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Post-Race Impressions by Ironman PRO athletes

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The Spec-Savers IRONMAN South Africa 2013 PRO Post-Race press conference was held at the Beach Hotel on Monday 15 April in Port Elizabeth. The top four male PRO and top five female PRO athletes shared their impressions and experiences of the race. This year's edition of the Spec-Savers IRONMAN South Africa had a total highest-ever 1786 registered athletes. Of the 1622 starters, 1542 finished the race. Jessie Donavan (USA) took first place in the female PRO race. Donavan recounted how she kept on looking to see how far Jodie Swallow was behind her. "I didn't believe it until I was done", …

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Oops

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An 80 odd year old lady accidentally reversed into the outer wall of the Walmer Park Shopping Centre this morning at approximately 10h25, narrowly missing the large glass panes and pedestrians. No one was injured, except for a bruised ego. Regards Eye on Community More work for the Tow Trucks. …

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Free Maths and Science Lessons

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The Coega Development Corporation (CDC) is giving the Grade 12 classes of 2011 and 2012 a second shot at success by offering free lessons to learners who are rewriting their final examinations for mathematics and science. Coega today called for applications from learners who are writing the exams in November 2013. The pilot project, launched by the CDC's Maths and Science Academy, is offering lessons to learners who either failed or fared poorly in mathematics and science under the National Curriculum Statement and who have already enrolled through the Department of Education for a …

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Rehabilitation of John Tallant and a section of Old Grahamstown Road underway

The rehabilitation of John Tallant Road, an important arterial connecting the hub of Uitenhage and Despatch to the N2, as well as a section of Old Grahamstown Road is underway. Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's Portfolio Chairperson for Infrastructure, Engineering, Electricity and Energy, Cllr Andile Mfunda, said that the completion of Trunk Road 63 (TR 63) between Despatch and Redhouse led to an increase of traffic along TR 63 and John Tallant Road. "The increase in traffic led to the deterioration of the pavement structure on John Tallant and Grahamstown Roads and the problem was …

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Injustices of the Past

An article in the Sunday Times (Lifestyle) of 14/04/2013, “It Takes a Thief” attracts attention. It is about Helmuth Grote, a convicted bank robber who served 6 years of a 15 years sentence. What made the story unique is the fact that the robber, besides heading a blockwatch in Johannesburg, with the blessing of PSIRA, is also a serving police reservist in the SAPS. Without trying to beat life into the proverbial dead horse, I was comparing this to the way Allen Mounter was accused, threatened with a very questionable constitution and humiliated by Humewood SAPS and Humewood CPF. Richmond …

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How NOT to market on Social Networks

Consider this - 140 characters is not enough to enable you contribute meaningfully to any discourse and the walled garden of Facebook is designed to lock you in to that site so that ever more adverts can be served up to you. Here are two activities by Social Media 'gurus' that irk me: Posting links from one Social Networking site to other Social Networking sites - you are just increasing traffic between Social Networks and showing that you don't really know how to decide which social network is best for you. Giving away stuff if people follow you - this can only lock you into a cycle …

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Levels of major storage dams supplying Nelson Mandela Bay

The levels of major storage dams supplying Nelson Mandela Bay, as measured today, are: Kouga: 86,0% - 108 231 Ml Churchill: 81,6% - 28 740 Impofu: 90,7% - 95 910 Loerie: 82,2% - 2 487 Groendal: 100% - 11 640 Average all: 87,7% of total combined capacity - 247 008 Ml. Average daily consumption for April to date - 274 Ml …

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Twittering from PE’s Twitterati on 15 April 2013

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We have PICKED out a few Tweets from the 1 227 members of the Port Elizabeth Twitterati lists for your reading pleasure below – if you are signed into Twitter you can reply right from here. MyPE sweats the k*k stuff so you can see the good stuff. Don’t forget to follow MyPE on Twitter. Tweets from recent additions to the PETwitterati Lists (Don't judge - rather praise them for being proudly Port Elizabethan …

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Schildknecht makes victory look effortless

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Cast your mind back almost one year and all the talk was about the torrid conditions creating one of the toughest but most memorable IRONMAN events ever experienced on the African continent and for many, anywhere in the world. This year, in stark contrast, Nelson Mandela Bay blessed athletes with near perfect conditions while spectators were enjoyed some scintillating racing as Switzerland's Ronnie Schildknecht took it home in the men's PRO field and USA's Jessie Donavan came up trumps for the ladies. The MyPE Weather Guru got the prediction spot …

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Port Elizabeth Sailor in Les Voiles de Saint Barth regatta win

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MUSIC, a South African Swan 53 owned and skippered by James Blakemore and crewed by young South African sailors beat stiff competition to take the Spinnaker 1 class at Les Voiles de Saint Barth regatta on Sunday 14 April. Sunday's conditions suited the heavier Swan, which saw them post a 3-2-1-1-1 overall and landing them the top spot ahead of Defiance (USA). Patrick Demarchelier's Puffy, with Marc Guillemot, offshore solo sailing star guest helming, reveled in the breeze posting a third. "The whole crew is based in Cape Town, although I live in Johannesburg now, but am from Cape Town …

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Those Chinese Lanterns AGAIN

Ian Gray, NSRI Port Elizabeth station commander, said; "At 17h00 on Sunday 14 April, the NSRI Port Elizabeth volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following a request for medical assistance from the Chokka fishing boat UMZAMO, 15 nautical miles South West of Port Elizabeth, reporting a crewman onboard to be coughing up blood (Haemoptysis). "Initially NSRI St Francis Bay had responded on the call but after it was determined that the vessel was closer to Port Elizabeth then NSRI Port Elizabeth were activated. "Our NSRI Port Elizabeth volunteer sea rescue duty crew launched our sea …

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Local Winners at MTN Radio Awards

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Algoa FM’s presenters Daron Mann and Wayne Hart were announced winners in two commercial radio categories of the MTN Radio Awards at the Gala Banquet at the Sandton Convention Centre this past Saturday. Daron, who hosts Algoa FM’s breakfast show, anchor named The Daron Mann Breakfast, with his two co-hosts Carol-Ann Kelleher and Charlton Tobias, won the award for Best Breakfast Presenter in Commercial Radio. Wayne Hart walked away with the award of Best Music Show for the Algoa FM Top 30 which he hosts every Saturday from 9am-12pm. “We received well over a thousand entries and the …

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Port Elizabeth in the News on 15 April 2013

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SuperRugby wrap: Bulls, Stormers get back on track - Daily Maverick - dailymaverick.co.za04/14/2013Daily MaverickSuperRugby wrap: Bulls, Stormers get back on trackDaily MaverickBut they showed amazing resolve, tenacity and composure to still win against the odds and they will be hoping to transport more... Southern Kings praise match winner Catrakilis - rugbyweek.com04/14/2013Eurosport.com AUSouthern Kings praise match winner CatrakilisRugbyweek.com... temperament under pressure," he told MyPE. "Before this it was already a good tour, but the win has turned this more... Oil, …

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