in-chief of her high school art & literary magazine, "Lionize".
Professional Athletic Career
After spending her high school summers snowboarding in various parts of Chile chasing the winter, Lauren made the decision to move to Lake Tahoe in 1998, enrolling in a private 4 year literary arts school in Incline Village NV, Sierra Nevada College. She became a lead journalist at Sierra Nevada's newspaper and also applied her writing skills in presenting a proposal to the school for a collegiate snowboard team. The team was started and she received the first snowboard scholarship in the school's history. She was ranked fifth in the nation for the AST amateur Boardercross division, and was a featured athlete in numerous magazines such as “Snowboarder” and “European Snowboarder”. Lauren received sponsorships by several companies, including Palmer, Nixon, Ride, Smith, Lib Tech, Da Kine, Vans, and Dragon.
In her junior year in college, she was hired as a stunt double for a Hollywood film at Big Bear, California and an accident left her nearly paralyzed and in a wheelchair. Already having several surgeries from previous accidents during her snowboard career, the Big Bear accident left her suffering from two severely broken ankles, broken ribs and a shattered nose. The mishap forced her to withdraw from school, and quit her competitive days on the mountain, as she endured extensive surgeries and two years of physical therapy. She currently lives with permanent damage by the misfortunate of this accident, giving her chronic arthritis to her left ankle. She eventually hobbled to snowboard competitions, and quickly was hired to the television networks as a new face in action sports.
Today, Lauren is a sponsored snowboarder and rides for The Arbor Collective. Since relocating to Santa Monica, CA in 2009, Lauren has become an ambassador for Stand Up Paddle Boarding, and is currently sponsored by Rogue Stand Up Paddle Boards and Hoven Vision.
TV Host/Sportscaster/Live Emcee/Producer
Lauren started her television career in 2004 hosting her own show on Fox Sports Net named, "Rush Hour." Rush Hour was an action sports and music show, catering to the lifestyle of action sports athletes and was produced by Fusion Entertainment.
Lauren has hosted other shows on Fox Sports Net including "The Best Damn Sports Show Period”, and "The Gorge Games." She's been seen hosting various sports shows on the Versus network and was also co-host to Sal Masakela on Spike TV's "Shred Cafe".
Warren Miller Entertainment approached Lauren to host their travel adventure series, "Destination Wild!". Lauren signed on as the official Adventure Guide of the series in 2007. She participated in every activity showcased in “Destination Wild” including snowboarding, rock climbing, skydiving, surfing, fly fishing, mountain biking and 4x4 off-roading.
Lauren is also an established live events commentator both for television and stage shows. Some of her live events include the winter X Games 12 in Aspen for ESPN and ringside as a UFC commentator and co-host to Randy Couture. She was one of the original live free-skiing commentators, hosting the Paul Mitchell Free Ski Tour from 2004-2008. She has also been a live emcee and presenter to musical performers including Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube. In 2011 she was host at The Arnold Sports Festival.
Since relocating to Los Angeles in 2009, Lauren has made her way into mainstream sports with her position as host for “AT&T Uverse Sports”. “”. Lauren co-hosted half the season of the 2012 Monster Energy Supercross Tour, alongside motocross legend, Jim Holley.
Lauren Abraham is now developing & selling her own shows under her production company, Lauren Abraham Entertainment. She signed with IMG World for TV Host/Broadcast representation in 2012.
In 2006 Lauren established the performing arts company, Lauren Abraham Entertainment Live, specializing in dance and cirque arts. From 2006-2009 she was the leading entertainment producer to various casinos in the South Lake Tahoe NV area including Harrah's, Harvey's, Mountbleu Resort, and Nikki Beach in Reno NV. She currently runs her business in Los Angeles and since 2009, has been seen consistently producing entertainment for SBE, Insomniac, French Tuesdays, and The Beverly Hilton.
Model/Spokesperson/Brand Ambassador
In 2007, Lauren was featured as a professional athlete and TV Host in Muscle and Fitness Magazine”. Since then, she has graced the pages of countless other magazines world-wide, including Iron Man, Oxygen, World Physique Magazine, Stand Up Paddle Magazine, Stand Up Paddle Journal, SHAPE Middle East, and has been featured on the cover of Fitness Gurls, Fitnorama UK and Max Muscle Magazine. She has also modeled for athletic companies including Champs Sports, Under Armour and Specialized Mountain Bikes.
In 2009 Lauren was signed on as the lead brand ambassador for Reebok and Cirque du Soleil’s exclusive fitness studio and clothing brand, “Jukari”. In 2011, the leading online supplement company, “Bodybuilding.com”, signed Lauren as a sponsored athlete, representing the action sports and health and wellness side of their brand. Since then, Lauren has established herself as a contributing journalist and travels to fitness expos worldwide making appearances for the company. Lauren was certified as an official yoga instructor by the Yoga Alliance in 2011, and works as an ambassador to the company, Yoga Earth.
TV Actress
Lauren appeared in three episodes of the syndicated television series “Jury Duty." She has also been cast several times on the show, CSI Las Vegas, and has made a few commercial appearances.
Waqar Abro (born on June 30, 1985 at Shikarpur Sindh) and currently settled at Karachi. He is professionally a Writer, Researcher, Reformer, Blogger, Community mobilizer, Letter writer and a Public Servant. To create political awareness among Pakistani young fellows, he has written more than 100 letters to different newspaper editors. He has also written a big number of articles and columns on political, social, economical, and administrative issues. He is a big supporter of Democracy in Pakistan and has recently written article Successes and Failures of Democracy. He acquired his early education from Haji Fateh Muhammad School Shikarpur. Afterwards, he moved to upper Sindh with the motto of acquiring more education and completed his Masters in International Relations. He is preacher and promoter of education and well being of the people. He has also suggested a number of reforms to various governmental organization of Pakistan. He notable researched based reforms were on; Welfare of overseas Pakistanis, Negative role of Media, Suggestions for Election Commission and Suggestion for Prime Minister of Pakistan.
His political acumen ship and administrative exposure couple with reformative nature clearly imply that he intends to make Pakistan a well-governed country. For this, he has started making policing reforms, social reforms, administration revitalization , Anti corruption reforms, and education reforms.
His political acumen ship and administrative exposure couple with reformative nature clearly imply that he intends to make Pakistan a well-governed country. For this, he has started making policing reforms, social reforms, administration revitalization , Anti corruption reforms, and education reforms.
Roopa Mishra (; born 9 June 1977) is an Indian bureaucrat who topped the I.A.S. Exam as a woman for the first time from Odisha in 2003.
Personal background
Mishra was born in Angul, Odisha state on 9 June 1977 and went to various schools in the state. She completed her schooling from St. Joseph's Girls High School at Cuttack before studying in DAV Public School at Bhubaneswar. She went on to Ravenshaw College to study Science at the Intermediate Level before doing her Graduation in Commerce from Buxi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar College, also known as BJB College in Bhubaneswar in 1998. She used to score more than 90% throughout her academic career and used to be a good debater as well.
Daughter of bureaucrat Shri. Dandanirodh Mishra and academician Dr Usha Mishra, Ms. Roopa Mishra is the sixth All India Civil Service Examinaton topper from the state of Odisha. The other five toppers have been Sitakanta Mohapatra (in 1961), Purna Hota (in 1962), Lalit Mansingh (in 1963), Hrushikesh Panda (in 1979) and Prafulla Chandra Mishra (in 1982).
She was blessed with a son (Aadarsh Tripathy) on 8 July 2008.
Professional background
In 2004, Roopa Mishra became the First Oriya Lady as well as the First Married Lady of the country to top All India Civil Service Examination of 2003. Roopa Mishra, an MBA from Utkal University in Bhubaneshwar, had topped the 2003 Civil Services examination while Ms. Ashima Garg from Delhi University had stood second amongst the three lakh candidates who had applied for the 2003 Indian Civil Service Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission.
She has been selected in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in her home cadre of Odisha. She underwent her district training (2005-2006) as Assistant Collector at Mayurbhanj under Shri. V.K.Pandian, IAS, the District Magistrate and Collector of the district. She had also worked in the capacity of Block Development Officer of Khordha district and as Tahsildar of Baripada during 1 year district training.
She brought back laurels again by winning the "Director’s Shield for being First in order of Merit of the IAS 2004 Batch" at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration. This is an achievement for the best performance based on the marks obtained in the UPSC Examination, Foundation Course Written Examination and Assessment, Phase-I Written Examination and Assessment, Phase-II Assessment and District Training.
She was posted as the Sub Collector of Khordha district from September, 2006 to May, 2008. She was then posted as the Deputy Secretary in Home Department of the Government of Odisha, then known as Orissa, from May 2008 to July 2009. She got promoted as the District Magistrate and Collector and her first posting was in Nabarangpur district from July 2009 to May 2010. During her stint as DM & Collector of Nabarangpur, she had taken prompt and stern action against few School authorities allegedly involved in molestation of female students of the school. She had also done commendable job in the health care sector for the poor in the district toiled hard for successful implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Scheme (MGNREGS) and worked towards industrialization within the district by working towards establishing a processing complex for processing of the abundant maize produced in the district during her brief stint in this district.
In June 2010 she was transferred as the District Magistrate and Collector of the Kalahandi district. During her tenure over here, she was instrumental in the bringing back normalcy to the power distribution machinery (the district used to have close to 16 hours of power cut everyday) and hence establishing faith of common people in the Government machinery, establishment of the Civil Judge court in Bhawanipatna,
being one of the early adopters of the online grievance cell launched by the Government of Odisha (e-abhijoga),
addressing the environmental issues to help in a fair decision
of the Vedanta Resources’ alumina refinery and power plant at Lanjigarh in Odisha,
and playing an active role as Director of the Lanjigarh Project Area Development Foundation (LPADF) in advising, supervising, monitoring and implementing various Corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities of the Vedanta Resources group for the development of the people of Lanjigarh/ Kalahandi in particular and Odisha in general.
In August 2011 she was transferred from Kalahandi to Khordha district as the District Magistrate and Collector. She had earlier worked as the sub-collector of one of the sub-divisions of the same district. This was her third transfer and third stint as a District Magistrate and Collector in three years in various districts of Odisha since July 2009.
In her present posting as Collector & District Magistrate of Khurdha District, she has taken some commendable steps towards making her office work in a more of digital way. She thought of coming out of the age old strangle of official communication being processed manually at a snails pace, now she has implemented eDak application that will automate the movement of files, notices, direction, advices etc in a complete digital way. Now with help of online tracking system she can check which file & info is pending & halted at which officer's desk also the reason for that. This will help her get into a more swifter action mode with.
Adding to the laurels she was awarded as the "DISTRICT WITH BEST ICT INTERVENTION" in the recently concluded eOdisha-2013 event organised by Department of IT, Odisha & OCAC. This shows her ability to think a step beyond the normal cicumstances & adapt to changes.
See also
*Indian Civil Service
*List of UPSC Civil Services Toppers
*Indian Administrative Service
Personal background
Mishra was born in Angul, Odisha state on 9 June 1977 and went to various schools in the state. She completed her schooling from St. Joseph's Girls High School at Cuttack before studying in DAV Public School at Bhubaneswar. She went on to Ravenshaw College to study Science at the Intermediate Level before doing her Graduation in Commerce from Buxi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar College, also known as BJB College in Bhubaneswar in 1998. She used to score more than 90% throughout her academic career and used to be a good debater as well.
Daughter of bureaucrat Shri. Dandanirodh Mishra and academician Dr Usha Mishra, Ms. Roopa Mishra is the sixth All India Civil Service Examinaton topper from the state of Odisha. The other five toppers have been Sitakanta Mohapatra (in 1961), Purna Hota (in 1962), Lalit Mansingh (in 1963), Hrushikesh Panda (in 1979) and Prafulla Chandra Mishra (in 1982).
She was blessed with a son (Aadarsh Tripathy) on 8 July 2008.
Professional background
In 2004, Roopa Mishra became the First Oriya Lady as well as the First Married Lady of the country to top All India Civil Service Examination of 2003. Roopa Mishra, an MBA from Utkal University in Bhubaneshwar, had topped the 2003 Civil Services examination while Ms. Ashima Garg from Delhi University had stood second amongst the three lakh candidates who had applied for the 2003 Indian Civil Service Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission.
She has been selected in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in her home cadre of Odisha. She underwent her district training (2005-2006) as Assistant Collector at Mayurbhanj under Shri. V.K.Pandian, IAS, the District Magistrate and Collector of the district. She had also worked in the capacity of Block Development Officer of Khordha district and as Tahsildar of Baripada during 1 year district training.
She brought back laurels again by winning the "Director’s Shield for being First in order of Merit of the IAS 2004 Batch" at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration. This is an achievement for the best performance based on the marks obtained in the UPSC Examination, Foundation Course Written Examination and Assessment, Phase-I Written Examination and Assessment, Phase-II Assessment and District Training.
She was posted as the Sub Collector of Khordha district from September, 2006 to May, 2008. She was then posted as the Deputy Secretary in Home Department of the Government of Odisha, then known as Orissa, from May 2008 to July 2009. She got promoted as the District Magistrate and Collector and her first posting was in Nabarangpur district from July 2009 to May 2010. During her stint as DM & Collector of Nabarangpur, she had taken prompt and stern action against few School authorities allegedly involved in molestation of female students of the school. She had also done commendable job in the health care sector for the poor in the district toiled hard for successful implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act Scheme (MGNREGS) and worked towards industrialization within the district by working towards establishing a processing complex for processing of the abundant maize produced in the district during her brief stint in this district.
In June 2010 she was transferred as the District Magistrate and Collector of the Kalahandi district. During her tenure over here, she was instrumental in the bringing back normalcy to the power distribution machinery (the district used to have close to 16 hours of power cut everyday) and hence establishing faith of common people in the Government machinery, establishment of the Civil Judge court in Bhawanipatna,
being one of the early adopters of the online grievance cell launched by the Government of Odisha (e-abhijoga),
addressing the environmental issues to help in a fair decision
of the Vedanta Resources’ alumina refinery and power plant at Lanjigarh in Odisha,
and playing an active role as Director of the Lanjigarh Project Area Development Foundation (LPADF) in advising, supervising, monitoring and implementing various Corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities of the Vedanta Resources group for the development of the people of Lanjigarh/ Kalahandi in particular and Odisha in general.
In August 2011 she was transferred from Kalahandi to Khordha district as the District Magistrate and Collector. She had earlier worked as the sub-collector of one of the sub-divisions of the same district. This was her third transfer and third stint as a District Magistrate and Collector in three years in various districts of Odisha since July 2009.
In her present posting as Collector & District Magistrate of Khurdha District, she has taken some commendable steps towards making her office work in a more of digital way. She thought of coming out of the age old strangle of official communication being processed manually at a snails pace, now she has implemented eDak application that will automate the movement of files, notices, direction, advices etc in a complete digital way. Now with help of online tracking system she can check which file & info is pending & halted at which officer's desk also the reason for that. This will help her get into a more swifter action mode with.
Adding to the laurels she was awarded as the "DISTRICT WITH BEST ICT INTERVENTION" in the recently concluded eOdisha-2013 event organised by Department of IT, Odisha & OCAC. This shows her ability to think a step beyond the normal cicumstances & adapt to changes.
See also
*Indian Civil Service
*List of UPSC Civil Services Toppers
*Indian Administrative Service
Bill 'Buddy' Gask was a British musician. He was born in 1945 in Leicester and sadly died in 2011 in Spain. He was 'Sorely Missed' by his family and friends.
He was best known for being the backing singer in English pop band Showaddywaddy.
Biography
Early Life
Buddy was Born and Raised in South Leicester in Leicestershire on a winter's day in 1945. His parents had had mostly British ancestery, his Mother being all English decent and his Father having some Scottish decent. His birth name was William Gask.
Billy and the Fenders
Gask's first band was called "Billy and The Fenders", in which he founded and formed in 1965. Note that in 1964 Gask changed his name from William to Billy and his pathway to fame began when The Fenders was fully formed in 1966. When he was a teenager at the age of 16, he met up with classmate Malcolm Allured and he made friends with him. In 67, he stopped running Billy and The Fenders and made up The Golden Hammers with another friend and local musician, Rod Greaves.
Their alternative covers were "Heartbeat", ", "Say Mama" and "Ill Never get Over You".
He was best known for being the backing singer in English pop band Showaddywaddy.
Biography
Early Life
Buddy was Born and Raised in South Leicester in Leicestershire on a winter's day in 1945. His parents had had mostly British ancestery, his Mother being all English decent and his Father having some Scottish decent. His birth name was William Gask.
Billy and the Fenders
Gask's first band was called "Billy and The Fenders", in which he founded and formed in 1965. Note that in 1964 Gask changed his name from William to Billy and his pathway to fame began when The Fenders was fully formed in 1966. When he was a teenager at the age of 16, he met up with classmate Malcolm Allured and he made friends with him. In 67, he stopped running Billy and The Fenders and made up The Golden Hammers with another friend and local musician, Rod Greaves.
Their alternative covers were "Heartbeat", ", "Say Mama" and "Ill Never get Over You".