Law has regular folk boxed in

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U.S. Olympic boxing team member Demetrius Andrade trained at Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn, N.Y., prior to heading to Beijing. John Oden is fighting for his sport's home. Oden, a principal in money management sales at AllianceBernstein L.P., is not your typical athlete. He's a white-collar boxer. White-collar boxing traces its roots to the famed Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1990. Submitted by: bangalore | Visited 9 times | Comments 0

♦ Report: Racial gap narrows, but what did No Child law do?

1 vote	WASHINGTON — Math and reading test scores are up in most states since the No Child Left Behind law took effect in 2002, but it's impossible to know how much credit the law deserves, a new report says. In an exhaustive study released Tuesday... Submitted by: Shazz - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Coach Donadoni set for Italy exit

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Italy are poised to part company with coach Roberto Donadoni after their exit from Euro 2008, BBC Sport understands. The Italian Soccer Federation has yet to confirm that Donadoni has left the post and reports in the Italian media say a meeting is set for next week. Speculation about his future has been mounting since Italy's quarter-final defeat by Spain on penalties on Sunday. Donadoni... Submitted by: vertigoflow - Visited 10 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Scarlett Johansson 'Disappointed' By Obama Slur.

1 vote	Scarlett Johansson 'Disappointed' By Obama Slur.... Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson has denied reports she is supporting presidential candidate Barack Obama because she has "a crush" on him. The 23-year-old star has long voiced her support for Obama in his race for the White House in the upcoming U.S. Submitted by: kailash - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Woods has successful knee surgery

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Tiger Woods has undergone successful reconstructive surgery to repair torn ligaments in his left knee. It is the second operation he has had on his knee this year and the latest surgery comes just over a week after winning the US Open. "It was important to have the surgery as soon as possible," Woods said. The world number one played through the pain to win the US Open at Torrey Pines... Submitted by: andrej - Visited 53 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Calzaghe splits from Warren

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I am now a free agent with no contract and intend to be self-managed from now on. Joe Calzaghe has announced he has split from promoter Frank Warren. The long-reigning world champion has ended his 12-year association with Sports Network and intends to manage himself from now on. It means Calzaghe, still undefeated after 45 fights and a world title holder for 11 years... Submitted by: Mong - Visited 13 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Premier League impresses Arshavin

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Cannot play media. Sorry, this media is not available in your territory. Russia playmaker Andrei Arshavin has hailed the Premier League as the best football club competition in the world. The 27-year-old has asked to leave Uefa Cup champions Zenit St Petersburg and his transfer value has soared after his superb performances at Euro 2008. Submitted by: aaron_nimocks - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Sienna Miller - The Homewrecker Strikes Again

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Rumor has it that actress/model Sienna Miller has broken up yet another marriage. Sienna, 26, has been getting very cozy with actor Balthazar Getty and they've made no attempts to hide it. The UK Daily Mail even has photos of the two making out like crazy on a boat off the Amalfi Coast in Italy. Wait, did I mention that Balthazar, 33, is married to Rosetta Millington and has four kids? Submitted by: mtime88 - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Ugandan law on protests repealed

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Uganda's constitutional court has annulled a law that required organisers of public meetings or protests to seek written consent from the police. The court ruled that the law limited the public's fundamental right to freedom of assembly and association. Under the law, the inspector-general of the police had to approve any meeting of more than 25 people. Submitted by: vanshake - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ 50 Cent Has A Crush On Older Woman Rashad.

1 vote	50 Cent Has A Crush On Older Woman Rashad.... Rapper 50 Cent has an odd crush on Bill Cosby's former TV wife Phylicia Rashad. The rap star, who once dated Vivica A. Fox, has most recently been linked romantically to RandB pin-up Ciara but he still has the hots for an older woman. Submitted by: Tyler Banfield - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Jude Law and Lily Cole Hook Up Rumors

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Rumor has it that model Lily Cole has been dating actor Jude Law. Lily, 20, was spotted leaving Jude's home in West London early in the morning on more than one occasion. The fiery redhead has supposedly been hooking up with dating Jude, 35, for a few weeks now, according to the UK Mirror. Someone should let this naive young woman know that she is most likely wasting her time with Jude. Submitted by: heropage - Visited 1 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ New law against rogue traders

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For the first time in UK law there will be a duty on all businesses not to trade unfairly. The law aims to tackle everything from aggressive sales tactics by rogue builders to bogus closing down sales. Some 31 specific practices will now be banned, and the law's wider duty not to trade unfairly should prevent the need for a new law to cover every new scam. However, unlike in Ireland... Submitted by: DealWorx - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ No More Law & Order For Noth.

1 vote	No More Law & Order For Noth.... Sex & The City star Chris Noth is to turn in his Law & Order badge the actor has quit the show. Noth will not be part of the eighth season of TV cop drama Law & Order: Criminal Intent, according to insiders. Submitted by: QueenEve - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Swift royal law reforms ruled out

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The government has said it has no immediate plans to scrap a 300-year-old law which gives males precedence in the royal line of succession. In a newspaper interview earlier this month, Solicitor General Vera Baird said the male right to succeed ahead of an older sister was "unfair". It was reported MPs would use new equality legislation to change the law. Submitted by: medzmedz - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Amy Winehouse Only Has Traces Of Emphysema.

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Amy Winehouse Only Has Traces Of Emphysema.... Latest: Amy Winehouse isn't suffering from deadly lung disease emphysema, her worried dad insists. Just a day after he reportedly revealed to a British newspaper that the singer has tested positive for the illness, Mitch Winehouse has told the Bbc his daughter has just traces of emphysema, caused by her smoking and drug-taking. Submitted by: whateverandever2 - Visited 11 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Sienna Miller - The Homewrecker Strikes Again

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Rumor has it that actress/model Sienna Miller has broken up yet another marriage. Sienna, 26, has been getting very cozy with actor Balthazar Getty and they've made no attempts to hide it. The UK Daily Mail even has photos of the two making out like crazy on a boat off the Amalfi Coast in Italy. Wait, did I mention that Balthazar, 33, is married and has four kids? Submitted by: crumblepie - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Actiblizzion wants to take on iTunes

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Now that the merger between Activision and Vivendi has finally been made official, it looks as though the massive company has some suitably massive plans for the future. Bobby Kotick, who has moved from CEO of Activision to CEO of the entire, merged company, has said that the publisher has plans to create a digital music platform that could compete directly with iTunes. Submitted by: kapora - Visited 3 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Oil reserves 'will last decades'

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The North Sea has almost as much oil left as has already been extracted, a BBC Scotland investigation has been told. Experts believe between 25 and 30 billion barrels could still be recovered over the next 40 years. Calculating oil reserves is not an exact science and this fact has made it difficult over the years to weigh up the true wealth of oil beneath the North Sea. Submitted by: pramrd - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Judge on privacy: Computer code trumps the law

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Australian High Court Judge Justice Kirby says computer code is more potent than the law--and that legislators are powerless to do anything about it. Technology has outpaced the legal system's ability to regulate its use in matters of privacy and fair use rights, said Kirby, speaking Thursday night at an Internet Industry Association (IIA) event. Kirby said the judicial system has faced difficulties in coping with changes the Internet and computing have brought. Submitted by: bestija - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Big Brother 9: Sylvia's intimate piercing

1 vote	Sylvia shocked housemates by admitting she has her private parts pierced last night (16.06.08). She said: "I didn't even shake when I had it done, I don't feel pain." Meanwhile, Sylvia is adamant Michael has a crush on Rebecca. I didn't even shake when I had it done, I don't feel pain. Submitted by: GoWithABC - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment