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  • Bo Derek to Play Tara Reid’s Mom in ‘Sharknado 3’

    Bo Derek has signed on to play the role of May, the mother of Tara Reid’s character April, in the upcoming SyFy production of Sharknado 3. Tara Reid and Celebrity Apprentice contestant Ian Ziering have the Sharknado movies to thank for putting bread on their tables.

    In addition to Bo Derek, other celebrities (?) have signed on to play roles in Sharknado 3, including billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban, Ann Coulter, Jerry Springer, ‘NSync’s Chris Kirkpatrick, and Chris Jericho.

    Sharknado 3 must have some kind of draw to land the Shark Tank star and political commentator.

    Bo Derek is, of course, best know for her role in the 1979 film 10, and her signature cornrow braids she sported while running in her bikini across a sandy beach. 10 also starred Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews, and Robert Webber.

    Jerry Springer must have missed the memo titled ‘Spoiler Alert’ when he signed on to play in Sharknado 3.

    Will you be checking out Bo Derek and the rest of the ‘star-studded’ cast of Sharknado 3 when it appears on SyFy this coming summer?

    Do you think we’ve seen the end of the list of cast members or will a few A-listers also sign on?

  • Jeff Bezos: Cuckoo Chimes Still A Go For The 10,000 Year Clock

    Jeff Bezos has been getting some attention this week for some of the interesting investments he’s made, thanks to a Wall Street Journal article about them.

    The article discusses a patent Bezos’ name is on, for some kind of cell phone airbag-type gadget and Glassbaby, a handmade glass company Bezos has invested in.

    Of course the 10,000 Year Clock also came up. The WSJ reports:

    It’s like a grandfather clock on a grander scale, Mr. Bezos said. When it’s finished, it will play an elaborate cuckoo-like sequence for the anniversary of every year, decade, century, millennium and 10 millennia.

    People who visit the clock when it is finished years from now will also be treated to a daily chime sequence that has been choreographed by musician Brian Eno, who serves on the project’s board.

    We reported on this endeavor last year, when it became known that Bezos had invested $42 million into the project. Essentially, it’s a clock that is supposed to run for 10,000 years. It runs on solar power, relying on computers to calculate the sun’s positions for 10,000 years.

    Here are some interesting videos about the project:

    Clock One – Raise Bore from The Long Now Foundation on Vimeo.

    The Journal quotes Bezos as saying, “The reason I’m doing it is that it is a symbol of long-term thinking, and the idea of long-term responsibility. We humans have become so technologically sophisticated that in certain ways we’re dangerous to ourselves. It’s going to be increasingly important over time for humanity to take a longer-term view of its future.”

    In case you were wondering whether the cuckoo thing is a joke, this has always been part of the plan, as it was discussed last year, as well.