GETTING your fourth marriage annulled four days after a quick-fire Vegas wedding would give most of us pause for thought. But for Nicolas Cage, it is just another day. The Hollywood A-lister is as well known these days for his rollercoaster personal life and lavish spending as his big-screen performances, which can veer from brilliant to baffling in the course of a single scene. This is a man who tripped out on magic mushrooms with his pet cat, has bought two castles and a dinosaur skull, eats animals according to their mating habits, was stalked by a mime artist and has arranged to be buried under a 9ft pyramid in a New Orleans graveyard. The Face Off star, 55, shows no sign of taking things steadier. After a year of dating, he and make-up artist Erika Koike, 34, walked into a Sin City courthouse last Saturday to apply for a marriage licence. Cage, apparently drunk, gave the straightforward process treatment a trademark twist by telling onlookers his bride-to-be would take all his … [Read more...] about Inside the strange world of Nicolas Cage who tripped on magic mushrooms and had otters as witnesses at his first wedding
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Suffolk recycling company see growth in China business
Video PUBLISHED: 07:00 21 March 2019 Ross Bentley Brothers David (left) and Adrian Dodds are joint managing directors of Sackers Metal Recycling in Great Blakenham Pictures: RACHEL EDGE Archant Sackers in Great Blakenham has gone global and is feeding the demand for coper and steel from India and China. Giant cranes with claws feed he scrap metal into the shredder Picture: RACHEL EDGEStanding on a viewing platform overlooking Sackers metal processing site in Great Blakenham it’s hard not to be impressed by the scale of the operation. Below, giant grabbers claw at the piles of scrap like long-necked metal dinosaurs, loading a conveyor belt with car parts, air plane sections and domestic items which are whisked on their way to be processed.The huge shredding plant that takes centre stage on the site is an incredible piece of equipment. The metal sections are fed into the belly of the beast where, I’m told, massive hammers attached to a … [Read more...] about Suffolk recycling company see growth in China business
Finley: In Vietnam, capitalism creeps up on communism
opinion Nolan Finley The Detroit News Published 10:18 PM EDT Mar 20, 2019 Hanoi, Vietnam There's a reason President Donald Trump agreed on this former enemy of the United States for the location of his summit last month with North Korean strongman Kim Jong Un. He hoped to demonstrate how a communist country could benefit from opening its economy to both internal entrepreneurship and international commerce. Vietnam, not so long ago a prototypical failed Marxist state, is awash in capitalism. The streets of Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) and towns big and small throughout the country are a flowing marketplace packed with small vendors selling their wares. Office towers bear the names of the world's largest corporations -- Unilever, Samsung, Microsoft, Coca Cola, and on and on. Roads are jammed with scooters and American and Asian-badged cars and trucks, giving the city an urgent, busy feel. And what everybody seems to be busy doing is … [Read more...] about Finley: In Vietnam, capitalism creeps up on communism
Life of Thai princess entering politics wasn’t always smooth
Grant Peck, Associated Press Updated 7:03 am CST, Friday, February 8, 2019 In this March 24, 2010, photo, Thai Princess Ubolratana poses for a photo during her visit to promote Thailand's film industry at the Entertainment Expo Hong Kong Filmart. Thai Raksa Chart party selected Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, the princess as its nominee to serve as the next prime minister, upending tradition that the royal palace plays no public role in politics and upsetting all predictions about what may happen in the March election. less In this March 24, 2010, photo, Thai Princess Ubolratana poses for a photo during her visit to promote Thailand's film industry at the Entertainment Expo Hong Kong Filmart. Thai Raksa Chart party selected ... more Photo: Vincent Yu, AP Photo: Vincent Yu, AP Image 1 of / 5 Caption … [Read more...] about Life of Thai princess entering politics wasn’t always smooth
Uncharted waters: Scientists to explore Indian Ocean depths
Updated 12:33 am CST, Thursday, January 24, 2019 The Ocean Zephyr stands docked in Bremerhaven, Germany, Wednesday Jan. 23, 2019. The Britain-based Nekton Mission will use submarines to go 300 meters below the surface and sonar equipment to survey depths of up to 2,000 meters once the Ocean Zephyr reaches the Seychelles. Final preparations were being made Thursday for the start of an unprecedented, years-long mission to explore the Indian Ocean, during which scientists hope to document changes taking place beneath the waves that could affect billions of people in the surrounding region over the coming decades. less The Ocean Zephyr stands docked in Bremerhaven, Germany, Wednesday Jan. 23, 2019. The Britain-based Nekton Mission will use submarines to go 300 meters below the surface and sonar equipment to survey depths of ... more Photo: Stephen Barker, AP … [Read more...] about Uncharted waters: Scientists to explore Indian Ocean depths