World Cup 2010 at its end.

After a month of matches, the 2010 FIFA World Cup Tournament is over, with Spain claiming its first ever trophy, the Netherlands placing second, and Germany taking third place. 32 teams came to South Africa last month, and the eyes of the world were upon them as television and online viewership broke records, and in many places productivity dropped sharply when matches were being played. Collected here are photos from the second half of the tournament, the action on the fields, and the reactions of those following the games in both South Africa and their home countries, as we bid farewell to the 2010 World Cup.


A woman takes a photograph of the the Cape Town stadium seen from the Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, July 2, 2010. Cape Town stadium hosted eight of the World Cup matches this year.

Ghana's defender Samuel Inkoom lies on the pitch during the 2010 World Cup round of 16 football match USA vs. Ghana on June 26, 2010 at Royal Bafokeng stadium in Rustenburg.

A USA fan looks dejected as her team loses in a World Cup Round of Sixteen match between USA and Ghana at Royal Bafokeng Stadium on June 26, 2010 in Rustenburg, South Africa.

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (top) evades a tackle by Brazil's Juan during a World Cup Group G soccer match at Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban June 25, 2010.

Paraguay's Roque Santa Cruz (right) and Japan's Yuki Abe jump for the ball during a World Cup second round soccer match at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria June 29, 2010.

Fans of Chile's national soccer team celebrate after their 2010 World Cup soccer match against Spain, in Valparaiso city, Chile on June 25, 2010. Chile qualified for the round of 16 of the World Cup despite losing 2-1 to Spain in their last Group H match.

A young fan of Brazil cries as his team plays against the Netherlands during a World Cup quarter final soccer match while watching the game on a giant screen at the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, July 2, 2010. Brazil lost 2-1.

Photographers adjust their remote cameras before the a World Cup Round of 16 match between Paraguay and Japan on June 29, 2010 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria.

A fan of Spain smiles before the 2010 World Cup Group H match between Chile and Spain at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria June 25, 2010.

A Germany soccer fan is thrown up in the air during the screening of the 2010 World Cup second round soccer match between Germany and England, in the German city of Hamburg on June 27, 2010.

Brazil's Robinho (center) argues with Netherlands' Mark van Bommel next to Nigel de Jong (left) and Andre Ooijer during the 2010 World Cup quarter-final soccer match in Port Elizabeth July 2, 2010.

Argentina's striker Carlos Tevez argues with an assistant referee after Argentina's striker Gonzalo Higuain (not pictured) scored a denied goal during the 2010 World Cup quarter-final match Argentina vs. Germany on July 3, 2010 at Green Point stadium in Cape Town.

Fans celebrate Germany's fourth goal against Argentina while watching a 2010 World Cup match on a giant screen in Kuala Lumpur July 3, 2010. Germany won 4-0.

A Uruguayan supporter crosses her fingers as she watches the World Cup semifinal match between Uruguay and the Netherlands on an outdoor screen set up at Independence Square in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay on July 6, 2010.

A Uruguayan fan reacts at the window of his apartment with a poster of Uruguay's national soccer team striker Diego Forlan below, after the World Cup semi-final match between Uruguay and the Netherlands, in Montevideo, Uruguay on July 6, 2010.

Netherlands' John Heitinga (right) celebrates with Wesley Sneijder, Arjen Robben (left) and Dirk Kuyt (2nd left) after winning their World Cup semi-final soccer match against Uruguay at Green Point stadium in Cape Town July 6, 2010.

A general view taken from the stands during the 2010 World Cup semi-final football match between Germany and Spain at Moses Mabhida stadium on July 7, 2010 in Durban.

Spanish fans react as they watch the 2010 World Cup semi-final match between Spain and Germany during an outdoor televised screening in Madrid July 7, 2010.

Fans of the German national football team cheer during the public viewing event in the German city of Cologne on July 7, 2010, during the 2010 FIFA World Cup Semi final match between Germany and Spain in Durban, South Africa.

Spain's Carles Puyol (4th right) scores a goal past Germany's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer during the 2010 World Cup semi-final soccer match at Moses Mabhida stadium in Durban July 7, 2010.

Spain's defender Carles Puyol is blocked by Germany's striker Miroslav Klose during the 2010 World Cup semi-final football match between Germany and Spain on July 7, 2010 at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.

Uruguay's goalkeeper Fernando Muslera, third right, fails to block a header by Germany's Sami Khedira, not visible, during the World Cup third-place soccer match between Germany and Uruguay at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Saturday, July 10, 2010.

Two year-old octopus Paul, the so-called "octopus oracle" predicts Spain's 2010 soccer World Cup final victory over The Netherlands by opening and choosing a mussel from a glass box decorated with the Spanish national flag instead of a glass box with the Dutch flag, at the Sea Life Aquarium in the German city of Oberhausen on July 9, 2010. The octopus has became a media star after correctly picking all six German World Cup results including their first-round defeat against Serbia and their semi-final defeat against Spain.

Prior to the World Cup Final, a helicopter dropped orange flowers from the sky above Museumplein in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where 180,000 Dutch people watched the match.

Netherlands fans form a sea of orange as they watch the 2010 World Cup final between Netherlands and Spain on a large screen near the Rijksmuseum on July 11, 2010 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Nigel De Jong of the Netherlands tackles Xabi Alonso of Spain during the 2010 World Cup final match between Netherlands and Spain at Soccer City Stadium on July 11, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Spain's Andres Iniesta (right) shoots to score the winning goal past Netherland's goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg during their 2010 World Cup final soccer match at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg July 11, 2010.

Spain's striker Fernando Llorente carries teammate David Villa who holds the trophy after the award ceremony following the 2010 FIFA World Cup match between the Netherlands and Spain on July 11, 2010 at Soccer City stadium in Soweto. Spain won 1-0.

Spain's goalkeeper Iker Casillas (center) raises the trophy handed to him by FIFA President Sepp Blatter (4th right) and South Africa's President Jacob Zuma (3rd right) as Spain's football team players celebrate winning the 2010 World Cup on July 11, 2010 at Soccer City stadium in Soweto.

Supporters of the Spanish team celebrate after the World Cup final football match Spain against Netherlands on July 11, 2010 in Madrid, Spain.

Supporters of the Spain's team celebrate after Spain won the 2010 World Cup final against the Netherlands on July 11, 2010 in Barcelona.

Spain's Andres Iniesta lifts the World Cup trophy after their final match victory over Netherlands at Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg July 11, 2010.

Fireworks light up the sky over Soccer City stadium in Soweto after the 2010 World Cup football final on July 11, 2010.

South African Lucas Mahuca, 3, kicks a ball as he plays soccer in a field next to his house in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg, South Africa.

How does it feel seeing your team winning the world cup? :)

¡Viva España!

Photographer: Siphiwe Sibeko

Eliminate Your Ex From The Internet :)

Breaking up is hard to do, especially in the age of the internet. How can you really avoid her when there's Facebook, Twitter and all the rest of it? With the new Ex-Blocker plugin, that's how.

The Ex-Blocker is a plugin for Firefox and Chrome that literally filters your ex out of the internet for you. Simply feed it their first and last names, their Twitter username, their Facebook profile info and their blog URL, and it takes care of the rest. Sure, photos can slip through the cracks, I'm sure. And you'll have to set up an email filter yourself if you want to cut off contact completely.

But this might just stop you from seeing that picture of the one person who used to love you that would remind you that your time with them was the best days of your life that you will never, ever get back because you are stupid and selfish and fucked up badly in a way that is completely irreparable. And that would be, like, a total downer.

Very helpful :)

I'll be missing you

It’s been a while since we were together, but to me it seems like years. When we’re not together, time seems to run slower, but not for my tears, they run faster, and take longer time.

To be honest, ever since you told me the word forever, I could never imagine how my life would be without you. But now that I’m living my life without you around, my life sucks. I loved my life more when you were around. I’m simply missing you.

I’ll still live the coming days to the highest. 21months being with you, is the greatest gift that’s ever been given to me, I’m neither lying nor joking. Being with you again is my biggest dream.

Every night I sleep, you’re the only one I think about, the only one I want to dream of. Everywhere I go, there’s always sign of you. Every time you’re not around, world seems to stop.

When I thought forever didn’t exist anymore, you passed, came into my life, and showed me that forever was still alive, it still existed. But then you left me, left me wanting you. You know how hard is that for me? You know how long it’s been taking me to forget all the sweet memories we’ve shared together?

I miss you... I really miss you..

You’ve always been my other half, my Homer, my sweet thoughts, my paradise, my simply everything.

Death Note Hearts and Stars

The T-Mobile Dance

this is so sick!

Have you heard of Fergie’s song? Big girls don’t cry? It talked about a break-up and she was convincing herself not to try despite the unfortunate event. Usually, the girl is hurt most during a break-up. But do you know, that some guys cry too? In Britain, British men may be sterling examples of masculinity but that does not prevent more than half of them from crying their eyes out after being dumped, according to a survey.

Is that the only way to make them cry? Guess not! Girls, are you feeling a bit naughty?

1. Dump Them - If you don’t love your guy anymore, dump them. If they love you, they will cry. If they don’t, lucky you, you did the right thing.

2. Reverse Psychology- use this until it irritates them so much, they will want to cry! Try telling them, “You don’t love me anymore” lines and wait until they get irritated. If the guy gets angry, he is the “man of steel” type who uses anger as an outlet.

3. Defeat - Lose your ego and you forget your stand. Have you seen crucial basketball games? When the team losses, some cry. I have seen them with my own eyes.

Just remember, a guys feeling is not there to be played, so are girls’ feelings. So, if you don’t want others to let you cry, do not do it to others. Can you find a better way to let boys cry than these?

Sunken Soldiers Ball

• I can't go home
  
• I cannot sleep
  
• I cannot give
  
• I cannot keep
  
• This heart of stone has left me here
  
• With only rumors of your left
  
• I guess to see you leaving was for the best
  
• I dream too much
  
• and spend my days
  
• Like a sailor lost at sea
  
• And you were like a mermaid
  
• in that Danish fairytale
  
• I guess the best thing that I could do
  
• is to sail
  
• Away from this sunken soldiers ball
  
• Away, do you remember me at all?
  
• I have no better words than "Thank you and goodbye"
  
• I wish I didn't have to see our love die
  
• At last I'm home
  
• My horse will rest
  
• This tattoed heart
  
• This trembling chest must be alone
  
• And carry this sorrow back to bed
  
• I hope there was no innocent blood shed
  
• Away from this sunken soldiers ball
  
• Away, do you remember me at all?
  
• I have no better words than "Thank you and goodbye"
  
• I wish I didn't have to see our love die