President Reagan poses at the White House, 3 October, 1984. Seldom a day goes by without remembering this great man, this great American.
Saturday, 30 June 2007
A Great Man!!!
President Reagan poses at the White House, 3 October, 1984. Seldom a day goes by without remembering this great man, this great American.
Happy Birthday US Army!
Fort Sam Houston (Texas) Soldiers take time from their normal routine to celebrate the 232nd Birthday of the US Army, 14 June.Wednesday, 27 June 2007
Tony Blair, End of an Era
I can't say that I would normally agree very much with the policies of Labour or Mr. Blair, nor even his successor, Mr. Gordon Brown, but I am certainly grateful for Prime Minister Tony Blair's deep understanding and support in the global struggle and war against radical Islam and terrorism. His unwavering support is appreciated and will not be forgotten. Today Mr. Blair left office after 10 years as prime minister. An end to an era. Thank you Mr. Prime Minister. Godspeed and good luck!Justices of The United States Supreme Court
Tuesday, 26 June 2007
Little Nancy
Sunday, 24 June 2007
2010 FIFA World Cup FNB TV Commercial
Great television commercial by First National Bank of South Africa, promoting the upcoming 2010 FIFA "football/soccer World Cup to be hosted in Cape Town, Western Cape.
Thursday, 21 June 2007
South Africa's National Anthem
Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika
Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo,
Yizwa imithandazo yethu,
Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo.
Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso,
O fedise dintwa la matshwenyeho,
O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso,
Setjhaba sa South Afrika - South Afrika.
Uit die blou van onse hemel,
Uit die diepte van ons see,
Oor ons ewige gebergtes,
Waar die kranse antwoord gee,
Sounds the call to come together,
And united we shall stand,
Let us live and strive for freedom,
In South Africa our land.
Translation
The isiXhosa and isiZulu of the first stanza, the Sesotho of the second stanza and the Afrikaans of the third stanza translate into English as follows:
Lord, bless Africa
May her spirit rise high up
Hear thou our prayers
Lord bless us.
Lord, bless Africa
Banish wars and strife
Lord, bless our
nation
Of South Africa.
Ringing out from our blue heavens
From our deep seas breaking round
Over everlasting mountains
Where the echoing crags resound ...
Listen to the anthem
History: two anthems into one
Before South Africa's first democratic elections in 1994, the country had two anthems - an official and an unofficial one. The official anthem was Die Stem, in English The Call of South Africa. The unofficial anthem, Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika, was a symbol of independence and resistance to apartheid, sung by the majority of
the population and at all anti-apartheid rallies and gatherings.
In the official anthem of the new South Africa, the two anthems merge into one.
Die Stem van Suid Afrika (The Call of South Africa) - Die Stem van Suid Afrika was originally a poem, written by CJ Langenhoven in May 1918. The music was composed by the Reverend ML de Villiers in 1921. The South African Broadcasting Corporation played both God save the King and Die Stem to close their daily radio broadcasts, and so the public became familiar with the Afrikaans anthem.
It was first sung publicly at the official hoisting of the national flag in Cape Town on 31 May 1928, but it was not until 2 May 1957 that the government accepted Die Stem as the official national anthem. In 1952 the English version, The Call of South Africa, was accepted for official use.
Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika - Nkosi was composed in 1897 by Enoch Sontonga, a Methodist mission school teacher. The words of the first stanza were originally written in isiXhosa as a hymn. Seven additional stanzas in isiXhoza were later added by the poet Samuel Mqhayi. A Sesotho version was published by Moses Mphahlele in 1942.
Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika was popularised at concerts held in Johannesburg by Reverend JL Dube's Ohlange Zulu Choir. It became a popular church hymn that was later adopted as an anthem at political meetings, sung as an act of defiance.
The first stanza is generally sung in isiXhosa or isiZulu, followed by the Sesotho version. Apparently there is no standard version or translations of Nkosi, and the words vary from place to place and from occasion to occasion.
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Tuesday, 05 June 2007
Kruger National Park
Kruger National Park is the largest game reserve in South Africa. It is roughly the same size as Wales. It covers 18,989 square km (7,332 sq mi) and extends 350 km (217 mi) from north to south and 60 km (37 mi) from east to west.
To the west and south of the Kruger National Park are the two South African provinces of Mpumalanga and Limpopo. In the north is Zimbabwe, and to the east is Mozambique. It is now part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, a peace park that links Kruger National Park with the Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe, and with the Limpopo National Park in Mozambique.
Monday, 04 June 2007
UFO TV series opening montage
Another one of my favourites. British Sci/Fi live action series from the early 70's. Cool uniforms, hot babes!!!
Adam-12
One Adam-12, See the man!!!! Opening theme to one of my favourite television programmes!!! Aired in America in the late 60's, early 70's. Martin Milner was the coolest cop around.
Sunday, 03 June 2007
Attack at Kruger National Park, SA...
...Don't worry, it has a happy ending! (About 9 min long).
Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces, northeastern, South Africa
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