Thanx Mark for this one….
A fab guide to online music!!!
“In forty illustrated pages, Will Mueller from willm.me tells you all you need to know about free internet listening to music, streaming audio to your computer, and free download music sites to get all your favorite songs and albums in a whim. Learn how to share music with others and track a band’s performance and album releases!”
MakeUseOf.com – The Internet Music Guidebook
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A quick guide to soccer rules for world cup 2010
We are all gearing up for the soccer world cup in South Africa next year. What I know about soccer is scary apart from that I quite enjoyed kicking the sh#t out of my peers when I was little in my desperation to get to the ball… I am also a Chief supporter- mainly because my hubbie is a pirate supporter and I had a student who invited me to Chief games way back in the good old teaching days.
So we need to get into the game ASAP and I suggest we start with this cute little guide:
QuickStudy: Soccer Basics
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End of the year already!!!
Nooooooo….can’t be….were did the rest of the year dissappear to?
I am sitting in Hoggies as I write this where I have come to frenetically make a last final desperate effort to write stuff and develop material for my new project with the COL (Commonwealth of learning). The idea is that I will be focussed away from all the hussle and bustle of end of year dramas in crazy Joburg. I will have to hide form the locals here as well as we all know that this quaint little village is an open air asylum….
But just to prove that I am indeed working….(while the mist is swirling outside-my kind of weather!!!)
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Invitation to a cheetah braai
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Poem-athon Friday
I read through Tom Barrett’s little newsletter that he compiles for his fellow teachers and was intrigued by the little tool that he introduced them to, called Write Rhymes. It helps to compile rhymes (duh) and is a very creative way to get your learners to write a poem. So I tried my hand at it and this is what I came up with……
Good morning last Friday
How did you get here?
I thought you were still far away
You sneaked up on me, that’s clear!
I still had so many things to do-
A whole month seemed so vast
But you in wisdom turned the clock
And now I am left aghast
So take me back to Monday first
So that I can try again
To pick up pieces of my life
That I lost – God knows when!
Very rudimentary and the list of rhyming words did not always inspire me, but it made me think. So this little tool get’s the thumbs up form me. Why don’t you give it a try and let me know (or post below) some rhymes???
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South African bursaries
The year 2009 is fast approaching its end and most young people are
pondering on what to do in 2010. For those who are thinking of tertiary education we suggest that you have a look at bursaries offered on the following sites:
- www.sasolbursaries.com
- www.absa.co.za
- www.hcifoundation.co.za
- www.funzalushaka.doe.gov.za (for teacher training)
There are also opportunities for new graduates. All major banks offer
graduate development programmes. For the Training Outside Public
Practice (TOPP) offered by Liberty Life you may contact
vikashi.chetty@liberty.co.za . The revenue service is looking to take in 200 BCom graduates in 2010. For more on this you may contact graduates@sars.gov.za
Good luck- the future awaits!!
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Blou bulle forever
Hierdie naweek gaan die arme cheetah weer moet bul mis eet…..
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Best schools in South Africa report
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BASIC RULES FOR DRIVING IN JOHANNESBURG
Indicating will give away your next move. A real Joburg driver never uses them.- Under no circumstance should you leave a safe distance between you and the car in front of you, or the space will be filled by at least 2 taxis, two Golfs, a BMW and an Uno, putting you in an even more dangerous situation.
- The faster you drive through a red light, the smaller the chance you have of getting hit.
- Never, ever come to a complete stop at a stop sign. No one expects it and it will only result in you being rear-ended.
- Braking is to be done as hard and late as possible to ensure that your ABS kicks in, giving you a nice, relaxing foot massage as the brake pedal pulsates. For those of you without ABS, it’s a chance to stretch your legs.
- Never pass on the right when you can pass on the left. It’s a good way to check if the people entering the highway are awake.
- Speed limits are arbitrary figures, given only as a guideline. They are especially not applicable in Jhb during rush hour. That’s why it’s called ‘rush hour…..’
- Just because you’re in the right lane and have no room to speed up or move over doesn’t mean that a Jhb driver flashing his high beams behind you doesn’t think he can go faster in your spot.
- Always slow down and rubberneck when you see an accident or even someone changing a tyre. Never stop to help – you will be mugged.
- Learn to swerve abruptly. Jhb is the home of the high-speed slalom driving thanks to the Metro Police Department, which puts holes in key locations to test drivers’ reflexes and keeps them on their toes.
- It is traditional in Jhb to honk your horn at cars that don’t move the instant the light turns green. This prevents storks from building nests on top of the traffic light and birds from making deposits on your car.
- Remember that the goal of every good Jhb driver is to get there first, by whatever means necessary.
- On average, at least three cars can still go through an intersection after the light has turned red. It’s people not adhering to this basic principle that causes the big traffic jams during rush hour.
Now guys go out there today and make Johannesburg proud!!!
(Thanx Mark for this one)
(Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pdxdj/23219947/sizes/s/)
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