The person who put the video up, had this to say:

Great Start to the morning in JHB, dunno what happened but witnessed these guy going at each other until it was broken up by bystanders.

The footage was uploaded on Thursday, 16 May.

Take it easy on the coffee, guys..

No one knew the real Oscar—no one wanted to dig deeper,” said Graeme Joffe, another sportswriter. “In 2011 he stormed out of an interview with the BBC when they asked him if, in his fight to run with able-bodied athletes, he had become ‘an inconvenient embarrassment’ to the International Association of Athletics Federations. At that age, 24, to behave like that, something was bubbling underneath. I think what you will find coming out in the trial is more of the obsessive, aggressive nature of Oscar Pistorius, which the world never knew. In hindsight, I saw the warning signs. No one was mentoring this guy. There was denial that anything was wrong.”

Oscar and Reeva

When Pistorius competed at the London Olympics, last summer, O’Sullivan interviewed the athlete’s roommate at the Olympic Village: “ ‘What is it like to sleep in the same room with a superstar?’ And he said, ‘I moved out. Oscar is always shouting at people on the phone.’ ”

June and Barry Steenkamp

In subsequent training sessions at a gym, his “swearing would astonish the mothers and children also using the gym,” says a reporter. “He would storm out of the gym midway through a workout. He would be surly, rude. It seemed as though he survived on energy drinks and caffeine pills.”

Click here to read the full article. 

Pistorius’s statement, which he disclosed to obtain bail, will be key in his upcoming trial, for which a date has not been set. “This whole case is going to turn on ballistics and cell-phone evidence,” the Johannesburg attorney told me. “Oscar says, ‘I was walking around on my stumps in a dark house, and I pumped a few rounds through the bathroom door.’ So now they’re going to start looking ballistically. At what angle was Oscar standing? Was he upright on prosthetic legs or down on stumps? The bullets’ point of entry and exit in the door is going to show the truth. He’s opened the door on conviction: did he lie about being on his stumps?

“Also, Reeva’s cell phone was found in the bathroom. She may have been texting someone just before she died,” the attorney continued. “Cell-phone records can remain on the network for 30 days. Oscar’s version of events could also be contradicted by what went out on text messages or on telephone conversations.

“The general view is that Oscar’s in trouble. I think they’re going to run a trial and try to show that Oscar wanted to kill Reeva. Oscar’s affidavit is going to be crucial to destroy his credibility. Is Oscar going to try to make a plea agreement? Everybody expects that. Is he going to be successful? We doubt it.”

Click here to read the full article. 

Of course the reincarnated Snoop Lion wouldn’t settle for a normal entrance. This photo below, is the first we have seen from his landing in South Africa – and my what a beauty it is.

Snoop (whatever you want to call him) is visiting for the MTV Africa All Stars concert in KZN as well as a of couple featured shows in Cape Town and Johannesburg. We are just thankful he has got here before he completely loses it.

Here are some of the public comments on the recent photo.

Dean Xavier Pozniak:

all i can say is when i heard the track ‘here comes the king’, the only thing i could think of is Bob Marley turning in his grave.

Johnny Bamberger:

hip hop hooray for perpetuating stereotypes!!!

Jurgens Kapp:

asshole!!! Thinks he is so above everyone else

Wesley Ward:

u guys that are hating are idiots… do u really think that he arrived at customs and said get my ass a rickshaw u plebs. im too good too walk. they had it waiting for him to thank him for coming to S.A and just make it a bit of fun, personally i think it was a good idea. Sucks to be u guys, critical sonsofguns.

[Source: Facebook]

This is where it went down:

Quality…

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No word on what they did with the body.

[Thanks, Ev!]

Fast Identity Online (FIDO) seems to have the key to the future, to not have them at all. Nok Nok released a recent study detailing that Internet users have 6,5 passwords and share one password across 3,6 websites. And consulting firm Deloitte reported that 90% of user-generated passwords run the risk of being hacked.

Chief Information Security Officer at PayPal and President of FIDO Michael Barrett said FIDO is attempting to stay ahead of the danger and trying to come up with another system that can replace the current one.

But what exactly is the solution? Barrett referred to technology which is available on your smartphone and computers that is able to recognise the user through their “unique physical qualities.” Barrett went on to predict that within a year smartphones will be equipped with finger scanners as a method to identify the user.

The evolution of passwords will not happen overnight but over a period of years according to Barrett despite the fact that the technology is currently available to do so. Barrett:

Consumers want something that’s easy to use and secure. Passwords are neither.

[Source: TIME]

Mourier went as far as getting off his acclaimed pedestal and checking the bass line where the ball had “gone out” to confirm his call. While this was happening Troicki had already leapt over the net, to have a look himself, and that’s when the tantrum began.

The argument went like this:

No, come on, Cedric, you know you’re wrong. Come on, you know you’re wrong. Come on, please. You know that you’re wrong. You called it and now you don’t want to overrule yourself. Come on, there is no space. You know there is no space. Come on, no, I don’t want to play like this. There is no space. There is zero space. … You don’t want to correct yourself … because you always think you’re right, but you’re not.

Troicki went as far as grabbing the camera man to take a close-up shot of the line so viewers could see how he had been “wronged.” Anyway, he lost 6-1, 6-1, and his efforts didn’t really matter.

Better luck next time, Troicki.

[Source: Yahoo]

The trial run is set to kick off next month and the permament roll out could be as soon as the end of this year. Though it may not be the eaxct nicotine fix you may be looking for on a long flight, the concept is awesome, even for non smokers.

[Source: Luxpresso]

markets erode people’s morality and help them make decisions that look outright awful without the thin veil of commerce. In short, capitalism makes us do some not-so-nice things.

The key question of the study was, “would you let a mouse be killed in exchange for 10 euros?” The first group of a few hundred respondents saw 46% of them willing to let a mouse die. The repondents were then placed in a market environment where they were able to trade the lives of the mice. In this environment a staggering 72% of respondents were willing to trade mouse lives, the scary part was that they were willing to sell the mice for far less than the 10 euros. And the more complicated the level of trading got the more willing respondents were to trading the lives of mice for an even lower price. Falk said:

This logic is a general characteristic of markets. If I don’t buy or sell now, someone else will.

Michael J Sandel, Harvard political philosopher used an example of a woman having a company website tattoed on her forehead for $10 000, she later used that money to pay for her son’s school fees. Snadel was of the opinion that when you are able to buy and sell anything, the value of the things that you’re buying or selling loses value.

The economists wrote.

We as a society have to think about where markets are appropriate and where they are not.

[Source: MSN]

Here is a extract of the Q & A, for the rest click here.

Reddit User:  How did you write such disgusting scenes in American Psycho. How did they even get in you? Where did you find such inspiration? Especially for the rat, that was EXTREMELY F*****D UP. Also, huge fan here. American Psycho is my favorite book of yours.

Easton Ellis:  I waited to write those scenes until the book was finished. Since I didn’t really know how to approach them. I did a little bit of research with some kind of FBI textbook that went into super-gruesome detail about serial killers. Then just being in [Patrick Bateman's] brain for three years–it all came together. Very upsetting scenes to write.

Reddit User: What did you think of American Psycho 2?

Easton Ellis: It was a breathtaking masterpiece.

Reddit User: Music has always played a large role, in many of your works. The playlists that exist for each book – were these assembled after the fact, or do the songs in your books reflect what you were listening to while writing them?

Easton Ellis: Those playlists absolutely reflected what I was listening to at the time I was writing those books.

Reddit User: Favorite author? Besides yourself, of course.

Easton Ellis: Gustave Flaubert.

Reddit User: Could you explain the ending to American psycho to me like I’m a 5 year old?

Easton Ellis: Not really, babe.

Reddit User: Hey there, been waiting all day, and impressed you came early! I’m a huge fan of American Psycho, and was wondering how you chose what Patrick Bateman’s rants were going to be about, and how you researched them. Did you pick music artists/clothing styles that you personally like, or that you think Patrick would like? Or both? Thanks for doing this!

Easton Ellis: Well, in a lot of ways Patrick’s rants are about wanting to fit into a society that he doesn’t believe in. That’s where I was, too. At the time. So a lot of the rants came from my frustration as well. Not a lot of research into that. I didn’t like any of the music Patrick liked but it was popular at the time and it seemed to reflect a certain kind of mass-taste that PB wanted to be a part of. As for clothes: yeah, I wore a suit like a lotta guys did in that period but not nearly as fashion-conscious as PB.

Reddit User: Mr. Ellis – thank you for everything you’ve done for the first amendment. You are good for America. 1) How did you come up with the magical line from Glamorama “The better you look, the more you see?” What type of research did you do for the shower scene? 2) Do you enjoy Dexter? Who would win in a murder off – Dex or Patrick Bateman? 3) Supposedly in NYC you had the season’s greatest Christmas party every year. Did you and what made them so epic?4) Edward St. Aubyn, David Mitchell or Alan Hollinghurst?

Easton Ellis: 1. I don’t remember. I think it was combining a couple of ads I saw in the ’90s. And then it became a mantra for Victor Ward. The research for the shower scene was an accumulation of many shower scenes or variations thereof. 2. You know what? I never really got Dexter. I know a lot of people involved with the show. And I don’t want to diss it. But it seemed too high-concept and jokey for me. I think Dexter would probably quite easily do away with PB. 3.  Christmas parties were packed. Anyone could come. I always liked the party scene in the film Breakfast At Tiffany’s: that’s the vibe I wanted. 4. I have read and admired all three authors. I think they have all written excellent novels. P r o p s

Reddit User: What do you miss about the 80s?

Easton Ellis: Well, I guess on a surface level a kind of analog/Empire way of life. But, really, the ’80s didn’t thrill me. So: not a lot, guys.

Reddit User: How is the current novel going, and is it a sequel to American Psycho?

Easton Ellis: Not a sequel to American Psycho. Honestly: the last month or so it has gone kind of slowly. Distracted by other things that are going on. Thinking it through, making notes, deciding which way to go.

Reddit User: In your experience, what restaurant has been the most difficult to get a reservation to?

Easton Ellis: If a restaurant is “too difficult” to get into: why the f*** bother? I don’t have an answer to that because if I couldn’t get in somewhere I just moved on. Unlike, of course, PB.

“THIS IS NOT AN EXIT”

[Source: Business Insider]

Highly respected editor of the Mail & Guardian, Nic Dawes announced his resignation from the Mail & Guardian today.

Dawes will step down from the investigative paper in September to to join the Hindustan Times in New Delhi as Chief Content and Editorial Officer, ending a nine year stint at the M&G.

He had this to say:

My time at the Mail & Guardian both as a frontline reporter and as editor has been the most fulfilling of my professional life. This is an organisation which places great journalism at the centre of everything it does, but which also has the courage and the creativity to engage with the deep changes that are challenging and revitalising the news business.

I have had the opportunity to work with a remarkable group of people in our newsroom, and management, as well as with a wise and brave proprietor in Trevor Ncube.

We’ve told some great stories together, big and small, and we have positioned the M&G for a mobile, digital, and print future in a way that I think is unrivalled on the local media scene. There is, in my view, no better job in South African journalism.

All that makes it very hard to leave, but I have been offered a remarkable opportunity to help lead a process of change and growth at the Hindustan Times, one of the most important newspapers in a country going through momentous and fascinating changes. I look forward to putting what I have learned at theM&G to work in that new environment and on a very large scale.

That opportunity would never have arisen without the support of Trevor, the M&G Board, the management team here under CEO Hoosain Karjieker, and most importantly our extraordinary newsroom. They all have my most sincere gratitude.

We wish Nic the best of luck in his new adventure.

You can catch the Mail & Guardian Newsroom live on 2oceansvibe Radio every Monday at 09h00 to catch the best of Africa’s Best Read.

[Source : M&G]

It has been a dream, and this company has made my dream come true. All you need to have any KFC product is a short phone call and a few hours, then you can enjoy the great taste of fried chickens.

The delivery company advertises their fast food smuggling business on Facebook. The delivery takes about three hours and is three times the normal price you would pay for the chicken, but with hundreds of orders piling in, it seems people don’t mind the wait or the charge. Security on the Gaza Strip cannot be that tight with tasty chicken burgers making their way through the tunnels. Tunnel smuggler Abu Iyad said:

I wonder why people pay a lot of money to buy a small meal of chicken. I can buy four chickens for the price of one meal.

al-Yamama company employees one day decided that they wanted KFC and ordered some chicken meals from a KFC restaurant in the Egyptian city of al-Arish. One of the employees contacted a friend in al-Arish and asked him to place the order and bring it through the tunnels. This led to the company’s idea of bringing the service to Gazans. Financial manager at al-Yamama, Mohammed al-Madani said:

Most of those who order are people who are accustomed to travel and eat KFC food around the world.

After getting the orders, we call our partner in al-Arish and ask him to make the orders, after getting the meals, he goes to a specific tunnel and asks smugglers to transfer them into the other side of the tunnel; this may take a few minutes.

Moving chicken through the tunnels is not the norm. According to tunnel smuggler Abu Iyad; basic food stuff, construction materials and maybe people are the things that normally get smuggled through the tunnel. But the chicken is a first. Business in the tunnel smuggling business has been bad and it’s for this reason that Iyad accepts and smuggles KFC. Iyad said:

The tunnel business is not like before, things are going worse and barely work, especially after the Egyptian army started to tear down the tunnels.

[Source: The Christian Science Monitor]

CLICK HERE to read everything you need to read about local players who have won over $1 million (and been paid), as well as the legal issues surrounding this online service. They have been going for about 8 years and they have people standing in queus all over the world – for you. CLICK HERE for that.

Once you’re done ruining the moment,
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Holland.com has come up with a fantastic direction to target its potential visitors. The video bases itself around the fact that Holland. is The Original Cool and after watching it, it isn’t so hard to believe. What was originally a ploy by the Dutch government to get American tourists to Amsterdam has turned into a viral sensation that could convince anyone to join in. The advert plays on the fact that what we name certain activities or things where we are from, is merely a way of living in Holland. For example, what we call organic, they call food or what we call green energy they call tradition.

Makes you think doesn’t it…”hipsters.” Just kidding.

[Source: Fast Co Create, Youtube]

Couch potatoes can experience unmatched quality and convenient entertainment with a Samsung Series 5 LED Smart TV. Sporting a 32” HD-quality display and an ultra-slim bezel, the TV offers a seamless viewing experience with more vibrant colours. With a range of smart content and functionality, the Samsung Series 5 Smart LED TV ensures viewers stay connected and in control.

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• LED
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Audio

• Dolby Dolby Digital Plus / Dolby Pulse
• SRS SRS TheatreSound HD
• dts 2.0+Digital Out
• Sound Output (RMS) 10W x 2
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When you look up “unisex” wear, male models pose in a regulation, straight to camera stance. Female models, hoewever, look like situational shots from men’s lifestyle magazines.

This is how American Apparel markets nearly identical items of clothing for the different sexes.

The Men and The Women

What would it look like if male models were posing suggestively?

[Source: Business Insider]

[Source: Design Taxi]

SA Police Torture Makes International Headlines - One of the country’s leading anti-apartheid figures accuses the country’s police of using brutal methods including torture. [skynews]

isiZulu Will Be Compulsory For All University Of Kwazulu-Natal First Years – First-year students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal will from next year have to enrol for a compulsory isiZulu course – and pass – to graduate. [timeslive]

Nicole Kidman Is The New Face Of Jimmy Choo – Australian actress Nicole Kidman will appear as the new face of luxury shoe and accessories brand Jimmy Choo from this autumn. [luxuo]

Putin Will Be Using A Helicopter To Get To Work From Now On – President Putin has come up with an unusual way of showing he has an ear to the ground in cultivating public opinion: he is to spend less time in his official car and will commute to work instead by helicopter. [times]

Bill Gates Is The Richest Man In The World Again – He may be retired, but that’s not kept Bill Gates from regaining the top spot as the richest man in the world. Thanks to Microsoft shares climbing 28% since the beginning of 2013. [latimes]

In Preparation for OscarMania…. - Anyone who has any doubts on how much sway the media holds over our lives, should cast their mind back to the last time they discussed, remembered or mourned the tragic passing of Reeva Steenkamp. Well, that’s all about to change fleetingly for the month of June 2013. From the 4 June to be exact. [huffpo]

Will Yahoo Try to Get Its “Cool Again” by Doing a Deal for Tumblr? - Earlier this week, Yahoo CFO Ken Goldman spoke at JP Morgan’s Global Technology conference and underscored the need for the aging Silicon Valley Internet giant to attract more users from the coveted 18-to-24-years-old age bracket. Along with more marketing, he explicitly said Yahoo needed to be “cool again.” [allthingsd]

Lesotho Princesses Can’t Be Chiefs - Lesotho’s top court on Thursday upheld a law that bars princesses from succeeding their fathers as traditional chiefs, a decision activists say dealt a “serious blow” to women’s rights and gender equality. [news24]

How Much Of Your Money Did J Arthur Brown Waste? - After six years of litigation, we all need a reminder of what J Arthur Brown’s fraud conviction was. We round up the case in numbers. [mail&guardian]

Topless Protest Disrupts Opening Of Barbie House In Berlin - Women’s rights protesters disrupted the opening of a giant pink doll’s house in Berlin on Thursday, saying the Barbie “Dreamhouse Experience” objectified women. [reuters]

Kim Kardashian & Paris Hilton’s Friendship Officially Ended In August 2009, According To Google Trends - It’s no secret that Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian aren’t BFFs anymore, but with the power of the Internet, we here at HuffPost Celebrity believe we can pinpoint exactly when their friendship ended. [huffers]

Christie’s Contemporary Art Auction Sets Record at $495 Million - Record prices for 12 contemporary artists including Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein and Jean-Michel Basquiat made history on Wednesday night. The sale of postwar and contemporary art at Christie’s in Rockefeller Center totaled $495 million (R4.6 billion), the highest sales figure at any art auction. [newyorktimes]

Treasure Hunter Finds Recipe for Coca-Cola in Random Box of Letters – A self-described “treasure hunter,” Kluge says he and his wife recently picked up a box of letters and papers at an estate sale, and inside was a recipe for Coca-Cola dated 1943. [gawker]

‘Nymphomaniac’ Movie Photo: Shia LaBeouf, Uma Thurman, Willem Dafoe Get Down For Lars Von Trier - Controversy magnet Lars Von Trier has unveiled the first official look at his upcoming film “Nymphomaniac” on the film’s website. The photo, a “porn-inspired tableau” to use some of THR’s flowery language, features the film’s game cast in a bunch of almost-compromising positions.” [huffpo]

Great Gatsby Gets ‘Lukewarm Applause’ At Cannes Screening – At Wednesday’s evening gala, Baz Luhrmann’s 3D film received a reception warmer than 2006′s “Da Vinci Code,” but nothing like 2001′s “Moulin Rouge!” [hollyrep]

Hugh Hefner Drops $5 Million On Mansion For 27-Year-Old Wife - Hugh Hefner really loves his 27-year-old Playmate wife Crystal Harris … we’re told he’s created an intricate plan to set her up in a multi-million dollar estate, where no one in his world can displace her once he dies … but there is one hitch. [tmz]

Iconic Rock Photos – Photographer Norman Seeff isn’t into researching his subjects or setting up props; he’d rather place his famous models in front of a plain screen and chat. “My whole thing was, ‘It’s not about photography – it’s about communication,’” he tells Rolling Stone. [rollingstone]

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The Premier Show With Seth And Bruce 10h00 to 13h00 – Easing you into your Friday, Seth and Bruce discuss the topics of the day, with a smattering of sport, entertainment and finance. Powered by Jack Daniels! [2ovfm]

Relax With Dax On 2 Girls 1 Mic, 1pm - He’s a well-known food and restaurant reviewer and a well-practiced wine quaffer. He has also been known to squeak some takkie with the best of ‘em. @RelaxWithDax has been a trustworthy voice in the food and entertainment industry in Cape Town for a number of years. Today, we’ll be picking his brain about genetically modified foods and the impact they have on both farmers and generally hungry (and thirsty) folks like you and I. So before we all start growing extra pinkie fingers and kill off important species of plant life, let’s lay down the facts with Dax. [2girls1mic]

Sox And The City 15h00-17h00 – For your Friday afternoon fix, DJ Sox will be banging out the best dance floor mixes. King of Castle Caprice, 31 and Trinity, Dj Sox is as consistently hot as a night out in Ibizia. Tune in from 15h00 and allow Sox and DJ Yaron to get you ready for the weekend! [soxandthecity]

Often hotels and lodges forget that ‘luxury’ is not measured by the amount of rose petals scattered around a bath, or the presence of an ill-fitting gown in the cupboard. Similarly, they cannot rely on a glorious sunset or big cat sighting to be deemed good at ‘luxury’ because it takes more than that to deliver. Grootbos Private Nature Reserve knows what luxury means, and in fact; they are ridiculously good at knowing what the word means and how to deliver on it.

The direct translation of Grootbos from Afrikaans is “Great Bush”. The Great Bush it certainly is. One could easily drive past this property and not know of its existence as the lodge is built into the vast expanse of fynbos, synonymous with the southern tip of Africa. The architecture and design of the place lends itself gently toward the beauty of its surrounds, not trying to upstage the natural splendor but holding its own place in enhancing the greatness of the property.

The hotel itself is split up into two separate sites. The older of the pair is Garden Lodge, which is made up of 11 free-standing luxury suites of deliciousness, spilling out over the Cape South Coast. The uninterrupted views of the Walker Bay are humbling, and despite the coastal position of the site being best enjoyed in summer, the brilliant makeup of the lodge make it a very attractive winter destination too. In the suites the double volume glass doors draws in the light, and an abundance of fireplaces throughout maintain the warmth and comfort. The soft furnishings are neutrally tasteful, and above all decadently comfortable. The fine details make one feel content to not leave the room for anything…well only for an outside shower, arguably the sexiest shower in the Cape.

The slightly more contemporary, Forest Lodge boasts ten sumptuous suites, all equipped with modern necessities like wi-fi and 300 thread-count cotton bedding. The lodge is cleverly concealed a stone’s throw away from Garden Lodge, but immediately one is struck with the same abundance of space. The boma, nestled in South Africa’s oldest Milkwood forest brings out the awe-struck child in everyone that enters; a perfect environment to say your vows, or just put the feet up with a glass of chardonnay.

The latest addition to the Grootbos portfolio is the Villa. The simple reality is that the Villa makes one feel like a rock-star, regardless of the bad voice or obvious lack of body ink. It epitomises everything that is uber-cool about modern contemporary living in complete privacy. It houses six tastefully elegant en-suite bedrooms, a cinema, wine cellar, gym, pool and fully equipped kitchen for the private chef and butler to play nicely in.

The staff that come with the villa are neither effusive nor uncaring; a sneaky mix of being available and unseen. In doing this they treat everyone like a celeb, and not the C-list ruffians we have in South Africa; we are talking Wills & Kate, Ben & Jen, Giselle & Tom (you get the picture).

Leading off the lodges are literally hundreds of walking trails through the Reserve. The immense knowledge and fiery passion of the guides can make a hike here feel as invigorating as a walk through big 5 territory.

I dislike the phrase ‘Ecotourism’. For too long it’s been bandied around by swarms of pseudo travel gurus, who are proud of the fact that their weekly refuse pile attracts butterflies. However, when talking of Ecotourism one must give credit where it’s due. Awards aside, Grootbos’ dynamic approach to supporting conservation efforts in an exotic location is a refreshing addition to the realm of ‘green travel’.

The 2500 hectare treasure trove is driven by the sensationally passionate owner, Mr Michael Lutzeyer, and whilst Michael’s obvious eye for hospitality certainly speaks to the good ear of all those seeking out a lavish weekend, he is even more proud of Grootbos’ achievements in conservation and community upliftment. The Cape Floristic region itself is one of the richest floras in the world, boasting 9250 species of flowering plants. Fynbos contributes a heroic 80% of these species, making it more proudly South African than a two-tone shirt reeking of braai smoke.

Michael Lutzeyer does it properly

The community projects include the Gaansbaai Sport and Youth Development Program, and the Green Futures program which, every year, equips 12 unemployed youths with both life skills and a vast horticultural knowledge, setting them on a better path for their future. Very nicely done indeed.

Down on the coast, there is a selection of activities and explorations on offer; such as the fresh water caves where Lady Anne Barnard used to bathe (naked), horse riding and of course the Shark & Whale excursions that have made the area popular in the last decade.

Realistically, the most attractive element of Grootbos is its proximity to Cape Town. A mere 25 minutes from Hermanus make it far more accessible than its 5 Star peers in the Sabi Sands. To avoid the painful gauntlet of Somerset West, why not fly in? The airstrip on the property is immaculate, and the view of the shark infested waters around Dyer Island from the air will make it even more worthwhile. Go on, we know that’s how you roll. Oh, and did I mention the spa?

Whilst gazing wistfully into the sunset, sitting on a perfectly appointed deck festooned with loungers and cushions I reflected on my life, completely separated from reality, as that is how they make you feel here. But it’s okay, as at Grootbos anything is allowed. From over eating and over drinking, to cigar smoking, and playing a casual tune on the piano, it all just screams decadence. The kind of decadence that is only permitted in heaven. And Grootbos, like heaven, is a place we all need to get to

Click here for the Grootbos website.

Click here to see the mind-blowing videos.

Click here for their full photo gallery.

[photos courtesy Steven Whiteman and Grootbos]

According to BBC:

Former England captain David Beckham is to retire at the end of the season.

The 38-year-old signed a five-month deal at Paris St-Germain in January and donated all of his salary to charity.

Beckham made 115 appearances for England and 394 for Manchester United, winning six Premier League titles and the Champions League.

“I’m thankful to PSG for giving me the opportunity to continue but I feel now is the right time to finish my career, playing at the highest level,” he said.

Including PSG’s recent Ligue 1 title win, Beckham has won 19 trophies – 10 of them league titles – in a playing career spanning 20 years, and is the only English player to win championships in four countries.

[more here]

But it wasn’t all plain sailing for Beckham.

This, from SKY News:

There were highs and lows in Beckham’s international career. He was blamed for England’s elimination from the 1998 World Cup for his petulant red card against Argentina, but scored the winning goal against the same team at the World Cup four years later.

Former England striker Gary Lineker tweeted: “David Beckham has retired. A wonderful player, global superstar and a magnificent ambassador for England and football.”

Beckham has recently taken up a number of high profile roles off the pitch.

He is the currently ambassador for Chinese football, and last month partnered with Sky to champion the benefits of youth sport.

[more here]

Let’s round off this article with a shot of Beckham from the Armani underwear ads. For our more feminine readers..

Yesterday at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco, the breakthrough in technology was announced and accepted with excitement.

Business Insider’s Steve Kovach:

That was an incredible demo. This is the future.

So what does the future do then?

Google Now for desktop, enables you to do things like search the web, set reminders or get directions somewhere – all by talking to your computer. Don’t worry, this isn’t one of those where you have to get the accent and phrases right, like Siri. The technology can pick up on how people normally speak, full sentences and all.

For example in the video above the lady asks ”How long will it take me to drive to Santa Cruz beach?” and straight away Google brings up maps and distances to suit your needs. But it doesn’t stop there. The programme can also set reminders and transfer them to your phone – given you have the software on your mobile too.

So now you can tell Google Now on your desktop, to remind you to feed your dog, and it will track when you arrive home via your smartphone, and send you the reminder.

[Source: Business Insider]

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A week ago this video of narrated cat diary entries was uploaded to the Internet, and today it sits on over 3 000 000 views. Allow yourself into the mind of your feline friend and be shocked by the little things that might resonate with them without you knowing it. Or laugh about the references to the lengths that cats will go to get attention for things such as near starvation because food bowls are half full.

Click here for the rest of the channel.

[Source: Youtube]

Respondents in over 80 countries were asked to identify the “kinds of people they would not want as neighbours.” One choice on the survey was “people of a different race”, and the economists suggested that the frequency with which respondents made that choice in a particular country would determine how racially tolerant that society is, the more respondents made that choice, the less racially tolerant that specific country is.

The World map below was compiled by Max Fisher based on the data from the study. The bluer colours depict countries that do not want neighbours of a different race, while red countries depict that more people do want poeple of a different race.

If we treat this data as indicative of racial tolerance, then we might conclude that people in the bluer countries are the least likely to express racist attitudes, while the people in red countries are the most likely.

The data translates into Anglo and Latin countries being the most tolerant. The United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are more likely to embrace a racially diverse neighbourhood.

India, Jordan, Bangladesh and Hong Kong are the least tolerant countires. 43,5% of Indians, 51,4% of Jordanians and 71,8% of Hong Kongers would not want a neighbour of a different race.

The Middle East is not tolerant and there is low racial tolerance in diverse Asian countries. Indonesia and the Philippines are not open to diversity. South Korea is also not so tolerant. The data showed that one in three South Koreans do not want a neighbour of a different race.

*The study found there to be no correlation between econimic freedom and racial tolerance.

[Source: Washington Post]

Prince Harry’s venture to the US resulted in a little more than a trip to Taco Bell. In promotion of his Couch Core flagship initiative, that he runs with his brother, the Prince tried his luck at some Baseball.

His visit to Harlem on Tuesday included him meeting children of the RBI (Revising Baseball in Inner Cities) charity that has been helping the New York kids since 1991, keeping them in school with the love of sport.

Surprisingly, Harry had quite the skill, probably from all the cricket he played in the palace gardens…No it was his coaching from Yankees player Mark Teixeira.

Here is a gallery of all Prince Harry’s escapades in Harlem.

[Source: BBC, Telegraph]

These are some of the comments posted on Yelp:

This place makes Subway or MacD seem like fine dining.

Awesome restaurant if you’re a masochist! I’ve been insulted, humiliated and put down so many times in an evening that I got my fill for a year.

From the video you can see that the couple seem to be ready for a fight at any moment, never backing down. So it was only natural that the couple fought back on their Facebook and Yelp pages in all caps.

WE ARE NOT FREAKING OUT. WE DO NOT CARE ABOUT A “WITCH HUNT” I AM NOT A WITCH. I AM GODS CHILD. PISS OFF ALL OF YOU. F**K REDDITS, F**K YELP AND F**K ALL OF YOU. BRING IT. WE WILL FIGHT BACK.

That is one way to get customers to your struggling restaurant hey? Then there was another post.

To all of the Yelpers and Reddits: Bring it on. you are just pussies. come to arizona. you are weaker than my wife, and weaker than me. come to my business. say it to my face. man to man. my wife is a jewel in the desert. you are just trash. reddits and yelpers just working together to bring us down. Pathetic.

And another.

This is Samy. I am keeping note of all names here. We will be pursuing action against you legaly, and against reddit and yelp, for this plot you have come together on. you are all just punks.

And the cherry on the cake was the poor quality food. Ramsay had sent back several dishes and when he confronted Amy regarding the food, she seemed to have an answer for everything. Wait there is more. Viewers were outraged when Amy and Samy were seen taking the tips off their staff members, with one waitress expressing to Ramsay that she never received her tips. But of course the pair denied this allegation by taking to their Facebook page to clear the air.

We do not, nor have we ever stolen or taken any of our servers, waitresses, or waiters tips at Amy’s Baking Company. We pay our staff members anywhere between $8.00 to $14.00 per hour to ensure that at the end of the week regardless of it being busy or not, that they go home with money and a well paid paycheck. As do many other restaurants. They are aware of this when they are hired. I would challenge any of our employees past or present to come forward with proof that we have ever done such a horrible thing.

This was possibly the best worst kitchen nightmare ever. When this made news, the couple seemed to deny any posting of any statements on either their Facebook or Yelp pages.

Obviously our Facebook, YELP, Twitter and Website have been hacked. We are working with the local authorities as well as the FBI computer crimes unit to ensure this does not happen again. We did not post those horrible things. Thank You Amy & Samy.

[Source: The Daily Beast, YouTube]

That doesn’t mean that their in-competition screaming isn’t terrifying.

This video, taken at the 2013 arm wrestling European Championships in Lithuania is like nothing you have ever seen or heard before, unless you have been near someone giving birth to a baby or a …pineapple.

Facts about the video:

Arm wrestling is an official sport? What?

…In East Europe. That makes more sense.

Yes, it’s real.

[Source: YouTube]

Tankwa Town was our home for a total of 8 days as we formed part of The Toy Box campsite. We arrived 3 days prior to the start of the burn and found that not many of the installations were completed at this point. We spent the mornings shooting sunrises over the few installations that were completed and spent the days building geodesic domes, laying down colourful carpets and rigging lights and sound with friends and Toy Box leaders Andrew Wood and Travis Hyde.

The time lapse was shot by Rory, and produced by Rio.

Last year, Rory shot an excellent time lapse of the Clifton Trawler stranded on Clifton First Beach. Check that out, if you haven’t already.

[Source: Vimeo]

Click here to catch yesterday’s Hipster Of The Week submission – the picture that prompted this hipster to come forward.

According to the rules, the person that snapped that particular weekly choice, will get a pair of Pumas IF the naughty hipster in the picture doesn’t come forward within 24 hours.

In this case, he did. The appropriately named Miles S came forward yesterday afternoon with this mind-splinteringly good photo to prove it was indeed him in the photograph.

All he wrote in the email was, “Thanks for shoes!!! I’m a size 10.”

Yes, Miles. Of course you’re a size 10.

But just look at that picture he sent in. It’s so good I actually want to cry.

The lighting.

The framing.

Well done, Miles – you’ve earned yourself a pair of Pumas.

And sorry to Chris who took the almost-winning shot – better luck next time.

_______________

A reminder of the Terms & Conditions:

1) Send in your pictures to editor@2oceansvibe.com with the subject ‘Naughty Hipster’

2) Tell us where you took the picture in Cape Town. Make SURE you tell us which ‘neighbourhood’ it was in. All of Cape Town’s new neighbourhoods can be seen at capetownhoods.co.za. Explain what the naughty hipster was up to. Was he/she talking about single-speed BMXs, for example?

3) The most outrageously-hipster photo of a hipster will be posted every Wednesday on 2oceansvibe. 

4) The hipster in the photo will have 24 hours to email us at editor@2oceansvibe.com and prove that he is the hipster in the photo. If he manages to do that within 24 hours of the post going up, he wins a pair of Pumas (any pair of Pumas, excluding the ‘Black Station’ collection).

5) If the naughty hipster in the photo does not claim that prize in 24 hours, then the person who took the photo wins a pair of Puma shoes!

6) You can’t take pics of people you know, or people who know you’re taking the pic (unless they look at the camera at the moment of the photo). ie. no friends and no posing for pics. 

So off you go – start hunting those naughty hipsters!

CLICK HERE for previous Naughty Hipsters.

The first video took place in a little town in Belgium. In a square where nothing really happens TNT placed a red button, with an arrow pointing to it that said “Push to add drama.”  When this button was pressed, a crazy influx of over dramatic situations and unexpected scenes took place, followed by a sign at the end implying that in order to get the daily dose of drama you must tune into TNT. Bloody great isn’t it?

Ok so by now the first video, which has 45 million views, is old news. Luckily, we have been graced with another viral senstation. The second video, which they have called A Dramatic Surprise On An Ice-cold Day - takes place in a Dutch shopping street. This time around you can expect to see gunfire, kidnappings, explosions, police versus prisoners, violence, Elvis? And streakers – all at the touch of a little red button.

And here it is.

[Source: Youtube]

Again, keep these safe and use them wisely.

We cannot unfortunately give credit where credit is due for these 10 commandments as they come from an anonymous source on Quora.

Commandment 1: Always have papers of some sort in your hands

This gives the illusion of a hard working employee. It will also make you look like you are on your way to a meeting. Those who walk around empty handed look like they are off to get a cup of coffee or embark on anything other than work.

Commandment 2: The computer is key

With a computer at your desk, you can look busy for days. No, you probably won’t be typing up that proposal or report, but sending personal emails and chatting to mates. And that is okay, until of course you get caught, which is inevitable. So when this happens simply explain to your boss you are teaching yourself to use new software to better equip yourself in certain areas of work.

Commandment 3: Say yes to a messy desk

The desk must be messy at all times. There should be piles of documents on your desk, whether it is work from today or last year, again it’s okay. Pile it on and pile it high.

Commandment 4: Let the phone ring to voice mail

Always let the call ring to voice mail. Remeber you are too busy to just talk to anybody at any time. If it is urgent, that person would have left a voice message and if the message is regarding work, send an email. But send the mail during lunch time hours, so it looks like you’re hard working.

Commandment 5: Look annoyed and impatient

If you constantly look annoyed or impatient, your boss is given the impression that you are very busy almost all of the time.

Commandment 6: Leave late

If the boss is still at work, leave late. And when you leave make a point of walking past his/her desk to ensure they see you and the time you are leaving. Also make sure to send email in the wee hours of the morning or past everyones bed time, and don’t forget to email on public holidays. You will appear to be the most dedicated employee ever.

Commandment 7: Sigh for dramatic effect

This is a winner. Nothing needs to be wrong, but sigh at all times. When you sit down, while looking at your computer tentatively, everyone will assume you are under immense pressure.

Commandment 8: Stack it high

We have talked about the cluttered desk, this point is simply elaborating on that idea. Not only should your desk be piled with paper and documents, but strategically place books on the floor where they are very clearly visible. The thicker the book, the better.

Commandment 9: Vocabulary

This is a fun one. Learn a new tech phrase – no you don’t have to understand what it means, but make sure your boss won’t either. Learn some nerd jargon, and then randomly drop it into a conversation you’re having with the boss. Again, make sure your boss is not clued up on the nerd jargon or you could risk looking like an idiot.

Commandment 10: Try not to get caught

Not much needs to be said here, the obvious has been stated. Do not give your boss anything to suspect.

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[Source: Quora]

The home was first listed just over a year ago. Understandably, top-end properties usually take a long time to sell, and, while the home was correctly valued at the original price of just under R100-million, the owner is in a bit of a hurry and has thus dropped the asking price,

More from Seeff:

Billed by residential property company Seeff as “arguably the best” property in the city’s southern suburbs and one of the “finest classic mansion-style homes” in South Africa.

Property Details

• Erf Size 12119m²
• Building Size 3500
• 7 Bedrooms
• 6 Bathrooms
• 12 Garages
• Pool
• Pavilion
• Tennis Court
• Bar
• Billiard Room
• Cinema
• Music Room
• Gym
• Pizza Oven
• Cigar Lounge

Click thumbnails below for images and click here for the property’s main page on the web.

[Source: Times Live, Seeff]

The next version of maps will be customised to the user. Ensuring the information dislayed is relevant to that person. If the user clicks on a restaurant, a box will appear that will show reviews of the restaurant from Zagat (an American restaurant review and guide ratings site) and your friends. With increased use of the maps, Google is able to supply the user with recommendations that are suited to the user. There will also be the chance to receive a discounts when searching for certain coffee shops, restaurants etc.

The navigation system on Google Maps has always been impressive even when providing an alternative route for public transport, but now it will offer an even better navigation system finding the fastest and most efficient route for the user in real time. And if you cannot decide what method of transport to use, Maps will provide a ‘schedule viewer’. This way you have all the possible options at your fingertiops making your choice of transport much easier.

The new version will even be your personal traffic reader, alerting you to accidents and automatically providing a different route, avoiding any traffic slowing incidents.

Text will not be as present in the next version, with the map filling the page. According to CNN:

The redesigned Maps will let Google’s sleek-looking maps and vast library of photos shine. Text takes a back seat in this version. Images from street view, user-submitted photos and fun Google projects like underwater view and interior 3-D tours are all highlighted, while map itself fills the page.

Lastly, Google Maps will have a feature enabling the user to zoom out all the way to see the Earth floating in space. Users will be able to see the cloud cover as well as the stars and sun’s position in real time.

These improvements are set to be made available over the next few months.

[Source: CNN News, YouTube]

Chatterboxes and self-confessed singers can connect with hands with an Apachie Ice Pro Bluetooth Hands Free Car Kit with FM Transmitter. The Car Kit is easily connects to phones and music devices to the cars FM stereo, and supports manual and automatic frequency tuning. Casting an LED display and charging portable gadgets with a USB port, the Bluetooth Hands Free Car Kit sits happily on a cigarette lighter stand and keeps drivers hands on the wheel.

CLICK HERE TO GET YOURS

Choose between these options:

• Pay R499 for one Apachie Bluetooth Kit, valued at R849
• Pay R899 for two Apachie Bluetooth Kits, valued at R1 698

What you need to know:

• Transmit music and phone calls from your Bluetooth mobile phone or music device to the car FM stereo
• Full frequency FM transmitter with LED display
• Supports manual and automatic frequency tuning
• USB port for charging portable electronic devices
• Plays other external audio sources with a 3.5mm cable
• 3,5mm output to connect with car’s aux-in
• Cigarette lighter stand with flexible gooseneck

Specifications: 

• Bluetooth V2.1+EDR (enhanced data rate)
• Bluetooth frequency range: 2.4GHz-2.4835GHz
• Bluetooth profiles: headset, hands-free, A2DP, AVRCP
• Adopts Bluetooth stereo and mono FM frequency range: full channel, 88.1MHz-107.9MHz (100KHz/Step)
• Frequency modulation: 20HZ-20KHz
• USB output DC 5V/600mA

Apple launched its first smartphone in 2007, and has been improving on the phone ever since. Check out this side-by-side comparison of the cameras in each iPhone, using the Camera+ app.

Macro – Original iPhone

Macro – iPhone 3G

Macro – iPhone 3GS

Macro – iPhone4

Macro – iPhone 4S

Macro – iPhone 5

This is the Macro comparison. The comparison shows,

Sharper photos with more accurate white balance, contrast and saturation.

Skyline – Original iPhone

Skyline – iPhone 3G

Skyline – iPhone 3GS

Skyline – iPhone 4

Skyline – iPhone 4S

Skyline – -iPhone 5

Skyline comparison

[Source: Design Taxi]

Special announcement: attention, duck fans! The rubber duck needs some rest, and to undergo a quick body check. The rubber duck will resume its ‘duck’ shape in no time.

Strangely enough, some bloggers didn’t believe the announcement and started speculating on more realistic reaons why the duck had been deflated. A user named Huxiang Mountain Person on Sino Weibo, China’s version of Twitter, proposed 10 likely explanations. These are a few of them:

Avian flu was too strong.

Asia’s water quality was too rough.

It worked overtime for seven days in a row and suddenly died.

The duck has found a warm place in the hearts of many of Hong Kong’s residents, who were saddened by the ducks deflation. Mirinna Chan said:

The sky looks like it is crying for me – I took time off from work just to see the duck, now it is just a blob.

It’s really our childhood dream,  because when we bathed as children, we would have one or two of the rubber ducks next to us.

It seems all the attention has proven to be a little too much for the duck.

[Source: The Guardian]

Angelina Wants Ovaries Removed Next – After undergoing a cancer-preventive double mastectomy and breast reconstruction, Angelina Jolie will follow up with surgery to remove her ovaries, according to a report in People magazine. [latimes]

Winnie’s Belongings Go On Auction To Pay Debt – Paintings, a silver tea set and other items belonging to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela will be auctioned next week to pay off debts she owes to a school. Blind. [mg]

Brad Pitt “Emotional” About Angelina Jolie’s Mastectomy - Brad Pitt opened up about fiancee Angelina Jolie’s stunning revelation of her double mastectomy in an interview. “I’m quite emotional about it, course,” said the actor, who had previously released a short statement of support and pride about Jolie’s news. [usmag]

Auction For Coffee With Apple CEO Tim Cook Sells For $610,000 (R5.6 Million) – It turns out that the desire to speak with Apple CEO Tim Cook, along with $610,000, will buy you a cup of coffee. That’s the winning bid offered in a charity auction for up to an hour of Cook’s time. [npr]

Oregon Scientists Get Stem Cells From Cloned Human Embryos – A team of researchers said Wednesday that it had produced embryonic stem cells — a possible source of disease-fighting spare parts — from a cloned human embryo. [washpo]

Google Launches Streaming Music Service Ahead Of Apple – Google Inc launched a music service on Wednesday that allows users to listen to unlimited songs for $9.99 a month, challenging smaller companies like Pandora and Spotify in the market for streaming music. [reuters]

Painting Sells For $37 Million In New York – Highest Ever Paid For A Living Artist – A monumental 20th-century masterpiece by German artist Gerhard Richter has sold for $37 million (R340 million) at a New York City auction. [huffpo]

Shrien Dewani Has ‘Mental Health Relapse’ – A man wanted in South Africa over the honeymoon murder of his wife has suffered a mental health relapse, a court heard . Shrien Dewani, 33, is being treated at a hospital in Bristol for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. [guardian]

Google Now Voice Search Arriving On The Desktop – Google Now-like voice search will be available on the desktop via Chrome and the Chrome OS, and add new cards for public transit commute times and movies, tv shows and video games. [cnet]

SA’s Biggest Rhino Sale A Secret Affair – The biggest rhino sale in South Africa this year had the feel of a clandestine gathering yesterday as potential rhino buyers secretly made their bids – to avoid their farms being targeted by poachers. [timeslive]

Downton Abbey: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs In Role Claim – Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will not be in Downton Abbey, despite official Twitter page messages saying he would be a series regular. [skynews]

We Will Slaughter All of Them.’ The Rebel Behind the Syrian Atrocity Video – News sites around the world have shown Khalid al-Hamad sink his teeth into what appears to be the lung of a dead Syrian government soldier (see here). His fellow rebels have called for him to be arrested or killed for the act. Human-rights groups have condemned him. But al-Hamad has no regrets. [time]

US Man Dribbling Soccer Ball To Brazil killed In Oregon – A Seattle man trying to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles to Brazil in time for the 2014 World Cup died Tuesday after being hit by a pickup on the Oregon Coast. [seatim]

The Mysterious Founders Of ‘Bang With Friends’ Have Finally Revealed Themselves – Bang With Friends is the notorious Facebook app that lets you anonymously identify which friends you’d like to – ahem – get familiar with. Then it lets you know if the feeling is mutual. The founders have stayed way under the radar for some time, until now. [sfgate]

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Lucas Brunelle With Just Josie At 13h00 – Josie chats to Lucas Brunelle, creator of Line Of Site, a film which premiered at last year’s Bicycle Film Festival. This film shows the inside story of underground bicycle racing around the word. It’s more than just a montage of vehicle-dodging, fast paced action, Line of Sight also gives the viewers an insight into the community of bicycle messengers who run and participate in these underground races. [justjosie]

Keegan Arrison On The Bailey Schneider Show, 2pm - Keenan Arrison is a South African actor best known for his starring role as Ashwin Fernandez in the M-Net soap opera The Wild. Bailey chats to Keenan about his passion for acting, and what’s on the cards for him now that the series has been cancelled. [baileyschneider]

The Brothers Streep Show, 18h00-20h00 - When tuned in to the show, you’ll encounter sections like The Quiz, The Unprepared Prepared Play and The Brothers Streep Compendium of Games, as well as interviews, reviews, live music and more, sandwiched in-between a selection of songs from their favorite artists. Be sure to listen in and feed yourself some real comedy radio! [brothersstreep]

The “Know Your DA” film campaign was launched on 13 May 2013, and will see 30,000 copies of the video being distributed across the country. It will also be available in nine languages. Monthly house meetings will be held where the film will be aired and the DA’s story told.

Helen Zille said in a press release:

For too long we have allowed our political opponents to define us. To counter this deception we must reclaim our history. We must ensure that we never lose sight of the golden thread that connects our past, present and future: the fight against apartheid and its legacy of poverty, unemployment and inequality.

The campaign has spawned the creation of notable spoofs, including a series of tweets by the “A DA Voter” parody account.

Sometimes Helen & Athol gossip about Lindi in Xhosa IN FRONT OF HER! She’s like “whatcha talkin’ bout?” & they’re like “nothing” #KnowYourDA

— DA voter (@aDAvoter) May 13, 2013

Shortly after parting the Red Sea, Moses gave Helen Suzman a hug #KnowYourDA

— DA voter (@aDAvoter) May 13, 2013

Lindiwe Mazibuko’s Barbies had inter-racial relationships #KnowYourDA

— DA voter (@aDAvoter) May 13, 2013

[Source: YouTube, DA, All Africa]

Check out the video and read his apology, here.

Masters was on air with Dan and Richard this afternoon at 15h30 to talk about “the incident”.

Below are a few choice quotes from the interview, as well as the full length podcast.

“I’m putting my hand up and accepting the responsibility.”

“It was never meant to be an act of malice. I know some people were angry that I endangered myself, and I certainly did. But for six years I did walking safaris, and was approaching game on foot, obviously not like that. But I had had enough experience that I felt that should things escalate, I would be able to control them.”

“Dealing with wild animals is always dangerous, and there is that element of unpredictability, but there are set responses to certain actions. When I ran at it, I was asserting a lot of dominance, and a lot of aggression toward that elephant. When I stepped back and fell in the hole, suddenly you saw the posture of that elephant change, because I was showing submission and retiring from the conflict, he started to advance. That’s I had no choice but to jump up and go very hard at the elephant, in order to deter it. The elephant itself at the end of the day didn’t want to get in to a conflict situation.”

“I’ve done 13 years based in and around the Kruger conducting walking and driving safaris. I hoped that what I was doing was to promote eco tourism and responsible guiding, and what I’ve done in those 45 seconds is undo all of that work, because it goes against the ethos of everything that guiding stands for.”

“It’s time to take stock. A situation like this has the potential to define a man. I need to make a decision whether I should continue my life and career in the bush, or whether this is perhaps time to start a new chapter.”

“When the video was made, we did chuckle at the video, but I did recognise the damage that it could do. We thought we had contained it and destroyed it. We don’t know who posted it, and what have you, but it doesn’t matter who did. It’s kind of a good thing that got out. I hope young guides see that and see the stupidity in that.”

Before we begin, two bits of news. Firstly, congrats to Simon S, who took the pic of last week’s Hipster of the Week and managed to win the Pumas! ie. the hipster in the pic didn’t come forward within 24 hours. And secondly we just wanted to remind you that the rules state clearly that the hipster CAN be looking at the camera, as long as it’s not posed and it’s AS you take the picture – which often happens.

If this competition is all new to you – read the rules below at the bottom.

Right, moving swiftly on..

We got this from Chris P:

Dear 2oceansvibe

I spotted this naughty hipster while enjoying the tail end of the breakfast sandwich at the Woodstock Exchange.

I found his Bill Cosby (v-neck, nice variation) jersey and Where’s Wally beanie to be a rare joy. Here’s a shot for detail of those items:

Why is one of his sleeves pulled up, and the other down? Genius. Please also appreciate his reading spectacles, organic beard, and free-flowing mane of hair as he strides away to tend to quinoa plants.

Hope that makes the cut.

Chris

Chris, thanks for that. I think you nailed it, although you failed to mention the incredible expression on his face. Too awesome for words. What a legend!

So, according to our rules, this naughty hipster has 24 hours to contact us with proof that he is the naughty hipster in the photograph. So if you know him, tell him to email editor@2oceansvibe.com and he will get a brand new pair of Puma shoes if he can prove it is him. See Terms & Conditions below.

Do you know him? Give her a heads up and make her a winner! I’m sure he will appreciate a new pair of Puma shoes.

If he DOESN’T claim the Pumas in 24 hours (4pm tomorrow) then the person that sent this in (Chris, mentioned above) gets the Pumas.

Good luck to the rest of you, as you hunt down your very own naughty hipster.

A reminder of the Terms & Conditions:

1) Send in your pictures to editor@2oceansvibe.com with the subject ‘Naughty Hipster’

2) Tell us where you took the picture in Cape Town. Make SURE you tell us which ‘neighbourhood’ it was in. All of Cape Town’s new neighbourhoods can be seen at capetownhoods.co.za. Explain what the naughty hipster was up to. Was he/she talking about single-speed BMXs, for example?

3) The most outrageously-hipster photo of a hipster will be posted every Wednesday on 2oceansvibe. 

4) The hipster in the photo will have 24 hours to email us at editor@2oceansvibe.com and prove that he is the hipster in the photo. If he manages to do that within 24 hours of the post going up, he wins a pair of Pumas (any pair of Pumas, excluding the ‘Black Station’ collection).

5) If the naughty hipster in the photo does not claim that prize in 24 hours, then the person who took the photo wins a pair of Puma shoes!

6) You can’t take pics of people you know, or people who know you’re taking the pic (unless they look at the camera at the moment of the photo). ie. no friends and no posing for pics. 

So off you go – start hunting those naughty hipsters!

CLICK HERE for previous Naughty Hipsters.

This time around we don’t have to put up with Drew Carey (thank god) and instead have been given the wonderful Aisha Tyler to take us through the impromptu game show, “where everything is made up and the points don’t matter.” 

The series that is said to hit the screens again in July is something to look forward to after viewing this first-look video we have, that is all based on ripping off 90210, yes!

[Source: Film Thrasher]

Read below under the red highlighted heading. This is of course quite important right now, seeing as the Powerball lottery is sitting on $350 million, which works out to R3 billion. Why would you NOT buy a ticket to that? I have – several! Buy yours here.

Now there are a lot of online schiesters, and that is why we only use these guys – and they’ve been going for years. Personally, I have setup my account to automatically buy tickets when the overseas lottos hit a certain size – like $100 million. Click here to learn how to set that up.

Regarding the service which buys tickets on your behalf in Europe and the US, read below.

From our affiliate:

“The online lottery system has yet to have sold a jackpot winning ticket, but we process in excess of 2500 winning entries per week. The majority of these are usually fist tier winnings of approximatley $10.00, but a draw seldom goes by in which we don’t process a winning ticket in excess of $1000. The biggest win we have processed to date was in excess of $1.2million when one of our customers correctly selected all 5 main numbers and one of the two “Star” numbers on the EuroMillions draw. This customer chose to remain anonymous, as is the case with 99% of all lottery winners that have won a substantial prize.”

There are three things people usually worry about:

1) Your credit card details may not be safe,

2) The online facilitators (eg. 2oceansvibe Lottos) are not officially represented by the lottery.

3)The SA government will not allow you to claim your winnings.

Here are the answers to those legitimate fears:

1) The website and online payment system has been going successfully for over eight years and uses 128 bit SSL Security. Your credit card details will be safe. And that’s a fact.

2) It is important to note that we are in no way associated with Camelot (for the UK and EuroMillions Lotteries) nor MUSL (the Multi-state lottery provider that manages PowerBall and MegaMillions) or Sisal (SuperEnaLotto). We make this very clear on all of our reminder correspondence and our website. Your ticket price that you pay covers the physical service that we provide. That service is to line up on your behalf and purchase the ticket from a retail outlet, hence a ticket price far higher than the standard ticket price. Moreover, we also claim winnings on the customer’s behalf in the state/country that the ticket is purchased. This is perfectly legal, owing to the fact that the ticket is purchased by our staff members that are legally entitled to do so. In the event of a win, we conclude the claiming process too in order to obtain the winning amounts on your behalf. It is perfectly legal for any foreigner to purchase, own and, in the event of a win, claim any lottery ticket for any of the lotteries for which we offer our services.

3) Our 2oceansvibe Lottos partner has managed to pay out each and every local winner, legally, via the SA Reserve bank. This is not in the least bit dodgy and the process was explained (and legalities confirmed) by Radio 702′s financial guru. You can listen to that clip here.

Off you go – click here to buy tickets for tonight’s Powerball draw. It’s R3 billion, for goodness sake!

According to Mail&Guardian:

Handing down the sentence on Wednesday, Western Cape High Court Judge Anton Veldhuizen said a R75 000 fine applied for each fraud count.

He was also given 18 months in jail for each count, suspended for four years on condition he not be convicted for fraud again.

Brown (43) looked tired as police officers shackled his wrists and led him out of courtroom 19.

Pensioners, businesspeople and other members of the public in the packed courtroom had mixed expressions of disbelief and relief when the sentence was handed down.

Brown was recently convicted after he admitted to misrepresentations he made regarding investments entrusted to him.

The state originally laid 192 charges against him.

[more here]

That’s a total fine of R150,000 and zero jail time.

Essentially, it’s the same as what you spend on ice-cream, annually.

The Mail & Guardian is reporting that six shots have been fired at Wonderkop Stadium, in Marikana, while striking miners gathered for a meeting.

Dressed in green, union T-shirts and carrying knobkerries and sticks, the strikers sang as they entered the stadium.

It is expected that the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu) president, Joseph Mathunjwa, would ask them to end their strike at Lonmin’s platinum mines in North West.

Workers downed tools on Tuesday, demanding the immediate closure of the National Union of Mineworkers’ (NUM) offices at Lonmin.

Read the full report, HERE.

In other news, multiple Lonmin miners have committed suicide since last year’s massacre, as they battle to come to terms with the economic pressures of unemployment, and the emotional trauma of the massacre itself.

[Source : M&G]

What do you get when you combine the works of MIT Sensible Lab, Pentagram and SuperUber? A robotic bar that can serve cocktails, named Makr Shakr. Makr Shakr (the thing that makes you a little bit nervous about who will be serving us drinks in the future) this week, will be serving drinks and cocktails to people at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco.

The contraption consists of three arms that can do pretty much everything your average bartender can – from measuring shots to slicing lemons. But, the Makr Shakr doesn’t need you to wait in crazy queues to be served.

How?

The robot arms are linked to an app. The thirsty user can order their drinks or even design their own cocktail for the machine to make for them.

Carlo Ratti elaborates:

Makr Shakr is a great example of how digital technologies are changing the interaction between people and products. The system explores the new dynamics of social creation and consumption – ‘design, make and enjoy’ – allowing users to design their own cocktail creations, while digitally controlled machines transform these designs into reality

Brought to you buy Cafe Caprice, where actual people serve you your drinks.

[Source: BBC]

Stallone’s had a good run of form rebooting Rocky and Rambo, with a tongue-in-cheek tribute to action men with The Expendables, which is about to become a trilogy. The Italian Stallion’s used to playing tough guys and with that sucker punch accent and brute physique who can blame him? He brings his old school charm and experience to Bullet to the Head, but unfortunately it’s not enough.

Bullet to the Head is a loose adaptation of the graphic novel, Headshot (Du plomb dans la tête). Part buddy movie and part crime thriller, the film lies somewhere between Rush Hour and one of those stone cold straight-to-video WWE actioners in a story, which sees a hitman (Stallone) and detective (Kang) join forces to take down a common enemy.

The Rush Hour buddy movie dynamic draws a New Orleans-based Italian-American and a Washington D.C. detective of Korean descent together, much like Hill’s 48 Hrs. As the tag team gets into gear, there are several comedic moments resulting from mistrust and prejudice. However, they don’t have Jackie Chan’s legs or Chris Tucker’s motormouth to play up the action comedy, making this one more about getting down to business.

“I… preferred… Arnie… as Conan.”

Bullet to the Head is better than most WWE action hero vehicles. The casting alone is an improvement as Sylvester Stallone’s mere presence, Sung Kang’s equal opposite contrast and Jason Momoa’s intimidating physique and cold-blooded determination carry much of the story. Add some solid action set pieces and better-than-average production values and you’ve got yourself a gritty little crime thriller.

Hill adds some flair to the action scenes ranging from Eastern Promises style hand-to-hand bath house combat to a firefighter axe duel that wouldn’t be out-of-place in The Expendables. It’s a trigger-happy foray into the criminal underground as a yin-yang double team get payback in style.

Bullet to the Head is mostly entertaining thanks to Stallone’s star power, some decent “haven’t we seen this somewhere before” crime drama, some mood-lightening buddy movie comedy and some well-worked action set pieces. However, everything is undermined by an out-of-sync conclusion.

While it’s refreshing to watch an action thriller of this calibre without Jason Statham, Bullet to the Head has a sting in its tail. The ‘it is what it is’ rule can only go so far and after coasting along at a good pace, Bullet to the Head fails to execute in the third act. The co-lead chemistry is disavowed like a bad one night stand and one of the central characters is hijacked by his evil twin, the end.

The bottom line: Unfinished

Release date: 17 May, 2013
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This is your go-to guide. Keep it safe and use it wisely.

[Source: Online Clock]

Remember Square? The app start-up that makes it possible to accept card payments via iOS and Android? Square has developed the Square Stand.

This stand holds an iPad horizontally, and attached to it is a card swipe machine. The stand retails for R2,765, and is a boon for retailers, who typically lose a chunk of their revenue through sales commission fees to card vendors like Visa and MasterCard. You can get your hands on one of these by pre-ordering on Square’s website, here.

The Business In A Box package includes the iPad stand, cash drawer and an optional receipt printer, so if you’re in the business, they have made it all easy and futuristic for you.

[Source: Mashable]

Rippling through the waters of the Mediterranean coast, the incredible silhouette of the Costa Serena provides an avenue into vibrant harbours, seaside towns, and unforgettable onboard discoveries. Setting sail from Savona in Italy, travellers are tickled by a fresh breeze and seasoned by subtle flavours of salt floating in the air. Enjoy the desirable luxuries of modern travel with visits to Ibiza, the Balearic Islands and France.

Choose from the following options:

Seven-day cruise for two from 8 September to 15 September 2013

Including meals, entertainment and onboard activities

• R12 435 for stay in a Double Inside Classic Cabin
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Itinerary

8 September 2013: Savona
9 September 2013: Civitavecchia
10 September 2013: Olbia
11 September 2013: Day at sea
12 September 2013: Ibiza
13 September 2013: Ibiza and Palma De Mallorca
14 September 2013: Marseilles
15 September 2013: Savona

The official synopsis for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire:

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safer after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave theri family and close friends, embarking on a “Victor’s Tour” of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) – a competition that could change Panem forever.

Enjoy the trailer here.

The second film is set to hit theatres on 22 November 2013.

[Source: YouTube, Collider, Business Insider]

Masters will be on air with Dan and Richard this afternoon at 15h30 to talk about “the incident”.

Send us any questions you might have for Masters to @2ovfm or email kirsty@2oceansviberadio.com with the subject “Questions for the Elephant Guy”.

Click here to tune in to 2ov.fm!

Or click that silver button on the top right of your screen.

Check out the video and read his apology, here.

Marketing Agency, Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney collaborated with Heckler to create this amazing short video of kids tasting foods for the first time. The video, shot in high quality, was screened at the TEDxSydney 2013.

Saatchi & Saatchi creative director Matt Gimour said that he got the inspiration from watching his own two-year-old daughter eat. She also appears in this video eating the gherkin.

[Source: Youtube, MetroUK]

Fogle was working in the political department of the US embassy in Moscow as a third secretary. He has since been handed over to the US Embassy officials. The CIA has been mum on the issue. Fogle’s arrest and subsequent release has been confirmed by the State Department’s spokesperson Patrick Ventrell, but he was reluctant to provide futher details. BY Tuesday Fogle had been expelled from the country.

Extracts from the letter translated from Russian to English read:

Dear Friend,

This is a down payment from someone who is very impressed with your professionalism and who would greatly appreciate your cooperation in the future.

The letter also revealed an email address that the recipient had to used to email the CIA. The new recruit was told to purchase a new laptop and set up a gmail account in a public place to provide a safe means of contact.

The news of the CIA agent’s arrest made news headlines with a picture of Fogle’s identity card released along with a picture of him and the various paraphernalia he carried on his person. According to the Russian Federal Security Services this has not been the first attempt made by US intelligence to recruit members of Russian law enforcement and security.

Some are doubtful about the truthfulness of Russia’s account of the incident. Former counterintelligence officer Eric O’Neil said:

I very much doubt that a highly trained CIA operative is going to be walking the streets of Moscow wearing a really bad blond wig. It’s poor trade craft, and it looks like a setup to me.

O’Neil seems to think that the poor excuses for disguises were placed on Fogle by the Russians.

[Source: CNN News, ABC News, Wired]

In honour of the 37th birthday of Atari’s legendary game Breakout, Google have produced an excellent online easter egg. To unwrap your present, image search “atari breakout” and wait a second. 

WARNING: This game is extremely addictive. 

[Thanks, Craig]

And today could be your lucky day. You could win tickets to Snoop DoggLion’s Cape Town performance, right here, right now!

Tune into the Just Josie Show between 12h00 and 14h00 TODAY and wait for instructions.

CLICK HERE to listen live.

Or press that silver button in the top right corner.

Since Harley the “dancing dog” has made his own profile page on Facebook, his video that was uploaded in 2011 has finally got the praise it deserves. The hilarious snippet shows Harley twerking like it ain’t a thang against his couch. Since his Facebook fan page (which you can go and like here) has been up, he has received almost 3 000 000 views. You go boy!

You can view the rest of his channel here, and for more fun from Harley, check this link out.

[Source: Mashable]

All the liveries come with 20 inch diamond finished forged alloy wheels, a satin-finish fuel filler cap and scuderia shields painted on the front wings.

And to top it off, this 375 F1 livery beauty was found in South Africa by car enthusiast Michael Pougnet. The difference with this one is Viglietti (Ferrari dealer in South Africa) had the white details added to the car to make it look like the Ferrari 150 Italia 2 livery, also known as the “Alonso”.

Enjoy this beauty on home soil.

That is hot fire!

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[Source: Top Gear, Zero Turbo]

Brian Thomas Masters has been receiving a lot of hate mail after a video of him was posted on YouTube earlier this month. Masters, completely intoxicated, chases and taunts a fully grown elephant, with the support and cheers of his friends. This video, that was shot in the Kruger, has been causing controversy ever since its upload, resulting in Masters coming forward to make a formal statement about his actions. Here it is, taken straight from his Facebook profile page, HERE.

As a result of the recent spread of video content portraying a game ranger confronting a wild elephant I would like to acknowledge that I am responsible for the incident and sincerely regret my harmful and dangerous behaviour.

I completely agree with comments that have been made about the unprofessional and unethical treatment of animals. I admit full responsibility for the actions and am deeply, deeply remorseful.

There has been a lot of baying for blood and a campaign to name and shame so here I am. I am so sorry this happened and I wish I could undo the stupidity of the act but I can’t; all I can do is apologize and hope people can see the sincerity I am trying to convey. Firstly the fact that some people are trying to attach my act, which I did alone, to the company mentioned, is ridiculous.

The fact that the extremely good work it has done all over Africa is now being questioned due to the stupid actions of one person is beyond belief. The company in question currently conserves over half a million acres of land across Africa, provides 19 000 meals to school children daily and is throwing major resource and people into a host of conservation projects across the continent and those who now feel that the action of one, now undermines everything it has built up and stands for is crazy and for that I am also extremely sorry.

This has already cost me my reputation and job and has undone all the work I have done in the fields of ground hornbill and elephant research over the last 13 years. The fact that for the months leading up to and after this incident many nights were spent sitting out in the bush after a full day’s work trying to do our part in slowing this terrible tide of rhino poaching gets very quickly forgotten.

For years spent facilitating people’s introduction to this beautiful continent be it on foot or vehicle and getting people passionate about conserving these wild areas, this incident makes me extremely sad; all the hard work I have done is undone in 45 seconds of folly. For those of you who know me I am sure you’ll agree that this was done with no malice, merely poor judgement

It pleases me to see so many people standing up and saying this type of behaviour is unacceptable because it is and you should be angry. I ask that you vent your anger at me and don’t drag the name of an amazing company through the mud for something that they clearly had no hand in.

But also look carefully at yourself and ask if there was anything you have done in the past that had it been caught on camera could have had negative consequences. I hope you will have room for forgiveness as you understand how these mistakes can be made.

[Source: Times Live] 

The lake was in danger of disappearing until the government stepped in and refilled it in 2006. Water levels have since risen. Reports suggest the lake’s position to be the reason the oasis has survived along with the low altitude.

[Source: The Telegraph, The Independent, Mail Online]

Gupta Waterkloof Report Complete – “A meeting of the relevant ministers will be convened on the 15th May 2013 to study the contents of the report and provide feedback to the general public and members of the media at a press conference on a date to be announced.” [news24]

BP and Shell Raided Over Allegations Of Petrol Price-Fixing - The European Commission today raided the offices of BP and Shell on suspicion that they are playing a central role in what could be the next price fixing scandal – colluding to inflate oil prices and, in turn, the cost of petrol. [indep]

Aaaaand, back to the Guptas…

Guptas Accused Of Buying ANC Votes With Food Parcels - The Gupta family has been accused of distributing food parcels at an ANC North West branch meeting to sway decisions in favour of President Jacob Zuma, it was reported on Tuesday. [timeslive]

Facebook Bans ‘Social Suicide’ App Social Roulette - Facebook has blocked an app that offered users a one in six chance of deleting their entire account. Known as Social Roulette, the app was designed to mimic Russian Roulette where a single bullet is loaded into the cylinder of a revolver and well, you know the rest. [techspot]

SAA Gets 20 New Airbus A320s – South African Airways will soon have 20 new Airbus A320s in the skies. The national carrier will take delivery of the aircraft, valued at R10-billion, from next month on a long-term lease. [timeslive]

Japanese Politician Calls Wartime Sex Slaves ‘Necessary’ - Japanese officials have distanced themselves from comments made by a prominent nationalist politician that suggested women forced to become prostitutes to entertain Japanese troops during World War II were “necessary.” [cnn]

Nigeria: Goodluck Jonathan Declares Emergency In States - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states after a series of deadly attacks by Islamist militant groups. [bbc]

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Roger Federer Cuts Off His Beautiful Flowing Locks – Last week in Madrid, Roger Federer was his typical self, flowing locks under a bandana and all, but for his surprising early loss to Kei Nishikori. This week? He’s sporting a new ‘do. [tennis]

Mayoral Candidate Claims Jesus Endorsed Her - When North Miami voters get into the booth to vote for a new mayor today they will have to choose among a colorful cast of candidates, including a woman who claims she was endorsed by Jesus. [abcnews]

Jaden Smith, 14, Wants To Be Emancipated From Parents Will & Jada So He Can Live Alone - Jaden Smith doesn’t even have his driver’s license, but he is ready to buy his own home and get emancipated from his famous parents. [radar]

Someone Wrote the Steamy Hillary Clinton/Bill Clinton Love Scene You Never Wanted to See - Former secretary of state and enduring coolness icon Hillary Clinton may be getting a Hollywood biopic. Written by South Korean screenwriter Young Il Kim and included on the Black List in 2012, Rodham chronicles Clinton’s early career. And it’s hot.. [vanfair]

Cyclists Shouldn’t Get To Play By Their Own Rules - The other day, something happened in Chicago that made bicycling a little more boring. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel introduced an ordinance that would double the fine for “dooring” a cyclist. [busins]

Heather Graham Does Maxim Shoot – Here’s forty-three-year-old Heather Graham looking like a ridiculously sexy twenty-year-old and unleashing her killer curves and wicked stems in the newest issue of Maxim magazine. [popoholic]

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The Bro Show With Paul Snodgrass, 6-8pm - Some shows just have an angle we like and know you will love – Snoddy’s Bro Show is just that. Great local and international bands, celeb guests and the unique workings of the mind of one of South Africa’s finest full on shock comedians, Snoddy is perhaps that blip on the radar of life that you know you want to get to know. [broshow]

Candice Heyns On Bass Instinct 8-10pm - Candice is one half of the unstoppable musical duo Blush ’N Bass – two South African females that bring a tasteful, yet sexy, music experience to electro nightclubs in SA.  If Candice finds the best beat in a track that might be dubstep, indie disco, electro house, electronic, drum n bass, house or even techno, you can bet you’ll hear it here. Tune in! [bassinstinct]

Redesigned iOS 7

Design genius, Jony Ive, prefers the minimalist approach and it is more than likely that his design preferences are set to spill onto the software design of Apple. Analyst at Forrester Research, Charles Golvin said:

Given the new responsibility of Mr. Ive, I expect the redesign to be significant and focused more on simplifying and improving the experience than on whizzy new bells and whistles.

But only time will tell if this rumour is made into a reality when Apple announces the latest version of the iOS 7 operating software at the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco on June 10.

Cost effective iPhone

Apple used to be the king of the castle but in recent years it has lost some market share to Samsung and Nokia. Sales have been sluggish for the iPhone with the market becoming saturated and the company is in need of a device that is lighter on consumer pockets.

The cheaper iPhone is expected sooner than you think. Laura DiDio, principal analyst at ITIC said:

The competition in the smartphone market is simply too intense.

The iWatch

Apple CEO Tim Cook has annonced the company is working on some “exciting new product categories.” But the iWatch has not yet been confirmed. Some believe that Cook was relaying a cryptic message and actually talking about the iWatch.

Horace Dediu, Apple analyst at Asymco said:

New product categories … implies new usage methods and usage contexts. This is what Apple has been doing for a few decades so there should be no surprises.

It seems only natural for the company to move into the smart watch industry. Whether the idea is feasible or not is debatable among few.

The iTV

No this is not the Apple TV set-top box that Apple sells. This rumour is regarding an actual TV set or an advanced set-top box that would include live television. There are high expectations for the iTV. It is set to offer a different way for users to purchase and interact with media. Golvin said:

Clearly it has been a focus of Apple’s for a long time to revolutionize the home video consumption experience.

Analysts are expecting the iTV to be launched either the end of this year of the beginning of next year.

A bigger Apple

The new design of the iPhone 5 saw a bigger display screen but the phone size, however, is dwarfed by the likes of Samsung Galaxy’s 5 inch screens.

Some analysts believe that the growing 4G networks translate into users viewing movies and TV shows on their phones, and this could prompt Apple to follow. Although Apple has never been much of a follower. According to Asymco’s Dediu:

Management comments suggest that they tested various screen sizes and found the current size to be the largest usable with one hand. I can only assume that one hand use remains a design criteria for the iPhone.

Part of Apple’s appeal is its sleek design and minimlaist nature, making it bigger may not be the best idea.

[Source: CNN Money]

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2) Coffee

Nespresso (and similar) pod-based coffee machines are terrifically terrific. But they do tend to chew through coffee pods pretty quickly, and by the time you need coffee, you’re standing semi-naked in the kitchen, and it’s 06h45. You’re in caffeine limbo, my man. You could have browsed, paid for, and had coffee delivered to you on a fortnightly basis, if you hadn’t been a silly boy.

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3) Misc. Home Bar Stock

Look, there will be a time when Schweppes starts producing two litre bottles of tonic water. Until that time, you’ll have to restock your home bar on a fortnightly basis, at least.

e-booze are our preferred service provider in this regard. We’re not looking for anything fancy, just your standard whits spirits, a little jack, maybe, mixers. And door-to-door delivery. Nicely.

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If you are over the age of 22, and you don’t have a system for emergency gifts and/or miscellaneous thank you’s, then you missed a pivotal stage in your development.

This is what you do, friend. Buy a case of Pierre Jourdan (six bottles for around R600), print a run personalised thank you/I love you/you’re so nice tabs at any copy shop, pre-attach those badboys to the neck of SA’s tastiest MCC, and when the moment comes, you simply grab one of those guys and run. Schwing!

Get it, HERE.

For the same period in 2012, 2oceansvibe News enjoyed an audience of 479,493 unique readers.

The latest on the story is that the South African diplomatic policing unit has opened a case crimen injuria and intimidation against Hein van der Merwe, the cyclist accosted by the guards.

The case was brought by a Mr SR Khoza, who according to the police, was the driver of the vehicle.

Van der Merwe attempted to open a case against Khoza and his colleagues at the Brooklyn Police station, but was turned away because it was a diplomatic matter.

It has been confirmed that an internal investigation has been opened against the police officer who turned van der Merwe away when he attempted to open a case.

No word yet on who the scumbag diplomat is.

[Source:

Starting 30 May, our favoutrite The Office character, David Brent will be gracing us with his presence on YouTube. Brent will be doing a series of guitar tutorials, which promise to be the best thing to have graced the internet in a long, long time.

Click HERE to see the rest of his channel.

[Source: YouTube]

Candice Swanepoel is born and bred in South Africa and comes from the klein dorpie, Mooi River. But if you recognise her, it isn’t because you saw her at the corner cafe, it’s probably because she has been taking the modeling industry by storm. Best known for her work with Victoria’s Secret, Candice has taken her blonde hair and blue eyes all the way from the Kardashians’ 2010 swimwear line to the Forbes top earning Models list.

Here is a gallery of pictures from her Vogue Spain cover shoot.

And just like we promised here are her Vogue shoot videos.

[Source: Wikipedia, YouTube, YouTube]

I swear to God we will eat your hearts out, you soldiers of Bashar. You dogs. God is greater! Heroes of Baba Amr … we will take out their hearts to eat them.

The group said in statement:

The Syrian Coalition strongly condemns this act, if it is revealed to be true.

The coalition stresses that such an act contradicts the morals of the Syrian people, as well as the values and principles of the (rebel) Free Syrian Army.

The video was posted online on Monday by a loyal group of President Bashar al-Assad.

The authenticity of the footage could not be verified by CNN, but a local rebel spokesman said in an interview with CNN that the act did occur. Tariq al Sayed confirmed that he was a friend of the rebel in the video and that the incident occured over two weeks ago after sevral rebels and government troops were killed in western Homs.

According to al Sayed:

This was an isolated incident. (His) actions do not represent the Free Syrian Army. His actions only represent himself. This is not just a normal person who sits home. He has had two brothers killed. His mom and dad were detained, and the rest of his family displaced.

The group has called the incident a “crime that crosses all lines.”

And Human Rights Watch Middle East deputy director, Nadim Houry said:

It is not enough for Syria’s opposition to condemn such behavior or blame it on violence by the government. The opposition forces need to act firmly to stop such abuses.

WARNING: video not suitable for sensitive viewers

[Source: CNN News]

Online services which actually stand in line to buy tickets on behalf of SA clients have reported a massive surge in online ticket purchases as a result of the massive rollovers.

According to NBC:

The Powerball lottery jackpot swelled to $350 million after no ticket matched all the winning numbers picked on Saturday night.
That would make it the third-largest Powerball prize ever.

The winning numbers were 6-13-19-23-43 with Powerball 16.

The jackpot had hit $270 million before Saturday night’s drawing with a cash value if taken as a lump sum ofs $175.8 million, according to Powerball. Winners also have the option of taking the money as a 29-year annuity.

The last big winner in the Powerball was on March 30, when a $50 million prize was won. But earlier that month a single ticket produced a $338 million winner, at the time the fourth biggest Powerball prize ever.

[more here]

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There are three things people usually worry about:

1) Your credit card details may not be safe,

2) The online facilitators (eg. 2oceansvibe Lottos) are not officially represented by the lottery.

3)The SA government will not allow you to claim your winnings.

Here are the answers to those legitimate fears:

1) The website and online payment system has been going successfully for over eight years and uses 128 bit SSL Security. Your credit card details will be safe. And that’s a fact.

2) It is important to note that we are in no way associated with Camelot (for the UK and EuroMillions Lotteries) nor MUSL (the Multi-state lottery provider that manages PowerBall and MegaMillions) or Sisal (SuperEnaLotto). We make this very clear on all of our reminder correspondence and our website. Your ticket price that you pay covers the physical service that we provide. That service is to line up on your behalf and purchase the ticket from a retail outlet, hence a ticket price far higher than the standard ticket price. Moreover, we also claim winnings on the customer’s behalf in the state/country that the ticket is purchased. This is perfectly legal, owing to the fact that the ticket is purchased by our staff members that are legally entitled to do so. In the event of a win, we conclude the claiming process too in order to obtain the winning amounts on your behalf. It is perfectly legal for any foreigner to purchase, own and, in the event of a win, claim any lottery ticket for any of the lotteries for which we offer our services.

3) Our 2oceansvibe Lottos partner has managed to pay out each and every local winner, legally, via the SA Reserve bank. This is not in the least bit dodgy and the process was explained (and legalities confirmed) by Radio 702′s financial guru. You can listen to that clip here.

Upload, post, email, InMail, transmit or otherwise make avaliable or initiate any content that: Even if it is legal where you are located, create profiles or provide content that promotes escort services or prostitution.

But who would even do this when your profile is of your professional self. If you are looking for this professional help and search “escorts”, these terms appear as a “search instead for” result; female escorts, independent escorts, call girls, hot girls, adult entertainment, escort services and Dubia escorts.

In the past LinkedIn has attempted to forbid “unlawful” services. But some always seem to creep through the cracks.

A representative from LinkeIn said:

In the old [user agreement], we had it covered by saying that one could not use a profile to promote anything ‘unlawful’. However, in some countries, that activity actuallyis lawful.

Now the social networking site is covering all its tracks to stop prostitution promotion on the site.

[Source: Business Insider, Mashable]

You have waited with baited breath, you have even been tapping into the few seconds of music that have been released over the past month. But the wait is officially over. The latest Daft Punk Album, Random Access Memories, has by popular trend, been leaked, a week before its scheduled release.

So what are you waiting for, click HERE, and get those feet tapping. If you aren’t such a rebel, you can go pre-order HERE.

[Source:Gizmodo]

Gates also mentioned in the interview how he and Jobs had grown up together – at the peak of their careers they were competitors.

[Source: YouTube, The Verge]

Are you meant to join that queue once you’ve had your previous meal? So that you’re hungry by the time you get to the front? Surely there is a chance that if you join the queue when hungry, you may well risk eating the person in front of you before you get to the front?

How much time do these people have on their hands?

And on the note of Google maps – come on, guys – seriously?

Florida is a long, long way to go..

[thanks stu - eng]

There is an actual statute in Swaziland for the flight limit of which a witch can reach. This is what the Civil Aviation Authority marketing and corporate affairs director Sabelo Dlamini had to say:

A witch on a broomstick should not fly above the [150-metre] limit.

The most amusing part is that fines exist for these flight height requiremnts. If a witch is caught flying below the 150 meter mark they will not be fined, but anything higher is subject to a R500 000 fine. That is pretty intense for a witch flying above the flight limit.

The report also suggests Swazi witches do not use Swazi broomsticks. Instead the short bundles of sticks tied together are used to move potions around at home.

[Source: TIMES Live]

Tthe MedRef for Glass app was originally designed for hospital workers, but has potential to branch out in to everyday life.

In a hospital scenario, staff members can use facial recognition to pull up patient folders, charts, photos and any notes they may have added with regards to the patient’s condition.

Hospitals are full of very busy people — often with their hands full — who work with a lot of information. Google Glass and making [data] wearable is especially being looked forward to there.

Another amazing feature is that everyone who has the app can have access to the same information, minimizing the possibility of patient maltreatment.

[Source: Mashable]

Reports are surfacing that Samsung is creating spam Twitter accounts to post positive messages about the Galaxy S4. The fakery may not be directly from Samsung, but there is a certainty that it does form part of the Galaxy S4 launch. The tactics were reviewd by Twitter data specialists, Peek Analytics. Tweets that were in favour of the S4 tweeted around the time of the launch (24 April – 29 April), were found to be extremely pro-Samsung tweets.

Of the tweet activity during the launch weekend, Peek Analytics found that 60% of the accounts tweeting about the S4 were real.

Despite the proliferation of fake accounts, some Twitter accounts are constantly tweeting Samsung messages on a daily basis. These accounts are legitimate.

The data found that 564 Twitter accounts tweeted about the S4 over 25 times. It is one thing to be genuinely excited about your phone and tweet about it, but when that number of tweets reaches five a day, red flags are raised.

A Twitter account with the handle @novv tweets about Samsung for the majority of their tweets, a trend which came out of nowhere on 6 May 2013. This account tweeted over 500 S4 related tweets over the launch weekend. This is suspicious behaviour to say the least.

It should also be noted that these pro-Samsung tweets are not of a huge advantage to the compnay. But the advertising agency or social media agency may want these numbers to show the company as they are judged on the output rather than the outcome. It does however get the company name and new product out into the social meida space.

[Source: Forbes]

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Epecuen was known for its saltwater lakes and spas. The salt levels were reportedly 10 times higher than what you find in the ocean, giving the same effect of floating like in the Dead Sea. After wet winters and a heavy storm, the 1,500 people that called the area their home had to evacuate.

Now for the first time since the 1980′s, the water is starting to subside.

Take a look at the gallery of images below.

[Source: BBC]

Enjoy Stone’s compilation of the Westboro Baptist Church Tour across America. This is how to troll like a professional.

[Source: YouTube]

To recap, the Diageo World Class South Africa competition pits South Africa’s top bartenders against one another for a shot at the prestigious title of Master Bartender! Bartenders create monthly cocktails to be judged Diageo’s team of mixologists.

And Takunda Mposhi could only impress!

The Westcliff Hotel – 2oceansvibe’s home away from home

This, from the organisers:

Congratulations Takunda!

There ends our qualifying for World Class Gauteng for 2013. We have seen some amazing (and some not so amazing) drinks over the last 9 months. The average experience of our bartenders in the regional final is 2 years but they are making cocktails far beyond their years with finesse and style that any bar around the world would be green with envy to acquire. A great team effort from publicans, chefs and bartenders alike in creating these World Class cocktails… and we’ve only just begun.

To all the regional qualifiers, this is your finest hour: a chance for you to carve your name into the history books as the bartenders responsible for the cocktail renaissance in South Africa.

You’re proving shift by shift, cocktail by cocktail that we are reclaiming our craft and that we are an industry worth taking note of and for that, my fellow veteran bartenders and I will forever be in your debt.

Now is not the time to rest on your laurels, this is when the tough work starts. This is when you need to eat, breathe, sleep, dream and devour cocktails, practice them religiously, rehearse them over and over again, plan, plan, plan and most importantly…. Have fun and make some friends while you’re at it.

Congrats from all of us at 2oceansvibe!

We look forward to hearing of your success in the next leg!

Good luck!

CNN reports:

Actress Angelina Jolie announced in a New York Times op-ed article on Tuesday that she underwent a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carries the BRCA1 gene, which sharply increases her risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer.

“My doctors estimated that I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer, although the risk is different in the case of each woman,” Jolie wrote. “Once I knew that this was my reality, I decided to be proactive and to minimize the risk as much I could. I made a decision to have a preventive double mastectomy.”

Jolie’s mother, actress and producer Marcheline Bertrand, died of breast cancer in 2007 at the age of 56.

In the Times op-ed, titled “My Medical Choice,” Jolie said she finished three months of medical procedures on April 27 that included the mastectomies and reconstruction.

“I wanted to write this to tell other women that the decision to have a mastectomy was not easy. But it is one I am very happy that I made,” Jolie wrote. “My chances of developing breast cancer have dropped from 87 percent to under 5 percent.

“I can tell my children that they don’t need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer,” she said.

[more here]

Angelina also praised her husband, Brad Pitt, for his support.

From SKY News:

“I am fortunate to have a partner, Brad Pitt, who is so loving and supportive,” she writes. “So to anyone who has a wife or girlfriend going through this, know that you are a very important part of the transition.

“Brad was at the Pink Lotus Breast Center where I was treated, for every minute of the surgeries. We managed to find moments to laugh together.

“We knew this was the right thing to do for our family and that it would bring us closer. And it has.”

Jolie, who is one of the world’s highest paid performers, says the cost of getting tested for BRCA1 and another faulty gene, called BRCA2, is more than $3,000 (nearly £2,000) in the US and that this “remains an obstacle for many women”.

[more here]

Click here for the Cancer Association of South Africa if you would like to find out more local information about this procedure.

What looked like a joyous occasion on the corner of Frenchmen Street and North Villere turned into a shocking ordeal within seconds. A man wearing a white T and dark pants fired on the crowd, scattering festival-goers.

Bernadette Tyler, a woman who lives near the crime scene, opened her front door to two injured and bloodied men.

Me and my daughter did the best thing we can to revive them, and I think we helped save another life today

10 men, seven women and a 10-year-old boy and girl were injured, eleven of which are still in hospital, reports said on Monday.

A R90,000,00 reward is being offered for information on three suspects seen running from the crime scene.

[Source: CBSnews]

Lieutenant Colonel Katlego Magale said:

It is alleged that [a stadium employee] had locked money in the walk-in safe following the Justin Bieber concert and left for home last night at about 23:00.

When the employee returned for work on Monday morning, she noticed that doors leading to the safe had been damaged. And according to Mogale, the robbers entered the premises through the bathrooom roof. Using ropes, they abseiled down the three metre drop to the ground.

The most remarkable detail emerging from the reports is that the wall leading to the safe had been hacked at for several days, in order to break through the double thick wall. Stadium Management Jacques Grobbelaar explained:

They moved through the door into the toilet area where they created a hole which we believe was done over a period of time.

The Soweto stadium was on lock down and Mogale said video footage of the robbery was being obtained as an investigation gets underway.

[Source: News24, EWN]

The competition’s first prize is a National Geographic Expedition to the Galapagos Islands, as well as having your photo published in the National Geographic Traveler magazine.

Here are a few of the entries.

[Source: The Guardian, National Geographic]

There were fireworks, flares and a bit of (tear) gas flying about. But you can understand that a bit because they (the fans) have been waiting for so long.

Thousands of fans awaited the arrival of the players, David Beckham being one of them. But the crowd quickly became anxious and the players had to be led away by security personal. PSG said this in  statement:

All the members of the club, the players and the directors, express to all of these loyal and passionate fans their heartfelt regret that today’s title presentation ceremony had to be cut short.

Take a look at these images captured of the event.

[Source: Business Insider, Times Colonist]

DA Launches Film Ahead Of 2014 Polls  - A film depicting the DA’s involvement in ending apartheid will be shown to households across the country, party leader Helen Zille said on Monday.

Castro Brother Says Victims Unrecognizable In Photos - Ariel Castro’s brothers no longer refer to him as kin. Instead, they call him “a monster” who should rot in jail after being accused of kidnapping and holding three young women hostage in his home for a decade. [cnn]

Prosecutors Push For 6-Year Sentence For Silvio Berlusconi In Sex Case - Prosecutors are seeking a six-year jail sentence for former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on charges he paid for sex with a 17-year-old dancer in 2010. [washtim]

Unmanned Plane Takes Maiden Flight Over UK Skies - Large civilian planes remotely operated by a controller on the ground could become a reality within just a few years, after British aerospace giant BAE conducted a successful overland UK flight of an unmanned prototype for the first time. [rt]

Elephant ‘Tramples To Death Suspected Poacher’ - A suspected poacher has reportedly been trampled to death by an elephant as he tried to shoot the beast in Zimbabwe. [telegraph]

Justin Bieber Makes ‘Simpsons’ Cameo - After months of bad news, Justin Bieber fans finally have something to celebrate – he’s making a cameo appearance this weekend on The Simpsons, thanks to a word from the series’ creator, Matt Groening. [rollingstone]

Wednesday Is The Naughty Hipster Of The Week Competition – Our very popular weekly competition ‘Naughty Hipster Of The Week’ will be happening again tomorrow, right on schedule. Be sure to send in your naughty hipster pics. [nhotw]

Google Drive Triples Free Storage To 15GB - Google announces just ahead of its I/O conference that free storage across Google services — Gmail, Google+, and Drive — is leaping from 5GB to 15GB. But why? [cnet]

Kiefer Sutherland Will Return As Jack Bauer In ’24′ – Kiefer Sutherland will star in the 12-episode run with Howard Gordon returning to the helm. [hollyrep]

Samsung Announces 5G Data Breakthrough - Samsung says it has successfully tested super-fast 5G wireless technology that would eventually allow users to download an entire movie in a matter of seconds. [smh]

Robert Downey Jr Wants Nearly R1Billion For Next Two Avenger Films - A few years ago it seemed that Robert Downey Jr was destined to become just another sad footnote in Hollywood history. Now he is poised to become the world’s highest paid actor and Hollywood’s first $100million (R912 million) man to boot. [express]

Instagram: Co-Founder Mike Krieger Reveals The Photo App’s Humble Beginnings - On Facebook, creating filters, and why the web version took so long. [verge]

Kate Upton Adds US ‘Vogue’ Cover to Growing High-Fashion Credibility - Kate Upton’s June American Vogue cover is the latest feather in her high fashion cap. But only a year ago, many doubted whether a social media sensation turned Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover girl had the chops to crack the Anna Wintour code. [time]

‘Time’ Millennial Cover Gets Totes Brilliant Photoshop Treatment - Time’s most recent cover story has struck a nerve with 20-somethings. The cover devoted to “Millennials” depicts a teenage girl snapping a selfie, and brands the group of individuals born between 1980 and 2000 as “entitled narcissists.” [mashable]

Kris Jenner Was Banned From The Met Gala – Anna Wintour may have welcomed Kim Kardashian to the Met Gala last week, but she apparently banned the pregnant star’s mother from attending as well. [dailymail]

Someone Got A Tattoo Of The Kidnapped Girls’ Rescuer, On Their Leg – It’s been one week since Cleveland dishwasher Charles Ramsey was at home eating a Big Mac when he heard a woman’s scream and immediately began a viral transformation from unsuspecting neighbor to true-crime hero. [gawker]

Americans Are So Over Hipsters - Just 16% of Americans have a favorable opinion of hipsters, a new PPP poll on the much-discussed subculture shows. 42% have an unfavourable opinion of hipsters, and 43% aren’t sure. [ppp]

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The Egoist is a birthday present from Lamborghini to Lamborghini to celebrate its 50th anniversary. This spaceship-come-F1 car, has one seat, four wheels and 600 horses of power.

Head of design for the VW Group, Wlalter De Silve said:

It is designed purely for hyper-sophisticated people who want only the most extreme and special things in the world. It represents hedonism taken to the extreme, it is a car without compromises, in a word: egoista.

The cherry on top is the idea that the driver has to remove the steering wheel before entering or exiting the car, after you have opened the ‘door’. According to Lamborghini, this is based on the premise of a fighter jet. Imagine asking somebody on the side walk to hold the steering wheel while you exit your car?

Our mind is telling us to hate it, but we can’t help what the heart wants.

[Source: Wired]

Ogilvy and Mather advertising agency, together with Velocity productions, created and produced this advert to highlight the work that they do.

The advert is voiced over with a recital of the poem, Sea Fever by John Masefield:

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,

And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;

And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,

And a grey mist on the sea’s face, and a grey dawn breaking,

I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide

Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;

And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,

And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.

I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,

To the gull’s way and the whale’s way where the wind’s like a whetted knife;

And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,

And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.

[Source: YouTube]

[UPDATE] – Journalist, Barry Bateman has confirmed that the men who accosted the cyclist were diplomat security guards.

@2oceansvibe it wasn’t a blue light brigade. It was a diplomat’s bodyguards. Not police.

— Barry Bateman (@barrybateman) May 13, 2013

Blue light transportation is typically reserved for cabinet ministers and diplomatic envoys. The description of the video alleges that “a diplomatic vehicle drove a cyclist off the road and the body guards harassed him when approached them.”

According to witnesses on the scene, the cyclist was travelling down Roper street in Pretoria when a VIP vehicle unit skipped a red traffic light. The cyclist, who narrowly avoided colliding with the vehicle, hit the roof of the vehicle with his fist in retaliation. The vehicle then pulled to a halt, and the action visible in the video unfolded.

At this point we don’t know who the VIP – allegedly a diplomat – in the vehicle is.

We’re withholding the name of the cyclist until we have his permission to publish it.

The cyclist is one Hein van der Merwe, of Pretoria.

Our friends over at eNCA had a bit more spice:

“The diplomatic police on scene told me to delete photos and videos I took of the diplomat. The police also [began] intimidating the school child who took the video,” said der Merwe.

Van der Merwe says he tried to open a case at the Brooklyn Police Station, but was told the case involves diplomatic police, as well as foreign diplomats, and would have to be reported to police headquarters on Troy Street.

Diplomats in South Africa enjoy standard diplomatic immunity. Diplomatic immunity shields foreign envoys from criminal charge in their host country. However, the sending country of the diplomat may charge an individual posted to a foreign country in their own courts for an alleged crime, or renounce the diplomatic immunity of the envoy.

For lesser crimes, diplomats may be recalled, or face internal embassy disciplinary processes.

We’ll update the story as details continue to emerge.

[Source : YouTube]

We have the podcast of this week’s Mail & Guardian Newsroom show for your analytical pleasure. Feel free to listen on the page, or download for later listening.

In this week’s M&G Newsroom, Amanda Strydom and Phillip de Wet continued with the Guptagate discussion, along with everything you should know from the weekend’s newspaper.

After the politically connected Gupta family landed their wedding guests at the Waterkloof Air Force Base, we learned the extent to which the Guptas seem able to influence government decisions.

Later in the show, we looked at further revelations about Communications Minister Dina Pule, and corruption within her department.

Faranaaz Parker gave us the lowdown on a new multi-platform game, as well as Apple’s plans for a free Internet radio service.

Arts editor Matthew Krouse told us about an interesting new South African reality show and Rhode Marshall gave us the inside scoop on the SAMA’s.

Missed the show? No problem. Join Amanda Strydom, Nickolaus Bauer, Mmanaledi Mataboge and Verashni Pillay next week at the same time for an hour of insight and analysis from the people who break the news. Expect big investigative stories, business insight, interviews with the people who make the big decisions, and the finest in arts and culture coverage.

CLICK HERE to listen to last week’s show.

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This video, which takes us on a tour of Facebook’s new settings imagined to apply in real, every day human interaction is hilarious and frightening at the same time, and is a good reminder to take a second gander at those privacy settings of yours.

[Source: YouTube]

The American literary masterpiece, written almost a century ago, has just been adapted to film for the fifth time.

Check out the trailer, here.

Jay Gatsby is a character renowned for his flamboyance and deep pockets, having made it to number 14 on the Forbes Fictional 15 richest list.

Let’s see what Gatsby’s lifestyle would cost today.

The Car 

You can’t imagine Jay Gatsby without his yellow Rolls Royce. This sleek dream of a car would have put a sufficient dent in your wallet in 1925, but today it will do that, and then some. A brand new 2013 Rolls Royce Phantom, will set you back a staggering R4,291,053 – double what most people put down on a house investment.

 The House

So, after seeing how much the car costs, the thought of figuring out the digits on the deed of Gatsby’s Long Island Mansion is a bit daunting. In the novel, this home is situated in the “West Egg” of Long Island, but as that is a fictional area – we introduce you to the North Shore, and real “Gold Coast” of the island.

This is what an abode in one of the Gold Coast villages would cost.

• Cold Spring Harbor: R 21,868,560,00  
• Centre Island: R 19,134,990,00
• Manhasset: R 17,312,610,00
• Syosset: R 11,845,470,00

Wherever Jay chooses to spend his night away from home, you can be certain it’s going to cost more than what it took to get there. The “Fitzgerald Suite” according to the Telegraph, has been opened in honour of the 2013 film and if you are willing to pay around R25,563 a night. then it can be yours – excluding party damages.

The Party

There is no point in living in style when you can’t show it off or enjoy it. Jay Gatsby has got this down with his weekend long lavish parties. According to FOX, celebrities “get togethers” have cost people like Kanye West and Sir Phillip Green up to R170 million. That’s enough to put Ethiopia back in the black.

The Grand Total

1. The car:  R4,291,053

2. The house: R21,868,560,00

3. The hotel room: R25,513,32

4. The gala party: R170 million

That’s a total average of R208,414,666,32 on just four expenses to live like Gatsby.

Makes even more sense to buy ticket’s to Wednesday night’s US Powerball lottery – which is R3 billion ($350 million). CLICK HERE to buy tickets from South Africa.

[Source: GoBankingRates]

[Thanks, Richard]

We thank the exceptional person who decided to video this takedown for our enjoyment. In the footage you can see how sly the police were in surrounding the swimming pool, ready to rush Moran at the precise moment, giving him no chance to escape.

Moran and accomplice Stephen Devalda were accused of stealing about R350,000 from a mail van in Colne, England in 2005 using – wait for it – a machete, baseball bat and a handgun.

In 2009, Moran assaulted security guards in his escape and was convicted in absentia of “conspiracy to commit armed robbery.”

Matt Burton, SOCA’s head of investigations said:

Moran thought he could evade capture fleeing to Spain, frequently changing his appearance and using false identities.

The house Moran had been living in during his “vacay” from prison was found with a handgun, ammunition, and 5kg’s of Mary Jane.

He will be showing of his tan in court on Monday in Madrid.

[Source: Salon]

When she’s not chatting fashion, entertainment, new music and interviewing anyone and everyone, she’s finishing up her Bcom and writing for magazines, traveling the world and selling her tales to fund her next trip. Taking the 2ov slogan to heart, Josie will have managed six overseas trips by Christmas, and knows alllll about “living the holiday”.

Having been recently selected as a Miss Earth SA semi-finalist, she’ll be spreading the green love over the next few months.

If you’re keen to get to know Josie, tune in to listen every weekday from 12h00 to 14h00.

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Features you can expect on the show are the Monday acoustic sessions with both the established and up-and coming of SA’s music scene. Celeb Tuesday’s is a catch up with the who’s-who, and for the rest of the week you can expect cocktail making classes live on air and via the webcam, food and wine pairing, weekend giveaways, fashion chats and weekly sporting and news wrap-ups.

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I am a great believer about throwing myself into life and having a bit of fun and making sure everyone has a laugh.

I like to give people a smile. We used to have entertainers on our [Virgin] planes and I am thinking about reintroducing them. Musicians, comedians, drag queens and others could get the chance to fly for free if they entertain the passengers. It is something I am seriously considering to bring back soon.

It was all fun and games until Branson “accidentally” knocked over the serving tray on to Fernandes. Fernandes got his revenge by pouring a bottle of champagne over Branson.

So what was that bet?

In 2010, both CEOs placed a bet on which of their teams would win a Formula One race, first. Obviously, Dick lost.

[Source: The Sydney Morning Herald]

But not for Star Trek’s Commander Riker. No, he prefers to swing his leg over the chair when he sits down, and swing his leg over the back when he gets up. As some put it, Riker straddles the chair like a cowboy.

Enjoy this video montage.

[Source: YouTube]

[Thanks, Simon]

The police’s specialised unit, Crimes Against the State (CATS) and the State Security Agency (SSA) have been monitoring the training of al-Qaeda terrorists in South Africa for several years, without taking any action. A year-long investigation by the Daily Maverick’s DE WET POTGIETER has revealed surprising inaction by police despite incriminating evidence about secret military training camps and sophisticated sniper training at three well-documented locations as well as several others across South Africa. These subversive activities have taken place at a farm near the notorious Apartheid police hit squad camp at Vlakplaas outside Pretoria, as well as a secluded farm in the mountains of the Klein Karoo.

The story reads like a spy novel, with the SAPS using fake furniture companies to infiltrate these alleged training camps – with secret remote-controlled cameras on neighbouring farms and fake license plates et al.

And with stories of intimidation and an abundance of military grade weaponry at every turn, it’s not surprising that the SA government has apparently been pushed by US intelligence units to help, with no follow-through.

Interesting.

Click here for the full story.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno capitalised on said petrol pump television screens, and pulled a prank on petrol station patron, Will Sims by speaking directly to him from the screen.

What would have been a mildly funny prank turned in to internet gold when Sims and his wife jammed Bon Jovi straight in to the camera.

Since it’s upload a views days ago, the video has received over six million views.

Quite mean. fquality humour

[Source: YouTube, MSN]

It seems that from the comment section, most wished the elephant had charged the drunk man and taught him a lesson.

[Thanks, Andrew]

[Source: Facebook, YouTube]

Their bromance started in jail (classy), and upon their release the pair started working together on various ventures from motivational talks, mineral mining, and the notorious ZAR nightclub.

Kunene wants to enter the porn industry as a producer, which is frankly not very surprising in light of his recent inappropriate tweets.

In response, McKenzie has instructed his lawyer to unbundle and share the business interests to Kunene. McKenzie said:

I watch porn, but I never saw myself as someone who’d make porn. It’s also not something I think we need to do, as businessmen, but Kenny is determined to be South Africa’s Hugh Hefner.

That’s fine, I would never stand in his way, but I want to focus on building a big motivational speaking company, on my books, and on talking to school kids, as well as staying focused on my interests in mining.

I just can’t see myself speaking to school kids in the morning and then going off to produce a porn film right afterwards. ­Kenny will take over the entertainment side of things.

[Source: City Press]

Swimmers have found it nearly impossible to adapt technologies used for bikers and runners to their environment, making it difficult to monitor a workout without the help of a coach out of the water.

The monitor tracks your heart rate from the temporal artery and starts working from the moment the goggles are placed on your head.

The monitor displays different colours to indicate to the swimmer whether they’re in fat burning, muscle building, or endurance mode. The colours are then displayed in real time while you are swimming to allow the swimmer to constantly track their progress.

And all the information stored in the monitor can be synced to your compuer through the USB port.

The Instabeat technology won first prize at the MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab Business Plan Competition in 2012 and third prize at the Stars of Science competition in 2010.

The design has since been tested and retested to develop a monitor that can be manufactured and sold.

[Source: Indiegogo, YouTube]