Sweden’s Heavyweight Boxing Champ Ingemar Johansson
February 13th, 2010
Ingemar Johannson died in a Swedish nursing home in January 2009 at the age of 76. He’d lived in the nursing home in the Swedish coastal city of Kungsbacka since the mid’90’s when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and dementia, and had suffered from a tough case of pneumonia immediately prior to his death.
Rio De Janerio Becomes First South American City To Host Olympic Games
February 6th, 2010
South America will host the Summer Olympic Games for the first time in 2016, as Rio De Janeiro, Brazil was awarded the honor on Friday. Rio beat out the US choice of Chicago, Illinois along with Tokyo, Japan and Madrid, Spain to earn the right to host the games. Despite a high pressure effort from the American power elite–including President Barak Obama and TV gabfest queen Oprah Winfrey–Chicago was the first city eliminated from contention. Tokyo was the next to go, before Rio got the nod over Madrid in the final round of balloting.
Checking Out Canon Power Shot Cameras
January 31st, 2010
Canon power shot cameras are a great buy if you’re in the marketplace for a new camera. Most models have excellent picture standard especially for a compact camera that you can carry with you. You can purchase models that are light weight and easy to use. The costs are reasonable when you factor in the quality of photos you get.