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Monday, April 29, 2013

Look to South Africa

Look to South Africa


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By Erik Rush (Bio and Archives)  Saturday, March 2, 2013
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In my view, the most frustrating phenomenon relative to the reign of President Barack Obama is the unreserved sycophantic dedication held for him by the media. Indeed, a plethora of actions taken by his administration should have been enough to have him voted out of office, impeached, or indicted by now, but he has been shielded by the press and lionized by the entertainment media.
The intellectual dishonesty and outright duplicity of the press is not restricted to on-air deceptions regarding Obama, or even domestic issues. The aggregate compromise of America’s representation globally is being misrepresented, as are international events.
One of the most tragic and dramatic examples of this is the transformation that has taken place in the Republic of South Africa since the end of minority white governance in 1994. “Into the Cannibal’s Pot: Lessons for America From Post-Apartheid South Africa” by author and columnist Ilana Mercer reveals not only how the conceit of Western liberal elites served to bring down one of the most prosperous nations in the West, but how the same motivations and methods are at work in America’s decline.
Mercer was born in South Africa, and her father was a staunch and active opponent of the policy of apartheid; it is for this reason that her family was forced to leave in the 1960s. She returned in the 1980s, and now bears witness to how Marxists and liberal elites worldwide conspired to destroy this nation under the pretext of Social Justice.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Jennifer Rush is in Cape Town

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Jennifer Rush, one of music's most enduring names, is heading for South Africa! She will perform two concerts in Cape Town on the 26th and 27th April at The Cape Town Convention Centre.

Fans will remember this dynamic performer with her potent voice for such memorable hits as 'Power of Love', 'Ring of Ice', 'Madonna’s Eyes' and 'Flames of Paradise', 'Never say Never', 'Ave Maria', 'Tears in the Rain' and many more.
She’s an evergreen who has been going strong for more than three decades and shows no signs of slowing down.

Asked about what fans can expect from her concerts, she replied: “I will be performing many of my hits. I will be bringing my own band and two back up vocalists with me. They too are very excited to be coming to South Africa. I actually asked my South African friends and their acquaintances which songs they think South Africa would like – aside, of course, from hit songs - and I think we have come up with a great song list, which will even include a few songs from the last CD, ‘Now Is The Hour.'"

Both nights start at 8pm

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Western Cape Police Blitz

Blitz on sleepy drivers in Western Cape

Today's People's Post cartoon on how provincial transport MEC Robin Carlisle might implement the new fatigue management plan.

Officers will look out for symptoms including red eyes and drowsiness in drivers.

Perhaps they should have Father Christmas at the Road Blocks, as he knows when you are sleepy and knows when you're awake. Although he might get pulled over for travelling long distances without resting....

Road closures for the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour

 
http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/Pages/RoadclforCapeArgusPickPayCycleTour.aspx

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Facebook Stats


Most liked pages on facebook(January 2013):

1. Facebook for Every Phone-190,921,383.
2. Facebook -83,971,033.

3. YouTube -67,622,044.

4. Texas HoldEm Poker- 67,613,845.

5. Rihanna- 64,705,327 .

6. Eminem -64,409,277 .

7. The Simpsons -58,725,967 .

8. Shakira -58,469,206 .

9. Coca-Cola -56,837,442 .

10. Lady Gaga -54,640,788.

11. Harry Potter -54,618,525.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

South African Shipwrecks

Kakapo Shipwreck -

Kakapo, Noordhoek Beach, Cape Town. 26 May 1900.
The skeleton of the boat is now an important landmark. The Kakapo left Cape Town for Sydney on a misty night. Captain Nicolaysen saw Chapman's Peak and thought it was Cape Point. He turned sharp east but instead of cruising into False Bay he 'parked' his boat on Noordhoek Beach. The Slangkop Lighthouse has prevented such mishaps from recurring since 1918. Captain Nicolaysen ploughed so deep into the dune that his crew could step out of the boat without getting their feet wet! Today horse riders and visitors to Noordhoek Beach explore the skeleton of his boat.
The Kakapo shipwreck is one, of what must be very few, completely visible shipwrecks in the world.

Shipwrecks

Some of the better-known wrecks dotted along the Western Cape coast include:
• The Arniston – a British East Indiaman, wrecked near Waenhuiskrans in 1815
• The HMS Birkenhead – an iron-hulled troopship that struck the rocks near Gansbaai in 1852
• The HMS Guardian – a 44-gun Roebuck class ship damaged by an iceberg in 1789
• The Joanna – a gold-laden first East Indiaman wrecked near Cape Town in 1682
• The SS Maor

 

The Wreck of the Jahleel

The September 2003 wreck of Port Elizabeth harbour's former pilot boat, the Jahleel – converted to a diamond gravel boat, is battered by icy Atlantic breakers off Hondeklipbaai.
i – a steamship wrecked near Llandudno in 1909
• The HMS Sceptre – a 64-gun Royal Navy vessel wrecked near the Cape of Good Hope in 1799
• The HMS Thames – a former cruiser that later became a training ship that was scuttled in 1947
• The SS Thomas T Tucker – a munitions carrier that ran ashore at Olifantsbos point in 1942

Blitsvinnig

Jy lê in ’n kar wat soos ’n vegvliegtuig lyk en teen ’n topsnelheid van 1 690km/h kan ry, en rem met behulp van ’n valskerm.
Dié vaartbelynde projektiel versnel van 0 tot 1 000km/h in 42 sekondes, dis heelwat vinniger as jou oorle skoonpa se Cortina.
Die Bloodhound- supersoniese kar (SSC) is ’n blitsryding wat deur ’n vuurpylenjin én ’n straalspuitenjin aangedryf word. Die straalspuitenjin gebruik ’n Formule 1-enjin as ’n brandstofpomp om hom van 800liter peroksied-brandstof binne 20 sekondes te voorsien.
En nou gaan dié meneer die landspoedrekord in 2013 aanvat. Nagenoeg 6000 ton se klippe is op Hakskeenpan in die Noord-Kaap verwyder om ’n 19 km lange renbaan voor te berei.
Die Britse ingenieur en projekbestuurder, Richard Noble, sê dat die Bloodhound nuwe standaarde in aërodinamika en spoedtoetse gaan stel. “Ons beproef die uiterstes van tegnologie en ingenieurswese met die Bloodhound. Dis die soort projek wat nuwe ingenieurs en ontwerpers gaan inspireer.”
Noble was self ’n jaagduiwel en het in 1983 en 1997 onderskeidelik twee landspoedrekords aangeteken.
As jy hierdie naweek in Kaapstad se V&A Waterfront is, kan jy self dié pappie van alle snelmotors gaan ry... oftewel 'n nabootser.
Klik hier vir die video
Die sneltoetse op Hakskeenpan – 45km suidwes van Twee Rivieren in die Kgalagadi-oorgrenspark – behoort teen vroeg 2014 voltooi te wees.
Web: http://www.bloodhoundssc.com

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