Kevin Costner Will Save The World

Kevin Costner’s Oil-Spill Machine Ready To Save The Day – Actor Kevin Costner’s oil-spill device has all the approval it needs to scoop the goop from the Gulf of Mexico, but is waiting for money from BP, according to the actor and his business partner. “Kevin has spent 15 years and $24 million of his own money on this technology. We haven’t gotten a check yet from BP. The sooner it comes, the sooner we can act.” [latimes]

Ronaldo Confirms Vuvuzela’s Are Our Secret Weapon – Not in those words exactly, but Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed what John Smit mentioned on 2oceansvibe Radio on Friday. The fact that teams not used to the noise-making device, will struggle to concentrate, let alone communicate to each other on the field. Danny Jordaan, WC Organising Chief, reckons they will only be banned if used as missiles. Cool, no problem.. [skynews]

Springbok Saves Man’s Life After Beating France – All in a days work for our Springbok players. Springbok prop Jannie du Plessis saved a man’s life at Newlands on Saturday night shortly after helping his side to their biggest Test win yet over France on South African soil. Du Plessis had to push a finger “right into the man’s vocal chords” to remove a piece of meat he had choked on. The man could not breathe and was already blue around the lips when Du Plessis intervened. Arise, Sir Jannie. [sport24]

England Goalie Apologises To The Nation – Robert Green apologised to the nation yesterday for the blunder (video here) which cost England a vital win in their World Cup opener. The brave keeper immediately accepted the blame for his howler and has said sorry not just to his team-mates but the whole country. Of course he did. So would I, if I had to deal with their tabloids. [thesun]

Germany Clobbers Australia – Any worries Germany might have had about the loss of influential captain Michael Ballack were quickly put to rest in their 4-0 opening win against outgunned Australia in Durban.Richard Garcia provided an early scare for the three-time world champions in the nervy awkwardness of the opening exchanges, but it proved a false dawn as Germany were a goal to the good inside eight minutes of the teams’ Group D curtain-raiser. [fifa]

World Cup Beats Obama Election As Most Active Internet EVER – Move over, Mr. President, for the world is here, with its cup, and the whole hot mess is setting crazy new Internet traffic records thanks in part to the massive video streaming efforts covering the games in South Africa.The previous record, held by the U.S. Presidential Election in 2008, was a paltry 8.5 million visitors per minute. The new World Cup record is hitting12.1 million visitors per minute! [gizmodo]

Mandela Great-Grandchild Death Crash Driver Is Sorry – The driver in the car crash that killed ex-president Nelson Mandela’s great granddaughter voiced regret on Sunday at her death and asked that the family be left to grieve in private. “I deeply regret the loss of our little Zeni,” Sizwe Mankanzana said in a statement issued through Mandela’s foundation. I bet he is, given that he is expected to face charges of drink driving.. [news24]

Our Dear Leader Comes One Step Closer To North Korea’s Own Silicon Valley – Universities have been graduating computer engineers and scientists for several years, and companies have recently sprung up to pair the local talent with foreign needs. With a few exceptions (India) outsourcing companies in developing nations tend to be small, with fewer than 100 employees, but North Korea already has several outsourcers with more then 1,000 employees. Kimmy will provide! [pcworld]

Chatroulette’s War On Penises Remember Chatroulette? The crazy random videochat thing? Its founder wants to turn it into a more legitimate business, which means cutting down on the number of disgusting things one witnesses there. Can he do it? (Probably not.) [gawker]

Michael Jackson’s Dad Blames His Mother For His Death – Globally recognised bastard and monster, Joe Jackson, has put the blame for his son’s death squarely in the hands of Michael’s beloved mother, Katherine. This, after years and years of physical and mental abuse which, according to the latest Vanity Fair, even led to Michael having Joe removed from set during the making of Thriller – because he was so scared of him. [newsoftheworld]

[thanks henk]