This came from a Rig Manager for Global  Marine Drilling
in St. Johns  , Newfoundland. They  actually have to divert the  path  of these  things away from the  rig by towing  them with ships!  Anyway, in this particular case the water was calm and the sun was almost directly  overhead so that the diver was able to get into  the water
and click this  picture.  They  estimated the weight at 300,000,000  tons.

Thanks N!

Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.

Attitudes are contagious. Are yours worth catching?

Whenever you are in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it.  That factor is attitude.

A man is as unhappy as he has convinced himself he is.

Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can’t be done.

You always have a choice, even if it is only a choice of your attitude.

The only disability in life is a bad attitude.

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.

Defeat is not bitter unless you swallow it.

Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.

Think big thoughts but relish small pleasures.

Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations.

Thanks for the words of wisdom Marnie!

Thanks Tina!

Thanks Peggy!

August 18, 2009 6:28 a.m. EST

Boston, MA (AHN) - A study made by University of Massachusetts researchers showed that about 85 percent Canadian currency contain trace amounts of cocaine. Canada and the U.S. topped the list of nations with high levels of cocaine traces.

University of Massachusetts chemistry professor Yuegang Zuo, who led the research team, presented their findings Sunday at the 238th national meeting of the American Chemical Society.

The study analyzed banknotes from 30 cities in Canada, the U.S., Brazil, China and Japan. The team studied 27 loonie bills sampled from Toronto and Sarnia in Ontario. Cocaine trace amounts found in the Canadian dollars ranged from 2.4 micrograms to 2,530 micrograms.

When the researchers examined the 234 American greenbacks from 17 U.S. cities, they found almost 90 percent of the bills had trace amounts of cocaine, which gets contaminated during drug transactions and when used by addicts to snort the drug by rolling the currency.

The Japanese and Chinese banknotes yielded less amounts of cocaine ranging from 12 to 20 percent.

A previous study made by the same team two years ago had only 67 percent of the U.S. currency with cocaine traces.

Source and Read more: http://www.allheadlinenews.com

Article from: Daily Mail

August 11, 2009 10:15am

A CLUMSY sheep has become a real life ”ram-bo” after inadvertently abseiling down a hill when its horn became snagged on an electricity wire.

The unfortunate animal was spotted bleating for help more than 5 metres above the ground next to a power pole in the small Nowegian town of Helgoysund, The Daily Mail reports.

 

Amazed onlookers watched the ram descend from a grazing pasture - apparently accidentally - while dangling from a live wire.

Tourists at the scene mounted a rescue attempt and eventually roped him to pull him back to ground level in little over an hour.

Bemused spectators suggested he may have been trying to take the fast route down to a herd of ewes grazing in the field below.

Geir Landsnes, 45, who watched the dramatic events unfold said: ”As a reward for his embarrassing predicament we helped him to achieve his quest by allowing him access to the ladies.

The ram was unharmed.

Thanks N!