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2008 SEXIEST WOMAN ALIVE - THE WINNER IS UKRAINE'S IRINA ZHURAVSKAYA

THE WINNER OF THE YEAR 2008: UKRAINE - IRINA ZHURAVSKAYA

THE PREVIOUS YEARS WINNERS


(FROM LEFT TO RIGHT : 2000: SPAIN - DIANA NOGUEIRA , 2001: ESTONIA - EVELYN MIKOGAMI, 2002: GREECE - EVELINA PAPANTONIOU)

(FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: 2002: CYPRUS - DEMETRA ELEFTHERIOU, 2003: JAPAN - MIYAKO MIYAZAKI, 2004; UNITED KINGDOM - LAURA SHIELDS)


(FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: 2005: COSTA RICA - LEONORA JIMENNEZ, 2006: JAPAN - KURARA CHIBANA, 2007: VENEZUELA - LY JONAITIS

Photo credits to GlobalBeauties

THE WINNER OF MISS ALTANTIC INTERNATIONAL 2009 IS MISS ELIANA QUINTERO FROM ECUADOR

Eliana Quintero, Miss Ecuador 22 year-old stand 1.76, was recently crowned Miss Atlantic International 2009in an event held in Punta Del Este, Uruguay.

Her first runner-up was the reigning Miss Teen Costa Rica, Nazareth Cascante, 18. Third place went to Miss Panama, Karina Pinilla, 23, who also won the best national costume award.

Fourteen contestants competed for the title.







Results Miss Atlántico Internacional 2009 Beauty Pageant:

Placements
# Miss Atlántico Internacional 2009: Eliana Quintero - Miss Ecuador
# First runner-up: Nazareth Cascante - Costa Rica
# Second runner-up: Karina Pinilla - Panama
# Miss Internet Amanda Capote Miles - England
# Best Fantasy Costume: Karina Pinilla - Panama
# Best National Costume: Claudia Aquino - Paraguay


Eliana Quintero gana el Miss Atlántico 2009

Felicitamos a nuestra representante, Eliana Quintero, quien se alzó con la corona del evento Miss Atlántico Internacional 2009 realizado en Uruguay.

Las posiciones quedaron de la siguiente manera:

Miss Atlántico Internacional 2009: Eliana Quintero - Ecuador.
Primera Finalista: Nazareth Cascante - Costa Rica.
Segunda Finalista: Karina Pinilla - Panamá.
Miss Internet: Amanda Capote - Inglaterra.
Traje de Fantasía: Karina Pinilla - Panamá.
Traje Representativo: Claudia Aquino - Paraguay.


PHOTO GALLERY OF ELIANA QUINTERO








Courtesy of Globalbeauties & MissEcuador.net

Obama First Arab-American President, Not Black

Interesting commentary about Obama being the first ARAB, not BLACK AFRICAN-AMERICAN President.

Why the Chicken crossed the road – the African Version

The big question:

"WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?"

............and this is how they responded to the question:

JULIUS MALEMA:

We don't care whether the chickens crossed or did not cross the road. We will fight & kill if comrade chickens crossed comrade Zuma's road!

SADDAM HUSSEIN:

This was an unprovoked act of rebellion and we were justified in dropping 50 tons of nerve gas on it.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR:

I envision a world where all chickens will be free to cross roads without having their motives being called into question.

GEORGE W. BUSH, JR:

We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road or not. The chicken is either with us or it is against us. There is no middle ground here.

NELSON MANDELA:

Never again, will the chicken be questioned for crossing the road. This is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.

THABO MBEKI:

We need to establish if really there is a connection between the chicken and the road.

ROBERT MUGABE:

For all of these years the road has been owned by the white farmers. The poor underprivileged chicken has waited too long for that road to be given to him and now he is crossing it in force with his fellow war veteran chickens. We intend taking over this road and giving it to the roadless chickens so that they can cross it without fear of retribution from Britain who promised money to institute road reform. We will not stop until all roads less chickens have roads to cross and the freedom to cross them.

Naizvozvo hapana rimwe bato kunyanya MDC, richabatsira huku idzodzi kuyambuka mugwagwa yakavakwa neBuritishi. Ayiwa taramba.

JACOB ZUMA:

I am gravely suspicious that this question is being asked with a malicious intention to trap me, send the Scorpions to raid my chicken run, haul me before the courts and charge me for the chicken that walked across the road towards me as it was running away from an advancing light shower!

BILL CLINTON:

"I did not have any sexual relations with that chicken".

DR IRVIN KHOZA:

This chicken was beginning to think like an irresponsible K@ff*r. (Nigger)

STEVE KOMPELA:

We need to understand that it ' s very difficult and detrimental to ignore the speed at which the chicken was running, or the landscape, there could be other mitigating factors that led to the transgression, for example, the temperature on the day.

SIYABONGA NOMVETE:

What kitchen?

MORGAN TSVANGIRAI:

It will only be detrimental for the chicken to cross the road. As we all know that the negotiations are not progressing as per our agreement with the ruling party yavaMugabe.

THABO MBEKI:

(Latest version) Well as far as we know the road is still in good condition, everything is okay, the chicken is also doing fine...so the crossing of the road never happened...and we are happy with the situation.

PATRICE MOTSEPE:

How much is the road, plus the chicken?

TITO MBOWENI:

We need a tollgate there, and charge these chickens when they cross the road...by the way, that chicken will cost the average South African an extra 5 Rand from next Wednesday....

KINDERGARTEN TEACHER:

To get to the other side.

POLICEMAN:

Give me ten minutes with the chicken and I ' ll know why.

ARISTOTLE:

It is the nature of chickens to cross roads.

Gang of crooks posing as homebuyers wanted for numerous thefts across South Africa

A gang of suspected thieves posing as homebuyers, who are being linked to what is believed to be hundreds of cases across the country, have been arrested in Pretoria.

The members of the gang, including the alleged ringleader who is a 35-year-old woman, were nabbed in Nellmapius during the early hours of yesterday morning after police were tipped off by an informer on their whereabouts.

Villieria officers arrested the ringleader as well as the suspected getaway driver, a 30-year-old man.

During the raid police seized jewellery, laptop computers and other household electrical goods.

The gangsters, according to police sources, are wanted for numerous thefts across the country in cases where they posed as homebuyers.

Information given to the Pretoria News shows that the syndicate, which specifically targeted houses that were for sale, is wanted for theft throughout Pretoria, Johannesburg, Kimberly, Nelspruit and Tzaneen.

Among the Pretoria suburbs targeted by the gang were Villieria, where police are investigating 12 cases, Silverton, Wierdabrug and Sinoville. A case in Bronkhorstspruit is also being probed.

The modus operandi of the gang is similar to the one which claimed the life of Pretoria preschool principal, Rhinda Abraham, who was gunned down in her home a year ago.

Abraham's son Eric said he believed that his mother's killers had prior knowledge of their house, which was for sale at the time of the murder.

"Days before the shooting several 'potential buyers' came to our house while our family was out and were let in by our domestic worker, who we believe was conned into thinking that they were interested in buying the house. On the night of the shooting the killers knew exactly which neighbour's wall to climb over, exactly which doors to come through and where everything in the house was and what to ask for," he said.

Abraham's alleged killer, Mozambican national, Denis Gentil Nhone (37), who was arrested two days later, is to go on trial in the Pretoria High Court in August for her murder as well as several other cases.

One of the victims of the gang caught yesterday, Frikkie van Niekerk, has described how the smooth-talking gang conned his domestic worker into allowing them into his Queenswood home.

"The four well-dressed women told my domestic worker that they were interested in buying my house.

"When my domestic worker told them to return when I was home they told her a long story about how they had travelled from far and that one of them was pregnant and that they could not return.

"Believing them, my domestic worker let them into the house and, while showing one of them the garden, the others 'viewed' our house," said Van Niekerk.

It was while Van Niekerk's domestic worker was being distracted that the women's accomplices helped themselves to a camera, laptop computer and other valuables. When Van Niekerk arrived home he was greeted in Afrikaans by the "well-spoken" women who told him what a "lovely" house he had.

"I never suspected that they had just robbed me. I thought they were genuinely interested in buying my house," said Van Niekerk.

Only after a neighbour stopped and asked him if he had been robbed, did Van Niekerk think something was amiss.

"When my neighbour, who is also selling his house, said he had discovered that things were stolen from his home after the same women had come to view his house, I immediately became suspicious. When I walked through the bedrooms I saw that the cupboards had been opened and things were missing," he said.

Van Niekerk said: "They looked like good upstanding citizens, not a gang of crooks."

Police spokesperson Inspector Klaas van der Kooi confirmed the gang allegedly targeted houses that were for sale.

One of the women would keep the homeowner distracted while her accomplices stole valuables such as cellphones, laptop computers, cameras and jewellery.

"So far we have linked the two suspects to 12 cases in Villieria. We are in the process of linking them to other cases throughout Pretoria, including Silverton, Sinoville and Wierdabrug, as well as Johannesburg, Kimberly, Tzaneen, Nelspruit and Bronkhorstspruit.

Related article: Estate agents take stand against crime

Armed gangs target schools in upmarket northern Joburg suburbs

Concerned Johannesburg northern suburbs residents have deployed private security companies to guard schools during drop-off and collection times, as armed robbers target parents collecting children.

Since the beginning of the school year two weeks ago, robbers have struck at least five times at schools in northern Joburg and Randburg.

The gangs have reportedly been using a blue Jeep Grand Cherokee and a white BMW X5 with at least two sets of false registration plates.

This week, St Stithians College sent a security alert to parents warning them about the armed gang, who follow moms and rob them on arrival at home.

The Saturday Star can reveal that residents of Craighall Park have employed the services of CSS Tactical to monitor schools in the area.

Craighall Park Residents' Association spokesperson Wendy McAllister said that even before the incidents, they had asked the security companies to take "special care" of the schools and make sure there was a "visible presence".

She said that last year there had been several incidents where residents were followed home from shopping malls, and that had put them on the alert.

"In line with out Public Space Security Plan, the security company looks for suspicious activity at schools and churches."

Last year, the Saturday Star revealed the existence of the so-called Rolex Gang, which preyed on wealthy Joburg residents. The gang comprised three men and two women, who did most of their hits from a navy-blue Jeep Grand Cherokee.

At the time, it was believed that the gang identified their targets in northern suburbs malls, then followed them home and pounced on them in their driveways.

Attacks occurred in upmarket Hyde Park, Houghton, Sandton, Hurlingham and Glenhazel.

Ricky Croock, business development director at CSS Tactical security services, who is familiar with the workings of the Rolex Gang, has confirmed the incidents and believes it is the same gang.

"They have the same tactics. They follow you home. You drive into your driveway and they actually pass you and stop at the driveway next door. You think nothing of it and think your neighbours are getting visitors.

"But when you pull in, they jump out and hit the sensor of the gate so that the gate opens again. The entire attack happens in your yard and not in full view of the street."

The tactical unit has been collecting information at various security and policing meetings to create awareness. "We have noticed that these guys are trying to find soft targets. This trend is a new one that people have not identified yet.

"In the mornings, mothers are so busy with the kids, schools books, bags and lunches that they are not really noticing what is going on around them, so it's easy for these groups to follow them."

Croock said schools had also become a target because it was easy for these men to sit and wait at the gates and watch without standing out.

They identify the mothers and, for example, if they are wearing slippers, they know that they have to go home to shower before they go to work.

Croock said they had deployed military-trained people who were able to identify suspicious-looking people.

Filthy, run down Durban police flats notorious for prostitutes, gangs, drug peddlers, loud late-night parties

More than a year after The Independent on Saturday reported on the disgraceful state of three blocks of flats in Durban which are supposed to be housing policemen and women, conditions have got even worse.

Legitimate residents describe the flats as an embarrassment to the city, with the invasion of criminal gangs and violent "workers of the night".

The Independent on Saturday published a report on the shocking conditions of the flats, with pictures, on January 26, 2008, and residents and neighbours say the situation has got even worse and that the flats are now the breeding ground of criminals and thugs, and are infested with people who are not police officers.

Near the Durban Central police station are two police blocks of flats, the 16-storey Natalia Court and five-storey Somtseu Court. Both have filthy staircases, non-working lifts and the concrete slabs outside the building are cracked.

The 13-storey Excelsior Court in upmarket North Ridge Road has become notorious for prostitutes fighting on the streets, gangs, drug peddlers, loud late-night parties and other criminal elements, according to residents.

However, police management says the maintenance can only be undertaken by the Department of Public Works.

This week residents went on a walkabout with Neil Hannam, the vice-chairman of the Westville Community Policing Forum (CPF), who plans a clean-up operation at Natalia Court and Somtseu Court.

"These flats are an embarrassment to the city and there are mostly criminals here, not cops. Nothing has taken place here in the past year since the Public Works Department promised to conduct much- needed maintenance. The buildings are just falling apart and we are not seeing any development."

The Deputy Chairwoman of the committee for Durban Central Single Quarters at Somtseu Court, Futhi Ntuli, who is also a senior personnel officer at the SAPS provincial office, said only about three of the 10 communal toilets were working.

"Sometimes people can't even take a bath because there's no water. Windows and doors are broken and there are leaking pipes and taps in the bathrooms. The building hasn't been painted in years. We have been promised for the past three years that a revamp would take place, yet the building has just deteriorated."

Ntuli said they had become accustomed to broken windows, broken glass on doors and slippery floors because of leaking water pipes.

"There are children who could easily get hurt because of these huge broken pieces of glass that are exposed on the doors. Many people have fallen and hurt themselves as there's water all over the floors."

Insp Nyathi Ngubane, who lives at Somtseu Court, said life was unbearable there.

"People treat us differently when they find out that we live here. They think that we are low class because this place is filthy and run down. We are often the victim of harsh jokes and insults and everyone has lost respect for us."

Bernelee Chetty, who lives at Natalia Court with her policeman husband, said living conditions were pathetic with "total strangers" "invading" the place.

"Last month one of these guys broke into a flat and stole a DVD player. We actually saw them running away towards the police station and jumping over the fence. This place has gone to the dogs and it's getting worse as time goes by."

The caretaker at Natalia Court, James Solomon, said working at the flats had been a "terrible experience" for him.

"Two weeks ago there was a sick man on the seventh floor. It took a long time for the paramedics to get to the patient and carry him down on a stretcher, even with the help of residents."

Solomon said there was also an infestation of rats, insects and snakes at the flats.

"These insects and snakes bite residents and they get sick often. I'm terrified of cleaning underneath the staircases and in the cupboards because huge rats and snakes often just storm out of here. The electrical cables are also exposed."

The criminal activities at Excelsior Court have angered residents in neighbouring buildings, particularly those of the exclusive Overport blocks Berriedale Court, Ridge Manor, Ridgeview Heights and Marble Arch.

Tracy Smith, who lives at Marble Arch, alongside Excelsior Court, said the block was supposed to house only police officers and their families but it had become like a "brothel".

"It has become a regular occurrence for these people to get drunk and indulge in drugs with prostitutes during their noisy parties at their rundown garages which face our flats."

Brenda Fynn, who lives in nearby Ridgeview Heights, has been battling to sell her flat for the past three years. "These people have parties whenever they please. They stand outside with beers, drugs and loud music and prospective buyers are immediately put off."

However, SAPS spokesman Supt Vincent Mdunge said: "The maintenance needs are being addressed by Public Works. Residents need to remember that when they live in state-owned flats they are expected to take responsibility for their maintenance, like cleaning and electricity."

He has denied claims that there were non-police officers living at the flats. "In the past we have dealt with complaints about non-police officers and that is now resolved. We have also found that certain members at Natalia have exaggerated about living conditions and the flats have been vandalised by residents themselves."

When asked in 2006, the national Department of Public Works indicated that a R9 million project to renovate these buildings was expected to start in April 2007.

The Independent on Saturday then did a follow-up story in January 2008 and Lucky Mochalibane, the chief director of communications and marketing at the department, said major progress was expected in the next few months.

He said residents needed to realise that there would be delays now and then.

"The processes will now and again be delayed for valid reasons. Residents must remember there is a lot of work being done behind the scenes. This is in the nature of the construction industry, particularly where the tendering system is involved."

'A dark day for SA'

Cape Town - President Kgalema Motlanthe's decision to enact the legislation disbanding the Scorpions marks a dark day in South Africa's democracy, opposition parties said on Friday.

But in stark contrast, the move was welcomed by ANC alliance partner the Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu).

Motlanthe's decision would have lasting ramifications for the rule of law, judicial independence and the effectiveness of crime-fighting institutions in South Africa," DA spokesperson Dianne Kohler-Barnard said.

"This decision, taken in complete defiance of public opinion, marks a dark day in our short democratic history," she said.

The presidency confirmed earlier on Friday, that Motlanthe had approved the two bills.

Spokesperson Thabo Masebe said the president had approved the SA Police Service Amendment Bill and the National Prosecuting Authority Amendment Bill.

Kohler-Barnard said it was as clear as day that this decision had been taken for reasons of political expediency, in a bid to save the careers of corrupt ANC politicians in government, and to advance the closed patronage society that ANC president Jacob Zuma and his allies "seem so intent on building".

"The President's decision to disband South Africa's most successful crime-fighting unit will, in the years to come, be remembered as a defining moment for the ANC," she said.

Velaphi Ndlovu of the Inkatha Freedom Party, said the move once again showed the extent to which the ANC would go to push its own agenda, against the wishes of most South Africans.

"From the start, the disbandment of this elite unit has had very little to do with bolstering our fight against crime, and everything to do with a political vendetta against them," he said.

The ANC was guilty of abusing power and undermining democracy, he said.

"In spite of all the ruling party's talk about democracy, our Republic is at risk, as the ANC continues to fail in separating its own interests from those of the state.

"It attacks the judiciary when it pleases, abuses the state broadcaster for its own purposes, and for a decade now has filled our front pages with endless stories of scandal and corruption.

"If not stopped now, this degeneration will have gone too far to redress," Ndlovu said.
However, Cosatu spokesperson Patrick Craven said the decision was an important victory for Cosatu, which had for several years been demanding that "this force" be disbanded.

The Scorpions had evolved into a separate "elite" force which was not sufficiently accountable.

"Its units were being redirected from the fight against organised crime to political campaigns against targeted individuals. It became a law unto itself and undermined the legal rights of those they were investigating," he said.

"We shall oppose against any tendency within the SAPS to adopt the Scorpions' bad practices and political bias into its ranks, and shall not hesitate to criticise them if any of their officers abuse people's constitutional and human rights," Craven said.

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Final voter registration for the 2009 elections will take place from Saturday February 7 to Sunday February 8 2009.

Voting stations will be open from 08h00 to 17h00 on the two days to enable first-time voters to register, and for those who have changed addresses to re-register.

ONE IN A MILLION 3 - THE 12 TOP FINALISTS

ABOUT THE SHOW

One in a Million seeks to discover the best young singer in the country, through several auditions which are held nationwide. The objective of offering huge prize money is to provide the winner with the very best production, marketing strategy and everything else that goes into creating a music superstar. In the later stages of this competition, the progress of the contestants is determined by public voting by phone or text messaging. This is also the first reality singing competition that allows viewers to vote in as well as to vote out the contestants.


JUDGES

Syafinaz Selamat



A familiar face in the local classical and contemporary music scenes, Syafinaz Selamat is a music degree graduate from MARA University of Technology. She has been under the tutelage of Siti Chairani Proehoeman (voice) and Muzaffar Abdullah (pianoforte), veterans in the Malaysian music education and classical performance scene.

Syafinaz is a lyrical soprano, whose performance repertoire includes arias for operas from composers such as Mozart, Puccini, Bellini, Delibes and Verdi. She was chosen to play the role of the soprano solo in the Carl Offs “Carmina Burana” with 100 choir members and the National Symphony Orchestra of Malaysia, conducted by reputed Australian conductor Roland Peelman.

She’s also a prominent singer and host of several musical entertainment shows. Her career achievements as a singer include a Gold Medal in the R&B/Pop/Rock/Contemporary category during the World Championships of Performing Arts in Los Angeles in 1999. Additionally, she’s been twice nominated in the AIM for Best Female Vocal in an Album.

She’s currently a lecturer at the MARA University of Technology, The National Arts Academy and advisor and vocal master of The National Choir of Malaysia, and is working on her new album.

Syafinaz has also extensive experience as a judge, having been a judge for: “Akademi Fantasia 3”, “Akademi Fantasia 4”. “Who Will Win”, “Mentor” and the voice trainer/music advisor for “Audition II”.

Paul Moss



Paul Moss is famous for not mincing his words to wannabe singers. Though already long renowned as a music producer, Paul Moss really shot to fame during his stint for the past two years as a judge for reality show, Malaysian Idol. He was memorable as the guy who shot down the dreamers from the Real McCoys.

But Paul Moss’ history in music goes back way longer. The New Zealander broke into the scene as a member of the then immensely popular band, ‘Aishah and The Fan Club’. As Musical Director and songwriter of ‘The Fan Club’, the band attained several Gold albums and won the Artist of the Year at the 1991 NZ Music Awards.

After crossing over to Malaysia, he became A&R Director of Positive Tone from its inception in 1994 until 2003. Paul Moss was the man behind the phenomenal successes of many local English acts since he was responsible for the artist signing, artistic direction, recording, production and content development of OAG, Too Phat, Innuendo, Poetic Ammo, Ferhad and many others.

His creative talent as a producer/writer/arranger also earned Anugerah Industri Muzik (AIM) nominations and Gold and Platinum sales for artists such as OAG, Innuendo and Juliet the Orange. Now a Brand Manager with 8TV, Paul Moss has all the experience, talent and pedigree to back up his job as judge for ‘One in a Million’.

THE AUDITION

ONE IN A MILLION AUDITION P 1



ONE IN A MILLION 3 AUDITION P 2



ONE IN A MILLION 3 AUDITION P 3



ONE IN A MILLION 3 AUDITION P 4



ONE IN A MILLION 3 AUDITION P 5




FLASH BACK:

ONE IN A MILLION 1


Winner: Suki Low Sook Yee 劉淑怡



1st Runner-up: Faizal Tahir



2nd Runner-up: Muhammad Alif bin Mohd Satar




ONE IN A MILLION 2

Winner: Norayu binti Damit (Ayu)



1st Runner-up: Nur Shahila bte Amir Amzah (Shila)



THE TOP 12 CONTESTANTS - PHOTOS AND PROFILES



NASHARUL AWEERA BIN NORIYISSHAM @ AWEERA
Age : 18
Occupation : Singer
Genre of Music : Rock


NORAFIZAH BINTI MOHD YASIN @ PIJA
Age : 20
Occupation : Singer
Genre of Music : Pop Rock


MUHAMMAD RIDZUAN BIN SHARIFUDDIN @ RIZU
Age :19
Occupation : Singer
Genre of Music : Pop & RnB


ANITH AQILAH BINTI SULAIMAN LIM @ ANITH
Age :17
Occupation : SPM Leaver
Genre of Music : Pop & Ballad


SHAH INDRAWAN BIN ISMAIL @ TOMOK
Age :24
Occupation : Singer
Genre of Music : Pop Rock & rock


NURHIDAYU BINTI MD. TEKHARY @ AYU
Age :20
Occupation : Student
Genre of Music : Pop & Alternative Rock


ZULQARNAIN BIN JAAFAR @ NINE
Age :27
Occupation : Musician
Genre of Music : Rock


FIFY EMIELIA SHAZLIN BINTI AHMAD MURSHAIDI @ FIFY
Age :19
Occupation : Freelance Singer
Genre of Music : Pop Rock


SIMON CHRISTOPHER @ SIMON
Age :25
Occupation : Singer
Genre of Music : Pop Rock & Rock


AMYLEA BINTI AZIZAN @ AMYLEA
Age :22
Occupation : Singer, song writer
Genre of Music : RnB, Country & Pop Rock


REHANA BINTI MOHD YUNUS @ HAN
Age :22
Occupation : Freelance Singer
Genre of Music : Ballad


ELIZABETH APPLUNIUS CHIN @ ESTHER
Age :21
Occupation : Singer
Genre of Music : Modern blues, RnB, Soul, Jazz Fusion


CLICK THE LINKS BELOW FOR VIEWING THE FOLLOWING COMPETITION SERIES:

TOP 12 ON 20/02/09

PERFORMANCE ON 27/02/09

PERFORMANCE ON 6/03/09

PERFORMANCE ON 13/03/09

PERFORMANCE ON 20/03/09

PERFORMANCE ON 27/03/09

PERFORMANCE ON 3/04/09

PERFORMANCE ON 10/04/09

PERFORMANCE ON 17/04/09

PERFORMANCE ON 24/04/09

PERFORMANCE ON 01/05/09


Photos & Video Credit to 8TV

The gospel according to Julius

The problem with South Africa today is that our politicians are too honest. Oh, if only they could learn to lie like their more civilised Western counterparts. But alas - they're incurably honest.

Take Julius Malema, for example. If he wasn't a saint with the moral rectitude of Mother Theresa, the invincible honesty of Jesus of Nazareth, and the sense of honour of that guy who started the boy scouts, he'd have lied about how chicks dig rape.

In the west, the lying running dogs of democracy (to misquote Mao) would never have had the guts to say that. They know, for better or worse (well, worse, obviously), that women unfortunately now have the vote, and although they tend to vote for the guy with the best legs, they also sometimes vote against men who they might (erroneously, of course) consider moronic sexist pigs.

But we don't really vote for Julius Malema, the illustrious head of the ANC's collection of panting young stormtroopers, the ANCYL-biters. We just inherit him, like mad ol' Uncle Willie at Christmas. You know, the retarded uncle who sits in the corner dribbling and alternately grabbing chicken wings and girls' asses.

And speaking of girls and asses (and now I'm talking about the kind of ass that has ears, not the kind that has a small tattoo of a butterfly), how about that Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister of ours. Fatima Hajaig has revealed to the world that the "control of America, just like the controls of most Western countries, is in the hands of Jewish money."

Again, that incredible, unimpeachable honesty. We all know the Jews control the world, but it takes a woman with real balls (the kind that go ding ding in your empty head when you move suddenly) to say it out loud. Mind you, she doesn't mention the aliens who are actually controlling the Jews, but perhaps she hasn't graduated to the Tom Cruise Next Level yet.

But as much as I'm proud and touched by the honesty of St Julius and Ms Hajaig, I have to point out a couple of things.

There's a reason

There's a reason George Bush didn't come right out and say how much he hates those hellbound towelheads over in Iraq. It just causes trouble. Do the Israelis say that they're attacking Gaza because Palestinians are smelly? No, they say they're doing it because Hamas is firing rockets at them. Does Hamas say they're firing rockets at Israelis because the Jews are stealing all their chicks? No, they say they're fighting to get their country back.

See, St Julius, Ms Hajaig? You need to learn to lie. An honest politician is just going to make South Africans, and by extension Africans, look bad in the outside world, and before you know it, we'll all end up with Hajaig on our faces. Learn to lie, I beg thee.

So sure, we all know, as the head ANCYL-biter so piquantly stated, "When a woman didn't enjoy it, she leaves early in the morning. Those who had a nice time will wait until the sun comes out, request breakfast and ask for taxi money." You make a good point, although I suspect you might be conflating the terms "woman" and "prostitute", and confusing the phrase "sun comes out" with "wait until the drunken sot wakes up."

But leaving that aside, you shouldn't say that out in the open, in that bluff, big-hearted, honest way of yours. Lie! Say that you think that all women are saints, and then behind the scenes, you can treat them like dirt.

St Julius, you need a role model. I can recommend no-one better than Barack Obama, Julius' telephone chum. Note, for example, his use of the word "non-believers" in his inauguration speech. See how he's managed to make most of the world believe that America is committed to religious freedom, and yet at the same time send out the unequivocal message to religious people everywhere that if you aren't one of them, you're a second-class citizen.

Many of you out there will have fond memories of those hazy days when the world was at peace, and there was no black and white. No, there were just whites and non-whites. And when Obama tells Americans "We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers", we know that he is defining people as having an absence of a certain quality (for example, being "non-white"), and thereby placing them on a lower rung than religious people. Perhaps he doesn't really mean to imply that atheists have no beliefs, but leaving that aside - this is the way politicians talk, St Julius.

We don't want to know

They don't come right out and say, America is a nation of good religious folk and scum-sucking enemies of the Lord are going to burn in hell, or at the very least be forced to move to Mexico. Because that would just make people laugh at them.

Similarly, you can't say, as you did about Schabir Shaik's kindness towards Mr Zuma, "How many of you have helped wash a comrade's car or pay their children's school fees? That's how the ANC taught us. It then means we are all corrupt, because that's how we live."

As refreshing as it is to have an ANC member admit that they're all corrupt, WE DON'T WANT TO KNOW THAT! Good grief, man, you people are running our country. Can't we at least pretend that you're not corrupt, so we can sleep at night?

And as fascinating at the insight into Schabir Shaik and Jacob Zuma's domestic arrangements are, some nay-sayers in this country might contend that a part-time job washing cars is not ideal preparation for a job as a politician.

Stealing cars, maybe.

So stop telling the truth, St Julius, and learn to lie. Your country needs you.

Chris Roper is a non-believer, non-black, and non-sense writer. Visit chrisroper.co.za to make sure, though. Some people lie.

It's Okay to be Proud to be White

WHITE AND PROUD!!

There is a lot of talk these days about Black pride, Jewish pride, Hispanic pride, and even "gay" pride. In fact, there is only ONE major segment of the population that is not encouraged to take pride in its heritage and in the achievements of its ancestors. That group is the White Race.



The lack of White pride is truly a sad and strange thing, because no group has more to be rightfully proud of than the White people of the world. The glories and greatness that the men and women of our Race have won over the centuries should serve as a source of eternal pride and inspiration to White people everywhere.

Since the dawn of history, we have been a mighty Race of builders, explorers, artists, warriors, inventors, philosophers and cultivators. We have sailed the seas, tamed the vast wilderness, scaled towering mountains, journeyed to the depths of the ocean and into the cold void of outer space.

We have built great civilizations, created breathtaking works of beauty and made the deserts bloom. The technological achievements of our people, from the megalithic calendar of Stonehenge to the moon-walk of the Apollo astronauts, are unequaled.

We have devised sublime philosophies, conquered deadly diseases and performed soul-stirring acts of heroism and self-sacrifice. We are the Race of Shakespeare, Leonardo da Vinci, Beethoven and Homer. We are the sons and daughters of Leif Ericson, Christopher Columbus, Sir Francis Drake and Magellan. We are the folk of Alexander, Caesar, Napolean, Washington and Robert E. Lee. We are the descendants of Pythagoras, Galileo, Copernicus and Newton, just to list the great accomplishments of our Race would require the work of a lifetime.

No one has more to be proud of than we do! In order for an individual to be psychologically healthy, he or she must have a clear-cut source of identity and self-worth. And for our Race as a whole to be strong and healthy, White people everywhere must develop a sense of racial identity and racial worth. There is no better way to attain this very necessary level of racial awareness than in having pride in your people and their accomplishments. So take pride in your Race, take pride in what we have achieved in days gone by, and take pride in what we will yet accomplish as we reach for the stars.

Be White and proud!

by Bobby Dinkins - Facebook tribute

'Expose the black DA'

Cosatu on Wednesday vowed to distribute its anti-Cope booklet to as many places as possible.

"We are also trying to have the booklet [translated] to Zulu. We will be distributing them to as many voters and workers as we can," said the Congress of SA Trade Unions' KwaZulu-Natal secretary Zet Luzipho.

He said the booklet was distributed to the offices of Cosatu's alliance partners.

The 14-page document was penned by Cosatu president Sidumo Dlamini and general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi. It concluded with "Yours truly" and their names. Luzipho confirmed that the booklet was "signed by its president and general secretary".

It is entitled "Defend our Movement: Advance the Gains of Polokwane! Expose and Isolate the Black DA".

Dozens of the maroon booklets — bearing African National Congress and Cosatu logos — were available at both organisations' headquarters in KwaZulu-Natal this week.

Among other things, it states that Cope could cause "great damage" to trade union federation if it were to come to power in the general election.

"If these dissidents succeed, it will roll back the gains workers and the poor have made since 1994... unless we defeat it, even this small splinter could cause great damage to our movement," it reads.

A big challenge to workers

"The launch of (Cope) poses a big challenge to workers and the national liberation movement.

"It could confuse and divide voters, cause enough damage to reduce the ANC majority in Parliament... and put the brakes on policies to create jobs, cut poverty and improve the lives of South Africans."

The booklet also accuses Cope president Terror Lekota and his deputy president Mbhazima Shilowa of leaving the ruling party to "pursue an agenda... of the capitalist class".

The move is described as a "coalition of conservative forces".

"Their role is to dislodge a progressive ruling party that has the support of the majority and impose the agenda of international capital and its local allies.

"It's no accident that almost all the dissident leaders, including former trade unionists, are now wealthy business people."

It further accuses Lekota and Shilowa of using leadership positions in the ANC, the SA Communist Party and Cosatu, to accumulate wealth and dispense patronage.

'1996 Class Project'

"They and some of their families benefited from what we now call the '1996 Class Project' which imposed neo-liberal, pro-business and pro-rich Gear policy in the late 1990s.

"They are beneficiaries of the narrow BEE policy that has given a small number of Africans shares in big companies."

According to the document these policies led to the retrenchment of thousands of workers, with at least 15 000 job losses at Telkom alone.

"The very people who, with their capitalist allies, are now mobilising for the dissidents were the most enthusiastic promoters of the pro-capitalist policies that caused all these problems."

Luzipho said the booklet's aim was to "set the record straight" so that voters did not get confused.

"We want the people to know that the same people who yesterday defended the ANC and its alliance partners are now changing their tune and attacking the alliance.

"If by small chance they rule the country, they will erode everything the workers had gained... "

MISS JACQUELINE BRUNO IS THE FACE OF THE YEAR 2008

THE FINAL RESULTS

WINNER FACE OF THE YEAR 2008: Miss Jacqueline Bruno (USA)

1ST RUNNER-UP: Miss Zana (Kosovo)

2ND RUNNER-UP: Miss Ana (Macau)

3RD RUNNER-UP: Miss Miriam (Tanzania)

4TH RUNNER-UP: Miss Maricris (Colombia)


CONTINENTAL MOST BEAUTIFUL FACES

CARIBBEAN: Miss Athina (Antigua & Barbuda)

ASIA: Miss Ana (Macau)

EUROPE: Miss Zana (Kosovo)

MEDITERRANEAN: Miss Patricia (Spain)

SOUTH AMERICA: Miss Maricris (Colombia)

NORTH AMERICA: Miss Jackie (USA)

AFRICA: Miss Miriam (Tanzania)

PREVIOUS WINNERS

PREVIOUS WINNERS

2004: Miss Mira Salo (Finland)

2005: Miss Andrea (Gomez Venezuela)

2006: Miss Priscila Perales (Mexico)

2007: Miss Miss Galyna Andreyeva (Ukraine)




Photo Credits to GlobalBeauties.com

前巴西美后玛丽亚娜小姐 （MARIANA BRIDI DA COSTA ）与世长辞

原本将代表巴西参加世界小姐竞选的玛丽亚娜小姐， 因肾脏受到病毒感染而于一月二十四日当地时间下午三时与世长辞，享年二十岁。玛丽亚娜于去年十二月因被患上尿道感染就医，可惜医生却错误诊断为肾结石而耽误了医治的时间。结果她的双手和双脚因败坏而必须进行截肢手术。手术进行后， 她陷入休克状况。经过几天垂死挣扎，终于敌不过死神。她逝世时才芳龄二十。如此天生娇质的大美人，就如此走完她的短促的一生， 真令人惋惜， 可说是红颜薄命！