http://scotach.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Made in the southern hemisphere / Farita en la suda hemisfero en Vox Thu, 08 May 2008 07:22:39 +0200 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/south-africans-cheated-and-lied-to-again.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scotty) http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/south-africans-cheated-and-lied-to-again.html?_c=feed-rss http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/south-africans-cheated-and-lied-to-again.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 08 May 2008 07:22:39 +0200 This is a Sapa piece on an article in yesterday's Business Report. I make no comment: Eskom skimps on SA May 7, 2008 Johannesburg - In the three months to March, electricity exports rose as much as 6.1 percent year-on-year, while electricity d... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/south-africans-cheated-and-lied-to-again.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522b27d549d00f48cf5ebf70002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> government power south africa electricity power cut power cuts eskom http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/qotd-its-too-late-to-apologise.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scotty) http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/qotd-its-too-late-to-apologise.html?_c=feed-rss http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/qotd-its-too-late-to-apologise.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 08 May 2008 06:58:30 +0200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://scotach.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22522b27d549d00e398f78eca0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c22522b27d549d00e398f78eca0005-50si" alt="Forgiven" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Has anyone ever done something so horrible to you that "I'm sorry" couldn't fix it? Jesus said: "For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/qotd-its-too-late-to-apologise.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522b27d549d00e398f78eb80005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd christianity bible forgiveness too late to apologize http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/the-government-gets-more-of-your-cash.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scotty) http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/the-government-gets-more-of-your-cash.html?_c=feed-rss http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/the-government-gets-more-of-your-cash.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 06 May 2008 06:25:02 +0200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://scotach.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22522b27d549d00e398f6ea0e0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c22522b27d549d00e398f6ea0e0005-50si" alt="Please sir, may I have some more?" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> This from this morning's Eastern Cape newspaper Daily Dispatch: A QUARTER of the petrol price will be taxes and levies when May’s 55c per litre increase takes effect from midnight tonight. Tomorrow’s increase includes a 20c per litre increase i... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/the-government-gets-more-of-your-cash.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522b27d549d00e398f6da560004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> government new zealand gas prices south africa gas petrol petrol prices petrol price http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/qotd-cinco-de-mayo.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scotty) http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/qotd-cinco-de-mayo.html?_c=feed-rss http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/qotd-cinco-de-mayo.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 06 May 2008 06:17:21 +0200 Are you celebrating Cinco de Mayo? What's that? Some kind of American mayonnaise? <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/qotd-cinco-de-mayo.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522b27d549d00e398f6d9e50004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd cinco de mayo americans only! http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/shiver-me-timbers.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scotty) http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/shiver-me-timbers.html?_c=feed-rss http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/shiver-me-timbers.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 05 May 2008 06:25:24 +0200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://scotach.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22522b27d549d00f48d13aa000001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c22522b27d549d00f48d13aa000001-50si" alt="It&#39;s pretty cold out here!" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> What a cold long weekend! The temperatures plummeted to such an extent that we pulled out the winter clothes and blankets. Winter arrived with a bang. It was a good break from work nevertheless. Among other things, on Thursday we spent some time... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/shiver-me-timbers.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522b27d549d00f48cf4fc8b0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> weekend winter cold weight mass temperature cholesterol long weekend hypercholesterolemia familial hypercholesterolaemia familial hypercholesterolemia hypercholesterolaemia http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/the-shortest-week-i-can-recall.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scotty) http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/the-shortest-week-i-can-recall.html?_c=feed-rss http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/the-shortest-week-i-can-recall.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:51:12 +0200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://scotach.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22522b27d549d00f48cf3664b0002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c22522b27d549d00f48cf3664b0002-50si" alt="What the weekend holds in store" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> It really is an odd week here in South Africa. Monday was a public holiday because the 27 April Freedom Day fell on Sunday. Tomorrow is the 1 May Workers' Day holiday, and then Friday has been declared an extra public holiday because two holidays... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/the-shortest-week-i-can-recall.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522b27d549d00f48cf370c60003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> government holidays holiday south africa long weekend http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/news-politics-qotw-election-media-coverage.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scotty) http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/news-politics-qotw-election-media-coverage.html?_c=feed-rss http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/news-politics-qotw-election-media-coverage.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:46:28 +0200 The Obama and Clinton campaigns receive non-stop media attention; how do you think the press is doing with its coverage of the democratic nominee process? LOL - it's not getting that much coverage over here. We have our own problems to worry ab... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/news-politics-qotw-election-media-coverage.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522b27d549d00f48cf3707e0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd election media coverage http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/culture-qotw-rising-petrol-prices.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scotty) http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/culture-qotw-rising-petrol-prices.html?_c=feed-rss http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/culture-qotw-rising-petrol-prices.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:44:37 +0200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://scotach.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22522b27d549d00d4143ec2673c7f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c22522b27d549d00d4143ec2673c7f-50si" alt="Petrol price" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Will the rising cost of petrol change your winter travel plans? I was not really planning to do much driving this winter, but I'll certainly think twice before going on any photo expeditions that involve more than the usual travelling distances... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/culture-qotw-rising-petrol-prices.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522b27d549d00f48cf365de0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd gas prices petrol prices http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/elephants-to-be-killed.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scotty) http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/elephants-to-be-killed.html?_c=feed-rss http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/elephants-to-be-killed.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:29:13 +0200 My home country, South Africa, has not culled elephants for 13 years. That will change from tomorrow. South Africa's 13-year moratorium on elephant culling was set to be lifted on Thursday to combat a surge in population numbers, despite an outc... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/elephants-to-be-killed.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522b27d549d00f48d121bf20001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> elephants wildlife animals south africa environment culling http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/dont-pet-the-lions.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Scotty) http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/dont-pet-the-lions.html?_c=feed-rss http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/dont-pet-the-lions.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:36:09 +0200 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://scotach.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22522b27d549d00e398f49c910004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00c22522b27d549d00e398f49c910004-50si" alt="Female Lion Looking to Her Side" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> All is well again, with the minister of home affairs having returned home on Friday afternoon from her trip to New Zealand, which she enjoyed immensely. We spent the Freedom Day long weekend relaxing at home to give her a chance to recover from ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://scotach.vox.com/library/post/dont-pet-the-lions.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522b27d549d00f48cf3099b0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> photo weekend photography photographs new zealand weight mass photograph lions cholesterol hypercholesterolemia familial hypercholesterolaemia familial hypercholesterolemia hypercholesterolaemia lion park