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Officer Smashes Protester In Face With M16 Gun [VIDEO]
17 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
An officer in the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) has been suspended after hitting a pro-Palestinian Danish protester in the face with the edge of his M16 rifle. He was investigated after the video was posted online and quickly went viral. See it after the jump.
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Google Drive Launching Next Week With 5GB Free Space
17 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google’s long-anticipated cloud storage service, Google Drive, is set to launch some time next week – in yet another attempt to move in on a service that other companies have been occupying for years. What’s interesting here is that Google is planning on starting everyone with 5GB of free storage, easily trumping Dropbox’s 2GB base quota.
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Pacific Quake Update: Papua New Guinea Suffers Magnitude 7 Quake, No Tsunami Warning Issued
17 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Seismic instability continues on the Pacific Rim this week with a magnitude 7 earthquake recorded off the coast of Papua New Guinea early this morning (just after 05h00 Australian Eastern Standard Time). The tremor struck at a depth of 202km and was centred 137km north of Lae, Papua New Guinea’s second-largest city.
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Despite Two Fracking Earthquakes, UK Expected To Adopt New Widespread Fracking
17 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Advice from the first official British government report into fracking has been published today. In it, British ministers have been informed that they should allow the controversial process of fracking for shale gas to be extended there, this despite the process having been blamed for causing two earthquakes.
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Google Co-Founder Says Facebook & Apple Threaten Internet Freedom
16 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Sergey Brin, the Google co-founder everybody keeps forgetting about except when he talks about stuff like this, has pointed to a handful of “threats to internet freedom” – Facebook, Apple, the entertainment industry, and governments that censor their citizens. By which I guess he means threats to Google.
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Documentary: Watch The Power Of Music Bring This Elderly Gentleman Back To Life [VIDEO]
16 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Henry Dryer, age 92, is one of seven patients profiled in a new American documentary called Alive Inside, which looks at the power of music to help people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. Watch how he reacts when he is given music from his youth to listen to.
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Missing: SA Pleasure Cruise With Seven Passengers
16 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The search is on for a South African yacht which has gone missing somewhere in the Indian Ocean off northern Mozambique. It’s feared that pirates have taken the yacht, called the Dandelion, and its passengers captive. Two South Africans – including skipper John Sergel, from Durban – are believed to be on board, together with tourists from America, the UK, the Netherlands, Germany and France.
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King Of Spain Breaks Hip Hunting Elephant On Trip To Botswana
16 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
King Juan Carlos of Spain is no stranger to controversial hunting. Six years ago, it was asserted that the 74-year-old shot a drunken Russian bear that had been lured with honey and vodka. Officials dismissed the allegations as ridiculous. The Spanish media have just had another field day though, after they learned he’d broken his hip hunting in Botswana recently.
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Vietnamese Police Officer Is Passionate [VIDEO]
13 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Unfortunately we don’t speak enough Vietnamese around the 2oceansVibe Compound to know exactly what Lieutenant Nguyen Manh Phan was saying, but we understand that the Vietnamese policeman is very passionate about his job. He made the bus stop.
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The Killer Commute – The Effects Of Your Daily Commute On Your Body And Mind
13 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Let’s be honest, no one enjoys commuting. It’s a frustrating, time-consuming, anger-inducing practice which has become an unfortunate fact of life for some. Even more concerning however, are the actual negative effects it has on your physical and mental health. Click through for an insightful infographic breakdown.
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Guy Fools An Entire Mall Into Thinking He’s A Famous Celebrity
13 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A prankster recently visited a mall in America with one goal in mind: to trick shoppers into thinking he was a famous celebrity, called Thomas Elliot. Within minutes he had a crowd following him, mall security guards for protection, and even had entire stores close so he could shop in private! See all the madness inside.
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49 Former NASA Scientists Ask NASA To Stop Lying
13 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A rather large group of former NASA scientists and astronauts have come together to express their distrust at the way NASA thinks about climate change. They’ve written a letter, in which they criticise the Goddard Institute For Space Studies for telling fibs about man-made carbon dioxide.
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J.K. Rowling Reveals Name, Plot Details Of New Book
13 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
J.K. Rowling – author behind the Harry Potter series – is back with a new book. Not even remotely Potter-related, she calls this one a “blackly comic tale for adults.” Read more about the book’s title and plot details, after the jump.
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Update: SARS Requires South Africans Abroad To Declare Their Income
13 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Attention Saffa’s overseas! SARS has issued a Five Year Compliance Drive this month, which includes all South Africans residents working in foreign countries. The rules of compliance for submitting tax returns and payments have changed, so make sure you have all the information you need! More on this foreign income foolery, after the jump!
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Groundbreaking South African Graphic Novel Needs Your Support
13 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For nearly a decade, one man has been working on an epic project that has the potential redefine how the world sees our country and our continent. This project has finally culminated in an amazing, entirely locally produced, graphic novel, but it needs your support if it is to continue. Click through for an inspiring sneak peak and to learn how you can help.
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UK Paperback Sales Drop 25% Year-On-Year
12 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It was only going to be a matter of time before we started seeing the real impact of e-readers on paperback sales. On top of the figure quoted in the headline above, industry analysts, Nielsen BookScan, say that overall, total book sales are down by 11 per cent, according to their latest figures.
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US Judge Rules Against German Microsoft Injunction
12 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In another great instance of American judges believing that their jurisdiction has no limits, a U.S. judge has ruled that Motorola cannot enforce an injunction that would prevent Microsoft from selling Windows products in Germany, should a German court issue such an injunction next week.
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Indonesia Quake Update: Tsunami Warning Cancelled, Locals Still Cautious Of Aftershocks
12 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
While the sea bed around Indonesia’s Aceh region seems to have settled, and the aftershocks of yesterday’s massive earthquakes tailed off, locals returning home are still vigilant and cautious of more seismic disturbances that could cause tsunami to devastate their coastal settlements.
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George Zimmerman Charged With Second Degree Murder For Death Of Trayvon Martin
12 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
After a ridiculous amount of time at liberty, George Zimmerman – the guy who shot Trayvon Martin for wearing a hoodie – has been taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder. Due to some oddment of Florida law, a charge of first-degree murder was ruled out. If convicted, Zimmerman faces life in prison.
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This Is Osama Bin Laden’s Replacement On The FBI’s Most Wanted List
12 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When Osama Bin Laden was killed, he left pretty big boots to fill as far as international criminals are concerned. So it stands to question, who would replace the world’s most notorious terrorist on the FBI’s most wanted list. A mass murderer? Perhaps a system-crashing, government-infiltrating hacker? Click through to unveil the man who replaced the face of terrorism.
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Miss Universe Competition To Officially Allow Transgendered Contestants
11 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last month Jenna Talackova was disqualified from taking part in the Miss Universe beauty pageant because she is transgendered. But the decision was reversed last week, and even better news has just broke: a rule change will allow any transgender women to participate in the beauty pageant from next year onwards.
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E-TV Journalists Detained In Swaziland
11 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
According to eNews Africa editor, Chris Maroleng, police in Swaziland have detained two journalists working for E-TV. It wasn’t immediately clear why they had been detained, but it was understood that the crew were on their way to report about marches taking place in the country.
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Meet CISPA, The Latest Bill To Try And Destroy The Internet
11 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A new bill is making its way through congress – CISPA, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, which is pretty much SOPA in different shoes. It’s another attempt to give copyright enforces carte blanche to spy on internet users and censor online content without just cause. Which is sort of bad.
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US “Monkey Bill” Will Protect Teachers Who Allow Students To Criticize Evolution And Global Warming
11 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Back in 1925, Dayton, Tennessee was home to the famous Scopes “monkey trial”, which saw teacher John Scopes violating a state statute by teaching evolution in biology. Almost a century of science, research and cultural development later they’re still dealing with the same problems.
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Twitter Rescues Johannesburg Man From Hijacking Attempt
11 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
An unnamed Johannesburg resident was robbed, kidnapped, and stuffed into the back of car on Sunday – but managed to send a text to his girlfriend, Lynn Peters who promptly posted a plea for help on Twitter. Frantic retweeting led to a Twitter-coordinated search by private security companies, who retrieved both the car and Peters’ boyfriend.
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Iran To Cut Off Internet, Completely
10 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Iran’s government, not wanting to be outdone by other censorship-crazed nations like China, North Korea, and Great Britain, are taking things to the next level – they are cutting off the internet, permanently. As always, they only have their citizens’ best interests at heart.
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Flashfake Botnet Infects Over Half A Million Macs Around The World
10 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
As the concern over threats to Mac users’ security grows, a recent study by Kaspersky Labs reveals one Trojan that has managed to infiltrate over 600 000 Macs, throwing the supposedly tight security protocols used by Apple into sharp relief.
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Spanish Royal Shoots Himself
10 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Felipe Juan Froilan, the 13-year-old grandson of the king of Spain, has learnt at a young age what it feels like to shoot yourself in the foot. (A learning which, considering he’s fifth in line to the Spanish throne, may serve him well later in his life as a state figurehead.)
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Mugabe Deathbed Rumour: “A Lot Of Hogwash”
10 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Zimbabwean Information Minister, Webster Shamu, has told the AFP that reports that Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe was battling for his life in a Singapore hospital are “a lot of hogwash”. It must really irritate Bob when people make stuff up about him.
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Lollapalooza Lineup Leaked, Includes Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys, Black Sabbath
10 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Take it with a pinch of salt, but over the weekend this pretty convincing Lollapalooza internal memo hit the internet. I mean blurry photographs of lineup lists aren’t set in stone, but it looks pretty legit – and includes headline acts by The Black Keys, Black Sabbath, and The Shins. Check out the full thing after the jump.
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