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Yes, this divorce settlement is even bigger than the Paul McCartney/Heather Mills settlement. The third time was certainly not the charm for Phil Collins.After six years of marriage and two children, the musician’s former wife, Swiss-born Orianne Cevey, 35, has received a $46.76 million cash payout from Collins, 57. The record settlement – Britain’s biggest ever in a celebrity divorce – tops by $2 million what Paul McCartney gave Heather Mills earlier this year. Collins is no stranger to expensive breakups. Second wife Jill Tavelman received $34 million after he ended their relationship by fax in 1994. In all, Collins’s divorces have cost him $84 million – nearly a third of his estimated $280 fortune.

Question: Do you think Phil Collins might think about a pre-nup, or possibly stop getting married?

With the start of the Democratic National Convention just one week away, speculation is rampant with regards to who Obama will pick to be his running mate. Will it be Joe Biden (senator; Delaware), Evan Bayh (senator; Indiana), Bill Richardson (governor; New Mexico), Tim Kaine (governor; Virginia) or could it be Hillary Clinton (senator; New York)?

Question: Who will Barack Obama choose to be his vice president?

With the rising cost of fuel, many school districts have found their transportation budget increased by more than 40%. As a way to combat these expenses, many districts are moving to four-day school weeks. The school days are simply lengthened so that students do not have less classroom time And, the biggest bonus is that many of the schools that have done this, are looking at a $300,000 budget savings.

Question: As a parent, would you like or dislike it if your child had a four day school week?

Edison had his lightbulb, Ford had his Model T, and Jan Vinzenz Krause has his spray-on condom. Inspired by the mechanics of a drive-through car wash, the German sexual-health educator designed a custom-fitting male contraceptive using liquid latex and some materials from a hardware store. "I felt a little like MacGyver," he says of building the contraption. The prototype, which began testing last year, consists of a hard plastic tube with nozzles that spray liquid latex from all directions, much like the water jets in the tunnel of a car wash. The biggest problem with the design — which is what has kept the product off the market thus far — is that the latex takes too long to dry. Liquid latex currently takes two to three minutes to vulcanize, making it impractical. "For people to buy it," Krause says, "it needs to be ready in five to 10 seconds."

Question: Do you think this concept would ever take off in the market?