tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54685167082736360022024-03-14T05:45:12.984-07:002 Focus InnImaginehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083959102634395458noreply@blogger.comBlogger239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468516708273636002.post-12327196639269595992011-09-26T11:23:00.000-07:002011-09-26T11:32:53.722-07:00yikes!<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">just trying to get my layout to behave....I have been away for so long that I have forgotten how to do this stuff..</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">.</span>Imaginehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083959102634395458noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468516708273636002.post-44030013731410538842011-09-26T11:10:00.001-07:002011-09-26T11:10:45.268-07:00Back in ActionOk, so I took some time off.<br />Currently sitting in an inservice workshop on "The Blogosphere".Imaginehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083959102634395458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468516708273636002.post-14021988172518332232009-08-03T08:15:00.001-07:002009-08-03T08:15:22.280-07:00very interesting!<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EdZlIEVtzN8&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EdZlIEVtzN8&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>Imaginehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083959102634395458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468516708273636002.post-47426413947012249912009-08-03T07:54:00.001-07:002009-08-03T07:54:42.716-07:00from Fox News!<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aZKYABI3_eA&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aZKYABI3_eA&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>Imaginehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083959102634395458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468516708273636002.post-63889286273435198722009-08-03T07:29:00.001-07:002009-08-03T07:29:31.721-07:00OMFG!!!!!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NrzXLYA_e6E&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NrzXLYA_e6E&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Imaginehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083959102634395458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468516708273636002.post-433307839693566002009-06-28T06:42:00.000-07:002009-06-29T09:56:41.728-07:00Imaginehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083959102634395458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468516708273636002.post-3291482953169588362009-06-08T04:57:00.001-07:002009-06-08T04:58:08.787-07:00ReaganI knew he sucked when he was in office....<br /><br />it just takes this long for the proof to "win out".<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://consortiumnews.com/2009/060309.html">Read about Ronnie</a>Imaginehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083959102634395458noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468516708273636002.post-29757321212195165762009-06-08T04:52:00.001-07:002009-06-08T04:54:56.663-07:00119 Million Americans must be wrong<a href="http://www.consortiumnews.com/2009/060509.html">Fix health care!</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/140500/119_million_americans_want_a_public_health_option_--_why_aren%27t_politicians_listening/">Fix it now!!</a>Imaginehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083959102634395458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468516708273636002.post-28746466379021694562009-06-07T14:23:00.000-07:002009-06-07T14:24:09.187-07:00<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" width="400" height="264" ><param name="flashvars" value="webhost=fora.tv&clipid=9533&cliptype=highlight" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="movie" value="http://fora.tv/embedded_player" /><embed flashvars="webhost=fora.tv&clipid=9533&cliptype=highlight" src="http://fora.tv/embedded_player" width="400" height="264" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" 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type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Imaginehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083959102634395458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468516708273636002.post-42553932068448943292009-04-30T19:30:00.001-07:002009-04-30T19:30:21.145-07:00<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4LPubUCJv58&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4LPubUCJv58&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Imaginehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083959102634395458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468516708273636002.post-39028458361565589002009-04-30T19:20:00.001-07:002009-04-30T19:20:31.238-07:00<object width="425" height="344"><param 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/>http://www.lolife.com/2009/04/the-right-were-fine-with-torture/comment-page-1/#comment-1360</a>Imaginehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083959102634395458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468516708273636002.post-846555769263706112009-02-21T15:11:00.000-08:002009-02-21T15:12:13.279-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiej97fn0HOTmsCTBadnhHqkRNbb6Vl5oRVHdTWLjqPYWe3IYcr7qzDQhjbCNBHQnCOJEqS1YQLgFVj_4DtH3Fmdpq3FAVsr7qPGLx39K5hvbUAK_DmsZ0DkbGleUll5ZzVhowMQbsJE5I/s1600-h/family+rock+and+roller.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiej97fn0HOTmsCTBadnhHqkRNbb6Vl5oRVHdTWLjqPYWe3IYcr7qzDQhjbCNBHQnCOJEqS1YQLgFVj_4DtH3Fmdpq3FAVsr7qPGLx39K5hvbUAK_DmsZ0DkbGleUll5ZzVhowMQbsJE5I/s400/family+rock+and+roller.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305392402209582786" /></a>Imaginehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083959102634395458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468516708273636002.post-2997245908628639492009-02-21T15:10:00.001-08:002009-02-21T15:10:55.731-08:00So what have we learned in 2 millennia???<br /><br /> "The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public<br /> debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and<br /> controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed <br />lest Rome become bankrupt.<br /><br />People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance."<br /><br /><br /> Cicero - 55 BCImaginehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083959102634395458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468516708273636002.post-61273932120982341482008-12-27T05:11:00.000-08:002008-12-27T05:21:43.622-08:00Disney Diary #2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSF6qWU0nGZQVT_BXglrAGHmjZ8YJRlHYl7o0HsgUET-6QNabt60mce2FYx75qVp7sLlut3U89gUzWMUn7XJRIhBYb74jJ5Idiwl6dcj6iiOlC-YxCWElQQCys9LxHFXMfsQMBwjvIX2U/s1600-h/HdrEpcot1.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSF6qWU0nGZQVT_BXglrAGHmjZ8YJRlHYl7o0HsgUET-6QNabt60mce2FYx75qVp7sLlut3U89gUzWMUn7XJRIhBYb74jJ5Idiwl6dcj6iiOlC-YxCWElQQCys9LxHFXMfsQMBwjvIX2U/s400/HdrEpcot1.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284459466413851010" /></a><br />Epcot at Night is always tremendous.<br />The "Illuminations" fireworks show is always stunning. However it will ruin any and all community sized fireworks shows as it is the best you will ever see...<br /><br />Stood in line far toooooo long for the "soarin' ride. <br />(lessons learned)<br /> People from all countries do not like standing in line.<br /><br /> There are well-behaved children (about 25%) and poorly behaved children <br /> (about 25%) The other 50% you don't even notice.<br /><br /> 99.9% of humanity are good people.<br /><br /> .1% of humanity are significant assholes (people with serious B.O. also fall <br /> in this catagory)<br /><br />Today: Disney Hollywood Studios and Magic Kingdom (we know from the past that this park is also the "thunderdome" of moms with strollers)Imaginehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083959102634395458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468516708273636002.post-39920882256709129792008-12-26T13:02:00.001-08:002008-12-26T13:16:32.619-08:00Disney Diary Day 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBONMs_sp3CuB9X-ZP7AAYdn3DMaYMj6n6XZIgImmabIcglGgqCFaAweVX0vDztSYMAOIj7zOCvq_Da65rDm2aGdQTr-KL1HOGVcrW-xZtZJvT0ZdEx76tCpHdMc7kadsVkhB5sSJWus/s1600-h/golden_castle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 333px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBONMs_sp3CuB9X-ZP7AAYdn3DMaYMj6n6XZIgImmabIcglGgqCFaAweVX0vDztSYMAOIj7zOCvq_Da65rDm2aGdQTr-KL1HOGVcrW-xZtZJvT0ZdEx76tCpHdMc7kadsVkhB5sSJWus/s400/golden_castle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284210732046210610" /></a><br />Ok, to set this up right.<br />This is our fifth trip to Disney World....yeah, we like it..however each time we come we find something new and realize things that remain the same. Here is a collection of ways to make 'your' trip to Disney World more fun than Walt could ever imagine.<br /><br />1. Mullet hunting- do it, take this with you always...they are out there...not sure where these people are from but apparently any sense of 'style' or 'taste' has not reached them yet. As far as I know, Mullets are not part of the Disney "Cast".<br /><br />2. Fat: No one would ever consider me a skinny person, so I am a bit of an expert. There is serious fat out there...and it runs in packs..er,rather it sort of wobbles in packs. At any rate, if you have ever had concerns about your own self image..Disney will make you feel much better about yourself...again, large humans are not part of the Disney "Cast".<br /><br />3. "Mad Moms", "Crabby Moms", "Screaming Moms" and "Pissed off Dads"...they are out there...mostly in Magic Kingdom, but all parks have them. They are amusing, especially when they are not you.Imaginehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083959102634395458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468516708273636002.post-27838109368806213782008-12-05T05:10:00.000-08:002008-12-05T05:12:12.052-08:00This whole "torture" thingWhy do we have to physically deal with them?<br />Can't we give them drugs or beer or acid or something?<br /><br />or sign them up on "Twitter".Imaginehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083959102634395458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468516708273636002.post-82344440631728198422008-11-21T21:38:00.001-08:002008-11-21T21:40:22.922-08:00Caron is more amazing everytime I vist himFirst time I heard Alain Caron was in 1981 or 82.. I had a record, a 33 rpm UZEB album that we nearly wore out back in college...tonite I typed his name into YouTube...(I can't even begin to tell you how much YouTube means to me)<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DkOYGlI-zoo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DkOYGlI-zoo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Imaginehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083959102634395458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468516708273636002.post-43603722930330653492008-11-21T19:29:00.001-08:002008-11-21T19:29:58.079-08:00A forward from my Bro-Obama's Use of Complete Sentences Stirs Controversy<br /><br />Stunning Break with Last Eight Years<br />November 20, 2008<br /><br /><br /><br />In the first two weeks since the election, President-elect Barack Obama has broken with a tradition established over the past eight years through his controversial use of complete sentences, political observers say.<br /><br />Millions of Americans who watched Mr. Obama's appearance on CBS' "Sixty Minutes" on Sunday witnessed the president-elect's unorthodox verbal tick, which had Mr. Obama employing grammatically correct sentences virtually every time he opened his mouth.<br /><br />But Mr. Obama's decision to use complete sentences in his public pronouncements carries with it certain risks, since after the last eight years many Americans may find his odd speaking style jarring.<br /><br />According to presidential historian Davis Logsdon of the University of Minnesota, some Americans might find it "alienating" to have a President who speaks English as if it were his first language.<br /><br />"Every time Obama opens his mouth, his subjects and verbs are in agreement," says Mr. Logsdon. "If he keeps it up, he is running the risk of sounding like an elitist."<br /><br />The historian said that if Mr. Obama insists on using complete sentences in his speeches, the public may find itself saying, "Okay, subject, predicate, subject predicate - we get it, stop showing off."<br /><br />The President-elect's stubborn insistence on using complete sentences has already attracted a rebuke from one of his harshest critics, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska.<br /><br />"Talking with complete sentences there and also too talking in a way that ordinary Americans like Joe the Plumber and Tito the Builder can't really do there, I think needing to do that isn't tapping into what Americans are needing also," she said.Imaginehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083959102634395458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468516708273636002.post-16117725094215980512008-11-19T18:47:00.001-08:002008-11-19T18:48:21.872-08:00Taylor MaliI think I may have posted this before...but it is worth posting again...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RxsOVK4syxU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RxsOVK4syxU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Imaginehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083959102634395458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468516708273636002.post-68948908679717473422008-11-15T16:24:00.001-08:002008-11-15T16:25:04.320-08:00Bobby Mintzer tears it up.I first saw this clip about 25 years ago. In the wee hours of the morning with a smoke filled room full of musicians. It kicks harder now than it did then.<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rcAV7Ri6gdY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rcAV7Ri6gdY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Imaginehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083959102634395458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468516708273636002.post-72244342576826688492008-11-14T19:49:00.001-08:002008-11-14T19:56:06.035-08:00PETAIn case you thought that PETA doesn't SUCK!!!!<br /><br />fyi- I have a Samoyed, A lizard, two snakes (both named chris), a tarantula, a turtle, a whole mess-o-koi, a 72 bowfront,a 125 planted,a 55 planted, a 29 brood, 6 ten gallon rearing, a brine shrimp set up for the fry,10 breeding pair of Angels,50 rummy nose tetras, assorted glo-lite, cardinal and neon tetras and probably 85 medium sized black veil angel babies. I have 4 bird feeders, three hummingbird feeders (tho we can nary attract the little bastards,squirrel feeders, compost piles, wren houses (10 of them...yeah, that's right 10 wren houses's you got a problem with that?)and I am thinking of getting a tri-colored high end basset hound puppy...I had a couple birds but they make a mess, are loud as hell and taste like chicken.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/l9ijLulwUTY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/l9ijLulwUTY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Imaginehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083959102634395458noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468516708273636002.post-26858963872296543992008-11-09T10:23:00.000-08:002008-11-09T10:28:23.051-08:00CEO's that need a beating<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrApQp-lN4JHoSSe9NDuwtsCkoPuSY-Fahaf6qCPrfItqSAhiUQiolIcZGWnH4cmNIURmo-VUi8VVtq4txBJ6XHCSFsPOL0FoUiQXtFsK00cYwkhFLOJhwWppor0un8O_kyHdbbqvkYw/s1600-h/admitting-your-an-asshole1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrApQp-lN4JHoSSe9NDuwtsCkoPuSY-Fahaf6qCPrfItqSAhiUQiolIcZGWnH4cmNIURmo-VUi8VVtq4txBJ6XHCSFsPOL0FoUiQXtFsK00cYwkhFLOJhwWppor0un8O_kyHdbbqvkYw/s400/admitting-your-an-asshole1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266726155758323074" /></a><br />TOP 10 LIST of Financial Jerks that should be in Jail<br /><br /><br /><br />1 Angelo Mozilo Countrywide<br /> Bank of America looking to buy Countrywide. Questions of how much liability they will aquire.<br /><br />The <span style="font-weight:bold;">CEO of Country wide Angelo Mazillo</span> could have cared less about the problems of the average jo He sees no responsiblity in this. Yet he has a number of homes, millions in retirement packages. A fleet of cars and eats lobster every night. Yet a mother committed suicide in Massachusetts because she had a hard time paying her mortgage. Big business is not concerned about you! remember they need you to make their money! Heads need to roll!<br /><br />2. Daniel Mudd Fannie Mae Wishes he had not been such a “Legislative Slut”<br />Mudd was dismissed as CEO of Fannie Mae when Federal Housing Finance Agency stepped in as conservator on September 7, 2008. The government has advised him that his severance package will not be paid. Not to worry, he took care of himself.<br /><br />3. Richard Syron Freddie Mac<br />The New York Times reports that Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE) CEO Richard Syron ignored warnings four years ago that Freddie was taking on too much risk by underwriting poor quality mortgages and that its capital base was too thin.<br />Did Syron get paid millions of dollars to take orders from Congress? It's not clear why that should be such a high paying job. Nor is it clear why American taxpayers should pay the price for Syron's inability to manage Freddie. While $38 million -- .0048% of the bailout -- seems like a drop in the bucket compared to the magnitude of the problems, it looks like Syron made the decisions that created the need for the bailout. <br />4. James Cayne Bear Stearns Dumps 5.6 million shares-his entire stake a day after JPMorgan quintuples it’s bid for the troubled Bear Stearns. Amid rumors questioning Bear Stearns' financial health, Bear Stearns turned to the Fed, which asked JPMorgan to funnel funds to the embattled investment bank that the government would provide. Two days later, with the government fearing that Bear Stearns' unraveling would send widespread panic through the financial markets, JPMorgan agreed to purchase Bear Stearns<br /><br /><br />5. Richard Fuld Lehman Bros. Check this jerk out on UTube Ran his Company into ground through subrime lending. Lehman shareholders get zip-nada-nothing. He gets 480 million. Before the Senate oversite committee he says” When company did well, my people did well, when company did poorly, my people did poorly” He forgot to mention that when company did poorly, he did rather well. His theory is Privatize the gains and socialize the loses.<br /><br />6. Martin Sullivan AIG AIG received 85 billion bailout from the taxpayers to rescue the insurance giant. Sullivan, a week later held weeklong boardmeeting at exclusive California resort and spent $440,000.00 of their gov’t windfall. The course of action that week was to figure their compensation package. He personally got 5 million bonus. <br />Sullivan took over as CEO of AIG in 2005 Under his watchful eye, the company never showed gain. The 4th quarter of 2007 AIG lost 85 billion<br /><br />7. Stan O’neal Merril Lynch <br />To recap, O'Neal went full throttle into the subprime mortgage market at the height of the real estate market. He failed to consult the board on a major acquisition and has shafted the company's shareholders and will be richer beyond most people's wildest dream because of it. His Golden Parachute is worth 250 million<br /><br />8. Kerry Killinger WaMu Killinger, who was stripped of his chairman title in June, became CEO of the Seattle-based thrift in 1990 and built WaMu into one of the country's largest banks. But with a heavy focus on subprime and option adjustable-rate mortgages -- the types of mortgages at the heart of the housing bust -- WaMu's losses began to mount and its shares plummeted, sparking an outcry from shareholders. His compensation in 2007 was 14.7 million. Should we Jail him or the Board of Directors?<br /><br />9. Kennedy Thompson Wachovia<br />Thompson will step down after 32 years of service after having made a series of untimely - and ultimately disastrous - decisions that have cost the company nearly half its market value over the past year.<br />Shareholders began clamoring for Thompson’s removal in April after the company announced its first quarterly loss in seven years and cut its dividend by 41%. Issues were compounded on May 6, when Wachovia announced a first-quarter loss of $708 million, 80% more than the bank had previously reported. <br />The company has marked down $5 billion in mortgage and other debt-related assets, and recently announced it would cut up to 500 jobs. Wachovia stock has plummeted about 40% year-to-date. His compensation was a mere 16.5 million<br /><br />10. Charles Prince Citigroup<br />Charles "Chuck" Prince, the deposed head of Citigroup, is in line to walk away from the Wall Street giant with a total pay, perks and shares payout worth just under $100 million, it has emerged. <br />The payout for Mr Prince, who stays on as a consultant until the end of the year, include a pro-rata cash "incentive award" currently estimated to be worth $12 million. <br />It also includes $10,716,469 in restricted share awards and $16,046,703 in stock options that will automatically vest at his departure. <br />Mr Prince, whose exit was sealed late last week, already owns 1.61 million shares in Citi, currently worth about $53 million.Imaginehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083959102634395458noreply@blogger.com0