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Beckham Wants to Be the Boss Someday

According of some reporters David Beckam, ex-player of the Milan, and player of the galaxy team, said that he wants to stop playing in the mayor leagues, and be playing on a team, to start coaching a team.

The midfielder player of the A.C Milan, get tired of playing soccer, so now he wants to buy a own team on the united states, he want to pass of player to owner of her own team, but offcourse he can do all this after her contract get expired.

“I have the right to own an M.L.S. franchise, which I will action immediately after I have stopped playing,” Beckham told the BBC. He said this was part of his “commitment to develop soccer in the United States, which is something I am passionate about.”
If he is as passionate about that as he was passionate about staying in Milan, Beckham may be willing to put his money where his right foot is. According to The Times of London, the former England captain is ponying up $3 million of his own money to see the “time share” deal go through.
A.C. Milan’s vice president, Adriano Galliani, pointed to this move as a sign of Beckham’s commitment to the Italian club, saying: “Many players show their affection only through words. David Beckham is one of the few who has done so with his actions.”
He added, “He’s made an incredible economic effort, paying a huge amount out of his own pocket.”
Presumably, an M.L.S. club would run a bit more. Owners of the Seattle Sounders paid $30 million to join the league. (The team begins play this season.) The cost would be even more to meet the league’s requirement to play in, or plan to build, a soccer-specific stadium.

http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/09/beckham-wants-to-be-the-boss-some-day/

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Suicide Bomber Kills 14 in Sri Lanka

The notice of an suicide attack of Sir. Lanka.

The suicide bombers explode on the south of Sir. Lanka, killing 14 peolple ang getting injured 46 other civilian and politicians, included a goverment minister according what the official reporters said.

The other party have seen with the separatist action of the bombers, the separatist have demostrated that they are capable of doing whatever they want, and they dont care how many loses are nessesary for controling all the territory.

The Defense Ministry’s Web site said the bombing struck a ceremony at a mosque 160 kilometers, or 100 miles, south of the capital, Colombo, and attributed it to the separatists, known as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
More than 70,000 people have been killed since 1983 in the war for a separate homeland for the mostly Hindu Tamil minority, which has been marginalized by governments dominated by the Buddhist Sinhalese majority.
After many attempts in the past, the current military offensive has driven the separatists from their last strongholds in northern Sri Lanka. It has now pushed the remnants of the Tigers’ regular forces into a narrow coastal strip of land, where they have mingled with hundreds of thousands of refugees, leading to reports of huge civilian casualties.
For several weeks the government has been saying it is on the verge of ending a quarter-century of war. But many analysts say the Tigers are likely to continue the guerrilla war, with assassinations and suicide bombings like the one carried out Tuesday.
There is a significant Muslim minority in Sri Lanka, and the bomber apparently targeted six government ministers who were attending the celebration of a Muslim holy day in the town of Akuressa.
“We were talking in procession and just passing the entrance to the mosque when there was a blast,” the culture minister, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, was quoted by news services as saying. “My clothes were covered in blood and I started running. Later I realized that I was not hurt, but I had blood from someone who was hit in the blast.”
Officials said the postal services minister, Mahinda Wijesekera, was badly wounded. "There were a lot of schoolchildren and I fear a lot of them were wounded," Mr. Abeyawardena said.
In the latest of its reports on military progress, the government said Tuesday that it had killed at least 200 Tamil insurgents since last Thursday and recovered large amounts of weapons.
The area is closed to reporters and to most relief agencies, but international aid groups say thousands of civilians have been killed as the government attacks areas where the rebels are using them as human shields.
The International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based conflict-monitoring agency, called on the United Nations and the United States and other countries to bring pressure on the Sri Lankan government not to launch a final offensive until civilians have been cleared from the area.
“The Sri Lankan military has already achieved its military objectives and essentially won the war,” the group said. “It must not pursue a strategy of annihilation.”
It blamed the rebels for using civilians as human shields, amid reports that the fighters have forcibly turned back or shot people who have attempted to leave the area. It estimated that 150,000 civilians are trapped in the fighting, many with little access to fresh water, food or medicine. The government has put the number at about 70,000.
The group said that United Nations agencies had documented more than 2,300 civilian deaths and at least 6,500 injuries since late January. More than 500 children have been killed and 1,400 injured, the group said.
Reached by telephone on Sunday, the chief doctor in the area said that more than 100 sick and wounded people were arriving at the hospital every day but that there were few medications and supplies with which to treat them. “They need surgery, but without anesthetics how can we operate?” the doctor, T. Satyamurthy, said. “We have no antibiotics. Many are dying.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/world/asia/11lanka.html?ref=world

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Bogotá has experienced a positive transformation during the last 10 years. The city today is proud of the international recognition of its multiple initiatives that have led to the improvement of the urban infrastructure, contributed to making the city safer, and improved the quality of life for its inhabitants.
Bogota has earned many awards and received wide recognition for these achievements; among these are the following:
World Book Capital (Capital Mundial del Libro) 2007: UNESCO named Bogotá a World Book capital in recognition of the multiple programs encouraging the book reading culture. Among these we find: Bibliored, Libro al viento, Paraderos Paralibros, etc.
Gold Lion for Best City 2006: During the tenth edition of the Venice Biennal, Bogotá received this award for its innovative solutions for mobility, social inclusion, and the use of the public space that has been developed in the city.
City with Heart 2005: This UN award was given in recognition of the volunteer work that contributes to urban development at a community level in Bogotá.
Active Cities-Healthy Cities 2005: Recognition to the program that creates bicycle routes and recreation pathways, promoted by the Institute for Sports and Recreation of Bogotá, contributing to the development of an alternative and inclusive physical activity for all its citizens.
Digital City 2004: By improving and increasing the use of electronic means for municipal government administration Bogotá, competing among 26 cities in Latin America, was awarded this distinction that is given by the Institute for Connectivity in the Americas (ICA) and the Hispanic Association for Research Centres and Telecommunication Companies (AHCIET).
Cities for Peace 2002: Prize awarded by UNESCO for initiatives that build social cohesion and foment the spirit of good neighbourliness in Bogotá.
Access to Learning - 2002: Recognition from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the efforts Bogotá has made to provide citizens with needed information in an effective and easily accessed manner.
Stockholm Challenge 2000: The “Day without Cars” initiative is recognized as an innovative proposal for urban mobility.
In addition some of the most important international media has taken note of the amazing renovation of Bogotá and published informative articles for their readers:
Bogota, the fourth largest city in South America, with seven million inhabitants, has many varied restaurants, world-class museums and a magical colonial quarter, It is the capital of Colombia and its intellectual centre, an city filled with bright lights that is friendly to pedestrians who have 75 miles of streets for their exclusive use, be they cycling or walking, every Sunday. Plus the climate is mild, maximum temperatures of 60°F year-round. Seth Kugel, The New York Times
Bogotá, that once was a chaotic capital is now a model city. The visionary leadership of the last three Mayor’s is reflected in the city’s positive transformation. Public finances have improved while insecurity and traffic jams have diminished, and numerous works in infrastructure and more orderly traffic have made Bogotá liveable again! Experts in urban planning from all over the world are looking closely at its example.Chris Kraul, Los Angeles Times
Bogotá, the capital of the country is a mirror image of all Colombia: a city with futurist architecture, culturally dynamic and intellectually alive and diverse, splendid colonial churches and brilliant museums.

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