Wednesday, November 21, 2007 A former accountant for Oral Roberts University (ORU) has filed a lawsuit against ORU and its Board of Regents claiming he was told by Richard Roberts and his wife Lindsay to “cook the books”, hiding financial wrongdoing from authorities and the public. Trent Huddleston, the accountant, has filed suit against theRead More
FOX to produce new ‘Futurama’ episodes
Friday, June 23, 2006 20th Century Fox will produce at least 13 new episodes of the animated series Futurama, scheduled to air on Comedy Central in 2008. Futurama, an animation from The Simpsons creator Matt Groening, was canceled by FOX in 2003. Comedy Central has recently acquired the rights to the back catalogue of 72Read More
Questions raised about McCain’s choice of Palin, aides insist “thorough vetting” process
Wednesday, September 3, 2008 Various questions have been raised about the choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as Senator John McCain’s choice for Republican vice presidential running mate. There have been doubts over how thoroughly McCain had examined Palin’s background before announcing that he had selected her to be his running mate on August 29.Read More
Quad Processor Server : Best For Multitasking Work
Here’s An Opinion On: Off Road Buggy Plans Goulburn Off Road Carts & Generators Quad Processor Server : Best for Multitasking Work by Quad Processor Server : Best for Multitasking WorkThis processor was intended for the most recent computers for greatest efficiency whilst maximizing also electricity power saving owing to its advanced feature capability. ToRead More
Most complete dinosaur from Britain goes on display
Saturday, June 14, 2008 Bristol, United Kingdom —The most complete dinosaur to be found in the United Kingdom has recently been put on public display. The scelidosaurus dinosaur was discovered on the Dorset coast, from which it was moved to Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery for public display. The director of Geology for theRead More
Obama lessens US ban on offshore drilling
Thursday, April 1, 2010 US President Barack Obama has announced that he will ease the country’s ban on offshore oil drilling, which has been in place since the 1980s. According to the plan, offshore drilling would now be allowed in parts of the Atlantic, from Delaware down to 125 miles beyond the shoreline of Florida,Read More
Anorexia Not Disease
Here’s An Opinion On: Independent Financial Planner Financial Planning Services By John Sammon Anorexia is not a disease. Anorexia is not a disease. All you skinny teenage girls out there. Write it on the blackboard three hundred times. Anorexia is not a disease. Some of you may know I did some articles on anorexia, starvingRead More
Steelmaker Corus to cut 2000 jobs in the UK and Netherlands
Thursday, June 25, 2009 Corus, the fifth largest steelmaker in the world, is set to cut 2000 jobs in both the United Kingdom and The Netherlands. 123 jobs are reported to be going in the Netherlands with the remainder from the United Kingdom. Corus have blamed the move on the “further deterioration” of the demandRead More
Gunman on the loose in Melbourne
Monday, June 18, 2007 Police in Melbourne, Australia are on the hunt for a gunman who killed a man and injured two others in the city’s central business district this morning. Officials warned all office workers to remain indoors, and train services to Flinders Street Station were temporarily on hold, as investigations were carried outRead More
World’s oldest seaborne passenger vessel on tour as floating library
May 2, 2005 The Merchant Vessel (MV) Doulos, listed in the Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest active ocean-going passenger ship, has docked in the port of Muscat, Sultanate of Oman this week. The ship was built in 1914, two years after the Titanic, but unlike the more famous luxury liner, Doulos has overRead More