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Chelsea have been banned from signing any new players in the next two transfer windows by Fifa. The Premier League club was found guilty of inducing French winger Gael Kakuta, 18, to breach his contract with Lens when he joined in 2007. "Chelsea is banned from registering any new players for the two next registration periods," a statement on Fifa's website read. Chelsea can appeal against the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The DRC ruled Kakuta must pay compensation of 780,000 euros (£682,000), for which Chelsea are "jointly and severally liable". A spokesman for the London club told BBC Sport they were looking into the matter and hoped …

Binge drinking adds 4in to women's waists... and it puts an extra 2in on men's beer bellies By Jenny Hope Last updated at 8:41 AM on 02nd September 2009 Comments (82) Add to My Stories Muffin top link: Rolls of fat due to drink Binge drinking can put inches on your waistline - especially if you're a woman, say researchers. Regularly downing a bottle of wine in a single session could result in four inches extra around a woman's waist. It not only produces 'muffin tops' - the unsightly rolls of fat that bulge over waistbands - it's bad for women's health. Men who binge drink similar amounts - around five pints of beer or ten shots …

Alright, my internet has stopped working... every time i try to go onto a page it says "Server Not Found", "Problem Loading Page"... it's intensely retarted... What's weird... is that I'm able to be on here on Coldplaying... :uhoh: what's going on?!?!?!?!?!?! how can i fix meh internet! i've got things to do!

anyone here i like volleyball? i love playing it! i'm on my intermediate girls volleyball team at my school. :)

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10320096-38.html Not like they needed it, but it will help when things start to look bad for them. The government is a self-interested entity, first and foremost.

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A nation of bad parents: Britain's youngsters amongst world's worst for drinking, smoking and teenage pregnancy, warns the OECD By James Chapman Last updated at 9:35 AM on 02nd September 2009 Comments (310) Add to My Stories Drinking, promiscuity and a cycle of low aspiration mean Britain is becoming the 'bad parent' of the western world. A vast study of youngsters' well-being in 30 industrialised nations ranked Britain among the worst for health, lifestyles and school standards relative to public spending levels. Underage teenagers in Britain are more likely to get drunk than those in any other country, and the proportions of teenage …

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8221599.stm Holy Bob Saget. I have a hard time imagining Amerika's Supreme Court ever saying something like this. Go Argentina! Land of the free.

Ok so, if you're a Jared Hess fan, I am sure you've heard of this gem of a movie... and if you're a Flight of the Conchords fan... then I am sure you've heard of this movie :) *ehem* Jemaine Clement! here's the official trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/gentlemenbroncos/ and follow @foxsearchlight on Twitter for all the latest Bronconius news!!!

I'm thinking about getting a subscription from a music magazine, but I'm not sure which one to choose. Overall I prefer British music, so I will go for a UK magazine. I have a prescrition on Rolling Stone right now, but that's too American for me... So please tell me, what is your fav magazine?

Fat bus drivers ordered to lose weight 'because they are breaking seats' By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 2:23 PM on 02nd September 2009 Comments (37) Add to My Stories Overweight bus drivers will have to embark on a fitness regime to avoid breaking seats (file picture) Heavyweight bus drivers are being told to go on a fitness drive because of fears they are so fat they will break their seats. Stagecoach bus company in Hull, East Yorkshire, has sent letters to all its staff explaining the need for overweight drivers to lose weight. The company claims there is a health and safety risk of drivers topping 20 stone breaking new …

Chinese are the new super spenders in Britain's luxury shops By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 12:59 AM on 02nd September 2009 Comments (3) Add to My Stories Hey, big spender: Chinese shoppers are flocking to high-end stores in London's West End The Chinese super-rich are replacing Arabs and Russians as the biggest spenders on designer labels and luxuries among Britain's foreign visitors. The weakness of the pound in relation to the Chinese yuan, coupled with the availability of high fashion merchandise, is proving a huge draw. Gloom-defying shoppers from China are flocking to the luxury stores in the West End of London, o…

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Martina Navratilova goes public with her new fiancée - a Soviet beauty queen with a tragic past By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 1:49 PM on 24th August 2009 Comments (3) Add to My Stories Appearing on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! last year, Martina Navratilova often spoke of her 'drop dead beautiful' girlfriend. The identity of the tennis legend's new love has been kept a secret - until now. She is Julia Lemigova, 36,a one-time beauty queen, model and entrepreneur. Happy again: After two high-profile splits, Martina Navratilova appears to have found love again with Russian model Julia Lemigova Navratilov, 52, was s…

I'm sort of getting into it, but I was curious to see who else is on Flickr, the photo-sharing site. I mostly browse, at least until I can actually get a decent camera (hooray for photojournalism!). Does anyone have an account? I know of at least one, Loretitus; but does anyone else use theirs? Mine is at http://flickr.com/photos/raylockman/. Like I said, I'm not good, and in fact, a lot of the pics weren't taken by me (!), but I try to post some interesting stuff.

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/08/28/venezuela_videogames/ Ugh! People have this weird habit of claiming things make people violent, like movies, videogames, music, or even Craigslist.

Police baffled as dozens of 'suicidal' cows throw themselves off cliff in the Alps By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 11:35 AM on 28th August 2009 Comments (3) Add to My Stories In the picturesque Swiss village of Soustal the locals are worried. Dozens of alpine cows appear to be committing suicide by throwing themselves off a cliff near the village in the Alps. In the space of three days 28 cows and bulls have mysteriously died in the district of Lauterbrunnen in the Swiss Alps. Dozens of cows bodies litter the valley floor after they mysteriously fell from the alpine cliff many feet above Cows graze in …

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Can you play any Garbage? Busker in the bin surprises Cambridge shoppers with a 'rubbish' medley By Eddie Wrenn Last updated at 8:38 PM on 25th August 2009 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Pardon the pun, but you could be forgiven for thinking this busker is rubbish. Jammed into a tiny council bin, the street artist has been entertaining shoppers in Cambridge with a medley of songs, with his trusty guitar left poking out of the side. Shoppers stood round to take pictures or leave coins as the musician thrummed out tunes using his guitar and his pick of the litter. Do you play any Garbage? Charlie Caver performs from inside a litter bin in…

Why counting sheep can be very expensive: Ram sold for world record £231,000 By Jim Mcbeth and Beth Hale Last updated at 6:28 PM on 28th August 2009 Comments (15) Add to My Stories His strong, sturdy lines scream stamina rather than speed. Which is just as well, because while Deveronvale Perfection might have just become a ram with a Ferrari-size price tag, he's going to have to live up to his name. The six-month old Texel tup has just earned the title the world's most expensive sheep - fetching £231,000 at auction. Happy owner: Aberdeenshire farmer Graham Morrison and his shepherd Scott Mickie with Deveronvale Perfection That'…

Illegal downloaders will have broadband cut off under new Mandelson plan By Ryan Kisiel Last updated at 5:00 PM on 25th August 2009 Comments (276) Add to My Stories Internet users who illegally download films and music will have their broadband connection cut off under Government proposals due to be announced today. The decision means internet users who share copyrighted materials with others will get warning letters, before having their connection stopped if they persist. The move triggered anger among campaigners who claim it flies in the face of ministers' desire for universal broadband access. Deal on downloaders: Peter Mandelson,…

Hi I'm here annoying again but I just got a new laptop and I have this Internet service that I don't know how to call in english :P it's Wide something I guess. The thing is that I can't download stuff from megaupload, rapidshare 95% of the time and Ares would never connect so I can't download anything from there either. For MU and RS it says that I'm currently downloading something and I need to wait for it to finish but I am not downloading anything else. I've googled a lil bit and I understand that it may be that I'm sharing the server or something and that I should kinda change my IP or something like that but I'm afraid to do the things I read, don't know if it…

'Green' Germans hoard traditional bulbs to beat ban By David Derbyshire Last updated at 1:34 AM on 24th August 2009 Comments (8) Add to My Stories Germans have been stockpiling vast numbers of energy-hungry lightbulbs Germany's green credentials have long made it the spiritual home of tree-huggers across the world. But those who actually live there seem reluctant to embrace the eco-warriors' latest symbol - the energy-saving lightbulb. Germans have been stockpiling vast numbers of old-fashioned energy-hungry lightbulbs of the kind pictured left ahead of next week's EU ban on many of them. Sales of conventional incandescent bulbs…

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