World Cup vote-sellers banned

Two Fifa executive committee members were banned and fined on Thursday, one for bribery, over allegations they had offered to sell their votes in the contest to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.Nigerian Amos Adamu was banned from all-soccer related activities for three years and fined 10 000 Swiss francs ($10 130) for breaches of five articles of Fifa’s ethics code including one on bribery. Reynald Temarii of Tahiti, president of the Oceania Football Confederation, was banned for one year and fined 5 000 Swiss francs for breaching articles on general conduct and loyalty. Four other Fifa officials were banned and fined, including Slim Aloulou, chairman of the committee that settles disputes between clubs, players and coaches, and the previously disgraced Ismael Bhamjee. In 2006,...

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Computer Recycling

What happens to your old computers, monitors, keyboards, mouse etc once you’ve upgraded to the latest model, are you just taking them to the local landfill?. This article will outline the hazards with computer recycling and what should be done with your old computers once you have upgraded. What’s the big deal anyway the old computers can just go out with all our other rubbish. The biggest concern is with CRTs and the monitors they contain approximately 4 pounds of lead per unit. The lead cannot be physically broken down like other waste and over time the whole landfill will become contaminated from the lead toxin’s. I think we know all...

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Katrina Kaif To Play An Action Queen In Own Production

November 18, 2010 : Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif, who till date has been seen in those roles only, which show her softer side will go for a complete image makeover with her upcoming film, which also happens to be her own production.According to reports in the media, Katrina Kaif is gearing up for an action-oriented film for which the actress has also hired fitness experts and trainers from abroad. And if the reports are to be believed, Kats will shed a couple of kilos to get into the groove of an action queen.In a statement to the media, the actress confirms the fact saying that she had always wanted to play an action-oriented role,...

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Oscar Watch 2011: All the latest

Despite a handful of terrific roles to her credit, Hilary Swank is hardly one of the supernovae in the Hollywood firmament, yet she is a member of a very exclusive club as a double winner of the Oscar for best actress. She picked up the awards in 1999 for Boys Don’t Cry and in 2004 for Million Dollar Baby. Excluding Katharine Hepburn, who won a record four times, these triumphs put Swank among only 11 actresses to have a matching pair of best-actress statuettes (see also Ingrid Bergman, Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Sally Field, Jane Fonda, Jodie Foster, Glenda Jackson, Vivien Leigh, Elizabeth Taylor and the oldest...

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General Motors shares jump on Wall Street return

NEW YORK — General Motors stock began trading on Wall Street again Thursday, signaling the rebirth of an American corporate icon that collapsed into bankruptcy and was rescued with a $50 billion infusion from taxpayers. The stock rose sharply in its first minutes of buying and selling, going for nearly $36 per share — almost $3 more than the price GM set for the initial public offering. The stock pulled back slightly by early afternoon and closed at $34.19. It had traded for less than a dollar when the old company filed for bankruptcy last year. On the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, a crowd eight deep jostled around...

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President Obama to Honor Maya Angelou and Bill Russell with Medals of Freedom

President Barack Obama will present Medals of Freedom to 15 honorees early next year, the White House has announced. Honorees include poet Dr. Maya Angelou, basketball legend Bill Russell, former president George H.W. Bush, investor Warren Buffet, Hall of Famer Stan "The Man" Musial, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, civil rights activist Sylvia Mendez, American artist Jasper Johns, Holocaust survivor and activist Gerda Weismann Klein, Dr. Tom Little, optometrist murdered by the Taliban, Jean Kennedy Smith, former ambassador to Ireland, John Sweeney, AFL-CIO president from 1995-2009 and John H. Adams, co-founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council. The Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian honor. The medal is presented to people who have made notable contributions...

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