| Father Foley Cape Cod abuse case settled For $550,000
The precautionary recall nearly two weeks ago of many popular pet food varieties may have done well to save the lives of millions of pets across the nation, but actual numbers of stricken pets are far higher than both the U.S. government and the company that manufactured the tainted food are letting on, one local veterinarian says.According to Dr. Jeffrey French, a veterinarian at Cape Ann Veterinary Hospital on Essex Avenue in Gloucester, pet deaths and illnesses have been "grossly under-reported" by the Food and Drug Administration and Menu Foods, the Toronto-based pet food manufacturing company whose "cuts and gravy" style foods have officially killed at least 14 cats and one dog, and sickened one woman in Ottawa.As of several days ago, the Veterinarian Information Network (VIN), an Internet forum for veterinarians, reported 471 cases of cats and dogs that showed symptoms of having been poisoned, and 104 deaths due to kidney failure, Dr.
Governance Group Blasts Oracle Executive Compensation
Proxy Governance recommended to Oracle shareholders Friday that they vote out the company's compensation committee at Oracle's annual meeting on Nov. 2. The organization recommended shareholders withhold votes from committee members Jeffrey Berg, Hector Garcia-Molina and Naomi Seligman, saying the compensation of Oracle's top executives is "significantly out of line" with pay-for-performance models. Oracle did not return a phone call requesting comment. The stock was up 2 cents to $22.46 in after-hours trading. Proxy Governance said it was mostly concerned by the stock awards made to Ellison, CFO and President Safra Catz, and President Charles Phillips. The compensation committee has not justified recent increases to their equity compensation, according to Proxy Governance.
Mystery death of cycle ace's father
The father of triple Olympic medal-winning British cyclist Bradley Wiggins has been found dead in Australia in suspicious circumstances. Gary Wiggins, 55, was discovered unconscious in a street in the town of Aberdeen in the Hunter Valley, north of Sydney. Police suspect he was either beaten or fell over while drunk, according to reports. A post-mortem examination found he died from an injury to the head. New South Wales Police said: "The circumstances leading up to Mr Wiggins' death are still to be confirmed and it is being treated as suspicious at this stage." Mr Wiggins' niece, Kirsty Liszczak, urged anyone with information about what happened to contact police. She told Australia's Newcastle Herald newspaper: "Tell the truth if you know something.
Diehl has been a shifty character
CHANDLER, Ariz. - It is as if his pro football life had been authored by Theodor Seuss Geisel. Right guard, right tackle. Left guard, left tackle. Only the script has come not from the children's author but from New York Giants coaches and management. They have constantly kept David Diehl on the move along the offensive line, and he has consistently nodded his head. "I'm a team guy. It's the way I was brought up," said the fifth-year offensive lineman whose versatility has helped forge a wall of protection in front of quarterback Eli Manning. During a six-game winning streak that began in Week 3 and turned the team's fortunes around, the Giants' offensive line gave up just six sacks. For the season, New York yielded just 28 to rank 12th in the NFL, and preseason concerns about a line that for the first time since 1998 was without left tackle Luke Petitgout appear as distant in the rearview mirror as a Tucker Fredrickson catch and run.
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