Virgin Atlantic that is. Sir Richard Branson and team are showing the world how a 747 can fly on biofuel (a version that wouldn’t compete with food sources) in an attempt to reduce cabon emissions.
”This breakthrough will help Virgin Atlantic to fly its planes using clean fuel sooner than expected. The demonstration flight next month will give us crucial knowledge that we can use to dramatically reduce our carbon footprint. Virgin Group pledged to invest all its profits from its transportation companies towards developing clean energy and with this breakthrough we are well down the path to achieving our goals..” - Sir Richard Branson
I’ve heard a lot of people say that they don’t give a hoot about this year’s Oscars, which we can conveniently blame on the writer’s strike and lack of Golden Globes glamour. But I’ve actually planned my day so that I can be home in time to see the red carpet with its high fashion and sparkling jewels.
If you’re like me and can’t wait until this afternoon, check out some of the fasions from previous years where Oscar’s worst dressed and Oscar’s best dressed are idolized (for lack of a better word) forever.
If you’re like me, the odds are probably pretty high that you were keeping a watchful eye on the Mega Millions jackpot that had recently grown to a generous payout of $270 million last week. While the lucky winner hails from Georgia, seven ticket holders in New Jersey won $250,000 for having 5 matching numbers without the winning mega ball number.
Still interested in winning some big bucks? Try tonight’s powerball drawing (right across the river in PA) where the payout is up to $115 million.
The chief economist for the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp., Jack Kyser, has released a report that claims the recent writer’s strike has cost Hollywood a total of $2.5 billion in lost show business. That’s quite a bit for a 3 month hiatus.
Source E! News
Just an hour ago, a US Navy ship launched a missile in an attempt to take out a dying US spy satellite.
According to the New York Times, “The goal in this first-of-its-kind mission for the Navy was not just to hit the satellite but to obliterate a tank aboard the spacecraft carrying 1,000 pounds of a toxic fuel called hydrazine.”
The satellite was about 130 miles over the Pacific and, while contact was made, it is currently unclear if the toxic fuel was successfully “blown up”.
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Unless you live in a cave, don’t watch tv, or haven’t surfed the net in the last 24 hours, you’re probably aware of the lunar eclipse at 10:01 Eastern tonight. Whether or not you care is a another story, but in any case this is the last lunar eclipse until December 20th, 2010 (Oh my! What will we do to pass the time in the next 2 years?) But did you know that Saturn will also be visible too? According to Yahoo, “as the moonlight dims — it won’t go totally dark — Saturn and Regulus will pop out and sandwich the moon. Regulus is the brightest star in the constellation Leo.” So turn your (un)trained eye towards the sky, and enjoy the show!
Update: Here’s a picture of the lunar eclipse, taken by my good friend Nicole DeBiase.
The new cast has finally been announced for this season’s Dancing with the Stars. It sounds like the “big name” this year is Priscilla Presley, but I’m more concerned with the fact that Maks Chmerkovskiy won’t be returning this year. So sad.
This year’s cast includes:
ADAM CAROLLA & JULIANNE HOUGH
CRISTIÁN DE LA FUENTE & CHERYL BURKE
SHANNON ELIZABETH & DEREK HOUGH
STEVE GUTTENBERG & ANNA TREBUNSKAYA
PENN JILLETTE & KYM JOHNSON
MARIO & KARINA SMIRNOFF
MARLEE MATLIN & FABIAN SANCHEZ
PRISCILLA PRESLEY & LOUIS VAN AMSTEL
MONICA SELES & JONATHAN ROBERTS
JASON TAYLOR & EDYTA SLIWINSKA
MARISSA JARET WINOKUR & TONY DOVOLANI
KRISTI YAMAGUCHI & MARK BALLAS
Who had the best game on Friday night? It was a double whammy at Foxwoods last night where the New England AFC football champs partied with their passionate fans, and where I was lucky enough to hit a hot blackjack table. Definitely good times here in Ledyard, CT, and worthy of a repeat performance.
