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<t>Clodhopper;1331479 wrote: Agree with the general point you are making, but the French side we saw in the 6 Nations earlier this year was very, very good indeed, they've already beaten the Kiwis in New Zealand and there are noticeable comparisons with how England were when our lads won it (this ti...

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<r>Bryn Mawr;1372234 wrote: I wish the Welsh all the luck in the world <E>:-)</E> I caught the highlights of the SA / Aus match when I got home - SA nearly made it a real upset. RSA came stone last in the last tri-nations. Our form is just not what it should be. Perhaps b...

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<t>Bryn Mawr;1367906 wrote: No doubt at all that we have to beat the Pumas but the grudge match will be against Scotland - if we loose that one then we'll never live it down. If loosing to Scotland means that we don't progress out of the pool stage then the team might as well not come home. <br...

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Well done Puma's! *very happy for them* My second favourite team!

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<r>Looking at their game against the French, the AB looks very good. Unless they choke:sneaky:, I expect the AB to take the cup. It seems, for us to retain the cup, we will have to beat the Aussies, then the Kiwis and then the best one of the Northern hemisphere. All consecutively and no...

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Well you got a try against the Aussies and believe me that is not to be sneered at. I was out today but will watch a replay later.

I am (obviously) very curios to see the Aussie form as we will most likely have to try our luck against them in the quarters.

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<t>I just realised something interesting. Assuming that the All Blacks beat France then the top halve of the QF could be Ireland vs Wales and England vs France .... all Northern Hemisphere teams In the bottom could be RSA vs Australia and All Blacks vs Scotland or Argentina mostly Southe...

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<t>Speaking under correction. The Aussies changed their captain just before the WC. We did that last time and it worked out very badly for us. There is nothing like experienced leadership when it comes to WC pressure. The Beast is a wonderful rugby player. Also from Zim, but we quickly g...

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<t>Clodhopper;1370461 wrote: Oh - and I hope that the win over the Aussies by the Irish marks the moment the Irish ceased to be a regional power and became a world power in Rugby. It was huge. (Sorry Aussies - it's a reflection of your status that beating you means this much) <...

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I do like the looks of those Irish forwards they dominated the Wallabies.

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Yeah!! Bokke!! That is more like it! Even John Smith played well.

Well done Ireland!

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<t>The Springboks are plagued by injuries. Habana, Matfield, Butch James and Piere de Villiers are all out for the next game. Oh well, let us see how the new blood preform, I am optimistic but I also remember last time we played Fiji with an "inexperienced" team they gave us hell. John S...

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Yes you are right I have read: "Canada have now won all three RWC matches played between the two nations."

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<t>K.Snyder;1369565 wrote: I'd say the probability of this is the equivalent to expecting to see Elvis ringing on my door bell. :yh_rotfl Here rugby is huge. They have this one dedicated channel just for rugby. Rolling the games one after the other. Needless to say I do not get much work done.<...

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Tonga 20 Canada 25. Is this the first upset?

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<t>Someone made this point to me which I thought to pass on: The difference between all the teams in the WC is growing less. The reason being that most players of the lower ranked teams play professionally somewhere. Here they rub shoulders with the same players in the higher ranked teams...

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<t>Clodhopper;1369318 wrote: In all seriousness, the Aussies look very good and it's hard to see anyone beating the ABs (as usual!) so an Aussie/AB final is probably the likely one. Sadly, that is the most likely scenario. But the ABs have a habit of choking in WCs.... you never kno...

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<r>Clodhopper;1369312 wrote: I'm pretty sure this is Russia's first World Cup and it's the USA's second for sure, possibly third. They had that winger with the very African name last time, who burned up Bryan Habana!!! Definitely a game to watch - I know a lot of neutrals who have USA/Rus...

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<t>K.Snyder;1369305 wrote: I didn't get the chance to see the game...I suppose 22-10 isn't the worst that could have happened...Hopefully they played well and have a bit of drive, from what seems to be a decent effort, to go out against Russia and play like machines... I see USA is ...

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<t>Clodhopper;1369143 wrote: I'll be cheering the USA on. Except in your game against Russia, where I'm a true neutral. Oh yes I agree! That game could well be a very interesting because the teams will be better matched! I saw the first 10 minutes or so of the Ireland US...

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South Africa 17 Wales 16. But the Dragons outplayed us by far. We did not deserve this win but we'll take in anyway!

How long do we still have to carry John Smith? And Butch James is as usual worth his couple of penalties. Ugh! All my nails are gone!

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<t>fuzzywuzzy;1369075 wrote: A rugby team called 'blossom"??? and they have no problem with this? That was what I was thinking - then I remembered there is another team calling themselves "Roses". What can I say, yesterday a "Rose' gave a "Puma" a kiss right on the foreh...

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So England plays in black. France in white. :-3

The Blossoms (Japan) is really improving. Well done! a Team with spirit methinks.

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<t>I thought the All Blacks did not look as sharp as they could be. Perhaps because Tonga did not really challenge them? I think the AB's is most likely the team to take the cup this time. The Springboks chose a very "conventional" team for our game against Wales. Interesting our fullbac...

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Thank you for letting us know. Please send my love to her.

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<r>K.Snyder;1367907 wrote: What's going on in the World of rugby atm? I'd watched I believe it was the rugby world cup, if that's what it is called, some time ago only to see the US get beat pretty badly and turned me off of it. I've always been interested in it and think I'll watch a few games. So ...

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<t>Bryn Mawr;1367906 wrote: No doubt at all that we have to beat the Pumas but the grudge match will be against Scotland - if we loose that one then we'll never live it down. If loosing to Scotland means that we don't progress out of the pool stage then the team might as well not come home. <br...

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<r>mikeinie;1367864 wrote: Don't underestimate Ireland, only 2 years ago they wone the 6 Nations Grand Slam They should easily make the quarters with Australia. I estimate them to play either the Welsh or the Springboks. I see they play USA first. Last time the USA had a wing (Takud...

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<t>I see England plays Argentina on the 10th. I never know how to gauge Argentine. They made the semi-finals in 2007 (we played them then). I see though their current ranking is well below England and Scotland. So based on that, England should (actually have to) win this one. The Springb...

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We have given the Springboks a nice send off today. Now it is up to them. :yh_worry

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Hundred days till the world cup!

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Snowfire;1354961 wrote:

* Well skipper, the pitch hasn't degenerated too much in the last four overs, shall we keep with the seamers or shall we try out the spinner for the remaining two

:yh_rotfl

Or just use spinners and get this over with sooner.

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A: I hear that if you play the Windows 7 DVD backwards, you get a Satanic message!

B: That's nothing. If you play it forward, it installs Windows 7

(Sorry could not resist)

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I heard on the radio that Microsoft has a very huge budget to promote this Windows 7.

Being just nasty, (because I had a bad experience,) I wonder why this is necessary if the product was good.

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<t>@Bryn. You said it. The upgrade is slick. Ubuntu just does what it should do. No fancy, useless, eye popping graphics, it plainly does what you tell it and that is all. No song and dance just because I moved the the mouse pointer. I am becoming a bigger and bigge...

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<t>Bryn Mawr;1338158 wrote: Then I'll look forward to installing it. What do you think? Any big advantages / disadvantages? I have just started using it now but so far not much different, but I did notice it is a bit faster. KMyMoney's upgrade, which I got in t...

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I hated it, it chewed my computer to pieces and did not recognise my peripherals.

Also, - I'm sure it is just me - I find all that gimmickry graphics a bit insulting.

Me and Windows 7, we will not get along...

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I upgraded to "Maverick Meerkat" this weekend :yh_dance

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<t>If I am not mistaken, today marks the year countdown to the Word Cup. I am looking forward to this, but I have a sinking feeling the Springboks will break my heart. On the upside we are in pool D, I think rather a nice draw, with Wales, Fiji, Samoa and Namibia. So we should qualify for...

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<r>Clodhopper;1331479 wrote: Agree with the general point you are making, but the French side we saw in the 6 Nations earlier this year was very, very good indeed, they've already beaten the Kiwis in New Zealand and there are noticeable comparisons with how England were when our lads won it (this ti...

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<t>I think the French is always a force when it comes to the World Cup exactly because they can either be brilliant or just not "there" for the day, so can they will knock any team out. But if they can play enough brilliant games in a row to win.... sorry.... unless they changed a lot la...

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<t>If Australia and South Africa can learn to play for the whole 80 minutes, they might even look like they can win the All Backs. Granted the Wallabies is a young team, but the Springboks.... argh I think they are just too... old :-3 In my book, if the South Africa wants to k...

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I am looking for a driver for a driver for a Konica Minolta Bizhub 210 on Ubuntu 10.04.

I have looked everywhere but cannot find one. Please help?

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I am using Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx my son tells me), and I also am more that happy. I migrated from Windows 7 and what a difference! Everything works and fast!

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<t>Today I am one very proud South African. We have a unemployment rate of 25% (a very conservative figure), we are fighting an AIDS pandemic, we are totally overrun by millions of Zimbabweans and I can go on.. But, we hosted a world class event. We matched the technology rega...

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<t>theia;81449 wrote: It can be a little daunting for a newbie, (as I am), for fear that they might inadvertently post incorrectly. For example, can comments be added to word game responses? It seems like a friendly, welcoming thing to do, perhaps just clarifying something for someone who is new. Bu...

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<t>Snowfire - One of our players, Teko Modise, is perhaps a good example. An excellent player, well recognized in PSL, yet he fails to make Bafana Bafana a better team. When he was critised by the press and public, his retort was that if he shot a goal, we would have felt otherwise. Ther...

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Congratulations! I am sure you will find a job soon.

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<t>At the risk of making myself very unpopular.... I wonder about the Premier League. I read in our newspapers that a number of our players are in the process of negotiating contracts for the PL. While England hires players to play in English clubs, the English players are no...

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You have to hand it to the German team, when they "click" they do it well. Granted the English gave them enough room, but still they work together like a well oiled, German precision machine.

Also, because they are so young, they are just fearless...I really enjoyed this encounter.

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