USA CELEBRATES HUGE SOCCER UPSET June 25, 2009
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Brilliant tactics helped the United States pull off a stunning 2-0 win over Spain and reach the Confederations Cup final, something coach Bob Bradley described as huge.
A first-half strike from Villarreal’s Jozy Altidore and another 16 minutes from time by Fulham’s Clint Dempsey did the damage on Wednesday in what will go down as one of the biggest victories in US football history.
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They also had a flawless performance by Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard and a commendable defensive display to thank for earning them a shot at the trophy on Sunday against either Brazil or hosts South Africa.
“When you play Spain you certainly have to work very hard as a group to defend. We made a special point to close down Xavi as best we could to prevent his penetrative passes,” said Bradley.
“We felt strongly that when we got the ball we needed to be aggressive and have the confidence that we could keep the ball and move it.
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Well now we have to wait for the match between South Africa and Brazil tonight to see who will take on the USA in the finals of the Confederation Cup. All South Africans are standing behind Bafana our National team who are the underdogs……we hope to go through to the finals!
Well done USA it was quite a feat to beat Spain!
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SPRINGBOKS WIN THE FIRST TEST 26 - 21 June 21, 2009
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Well done Springboks you once again made us proud with the win over the British and Irish Lions! The first half was spectacular with the wonderful rolling mauls from our pack of forwards.
Springbok flanker Heinrich Brussow scored on home debut and captain John Smit also collected a try which was wonderful as this was his first test against the Lions. The half time score was 26-7.
Bok coach Pieter de Villiers and his assistants must have then decided that they had a big enough lead to try out other combinations when they pulled off the backbone of their team in John Smit, Fourie du Preez, Bakkies Botha and Jean de Villiers.
This move could have backfired badly if they had lost the game, but the Boks hung on to win the game. The problem now is that we still do not know how strong our team really is because the second combination held the Lions onslaught, but did not score in the second half.
Hopefully the coach will pick the BEST team for the second test next Saturday and will allow them to play the full 80 minutes, bar injury! Once we have won TW#O tests then we can afford to play around with other combinations!
Well done to “The Beast” for the Man of the Match award, you deserved it!
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SA SOCCER WORLD CUP 2010 - ONE YEAR TO GO June 11, 2009
Posted by frostygirl in News.Tags: crime, SA, Soccer, world cup
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South Africa is now one year away from the opening ceremony of the 2010 soccer world cup and the positive comments coming from the various “spokespeople” are very encouraging, but we know that there is still lots to be done! CNN has been highlighting a lot of things about SA on TV today but there is one important area where hardly no mention is made…CRIME.
I believe that the authorities are not paying sufficient attention to the CRIME situation in South Africa!
There will be an influx of first-time visitors to our country and we should prepare them better as to what they should expect when they hit our shores.
The main question that is being asked is: “Will SA be ready for the world cup?” They are concentrating on the stadiums, accommodation, communication, transport, etc….but no one is talking about the crime situation.
Taxi drivers are up in arms because the government wants to employ a “rapid bus” system to transport visitors to and from games. They believe that only the taxi’s should be used and this can cause a very bad situation if not handled correctly. Imagine if they go on a rampage dujring the event.
On that subject…..how safe will touorists be in these taxi’s!
What about the financial situation in the country where there are so many poor people who are battling to survive from one day to the next. The tourists could become soft targets for them.
The SA Police are being trained to handle unrest in and around the stadiums, but what about the other areas in the cities.
The authorities should hand a booklet on “safety tips” to each person when they enter the planes that will be bringing them to South Africa. There should be a instructional movie on each plane showing all the pitfalls the tourists can expect.
The soccer fans are going to arrive in great spirits and their guard might be down and this can cost them their possessions or their lives.
If you are a first time visitor to Africa, “Google” subjects like “crime”, “safety tips” etc and be prepared.
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POTHOLES IN SOUTH AFRICA - JOKE June 4, 2009
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There are so many potholes in the roads of most towns in South Africa that there is a new joke about it:
If motorists drive their vehicles on the correct side of the road and drive “straight” i.e. on their side of the road, they are stopped for drunken driving….why?
If you were sober you would be driving your vehicle all over the road trying to miss the potholes, therefore if you are driving straight you must be drunk because you drive over/through the potholes in the road!
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BULLS VICTORIOUS IN RUGBY SUPER 14 FINAL May 31, 2009
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The Bulls scored 8 tries to win the match with a final score of 61 -17 and by any terms you can say that, that was a “thrashing”.
Bulls captain Victor Matfield said that Saturday evening was “the best night of my life” after his side defeated the Chiefs to clinch the Super 14 trophy in the Final at Loftus Versfeld.The sea of blue that was evident around the stadium must have given the home team such encouragement that their adrenalin would have been pumping when they ran onto the field.
It is the biggest winning margin in a Final, by the proverbial country mile - the 44-point margin beating the 30 points (36-6) win the Brumbies posted over the Sharks in 2001. The 61 points also smashed the 47 points posted by the Brumbies in the 2004 Final.
It was the first home Final for the Bulls - who also won the title in 2007, defeating the Sharks in Durban - and Matfield thanked their fans for the support they had given them this week.Matfield also gave credit to the Chiefs in their first Super 14 final. He said they had shown a lot of character and that the away conditions had played a big part in their disappointing performance.
One can imagine what the Chiefs must have felt like when THEY ran onto the playing field to be greeted by the sea of blue in the stands.Chiefs coach Ian Foster was clearly gutted - he admitted as much - but said they hadn’t expected to be handed such a hiding by the home team.
Another record is Morné Steyn, with a Super 14 record of 11 drop-goals in a season - having kicked one in the Final.
There was nothing of the fluke about this, no lucky bounce, no questionable decision. It was simply a massive victory and the place to be on Saturday night was Pretoria and the colour to wear was blue. Even the newly elected President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, was there and he wore a blue jersey.
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MATHYS ROETS BACK ON STAGE AGAIN May 29, 2009
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What a wonderful sight to see Mathys Roets push himself onto the stage in his wheelchair to join everybody on stage at a benefit concert held for him. He immediately joined them in song and sang a beautiful section of the song on his own and his peaceful deep voice was just the same as always!
When he was interviewed by the Koenie de Villiers on the Kyknet programme “Kwela” he sounded so positive and one would never say that it has only been 7 weeks since his horrendous biking accident. He confidently stated that he wanted people to know that he was exactly the same as before with just a “small” difference…. his two legs don’t work.
He said that he did not want people to say that he must “think positively”, he emphatically stated that he IS positive and he has already booked a concert date for 1 August 2009 for his return to stage.
He can already dress himself and he wants to be independent as soon as he can so that he can go home to be with his family as soon as possible. He finds the physical therapy treatment very beneficial both to his body and his voice and is amazed how he battled to lift even very light weights, but he is now able to do arm exercises with 4kg weights. He says that a thin wooden stick, which he has to lift from his lap with straight arms up to shoulder level, is the “heaviest” in the gym. He has to get a victory over this exercise, as it will enable him to hold his guitar for extended periods, at the moment he says that his guitar “pulls” him forward even though it is not very heavy.
He was so full of smiles and jokes about his situation i.e he said that he has done more “wheelies” on his wheelchair than he did on his motorbike and he that he felt better riding onto stage because his “walking” in the past was a bit funny!
Surprisingly his cracked ribs seem to trouble him more than his other injuries and it will take 3 months for them to heal and that is why he has to wait until August before carrying on with his singing career because it obviously effects his breathing, thus his singing too.
Mathys you are an inspiration to all and it was great to see you in such high spirits and with so much enthusiasm for your future. I am sure all your fans are looking forward to your next concert…. See you soon!
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BULLS VS CHIEFS IN SUPER 14 RUGBY FINAL May 24, 2009
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The Bulls beat the Crusaders 36 - 23 thereby getting a home final against the Chiefs!
Well done Bulls, what a game you played one would have thought it was the final the way you guys played. The Crusaders came at you so strongly in the first 20 minutes of the game that it looked as if they were the stronger team and on the way to a win…..but you guys have the great South African playing hearts and came through beautifully.
It is always difficult to pick out individuals to praise in such a great game, but I think that I must just say how wonderful Pierre Spies played, he was a powerhouse and made many wonderful breaks to put his team on the front foot.
Then I have to praise Morne Steyn who kept his team in front with the 4 drop goals he placed through the poles, it brought back memories of the time when Naas Botha played for the Blue Bulls and slotted so many drop goals. Well done Morne!
Scorers
Tries - Bryan Habana, Akona Ndungane, Pierre Spies
Pen -Morne Steyn
Con - Morne Steyn 3
Drop - Morne Steyn 4
Tries - Adam Whitelock,Kieran Read
Pen - Stephen Brett, Leon MacDonald
Con - Leon MacDonald 2
Drop -Andy Ellis
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OSCAR PISTORIUS “BLADE RUNNER” AIMS FOR BERLIN CHAMPIONSHIPS May 20, 2009
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SA double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius aims to compete against the top stars at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin. He has recovered from a boating accident and has now has to reach the target to qualify in a time of 45.95sec for the individual 400m race where his personal best is 46.23sec.
He would also like to qualify for the relay and needs a time of 45.55sec. This young man has true grit and will go all out to achieve his aim.
“We are working quite hard towards Berlin and I want to get in some competitive races before that in Europe and hopefully the times will come down,” Pistorius said from Manchester, where he is competing this week in the Paralympic World Cup.
After failing to make the qualifying times for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Oscar competed in the Paralympic games a month later and won three gold medals.
The Blade Runner is aiming to take on the best able-bodied athletes and, in a bid to make the qualifying times for the August 15-23 world championships, will run at Golden League meetings in Oslo and Rome as well several other events in Europe.
Our good wishes go out to you Oscar make us proud and bring home some more gold for SA>
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WORK FROM HOME FOR SOUTH AFRICANS ONLY May 10, 2009
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I did a post on “crime” the other day and how you can get a cheap but effective security system and also earn a good monthly income from it. My friends have asked me to expound on it a bit more, therefore I have put together the following for them:
HOME911 is an EMERGENCY SMS ALERT SYSTEM which enables you to send a distress sms from your cellphone to 10 nominated alert recipients simultaneously, on any network within 30 seconds, to notify them you are in an emergency situation and require urgent assistance.
The HOME911 emergency SMS alert system works on all cellphones in SA with a speed dial function.
What is The Business opportunity?
When you sign up for Home911 you will automatically be given a “sponsor code”.
When friends/family/neighbours want to sign up, let them input your sponsor code with you as their sponsor. This will enable you to get a discount off of your Home911 service or even turn this into a lucrative passive income stream. In fact the potential is there for you to turn this into a full time business!
Everybody can subscribe to Home911 and sell the concept, in fact the more your own friends and family sell, the more you will make! You do not need any experience or technical knowledge, just the desire to make serious money if you want to!
What will it cost to sell Home911?
Absolutely nothing! All they ask is that you donate your first 2 “training” sales to your sponsor (the software does it automatically). Once you have achieved this, then you will automatically be promoted to full sponsor. That is all!
In fact, it is this method of helping each other that could catapult your earnings! You see when you sign up your third client, he/she will give you their first two, the new two clients you were just given will then give you their first 2 and so on, it never ends.
Many compensation plans offer huge riches for little work; I don’t believe that for one second. What I can tell you though is that in theory, if everyone just referred 3 people, and that takes 1 week to refer those 3, then in 8 short weeks, you will be earning nearly R15000 per month…ongoing!
There is no limit to the amount of money you make, and by promoting Home911 you may just save a life or a rape one day!
It is time for our communities to join together and help fight crime together! Let us take a stand and make our communities a safer place to live.
For just R75 per month, you can secure your entire family; there are no hidden costs, no contracts, and you could earn yourself a substantial income.
The beauty of this system is that your cell phone is your “panic button” and the R75pm covers everybody who lives in your house who wants to link up to it. (You are NOT tied in to them if you do not like the system you can cancel immediately.)
We cannot depend on our police force to come to our assistance in time, but we can certainly depend on our friends and family!
Do yourself and your family a favour and go to this link to sign up by clicking on the “Business opportunity” advert on the right and kill two birds with one stone….security and easy income potential! http://www.home911.co.za/?dc=100548
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OBAMA’S STEP ASIDE DO IT THE ZUMA WAY May 8, 2009
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South African President elect Jakob Zuma is going one up….sorry…. two up on Barack Obama! How come? He will have the support of THREE first ladies when he is inaugurated at the Union Buildings in Pretoria tomorrow not just ONE!
Jacob Zuma has invited his “present” three wives i.e. Nompumelelo (MaNtuli), Sizakele (MaKhumalo) and Thobeka Mabhija to share the day with him. We do not know whether his 5th “wife to be” will be there in the wings.
He has invited his 19 children to the ceremony as well.
I must say the surprise of the year is the fact that Robert Mugabe has been invited and will apparently attend, what a laugh!
The R75million bash comes at a time where the country cannot afford to dole out such an amount, but who cares…..it is party time!
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