Cempaka Belanda: World Cup ball designed by a Dutch woman

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.
They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Monday, June 14, 2010

World Cup ball designed by a Dutch woman

Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 14 June 2010 - 2:19pm | By Willemien Groot

Product designer Janneke van Oorschot. (photo: Adidas)

The ball: one is specially designed for each major footballing event. Its technical properties and appearance are weighed and considered to the nth degree. The designer of the ball currently being used in the World Cup is Dutch.

Her official title at sports goods giant Adidas is Senior Designer Football. Product designer Janneke van Oorschot has a solid reputation in the field of superior sports design. Earlier this year, Internazionale and Bayern München played the Champions League final with a ball she designed. Its most striking feature is the large stars in the design, befitting a final between Europe’s best football clubs.

Inspiration

However, designing a ball for the World Cup is something else entirely. At least a billion people will see this ball flash across their screen at some point in the next three weeks. The preliminary sketches were presented in 2007 and the production team travelled to South Africa on several occasions to soak up the local atmosphere. The ball’s colours have everything to do with South Africa, even the dazzling white.

"Definitely. Every single colour and design element that we used are all inspired by the African country. For example the white base colour of the ball, the yellow, that refers to the sun and the brightness of the country. But also the colour gold which is not only related to the golden trophy that every team wants to win in the World Cup but also refers to the gold mining South Africa is known for."

Celebration

The number eleven was key in the design process. It refers to the eleven players in each team, but also to South Africa’s eleven official languages. And, a touch of pride, a subtle hint to the fact that this is the eleventh time Adidas has been asked to design the World Cup ball. It eventually became a festive ball, Ms Van Oorschot says.

"The ball is all about celebration. The name Jabulani (meaning celebration in the Zulu language), we thought about that in the beginning, it should be something that translates fun and celebration and that's all what the South-African country stands for, I think."

The Jabulani is the standard ball of the World Cup. Only the elite will be allowed to play with the Jo'bulani ball in the finals on 11 July. That special golden ball is a tribute to Johannesburg, which is also known as the City of Gold.

Drifting ball

Despite the positive reactions to its appearance, some players are less than enthusiastic about its characteristics. The Jabulani is reportedly prone to drift, easily blown off course by the wind and difficult to catch for keepers.

Ms Van Oorschot blames the negative comments on tactics and nerves. She says every World Cup starts with negative comments about the ball, but after a few days everybody has forgotten all about it. And the Jabulani was subjected to extensive testing.

"We tested the ball with players and with all the professional teams. We tested it in wind tunnels. So we tested it so thoroughly that we can say at this moment it is the best ball in the market today. And in the end it's the team that has to play with the ball. It's about the game and not about the ball."

Game

Ms Van Oorschot is pleased with the final result of her work. She is excited to finally see the pros playing the ball out on the field. Her favourite for world champion? That is a difficult question for the Dutch designer who has been living in Germany for years. She hopes the final will be between these two countries.