Paraguay

Paraguay team at World Cup 2010

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Paraguay impressive during South American qualifying will pose a threat in any group at World Cup 2010.

Mercosur, EU launch university mobility program

People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday

The Common Market of the South (Mercosur) and the European Union jointly launched here Friday a university mobility program to fund 200 students from Mercosur countries seeking short-term study in another Mercosur country. The Program of Superior Education Mobility was presented by Uruguayan Education and Culture Minister Maria Simon and the European Commission's representative in Uruguay and Paraguay...

Not the solution, but could have been an Answer

The Daily Blahg (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

There are two very good reasons why the Knicks are knuckleheads for passing on Allen Iverson. For one thing, they've fallen completely off the radar in New York. I've been following sports since about 1960 around here, and I can't remember a time when the Knicks were more irrelevant. For those of us who love the sport, it's a truly sad era. A few silly Iverson headlines could not have hurt. The other...

“Always Start In English”

Roosh V (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Here’s an excerpt from page 153 of A Dead Bat In Paraguay…. If I’m in a club bathroom with a gringo friend talking in English, there will be at least one native who understands our banter and asks where we’re from. In the Duff bathroom I ended up meeting a Chilean who studied in Los Angeles. [...] P.S. My second book is called A Dead Bat In Paraguay and is now out in paperback...

32 Teams For World Cup 2010

Soccerphile Football | Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

All 32 teams for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa are now known. The complete line up is: Europe Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland Africa Algeria, Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa (hosts) Asia Australia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea South America Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay,...

Inside England's campaign – how the votes are won

The Independent (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

A fortnight ago a delegation from England's 2018 World Cup bid team, led by Lord Triesman, was in Paraguay to visit Dr Nicolas Leoz, the president of the Conmebol federation. Dr Leoz is one of 24 men who will vote on the hosts of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Inside England's 2018 campaign – how the votes are won

The Independent (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

A fortnight ago a delegation from England's 2018 World Cup bid team, led by Lord Triesman, was in Paraguay to visit Dr Nicolas Leoz, the president of the Conmebol federation. Dr Leoz is one of 24 men who will vote on the hosts of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.

Change in TAM's Board of Directors

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

SAO PAULO, Nov. 19 -- TAM (NYSE: TAM; BOVESPA: TAMM4) in an Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting held today, accepted the resignation of Flavia Turci and approved Emilio Romano's election as ...

• Change in TAM's Board of Directors - PR News Wire

Travel Journal "The Torso of Aphrodite"

Daily Painters International Art Gallery (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Here is a new "Travel Journal" of "The Torso of Aphrodite ". It is painted on gallery wrapped canvas with black edges. The size is 7"x 5", and it includes a beautiful postage stamp from Paraguay with gold leaf embellishments. These make great gifts. Contact: br1fineart@cox.net See more at: http://artistbarbararudolph.blogspot.com/ http://www.barbararudolphfineart.com/...

Arriba charruas! - Uruguay off to World Cup

The Latin Americanist (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

With the last World Cup spot up for grabs, Uruguay overcame fellow Latin Americans Costa Rica in a two game series. After a drab 1-0 win in San Jose, los charruas returned to Montevideo with the knowledge that a tie would be enough to send them to South Africa. Yet los ticos fought valiantly and kept the Uruguayans on their toes with numerous scoring chances. In the end, Sebastian Abreu’s powerful...

My Dune Buggy Adventure In Pipa, Brazil (Part 2 of 2)

Roosh V (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

PREVIOUSLY: Part 1 The first thing I thought of was the $1,000 deposit that I authorized the agency to put on my credit card. I knew if I called them to say I fucked up and got the buggy stuck they’d want to charge me the whole thing or at least a big chunk of it. [...] P.S. My second book is called A Dead Bat In Paraguay and is now out in paperback or eBook. Described as "honest,"...

South Africa World Cup 2010: The Final 32 Teams

The Flat Back Four (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

After some dramatic final round and playoff matches, the footballing nations which will grace the stadiums in South Africa are now complete. France, though should be feeling very sheepish as they cheated their way into South Africa. No one would've expected Thierry Henry to do a "mini-Maradona" but unfortunately, footballers will always try to gain an advantage whether legally or illegally....

Bolivia presents Bolivia presents Resolution “Harmony with Mother Earth” at the UN

The Lazy Environmentalist (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

The winds of change, they are a blowing. Values are suddenly the currency of the day. Time magazine believes we have the beginnings of a Responsibility Revolution . But to establish what those responsibilities are, the values that underpin them have to be determined first. Values are the bedrock of the new world that we are creating. So what of these values? Interestingly, it is not just the talk of...

Dutch scoring drought continues in Paraguay draw

Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Netherlands were held 0-0 by Paraguay in a friendly on Wednesday, their third successive game without a goal.

Fluminense advances to Copa Sudamericana final (AP)

Spanish Teaching (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Fluminense reached the Copa Sudamericana final by scoring twice in injury time to overcome Paraguay's Cerro Porteno 2-1 and 3-1 on aggregate at Maracana on Wednesday. Then a massive fight broke out seemingly involving all players, with Fluminense and Cerro trading vicious blows before Brazilian military police stormed the field to break it up.