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Netscape Navigator, the world's first commercial Web browser and the launch pad of the Internet boom, will be pulled off life support Feb. 1 after a 13-year run.
Legendary Hawkesbury ice-climber dies in avalancheA Canadian ice climber, a master soloist known as a legend and pioneer of the sport, has died in an avalanche in Montana caused by other climbers.
$20M ($44 per member 450K member) of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota premiums spent on bonuses $15M, Cayman Islands $238K, hotel investments $1.2M , retirement party $35K, and various othersWhy should this Private Insurance & Wall Street make a profit of us by denying us care to make sure they meet investor obligations? The only people who should be making money is the doctor / hospital, bio-medical equipment, drug manufacturers, and those who specifically invest in …
Ted Kennedy Jr. Says Goodbye To His Fatherexcerpt: ""The most moving part of the services for the late Sen. Edward Kennedy for me was when his son, Ted Kennedy, Jr., spoke.
The Associated Press digs its own grave. - Quote 5 Words From the Associated Press? That'll Be $12.50Part of the AP's plan is to charge for use of its articles if you quote 5 words or more. They signed a deal with iCopyright in April to accomplish this goal. iCopyright is a widget that handles not only print and email, but republishing as well.
Phyllis Gotlieb, sci-fi writer and poet, dies at 83Phyllis Gotlieb, the novelist and poet said to be the first Canadian science fiction writer, has died. She was 83.
6 Famous Characters You Didn't Know Were Shameless Rip Offs | Cracked.comAlways knew Lion King was a rip-off of Japan's Kimba the White Lion! Never understood why Marvel kept the name 'Brotherhood of Evil Mutants'!
Top Italian swimmer's horror as her bathing costume bursts open in a very unfortunate place at championship meet | Mail OnlineIt's the wardrobe malfunction to end all wardrobe malfunctions. Italian Olympic swimmer Flavia Zoccari was forced to sit out a championship race at the Mediterranean Games yesterday after her bathing costume burst open in a very unfortunate place.
There's been a lot spoken and written about Michael Jackson today -- the good, the bad, the ugly and the astounding. I actually have not spent a lot of time reading much on the topic, nor watching too many of the news reports.
Fake brands shopping centre set to open in China - picturesChina has confirmed itself as the 'king of counterfeiters' with the building of a new shopping centre dedicated to fake brands.
American's don't want BailoutAmericans don't want Wall Street Bailed out! Over eighty percent of Americans are against it. Think the politicians care?
Omg! 'Trl,' R.I.P.Every 90's child should feel a stab in the heart just by the title of the article. Well folks, it's true. After 10 great years of being on the air, TRL is going "on hiatus".
Adventurer Ralph Plaisted Dies Polar pioneer Ralph Plaisted -- the first man to indisputably reach the top of the world -- has died at age 80.
Movie Trailers Lose Their Greatest VoiceDon LaFontaine, the man who provided the sonorous voice for more than 5,000 movie trailers, died Monday at age 68.
'Last Lecture' professor dies at 47PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (AP) -- Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose "last lecture" about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book, died Friday. He was 47.
Computer Mouse R.I.P. In Five Years, Experts SayIs the end of the venerable computer mouse at hand?
The Legendary Stan Winston has DiedThe legendary visual effects maestro Stan Winston passed away last night. The news hasn't hit the mainstream sources yet, but Quint over at AICN confirmed it with a close friend of Winston. He was only 62 years old.
Seattle Restaurateur Who Employed a Young Bruce Lee DiesRuby Chow, longtime matriarch of Seattle's Chinese-American community, has died at age 87. Family members say the restaurateur and politician died Wednesday morning at her Seattle home of heart failure. Chow was born in Seattle in 1920.
Banana: R.I.P. They're in trouble. Can biotechnology save the fruit?The banana we eat today is not the one your grandparents ate. That one - known as the Gros Michel - was, by all accounts, bigger, tastier, and hardier than the variety we know and love, which is called the Cavendish.
The following message was posted to NV in a comment thread by Guido's sister in law. She has agreed to me giving it wider notice here. FYI, Guido passed away in Nairobi last week. He was only 34 years old. Here is a 5/6/08 facebook post from his sister Sandra:
Edward N. Lorenz dies at 90; scientist developed influential chaos theory Edward N.
Slater wins at Bells, going for 9th World TitleKelly Slater defeats Bede Durbidge at the Rip Curl Pro in bells Beach.
"The horror… The horror…" (Marlon Brando in 'Apocalypse Now') Dubai, December 2004
Heath Ledger's Last RoleHis death also comes as terrible news for film fans around the world, many of us eagerly awaiting his already legendary turn in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, (in post-production).
RIAA: "Using Brain to Remember Songs Infringes Copyright" (satire)(satire) The RIAA has now gone one step further and declared that "remembering songs" using your brain is criminal copyright infringement. "The brain is a recording device."
Farewell, Vampire QueenGoodbye, sweet hipster, mistress of the effortless mix of sexy, scary and silly, the original Queen of the Dead and one of our favorite self-created Angeleno legends. Maila Nurmi, AKA Vampira, has died.
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