Cartoon of the week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Prince death: Singer died of fentanyl painkiller overdose
From BBC US singer Prince died from an accidental overdose of the painkiller fentanyl, medical examiners have found. The report, from Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office in Minnesota, comes more than a month after the singer was found slumped in a…
Suit accuses Oracle of firing corporate whistleblower
By David Ruiz, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — A former Oracle Corp. finance manager is accusing the company of firing her because she planned to “blow the whistle” on executives who urged her to falsify financial reports. Svetlana Blackburn…
Calderwood launch brings new independent director firm to Cayman Islands
From Hedgeweek Calderwood has officially launched and is now open for business in the Cayman Islands, providing experienced independent directors to a range of investment vehicles. Calderwood has been formed by Ronan Guilfoyle and Wade Kenny, both very well known…
CBS wins fight over rights to play oldies
By Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal CBS has amped up the fight over sound recordings made prior to 1972 with a rare win in California. A federal judge in the Central District of California granted summary judgment on…
UCLA gunman reportedly had ‘Kill List,’ may be linked to another murder in Minnesota
By Jen Kirby From New York Mag The UCLA gunman who killed an engineering professor and then shot himself may have also murdered another woman in Minnesota before carrying out his rampage at the California university Wednesday, according to police….
Pluto’s atmosphere
Pluto’s atmosphere takes center stage in new NASA photo BY MIRIAM KRAMER A new photo of Pluto’s atmosphere makes the invisible visible. The new image, taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft in July, shows the blue ring of the dwarf…
India’s second largest loan defaulter now has citizenship in a Caribbean tax haven: Indian Express
From Scroll.in Winsome Diamonds and Jewellery Ltd promoter, Jatin Mehta, owes Rs 6,800 crore to a consortium of banks led by Standard Chartered. India’s second largest loan defaulter now has citizenship in a Caribbean tax haven: Indian Express Winsome Diamonds…
The Wright Brothers’ glider tests
By Alex Q. Arbuckle RETRONAUT From Mashable October 1902 The Wright Brothers’ glider tests Inventing powered flight is not something you can just wing. Before their groundbreaking powered flight over the dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, on Dec. 17,…
SVG passes bill to end swearing of allegiance to Queen; swearing to SVG instead
By WEFM99 From St Lucia News Online Parliament has approved the passage of a Bill that would allow government officials here to swear allegiance to the state of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, rather than to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth…
