http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_i...249C489253

I know we discussed this before, but I didn't know Newlands had been in the running. Surely they have all the infrastructure in place with the cricket and rugby grounds, and it's relatively central...
seems like the battle is not over yet tho'

These woman are obviously using Mr Min!

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11 weird uses for your used margarine tubs
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* Freeze water in them for ice to fill ice chests. The ice blocks they
make are much larger than ice packs and will fill the chest nicely.
After freezing, simply cut the tub away from the ice block and throw
it away.

* Store rice, pasta and other dry beans in them in your kitchen
cupboards. TheyÂ’re easy to scoop from and they keep out pests
like ants.

* For a party, freeze punch in a butter tub to float in a punch bowl.
This will stop the punch from getting watery like it does with
ice cubes.

* Store small camping items in them to keep the objects dry. This is
ideal for batteries, socks, food, and toilet paper.

* Store dry seeds, roots, and bulbs in them. Place the seeds and
bulbs in brown paper bags first to control moisture, and then seal
them up inside margarine tubs for winter storage.

* Decorate the outside with glitter and fill with water to float tea
light candles in for a party. To make them even fancier, pop a few
drops of food colouring into the water for a multi-coloured effect.

* Remove the lid and cut the inside out, leaving a rim of a couple of
inches. This can be used as a giant bubble wand at kidÂ’s parties.

* Start tomatoes and peppers in them (in a window box or garage
garden) during the winter to get a head start on spring planting.
Punch holes in the bottom for drainage and use the lids as saucers.

* Use the tubs as bowls for microwave cooking. TheyÂ’re especially
handy for making scrambled eggs.

* Use as a scoop to remove fish from fish tanks during cleaning.
Butter tubs are handy containers to hold the fish temporarily
during cleaning.

* Make a time capsule. Place lots of your favorite things inside, like
badges, foreign coins, postcards or letters from loved ones or other
trinkets. Pop something in there with the date on it like a snippet
from a newspaper. Then bury the tub in the garden for 10 or 20 years
and dig up the treasure. Just remember where you buried it!

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Banish heat stroke with a bag of peanuts
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The sunny weather might be nice, but when out and about in the sun,
youÂ’re in danger of getting heat stroke.

It’s mainly caused by dehydration – so first off you need to replace
the lost water in your body.

But you might not know that heat stroke is also caused by a lack of
salt. When you sweat you lose both water and salt - so you need to
put this back into your system too.

Foods high in potassium will put the salt back in your body so that
youÂ’ll stop feeling weak, tired and nauseous.

* Potatoes. A baked potato, cooked with its skin on, will give you
721 mg of potassium.

* Nuts. You might not fancy cooking a potato in this heat, so grab
yourself a bag of salted peanuts instead. A 60g will give you almost
400mg of potassium.

* Fruit juice. Pure fruit juice contains great sources of potassium, but
an even better option would be a smoothie made up of potassium-
rich fruits like kiwi, bananas, grapefruit and fresh pineapple.

Once the water and potassium have been put back into your system,
you should be able to enjoy the summer. Just donÂ’t go straight back
out into it for a few hours.

hope you all have a great day,

where ever you might be? or what ever you might do! :thumbs:

enjoy the rain showers, if they come your way!

Shouts unfair dismissal!

Written by Elizma Nolte
Wednesday, 19 July 2006

Ek is dol op Afrikaanse woorde!

Woorde wat soos water oor spoelklippe gly. Woorde wat jy met jou tong soos niekerbols in jou kieste kan rondstoot. Woorde soos ‘spoelklip’ en ‘niekerbol’. Eenvoudige woorde, sonder fieterjasies en tierlantyntjies (woorde soos ‘fieterjasies’ en ‘tierlantyntjies’) wat die ding by sy naam noem: toktokkie, duwweltjie, einabeentjie, botterboontjie, lagplooitjies, bangbroek (want waar sit bang dan anders as in jou broek?) …

Baie van die lekkerste Afrikaaanse woorde beskryf inheemse dinge wat die boere in hulle ontdekkingstogte deur wilde Afrika sommer so op die plek benoem het, net soos Adam sekerlik die eerste diere en plante in die Tuin van Eden op ’n streep gedoop het: voortaan heet jy ‘nartjie’ en jy ‘koejawel’ en jy ‘appelliefie’; jy klink vir my soos ’n ‘piet-my-vrou’, en ek noem jou sommer ‘snoek’ en jou ‘meerkat’ en jou ‘bokmakierie’; en hierdie lyk vir my soos ’n ‘haak-en-steekbos’ en hierdie proe soos ’n ‘bitterbessiebos’ ...


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What glorious weather we are having.Today is set to break all records.

I cannot believe how "they" are all complaining it's too hot.
When it's Winter, it rains too much and cold, and now that we are having decent weather they say that we just shouldnt be having hot weather.

Bring on the sunshine. :daisy:

Yay! It's halfway til weekend! :cheer:

My daughter's gone on a school trip to France for the day and we're feeling a little lost. Our little girl is growing up.

Have a good day

‘As jy wil weet wat in SA aangaan, lees Afrikaans’

Afrikaanse en swart mense het Â’n gedeelde geskiedenis van verdrukking deur Engelse mense gemeen en behoort dus Â’n sterk eenheid in Suid-Afrika te kan vorm.

Dít was oudpres. Nelson Mandela se spesiale boodskap aan Afrikaanse Suid-Afrikaners op die vooraand van sy 88ste verjaardag, wat hy vandag stil saam met familie sal deurbring.

“As jy wil weet wat regtig in Suid-Afrika aangaan, moet jy Afrikaans lees. Dit is wat ek in die tronk aan my mede-gevangenes gesê het en dit bly steeds waar. Ek het dit vanoggend vir ’n deurwinterde Engelse skrywer gesê,” het Madiba vertel.

En hy lyk gelukkig.

Met Beeld se besoek het ’n vredige glimlag gereeld oor sy gesig gespoel – op ’n manier rustiger as die wye grinnik waaraan ’n mens gewoond is.


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