Friday, 24 June 2011
Bafana Stays Bafana, Says SAFA
Monday, 20 June 2011
Tomorrow’s Euromillions Lottery Jackpot Is R976 Million
Did you see that video of Donald Trump’s new private jet? It cost him $100 million. Check it out here. I’ll be buying one if I win tomorrow’s Euromillions lottery which is sporting a €101,000,000 jackpot. You might also be able to buy one if you win. But you need to get a ticket first. I just bought five tickets. These are my numbers:
I will buy this with my winnings and give it way.
Fact..
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Monday Babalaz
Sega Hacked – 1.29 Million Users’ Info Compromised - Sega has confirmed that the personal data of 1.29 million of its customers was stolen in an attack on its systems. It comes after the computer games firm said on Friday that e-mail addresses and dates of birth stored on the Sega Pass database were accessed by hackers. [bbc]
Routine Traffic Stop Leads Italian Police To $3.6m Of Stolen Art - When Italian police stopped a car near Milan last month, not only was the driver driving without a license, but he and his companion had a painting by Giorgio Morandi worth €200,000 ($291,500) in the trunk. A further 12 paintings belonging to collector Paola Folon of Monaco were found. [artinfo]
Famous Marilyn Monroe Subway Dress Sets $5.6m Auction Record - “The Holy Grail” of Hollywood costumes went under the hammer yesterday. One of them was the Subway dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in “The Seven year Itch”. The dress sold for a whopping $5.6 Million which is an all time record. Follow link for other iconic items auctioned. [popyacollar]
Malema Turns On Zuma Like An Alsation – African National Congress Youth League president Julius Malema used his closing address on Sunday to launch a veiled attack on President Jacob Zuma and his close allies within the party’s national executive committee, in what appeared to be the clearest indication yet that the league was moving away from the ANC president and his lieutenants. [mail&guardian]
Winnie Mandela Endorses Malema - Winnie Mandela, most famous for her role in the kidnapping, torture and murder of one Stompie Seipei, has come out in full support of Julius Malema and his mission to take over the world. [mail&guardian]
Bruce Springsteen’s Saxophonist Dies - The “Big Man,” saxophonist Clarence Clemons, has died in Palm Beach, Florida, from complications of a stroke he suffered last Sunday. The beloved 69-year-old musician was born in Norfolk, Virgina, in 1942 and met his most famous collaborator, Bruce Springsteen, at an Asbury Park, New Jersey bar during a lightning storm in 1971. [yahoo]
SA Sniper Rifles In Libya - A video shows rebel fighters displaying the rifles after they were taken from pro-Gaddafi troops according to Sunday’s Rapport newspaper. The rifles have “seven or eight highly unique characteristics” that prove they came from Truvelo Manufacturers in Midrand, Gauteng. [timeslive]
NATO Confirms They Hit Civilians - NATO acknowledged Sunday that an errant missile had destroyed a civilian home in the Libyan capital in the early morning, saying it may have killed civilians. It was the alliance’s first such admission in the three-month-long campaign of airstrikes against the military forces of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi. [nytimes]
Rory McIlroy Wins US Open – When Rory McIlroy sauntered down the 18th fairway Sunday evening – cap already doffed, smile already wide — he could have dropped shots from his pockets with each stride and still won the U.S. Open comfortably. He had some time, then, to look into the crowds. He needed to spot one green shirt, his father Gerry, on Father’s Day. [washpo]
Murder Prisoner Released At 108 - India’s oldest prisoner has been freed from a jail in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh at the age of 108, after serving time for committing multiple murders, a report says. Brij Bihari Pandey was convicted along with 15 men for the 1987 murders of four people over the inheritance of a Hindu religious institution. [bigpond]
Joost Goes To Court Over Kids - Joost van der Westhuizen intends getting an urgent application to force his wife, Amor Vittone, to let him see his children more regularly. His lawyer, Robert Klinkenberg said Joost wanted more time with his children as the “current agreement between the couple wasn’t working”. [news24]
Mel Gibson’s New Greek Girlfriend Is Into S&M - Mel Gibson has reportedly moved on from his disastrous relationship with Oksana Grigorieva by dating a Greek fetish model. Gibson now appears to be putting the past behind him and moving on from his bitter split from the Russian singer by spending time with Gothic model Stella Mouzi. [3news]
Man Beat Up Over Shaq Sex Tape – A Los Angeles music producer testified gang members kidnapped him in 2008 and told him the reason was an “issue” with then-NBA standout Shaquille O’Neal and his business partner. Robert Ross claims the attack came because he said he had a sex tape featuring O’Neal. Spicy. [seattletimes]
A Chat With The Nike Swoosh Creator - When the Nike pioneers caught their first glimpse of the black, curvy checkmark, the graphic designer waited patiently for a reaction. Nothing. Then, what else you got? One by one, Carolyn Davidson presented a handful of sketches. But ultimately the three men circled back to the checkmark, her favorite. [oregonlive]
Saturday, 18 June 2011
Ass Foods Double Feature: Ass Cake & Ass Melting Moments
I’m used to it being the other way round.
Please, feel free to peruse the fullness of our Ass Flavour Catalogue.
We’ve been covering the rise of Ass-Flavoured Products for a while now – and I think we’ve just found the first restaurant to start dealing in this surprisingly popular new flavour with their delightfully picant, ‘Ass Cake Sitdown.’ Please, click through & and be amazed.
Gaddafi Government Reportedly In Talks With Rebels; Russian Influenced Chess Game Probably Helped
It has emerged via Russia’s special representative to Libya that members of Muammar Gaddafi’s government are in contact across Europe with members of the Libyan rebel army. Earlier this week the head of the World Chess Federation, a man with direct Kremlin links, took Gaddafi on in a ‘diplomatic’ chess game. Maybe his persuasion has helped. Source: Reuters
Wedding Crashed By Groom’s Boyfriend [VIDEO]
Sometimes, the truth really is stranger than fiction. This video – filmed at a wedding in China – features a bride, her groom, and… his boyfriend. The latter basically rocked up to crash the wedding. And crash it he does. High-pitched screeching from all involved ensues, until the groom is forced to make a decision. I promise you won’t be able to guess how it ends!
Thank God It's Friday
17 June 2011
Royals Dodge Ladies’ Day Brawl At Ascot – The Duchess of Cambridge’s parents attended Ladies’ Day at Royal Ascot, where they avoided a vicious fight during which besuited men fought with table legs and expensive Champagne bottles.[skynews]
Weiner Finally Resigns - Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner heeded calls from across the political spectrum by resigning from office Thursday, saying the sexting scandal he first lied about and then admitted caused such a distraction that it was impossible for him to continue his work in Congress. [cnn]
Larry Flynt Offers Weiner Job - Porn mogul Larry Flynt offered disgraced US lawmaker Anthony Weiner a job Thursday, after the New York congressman resigned over a tawdry “sexting” scandal.Hustler founder Flynt said he would pay Weiner, who posted pictures of his intimate anatomy to a number of women on Twitter, 20 percent more than what he earned in the House of Representatives. [afp]
Bodies From Air France Crash Return To France – The last salvaged bodies and wreckage from the Air France flight that crashed into the Atlantic in 2009 arrived by boat in a French harbour on Thursday. Back from a months-long mission dredging the depths of the ocean, the Ile-de-Sein salvage ship pulled into Bayonne harbour in southwestern France at dawn in the rain and fog. [france24]
Zim Ready To Bury The Hatchet With UK – Robert Mugabe’s chief spin doctor has signalled that Zimbabwe is ready to bury decades of hostility towards Britain because of the election of David Cameron as prime minister just over a year ago. [mail&guardian]
Oprah Seeks OJ Simpson Confession - You might think Oprah Winfrey – who recently wrapped an historic 25 years atop the daytime talk show ladder – would have snagged everyone she wanted for her couch tête-à-têtes. But no. There are two people Winfrey is still determined to land: Susan Smith and O.J. Simpson. [hollywoodreporter]
Angry Birds Hit One Million Downloads Per Day - Peter Vesterbacka, the “Mighty Eagle” (read: CEO) of game developer Rovio has announced that the mobile sensation Angry Birds is now downloaded more than 1 million times a day. Vesterbacka spoke about the milestone at the Mobile 2.0 Europe openIDEAS conference. [mashable]
US Vows To Hunt And Kill New Al Qaeda Leader -The United States most senior military officer has said the US will hunt down and kill the new leader of al-Qaeda Ayman Al-Zawahiri – just as it did Osama bin Laden. It emerged yesterday that long-serving number two Al-Zawahiri had taken over as head of the group. He had vowed earlier this month to press ahead with its campaign against the US and its allies. [rte]
Child Porn Accidentally Appears In High School Year Book - San Bernardino County investigators were notified Tuesday and Big Bear High School employees and detectives began collecting the yearbooks in the mountain community at Big Bear Lake, 70 miles east of Los Angeles. The school dance photo shows a 17-year-old boy’s hand inside the clothing of a 15-year-old girl and may involve sexual penetration. [huffpo]
Richard Branson Prepares Bid For Northern Rock – Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson has told Sky News he will spend millions of pounds preparing for a possible bid for Northern Rock. Sir Richard said he is interested in buying the state-owned mortgage lender, as well as other Government-held banking assets. ”We will be spending many millions of pounds looking at both Northern Rock and the 600 Lloyds branches that have been put on sale.” [yahoo]
Mexico Arrests ‘El Brad Pitt’ - Federal authorities detained a former police officer accused of leading the armed wing of the violent Juarez Cartel in northern Mexico, the government said Thursday. Marco Antonio Guzman, who had several aliases including “El Brad Pitt,” was captured Wednesday in the U.S. border state of Chihuahua along with two alleged accomplices, according to a federal police statement. [associated]
DSK Claimed Diplomatic Immunity - Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn claimed diplomatic immunity and complained about being handcuffed as he was arrested for sexual assault in New York, official documents reveal. Transcripts released by prosecutors in New York reveal the detail of the day Mr Strauss-Kahn was arrested at the city’s JFK airport. He has since resigned from the IMF and is living on bail in New York. [bbc]
Hacking Group Takes Down CIA Website – Hacking collective LulzSec has struck its biggest target yet — the Central Intelligence Agency. The loose-knit organization claimed via its Twitter feed that it was responsible for the outage of the CIA.gov website for awhile Wednesday during the early evening hours ET. The website is now back online. [msnbc]
UK Doctors And Nurses Face Cleavage Ban – East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has issued a strict new uniform policy for all staff after a series of complaints from patients. Doctors and nurses face the threat of disciplinary action if they are caught wearing clothes which expose their ”midriff” or ”excessive cleavage”. The guidelines also ban the Trust’s 5,000 clinical and non-uniform staff from wearing shorts, mini-skirts, denim or leggings while at work. [telegraph]
US Internet Radio Company Valued At $2.56 Billion
16 June 2011
Pandora internet radio in the US is also confident that people will move over from traditional radio to internet radio. According to Cabot, “Pandora Media priced its initial public offering (IPO) on Tuesday at a level that puts the company’s valuation at $2.56 billion, far above its expected range, according to the Wall Street Journal.”
A quote in The Daily revealed the challenges, “The Gamble on Pandora is a gamble on an established long-term trend of listeners switching from terrestrial radio to online radio. It was successful before in the transition from FM to AM, and it’ll be successful again.”
We agree, after all, how many upwardly mobile decision makers and trendoids have FM radio at home or at their desks? One thing they do have is broadband and mobile internet. [Source: The Daily]
India’s Executions On Hold Because Last Living Hangman Has Broken Arm
15 June
Since India gained its independence in 1947, at least 50 convicts have been put to death, but only one person has been executed since 1995.
Executions aren’t really common place in India, even though some 345 people were reported to be on death row in 2008.
Execution was reserved for the “rarest of rare cases” because many convicted inmates are often successful with their mercy petitions.
In some instances prison officials even help the prisoners with their petitions, explains KV Reddy, president of the All-India Prison Officers Association, who coincidentally opposes capital punishment:
At times, we also help the person draft the petition.Not this time though.
Normally, everybody sympathizes with a person who has spent a number of years in prison.
For the first time in a long time, India’s president has unexpectedly rejected a petition from condemned prisoner Mahendra Nath Das.
Somehow luck is still on his side, because Mammu Singh, the last known person eligible for the job in his province passed away in May at the age of 87.
The only other known living hangman currently has a broken arm and isn’t accepting new business.
Indian family tradition sometimes dictates that sons follow in their father’s footsteps and take over the family business, whatever it may be.
This prompted Mammu Singh’s eldest son, Pawan Kumar, to enter the family business 10 days after his father’s death in May and he applied for government certification as a hangman.
I just want to continue the family legacy.The process of being granted the job takes its time too, because not just anybody can approved as a hangman in India, I’ll have you know.
I’m the fourth generation. You don’t see many volunteers coming forward. I’m serving my country.
In the meantime, Das remains on death row awaiting his fate.
[Source: TimeNewsFeed]
Friday, 10 June 2011
The Locnville Fight [VIDEO]
10 June 2011
The above video was posted by YouTube user, thefullreport, on 9 June 2011.
The descriptive text below the video suggests that an initial confrontation occurred between Locnville and a friend of thefullreport, who then exited the scene. An unaffiliated group of four men walked past Locnville, noticed the commotion, and proceeded to lambast Locnville with insults. The exchange resulted in a light punch-up between Locnville and the group of four men. Subsequent to that, the police arrived, and confronted Locnville and a friend of the group over their alleged disorderly behaviour.
The footage shown here captures the scene immediately after the punch-up between Locnville and the group of four.[2oceansvibe]
Thank God its Friday
10 June 2011
Gaddafi Is Now Officially A NATO Target - A U.N. resolution justifies the targeting of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, a senior NATO military official with operational knowledge of the Libya mission told CNN Thursday. The resolution applies to Gadhafi because, as head of the military, he is part of the control and command structure and therefore a legitimate target. [cnn]
Caster Semenya Finishes Third - Halima Hachlaf of Morocco held off Russia’s Mariya Savinova and Caster Semenya to win the women’s 800m at the Diamond League Oslo meet yesterday. The 20-year-old Semenya is battling to rediscover her form after having to undergo a gender test following her victory in the 800m at the 2009 worlds. [timeslive]
Internet Traffic To Quadruple By 2015 - Global Internet traffic is expected to quadruple between 2010 and 2015, according to data provided to Mashable by Cisco. By that time, nearly 3 billion people will be using the Internet — more than 40% of the world’s projected population. On average, there will be more than two Internet connections for each person on Earth, driven by the proliferation of web-enabled mobile devices. [mashable]
Hilary Clinton To Head Up World Bank? – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been in discussions with the White House about leaving her job next year to become head of the World Bank. The former first lady and onetime political rival to President Barack Obama quickly became one of the most influential members of his Cabinet after she began her tenure at State in early 2009. [ibtimes]
Kim Kardashian To Sue Magazine For Running Cheating Story – So there is this NFL player in the US, Bret Lockett, who contacted a tabloid magazine with a sworn story and claims of photographic evidence, that he had been conducting a sexual relationship with Kim Kardashian during her time with new Fiance, Kris Humphries. She says it’s rubbish. He says play me. [tmz]
World’s Richest Dog Dies - Trouble, who was 12, drew fame and vituperation when her adoring owner, the billionaire real estate and hotel tycoon Leona Helmsley, bequeathed $12 million to her. The public loved to hate Mrs. Helmsley, called the Queen of Mean and seen as emblematic of 1980s excess, and the public came to loathe Trouble after Mrs. Helmsley died in 2007 and news broke of the dog’s windfall. [nytimes]
Rothschild Tiara Sells For £1 Million - A dazzling pearl and diamond tiara once owned by a celebrated member of Britain’s de Rothschild empire on Wednesday sold at a London auction for £1,161,250. The bejewelled item belonged to Hannah de Rothschild, whom was at one time the richest woman in Britain and whom went on to marry dashing aristocrat and future prime minister the Earl of Rosebery. [luxuo]
Why Sean Penn Kicked Scarlett Johansson To Touch - US magazines report that Penn, 50, broke up with Scarlett Johansson, 25, after five months because he has not wanted anything “serious” since his 2010 divorce from Robin Wright, adding, “Scarlett pursued him.” But that’s not all – apparently she got between him and De Niro. Not. Cool. [usmagazine]
Thursday, 9 June 2011
New MINI Coupé Is Coming To SA This Year – Oh Yes!
9 June 2011
“MINI is expanding its product family with the launch of a model geared squarely to maximising driving fun. The MINI Coupé indulges the keen driver with a level of agility unmatched in the small car segment, along with a unique body and interior concept and the brand’s customary commitment to premium levels of quality and equipment. The first two-seater in its line-up sees MINI not only breathe new life into its successful racing history but also provide a shot in the arm for the super-compact sports car class. The selection of engines, chassis set-up, weight distribution and aerodynamic properties of the MINI Coupé are all focused on delivering optimum performance. As a result, the new car radiates the brand’s hallmark go-kart feeling with a whole new depth of intensity and achieves the best performance statistics ever recorded by a volume-produced MINI.”
Oh yes – we like go-karts! Follow link for breakdown of the new models. The John Cooper Works spits out 155kw – no spice!
Phuza Thursday
9 June 2011
Gaddafi Has An ‘Official Rape Policy’ - Investigators have evidence that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi ordered mass rapes and bought containers of “Viagra-type” drugs to encourage troops to attack women, the chief ICC prosecutor said on Wednesday. Luis Moreno-Ocampo said he may ask for a new charge of mass rape to be made against Gaddafi following the new evidence. [mail&guardian]
SA’s ‘Youngest Billionaire’ Denied Bail – South Africa’s “youngest billionaire” was denied bail by the Orlando Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said. Spokesperson Mthunzi Mhaga said Mandla Lamba would appear again on June 27. He said Lamba was denied bail because he was considered a flight risk. [news24]
Cameron Diaz And Prince Harry Are Gym Buddies - Cameron Diaz has reportedly landed herself an unlikely gym buddy in the form of Prince Harry. After the 38-year-old actress is said to have bumped into the royal after joining an exclusive private members’ gym in South Kensington, London, whilst filming new movie Gambit. [mandc]
How To Upgrade Your iPhone Before Official Launch Date - One day and iOS 5 has been hacked already. Gizmodo reader and Apple lover Mert Erdir has discovered how to upgrade to iOS 5 without developer accounts, using a simple backdoor. Everyone can do it following these extremely simple instructions. [gizmodo]
Weiner’s Wife Is Pregnant – Their marriage has become the subject of intense speculation and scrutiny amid an embarrassing online sex scandal. Now, Representative Anthony D. Weiner and Huma Abedin are about to make news of a different kind: they are expecting their first child. [nytimes]
Weiner’s Penis Photo Emerges - When the world first saw American Lawmaker. Anthony Weiner’s briefs-clad dong, the conclusion was a low, slow whistle and a knowing “Niiiice.” But Weiner’s alleged naked wiener picture—as tweeted by radio host Anthony Cumia—is less impressive. (Albeit impeccably groomed.) [gawker]
Apple Planning ‘Spaceship’ Headquarters – Apple plans to build a circular “spaceship” building in the company’s home town, Cupertino, that will hold 12,000 employees – and be the best office building in the world, chief executive Steve Jobs said. He made his second public appearance in two days late on Tuesday in the US to show off plans to the city council of Cupertino, which is in California. [smh]
Enormous Penis Located On Google Maps - Technology! Without it, we’d never be able to immortalize huge penises drawn on school lawns with weed killer. But thanks to the efforts of Google, a 2009 prank at Fairfield College in New Zealand lives on, much to the chagrin of principal Gerhard van Dyk. [gawker]
Two New Elements Added To Periodic Table - It’s time for scholars and fans of applied science to update their periodic tables after more than a decade’s wait: Two elements officially have been added. “Elements 114 and 116 were discovered more than 10 years ago by a team from Livermore and Russia,” said Anne M. Stark, a spokeswoman for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California. “They have just been accepted into the periodic table.” Sick! [washtotimes]
96-Year-Old Woman Confesses To 1946 Murder - A murder mystery has been solved — 65 years later — with the confession of a 96-year-old woman. The 1946 killing of Felix Gulje, the head of a construction company who at the time was being considered for a high political post, roiled the Netherlands, and the failure to find the assassin became a point of contention among political parties. [associated]
Thursday Is “Vote For Table Mountain” Day - Table Mountain is at the bottom of the final 28, in the running to be one of the new seven wonders of nature. Table Mountain needs YOU to vote at least every Thursday. We need 30 million votes to make the final 7. You can vote on the website or by SMSing the word ‘table’ to 34874 (SMS cost R2). You can vote once on the website and as many times as you want on SMS. come on, gang, let’s do this thing! [votefortablemountain.com]
Pippa Middleton Loses Butt Of The Year Award – Pippa Middleton lost out to Countdown queen Carol Vorderman for the coveted Rear of the Year Award. Pippa Middleton’s figure created a sensation following the Royal Wedding in April and there was much speculation as to whether she would be taking the award for top botty. [express]
The Most Expensive Yachts On Charter - Superyacht owners have been known to make the world a playground for their luxury boats, but now they are available on charter. This list provides an insight into these superyachts and their specialties, which make them unique for numerous reasons (includes Johnny Depp’s yacht). [bornrich]
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
Home Affairs: Just Bring Us Your Dead Parents And We’ll Give You Your ID
8 June 2011
Democratic Alliance Limpopo leader Desiree van der Walt said yesterday:
As a result of this absurd insistence from officials; Mama Paulinah has never voted since the dawn of democracy, she is unable to receive her old age grant and stays in a shack when all her neighbours have RDP houses.Ragatji, whose parents have been dead for decades, lives in Ga-Makgoba, near Polokwane. She looks after her four grandchildren, two of whom are orphans.
Van der Walt continued, saying:
To put it in context, she has been denied all the rights and benefits which accrue to all of us as South African citizens.Home Affairs spokesman, Ronnie Mamoepa, said that he knew nothing of the incident, but that it would be “despicable and unimaginable” to expect a woman of 70 to produce her dead parents in order to receive an ID.
The department will have to investigate and ensure that this woman’s dignity is reinstalled as soon as possible.Thanks Ronnie, it’s good to know that, along with all the other great powers held by Home Affairs, it can now also issue people with their dignity.
[Source : News24]
Pay To Watch Siberian Tigers Hunt Live Animals Of Your Choice
8 June 2011
The park, which was intended to be a sanctuary and breeding center, has become a stop for many excited tourists. Choosing from a menu, patrons now have the opportunity to watch the tigers being fed their choice item.
If the food item of choice is a large one, like a cow for instance, then the visitors get to view the scene from what the park calls the “Number One Adventure Bus”.
If the item is smaller, like a chicken, the spectacle is viewed from within a section of the park’s perimeter buildings. But, if you stock up on chickens, they’ll use a bakkie and dispense the poor chickens to the tigers like chips to hungry seagulls.
In January, a bus driver was killed, after being dragged off by one of the park’s tigers during an attempt to check the bus’s engine; as one does in a tiger sanctuary.
Reactions have naturally been varied. Some find it a novel effort to protect the endangered tigers (there remain approximately 20 in the wild in China), and others question whether the Harbin Siberian Tiger Park is making a spectacle out of conservation.
You’re in for about R50 a chicken, R600 a sheep and about R2 000 for a cow.
[Source: TimeNewsFeed]
Wacky Wednesday
8 June 2011
Gaddafi’s Compound Flattened - In a sudden, sharp escalation of NATO’s air campaign over Libya, warplanes dropped more than 80 bombs on targets in Tripoli in an assault that began Tuesday morning and continued into the predawn hours of Wednesday, obliterating large areas of Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi’s Bab al-Aziziya command compound and what NATO identified as other military targets around the capital. [nytimes]
Gaddafi Vows To’ Fight To The Death’ - In a phone call to the Libyan state television station yesterday, Col Gaddafi denounced the rebels and said he would not surrender. “We will not kneel!” he shouted. “We will not surrender: we only have one choice – to the end! Death, victory, it does not matter, we are not surrendering,” he shouted. Cool beans. [independent]
Gaddafi’s Daughter Sues NATO Over Airstrike – The daughter of Muammar Gaddafi has launched a lawsuit for murder following the death in April of four members of her family during a Nato air strike. Legal papers were submitted to the prosecutor’s office in Brussels on Tuesday by the French lawyer for Aisha Gaddafi. [guardian]
Woman Gets Tattoo Of 152 Facebook Friends [Video] - The occasional tattoo can be quite fetching–especially if it adorns an unexpectedly location. However, so many seem to adorn the human body in the same way that fungus adorns your average paving stone. One woman, who seems like she might be a fan of Facebook, or merely a little insecure around the edges, decided that she needed to have a very modern tattoo. [cnet]
SABC In Last-Ditch Bid To Overturn M&G Ruling – The South African Broadcast Corporation (SABC) has notified the Broadcasting Complaints Commission of South Africa (BCCSA) of its intention to fight their decision to uphold the Mail & Guardian’s complaint against the SABC regarding its broadcast of Robert Gumede’s claims of corruption and racism against investigative journalist Sam Sole. [mail&guardian]
Margaret Thatcher Refuses To Meet Sarah Palin – Sarah Palin wants to show to the Republican right that she is the true keeper of the Ronald Reagan flame by meeting the late president’s closest ally on the world stage. A meeting with Margaret Thatcher in the centenary year of Reagan’s birth would be the perfect way of launching her bid for the Republican nomination for the 2012 US presidential election. Unfortunately that won’t be happening. [guardian]
Facebook, Google & Yahoo Join Forces To Fix Internet’s Biggest Problem – Imagine if the world ran out of phone numbers. Mobile providers could issue no more smartphones, businesses could create no new call centers, and the public would be left fighting over and recycling a diminishing amount of existing phone numbers. “That’s a similar situation that we’re in on the Internet,” says Facebook’s Donn Lee, pointing out that the web’s billions of IP addresses are about to hit its max. [fastcompany]
Michelle Obama – White House Rebel – The most recognizable woman in the world routinely ducks reporters to have what she calls a “normal” life. Hiding beneath a baseball cap, the first lady of the United States has picked through sale racks in the frenetic Tysons Corner, Va., mall with girlfriends, bought supplies for her dog at Petco using her own credit card, and dined at some of D.C.’s hippest eateries largely unrecognized. [dailybeast]
Kallis Crowned SA Cricketer Of Year - At the Cricket SA awards dinner in Johannesburg last night, Jacques Kallis was named cricketer of the year and Test cricketer for 2010/11. The allrounder was lauded for his centuries in both innings of the January Test match against India in Cape Town, despite suffering a painful injury. He scored 161 and 109 not out in the game. [timeslive]
Security Firm Issues Alert On Facebook Facial Recognition – If you’re worried about certain pictures of yourself on Facebook, now’s the time to delete them. Security firm Sophos issued a warning on Tuesday saying the social networking site had enabled facial recognition technology on accounts without informing users of the change. [pcworld]
Tiger Woods Pulls Out Of US Open – Tiger Woods announced Tuesday that persistent leg injuries will prevent him from playing in next week’s U.S. Open, depriving the event at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda of golf’s marquee attraction while stoking questions about what impact Woods’s chronic health concerns will have on his pursuit of his sport’s most revered number: Jack Nicklaus’s record 18 major championships. [washpo]
Kanye West Pushes It, With Dead Models Video - With dead models hanging from nooses around their necks and dismembered heads littering the floor, Kanye West has produced what must surely be his most controversial video yet.
The video for Monster, leaked online today, even shows Kanye in bed with a couple of apparently dead models, positioning their limp hands to touch one another. [dailymail]
Raw Beauty Of NASA’s Mission To Saturn - If you’re a big NASA freak, you know that the Cassini Solstice Mission to Saturn has produced some of the most striking imagery of outer space around, starkly minimal black-and-white photographs of moons and planetary rings and tumbling asteroids that look as if they had been custom-shot for an art film. Chris Abbas has made that art film.. [fastcodedesign]
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
2 held for counterfeit cash worth $80m
Lieutenant-Colonel Tshisikhawe Ndou said police acting on a tip-off went to a house in Bramley where the five trunks of fake US dollars were found and the men, aged 40 and 41, arrested.
They seized 18 cellphones, suspected to be stolen, and seven Ingersoll watches, worth R700 000.[News24]
Choosy Tuesday
7 June 2011
DSK Pleads Not Guilty – French politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn had to push through a throng of angry hotel workers shouting “Shame on you” to enter a plea on charges he tried to rape a maid. ”Not guilty,” Strauss-Kahn said in a heavy French accent in a Manhattan courtroom Monday. [nydailynews]
Hotel Maid To Testify Against DSK - The hotel maid who former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is accused of sexually assaulting will testify against him should the case go to trial, a lawyer for the woman said on Monday. ”She is going to come into this courthouse, get into that witness stand and tell the world what Dominique Strauss (Kahn) did to her.” [reuters]
iMessage Is Like Blackberry’s BBM - iMessage will let users communicate easily between iPhones, iPads and iPod touches. This service will include text messages, photos, videos, contacts and group messaging, with intriguing new features like the ability to show delivery receipts, read receipts (shown in-line) and indicate when another person is typing. [mashable]
Trump Shows Off New $100 Million Private Jet – Donald Trump’s new $100 million private plane is a veritable luxury suite with wings — featuring gold faucets and seat belts, suede-covered ceilings and enough legroom to accommodate the high-kicking Rockettes. [nypost]
US Lawmaker Admits Lewd Pictures - Married New York congressman Anthony Weiner has admitted sending a close-up picture of his underpants to a young woman, but says he will not resign. The Democratic representative had initially said his Twitter account had been hacked when a photo of a man’s crotch was sent from it last week. Yes, his name is Weiner. [bbc]
Apple Now Worth More Than Microsoft And Intel Combined – Apple’s meteoric rise over the past decade is not exactly a well-kept secret. But a new report gives a fresh perspective on just how high Apple has risen. Consider that according to some number crunching carried out by MacDailyNews Apple’s worth now exceeds Microsoft and Intel (a duo known as Wintel) combined. [digitaltrends]
Gaddafi Regime Gets Bust For Lying About Injured Child - The Libyan government’s attempts to show how Nato bombing is harming civilians backfired when a hospital worker revealed that a seven-month-old “air strike victim” had been injured in a car crash. [mail&guardian]
Apple Leaves Facebook In The Cold - Apple has revamped the software that powers its iPhone, iPad and iPod touch to include, for the first time ever, a major integration with a social network — but not the one you might think. [huffpo]
Breastaurants Ring Up Big Profits - Restaurants that woo men with attractive waitresses, big beer selections & giant TVs are winning loyal customers–and raking in revenues. “They provide a service to men who may not have a person at home to take care of them in the same way. That’s important to a number of people, and it drives them back.” [entrepreneur]
Michael Jackson Thriller Jacket Up For Auction – The red and black leather jacket worn by Michael Jackson in the Thriller video is expected sell for $200,000 US when it comes up for auction later this month. The jacket is autographed by the King of Pop and was a gift to longtime costume designers Dennis Tompkins and Michael Bush. I’d drop a bar for that thing. [cbc]
Prada Looks To Raise $3.1 Billion In HK Listing - Prada has filed for a stock market listing in Hong Kong where it hopes to raise as much as €2.1bn ($3.1bn) in an offering that could value the company at up to €10.5bn ($15.3bn), making it one of the world’s most valuable luxury goods groups. [financialtimes]
Airplane Warns Disney Visitors: ‘Gays Ahead’ – This weekend the Florida Family Association hired a plane to pull banners warning Disney World-goers about “Gay Days,” part of which were celebrated inside the beloved theme park. They didn’t want families to be exposed to “the reality of witnessing over 15,000 Gay Pride Day revelers.” [gawker]
Lady Gaga’s New Album Banned In Lebanon – Lady Gaga‘s ‘Born This Way’ may be a massive success in her home country of the US and beyond, but it is not enjoying universal global acceptance, since the record is being banned in Lebanon and is being censored in Malaysia! [popcrush]
Monday, 6 June 2011
Ryan Giggs’ Brother Ends Marriage Due To Footballer’s Affair With His Wife
6 June 2011
News broke on Sunday that Ryan had an ongoing affair with Natasha, who he dated before her marriage to Rhodri, for eight years right up until April this year.
Natasha decided to speak about her affair with Giggs after his fling with Big Brother contestant Imogen Thomas was made public.
‘When I found out he was cheating with Imogen too, I was really hurt,’ she stated.
YOU were really hurt? Shame.
Jeez lady, imagine how Ryan’s wife and the rest of his family must feel. Such extreme egocentricity is simply astounding.
[Source: IOL]
Whites Never Voted For The ANC: Malema
6 June 2011
These were his actual words:
I never drove them away. They have never voted for us.Malema made his comments during the KwaZulu-Natal ANC Youth League (ANCYL) provincial general congress at the Durban City Hall.
They never voted for Mandela in 1994 and they never voted for Thabo Mbeki.
ANC secretary general, Gwede Mantashe, conceded soon after the May 18 local government elections that there may well have been white people who didn’t vote for the ANC due to Malema’s comments which “appeared racist”.
Mantashe said that:
Comments that are a departure from ANC policy, do not do good for the ANC.Malema then made a statement that, on the surface seems pretty stupid and patronising, but if you think about it, it’s a little bit scary. He said:
South Africa belongs to both blacks and whites. We freed them and we will continue protecting them.Who are they protecting whites from exactly? In other words: If whites weren’t being protected by the ANC, who would they be in danger from? Do you see where I’m going with this?
[Source : News24]
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