Multi-millionaire founder of tech site slams San Francisco

Peter Shih certainly didn't leave his heart in San Francisco as he seemed pretty heartless when he published a hate-piece about the city Wednesday on Medium. In a post titled '10 Things I hate About You: San Francisco Edition' the start-up founder counts the many ways he hates the Northern California city: from the 'pathetic excuse' for a public transportation system to the weather which reminds him of a woman 'who is constantly PMSing'. The post has incited so much outrage in the city and online that Shih put up a disclaimer and then eventually deleted the post entirely. 
But what you write online lives forever, and there are several screen-grabbed copies of his original post still making the rounds on the internet. Perhaps what's so offensive about the piece is that most of the comments were directed at the city's residents. For example, he takes issues with the city's homeless population, who he describes as 'the craziest homeless people I have ever seen in my life'. 'Stop giving them money, you know they just buy alcohol and drugs with it, right?' Shih writes. 'Next time just hand them a handle of vodka and a pack of cigarettes, it'll save everyone some trouble.' The homeless weren't the only target of Shih's scorn. He's not a fan of the start up 'bros' who only talk shop or the 49ers. No, not the football team, the girls who act like they are '9's' when they are really '4's' 'Just because San Francisco has the worst female to male ratio in the known universe doesn't give you the right to be a b**** all the time,' he complains. And then there's the bicyclists who he threatens to 'clothesline' the next time he sees 'one of you f*****s bomb through a crosswalk'.

Chelsea's Champions league winning coach Roberto Di Matteo visite Nigeria

Chelsea former coach, Roberto Di Matteo pay a visit to Nigeria yesterday. He came into the country on Friday August 16th courtesy Guinness.

While in town, he will be launching the Guinness Football Manager- a platform that put you in the driver’s seat and lets you ‘Be the Boss’ as you pick your team, call the shots, and, if you do well, win fantastic prizes. He will also be announcing the launch of the epic football show Guinness Raise Your Game - a weekly show that will bring you all the latest football news, amazing interviews with world-class footballers, epic live music performances and exclusive on-the-sofa chats! Sign up for free at m.guinnessvip.com and own your own team and be the first to know Roberto’s activities. 

Also tune in to super sports to hear Roberto’s analysis on matches to be played on Saturday August 17th, 2013. All these brought to you by Guinness. As the new English premier league begins be sure to grab a bottle of Guinness and drink responsibly. Guinness is sold strictly to +18, drink responsible.

Hangovers don't just cause headaches and nausea , they make you STUPID too

Hangovers don't just induce nausea, a thumping headache and the pallor of corpse, they make you stupid too, according to new research.
Experts have discovered that the hangover - technically the symptoms left behind after alcohol levels in the blood return to zero - impairs brain function.
Their findings suggest that a big night out can last far longer than the time it takes to regain sobriety and can affect what experts refer to as the brain's 'working memory'.


'The symptoms of an alcohol hangover are not just physiological – they affect cognitive functioning and mood as well which may lead to numerous undesirable life consequences,' Dr Lauren Owen, Marie Curie postdoctoral research fellow at Keele University’s school of psychology told The Telegraph.
'Although numerous scientific papers cover the acute effects of alcohol consumption, researchers have largely neglected the issue of alcohol hangover.'


The hangover is still not fully understood and while it is thought to be partly a symptom of dehydration, chemicals in the drink are also thought to play a role.
The main form of alcohol found in drinks is ethanol, which the body breaks down into chemical called acetate so it can be expelled from the body.

However, it can briefly form a toxic molecule called acetaldehyde. Low levels of methanol that can also be found in some alcoholic drinks and when this is broken down it forms more toxic compounds.
Complex organic molecules known as congeners can also be found in darker alcoholic drinks and are also thought to worsen a hangover.

It may go some way to explaining why drinking whisky can cause more of a hangover than drinking vodka.
Dr Owen's findings are preliminary, but so far she has observed that tasks that rely on what psychologists call ‘working memory’ seem to be most affected.
Dr Owen said that the early results seem to indicate a five to ten per cent drop in performance of working memory and an increase in errors by around 30 per cent while participants were hungover.
Reaction times were also slower in those who were hungover and represented someone in their 20s as having the reaction times of someone in their 40s.

The results will be presented at a conference at Keele University where new evidence from the Netherlands about how a hangover induced by alcohol can also have an affect on driving performance.
Researchers have also been examining whether alcohol induced hangovers decline in with age.
Dr Richard Stephens, a senior psychology lecturer at Keele University who has organised the conference, said: 'People tend to think that hangovers get worse with age, but we are finding that people generally suffer fewer hangovers.
He said that this is probably because older people learn what they can drink and what they cannot

7years old, Lauryn Robinson, becomes only child in the world to be diagnosed with TWO types of leukaemia

Lauryn Robinson (pictured before she became ill, left, and now, right), from Leeds, is the first child in the world to be diagnosed with two different types of leukaemia. The disease, called Dual Hit Leukaemia affects only one in two billion people and she is now in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant.

24th week of pregnancy lead to a larger than usual baby size: Jasleen the giant baby

The mother gave birth at University Hospital in Leipzig and discovered she had a previously undiagnosed case of gestational diabetes, German newspaper Der Spiegel.

This condition, which develops at around the 24th week of pregnancy, can lead to a larger than usual baby size.

Although both mother and daughter are doing well, Jasleen remains in the neonatal care unit.


She is now officially the largest new-born in Germany. A boy named Jihad was born in Berlin in 2011 and weighed 13 pounds.

A British mother gave birth vaginally to a 15 lb 7 oz. baby boy named George, in March.

He was born naturally and is the second largest recorded baby in the UK.

Surprisingly, nobody noticed that she was to have such a large child.


She said: ‘He was a surprise — a big surprise, as it turned out.

‘To be honest, I don’t remember it so much. It came and went, I remember a lot of pressure — but you just get on with it, don’t you?’

According to the Guinness Book of Records the heaviest newborn ever was to Canadian woman Anna Bates in 1879.

The boy weighed more 10 kilograms at birth but died a 11 hours time later.

Football fan, 43, whose waist was greater than his HEIGHT loses 17 stone

Not till last year Thomas McIntyre, from Northern Ireland,  a football fan, age 43, weighed 31st and had a 74-inch waist. Thanks to Slimming World he has lost more than half his body weight and dropped seven inches from his waist.

The formula for a happy life

For years philosophers have sought the secret to a fulfilling existence, but now one man claims to have discovered it - and come up with a formula. 

Research into what makes people feel happy has led renowned professor, Dr Todd Kashdan, to produce an equation called the Feel Good Formula.

In it, he identifies six factors which, when put together in the right combination, make a happy soul.

The factors are: Live in the moment (M), be curious (C), do something you love (L), think of others (T), nurture relationships (N), and take care of you body (B).

The winning formula is Feeling Good = (Mx16 + Cx1 + Lx2) + (Tx5 + Nx2 + Bx33).

Dr Kashdan reviewed the results of nationwide research carried out into how Brits truly feel, inside and out.

Dr Kashdan, author of ‘Curious? Discover the Missing Ingredient to a Fulfilling Life’ drew upon his years of experience to analyse the research.

The equation sets out the perfect formula which incorporates the 'happiness six'. They include: Living in the moment, curiosity, spending time with family, doing something you love, thinking of others first and taking care of your body
The equation sets out the perfect formula which incorporates the 'happiness six'. They include: Living in the moment, curiosity, spending time with family, doing something you love, thinking of others first and taking care of your body

Whilst it may not appear obvious how a combination of letters and numbers will make you feel good, Dr Kashdan believes this formula is the perfect prescription for a happy soul. 

He said: 'There is no single secret to feeling good, but when these six ingredients are carefully attended to, in the right doses, you will be on target for a happy life.

'Transform’s research shows that Britain is in need of a bit of a lift and it is great to be working with them on this mission to inspire a more upbeat Britain. 

'Each of the ingredients requires a bit of work. 

'Just know that your hard work will lead to the greatest rewards possible.'

Steven Taylor, Marketing Director at Transform Cosmetic Surgery said: 'We are delighted to have such a well respected figure as Dr Kashdan involved on the Feel Good Campaign and couldn’t be more pleased that the partnership led to the creation of an actual formula to Feel Good. 

'We hope that the Feel Good Formula will continue to help boost spirits and put a smile on faces across the UK.'