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Thought for the day:
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The official speed limit for tomato sauce is 45 mph. That's metres per hour, just in case you're wondering, not miles per hour. According to the Heinz Corporation (the arbiter of all things ketchup) anything that comes out of a bottle either faster or slower gets binned.
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There is even a recommended way of getting the sauce out, according to a Heinz spokesman. Applying a bang to the buttocks of the bottle will net you little more than a glop in the eye or a stain on your shirt.
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"Just tap smartly the number 57 on the neck of the bottle," explains the official. This, apparently, releases the airlock that stops up the opening, and the contents will flow.
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So, getting your favourite red sauce on your fries is - like almost everything - a matter of science.
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What to watch this week:
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Leaving behind the snow and gloom of the Nordic Noir, we move Down Under for an Australian series called Mystery Road. This was supposedly a breakthrough production as it featured Aboriginal Australians in lead roles. The main star, though, is the dessicated and brooding Australian Outback, which reminds one irresistably of the Great Karoo.
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In fact, this series could have been manufactured in South Africa, and the big question to ask is: Why are we not making television shows like this?
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The script is a little clunky at times, and the acting is uneven, but the story is compelling and the cinematography is superb.
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Don't quote me, but: A weak in their words
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There is no lack of news, and no lack of insight. Our 'News Editor' turns his jaundiced eye on the events of a tumultuous week.
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Book Review: The Feather Thief
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It is not often that environmental issues form the core of a best-selling mystery thriller.
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But the Feather Thief is one of those books. Safrean Andrea Abbott reviews the book and presents a reading of a chapter
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Email signatures: informing, branding, bragging or bamboozling?
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Our regular columnist who writes on business communication, has wise words on the importance of e-mail signatures.
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Where Words Take Us - Wrist
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The wrist has two faces. On the outside, it is a showcase for the finest jewellery. And on the inside, the eight little carpal bones pivot and move to turn the two wrist joints and make them central to the life of any freelancer with a computer.
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Vile Vodacom and a hapless consumer
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Customer care, customer care, customer care. What has become of it, wonders Langa Khanyile
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SA dodges prisoner transfers
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In a world turned upside down by COVID 19, the government has callously abandoned South Africans imprisoned in foreign countries.
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#JobsSaveLives - One Million Seats on the Streets Peaceful protest.
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A picture says a thousand words... all the debate around the re-opening of restaurants, the sale of alcohol with a meal, that impact of the curfew... photographer Carla McMahon shows it in her work.
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Exploding pizzas, fried eggs and monkey business
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The emoji, that icon for instant communication that we use all the time, turns 21 this year. And what a tumultuous 21 years it has been!
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