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Issue No. 296 -- 19 July 2004 |
Editor's Message
Quote/s of the Week
Ad Hoc Article/s of the Week
Bits and Bobs
The Legal Beagle
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Well... if I do not talk about the weather and bore everyone perhaps my talking about Telkom will do the same. If you can believe it we still do not have our ADSL line transferred... we still do not have our fax line working correctly... does anyone know to whom we can speak to expedite this???
Apart from that... the weather is great! Our boat should be finished at the repairers during this coming week so Captain Ken and I will hopefully be skiing next Sunday at the Dam. We took our thermometer with us yesterday and stuck it in the water to find out the temperature... it was a good 14 degrees centigrade. So we will not even using our dry suits to ski! Everyone thinks we are mad to be skiing in 'winter' but why not? There is nobody else foolhardy enough to be out there skiing so we virtually have the Dam to ourselves!
I will make sure we take some pics and post them in next week’s SAWmail!!
These from me...
Whoever does not regard what he has as most amply wealth, is unhappy, though he be master of the world. - Epictetus
You are educated when you have the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or self-confidence. - Robert Frost
You can determine how confident people are by listening to what they don't say about themselves. - Brian G. Jett
Send in any quotes you love... that have some special meaning for you... and I will use at least one every week. Usual address! saw@thos.co.za
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The Good News – Campaign launched to promote local SA tourism
This from Guy Lundy guy@centric.co.za
South Africans who can afford to travel have traditionally seen “overseas” as the best place to go on holiday. Those that have holidayed in the country have tended to go to the same place every year. As a result we have a situation where foreign tourists to South Africa – and there are more and more of them every year – can often claim to have seen more of our country than we have. But South African Tourism intends to change all this, with the launch of its new domestic tourism campaign, called “Sho’t Left”.
Research carried out by SA Tourism shows that the domestic market contributes more than R47-billion to the economy. However, as CEO Cheryl Carolus pointed out at the launch of the campaign at the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown, Johannesburg, “There remains an untapped potential to grow this market and encourage more spend on holiday travel.”
The campaign aims to promote a culture of local holiday travel among South Africans and grow domestic tourism. Carolus said, "The campaign is aimed at average young South Africans and their families who have a desire to travel but do not know where to go."
The name Sho't Left is derived from everyday 'taxi-lingo'. It is said when someone wants to get out of the taxi just around the corner. The idea behind the campaign is that taking a holiday locally can be just as easy as taking a taxi. There are so many affordable places to go if you just know where they are.
Taxi drivers have been chosen as ambassadors of the campaign, delivering the message to their customers. A number of taxis have been branded for the campaign and taxi drivers have been given Sho’t Left caps and t-shirts to wear. A 13-week television programme, running every evening from Monday to Friday until September, will also show a variety of places to visit around the country.
South African Tourism is also promoting the Fun Bus, a luxury holiday bus which provides affordable travel to those who do not have their own cars. The Fun Bus travels from Johannesburg to Durban every weekend, and it costs R825 for transport, meals and accommodation. The first bus will depart on 30 July.
South African Tourism sees the Sho’t Left campaign as another way in which the wonderful things about living in South Africa, including the beauty of the country, can be shared by all those who live here. To find out more about Sho’t Left, visit the SA Tourism website at www.southafrica.net.
For more interesting and exciting news about developments in South Africa, subscribe to the International Marketing Council's regular BrandSA newsletter by visiting www.imc.org.za/goodstuff.htm or www.imc.org.za/subscribe.asp. You can also visit the South African gateway website at www.southafrica.info.
Mind Massage – Melt, Float, and Watch The Parade: Tips For Summer Mindfulness
It's summer. Time for lounging on the deck, swinging in your hammock, or relaxing by the pool. Our minds need a vacation. Go ahead and daydream. It's good for you!
If you find yourself looking for some simple ways to enhance your relaxation and stimulate mindfulness without budging from that lawn chair, try one of these fun two-minute exercises:
1)" I'm melting. Mmmeeeeeelllllllllllllttttinnnngggggg." Ah, yes, this one's from that classic movie, The Wizard of Oz. You know the scene--the witch is melting right into the ground until there's nothing left but her hat. You don't have to be wicked to be inspired by the concept of melting into nothing! Try this: while stretching out in your lounge chair or hammock, picture yourself melting. Feel the sun's rays on your skin, the warmth of your chest, abdomen, legs, and feet. Feel the weight of your body sinking into your chair. Visualize yourself melting right into the chair itself. If you're in a hammock or lawn chair with slats, picture yourself oozing through the holes until there is nothing left of you but your swimsuit, hat and glasses. Stay melted for a few blissful moments, and then reconstitute yourself as a fully relaxed lounger. Nobody needs to know.
2) "I love a parade." Try my favorite mindfulness exercise--the thought parade. Picture yourself sitting in a comfy sidewalk chair to watch your favorite parade. Now, instead of rodeo queens, marching bands, and princesses waving from convertibles, picture each float as the current thought in your head. Look to your right and see the approaching float/thought. Watch as it moves slowly forward, appearing right in front of you. Look at this thought carefully, but don't spend a lot of time. No need to climb onto that float and wave to the crowd! You don't want to get caught up in this thought--you are simply watching it slowly move away from you. As it continues to your left, nearly out of sight, simply say "next" and direct your attention to the next float/thought. Watch it in the same way, without getting involved, pulling it toward you, or pushing it away. It's as though you've got a clipboard and you're merely noting the appearance of the float, looking at it in all its glory, and then turning your attention to the next. Throwing beads, candy or flowers is optional.
3) "Whatever floats your boat." This one's perfect for those of you who enjoy floating on your back in a lake or pool. While you're floating, simply note the sensation of being light and buoyant. Without effort, your body is resting on water. Arch your back and rest, with eyes closed. Picture your body as a beach ball, colorful and light. Let the water carry you without exerting even the slightest effort to direct any movement. Feel the water's caress. Revel in the gentle undulation. Visualize yourself as pure air in a beautiful container as you bob along softly. Repeat the phrase, "I am light as air."
Mindfulness doesn't require any particular place, position, or prop. All you need is your brain, and I'm guessing you don't leave home without it! Take a break while taking a break, and discover how you can deepen your ability to pay attention to whatever you choose as a focal point. Melting into nothing, watching your thought parade, and floating are great ways to relax while strengthening your mindfulness skills.
Enjoy these blissful moments of summer while you can, and take every opportunity to practice these easy techniques. Pay attention to the details and develop the habit of taking your mind on a mini- vacation. You'll have a great head start on the chilly months ahead if you can take yourself back to your summertime mindful moments!
Thanks, Julia
Julia in Montreal, Quebec, Canada suggested the topic for this week's mind massage. She received a complimentary copy of my ebook, "Massage Your Mind!: Defining Your Life Philosophy" as a thank-you gift from me. Thanks, Julia!
Have an idea? Send it to me and if I use it, I'll send *you* a complimentary ebook, too!
Send it to maya@massageyourmind.com
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Maya Talisman Frost is a mind masseuse. Her work has inspired thinkers in over 80 countries. This article appeared in the Friday Mind Massage, a free weekly ezine serving up a satisfying blend of clarity, comfort and comic relief. To subscribe, visit http://www.massageyourmind.com.
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©Copyright 2004, Maya Talisman Frost
52 Best Stories – What's Your Seat Number, Soldier?
It all began with a chance encounter at an airport, a glance, an offer, a quiet chat.
"What's your seat number, soldier?"
"It's 23-B, sir," the soldier told the businessman.
"No, son, that's my seat. Yours is in first class."
As more soldiers boarded, similar offers quickly came from the other first-class passengers. Eight soldiers heading home from Iraq for two weeks of R&R found themselves and their officers in the big seats up front instead of the center seats in coach.
U.S soldiers fresh from Iraq were surprised but grateful for the first-class seats on Flight 866 from Atlanta to Chicago. That spontaneous act of good will transformed American Airlines Flight 866, from Atlanta to Chicago, on June 29.
"The soldiers were very, very happy, and the whole aircraft had a different feeling," said Lorrie Gammon, one of the Dallas-based flight attendants working the trip.
"There were 14 seats in first class, and there were 12 soldiers there. The other two first-class passengers wanted to give up their seats, too, but they couldn't find any more soldiers." Flight attendant Candi Spradlin of Conway, Arkansas, said she was impressed with how passengers treated the soldiers.
"If nothing else, those soldiers got a great homecoming," she said.
"The soldiers were so surprised they barely knew what to do," said Ms. Gammon, who lives in Frisco.
"They were so humble and thankful - they spent the whole flight saying thank you," she said. “But we should have been saying thank you to them for what they're doing for us."
~ By Michael Young with the Dallas Morning News ~
http://www.52best.com/soldier.asp
One Man’s Australia
Adventures with a house - continued
We are into month 5 on the house project. I am fighting off waves of depression after 5 months of living like a gypsy in a wrecked house, a hotel and, since we managed to move Fiona, Robert and Gobble into the house during May, the townhouse they rented on their return from Fiji.
Robert and I are in mild shock. We are both engineers who design and construct process plant for our livings - to the tune of some hundreds of millions of dollars per year each. In my case our company designed and managed the construction of about half the Sydney Olympic facilities - including the main stadium - to the tune of some $1.5 billion and brought them in within budget and ahead of schedule.
But for both of us it is the first experience with the house building industry. I am constantly reminded of my father's maxim regarding houses: "Fools build. Wise men buy".
When Robert and I are doing our professional construction thing our contractors know full well that the contract they are working on is only the current one in a stream of potential contracts that will go on into the foreseeable future. So they have a vested interest in keeping their customer happy.
In addition to that, because what we do involves large scale work requiring heavy lifting capacity we go through a contractor evaluation process that includes "getting the kids off the street". That means that bidders who cannot demonstrate that they have the organisation, financial resources and heavy machinery to handle the job are eliminated regardless of how attractive their tender prices may be.
In the house renovation/building industry things are very different, starting with local government. In our case it took seven months to get the planning permission through the local Council. Try as he might Robert could not get priority.
The reason is simple when we thought about it. Council revenue. The increase in revenue that they will get in rates for the house after the modifications will essentially be zero.
Now a DEVELOPER on the other hand is putting forward plans for projects that will substantially increase Council revenue, typically either by building a complete new suburb on what was unbuilt-on land or by building a high rise on what was residential land rezoned as high density. Either way there will be a large increase in rate revenue.
So, understandably, they get priority treatment.
Then there are the contractors. They are VERY different.
They are small concerns with limited capital chasing small contracts which they need to knock over fast to maintain a cash flow. And, to diversify their cash flow risks, they run several contracts at the same time.
But a key to their operation is the knowledge that there will not be repeat business. Every job is a one-off. A customer building or renovating a house is unlikely to do it again for, perhaps, 15-20 years.
So a frustrated customer is not a significant risk to their business.
The internal renovations to the house were carried out competently by a builder who does not build houses, but does internal renovations only. This is easy to schedule. He is independent of weather and has little or no foundation/civil work to do.
Once work started on the grandpa flat - which is new construction - the fun began.
The excavation contractor arrived, surveyed the site, excavated the trenches and departed. When Robert came home from the office he found that the foundation trenches were half a metre too close to the house. This started an increasingly acrimonious exchange with the excavator.
So the steel fixing contractor had to start his activities by correcting the trenches - to be deducted from the money paid to the excavation contractor who had not put in an appearance to correct them himself - despite being given the opportunity to.
After the steel fixers came the concreter to pump in the foundations. He was supposed to arrive on a Monday. He was late and phoned to apologize. His truck had broken down.
Naively Fiona thought that he would arrive on the Tuesday. It was a fortnight later that he showed up as he had other customers booked solidly from the Tuesday for that length of time.
That meant that the bricklayers who were to build the dwarf walls that supported the floating slab had to be re-scheduled…..
So the pallets of bricks that had been delivered blocked the sidewalk for some weeks and the postman could not deliver the mail. It had to be collected at the local post office.
And rescheduling the bricklayers meant that the concreter who was to pump the floating slab in had to be rescheduled….
Eventually the slab was poured.
The concreter retuned to excavate the new driveway and paths. He cut the telephone cables with his backhoe….
After new telephone cables had been installed the concreter had to be rescheduled….
Etc.
We are now fitting out the grandpa flat, using the original builder who did the internal renovations on the house - to our great relief.
I can see myself having a home again.
And Fiona and Robert can get the painter in to do the exterior of the house and the landscaper to convert the moonscape that once was the garden back into a garden again.
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As you can see in the first photograph. It is midwinter here - hence the way she is dressed.
Babies and toddlers have plastic faces. The second photograph shows Gobble in a quiet moment in the dining area. All our friends who have seen this photo have commented that she is clearly Lynette's granddaughter.
I agree.
Northern Lighties
It is Canada Day today. July 1st
Time for a bit of a celebration. This being my first Canada Day as a full citizen and all that.
Aside from everything else that is taking place I noticed a definite upswing in the amount of goods bearing the Canadian Flag and even in the use of the flag itself.
Clothes, food, beverages and reams and reams of newspaper adverts have suddenly begun to use the red, white and red of the flag to promote an interesting awareness of Canadian patriotism.
Maybe the taste of nasty vicious little internecine warfare of the last elections needed to be forcibly removed from the collective mouths of the citizens.
So with all that in mind I thought it might prove interesting to look at the history of the Canadian Maple Leaf flag and how much acrimony there was in its birth.
Which incidentally was only officially raised for the first time in 1965. Something that causes surprise among many people who think that it has been around for ages.
Before that of course Canada had the Red Ensign, which was a red flag with the Union Jack in one corner and the Canadian coat of arms diagonally opposite.
Interestingly the Maple Leaf as a symbol for Canada has been around for far longer. The St. Jean Baptiste Society (a pretty virulent Quebecois political pressure group!) adapting it as its emblem in 1834 and the maple leaf itself being used as a decoration for the visit of the Prince of Wales in 1860.
So I suppose that even way back then Canadians realised the intrinsic value of the maple as a representative of the country.
In fact throughout the past hundred years the Maple Leaf has been synonymous with Canada.
In 1867 the song "The Maple Leaf Forever" was written by Alexander Muir and has been seen as the "real" anthem by many people ever since.
In 1904 the Canadian athletes at the Olympic Games had a maple leaf on their uniforms and during the First World War the maple leaf was incorporated into the badge of the Canadian Expeditionary force. During the Second World War once again the maple leaf was seen as a distinguishing mark and used extensively in badges and in other areas where identification was necessary.
It was only in 1921 that Canada received the right to have Red and White as their "Official" colours though and even then it was only granted to them by King George V as a proclamation. (Interestingly the colour of the Maple Leaf on the Canadian Coat of Arms is still green at this stage and will only be changed to red after this proclamation and even then only in 1957!)
Which seems to have spurred on a few people to look at a new flag as well.
The most notable being the then Prime Minister Mackenzie King who in 1925 appointed a Parliamentary Committee to investigate designs for the new flag.
In true Canadian Parliamentary Committee fashion they failed to come up with a report!!
So in 1946 Mackenzie King decided to try again. Not having learnt his lesson he again appoints a Parliamentary committee.
Who this time split along language lines. The English speaking MP's wanting the Union Jack included while the French MP's wanting it eliminated. The Quebec legislature decides to get involved and, rather wisely I think, pass a resolution demanding that ALL foreign symbols be excluded from any future flag.
Then in 1963 Lester Pearson is elected Prime Minister and, probably as a result of his experience many years earlier during the Suez Crisis, states that Canada will have a new flag within two years.
During the Suez Crisis Pearson was instrumental in negotiating a peace but at the time suffered some embarrassment when the Canadian troops were denied access as peacekeepers because the Canadian Flag had a Union Jack and this was identified to closely with Great Britain. (the other party involved in the crisis!)
This time Pearson decides to ask the Canadian public to submit designs rather than going the tried and sorely tested Parliamentary Committee route.
Actually since 1946 there had already been a whole lot of contests and competitions to find a new Canadian Flag so asking the public seemed a fairly natural way to approach the topic.
I understand that in 1964 they already had almost 4000 designs that had been submitted over the years. And that another 2000 were submitted to the new committee.
Lots of them had Union Jacks and Fleur De Lys as a motif and of course there were caribou, beavers and the North Star. The most popular emblem though was the Maple Leaf.
In 1964 George Stanley sent a proposal for a flag that consisted of a single maple leaf on a field of white with red bars to John Matheson. Matheson headed the committee to find the flag.
In June of 1964 the debate on the flag began in the House of Commons. And carried on for weeks! And weeks! Months actually.
In September 1964 a 15-member committee is set up under John Matheson and told they have six weeks to make a decision. Which considering the average Canadians inability to make a decision that quickly seems fairly harsh, however in October Matheson sneaks in Stanley's flag design and on the 22nd October it becomes the committees' choice by 14 votes to 0 in what was described as a "sudden death secret ballot" (No. Don't ask me!)
Then Parliament must ratify the new flag.
The Tories under Diefenbaker decide to halt the process and engage in filibuster tactics hoping that Pearson and the Government will drop the issue. Standard Canadian debating tactics in fact. Thirty-three days and 252 speeches later, oddly enough the Canadian Flag was actually saved by Quebec!
A Quebec Conservative broke the deadlock and allowed the house to vote on the design.
The new flag was accepted by 163 votes to 78.
It was flown officially for the first time on February 15th 1965
While Matheson and Stanley were officially credited with designing the Canadian flag as we know it, it appears that in actual fact the flag may have been copied from one that was flown at the Royal Military College in Kingston Ontario. Stanley's suggestion was based on the Commandant's flag there, which was made up of three vertical pales or bands, red, white and red, with the college crest (a mailed fist holding three maple leaves) in the white or centre pale. He merely substituted a single red maple leaf.
So that in an encapsulated nutshell is the story of how Canada got its present flag.
I will let Matheson have the last word on what for me and many other Canadians stands as a strong symbol of my new country:
"It meets all the tests for a distinguished flag. It is a flag of dignity and grace, worthy of a great sovereign nation."
Ramblings Of A Francophobe
Mike will be back next week.
Changing Lanes – Travel 2004
Sandra will be back soon.
DollarMakers
Are You a Pumpkin in a Bottle?
If you grow a pumpkin in a bottle, it will only grow as big as the bottle. Put the pumpkin seed into a bigger bottle and it will grow even bigger. The size of the bottle determines the size of the pumpkin. What restrictions have been imposed on our personal, emotional, mental and financial growth that we may not even be aware of? You might have heard of a “governor” – it’s a mechanical device that can be put into the engine of a car that will restrict the speed at which the car can go. Do you have a governor in your life?
What ceiling is preventing us from exceeding our present achievements beyond our wildest expectations? Henry Ford said, “There is no man living who isn't capable of doing more than he thinks he can do.”
If we could identify and remove those shackles and muzzles we might be amazed at what will happen in our lives. Did you know that research has proved that we tend to earn within ten percent of the amount earned by the people we spend the most time with?
Imagine an Amish person who has the ability to help millions and make a fortune doing so, with the use of a computer, but his beliefs won’t allow him to use a computer. Most of our restrictions and limitations are self imposed. Most of the things holding us down and keeping us back are in our heads. The balls and chains are perceptions and beliefs. If you believe you can or you can’t, we’re told, you’re right. Our input determines what we end up believing and we tend to seek evidence to support our dominant beliefs. If you believe business is bad, you’ll find reasons to prove your belief; you’ll notice all the closed stores, the beggars on the streets, the bad news. And you’ll probably find that most of the people you know believe the same things that you believe. If you believe that business is good, however, you’ll notice new buildings going up and you’ll attract and mix with successful people. It’s like putting on glasses with blue lenses – everything you look at will be blue, while your friend with yellow glasses sees everything as yellow. See www.DollarMakers.com
In many cases, it’s people whom we associate with that prevent our growth. If people tell you what you can’t do, how difficult life is and how bad business is, you’re mixing with the wrong crowd. Losers will show you reasons to fail. They will discourage risk and innovation and sabotage your growth. Winners will enthusiastically support new ventures and creativity. Henry Ford said, “Enthusiasts are fighters. They have fortitude. They have staying abilities. Enthusiasm is at the bottom of all progress! With it there is accomplishment. Without it there are only alibis.” Losers make excuses while winners take responsibility and seek solutions. If you listen carefully and objectively to what people say, you’ll soon know if they’re the kind of people who are going to help you or hurt your progress in life. Have you heard this?
“Come to the edge”, he said, but they were afraid. “Come to the edge”, he said. They came, he pushed them, and they flew.
Here’s a way to find out if your friends are winners or losers: Tell them about your goals and see how they respond. Ask them why they’re not even successful than they already are and see if they name, blame, complain and shame or if they take personal responsibility. See if they tend to do what’s quick, easy, popular and cheap, or if they pay the price for success. Are they lazy, slow to return calls and lack self discipline? Or do they work hard, set high goals and constantly strive for improvement in every area of their lives? If they know exactly where they’re going and they encourage you to go higher, faster and further, you should be grateful for knowing them. If they whine and complain and seek the easy route, drop kick them out of your life ASAP.
It’s never too late to start over, and the right time is NOW. Robin J. Elliott www.dollarmakers.com Robin J. Elliott is included in the International Who's Who of Entrepreneurs in 2002.
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Legal Beagle – South Africa
Hi,
Just a couple of questions we hope you can answer for us.
We are Australian citizens and have lived here since 1987. We would like to buy property in S.A.
1. Is it possible to become dual citizens and how do we go about this.
2. If yes, will we be able to apply for a housing loan in S.A.
Thanks for your help.
Nic
PS. Our son is a dual citizen.
Julian replies:
Hi,
There is no restriction on buying property in SA in your situation.
1. You would have to apply for an exemption with regard to the loss of SA Citizenship and when granted you can apply for a dual nationality exemption certificate. We can be of assistance to you on a professional basis and will gladly quote you in respect of our services.
2. I do not know of any reason why not.
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Hi
My husband and I have just been granted our permanent residency visas for Australia. We are not planning to officially immigrate to Australia. Therefore we will not be making any official declaration to the relevant South African authorities. We were advised by our travel agent to purchase return tickets from South Africa in order to avoid any problems with immigration. Is this correct?
Thanks for the help
Nicky
Dear Nicky,
Thanks for your enquiry.
The granting of permanent residency in Australia per se does not affect your SA citizenship. Only two factors can eventually affect your SA citizenship.
The first is where you take up the citizenship of Australia at a later stage when you qualify. This could have the effect of causing an automatic loss of SA citizenship.
This can be countered by an application for retention of citizenship BEFORE acquiring Australian citizenship and once this application for retention has been granted, to apply for Australian citizenship and finally, once this has been obtained then to apply for a dual nationality exemption to allow you to hold two passports. Our office can assist with all of the above. It all looks far more complicated than it actually is.
The second factor regards the purchase of return tickets as you are not officially emigrating. My response is that you would certainly have to be possessed of same to satisfy the authorities both sides
I trust that the above will be of assistance
Regards
Julian Pokroy
Immigration Specialist Attorney
Tel 012 4603410
Fax 012 3461434
E mail immigration@iafrica.com
Website www.immigration-sa.com
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Send in your info, the info of anyone you are looking for and let’s see if we can find them for you!
New Zealand
This from Marlene Smith
Dear Maureen
This is to notify that Dr Michelle Trumpelmann (MBChB FRNZCGP), General Practitioner will be consulting at:
HealthZone
Millenium Centre
17 Antares Place
Mairangi Bay
Ph 477-2090
as from 15 July 2004.
Kindest regards
Marlene
UK - Cambridge
South African Party and "Sokkie Jol"
Its time for a party again.
Here in Cambridge things are happening. South Africans from all over are welcome.
Saturday 24 July 2004.
Cherry Hinton Village Centre Cambridge
South African Shop
19:00 till 00:00
For more details contact
Pierre de Wet
pdwz1@hotmail.com
07956503038
Many thanks
Modern version of where babies come from
This from Captain Ken
* Dad, where did I come from?
* Okay, we had to have this conversation some day! Dad and mom met in a chat room on the net. I set up a meeting with your mom and we landed up in the bathroom at the Cyber Café. Then, mom did some downloads from dads memory stick and when dad was ready to upload, we discovered that there was no firewall. Seeing that it was a bit too late to cancel, I just carried on doing the upload. Nine months later, the damn virus appeared!.
* Huh?
Real Headlines
This from Dee Mack Deemack@Eircom.net
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4. Safety Experts Say School Bus Passengers Should Be Belted
5. Drunk Gets Nine Months in Violin Case
6. Survivor of Siamese Twins Joins Parents
7. Iraqi Head Seeks Arms
8. Prostitutes Appeal to Pope
9. Panda Mating Fails; Veterinarian Takes Over
10. British Left Waffles on Falkland Islands
11. Lung Cancer in Women Mushrooms
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13. Teachers Strike Idle Kids
14. Clinton Wins on Budget, But More Lies Ahead
15. Enraged Cow Injures Farmer With Axe
16. Plane Too Close to Ground, Crash Probe Told
17. Miners Refuse to Work after Death
18. Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant
19. Stolen Painting Found by Tree
20. Two Sisters Reunited After 18 Years in Checkout Counter
21. Killer Sentenced to Die for Second Time in 10 Years
22. Never Withhold Herpes Infection from Loved One
23. War Dims Hope for Peace
24. If Strike Isn't Settled Quickly, It May Last a While
25. Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures
26. Deer Kill 17,000
27. Enfields Couple Slain; Police Suspect Homicide
28. Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges
29. Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery; Hundreds Dead
30. Man Struck By Lightning Faces Battery Charge
31. New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group
32. Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Spacecraft
33. Kids Make Nutritious Snacks
34. Chef Throws His Heart into Helping Feed Needy
35. Arson Suspect Held in Massachusetts Fire
36. Ban On Soliciting Dead in Trotwood
37. Local High School Dropouts Cut in Half
38. New Vaccine May Contain Rabies
39. Hospitals are Sued by 7 Foot Doctors
Another recipe from Marlene Smith
Lindy's Restaurant in New York served a cheesecake that has been one of the most famous cheesecakes for decades. The following recipe has been around for almost as long, and is said to be an accurate recipe. Lindy's never made their recipe public.
Crust:
1 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tsp. grated lemon rind
1 Tsp. vanilla
1 egg yolk
1/4 lb. softened butter
Filling:
2 1/2 lbs. cream cheese
1 3/4 cup sugar
3 Tbs. flour
1 1/2 tsp. each of grated orange and lemon rind
5 whole eggs
2 egg yolks
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup heavy cream
In large bowl combine flour, sugar, lemon rind and vanilla.
Make a well in the centre of mixture, add egg yolk and butter and form into a dough (adding a little water if necessary to make it pliable).
Wrap in waxed paper and chill for 1 hour.
In another bowl combine the cream cheese, sugar, flour and orange and lemon rind with an electric mixer.
Add eggs, egg yolks, vanilla and beat well.
Add heavy cream and blend thoroughly.
Butter the sides and bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.
Roll out 1/3 of dough to 1/8 inch thickness and mould to the pan's bottom.
Bake in preheated 400°F oven for 15 minutes until lightly browned, then remove and cool.
Cut remaining dough to line the sides of the pan thoroughly.
Add cream cheese mixture, bake at 550°F for 10 minutes, then bake at 200°F for 1 hour.
Allow to cool.
Blow to the Bok pack
Christchurch - Gerrie Britz, one of the heroes in a formidable Springbok pack on Saturday, is an unlikely starter against the All Blacks.
The tall Free Stater, who locked the scrum with Bakkies Botha in the 38-24 win over the Pacific Islanders, has a broken nose.
The injury is expected to rule him out of Saturday's Tri-Nations test here against New Zealand.
"Gerrie does not look as if he is going to be able to come through," said Springbok coach Jake White.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=6&click_id=18&art_id=vn20040719132400261C560444
Netballers blood new caps
Martha Mosoahle and her Spar SA Protea netball team-mates will begin their mission to retain the coveted Confederation of Southern Africa Netball Associations (Cosana) Games title, when they play neighbours Namibia in the opening fixture of this year's tournament at the University of Westville, KwaZulu-Natal, on Wednesday.
The height and accuracy of KwaZulu-Natal goal-shooting sensation Sindi Gumede may prove too much for the Namibian defence to handle, but the match could well give Protea coach Marlene Wagner a perfect opportunity to allow the promising Boland points machine Christine Markgraaff a chance to find her feet in international netball.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=6&click_id=39&art_id=qw1090249382892B253
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