Thank you :-)
Your friends involved?
I don't know yet, sorry.
Any word from "the street" about this incident?
Nothing's gotten to me yet but even if I did know something, I wouldn't be able to talk about it. Info has to be disseminated through appropriate channels, and violations of that are normally an instant-firing offense and people who do that are commonly prosecuted as well.
Sorry I'm not any help, but frequently refreshing The Orb and following his links will most likely be a very direct route to the latest "released" information.
LOL Wouldn't want you to be jobless in seattle, Stoat. ;) I checked out Orbusmax previously but don't know if it is trustworthy.