Pearl diver discovers vein of a sparkling blue rare earth mineral (so named because they are indeed rare, and very necessary, in tech and military), pushes himself to dive even deeper, etc, discovers source... and so has someone else... with more nefarious intent. There will be love and a dog (though dolphin could be swapped in for dog). If I placed story in small country (vs Australia), could even layer in a country's poverty being wiped out overnight, as long as our hero succeeds against the bad guys.

Best job I heard about this week, Zoo Keeper at the Playboy Mansion. Job belongs to writer (and artist and zoologist) Corinna Bechko, who's done comic books with her husband (illustrator Gabriel Hardman, who I found out about job from, in podcast talking about his Inception storyboarding experience).

Ethical hackers getting only $123,000.00/year? That must be a typo, even in this recession.