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Google’s I/O Keynote Pimps Nexus, Jelly Bean, & Project Glass [VIDEO]
28 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
So hey, we’ve had a pretty cool look at the future thanks to Google’s I/O Keynote yesterday – where they covered the new Nexus 7 tablet, the Nexus Q media orb, and the awesome, skydiving-filled Project Glass demonstration that you’re really, really going to want to watch, after the jump.
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Religion Fail: Court In Germany Bans Circumcision Of Young Boys
28 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
In the first ruling of its kind in Germany, a local court ruled yesterday that circumcision performed for religious reasons on young boys be banned as it could cause long-lasting, irreparable damage. It went on to say that the act should be made illegal due to the serious bodily harm that it could cause.
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Have You Had An Unwanted Baby? There’s A Box For That
27 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
We’ve all heard the harrowing stories about desperate mothers dumping their unwanted babies in bins or leaving them, simply unable to bear the burden of raising a child. A new trend in Germany is rising to help solve this problem, and provide a better alternative to a trashcan.
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Leap Second Scheduled for June 30, 2012
27 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Attention time geeks: a leap second has been scheduled for June 30, 2012. The month will be one second longer, to re-synchronize Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which is based on an atomic clock, and Universal Time (UT) which is based on the earth’s rotation. Basically it’s a cool moment where your clock will legitimately read 23:59:60.
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Mars Landing In 40 Days. NASA’s 7 Minutes Of Terror [Video]
27 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In my opinion this is a far more exciting countdown than the Olympics; in 40 days, NASA’s nuclear powered Curiosity rover will enter the Martian atmosphere, and the landing is the most nerve-racking part for the engineers.
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Daily Inspiration – The Future Is Ours [VIDEO]
27 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This is awesome, a video made for no other reason than to inspire, motivate and give hope. Whether you’re stuck in a rut, having a bad day or just need a pick-me-up, this is the video that’ll get you back on track. Click through for a tear-jerking dose of inspiration.
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SA Government Receives R25 Million Donation For Wildlife Crime Fighting
27 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Department of Environmental Affairs (read: the South African government) has welcomed (obviously?) the Council of the Global Environment Facility’s approval of R25 million worth of funding aimed at strengthening the current wildlife forensic capabilities in South Africa. The donation will help combat wildlife crimes like rhino poaching.
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Map Of World Weed Use – 2012
27 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Economist has surprised everybody by doing something fun, using the United Nations’ World Drug Report 2012 (released yesterday) to generate a map of the world’s heaviest weed users. The Pacific island of Palau wins easily, with nearly a quarter of people aged 15 to 64 having smoked pot in the past year. South Africa does okay, too.
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Norah Ephron, Writer Of “When Harry Met Sally” Dies At 71
27 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Norah Ehpron basically created the mould for modern day romantic comedies, writing both “When Harry Met Sally” and “Sleepless In Seattle.’ She passed away yesterday in Manhattan of complications relating to acute myeloid leukaemia.
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SA Drops To 127th On Global Peace Index
27 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Earlier this month Vision Of Humanity released its latest Global Peace Index of 158 countries, on it South Africa place 127th. SA dropped 29 places from when it sat at 98 in 2007. Conversely, the world has become more peaceful for the first time in three years.
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Cyprus Becomes The Next Card In The Euro Zone Pack To Fall
26 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Cyprus has become the fifth euro zone country to seek emergency funding from Brussels, and it may require a bailout amount worth up to half the size of its economy. We’re not talking the kind of numbers that Spain and Greece have been after, but when half of your economy is looking a bit worse for wear, it’s not ideal.
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Trailer For Sundance Hit ‘Robot And Frank’ [VIDEO]
26 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
‘Robot and Frank’ stars Frank Langella as an old man forging an unlikely bond with his Peter Sarsgaard-voiced robot butler, which starts off as an odd-couple comedy and then turns into a heist film, because Langella used to be a jewel thief. It looks pretty great, and they loved it at Sundance. Take a look.
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UK Police Investigate Racist Abuse Of England Strikers On Twitter
26 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On Sunday night, England dropped out of Euro 2012 in a quarterfinal against Italy. After 120 minutes of play, without any score, the teams went into a penalty shootout which saw Ashley Cole and Ashley Young both miss their attempts. The two players, who are both black, drew heavy racist abuse on Twitter which is now being investigated by British police.
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South Africa To Host Champions League T20
26 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
It has just been announced that South Africa is set to be the host of this year’s Champions League T20 in October. Cape Town, Johannesburg, Centurion, and Durban, are the chosen venues for the most lucrative club-cricket tournament in the world, now into its fourth year.
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Thousands of Awesome Historic Aerial Photos Of Britain Go Online [PICS]
25 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
These photographs of famous landmarks such as St Paul’s Cathedral and Blackpool Tower could have been lost forever, were it not for a major conservation project which has made them freely available on the internet for the first time.
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Olympics 2012: Saudis Will Allow Women To Compete For The First Time
25 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Saudi Arabian officials have taken a huge, progressive step and will, for the first time ever, allow Saudi women to compete in the Olympic Games at this year’s event in London.
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Construction On The Kruger National Park’s First Luxury Hotel Set To Begin
25 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The issue of the construction of a luxury hotel development in the Kruger National Park was discussed at length on 2oceansVibe last year when the weighty issue of hotel development in the Kruger National Park became public knowledge. The first of these developments, to be built near the Malelane Gate, the most convenient entrance from Johannesburg and the airport in nearby Nelspruit, is finally about to get underway.
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Nepal Has The World’s Fastest Zipline [VIDEO]
25 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
A tour operator in Nepal calling itself ‘ZipFlyer’ claims to run the world’s fastest zip-line, a 1.8km line that drops 600m, attaining speeds of 160 kmph. Honestly I’m not sure what kind of speeds zip-lines are supposed to be clocking so those numbers don’t mean much, but the helmetcamera bits in the video look insane. Have a look.
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Four New Zealand Under-20 Players Accused Of Rape
25 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
A Cape Town woman has accused four members of New Zealand’s under-20 team, the Baby Blacks, of gang rape at the Southern Sun Hotel Newlands on Friday night.
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Larry Ellison’s Island Is Bigger Than Some Countries
25 Jun 2012 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
It’s quite rad to be in that gang of famous people who own their own islands. But you’ve done something particularly impressive when the aerial photo of your island is actually a satellite photograph. You gotta give it to Oracle boos, Larry Ellison – he really nailed it with this latest $500 – $600 million […]
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New Spencer Tunick Photo Sees 1 700 Naked People Spray-Painted In Munich [PICS]
25 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Spencer Tunick is world-famous for photographing hundreds of naked people at a time. His latest work brings to life his interpretation of scenes from Richard Wagner’s opera “The Ring”. He shot it in downtown Munich yesterday and used 1 700 naked volunteers, spray-painted either gold or red.
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European Commission Draws Flack For “Sexy Female Scientist” Video
25 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The European Commission is drawing pretty widespread condemnation for releasing a video — ostensibly aimed at getting girls into science — which pretty much depicts female scientists as sexy models in short skirts who hang around bunsen burners, giggling. Take a look at what lady scientists apparently look like in Europe after the jump.
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Jurassic Park Four Is A Thing That Is Happening
22 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s been more than a decade since the last Jurassic Park sequel, and Spielberg’s royalty checks are starting to run a little dry, so writers have been hired to develop the script for Jurassic Park 4, taking it in a ‘completely different direction.’ So long as that direction still involves cloned dinosaurs and lots of money.
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‘Where The Hell Is Matt?’ Is Back, And This Time He Dances In SA Too [VIDEO]
22 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Matt Harding is back, people – the man we all love to hate for having the cojones to live the life we all wish we could. Better known simply as ‘Matt’ or ‘Dancing Matt’, he recently completely his latest “Where The Hell Is Matt” video, and it’s every bit as awesome as its prequels. Click through for the video.
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Facebook To Start Letting You Edit Your Idiotic Comments
22 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You know that thing where you post a comment on Facebook and immediately regret your decision? Well, Facebook sure does. Which is why they’re rolling out a comment-editing functionality over the next few days. Rest easy, people whose grammar falls apart whenever they get excited.
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Chad Meihuizen: Extreme Endurance Running In Aid Of Alzheimer’s
22 Jun 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 4 Comments
Chad’s father passed away last year. He had suffered from Alzheimer’s, and his deterioration into dementia was quick and incredibly painful. Chad’s father spent the last six weeks of his life in hospital, and Chad spent every one of those days at his side. In the end, he suffered more than any person deserved. Chad’s […]
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Fruit And Veg City Responds To Public Outcry Over Selling Endangered Fish
21 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 7 Comments
Fruit and Veg City has been taking a social media lambasting from irate consumers that caught the fresh food retailer selling endangered fish species in a few of their stores. Debate was intense, with both customers and Fruit and Veg City getting in on the action. The retailer has since issued an official statement detailing how they plan to handle the situation of endangered fish “slipping through their nets”.
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Man Without Legs Climbs Kilimanjaro On His Hands [PICS]
21 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Spencer West lost his legs when he was five years old. At the age of 31 he scales the world’s highest freestanding mountain, the 6km high Kilimanjaro – on his hands! See this guy’s incredible journey inside.
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Full Trailer For The New Judge Dredd Movie [VIDEO]
21 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The trailer for Dredd – the gory, R-rated adaptation of the gritty post-apocalyptic comic book 2000AD – has been released. The film was shot over the last two years on set in Cape Town, because apparently Cape Town is the best place to film a post-apocalyptic landscape in. Take a look after the jump.
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Google Out To Save 3,054 Endangered Languages
21 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We sometimes underestimate the importance of language, especially when swimming in the ubiquitous sea of English. Language is bound tightly with identity, and when you imagine a language going the way of the Dodo, it is scary to think what else is lost with it. Google’s philanthropic arm, Google.org, has launched the Endangered Language project, a website devoted to preserving languages that are close to dying out.
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