Posts Tagged ‘Chad’

Though Bellator's first show of their season had great fights, the fledgling promotion still hit some bumps. Their partnership with Fox Sports didn't pan out as many MMA fans had hoped as many viewers found that the fights had been pre-empted by baseball and hockey. Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney acknowledges that there are pros and cons to working with Fox, ... Full story

The other day I was on the phone with one of the ShoeMoney System students who is about to launch his own fitness training product. He was putting together some promotional videos and wanted my feedback on them. The videos he made I thought were really good except for the background music. A quick long note about sales/info videos: When you are ... Full story

By Brahima Ouédraogo OUAGADOUGOU, Mar 18 (IPS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) and its partners hope to eliminate the circulation of the polio virus in West Africa as soon as June by launching the first round of national synchronised immunisation days against the debilitating disease.Nigeria would be the only country to curb the circulation of the polio-causing virus as late as 2011, according to the ... Full story

SAN FRANCISCO – Viacom Inc. and Google Inc.'s YouTube site began airing each other's dirty laundry Thursday, providing a tantalizing peek at the wheeling and dealing that triggered a bitter battle over the copyright laws governing the Internet. ... Full story

SAN FRANCISCO – Viacom Inc. and Google Inc.'s YouTube site began airing each other's dirty laundry Thursday, providing a tantalizing peek at the wheeling and dealing that triggered a bitter battle over the copyright laws governing the Internet. ... Full story

By Stanley Kwenda PRETORIA, Mar 17 (IPS) Spain is breaking new ground in its relations with Africa through an ambitious programme which has seen it increasing its development funding to the continent more than six-fold from 2004 to reach 1,4 billion euros in 2008.Spain's Africa policy was explained at a seminar hosted by the South African Institute for International Affairs, a foreign affairs research ... Full story

By Mohammed A. Salih WASHINGTON, Mar 16 (IPS) Poverty is on the rise in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and various forms of corruption threaten to undermine the impact of investments made to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the continent, said the World Bank in a report released Monday on Africa's development.The report says the number of people who live on less than two dollars ... Full story

The jig is up. Chuck Liddell finally admitted what most of us knew, his naked workout video was a hoax. It was a viral ad for Reebok filmed at Brad Penny's home gym. But Liddell also admitted that he didn't wipe down the machine and a friend of Penny's used it the next day! Liddell appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel Show with Chad ... Full story

Former WEC featherweight champ Urijah Faber is only 30 years old but he must feel like a grizzled veteran with the crew of young prospects he's accumulated in Sacramento. Faber's Team Alpha Male is developing some solid prospects at 155, 145 and 135. Joe Benavidez (135), Chad Mendes (145) and Danny Castillo (155) are all featured in big fights at WEC 47. Faber spoke with ... Full story

In what has to be an early leader for submission of the night, Scott Jorgensen submitted Chad George in just 31 seconds. George took a shot at Jorgensen without setting it up, and Jorgensen easily caught George in a guillotine.  "If you take a shot at me from a distance, I'll stop it, " Scott Jorgensen, a Division I NCAA wrestler ... Full story