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Soccer Capsules: Suarez's two goals put Uruguay into Copa America final Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 5:12AMParaguay vs. Venezuela, 8:45 p.m. Peru vs. Paraguay-Venezuela loser, 8:45 p.m.
FIFA hails progress in betting probes Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:40PM— In a case that FIFA described as a breakthrough in the fight against match-fixing and illegal betting, a Singapore man was sentenced to two years in prison Tuesday for bribing players in the Finnish soccer league.
Wilson given two years Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:59PMHELSINKI: Infamous Singaporean bookie Wilson Raj Perumal was convicted of bribery, forgery and illegal border crossing and sentenced to two years' imprisonment by Finnish courts
Singaporean convicted of match-fixing in Finland Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:20PMSingaporean Wilson Maj Perumal , centre, sits in the Lapland district court in Rovaniemi, Finland, in this June 22, 2011 photo. The Lapland district court ruled on Tuesday July 19, 2011 that Perumal had contacted players and referees to fix soccer matches in the Finnish National League and sentenced the man to two years in prison. (AP Photo / Kaisa Siren , Lehtikuva) FINLAND OUT. NO SALES
Finland match-fixer given jail sentence Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:15AMFOOTBALL: A Singapore man at the heart of a match-fixing investigation in Finland was convicted today of bribery, forgery and illegal border crossing and sentenced to two years in prison.
Singaporean sentenced to 2 years in prison for match-fixing in Finland Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:25AMHELSINKI - A Singapore man was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday for bribing players in the Finnish football league as part of an international match-fixing scam.
Singaporean jailed in Finland over match-fixing Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:41AMHELSINKI, July 19 – A Finnish court has sentenced a Singaporean man to two years in prison and gave nine soccer players suspended sentences after finding them guilty of match fixing. The Lapland district court said Wilson Raj Perumal had contacted players and referees to fix matches. “Perumal’s sentence was toughened by the fact that he had ...
World Football - Singaporean match-fixer jailed in Finland Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:23AMA Finnish court has sentenced a Singaporean man to two years in prison and gave nine footballers suspended sentences for match-fixing.
Bristol Evening Post updated THE parents of a little boy who is the only person in the world to suffer from Down's ... Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:19AMArticle
Additional news "Tourism" Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:57PMThe ski resort “Big Woodyavr” (Murmansk region) is recognized as “best snowboard park” and “The best resort in Russia.”
Book review: 'The Hypnotist' Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 8:31PMAlthough this dark thriller isn't on the scale of Steig Larsson's Millennium trilogy, it's an earnest effort to put a sexier spin on Scandinavian crime procedurals. The Hypnotist
A life in writing: Vendela Vida Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 10:28AM'Being married to another writer is easy. You share a love of books and an understanding that you don't want to linger over dinner' Vendela Vida loves to lie. Growing up, it was her number one recreation. "I lied all the time," she says, perched on a sofa in the lumber-filled basement of the offices of her magazine, whose name, the Believer , has suddenly acquired a sharper edge. "I used to make ...
Boardrooms are treading the boards Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:26PMMost of us go to the theatre to get out of the office. If you work as a pen-pusher or screen slave, you spend a third of your life in the galleys. So who needs to revisit the office they've just left at the theatre?
'C**pland' theme park owner Henry Mears found guilty of threatening barrister Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 3:48PMHenry Mears (pictured) was sentenced to 28 days suspended for 12 months and ordered to pay £750 costs after being found guilty of threatening barrister Gary Lucie on the eve of the trial.
New Forest Lapland boss found guilty of contempt Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:49AMONE of two brothers jailed for running the failed New Forest Lapland theme park has been found guilty of contempt of court.
Lapland court threat boss guilty Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:18AMA man jailed for misleading visitors to their New Forest Lapland theme park is found guilty of contempt of court after threatening a barrister.
Sponsored by Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:16AMOne of the two brothers jailed for running a Lapland-style theme park threatened a barrister on the eve of his trial, a court has heard. Henry Mears, 60, leered over prosecutor Gary Lucie and told him that "mechanisms were in place to hold those responsible" for bringing the Lapland trial to court.
Lapland man in 'barrister threat' Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:02AMOne of two brothers jailed over a Lapland New Forest theme park appears in court accused of threatening a barrister.
Africa: Edward Wilmot Blyden, Grandfather of African Liberation Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:47AMWhile George Padmore is well known as the 'father of African emancipation', Cameron Duodu reminds us of the life and ideas of Edward Wilmot Blyden, 'the grandfather of African emancipation'.
Join the diddly-eye party (fiddle optional) Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 2:50PMThe sign for "Cyprus Avenue" in Belfast is always being stolen.
Film Review: The Sleeping Beauty Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 1:21AMThe Sleeping Beauty is the second in French filmmaker Catherine Breillat’s trilogy of fairy tales which began with Bluebeard in 2009. Her third will be Beauty and the Beast . The writer-director of nearly a dozen films which consistently present a feminine view of the world, Breillat is determined to free fairy tales from their patriarchal panoply.
Belgium visitors trace their Chester ancestry Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 3:41AMHow often do Europeans look for their American 'roots?’
Seymour Old Settlers activities July 8-10 Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 7:03AMShare your thoughts! 5:30 p.m. Kids games on east side of the Square. 6 p.m. Cribbage Tournament at the Community Center. 7 p.m. Gospel concert on the Bandstand with local musicians followed by the Musical Hammers Family Trio from Muscatine. Homemade ice cream served by the Lapland Plowboys.
Pampalo Q2/2011 production statistics and progress report Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 2:24AMThe press release including tables can be downloaded from the following link: Press release (PDF)Endomines AB releases its Second Quarter (ending June 30, 2011) production results and 2011 gold production guidance for its Pampalo Gold Mine, which …
No-one will get a penny back from brothers over Lapland New Forest fiasco Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 1:52PMTHE brothers behind the failed Lapland New Forest theme park will not be pursued for £200,000 of missing cash.
Festivals and events, June 30 and beyond Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 12:27PMEvent details are subject to change so please check with the tourist board before traveling.
Brookline arrest reports: June 20-27 Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 3:19PMFake Rx charge : Jeffrey K. Dovner, 48, of 1318 Commonwealth Ave., #19A, Allston, was arrested at 5:38 p.m., at 1180 Beacon St., and charged with uttering a false prescription and forgery.
Some ran for health, some for personal challenge Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 6:26AMPARK HILLS – Wayne Hutchings and Lisa Lapland were in Park Hills Saturday for a personal challenge.
Simon Calder: China's deep south or the frozen north? Head for Heathrow Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 6:34PMChristopher Rodrigues, chairman of VisitBritain, was stumped. This rare occurrence came about at an event where he found himself sitting next to the boss of China Southern Airlines – one of Asia's biggest, carrying 80 million passengers a year, and dwarfing almost all European carriers.
Relay event to raise funds for the Norwich Lowriders Junior Wheelchair Basketball Team Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 12:17PMChildren are being encouraged to get involved in a sponsored relay event to raise funds for the Norwich Lowriders Junior Wheelchair Basketball team.
Melting Arctic Ice And The Fight On Top Of The World Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 8:07AMIn this installment of the Butterfly Effect, climate change is creating incredible economic opportunity in the Arctic, leading to saber rattling from Canada and Russia. Whichever region benefits the most will have enormous geopolitical consequences. 1. The Great Melt. In August 2007, a robotic Russian sub planted a titanium flag on the seabed at the North Pole, an act dismissed as a PR stunt by ...
Jatin Das, Dom Moraes capture Sweden's summer of '88 Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 2:57AMWord compositions by one of India's top poets, Dom Moraes, and lyrical lines by Jatin Das have come together to showcase 'a summer in Sweden' at the embassy of Sweden in the capital.
Where the wild things are Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 12:41AMEurope isn't just culture, history and grand cities; it's also a landscape that's been shaped and changed beyond recognition. About 4000 years ago most of Britain and Europe was covered with forest as impenetrable as the Amazon is today - the great wild wood of folklore.
BU becomes member of University of the Arctic Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 6:37AMBrandon University has made a successful bid to become a member institution of the University of the Arctic.
TRAVPR.COM INTEREST IN NORTHERN LIGHTS HOLIDAYS SURGES ON TV EXPOSURE Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 11:43PMTRAVPR.COM UK - June 20th, 2011 - Conventional wisdom once held that Scandinavian holiday destinations were limited to cities on the Baltic, and the appealing local methods of keeping warm there. But high-profile televised visits, are leading many to travel farther afield, to experience the silently majestic aurora borealis on Northern...
Fishing for everyone in Sweden Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 12:20PMIf you love fishing - or have just always wanted to give it a try - Sweden is a great place to come. Thousands of lakes where you will hardly see a soul, plenty of rivers and thousands of kilometres of coastline make Sweden a paradise for anglers.
Countries to rethink Arctic area Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 10:13PMCountries, including Canada, will need to find a new way of doing business in an increasingly complex Arctic. Long considered a frozen desert wasteland, the Arctic is now being framed as a region of international strategic importance, and not just by the countries with abutting coastlines.[...]
Lumberjacks Add Two Coaching Interns to Staff Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 7:59AMMuskegon, Mich. - The Muskegon Lumberjacks are proud to announce the hiring of two coaching interns, Colin Martel and Jukka Konstas. Martel and Konstas will spend a year with the Lumberjacks to complete their bachelor's degrees with the Vierumäki Sports Institute.
Cooperation negotiations within Alma Media´s printing and distribution operations completed Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 7:08AMAlma Media Corporation Stock exchange release June 13, 2011 at 14.55 (EEST)COOPERATION NEGOTIATIONS WITHIN ALMA MEDIA´S PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS COMPLETEDStatutory cooperation negotiations related with the development …
Stay The Night: Treehotel, Swedish Lapland Saturday, June 11, 2011 @ 6:17PMLike many good stories, this one began around a campfire.
Wilson Raj Perumal faces up to match-fixing and bribery allegations as trial begins in Finland Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 4:59PMAn alleged match-fixer who operated from a flat in the shadow of Wembley Stadium has gone on trial.
Zambians on trial in Finland Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 9:32AMSeven Zambian players go on trial in Finland in a match-fixing investigation that has rocked the local football league.
Match-fixing trial opens against 10 in Finland Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 9:14AMNine players from Zambia and Georgia and a Singaporean man accused of bribing them went on trial Thursday in a match-fixing...
Trial opens against 10 in Finland match-fixing Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 2:15AMROVANIEMI, Finland (AP) — A trial in a match-fixing scandal has opened in Finland with charges of bribery read against a Singaporean man suspected of paying nine former players at a local club to influence the outcome of games.
Festivals and events, June 9 and beyond Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 12:34PMJayne Traendly compiled this listing. In case of a change, it’s wise to check with the tourist board before traveling.
NEWS, INTERVIEWS AND ANALYSIS ON THE SAK 18TH CONGRESS ON 6-8 JUNE IN TAMPERE - by SAK in cooperation with the Trade ... Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 7:36AMSAK, Tampere (06.06.2011) SAK's 18th Congress has opened at Tampere Hall. The affiliated unions, which make up the Confederation are represented by 270 delegates, coming from various regions of the country.
Doc a surprisingly moving trunk show Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 11:21PMOne lucky elephant *** It's never easy for a father when his daughter grows old enough to leave the nest. But when that "daughter" is a 5,000-pound African elephant, there are tons of special problems. Take Flora, the subject of the documentary "One Lucky Elephant." David Balding, the owner...
Treehouses: We've opened a new branch Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 6:36PMWhat's the attraction? From gourmet jellybeans in hotel minibars, to Connect Four and Trivial Pursuit in the lounges of boutique B&Bs, the hospitality industry has become sentimental about youth-evoking "frills".
TV Junkie: USA Launches Summer Season & 'Modern Family' on 'Actors Studio' Tonight Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 5:48PMUSA launches its summer season with "White Collar" and "Covert Affairs" tonight (see our vids with cast members). --- The cast of ABC's "Modern Family" is on "Inside the Actors Studio" tonight. --- Tons of news tidbits and the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan are in the full post. [ more › ]
AKC adds 3 breeds: Registry total at 173 Saturday, June 4, 2011 @ 12:10AMFrom the American Kennel Club: The AKC has added three breeds to its registry. The American English Coonhound joins the hound group, the Finnish Lapphund joins the herding group, and the Cesky Terrier joins the terrier group. The AKC now recognizes 173 breeds. Here’s the breed information on each: The American English Coonhound is an avid hunter known for its tremendous speed and [...]