Startup Ideas We'd Like to Fund

"Startup Ideas We'd Like to Fund Paul Graham July 2008 When we read Y Combinator applications there are always ideas we're hoping to see. In the past we've never said publicly what they are. If we say we're...

Back seat lovers survive cliff plunge

"Two lovers ended up in hospital in Taiwan after their car plunged 150ft down a cliff face as they made love in the back seat. Lin Gu, 25, and lover Lee Shin, 29, were left with broken bones and bruises after...

The Roots, Broken Social Scene Play Whistler Music Festival

There's more to alpine mecca Whistler than just year-round outdoor sports and packed ski slopes, there are increasing opportunities to see incredible live music. This weekend the inaugural Whistler Music Festival...

Tourist gored on third day of Spanish bull run

An American tourist was gored in the abdomen on the third day of the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain."The 22-year-old man from California was stable after being admitted to hospital along with a Greek man,...

THE CLINTON BODY-COUNT

"DEAD BODYGUARDS Maj. Gen. William Robertson,Deputy Commanding General, V Corps, Europe Col William Densberger,V Corps Chief of Operations and Plans Col. Robert Kelly,V Corps Chief of Intelligence Spec. Gary Rhodes, Crew Chief died: 2/23/93 - All were killed when...

Rubber Band Man Bounces Back

" A British holidaymaker broke his back plummeting two storeys from a hotel balcony - but sprang to his feet and ran off after hitting the ground. Stunned doctors later declared he should have died from the fall and even dubbed him Rubber Band Man after his amazing...

The kindom of the fuel makes life impossible for everyone

The few getlemans with the power to control the prices of the fuel don't stop to raise the prices days after days. We all have seen here (Vancouver) how the prices has raised in only two month 20cent per litre....

Port-A-Potty to the Stars

Major Tom to ground control: the urine collection unit is on the fritz again."International Space Station astronauts are eagerly awaiting the arrival of shuttle Discovery - it is bringing a new pump to mend their broken toilet.""Eagerly" here being defined as hopping from one...

UK - National Health Service Eloctronic Records Project Dealt a New Blow

Another Fine Mess"Plans to computerise the NHS in England could face further delays after a contract with a key supplier was terminated, the BBC has learned.The IT programme, which is already four years late, will create a single electronic records system for patients.But...

Dine-and-dash driver indicted in robbery, assault

Hit and Run Man Indicted"A man accused of seriously injuring two people with his sport-utility vehicle after he ran outon his restaurant bill was indicted yesterday on one count of aggravated robbery and four counts...

Space station crew to NASA: Send plumber soon

"The international space station's lone toilet is broken, leaving the crew with almost nowhere to go. So NASA may order an in-orbit plumbing service call when space shuttle Discovery visits next week.Until then, the...

3 dead, 3 injured in Southern California chopper crash

A helicopter crashed on an island off the Southern California coast earlier today, killing three people and injuring three others."The helicopter went down on the west end of Santa Catalina Island near Two Harbors,...

Woman's dead body lies in flat for 35 years

"ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) -- Governments have changed. War erupted and ended. Neighbors had children, and then grandchildren. But Hedviga Golik never left her tiny apartment in Croatia's capital -- until her mummified body was carried out this week, 35 years after she died....

Gibraltar to cull Barbary apes that terrorise tourists

I visited Gibraltar when I was about 7. The only thing I remember from the visit is the apes. Gibraltar is famous for their apes. There is a theory that if the apes were to ever leave Gibraltar, then the territory...

Gartner Explains Why Windows Is Broken

"Microsoft's operating system (OS) development times are too long and they deliver limited innovation; their OSs provide an inconsistent experience between platforms, with significant compatibility issues; and other...

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