City road closures for spectacular 2010 Final Draw

THE first official event to launch South Africa’s hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ takes place in Cape Townon December 4 and the City of Cape Town is pulling out all stops to demonstrate its readiness to welcome thousands of soccer fans and dignitaries.

The FIFA Final Draw, which will determine the match schedule for the 32 participating teams in next year’s soccer tournament, will be held at 19:00 on Friday, December 4 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC).

"About 3 000 international dignitaries and media representatives are expected to attend this milestone event which will be televised live to an estimated 150 million viewers across the globe. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for Cape Townto put its best foot forward," says Lesley de Reuck, the City’s Director of 2010 Operations.

"To welcome VIPs at the CTICC, the City of Cape Townwill host a ‘Red Carpet’ event as from 16:00. Although the Final Draw ceremony will be closed to the public, the City has organised a one day festival in Long Street where Capetonians can view the Final Draw on large TV screens," says De Reuck.

"Prior to and during the events, several roads will be closed temporarily to enable event organisers and various City and Provincial services to prepare and secure these venues," says De Reuck

Top 15 Movies of the Decade

The nerds are taking over... at the box office at least. Top grossing movies of the past decade are almost only fantasy or science fiction. Here is a look at the moves that rocked the 2000-2009 era (title, worldwide gross, year of release):

1 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King $1,119,110,941 2003
2 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $1,066,179,725 2006
3 The Dark Knight $1,001,921,825 2008
4 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone $974,733,550 2001
5 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End $960,996,492 2007
6 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix $938,212,738 2007
7 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince $929,022,922 2009
8 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers $925,282,504 2002
9 Shrek 2 $919,838,758 2004
10 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire $895,921,036 2005
11 Spider-Man 3 $890,871,626 2007
12 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $878,643,482 2002
13 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs $878,615,229 2009
14 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring $870,761,744 2001
15 Finding Nemo $864,625,978 2003

A more complete list can be found on Wikipedia

Hotslice launch Party in Photos

Hotslice Fans posing for Hotslice Cameras at Hotslice Launch Party at Le Chateau Marguax Claremont, Cape Town.
For More Photos of the event view the slide show below, photo can be downloaded by clicking the appropriate photo and then press the download tab

Hotslice Launch Party Updates

The most dressed girl tonight will have a hair done at NAPYCUTZ soloon Rondebosch and in addition to that she will have her picture on the front page of HOTSLICE as the Hotslice Model of the week (Replacing Naomi Campbell photo on the left sidebar).

The most dressed girl will be choosen by Hotslice Jugdes, the criteria to be used will be published after party.

Hope To See You All

Hotslice Team

Hotslice Launch Party proudly sponsored by Galitos Rondebosch

Galitos Rondebosch, the finest flame grilled chicken that your money can buy, served with a smile.

Hotslice Team together with our Launch Party main sponsor Galitos Rondebosch will be giving out free Lunch Voucher at the party tonight. The vouchers will be given out randomly based on the judges criteria.

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The venue for Hotslice Launch Party

Le Chateau Margaux, the venue for hotslice launch party next week tuesday 17th November 2009

Aka Thug Lou and LA warming the venue.

Hotslice Launch Party 2009

Facebook message frees a robbery suspect

A 19-year-old New York City man arrested on robbery charges has been exonerated thanks to his Facebook page.

Rodney Bradford was held for 12 days on suspicion of robbing two people on Oct. 17 in the Brooklyn public housing complex where he lives.

Bradford and witnesses insisted he was innocent. They said he was at his father's Harlem apartment when the crime occurred.

A playful message was posted on Bradford's Facebook page one minute before the robbery. In it, he asked his girlfriend where his pancakes were.

Prosecutors dropped the charges after Facebook verified the words had been typed from a computer at his father's building.

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REVIEW: Wale, Attention: Deficit

New kid on the block Wale's new album is pretty good check out the review from XXL here:

Buy the album from your nearest music store, or download thru itunes store.

Zuma Takes Over As Mediator

There is renewed optimism that Zimbabwe's on and off coalition government will be rescued after a regional body asked South African President Jacob Zuma to step in as the new facilitator.

Mr Zuma effectively replaces his predecessor Mr Thabo Mbeki who helped broker the historic power sharing agreement on September 15 last year, leading to the formation of an inclusive government in February.

But Mr Mbeki was criticised for being soft on President Robert Mugabe with some of the Zimbabwean parties publicly declaring that they no longer had confidence in his mediation.

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Dead Man Attends Own Funeral

In a southern Brazilian town, a man that had been involved in a car crash was identified by family members as 59-year-old Ademir Jorge Goncalves. The family scheduled his funeral for the 2nd of November, which coincidentally happened to be a Brazilian holiday when loved ones who have passed away are remembered, Dia de Finados.

What the Goncalves' family did not know was that Ademir had spent the night drinking in a bar near the site of the crash, but he was not the victim. When Ademir got word about his funeral he decided that he would go make an appearance. The sight of Ademir alive shocked relatives, some of whom tried to jump out of the windows of the funeral home. "In my 10 years in this business, I have never witnessed a scene like this," said Natanael Honorato, manager of the funeral home in the Parana state.

Later that day, the mystery was solved when a family in a neighboring town came inquiring about a son who was missing. The family recognized the body -- and took it away for burial.

Michael Jackson's father seeks allowance from estate

Michael Jackson's father wants a judge to order the pop star's estate to pay him a monthly allowance, according to papers filed in court Friday.

Joe Jackson, the 80-year-old Jackson family patriarch, was not named in Michael Jackson's 2002 will, which left his wealth to his mother, Katherine Jackson, his three children and undisclosed charities.

Brian Oxman, Joe Jackson's lawyer, filed the petition Friday asking for him to be included in the family allowance.

The matter will be considered Tuesday when Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff convenes the next hearing on matters related to the probate of Jackson's will, Oxman said.

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Now We Can All Keep Track of Our Poo!

iPhone apps are getting weirder and weirder... The writers of a popular best-selling book called "What's Your Poo Telling You" have come up with an iPhone app called the Poo Log. The book centered around how important it is to know what your bowel movements are telling you about you body's health and general well being. One can learn how to read the signs of a sub-par operating digestive system by just taking the time to examine the color, contents and texture of each bowel movement.

The app just builds up on the fundamentals taught in the book and gives a poo journaling and digital timing system where a user can keep track of how their poo is behaving on a day to day basis. With a clever mix of bathroom humor and legitimate medical information, the ‘Poo Log’ allows the user to track his/her digestive workings and graph their ‘poo’ – all with one hand.

According to the app’s developers, AvatarLabs Inc, the tracker features medically accurate info that is suitable for all ages, and of course helpful tips such as, “Light a match. Now.”

DJ WAXXY TO TIE THE KNOT

Africa's No 1 Dj is soon to be someone else's number 1. Dj Waxxy is soon to tie the knot with his Congolese model in the picture above (name hidden).

The date has not been finalised but we know that our Dj will have his last day as a batchelor this friday at Molokos, where he will be having his batchelor party.

According to his website www.djwaxxy.net the party will be a hit with celebrities and lavish things. Hotslice wishes Waxxy and the wife to be a happy marriage, and we hope that the soon to be wife will allow our Dj to carry on doing what he does best..Spinning those records!

Mayhem at Zululand campus

University of Zululand students allegedly went on the rampage on Tuesday night, burning a lecture hall and destroying a number of buildings, police said on Wednesday.

"I can confirm that the university property was damaged last night. A case has been opened and no arrests have been made," said Captain Thulani Zwane.
According to student leaders at the university, a lecture hall was completely destroyed and the student representative offices, the library and computer labs were also damaged when students allegedly stoned them.
"The lecture hall was burnt down and several buildings including the library, computer labs, and dining halls were damaged. "Police had to fire rubber bullets to disperse students," said ANCYL branch chairperson, Thabani Mthabela.
Xolani Ngwezi, the secretary of Inkatha Freedom Party-aligned student wing, Sadesmo, said the SA Students Congress (Sasco) was behind the damage. He said leaders of the ANC-aligned student wing, Sasco, had walked out of a meeting called to resolve a serious impasse in the student representative council (SRC) elections.

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Obama’s half brother: Our father was abusive

President Barack Obama's half brother has broken his media silence to discuss his new novel the semi-autobiographical story of an abusive parent patterned on their late father, the mostly absent figure Obama wrote about in his own memoir.

In his first interview, Mark Ndesandjo told The Associated Press that he wrote "Nairobi to Shenzhen" in part to raise awareness of domestic violence.

"My father beat my mother and my father beat me, and you don't do that," said Ndesandjo, whose mother, Ruth Nidesand, was Barack Obama Sr.'s third wife. "It's something which I think affected me for a long time, and it's something that I've just recently come to terms with."

For the past seven years, Ndesandjo has been living in the booming southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, near Hong Kong, and has refused all interview requests until now.

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Social networks and kids: How young is too young?

Status updates, photo tagging and FarmVille aren't just for adults or even teenagers anymore.

Researchers say a growing number of children are flouting age requirements on sites such as Facebook and MySpace, or using social-networking sites designed just for them. 

Facebook and MySpace require users to be at least 13. But they have no practical way to verify ages, and many young users pretend to be older when signing up.
Some scientists worry that pre-adolescent use of the sites, which some therapists have linked to Internet addiction among adults, could be damaging to children's relationships and brains.
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Tanzanian band takes on Europe

The Ngoma Africa band, a Tanzanian band based in Germany has released a new single CD Apache Wacha Pombe, which means, Apache stop over drinking alcohol? And by all accounts, it's a hit in Europe!

This danceable song composed by bandleader Ebrahim Makunja aka Ras Makunja "bwana kichwa ngumu is about a poor man called "Apache" who spends all his meager income in alcohol instead of taking care of his sweet family.

The song reminds people like Apache to invest in the education of their children so that they can build a better future. It reminds them that they have to think of their families instead of wasting their money entertaining friends with drinks.

On this new hit, Ras Makunja sings together with Soloist Christian Bakotessa aka Chris B.

Apache is said to be already dominating many radio stations in Europe and some radio in East Africa with their style of music, which the reckon is a fusion of Tanzanian "Bongo Dance" with East African rumba.

The have also maintained the tradition of singing in Swahili.

Listen on http://www.myspace.com/thengomaafrica

Bolt and his cheetah "Lightning Bolt"

Now that the New York City Marathon has ended we can all go back to doing what we do normally: obsess over Usain Bolt. The Lightning has been taking a break from JA to hang out in Kenya for a few days, where he has “already impressed local children with his football skills, and become an honorary Maasai warrior,” according to the BBC, further proving he is our second most admired jedi knight/sensai/dream date slightly after Barack Obama. But Bolt’s moved up like 18 notches on our list after his recent adoption of A. Baby. Cheetah… as part of a conservation effort focusing on sustaining the environment in Africa via the Long Run, a new campaign he is launching.

Appropriately, he christened the cheetah “Lightning Bolt,” and we immediately began singing the Vybz Kartel verse “BOLT / LIGHTNING BOLT,” weirding out our coworkers for the 49th time today. Watch a dubiously edited YouTube of Bolt “beating” a less adorable cheetah in a race after the jump.