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Hobbs
Joined: Oct 07, 2006
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From: Cape Town,South Africa
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Smoke abstract-delete.Dont like anymore. |
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Branimir
Joined: Sep 04, 2004
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From: Piestany, Bratislava - Slovaki
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wow  great pictures
how can you live in such a country 
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Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
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From: Port Elizabeth, S.Africa
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Eish, poor Motorola, they desperately need a fairy godmother to take the pain away. Maybe they need to make some radical changes to reverse the decline. If you guys could give the current CEO one bit of advice, what would it be??
Wanqa, i got my very first admin period after 10year stint of slogging it out from 8am to 3pm! We're running on a 10-day cycle this year. Lo and behold, when i took a good look at my timetable, i discovered that i have an admin period every 10th day. One period in every 60, lol. Who says rank doesn't have its privileges 
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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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@ Branimir,
LOL, I ask myself that question a good few times when it's Winter here... fortunately the Summers are usually fantastic; just wish they'd last longer.
@ Kryptik,
Excellent news, boet. 
We get one half-day off at school a week for 'PPA' (Planning, Preparation and Assessment) and I still find it nigh on impossible to keep up with all the admin here..
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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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@ Jojo,
Yup, that first clip is of that wild Suzuki B-King, which comes with a Hayabusa engine in it as standard. Love those wacky Batman-type exhausts.
As for the Yam FZ6 vid, LOL, never knew a FZ6 could wink. 
2 bike models from the Final Fantasy VII game saga, taken with the P1i (macro mode):
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carlosc22
Joined: Jun 25, 2007
Posts: 24
From: santiago,republica dominicana
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wow cool , pics
carlos..--__ N0kI@ - CoNn3C+iNg Pe0pL3__--.. |
amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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Hola carlosc22.
Gracias. I'm slowly getting the best out of the P1i camera's settings.
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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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Fear Factor SA is now on TV here! |
*Jojo*
Joined: Oct 15, 2003
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@pop - Ya, the Yamaha does WINK ! That Resident Evil bike looks like a Bike-Snake I wonder if that will still RUN 
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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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@ Jojo,
Er... Final Fantasy bike, mate.
Both look far from comfortable to ride, but some of that attached weaponry could be fun to play with...
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Nokia 5800, Sony Ericsson P1i, Nokia 7600. |
amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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So The Dark Side's relentless forces continue to expand (care of www.theregister.co.uk) :
'Nokia grabs 40% of phone market for first time
Apple's iPhone may have been the most talked-about handset during the final quarter of 2007, but its sales were dwarfed by the majors in a period that saw Nokia grab more than 40 per cent of the global market, the first time it's done so.
According to market watcher Strategy Analytics, Apple shifted 2.3m iPhones worldwide during Q4 2007. That's just ten per cent of the 23.7m handsets fifth-placed LG sold in the period. Sony Ericsson managed 30.8m units, Motorola 40.9m and Samsung 46.4m phones. Nokia sold a staggering 133.5m mobiles.
That left the Finnish phone giant with a 40.2 per cent market share, the highest in its history. Samsung took 14 per cent, Motorola 12.3 per cent, Sony Ericsson 9.3 per cent and LG 7.1 per cent.
Apple took 0.6 per cent, which isn't bad for a company that has been in the business for less than a year. But it does show the mountain the Mac maker has to climb to start matching its competitors' sales. SA highlighted the high price of the iPhone as one of the barriers to growth.
Still, some purveyors of lower-cost mobiles had problems too. Sony Ericsson, for instance, saw its annual growth rate drop from 64 per cent to just 18 per cent in less than nine months, thanks in part to better branding from its rivals. It's going to need some better branding this year, SA said – time at last for Vaio and PlayStation Portable phones?
Perennial rivals Samsung and Motorola saw year-on-year shipments jump 41 per cent and plunge 37.8 per cent, respectively. Motorola really needs to release some better handsets this year, SA said.
Overall, 332m mobile phones shipped in Q4 2007, up 13 per cent on the same period in 2006. Some 1.13bn shipped in the year as a whole, 12.4 per cent more than shipped in 2006. SA said it expects shipments to hit 1.24bn this year.'
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*Jojo*
Joined: Oct 15, 2003
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@pop - Ohhh, sorry back there, thought that bike was that of in the flick - RE, should have posted - Final Fantasy instead . . . weaponry Man, that bike is LETHAL !
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Kryptik
Joined: Jun 24, 2005
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From: Port Elizabeth, S.Africa
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I was in traffic this morning when i spotted a guy on a bicycle. He had somehow hooked up a dynamo to his bike's flywheel, and was using it to charge the phone strapped to his handlebars! I tried to get a pic but the lights had changed. Will keep an eye out for him.
Bran, i posted off a package yesterday. The assistant at the Post Office gave me the assurance that it would be in Richard's Bay by Thursday, although to be honest, the assurance of the Post Office isn't exactly awe-inspiring. They tend to make lofty promises which are often unfulfilled. We'll keep our fingers crossed all the same, mate.
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amawanqa
Joined: May 08, 2004
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From: Hornchurch UK & East London SA
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@ Jojo,
LOL, no worries mate. The P1i is going to be very well-utilised at the London Motorcycle Show this weekend... will start posting the pics on late Saturday night, or on Sunday.
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Nokia 5800, Sony Ericsson P1i, Nokia 7600. |
Hobbs
Joined: Oct 07, 2006
Posts: > 500
From: Cape Town,South Africa
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I'm loving this seasons The Apprentice.It's the best one so far. |
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