How To Become One Of Gaddafi’s Virgin Bodyguards – Moammar Gaddafi counts on protection from a unique bodyguard corps he’s been training for decades — an all-female, gun-toting posse of virgins. About 40 lipsticked, bejeweled bodyguards surround the Libyan dictator at all times. They wear designer sunglasses and high heels with their military camouflage. But they’re purported to be trained killers. No spice. [aolnews]
Beeka Business Partner Raid Finds Hit Lists And Ties To Lolly Jackson – The SA Revenue Service confiscated a Lamborghini and Ferrari belonging to Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir on Wednesday afternoon. The Hawks said that a hit list found at his house included the names of slain underworld boss Cyril Beeka, security consultant Paul O’Sullivan and a state prosecutor. [news24]
Japan Dead/Missing Toll Tops 25,000 – The number of people confirmed dead or listed as missing in Japan surpassed 25,000 on Wednesday, 12 days after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the country’s northeast coast. There are fears of a much higher toll from the disaster, which flattened entire towns along the Pacific coast of northern Honshu island. [skynews]
Tokyo Water Unsafe For Babies, Food Bans Imposed – Tokyo warned on Wednesday that radioactive iodine over twice the safe level for infants had been detected in its tap water due to the crippling of a nuclear plant by Japan’s massive earthquake. The revelation came after the United States barred imports of dairy and other produce from areas near the Fukushima power station. [mail&guardian]
Facebook Removes 20,000 Children A Day – About 20,000 children are kicked off Facebook every day for lying about their age, the social network site admitted yesterday. Despite efforts to enforce the strict 13 years or older age limit some children still slip through the checks. The networking site’s chief privacy adviser Mozelle Thompson told Federal Parliament’s cyber-safety committee: “Facebook removes 20,000 people a day, people who are underage.” [dailytelegraph]
Libyan Air Force Is Destroyed – The coalition air effort to halt the Libyan government’s attacks on civilians continued into Thursday for a sixth day, with an airstrike in the Tripoli suburb of Tajura. So far, the coalition has crippled the Libyan air force, and established a no-fly zone that spans Libya from east to west along its coastline, said U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Gerard Hueber. [cnn]
Jesus Will Return On May 21 – If preacher Harold Camping is right, that’s the exact date Jesus will return and the righteous will fly up to heaven, leaving behind only their clothes. That will be followed by five months of fire, brimstone and plagues, with millions of people dying each day and corpses piling in the streets. Finally, on Oct. 21, the world ends exactly as the Book of Revelation says it will – with a bottomless pit, a lake of fire and, at last, a new heaven and new earth. I’m in! [usatoday]
Michael Mol Gets His Own TV Show – Expresso presenter Michael Mol is getting his own television show. The former Top Billing presenter’s show, Hello Doctor is reportedly an hour-long segment where Mol will “debunk the myths and demystify the truth about what makes you tick and look at how to keep you ticking for longer”. [channel24]
Royal Wedding Soundtrack To Be Released On iTunes – Kate Middleton could become the princess of sales when an audio recording of the Royal wedding is made available to download within hours of the service ending. Music industry executives expect the soundtrack to go straight to number one in both the singles and album charts when it is released on iTunes on April 29. [telegraph]
Dewani Gets His Date With Destiny – British citizen Shrien Dewani, accused of organising the murder of his wife during their Cape Town honeymoon, will appear in court in two months to face extradition proceedings. District Judge Howard Riddle said Wednesday that Dewani, 31, would appear for a two-day hearing starting May 3. [timeslive]
Knut the Polar Bear Will Be Stuffed – Knut, the world’s best known polar bear, is to be stuffed and put on display in a Berlin museum, allowing fans a chance to say their farewells to the animal. The news came Tuesday as a team of veterinarians tried to define the cause of the four-year-old bear’s death. [nypost]
Sperm Grown In Laboratory, Raising Hopes Of Male Infertility Treatments – Scientists have grown sperm in the laboratory in a landmark study that could help preserve the fertility of cancer patients and shed fresh light on male reproductive problems.Though the procedure would be illegal in Britain under current legislation, sperm grown in the laboratory, if proven safe, could be used to help infertile men have children through standard IVF treatments. [guardian]
Madoff Family Launches Disaster Planning Service For The Wealthy – In 2008, just weeks after she was engaged to Andrew Madoff, his father, Bernie Madoff, was arrested for running the largest Ponzi scheme in history. Now Hooper is the president of Black Umbrella, a high-end disaster management company based in New York City, and her fiance, Andrew, is director of operations. And business is booming since the earthquake and tsunami disaster struck Japan last week. [abcnews]
Five Ways A ‘Normal’ Person Can Date A Celebrity – Wouldn’t it be nice if you could enjoy all the benefits of life as a celebrity without actually having to be talented actor or singer in your own right? Yes, it would! And while the majority of celebs stick to their own kind, there are some stars who have opted to settle down with a “normal” person just like you and me – only really good looking. But if you follow one of these easy paths, you just might succeed in bagging a celebrity mate of your very own. [popeater]
Lindsay Lohan Rejects Deal And Goes For Full-On Trial For Jewelry Theft – Actress Lindsay Lohan has opted for a full-scale trial on a jewelry theft charge rather than accepting a deal from prosecutors to plead guilty, which would have put her behind bars for several months. Lohan’s lawyer tsaid Wednesday that there would be no court hearing, meaning the actress’s not guilty plea will stand and that she had turned down the plea bargain offer. [latimes]
Thursday Is “Vote For Table Mountain” Day – Table Mountain is at the bottom of the final 28, in the running to be one of the new seven wonders of nature. Table Mountain needs YOU to vote at least every Thursday. We need 30 million votes to make the final 7. You can vote on the website or by SMSing the word ‘table’ to 34874 (SMS cost R2). You can vote once on the website and as many times as you want on SMS. come on, gang, let’s do this thing! [votefortablemountain.com]
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