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Unknown Soldier · 05-Dec-2005, 19:10

[Johannesburg, 5 December 2005] - Julie Krause, a married 27-year-old mother of one, is likely to go down in history as the first South African woman to travel to space.

Krause, from Centurion in Pretoria, was drawn as the overall winner of the space trip in the eBucks and First National Bank Greatest Rewards on Earth promotion.

She was randomly selected as the winner from among 10 finalists. The competition had close to 2.5 million entries, which were received during the three-month long competition.

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drspangle · 06-Dec-2005, 05:33

is Ebucks one of those online currencies they were toying with a few years ago?

Seems like a pretty good prize - A bit of work to get there though

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Not the first Safrican though, after Mr Shuttleworth.

Unknown Soldier · 06-Dec-2005, 05:52

yes .. like one eBucks is 10 cents type of thing. One Rand would be 10 eBucks.

Anyways .. yes not the first SA in space .. but the first SA woman and what a way to get there.

Anyways .. goodluck to her. Should be fun.

US

05-Dec-2005, 19:10	#1
Unknown Soldier Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,177	SA woman to travel to space [Johannesburg, 5 December 2005] - Julie Krause, a married 27-year-old mother of one, is likely to go down in history as the first South African woman to travel to space. Krause, from Centurion in Pretoria, was drawn as the overall winner of the space trip in the eBucks and First National Bank Greatest Rewards on Earth promotion. She was randomly selected as the winner from among 10 finalists. The competition had close to 2.5 million entries, which were received during the three-month long competition. Read More: ITWeb __________________ God put me on earth to do a certain number of things. Right now i'm so far behind that i'll never die. Random 512Kb onboard -> S3 Virge 4MB -> RivaTNT2 -> GeforcePro -> GF3 -> NV3x -> R420 -> R580 -> G80 -> G92 -> 5870 -> ???

06-Dec-2005, 05:52	#3
Unknown Soldier Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,177	yes .. like one eBucks is 10 cents type of thing. One Rand would be 10 eBucks. Anyways .. yes not the first SA in space .. but the first SA woman and what a way to get there. Anyways .. goodluck to her. Should be fun. US __________________ God put me on earth to do a certain number of things. Right now i'm so far behind that i'll never die. Random 512Kb onboard -> S3 Virge 4MB -> RivaTNT2 -> GeforcePro -> GF3 -> NV3x -> R420 -> R580 -> G80 -> G92 -> 5870 -> ???

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06-Dec-2005, 05:33	#2
drspangle Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Auckland, New Zeland Posts: 51	is Ebucks one of those online currencies they were toying with a few years ago? Seems like a pretty good prize - A bit of work to get there though . Not the first Safrican though, after Mr Shuttleworth.

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