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  • This Weekend’s Standard Bank Pro20 Preview

    This weekend sees the last round of Standard Bank Pro20 round robin games, before all the fun starts for the semi finals. As I said in my last post, there was guaranteed to be loads of fireworks this season, and that there sure has been.

    The Nashua Dolphins are currentley top of the log with 11 points, while the Cobras are 1 point behind on 10 points. Last years defending champions, the Titans are currentley holding the wooden spoon spot, right at the bottom.

    The Titans take on the Eagles at home, tonight, and need to win the match convincingly, with a bonus point. It could be a tough ask, seeing how well they haven’t played this season.

    On Sunday the Dolphins take on the Lions, and need to keep the pressure up, to ensure they walk into a home semi final next week. Proteas superstar, Hashim Amla, has been inlcuded in the starting 11 to help secure the home semi final.

    I will be at the game on Sunday, in the Achiever box, keeping you up to date.

    All in all, it’s going to be a very interesting weekend in this years Kaboom Tour 2009. Keep your eyes on the Official StandbankPro20 Blog, and on the Pro20 Twitter Stream for live updates from all the games

    More Kaboom on the way :)

  • Standard Bank Pro20 Series 2009

    Pro20The 2008 Standard Bank Pro 20 series is almost upon us.This year promises to be a cracker with more Kaboom. I have been asked to blog at the games in Durban again, and can’t wait to get there.

    The first game kicks off in a weeks time, on the 21st of January, at St Georges Oval, with the Chevrolet Warriors up against defending champs from 2007, the Nashua Titans.

    I am really excited, as 20/20 cricket is brilliant. Its fast paced, loads of atmosphere, and of course, we won’t forget the Pro20 Dancers :)

    If anyone comes down to the Durban games, be sure to come say howzit :)

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    For more info and to join in the Standard Bank Pro 20 Fantasy league, be sure to check out: http://www.standardbankcricket.com/

    The full schedule looks like this:

    January 2009
    Date Time Home Team Away Team Stadium Venue
    Wed 21 6pm Chevrolet Warriors Nashua Titans Sahara Oval St Georges Port Elizabeth
    Fri 23 6pm Nashua Cape Cobras Chevrolet Warriors Sahara Park Newlands Cape Town
    Fri 23 6pm Gestetner Diamond Eagles Nashua Dolphins OUTsurance Oval Bloemfontein
    Sun 25 2pm Bizhub Highveld Lions Gestetner Diamond Eagles Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium Johannesburg
    Sun 25 2pm Nashua Titans Nashua Dolphins SuperSport Park Centurion
    Wed 28 6pm Gestetner Diamond Eagles Nashua Cape Cobras De Beers Diamond Oval Kimberley
    Fri 30 6pm Nashua Dolphins Nashua Cape Cobras Sahara Stadium Kingsmead Durban
    Fri 30 6pm Bizhub Highveld Lions Nashua Titans Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium Johannesburg
    February 2009
    Sun 1 2pm Nashua Cape Cobras Nashua Titans Sahara Park Newlands Cape Town
    Sun 1 2pm Chevrolet Warriors Nashua Dolphins Buffalo Park East London
    Wed 4 6pm Bizhub Highveld Lions Nashua Cape Cobras Senwes Park Potchefstroom
    Fri 6 6pm Chevrolet Warriors Bizhub Highveld Lions Sahara Oval St Georges Port Elizabeth
    Fri 6 6pm Nashua Titans Gestetner Diamond Eagles SuperSport Park Centurion
    Sun 8 2pm Nashua Dolphins Bizhub Highveld Lions Sahara Stadium Kingsmead Durban
    Sun 8 2pm Gestetner Diamond Eagles Chevrolet Warriors OUTsurance Oval Bloemfontein
    Fri 13 6pm Semi Finals 1st Round
    Sat 14 2pm Reserve Day (If Necessary)
    Sun 15 2pm Semi Finals 2nd Round
    Mon 16 6pm Reserve Day (If Necessary)
    Wed 18 6pm
    Semi Finals 3rd Round (If Required)
    Thur 19 6pm Reserve Day (If Necessary)
    Fri 20 6pm Final
    Sat 21 2pm Reserve Day (If Necessary)


  • Fake Tilt Shift Photography – DIY

    A couple of months ago I wrote a post on how to create your own Fake Tilt Shift photography in Photoshop. Now a website – TiltShiftmaker.com has come up with a SIMPLE way to do it for you. Simply upload your photo that you would like to transform, and choose your settings, and it does the rest of the work…easy kapeese :)

    Here is a cool example of a pic that was made with TiltShiftMaker.com from their Flickr Group

  • Powerplates Workout

    PowerPlate

    Recently the Gateway Virgin Active recived 4 new PowerPlate machines. What is a PowerPlate ?

    From the PowerPlate.com Website:

    Power Plate® equipment is the premium vibration device powering a new dimension in wellness solutions for all ages, lifestyles and physical abilities. It uses the principles of Acceleration Training™ to stimulate the body’s natural response to vibration. These vibrations transmit waves of energy throughout the body, activating muscle contractions between 25 and 50 times per second, enhancing overall performance in sessions as short as 15 minutes a day, 3 times a week.

    Last week, I gave them a run for a full hour session. And the next day I was sore. So sore I could hardly walk. Even after 3 days, my one thigh muscle was sore.

    Below is the training programme I used for the hour session I did. Each set must be done twice before moving onto the next one. The vibration intensity should be set to LOW for the workout, and can be set to HIGH for the massage session at the end.

    PowerPlate Workout

  • Geometric Theme from Woothemes

    Last week Adii & his boys from WooThemes.com released their newest theme called Geometric.
    Adii ran a mini TweetCompo that the first 3 people that re-tweeted his tweet of the new release, would get a free copy of the theme.
    Luckily I saw this just in time, and tried my luck. And to my surprise I was number 3.
    Thanks Adii & the chaps from woothemes, hopefully I should be able to put it to good use soon :)