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T. J. Lavin
Thomas Joseph Lavin (born December 7, 1976) is an American BMX cyclist and the host of MTV's reality competition series '' The Challenge'' since its eleventh season. Early life Thomas Joseph Lavin was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lavin first began to ride bikes when he was two. He eventually became a professional winning his first pro contest at the age of nineteen. Career BMX He has entered events including the X Games and the Dew Tour. In the X Games he took bronze three times, silver once, and gold three times (One was Australian). He has been a DK Dirt Circuit Champion, a champion in the Gravity Games, a European championship winner, and a CFB Champion. In 1995, he was crowned the "King of Dirt." He has a BMX track in his backyard which includes several groomed trails and dirt jumps. Lavin was competing in a Dew Tour event in Las Vegas on October 14, 2010, where he crashed and was rushed to the hospital. Due to the critical injuries he sustained, he was put into a medic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area and is the largest city within the greater Mojave Desert. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city, known primarily for its gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and nightlife. The Las Vegas Valley as a whole serves as the leading financial, commercial, and cultural center for Nevada. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous for its luxurious and extremely large casino-hotels together with their associated activities. It is a top three destination in the United States for business conventions and a global leader in the hospitality industry, claiming more AAA Five Diamond hotels than any other city in the world. Today, Las Vegas annually ranks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring Break Challenge
''Spring Break Challenge'' is a one-off MTV reality game show spun off from MTV's long-running reality game show, '' The Challenge''. ''Spring Break Challenge'' used various contestants from the precursor program as coaches of teams of new college-aged contestants. As with ''The Challenge'', T. J. Lavin was the host of ''Spring Break Challenge''. The program aired from March 22–26, 2010 in Acapulco, Mexico during MTV's then-annual spring break coverage. This spin-off featured teams of college-aged friends in various challenges of old and new based on previous seasons of ''The Challenge''. The ''Spring Break Challenge'' cast was made up of original contestants from colleges across the country, as well as alumni from previous seasons of ''The Real World'', ''Road Rules'', and the first '' Fresh Meat'' challenge serving as coaches. Cast Host: T. J. Lavin, BMX rider Announcers: Evan Starkman ('' Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Fresh Meat'') and Paula Meronek ('' The R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vendettas
A feud , referred to in more extreme cases as a blood feud, vendetta, faida, clan war, gang war, or private war, is a long-running argument or fight, often between social groups of people, especially families or clans. Feuds begin because one party perceives itself to have been attacked, insulted, injured, or otherwise wronged by another. Intense feelings of resentment trigger an initial retribution, which causes the other party to feel greatly aggrieved and vengeful. The dispute is subsequently fuelled by a long-running cycle of retaliatory violence. This continual cycle of provocation and retaliation usually makes it extremely difficult to end the feud peacefully. Feuds can persist for generation, generations and may result in extreme acts of violence Violence is the use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy. Other definitions are also used, such as the World Health Organization's definition of violence as "the intentional use of physical force or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
