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First Edition Harry Potter Auctioned For ZAR 205K
23 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
So Heritage Auctions sold a 1997 edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone for $29, 875. A book that you can remember the release of just sold at a rare books auction. You’re Old now. If you can’t remember 1997, please crawl back into the womb.
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Water Soon To Be Subjected To Eskom-esque Tariff Hikes
22 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A report about a month ago attributed that South Africa indeed stared a water crisis directly in the eye. Experts told the inaugural South African Water and Energy Forum in Johannesburg that we even face the possibility of chronic water shortages as early as 2020. Now Eskom-esque tariff hikes loom too.
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Koeberg Nuclear Power Station Shuts Down, Routine Maintenance
15 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Take a deep breath and don’t panic. It’s nothing to be alarmed about and this is why we have eased it in on this beautiful Tuesday afternoon in Cape Town. Unit two actually shut down yesterday already and we thought we’d now explain why you might see it puffing the odd bit of steam from time to time.
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The “Manyi” Bill, Let’s Crunch Those Numbers
03 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Oh, you didn’t know that cabinet has already approved this little racial nugget? Well, basically it’s just waiting for a few more signatures now before it forces change upon us. According to the SA Institute of Race Relations, who kindly did crunch the numbers for everyone, a lot of job loss and not much job creation is in order.
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How To Back Up Your Gmail Account
02 Mar 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Try this old chestnut on for size: prevention is better than cure. It is also said that hindsight is 20/20. Some Gmail users will be experiencing the emotional mechanics of these two philosophical musings after the online email giant “lost” the entire contents of 148 000 user accounts earlier in the week. We thought we’d share a little advice.
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Port Elizabeth Pool Water Selling On The Black Market
28 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s no secret that the Eastern Cape is suffering from one of the most devastating droughts in recent times. Jacki Bilsbury from the Walmer area had a laugh when she read a local newspaper article about pool water theft. She’s not laughing now.
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Google Unveils Recipe Search Function – Google Recipes
25 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The giant has realised a gap in the market with this new feature it’s adding to the existing structural layout of the site. Like you’d click on the left toolbar to access news or images, soon you’ll search for a recipe based on quite specific criteria. Even real chefs are amped.
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Aroused Elephant Flips Car In Pilanesberg Game Reserve [UPDATED]
23 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
You’re going to want to have a little look at this. Remember we talked about John Somers’ passionate encounter with Amarula the elephant yesterday? Well, a little earlier I received an email purportedly containing some shots of Amarula, doing his thing as you might say, to John’s new car.
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Had An Out-Of-Body Experience Lately? Well, You Couldn’t Have
21 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
And that’s because scientists have proven, with a rather deceitful method, that you were merely mistaken all along and that there’s no possible way you could actually have had an out-of-body experience. Why? Because your senses were just confused and they tricked you into believing it happened.
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Joburg Residents Charge Mayor Amos Masondo – Hello Karma
18 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You’ll recall just last week we chatted about the atrocious conditions our Joburg friends are having to put up with as a result of what can only be described as the complete and utter mismanagement of local jozi municipal services. Well, finally they have heeded their consciences’ advice and done the right thing by charging their rogue sheriff.
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Floods, Potholes, Overcharging And Double Road Tax
10 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Today is an important day because it’s the day our President gives his state of the nation address. It should be an interesting one and I heard there may even be autographed heaven cards for sale afterwards. It’s therefore important to highlight some issues our Jozi brethren currently face and ask whether they are getting a fair deal.
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Plastic Bottle Cancer – Let’s Have That Chat
04 Feb 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
With the Radlantic continuing its game of lake-lake as far as Windguru will forecast (7 days ahead, actually), rumours of your plastic water bottle causing cancer are bound to peak. No doubt reaching for a sun exposed bottle of warm water will be met with upturned noses and precautionary words. So, hit them with the truth.
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Public Service Announcement From Seth: Money
09 Dec 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Every now and then I drop one of these public service announcements, because I love you and you should know about them. Love is an action, not an emotion, okay?
Think about that. I’m acting out my love for you.
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DEATHSWITCH – BECAUSE YOU CAN’T EMAIL WHEN YOU’RE DEAD
14 Jul 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Morning, kids. Are you ready for some delightfully cheery death chat? The “what happens to my online presence when I die” question has been haunting our minds in recent months, ever since the story broke about Facebook suggesting people “reconnect” or “share the latest news” with a deceased friend. Epic failure. Think about it. Twitter, […]
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FLAME THROWERS – THE HEN’S TEETH
29 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
I was feeling particularly generous this morning, so I decided to find a solution to Seth’s toast problem. Enter the personal flame thrower. How awesome is this? For just a thousand US dollars, you can have hard toast whenever, and wherever you want. And there’s an added benefit, Seth. Talking to the manager is effective, […]
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GRAND DADDY HOTEL DROPS THE BALL – AGAIN
22 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 55 Comments
Remember the “alleged” tale of the Grand Daddy Valet who stole a customer vehicle and rolled it 70 kilometres away in Blue Downs? The Grand Daddy Hotel left a comment on that story. Let’s enjoy it with our morning coffee: A response to this post from the Grand Daddy: It is regrettably true that this […]
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GOOGLE LIVE FOOTBALL SCORES
17 Jun 2010 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
You do know if you Google “fifa live scores” you get a completely live score card showing all current games being played? Without making another click! It shows it as the first result! I swear. Check. Looks like North Korea won’t be getting any football coverage on TV today.. Pretty cool, hey? What’s more, […]
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MAKE THAT CALL
11 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
There’s going to be an awful lot of tension regarding referee calls, and the dubious opinions of your fellow spectators this afternoon, and indeed for the rest of the tournament. To avoid unnecessary conflict, and to make sure that your opinion is valued above all others this World Cup, get your hands on this little […]
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TEN RANDOM FACTS ABOUT MEXICO
10 Jun 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Tomorrow, we face el Mexicanos in an epic footballing battle. Let’s get to know our enemy, shall we?
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SETH IS… LOVE
18 Dec 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 12 Comments
Have you ever typed your name into Google, followed by “is” and then a space? You really should, it’s fairly hilarious. Google uses historical searches for similar phrases and gives quickview suggestions are what you more than likely want to search for – thus saving you nano seconds of your time. It’s those little things […]
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IS YOUR BIKE/CAR LICENCE UP FOR RENEWAL?
17 Dec 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 13 Comments
Is it just sitting there on the table? Annoying you? It’s such a small amount of money, but we all know that the cost is not what we are fearing – it’s the queues at the Traffic Department – oh, the pain! When is the best time to get there? And, when I get there, […]
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