Mbombela Stadium was newly built for the World Cup, and has a capacity of 46 000. The stadium is seven kilometres from the city centre.

GPS: 25°27′40″S 30°55′44″E / 25.461°S 30.929°E

Fan Park
Just outside the city centre, Bergvlam High School is hosting Nelspruit's fan park. Located five kilometres from the stadium, the fan park has a capacity of 30 000 and is open on all match-playing days of the tournament from 10h00 till late.

Free State Stadium was recently refurbished to increase its has to 45 000. Six matches will be played at the stadium: five first round matches, and one second round match.

GPS: 29°07′02.25″S 26°12′31.85″E / 29.1172917°S 26.2088472°E

Fan park
The site of the Bloemfontein fan park is the Mangaung Outdoor Sports Centre in the township of Rocklands. A short drive out of the city, the fan park is 12 kilometres from the stadium and has a capacity of 20 000. The fan park is open on all match-playing days of the tournament from 10h00 till late.

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, one of the oldest stadiums in South Africa, has a capacity of 50 000.

GPS: 25°45′12″S 28°13′22″E / 25.75333°S 28.22278°E

Moses Mabhida Stadium seats 70 000 spectators. The stadium is located in the Kings Park Sporting Precinct, which has restaurants, shops, children's play areas and a pedestrian walkway linking the stadium complex to the beach. The stadium has a cable car that ascends to a viewing platform at the top of the building's arch, 106m above the pitch.

GPS: 29°49′46″S 31°01′49″E / 29.82944°S 31.03028°E

Fan Park
Durban's fan park is on New Beach within walking distance (3.5 km) to the stadium. The location accommodates 25 000 people and is open on all match-playing days of the tournament from 10h00 till late.

Cape Town Stadium has a capacity of 70 000. It is close to the city's CBD, as well as to the popular tourist attraction, the V&A Waterfront.

Address: Green Point Common, Green Point

GPS: 33°54′12.46″S 18°24′40.15″E/ 33.9034611°S 18.4111528°E

Fan Park
The Grand Parade is the venue for the fan park, with a capacity for 20 000 fans. The square is in the centre of Cape Town's CBD and is less than three kilometres from the stadium. There is a walkway from the Grand Parade to the stadium. The fan park will be open on all match-playing days of the tournament from 10h00 till late.

Address: Green Point Common, Green Point

The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, with a capacity of 48 000, was built for the World Cup. The stadium has a unique roof-structure built to withstand Port Elizabeth's high wind speeds and offers a spectacular view overlooking North End Lake. Located two kilometres from the coast, the stadium is close to the N2 highway and Port Elizabeth's hotels.

Address: 70 Prince Alfred Road, North End, Port Elizabeth

GPS: : 33°56′16″S 25°35′56″E / 33.93778°S 25.59889°E

Fan Park
St George's Park, at the centre of the city, is the venue of the fan park. Open on every match-playing day during the tournament from 10h00 till late, the fan park has a capacity of 30 000.

Address: Park Drive, Port Elizabeth

Winter time can be the hardest time of the year to catch carp. The problem being that the colder conditions slows down the fishes’ metabolism. Therefore the fish doesn't need as much food to survive. Not so many years ago it was thought that carp were almost uncatchable during the colder months. With the popularity of long stay (session) carp fishing and advancements in protective clothing and camping equipment it has been proved that carp are catchable right through the winter months.

When fishing for carp in winter I always tend to fish boilies. Particle baits such as peanuts, tiger nuts and maples tend to lose their effectiveness possibly due the viscosity of the attractive oils these nuts contain (as the temperature decreases they thicken considerably). Also particles seem to work better in bulk. When winter carp fishing use little or no free offerings. All the successful winter carp anglers know to use very little bait. The carp don’t feed as hard in winter as in summer. The type of boilies you would use would be a spice bait with a nice spice flavor.

The rose is the June birth flower. Rose is known as the flower of passion as the ancient Greeks believed that Aphrodite the goddess of love gave a rose to Eros the god of love. Roses have many flower meanings according to their color and number of roses in a bouquet. All roses symbolize love and appreciation though. No other flower is a recognizable as the rose. No other flower conveys love and passion like the rose either. In Victorian times each flower had its own secret meaning. Red roses meant you love the receiver. Pink roses mean you have not the passion of red, but still have feelings of love. Dark pink roses mean you have gratitude. Light pink roses mean admiration or sympathy. White roses mean innocence, purity, secrecy and friendship. Yellow roses mean dying love or platonic love. In German speaking countries though yellow roses mean jealousy and infidelity. Yellow roses with red tips mean friendship or falling in love. Burgundy roses mean beauty. Blue roses mean mystery. Green roses mean calm. Purple roses mean protection and maternal or paternal love.

From one of the humblest of life forms, the mollusk, comes the pearl -- a gem of unsurpassed beauty and elegance. Ancient civilizations had many stories to explain the origin of June's birthstone, such as the Greek belief that pearls were the hardened tears of joy that the goddess of love shook from her eyes as she was born from the sea. According to Arab legend, pearls were formed when oysters were lured from the depths of the ocean by the beautiful moon and then swallowed moonlit dewdrops. And the Ancient Chinese thought that these gems originated from the brains of dragons.

The scientific explanation for natural pearls is almost as mystifying as folklore. When an irritant, such as a small parasite or a fish lodges in the flesh of an oyster, mussel, or clam, a protective substance called "nacre" is produced. Over years, layer upon layer of shimmering nacre coats the intruder, creating a lustrous pearl. Natural pearls are relatively rare, so a process evolved in which a piece of shell or bead was placed inside a mollusk to stimulate the production of nacre. This results in a cultured pearl, which accounts for about 90 per cent of the pearl industry.

These gems come in a variety of colors, from pure white to pink, yellow, gray and black. They also come in different shapes and sizes.

Pearls have been a passion and even an obsession of people throughout the ages. They have been ground up and used in cosmetics and as a medicine to treat heart and stomach conditions. Some cultures swear by pearls as an aphrodisiac. These gems have adorned crowns, clothing, and temples, and were said to be a favorite of Cleopatra.

Only those with royal status once wore pearl jewelry, but eventually these gems were seen among all classes of people. They continue to be viewed as a mark of taste and refinement as well as a symbol of purity, and they are often given to celebrate a marriage or the birth of a child. Pearls are nature's perfect gift, suitable for all ages, and elegantly worn with everything from jeans to an evening gown.

June has two alternate birthstones. The first is Moonstone, a type of feldspar named because of its uncanny resemblance to the iridescent sheen of the moon. Varying in color from clear to blue-white or peach, it was considered by ancient civilizations to be a sacred stone, bestowing the wearer with great spiritual understanding.

The second alternate birthstone for June is the Alexandrite. A yellowish or brownish green in color, this gemstone has the unique characteristic of changing color to a red hue when exposed to a glowing light source, such as candlelight. Because of this quality, it has been characterized by poets as "an emerald by day, a ruby by night."

Vaal Dam

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Last updates: 17 May 2010