MY good friend, Balt, has just pointed out that last week’s alleged letter from Richard Branson to the EFF was very likely a fake. Sorry about that – will check these things out in future.
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Imagine giving a little boy, especially a rough and uneducated little boy, a rifle. You then show him how to load and fire it. The first thing he will do is to find a target to shoot at.
But, you don’t tell him anything about gun protocol and safety. The first thing he will do, is to find a target. So he shoots and kills the neighbour’s prize canary and eventually the neighbour himself.
Is this what happened to Malaysian flight MH17? The world seems to think so. So whose fault is it?
I would say the donor of the gun – Putin in this case. But he underestimated the outrage of the world – even tiny Netherlands wants him prosecuted at The Hague.
Whatever the outcome, it is very likely that Russia will face well-deserved crippling sanctions from the rest of the world.
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The SABC are worried that they are losing listeners/viewers. Well, they lost this one several years ago.
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This test only has one question but it’s a very important one. By giving an honest answer, you will discover where you stand morally.
The test features an unlikely, completely fictional situation in which you will have to make a decision. Remember that your answer needs to be honest, yet spontaneous.
The situation: You are in KwaZulu-Natal, St Lucia to be specific. There is chaos all around you caused by a hurricane with severe flooding. This is a flood of biblical proportions.
You are a photo-journalist working for a major newspaper and you’re caught in the middle of this epic disaster. The situation is nearly hopeless. You’re trying to shoot career-making photos. There are houses and people swirling around you, some disappearing into the water. Nature is unleashing all of its destructive fury.
The test: Suddenly, you see a man in the water. He is fighting for his life, trying not to be taken down with the debris. You move closer. Somehow, the man looks familiar.
You suddenly realise who it is – it’s Jacob Zuma! You notice that the raging waters are about to take him under forever.
You have two options: you can save the life of Jacob Zuma or you can shoot a dramatic Pulitzer Prize winning photo, documenting the death of one of the country’s most powerful men!
The question: Here’s the dilemma: and please give an honest answer.
Would you select high contrast colour film, or would you go with the classic simplicity of black and white?
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A CNN News photographer is given an urgent assignment. The photographer quickly uses his cell phone to book a charter flight. He is told a twin-engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport.
Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a hanger. He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door shut, and shouted, “Let’s go.”
The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind and took off.
Once in the air, the photographer instructed the pilot, “Fly over the valley and make low passes so I can take pictures of the fires on the hillsides.”
“Why?” asked the pilot.
“Because I’m a photographer for CNN,” he responded, “and I need to get some close up shots.”
The pilot was strangely silent for a moment. Then he stammered, “So, what you’re telling me, is, you’re not my flight instructor?”
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