Consider this in light of my post on 5 Jan 09:

Today's news at 3:20 p.m. EST 6 January 2009

BERLIN – German billionaire Adolf Merckle threw himself in front of a train after his business empire, which included interests ranging from VW cars to pharmaceuticals to cement, ran into trouble in the global financial crisis, his family said Tuesday.

"Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."