What's your perception of a boat?

A famous French shipbuilder's ship company and one of Monaco joined hands to build this yacht with enormous dimensions: called the WHY 58x38. (58meter long and 38 meter wide) After the first pictures of this project. The yacht, an area of 3400 m2 with seating for 12 passengers and 20 crew. This is a "green" yacht. Wally et Hermès use green energy to 20 to 30% fuel savings and 40 to 50% electricity consumption on board. Therefore there are 900 m2 equipped with solar panels, producing a daily output of 500 kW. Equipment: Three decks, a 25 meter pool, a spa helicopterpad a 100m2 with hammam, sauna, gym and massage room, a promenade of 130 meter, a music room, a dining room, a cinema, sun decks, suites, terraces, a lounge, a bibi . The luxury is at the rendez-vous. The decks are connected by stairs but there is also an elevator. With an area of 200m2 and completely covers the third deck. (This is the bedroom) The sea view is great and there is a private terrace of 25 meter long - a sea of light. The yacht has the shape of a horseshoe and has a roof so everything is bathed in a sea of light. On the lower deck are the common premises, such as lounge, piano bar and dining area ..... The dining room opens onto the sea view. For the guests, 5 suites with sea views (on the middendeck)- there is also a reading room equipped - google WHY name of boat and you might see all the incredible interior! 

Rescued Animals ~ Harnas Namibia

Harnas has established a safe haven for all these creatures where they will have the opportunity to recover, adapt and live safely. Harnas is literally the place where the lion and lamb peacefully coexist. Harnas is a safe haven for many throw away, unwanted and unloved animals. Domestic and wild. Harnas’ future possibilities, in relation to taking appropriate care of these animals, are bound to their financial standing. The Harnas vision has been an expensive project but seeing these animals recovering to their former glory is worth every bit of effort. Here we present you a brief documentary on some of the animals which are currently cared for on Harnas.

NAIROBI (AFP) - A baby hippo that survived the Tsunami waves on the Kenyan coast has formed a strong bond with a giant male century-old tortoise in an animal facility in the port city of Mombassa , officials said the hippopotamus, nicknamed Owen and weighing about 300 kilograms (650 pounds), was swept down Sabaki River into the Indian Ocean , then forced back to shore when tsunami waves struck the Kenyan coast on December 26, before wildlife rangers rescued him.

'It is incredible. A-less-than-a-year-old hippo has adopted a male tortoise, about a century old, and the tortoise seems to be very happy with being a 'mother',' ecologist Paula Kahumbu, who is in charge of Lafarge Park , told AFP. 'After it was swept away and lost its mother, the hippo was traumatized. It had to look for something to be a surrogate mother. Fortunately, it landed on the tortoise and established a strong bond. They swim, eat and sleep together,' the ecologist added. 'The hippo follows the tortoise exactly the way it followed its mother. If somebody approaches the tortoise, the hippo becomes aggressive, as if protecting its biological mother,' Kahumbu added. 'The hippo is a young baby, he was left at a very tender age and by nature, hippos are social animals that like to stay with their mothers for four years,' he explained.

'Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away' This is a real story that shows that our differences don't matter much when we need the comfort of another. We could all learn a lesson from these two creatures. 'Look beyond the differences and find a way to walk the path together.' Save the earth... it's the only planet with chocolate! 'Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves.'

Bababoon, what yer thinkin?

Liatjie sitting at her 'master's feet'.... waiting to be picked up

What whill this little one be thinking? So innocent and helpless.

Games babies play!

EXCELLENT !!

A burglar broke into a house one night. He shined his flashlight around, looking for valuables when a voice in the dark said, 'Jesus knows you're here.' He nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flashlight off, and froze. When he heard nothing more , after a bit, he shook his head and continued. Just as he pulled the stereo out so he could disconnect the wires, clear as a bell he heard 'Jesus is watching you.' Freaked out, he shined his light around frantically, looking for the source of the voice. Finally, in the corner of the room, his flashlight beam came to rest on a parrot.


' Did you say that?' he hissed at the parrot. The parrot confessed, then squawked, 'I'm just trying to warn you that he is watching you.' The burglar relaxed. 'Warn me, huh? Who in the world are you?' 'Moses,' replied the bird. 'Moses?' the burglar laughed. 'What kind of people would name a bird Moses?' 'The kind of people that would name a Rottweiler Jesus.'

Testimony of a 70yr old grandma

Hierdie getuienis maak my WEER bewus van hoe ons baie oor geloof PRAAT, maar meeste mense is gewoonlik histeries in ‘n krisis! EN ook dat die Here vir ons in hierdie dae in SA wil WYS dat daar goed en kwaad in elke ras is [ons weet dit, ons ondervind dit nie baie nie, want ons is te bang om met die ander te meng want dalk is ‘hulle’ ook so!]. Hierdie getuienis is presies wat ek en my ander ‘gekaapte’ vriendinne nodig het om te weet. Wat ‘n wonderlike God dien ons nie want Sy genade werk in elke hart wat Hom toelaat. En, terwyl die hele storie afspeel, mens eintlik ‘buitekant’ die verhaal staan en later besef wat het eintlik gebeur! En dan besef: dis hoe God Sy ding doen. Met my was dit ook so.




Hierdie getuienis lewer ek namens my skoonma en swaer en ek voel dat die getuienis van God se genade en die krag van gebed soveel mense moontlik moet bereik.



My een skoonsuster bly in Springs en die res van my skoonfamilie bly in Secunda (swaer, skoonsus en skoonma). My suster van Springs se man het verlede week (21 Januarie 2010) in die hospitaal beland en my skoonma van Secunda wou graag deurgaan om haar dogter te ondersteun. My swaer het aangebied om haar Vrydag (22 Januarie 2010) na werk deur te vat Springs toe. Omstreeks 9 uur Vrydagaand ontvang my man 'n oproep wat sê dat sy broer (my swaer) en sy ma in 'n kaping was en dat die kapers met my skoonma nog in die motor weggejaag het. Nodeloos om te sê dat mens sewe verskillende dode binne jou sterf met die aanhoor van sulke nuus. Dit is na alles Suid Afrika en ons weet mos almal wat gebeur in sulke situasies. Ek het kamer toe gehardloop om iets anders aan te trek en daar is ek onmiddelik gelei om te kniel en ernstig vir skoonma in te tree.



So maak ons klaar, ry deur Secunda toe om my swaer se seun op te laai en ry toe deur Springs toe. Oppad Springs toe probeer ons my swaer se selfoon skakel maar die selfoon word net doodgedruk. Ek probeer toe my skoonma se selfoon skakel maar elke keer gaan die selfoon net dood. Intussen is daar baie oproepe heen en weer en die derde keer toe ek my skoonma se selfoon skakel antwoord sy die selfoon(!!). Die verligting en dankbaarheid is onbeskryflik. Sy së toe dat die kapers haar afgelaai het en dat sy die weermag barrake in Dunnotor kan eien en dat sy nou oppad is na die Dunnotor polisiestasie. Nog 'n paar oproepe verder, hoor ons dat skoonma nou veilig terug is by my skoonsuster.



By my skoonsuster se huis aangekom, hoor ons die hele storie. My swaer vertel dat hy voor die hek gestop het. Dit is 'n elektronies hek en omdat die hek nie oopgemaak het nie, het my swaer aangeneem dat sy suster dalk hospitaal toe is. Hy klim toe uit en probeer die hek oopmaak. Die volgende oomblik gewaar hy 'n kar wat in die pad reg agter sy motor intrek en twee gewapende mans wat uitspring en beduie dat hulle die motor gaan vat. Hy skree toe dat hulle die motor moet vat maar dat hulle net sy ma 'n geleentheid moet gee om uit te klim. Hulle voldoen toe NIE aan sy versoek nie, en jaag weg met my skoonma nog in die motor. Hy vertel dat hy agter die motor aangehardloop het en geskree het dat hulle net sy ma uit die kar moet laat klim. Toe hy besef dat hulle nie gaan stop nie, val hy op sy kniee in die pad en begin ernstig vir haar beskerming en veiligheid intree. Bure wat die geraas gehoor het, help hom toe, die polisie word gebel en toe begin die wag.



Nou by skoonma se weergawe. Sy sê dat sy nie aanvanklik besef het wat gebeur nie en toe my swaer skree dat sy moet uitklim kon sy nie vinnig genoeg uitkom nie. Die volgende oomblik spring daar toe 'n gewapende

jongman in die kar en al wat sy toe ervaar is dat hulle met 'n groot gehaas wegjaag. Mag ek met groot deernis noem dat my skoonma nie van die geaardheid is om regtig kalm te bly nie. Ek moet dit ongelukkg noem omdat dit net die wonderwerking van God se krag so mooi uitbeeld. Skoonma vertel verder dat na die aanvanklike skrik, daar 'n groot KALMTE OOR HAAR GEKOM HET (God se Gees).



Sy begin toe aanmekaar met die jong kaper gesels. Vertel vir hom van haar skoonseun wat siek is, dat sy nie van Springs is nie maar van Secunda, dat sy 'n diabeet is, dat haar man 9 jaar terug dood is, ens. Sy sê sy het net aanhou praat en vertel. Naderhand merk sy dat die kaper kalmer raak en selfs saampraat. Vertel vir haar dat hy nie kan werk kry nie en dat hulle 'n gesin van 6 is en hy is die enigste een wat 'n "inkomste" het. Op 'n stadium praat my skoonma toe mooi met hom en verduidelik vir hom dat sy sieklik is en dat sy 'n ou vrou is (sy is 70 jaar oud) en dat as hy haar gaan seermaak of doodmaak, dit vir haar sleg sal wees maar dat sy haar lewe al gehad het maar dat hy vir altyd met die wete dat hy 'n ou vrou dood- of seergemaak het, moet saamleef.



Hy sê toe vir haar DAT HY HAAR NIE GAAN SEER, OF DOODMAAK NIE ( prys God nog meer!!). So ry hulle en die volgende oomblik stop hy en së vir haar om uit te klim. Skok, ouderdom, wat ookal maak toe dat sy nie vinnig uit die kar kon kom nie en toe spring die kaper uit EN HELP HAAR UIT DIE MOTOR UIT MET HAAR HANDSAK EN AL…! (wat 'n wonderlike God dien ons nie!) En daar ry hy. Dit is toe dat sy sien dat sy by Dunnotor se weermagbasis is. Sy besluit toe maar om soontoe te stap. Die volgende oomblik kom daar twee jong swart mans na haar toe (en onthou asb dat dit nou al so 10uur die aand is) en vra wat gebeur het. Sy vertel toe vir hulle dat sy gekaap is. Die een së toe dat hy solank polisiestasie toe gaan hardloop en die ander een së toe dat hy saam met haar sal stap.



Toe kom sy agter dat sy binne LOOPAFSTAND VAN DIE POLISIEKANTOOR AFGELAAI IS (hoe ongelooflik groot is ons God!). Die jongman wat by my skoonma gebly het, vra toe vir haar of hy maar haar hand kan vat want hy sien dat sy nie baie vas op haar voete is nie en hy wil nie hë sy moet val en seerkry nie. (EN GOD SKAAR SY ENGELE OM DIE WAT HOM VREES!) So stap hulle toe saam polisiekantoor toe en die twee bly by haar totdat my skoonsus se skoonma haar daar kom haal.



Hierdie is Suid Afrika. Maar hierdie getuienis is van GOD SE WERKING BINNE SUID AFRIKA. Die krag van gebed en die genade van 'n Almagtige God het gemaak dat ek nie vandag kan stilbly nie. Ons in Suid Afrika moet weet dat God ons sal bewaar te midde van misdaad as ons ons net sal verootmoedig voor Hom en Sy naam sal aanroep in ons nood.



Voel asseblief vry om hierdie getuienis te versprei sodat daar meer mense kan wees wat van die liefde en die genade van ons God kan hoor.



Shalom

Ronel [email sent]

Your job description too?

Do you know a ‘Researcher Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations?’ I do, millions!

A woman, renewing her driver's licence , was asked by the woman at Registry to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself. 'What I mean is, ' explained the woman at Registry, 'do you have a job or are you just a .....?' 'Of course I have a job,' snapped the woman. 'I'm a Mum.' 'We don't list 'Mum' as an occupation, ‘housewife’ will cover it. '



I forgot all about her story until one day I found myself in the same situation. The Clerk was obviously a career woman, poised, efficient, and possessed of a high sounding title like, 'Official Interrogator' or 'City Registrar.' 'What is your occupation?' she probed. What made me say it? I do not know. The words simply popped out. ' I'm a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.'



The clerk paused, ball-point pen frozen in midair and looked up as though she had not heard right. I repeated the title slowly emphasizing the most significant words.. Then I stared with wonder as my pronouncement was written, in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire. 'Might I ask,' said the clerk with new interest, 'just what you do in your field?' Coolly, without any trace of fluster in my voice, I heard myself reply, 'I have a continuing program of research, (what mother doesn't) in the laboratory and in the field, (normally I would have said indoors and out). I'm working for my Masters, (first the Lord and then the whole family) and already have four credits (all daughters). Of course, the job is one of the most demanding in the humanities, (any mother care to disagree?) and I often work 14 hours a day, (24 is more li ke it). But the job is more challenging than most run-of-the-mill careers and the rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money.'



There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk's voice as she completed the form, stood up, and personally ushered me to the door. As I drove into our driveway, buoyed up by my glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab assistants -- ages 13, 7, and 3. Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model, (a 6 month old baby) in the child development program, testing out a new vocal pattern.. I felt I had scored a beat on bureaucracy! And I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable to mankind than 'just another Mum.' What a glorious career! Especially when there's a title on the door.

Does this make grandmothers 'Senior Research associates in the field of Child Development and Human Relations' And great grandmothers 'Executive Senior Research Associates?' - I think so!!! I also think it makes Aunts ' Associate Research Assistants.'

Are you a know-all kind of guy? Really.

WORLD'S EASIEST QUIZ! Passing requires only 3 correct answers out of 10!




Only total thicko's will fail… shame



1) How long did the Hundred Years' War last ?



2) Which country makes Panama hats ?



3) From which animal do we get cat gut ?



4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution ?



5) What is a camel's hair brush made of ?



6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal ?



7) What was King George VI's first name ?



8) What color is a purple finch ?



9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from ?



10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane ?





Remember, you need only 3 correct answers to pass. Check your answers below.



1) How long did the Hundred Years War last ? 116 years



2) Which country makes Panama hats ? Ecuador



3) From which animal do we get cat gut ? Sheep and Horses



4) In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution ? November



5) What is a camel's hair brush made of ? Squirrel fur



6) The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal ? Dogs



7) What was King George VI's first name ? Albert



8) What color is a purple finch ? Crimson



9) Where are Chinese gooseberries from ? New Zealand



10) What is the color of the black box in a commercial airplane ? Orange (of course!)



What do you mean, you failed?! Me too...! And if you try to tell me you passed, liar liar!



Pass this on to some "brilliant" friends, so that they may feel useless too!

To Beautiful Girlfriend And Sisterhood Week!

Marnus March 2010

Oh, Africa - what a beaut you are!

Happy Girlfriend and SistaHood !

I’ts GOOD – and clean and fresh – tra-la-la - to be a woman  

National Girlfriend and Sista Week - cool women who touch my life - Here's to you!

We got off the Titanic first
We can scare male bosses with mysterious gynecological disorder excuses
We don't look like a frog in a blender when dancing
No fashion faux pas we make could ever rival the Speedo!
We don't have to pass gas to amuse ourselves
If we forget to shave, no one has to know
We can congratulate our team mate without ever touching her rear end
We never have to reach down every so often to make sure our privates are still there!
We have the ability to dress ourselves…
We can talk to the opposite sex without having to picture them naked
If we marry someone 20 years younger, we are aware that we will look like an idiot
We will never regret piercing our ears
There are times when chocolate really can solve all your problems. Really
We can make comments about how silly men are in their presence because they aren't listening anyway -

Ahhhh, to be a woman!

I honour you, Prime Minister Rudd!

This is not a racist, this is how any nation should treat people who choose to settle there -  Australian Prime Minister shows us the way! 

Truer words have never been spoken. This should be a world wide rule. If you want to move to any country and become part of that country ... WELCOME, But if want to change anything in that new country you wish to live in …. GOODBYE

It took a lot of courage for this man to speak what he had to say for the world to hear. The retribution could be phenomenal, but at least he was willing to take a stand on his and Australia 's beliefs.

Yes, allow those that want to come, to come. But understand that if you want to go to a country not of your birth, you should expect to live by their rules and respect their ways of life. This doesn't mean you have to give up yours. 

Non-Christian countries still kill and torture Christians on a daily basis.  Please don't be fooled:   http://www.persecutedchurch.org/ - Search Google for persecuted church and see the devastation and murder around the world by those so-called 'free nation' countries.  During the Beijing Olympics the Chinese people were taught howw to answer questions about religious matters if asked by tourists

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd - Australia

• Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia , as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks.
• Rudd angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques. Quote: 'IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take it or leave it.
• I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali , we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians.
• 'This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.' 'We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language
• Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, learn the language!'
• 'Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented
• It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools!
• If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture
• 'We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why
• All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us
• 'This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this
• Once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom, 'THE RIGHT TO LEAVE'
• If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here.
• You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted.'

When will we find the courage to start speaking and voicing the same truths? For the first time in my life I have such a yearning to move to Australia…where a president takes care of his citizens, honours his countrymen and is worthy of his salary!

Rudy's Pic At Conception Valley, Botswana