Interesting Year 1981
1. Prince Charles got married
2. Liverpool crowned soccer Champions of Europe
3. Australia lost the Ashes tournament.
4. Pope Died

Interesting Year 2005
1. Prince Charles got married
2. Liverpool crowned soccer Champions of Europe
3. Australia lost the Ashes tournament
4. Pope Died


Lesson Learned? - the next time Charles gets married, someone warn the Pope. :o

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VIR MAÂ’S

Al sou ek die mooiste huis hê en die smaaklikste etes vir my huis mense voorberei, maar ek doen dit nie met liefde nie, dan is ek so waardeloos soos ‘n leë kastrol of ‘n stukkende eierklitser.

Al is ek die besigste ma in die beheerraad en ek koop vir my kinders die duurste sporttoerusting, maar ek het nie die tyd om hulle langs die sportveld aan te spoor nie, dan sal dit my niks baat nie.

Al koop ek ‘n kamer vol opvoedkundige speelgoed en betaal ek sakke vol geld vir ekstra klasse, maar ek self sit nie by my kinders en speel of worstel met die skoolwerk nie, sal ek nog nie ‘n ware moeder wees nie.

‘n Liefdevolle ma is geduldig – sy tel maar die klere en speelgoed op. ‘n Liefdevolle ma is lankmoedig en vriendelik – sy laai haar motortjie vol kletsende, swetende skoolkinders.

Sy vergelyk nie haar kinders met ander nie en sy is nie verwaand oor hulle prestasies nie. Sy bedek alle skrape met liefde en pleister en glo in haar kinders, hoop net die beste en verdra al die klaery en kritiek.

‘n Opregte drukkie en ‘n intieme gesprek bly lank in ‘n kinderhart, maar gestrykte wasgoed word weer vuil en ‘n netjies huis word weer deurmekaar en vol stof….

Eendag as die volmaakte gekom het, sal jou huis en sy binnekant tot niet gaan, maar die lewende siele van jou kinders sal ondersoek word.

Toe ek nog ‘n jong meisie was, was ek gesteld op my mooi voorkoms en aardse besittings, maar nou dat ek ‘n ma geword het, het my kinders se versorging vir my belangrik geword. Nou kyk ons nog vas teen opstandige tienergesigte, maar eendag, as hulle groot geword het, sal ons die vrugte maai van die liefde wat ons kleintyd gesaai het.

En nou bly AANDAG, GEDULD en LIEFDE, hierdie DRIE, maar die waardevolste hiervan is ‘n liefdevolle MA. :lovef:

Simply ( as is now shown by figures of many another country/ies , not only U.S. ):
just remove all the energy ( fuel , gas , electricity etc. ) costs and food data , from official inflation indices ;
Bingo !!!
The Western ( and other ) Governments are seen to be , for now :
winning the
( demagoguery = lieing , cheating , conning , charlatanism- ) game ...
Ain't it so , just ? With Joe Public being the sheep , that they are ...

...has now been recommended by the panel , to the Government !
What thinking is behind this , pray ?

A link to the current line up for the new season

Drivers and Teams

A number of changes to both the Sporting and Technical Regulations have been made by the FIA for the 2006 Formula One season.


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Qualifying
For 2006, the single-lap system used in recent years is replaced be a new three-part, knockout format, with multiple cars on track throughout the qualifying hour, which is split into two 15-minute sessions and a final 20-minute session, with five-minute breaks in between.

Part one: All 22 cars may run laps at any time during the first 15 minutes of the hour. At the end of the first 15 minutes, the six slowest cars drop out and fill the final six grid places.

Part two: After a five-minute break, the times will be reset and the 16 remaining cars then will then run in a second 15-minute session - again they may complete as many laps as they want at any time during that period. At the end of the 15 minutes, the six slowest cars drop out and fill places 11 to 16 on the grid.

Part three: After another five-minute break, the times are reset and the final 20-minute session will feature a shootout between the remaining 10 cars to decide pole position and the starting order for the top 10 grid places. Again, these cars may run as many laps as they wish.

In the first two 15-minute sessions, cars may run any fuel load and drivers knocked out after those sessions may refuel ahead of the race. However, the top-ten drivers must begin the final 20-minute session with the fuel load on which they plan to start the race. They will be weighed before they leave the pits, and whatever fuel they use in the 20 minutes may be replaced at the end of the session.

If a driver is deemed to have stopped unnecessarily on the circuit or impeded another driver during the qualifying session, then his times will be cancelled.

Engines
For 2006, engines are reduced in size from the previous 3-litre V10s to 2.4-litre V8s. The aim is to reduce costs and improve safety. With similar engine speeds, the change is expected to cut peak power by around 200bhp, which in turn is likely to add around three to five seconds to lap times at most circuits. The FIA may allow some teams to use 2005-spec V10s if they do not have access to competitive V8. The FIA will enforce a rev limit on any V10s to ensure performance is comparable with that of a V8.

Tyres
After a seasonÂ’s absence, tyre changes during races return to Formula One in 2006. The thinking behind this is that the reduced engine size will offset any performance gain. Drivers also have access to slightly more tyres than in 2005 - seven sets of dry-weather, four sets of wet-weather and three sets of extreme-weather. Drivers must make a final choice of dry-weather compound ahead of qualifying.

Weekend schedule
In a slight change to the Grand Prix weekend format, Saturday morning now features a single, one-hour practice session, as opposed to two, 45-minute sessions. It takes place between 1100 and 1200. Qualifying is an hour later than before, commencing at 1400.

on the 12 March with the first Grand Prix of the 2006 season will be held in Bahrain.

Here is the rest of the Grand Prix's.


12 March Bahrain, Manama
19 March Malaysia, Sepang
2 April Australia, Melbourne
23 April San Marino, Imola
7 May European, Nurburgring (Germany)
14 May Spain, Barcelona
28 May Monaco, Monte Carlo
11 June Great Britain, Silverstone
25 June Canada, Montreal
2 July USA, Indianapolis
16 July France, Magny-Cours
30 July Germany, Hockenheim
6 August Hungary, Budapest
27 August Turkey, Istanbul
10 September Italy, Monza
1 October China, Shanghai
8 October Japan, Suzuka
22 October Brazil, Interlagos :f1::f1:

There are now six known variants of SpywareStrike (including Spyaxe and the brand-new scam, SpyFalcon). Each variant is increasingly sophisticated and difficult to remove.

This latest one is a beast .. so if any of you have been affected please post here?

Parliament - South Africa's buoyant property market is set to receive a further boost with the transfer duty exemption threshold to be raised to half a million rand.

http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=3114600

Parliament - The 2006/07 Budget gives priority to the poor, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel told the National Assembly on Wednesday

http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=3114593