Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Saturday, June 12, 2010
2010 Soccer World Cup Fan Guide
2010 Fifa World Cup Organising Committee has released a comprehensive, easy-to-read and colourful 92-page guide to the tournament, packed with practical information on stadiums, host cities, fan parks and much more.
There's useful information on everyday matters such as banking and food, as well as tips on safety and staying healthy. The guide also provides has advice on transport – road, rail and air – as well as accommodation and communication.
The section on stadiums is particularly useful, with maps showing how to get to each stadium, where to buy tickets, the nearest airport and transport nodes, as well as detailed layout plans of all of the stadiums indicating gates and seating. Also provided are rules on stadium conduct and items prohibited in the stadiums.
The handbook also explains the history of South Africa, and has a nifty guide to South African slang.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Diski Dance
The word ''diski'' is slang for soccer in South Africa, but is also used to describe the local style of football, which is known for its fluid movements and emphasis on dribbling and other tricks.
There are no words to go with the dance, but it can be punctuated with the occasional call of ''Laduma'', a victory cry at South African soccer matches, which means ''he thunders'' in Zuluhttp://www.southafrica.info/video/diski-dance1.htm
all the moves here!
http://www.southafrica.info/video/diski-dance2.htm
and here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fML326GXJPY&feature=related
and here
http://www.learntodiski.com/
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Message for SA
You cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is about the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it."
~~~~ Dr. Adrian Rogers, 1931
Monday, February 1, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Project 365: Take a photo a day for a year
Photography web site Photojojo suggests documenting your life by taking a photo every day for a year; they call it Project 365. The author gives a few reasons why you might want to do this, most compelling to me being:
Your year-long photo album will be an amazing way to document your travels and accomplishments, your haircuts and relationships. Time moves surprisingly fast.
At first I thought the idea was along the lines of the popular YouTube video where the girl takes a picture of herself every day for three years, but it's actually broader than that. You take a picture of anything (the Photojojo post suggests varying your themes) and post it somewhere (like Flickr) where you can keep all 365 of your photos.
As photo uploading gets easier and cameraphones get better, the commitment required to do something like this isn't that bad. Alternatively, if you have a webcam or something along those lines on your computer (like an iSight), going the picture of yourself every day route seems even easier. So if either of these ideas trip your trigger, it's time to get documenting.
If you've ever taken on similar photo-documenting projects, share them with your fellow life hackers in the comments.
Project 365: How to Take a Photo a Day and See Your Life in a Whole New Wayhttp://www.365project.co.za/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/project_365/
http://lifehacker.com/207424/project-365-take-a-photo-a-day-for-a-year
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Susan Boyle I dream a dream
I saw the Mnet special of Susan last night and boy am I a fan of this woman! Awesome stuff!
Friday, January 8, 2010
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Why Blogging is better...........
At Future Buzz Adam Singer gives a great list of reasons why Blogging should be given priority over Twitter and given the attention it deserves.
He says “Twitter is popular because it is easy. It is easy to setup, easy to copy-paste links into, and easy to write 140 character bits. But, having your own blog remains the strongest platform if you’re serious about sharing ideas and having a continued dialog with the world. Blogging is the antithesis of easy, however it is far more rewarding. I’m not saying Twitter isn’t a useful and interesting service, because it certainly is. But it does not negate the real opportunity that is actually made more useful by the popularity of microblogging: having your own blog. Are you just using Twitter but not blogging?
So here are the list of reasons “Why You Should Blog before you Twitter”
1. Blogging demonstrates true commitment and passion to your industry that you really can’t
Friday, January 1, 2010
Google did it again
Google Alphabet
http://oddee.com/item_96849.aspx
This fingerprint can be found in Hove Park, near Brighton and Hove in the UK. It measures 38 metres around. Imagine the size of the hand. (Link)
Amazing, Bizarre, Interesting Art/Stuff
http://oddee.com/default_0_85_datetime.aspx
12 Coolest Barcode Artworks
This week we celebrate the 57th anniversary of the first patent on the barcode; meet some of the finest art pieces inspired by them.Read more »
This week we celebrate the 57th anniversary of the first patent on the barcode; meet some of the finest art pieces inspired by them.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Blackboard Blogging
(image via: Neatorama)
Imagine not being able to check your favorite blogs or even read the news every day. Whether because you can’t afford the newspaper or because the local government doesn’t allow access to the news, it would put you in the dark permanently. It’s a fact of life for countless people in the world. In Monrovia, Liberia, Alfred Sirleaf is striving to bring information to the people. Every morning since 2000, he has headed to his public bulletin board and painstakingly writes out the day’s news on the blackboard for all to see at no charge.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Friday, December 25, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Sunday, December 13, 2009
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