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  SA Rugby - www.sarugby.co.za - The official home of rugby in South Africa
The announcement of The Southern Spears finally provides a coherent and focused identity to the three regions in a show of solidarity that embraces naming and colour elements derived from all three shareholders of the new franchise Border, Eastern Province and South Western Districts.
The Southern Spears identity in red, fl and white, using three colours from the South African flag, with a spear bolt flashing through the name "Spears", is in stark contrast to the zoological names of the Bulls, Cheetahs, Cats, Sharks and Stormers.
The Southern Spears are having try-outs and trials in George on the evening of December 2, at Outeniqua Park, where an exciting programme of a display of bands and the SpearLeaders will precede the announcement of the players in each of the two trial squads.
www.sarugby.co.za /default.asp?des=article&id=164050   (649 words)

  
 Super 14: meet the Spears - SouthAfrica.info
Tony McKeever, CEO of the Southern and Eastern Cape Super 14 rugby franchise, has announced that the region's new team will be called the Southern Spears.
The Southern Spears identity is red, fl and white, using three colours from the South African flag, with a spear bolt flashing through the name "Spears".
In an additional announcement, it was revealed that the Southern Spears Super 14 franchise will be supported by a cheerleading group of 45 talented women, over the age of 18, to be known as the SpearLeaders.
www.southafrica.info /what_happening/sports/southern-spears.htm   (433 words)

  
  Indonesia - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Indonesia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
When war and the secession of the southern provinces (now Belgium) bankrupted the Dutch exchequer, a system of forced labour, called the Cultuurstelsel (culture system) was imposed on Java in 1830.
Under it, commercial crops were grown, under compulsion, by the Javanese peasantry for delivery to the Dutch, who shipped the goods to the Netherlands for sale.
In mid-November 1998 44 civilians were reported, by the Catholic Church, to have been killed during a military crackdown against separatist rebels in southern East Timor.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Indonesia   (6323 words)

  
 Southern Spears
SARU to set up enquiry for Spears Super 14 entry issue
Spears seek chance to plead their case before SA Rugby
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www.thespears.co.za /results.htm   (106 words)

  
 DA backs Southern Spears: Sport: Rugby: News24
Cape Town - The Democratic Alliance has come out in support of the Southern Spears, who last week won their legal battle with the SA rugby authorities.
"The victory for the Southern Spears on Friday in the Cape Town High Court is a victory for rugby development in South Africa and a victory for the talented youth in the Eastern Cape," DA Eastern Cape spokesperson Pine Pienaar said on Monday.
Those who laughed at the Spears and made "doomsday predictions" should consider that the Spears had never been given a chance in circumstances where they had proper sponsors and the opportunity to contract players in the same manner as other Super 14 teams.
www.news24.com /News24/Sport/Rugby/0,,2-9-838_1979571,00.html   (255 words)

  
 Inquiry into Southern Spears: Sport: Rugby: News24
Cape Town - The Board of SA Rugby has approved a presidents' council recommendation to send a fact-finding mission to the Southern Spears franchise, to ascertain their state of readiness for participation in the Vodacom Super 14 competition next year.
A consideration of the implications of a decision for all stakeholders in the Spears region.
As much as we have a responsibility to the Spears we have a responsibility to the bigger unions.
www.news24.com /News24/Sport/Rugby/0,,2-9-838_1907305,00.html   (595 words)

  
 Southern Sudan Photo and Object Collections at the Pitt Rivers Museum
This website provides access to a detailed catalogue of the collections from Southern Sudan held at the Pitt Rivers Museum, the University of Oxford's museum of anthropology and world archaeology.
Together together, the artefacts and photographs provide a major resource for studying the cultural and visual history of the region.
Tortoise carapaces are commonly used to form the bowl, and amongst the Ganda, Soga, Lugbara and Luo the skin cover is laced to a central ring
southernsudan.prm.ox.ac.uk   (159 words)

  
 Britney spears pictures - Collection of britney spears photos britney spears pics video music and wallpaper!
Spears was born in Kentwood, Louisiana, and raised Southern Baptist in Kentwood, Louisiana.
Her parents are James Parnell Spears, a building contractor, and Lynne Irene Bridges, a former grade school teacher.
Spears was an accomplished gymnast, attending gymnastics classes until age nine and competing in state-level competitions.
www.britney-spears-video.netfirms.com   (167 words)

  
 Completely Bald Britney Gets New Tattoo, Britney Spears Hits Southern California Parlor for New Tattoo, Her Head Shaved ...
Video on KABC-TV showed the newly shorn Spears with tiny tattoos on the back of her neck as she sits Friday night for a new tattoo _ a pair of red and pink lips.
The appearance came the same day as reports on TV and Web sites that Spears, who has drawn criticism for her recent partying and sloppy behavior, had briefly checked into rehab.
Angelique Uram, a Spears fan who stood on the tattoo parlor's sidewalk for Friday night's spectacle, was aghast at the singer's new look.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2007/02/18/ap/entertainment/mainD8NBRA400.shtml   (436 words)

  
 SABCnews.com - sport/rugby
The new Southern and Eastern Cape Super 14 Rugby Franchise will do their battle on the field under the banner of the Southern Spears.
Tony McKeever, the franchise CEO, says the Southern Spears's colours will be red, fl and white and the logo a spear bolt flashing through the name Spears.
The Spears will play domestic rugby next season to build a team and consolidate, before showing their mettle in the Super 14 competition in 2007.
www.sabcnews.com /sport/rugby/0,2172,116984,00.html   (192 words)

  
 Welcome to the Southern Spears Online
A high court judgement on Friday clearing the way for the Southern Spears to play in next year's Super 14 competition is a "triumph for South African rugby", the franchise's MD, Tony McKeever, said.”.
Statement by SA Rugby on the Spears verdict
You can move to a different month or year by clicking on the buttons or return to today's date by clicking "Show Current Date".
www.southernspears.co.za   (137 words)

  
 Anderson Hardwood Floors - Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Fire provided warmth, light, cooked foods, and hardened tips on wooden spears for the hunt.
Along came handles for tools and utensils made, in many cases, entirely from wood.
Anderson: We were the first company to introduce Pecan, Maple, and Southern Elm, in a wide variety of beautiful colorations.
www.andersonfloors.com /And_Encyclopedia/encyclopediaMAIN.html   (1642 words)

  
 Britney Spears Latest News, Latest Britney News - SpearsPics.Com
Britney was your typical Southern kid, she sang in the church choir and took dancing and gymnastics.
Britney Spears recently stopped X17 photographers and camera men to make this incoherent stint about her rehab decision.
It was so right and like my management totally knew what they were doing when they sent me to rehab.
www.spearspics.com   (307 words)

  
 Gypsy Tours - South Africa
Depart from Durban with a quick stopover at Howick for a view of the Howick Falls and refreshments.
On to Underberg, at the foothills of the Southern Drakensberg, where we transfer to the 4X4 vehicles.
It’s up the Barrier of Spears to take in what has been described as the most breathtaking view on the Southern African Continent.
www.gypsytours.co.za /Gypsy/Coachtours/Other.html   (1444 words)

  
 The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Flag description
blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and a large seven-pointed star in the lower hoist-side quadrant; the remaining half is a representation of the Southern Cross constellation in white with one small five-pointed star and four, larger, seven-pointed stars
divided diagonally from the lower hoist side corner; the upper half is white, bearing the brown silhouette of a large shield with crossed spear and club; the lower half is a diagonal blue band with a green triangle in the corner
three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (triple width), and blue; the red band is edged in yellow; centered in the red band is a large fl and white shield covering two spears and a staff decorated with feather tassels, all placed horizontally
www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2081.html   (6191 words)

  
 A Critique of PBS's Evolution
What could have been so important about these beads, and what can they tell us about these early days of modern humans?" By the time humans had migrated to what is now southern France, we are told, they were mass-producing beads with a distinctive grinding technique.
A researcher compares the heavy stone-tipped spears used by Neanderthals with the lighter antler-tipped spears used by modern humans, and he concludes that modern humans were smarter and more technologically advanced.
He says that Neanderthal culture was relatively unchanging, but modern human culture changed rapidly after it first appeared about fifty thousand years ago.
www.reviewevolution.com /viewersGuide/Evolution_06.php   (5100 words)

  
 Preliminary Georgia Library   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
"A comparative study of the Southern public library budgets, book resources, and staffs and national standards." In: Southeastern Library Association proceedings 4 (1926): 57-59.
The Southern Negro and the Public Library: A Study of the Government and Administration of Public Library Services to Negroes in the South.
Campbell, D.S. Libraries in the Accredited High Schools of the Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools of the Southern States.
www.georgialibraryhistoryproject.org /bibliography.htm   (3359 words)

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