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[Variol (Farseer) Elmwood]

I think you link is kapput

[VulcanRider]

Ever see dolphin bubbles?

[Variol (Farseer) Elmwood]

Originally Posted by VulcanRider Ever see dolphin bubbles?

very, very, cool!

[thecarrotdude]

Originally Posted by Variol (Farseer) Elmwood I think you link is kapput

yea, now i cant delete it either. it wasnt that interesting anyway now that i think about it

[Firestormalpha]

Wife divorcing ex-CEO: $43 million not enough HARTFORD, Conn. - A 36-year-old Swedish countess divorcing a former CEO says she cannot live on $43 million. Marie Douglas-David, a former investment banker, says she has no income and needs her 67-year-old husband, George David, to pay her more than $53,000 a week — more than most U.S. households make in a year — to cover her expenses. David stepped down last year as chief executive at Hartford-based United Technologies Corp. but is still chairman of the board and has an estimated net worth of $329 million. He and his wife accuse each other of extramarital affairs. Their divorce trial started Wednesday. "I'm just very sad that we are where we are," Douglas-David said. "I hope we resolve this soon so everybody can move on with their lives." David briefly took the stand Wednesday. Asked if his marriage is irretrievably broken, he simply answered, "Yes." Marriage was in trouble by 2004 David and Douglas-David married in 2002, but the marriage was in trouble by 2004, court papers show. Amid a series of reconciliations, the couple signed a postnuptial agreement in October 2005 that would give her $43 million when they divorce. Douglas-David wants the agreement invalidated. She accused her husband of coercing her to sign it by preying upon her fears of being divorced and childless. David is asking a judge to uphold the agreement. His attorneys asked for a separate hearing Wednesday on the document's validity, but the judge declined. Douglas-David has filed court papers showing she has more than $53,800 in weekly expenses, including for maintaining a Park Avenue apartment and three residences in Sweden. Her weekly expenses also include $700 for limousine service, $4,500 for clothes, $1,000 for hair and skin treatments, $1,500 for restaurants and entertainment, and $8,000 for travel. At that rate, Douglas-David would burn through $43 million in less than 16 years. The Census Bureau estimates that the median U.S. household income in 2007 was just over $50,000. Anne Dranginis, an attorney for David and retired Connecticut Appellate Court judge, predicted that Douglas-David will get much less money in the divorce if she doesn't accept the terms of the postnuptial. Wife quit her job as investment banker In court papers, Douglas-David said she quit her job as an investment banker for Lazard Asset Management to travel and entertain with David, who still earns $1 million a year from United Technologies. While chief executive in 2007, David made nearly $27 million in salary and bonuses. Douglas-David's legal team includes prominent New York divorce attorney William Beslow, who represented Mia Farrow in her child-custody suit against actor-director Woody Allen and Marla Maples in her divorce from Donald Trump. United Technologies is the parent company of Carrier, which makes air conditioning units, and Otis Elevators. It also owns Sikorsky, which makes commercial and military helicopters, and Hamilton Sunstrand, an aerospace manufacturer that makes components for NASA's space program. David is expected to return to the stand Thursday for several days of testimony.

People like this irritate me. If you are now making less money than you usually spend, either spend less, or get a new job. Honestly, spending over $53,000 a week boggles the mind.

[Firestormalpha]

Not the best time for swimming in Tonga.

Inspectors head to undersea volcano in Tonga NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga - Scientists sailed Thursday to inspect an undersea volcano that has been erupting for days near Tonga — shooting smoke, steam and ash thousands of feet into the sky above the South Pacific ocean. Authorities said Thursday the eruption does not pose any danger to islanders at this stage, and there have been no reports of fish or other animals being affected. Spectacular columns are spewing out of the sea about 6 miles from the southwest coast off the main island of Tongatapu — an area where up to 36 undersea volcanoes are clustered, geologists said. Trade winds continued to blow gas and steam away from the island Thursday. No warnings yet Tonga's police deputy commander Taniela Faletau said coastal villages close to the roiling ocean site were not yet at risk and that no warnings had been issued. Police were waiting for a government team of officials and scientists to survey the area and report on their observations before taking any action. Coastal residents said the steam and ash column first appeared on Monday morning, after a series of sharp earthquakes were felt in the capital, Nuku'alofa. "This is not unusual for this area and we expect this to happen here at any time," said Keleti Mafi, Tonga's geological service head. The underwater eruption was taking place near the low-lying twin volcanic islands of Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha'apai, and within sight of the capital, Nuku'alofa. Large amounts of pumice thrown up by the erupting volcano would likely clog beaches on the southern coast of nearby Fiji islands within a short time, Mafi said. Tonga, a 170-island archipelago about halfway between Australia and Tahiti, is part of the Pacific "ring of fire" — an arc of earthquake and volcanic zones stretching from Chile in South America through Alaska and down through Vanuatu to Tonga.

[wellard]

Originally Posted by VulcanRider Ever see dolphin bubbles?

Wow!!!!

Me like this

[Bungleau]

Agreed... my daughter thought it was really cool too!

[thecarrotdude]

Rights group: 1,000 seized in Gambia 'witch-hunt'
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/af...aft/index.html

Saudi Arabia to lift ban on women drivers
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...n-drivers.html

[Firestormalpha]

Cool articles, maybe include headlines? Just a thought, interesting articles all the same.