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Urgent! Can you help?

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:13:18 GMT

Message from a guy who runs a children’s home in JHB. Over the last four years he has seen plenty of bad things and has regularly had to hit people up for cash.

“Dear friends, we have a little girl named Kim (aged 6) who was badly raped - the worst we have ever seen. The cost of the reconstructive surgery is R100 000. My company is able to contribute R50000 and we are seeking sponsors for the difference”

More Details here: http://sportstrader.blat.co.za/2008/11/12/urgent-can-you-help/

Went through my CD collection and…

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:02:59 GMT

I like to go through my collection from time to time and reminisce the times long gone.

This is a 20^th anniversary box set of “The Dark Side of the Moon” by “Pink Floyd” bought in 1993, so the music is now 35 YEARS old

“It was released on March 17, 1973 in the U.S. and March 24, 1973 in the UK.

The Dark Side of the Moon builds upon previous experimentation Pink Floyd had done, especially on their album Meddle. Its themes include old age, conflict and insanity; the latter possibly inspired by the deteriorating mental state of their former band leader Syd Barrett. The album is notable for its use of musique concrète and conceptual, philosophical lyrics, as found in much of Pink Floyd’s work.

The band’s most successful release, The Dark Side of the Moon spent 741 consecutive weeks (14 years) on the USA-based Billboard 200 album chart, the longest duration of any album in history. Additionally, the album holds the record of spending the highest amount of time on the Billboard charts, staying there for more than 1,500 weeks (almost 29 years). It is one of three albums tied for the claim of second highest selling album globally of all time, selling forty million or more units. In addition to its commercial success, The Dark Side of the Moon is often considered to be the group’s defining work, and is still frequently ranked by music critics as one of the greatest and most influential albums of all time.”

Source: http://www.pinkfloydonline.com/discography/darksideofthemoon/

The Bread and Wine Moved

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:39:22 GMT

The Bread and Wine Community website moved to http://www.thebreadandwine.net

I really like what Mynardt is dong with this site, give them some love...

Link to the rss feed on SKIM

http://www.skim.co.za/news.aspx?surl=http://www.thebreadandwine.net/activity/log/list?fmt=rss&FeedsFile=blog_christian.xml&sXsl=&BotMenXSL=blogsbotmenu.xslt

Fresh Puzzle

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:50:17 GMT

Try today's puzzle from

http://www.jigzone.com

New BlackBerry Bold

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:19:16 GMT

Vodacom South Africa and Research In Motion (RIM) launched the new BlackBerry Bold smartphone in South Africa.

Go check it out here: http://www.itnewsafrica.com/?p=1579

Cape Town IRT

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:48:52 GMT

Cape Town might not be getting the Gautrain, but they do have some plans up their sleeves none the less.

Go and have a look at this article on sagoodnews.co.zaAnd the official site Integrated Rapid Transit website

Skype 4.0.0.169 Beta Available for Download

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:59:27 GMT

Get the latest version of Skype now. Skype offers:· Free PC to PC Calls· Free Video Calls· Low Rates across all other networks· Instant messaging· Offline Call Forwarding· SMS form your PC Download Skype Here

Breadline Africa a worthy cause

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 05:03:22 GMT

If Africa is home to you, then thousands of children dying of hunger and lack of clean water should be on your mind, and heavily so. If you can please go and visit the website Breadline Africa and give them your support, or subscribe to their news feed, to keep you informed.

F1 The end of the season

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 05:08:06 GMT

Catch all the news, from these leading F1 Sites

team podcast (renault)

F1 NEWS (BBC)

f1 news (google)

F1 NEWS (PITPASS)

Lance takes to the wind tunnel

Wed, 5 Nov 2008 04:09:32 GMT

I never really liked Lance Armstrong but he’s going to make technology help him, almost like Obama made media help him

“The 37-year-old Texan, fresh off two time trial victories in the Tour de Gruene over the weekend, was looking especially lean and fit for someone who hasn't thrown a leg over a time trial bike since late July 2005. Longtime aerodynamic consultant Steve Hed booked the wind tunnel time on Armstrong's behalf, starting with a baseline of Armstrong's 2005 time trial position and equipment.”

Go and Read the whole article here…

http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/lance-armstrong-returns-to-the-wind-tunnel-19197?CPN=RSS&SOURCE=BRGENNEWS

Obama yes you did it!

Wed, 5 Nov 2008 04:00:13 GMT

I think we should get this guy Obama to have a chat with Robert Mugabe...

Snippet from google news...

Obama makes history - Manchester Online

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:16:08 GMT

Sydney Morning Herald

Obama makes history
Manchester Online - 36 minutes ago
It was the moment the country elected its first black president - just 53 years after Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat for a white passenger, and 45 years after Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech.
President-elect Obama inherits a world of troubles Daily Kent Stater
November 4, 2008: Towards a New Direction? Greek News
Washington Post - Aljazeera.net - AFP
all 1,082 news articles

OPML Now supported in SKIM

Thu, 6 Nov 2008 04:08:53 GMT

Skim now supports OPML, this means you can export any feed list from SKIM by Clicking on the OPML Logo on top of the list.

To see it in action, click on this logo, for our international news list.It’s new so let us know if it breaks...

OPML (Outline Processor Markup Language) is an XML format for outlines. Originally developed by Radio UserLand as a native file format for an outliner application, it has since been adopted for other uses, the most common being to exchange lists of web feeds between web feed aggregators.

The OPML specification defines an outline as a hierarchical, ordered list of arbitrary elements. The specification is fairly open which makes it suitable for many types of list data.

Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPML

New Technology Podcast SACM

Thu, 6 Nov 2008 06:01:11 GMT

The Switched On podcast is a monthly technology show presented by Derek”TheBandit” Richardson (Music Producer and DJ) and Regardt van der Berg (Assistant Editor at SACM).

Go check it out...

The website address is : http://sacm.tidemedia.co.za

Scabs Bandages

Thu, 6 Nov 2008 08:02:12 GMT

Read Article from Catto.co.za :http://www.catto.co.za/post/58259289/i-can-testify-without-reservation-that-plasters#disqus_thread These will be great for boys, I agree.Superman and Spiderman bandages are much more powerful than plain old bandages.Girls will need the softer touch of fairies, Barbie and Brats.

GetWine.Co.Za

Thu, 6 Nov 2008 08:39:14 GMT

Got nose of this site via iMod post and they have some great bargains, I especially the Shiraz. Graham Beck R52 per bottle.

Cricket Live Results Feed

Thu, 6 Nov 2008 08:47:50 GMT

Keep track of the cricket scores here

Puzzle building time

Thu, 6 Nov 2008 11:41:43 GMT

Get a daily online puzzle to build, and compare your time to complete with the rest of the world's...

Todays Puzzle

Thu, 6 Nov 2008 11:49:35 GMT

SIX11 Launch Tonight!

Fri, 7 Nov 2008 04:10:58 GMT

Puzzle time

Fri, 7 Nov 2008 06:52:19 GMT

ANC to Blame for More than 330,000 Lives Lost

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:25:11 GMT

Check out the research done by Harvard School of Health…

“Boston, MA - More than 330,000 lives were lost to HIV/AIDS in South Africa from 2000 and 2005 because a feasible and timely antiretroviral (ARV) treatment program was not implemented, assert researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) in a study published online by the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (JAIDS).”

Source: Harvard School of Health

WeatherSA Fail

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:16:51 GMT

The weather service went live with their new website, and I think its premature.

Can a major organization like the weather service of South Africa not sort out the website, have a look around and make up your own mind.

For me the previous version of the site was more usable.

But that’s just me.

Try your luck on this puzzle a beautiful Lake side image

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:15:16 GMT

MGM to Post Full Length Movies on YouTube

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:18:02 GMT

YouTube are going to stream full length movies free of charge, not that I will ever have the kind of bandwidth available…

“On another channel, MGM will post full-length action films like "Bulletproof Monk" and "The Magnificent Seven" and clips from popular movies like "Legally Blonde." These will be free to watch, with ads running alongside the video.”

Source: http://www.i4u.com/article21490.html

Submit Your Blog to SKIM Blog Directory

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:59:04 GMT

New feature added to SKIM, you can add your blog to our directory, and get mentioned in a post on this blog and the FreshRSS blog.

Give it a go! Submit blog

Talk face-to-face right from within Gmail

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:47:27 GMT

Today google introduced Gmail voice and video chat, which lets you have free voice and video conversations right from within Gmail.

Source: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/talk-face-to-face-right-from-within.html

Fail Pick

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:22:47 GMT

Featured Blog - Johan Swarts

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:28:43 GMT

The last couple of posts from Johan SwartsIn my opinion, this is one of the top Afrikaans blogs out there.Go and check it out. Preview of his RSS feed.

Die wonder van wyntoer
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:00:10 +0000
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Potgieter en Tadlock: meesters van hibriditeit
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:00:26 +0000
Die afgelope 24 uur was ‘n opwindende tyd in GME-wêreld. As jy iemand is wat opgewonde raak oor musiek of publikasiesagteware, lees verder: 1. Justin Tadlock het gister die Hybrid-tema vir Wordpress vrygestel. Trou aan sy aard het Tadlock lank aan die tema gewerk en soveel as moontlik funksies daarin geprop. Die Hybrid-tema bied gebruikers verskeie [...]

Blog vir geld: Afrigator se nuwe CPM-inisiatief
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:00:02 +0000
Afrigator, die kontinent se grootste blogsamevoeger (Engels: “aggregator”), het onlangs Adgator van stapel gestuur met ‘n baie aantreklike aanbieding vir Suid-Afrikaanse bloggers: CPM-gebaseerde blogadvertensies. (CPM, as jy gewonder het, staan vir “cost per thousand impressions”. Die M is ‘n Romeinse numeraal vir 1000.) Die aanbod is eenvoudig: jy word betaal vir elke keer wat ‘n advertensie [...]

Die silwer ponie Episode 1 - Elkeen van julle
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 06:00:50 +0000
Die GormenDIzer Media Eenmanskap het ‘n podcast gekraam! Luister daarna en doen jou deel vir die Afrikaanse blogosfeer deur te stem vir die komende week se Silwer Ponie: Download audio file (Episode1-Elkeenvanjulle.mp3) Laai af in mp3-formaat: DSP Episode 1 - Elkeen van julle ids.push(2367);

Fresh Puzzle

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:53:33 GMT

Featured Blog – Wild Cast

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:18:13 GMT

No 1 Wildlife Blog.

Back with the lions: Video
Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:30:10 +0000
The bush was lovely and fresh this morning after our first main rains of the season, and over the next few days we can really expect to see things greening up. The wild dogs have moved across the Chiredzi River so I wasn’t able to see them this morning but we’ll be working with the Nyari [...]

Pups hassle wildebeest: Video
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:01:02 +0000
Well I obviously didn’t make it back in time to get the blog up yesterday. I was on a marathon drive, marathon wait on a death run. I left White River, South Africa, at midnight in order to get to the border by 6am. Then the long wait while they processed my papers to export the [...]

Pups hassle wildebeest: Video
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:52:57 +0000
Well I obviously didn’t make it back in time to get the blog up yesterday. I was on a marathon drive, marathon wait on a death run. I left White River, South Africa, at midnight in order to get to the border by 6am. Then the long wait while they processed my papers to export the [...]

Do I realy have to work today?

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:54:09 GMT

2009 John Platter 5 Stared Wines

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:42:35 GMT

Wine of the Year

Kanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon 2004

Winery of the Year

Kanonkop

Chenin Blanc

Ken Forrester The FMC 2006

Chardonnay

Ataraxia 2007
Jordan CWG Auction Reserve 2006
Uva Mira Single Vineyard 2007 Sauvignon Blanc
Quoin Rock The Nicobar 2007

Semillon

Constantia Uitsig 2007

White Blends

Cape Point Vineyards Isliedh 2007
Nederburg Ingenuity White 2007
Sterhuis Astra White 2006
Tokara White 2007

Pinot Noir

Meerlust 2004

Cabernet Franc

Buitenverwachting 2005

Cabernet Sauvignon

Boekenhoutskloof Winery 2006
Kanonkop 2004
Thelema The Mint 2006

Pinotage

Simonsig Redhill 2006

Red Blends

De Toren Fusion V 2006
De Trafford CWG Perspective 2005
Kaapzicht Steytler Vision 2005
Morgenster 2005
Vialfonté Series C 2006
Waterford Estate – CWG Auction Reserve 2004

Shiraz

Boekenhoutskloof Syrah 2006
De Trafford 2006
Eagle’s Nest 2006
Hartenberg The Stork 2005
Signal Hill Clos d’Oranje 2006

Dessert Wine Unfortified

Fleur du Cap – Noble Late Harvest 2007
Klein Constantia Estate – Rhine Riesling Natural Sweet 2006
Tulbagh Mountain Vineyards Vin Pi Two (NV)

Dessert Wine Fortified

Mons Ruber Estate Muscat d’Alexandrie Jerepigo 1997

Port

Boplaas Vintage Reserve 2006
De Krans Vintage Reserve 2006

Get modeling with Google SketchUp

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:58:11 GMT

Keep track of new version releases with file hippo.

here's the link SketchUp

Recession = No Tour de Georgia

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:29:24 GMT

The latest victim must be the Tour de Georgia…

The Tour de Georgia canceled its 2009 race because of financial struggles, yet plans to return in 2010. The seven-day race billed as North America's premier professional cycling event could not find a title sponsor the last two years. Support for the Tour de Georgia declined following Lance Armstrong's retirement in 2005.

source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/sports/rss/sc/SIG=12biltovj/*http%3A//sports.yahoo.com/sc/news?slug=ap-tourdegeorgia&prov=ap&type=lgns

I did not even know this…

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:38:51 GMT

Clown around with today`s puzzle

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:00:57 GMT

Now we all know why the Americans can not sort out their international relations

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:06:56 GMT

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Computer Dictionary from South Africa

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:42:24 GMT

I do not know where they come from, but these crack me up every time…

Monitor	Keeping an eye on the braai
Download	Get the firewood off the bakkie
Hard drive	Trip back home without any cold beer
Keyboard	Where you hang the bakkie and bike keys
Window	What you shut when it's cold
Screen	What you shut in the mosquito season
Byte	What mosquitoes do
Bit	What mosquitoes did
Mega Byte	What mosquitoes by the dam do
Chip	A bar snack
Micro Chip	What's left in the bag after you have eaten the chips
Modem	What you did to the lawns
Dot Matrix	Oom Jan Matrix's wife
Laptop	Where the cat sleeps
Software	Plastic knives and forks you get at KFC
Hardware	Real stainless steel knives and forks from Checkers
Mouse	What eats the grain in the shed
Mouse Pad	Where the mouse takes the grain it does not eat
Mainframe	What holds the shed up
Web	What spiders make
Web Site	The shed (or under the verandah)
Cursor	The old bloke what swears a lot
Search Engine	What you do when the bakkie won't go
Yahoo	What you say when the bakkie does go
Upgrade	A steep hill
Server	The person at the pub what brings out the lunch
Mail Server	The bloke at the pub what brings out the lunch
User	The neighbor what keeps borrowing things
Network	When you have to repair your fishing net
Internet	Complicated fish net repair method
Netscape	When fish maneuvers out of reach of net
Online	When you get the laundry hung out
Off Line	When the pegs don't hold the washing up

Featured Blog - Tectonic

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:33:19 GMT

tectonic

All about Open source,
Go check them out, and here's a preview of the feed content tectonic

Just Plain`s... on the Blog Feed

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:56:06 GMT

Just Plain on the Blog

Fun Blog with Just Plain you know who, preview the feed here Just Plain's... on the Blog Feed

Just Plain`s... on the Blog Feed

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:58:51 GMT

Just Plain on the Blog

Fun Blog with Just Plain you know who, preview the feed here Just Plain's... on the Blog Feed

Ferrari first to launch 2009 car

Thu, 8 Jan 2009 05:05:50 GMT

Champions Ferrari will be the first Formula One team to reveal their 2009 car with an unveiling scheduled for their Maranello factory on January 12.

Source : http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/ticker/hub/formula-1/index.html?item=1800446