Category Archives: in the news

CSI lies

By 6000 | 6000 | January 18, 2012

I’m hugely busy and I note that James still has’t published anything beyond his salad, so I’m just going to share this article I read in the Grauniad last night on “CSI Oxford” – or rather LGC Forensics, the private company who deal with the science side of many of the high profile criminal cases [...]

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The Dangers of Raw Fennel & Almond Salad

By 6000 | 6000 | January 16, 2012

Tune into James Lech’s blog today and there is a recipe for a Raw Fennel & Almond Salad. James, lest we forget, is not only ”Africa’s #1 Dog Whisperer”, with powers that don’t include stopping his dogs from attacking young children, he also follows a vegan diet (as do his dogs). While there’s plenty of evidence [...]

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Political Soundbite(s) of the Day

By 6000 | 6000 | January 11, 2012

Here’s Alex Perry (you may remember him from such articles as “Why Cape Town’s Woodstock Rocks“) in Time Magazine with a scathing piece detailing “How The ANC Lost Its Way“. To be honest, there’s not a lot of new stuff here for the local audience – we are used to the cut and thrust of [...]

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City releases 2012 Load Shedding Schedules

By 6000 | 6000 | January 9, 2012

…and inevitably causes widespread panic and discontent. As is their wont, in fact, since Eskom is currently struggling with huge demand and very limited supply. This is probably down mainly to the ridiculous heatwave that has crossed the country and the increased use of air-conditioning – especially in office buildings and the like – as [...]

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Catch of the Day

By 6000 | 6000 | January 9, 2012

I actually spotted this on Sky News last night while looking out for the draw for the FA Cup 4th Round – something my boys like to toy with occasionally. And then I forgot about it while attempting to sleep in the heat and humidity of Cape Town. But then I was reminded of it by [...]

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