• YES which is a very positive sign; hopefully it keeps up source

• Let’s face it, guys. We’re all really optimistic that BP’s latest ploy actually contained the oil spill for good. Heck, BP’s stock went up significantly in the immediate aftermath of the news. But as our boy Jake “Dr. Buzzkill” Tapper put it, we’re not out of the woods yet. There’s much more to deal with. But, instead of being party poopers like Tapper, who is probably upset about his pending exit from “This Week,” let’s bask in this moment for a second – no new oil is flooding the Gulf of Mexico. A quick breakdown from us:

What 85 days looks like

• 7,403,100 seconds of oil leakage

• 123kminutes of exciting oil spillage fun to deal with
• 2,056 hours of oil-spilling excitement for the the whole family
• 185M gallons of oil flooded the Gulf in the meantime; hooray!

The major players in the spill

• 40%of people polled in June disapproved of Obama’s oil spill performance
• 70% of people in the same poll thought BP sucked at their job source

• fourvisits by Obama to the Gulf Region
• 31 days since Obama last visited the Gulf
• 26 days since Tony Hayward went yachting

So, what’s next?

• oneBP will continue its testing of the method, which will last around 48 hours.
• two BP will then go back to its old system, recovering 80,000 barrels a day.
• three BP will remain busy, working on a permanent relief well solution. source

• 10,000 barrels per day, or about half source

• » Freaking finally: Thad Allen and his boys are way more positive about this result than they have been about others. They hope to slowing increase the amount of oil captured. Oil, by the way, is still getting through the vents, which is why they aren’t capturing all of it.

• YES but only after they got
  stuck for a while source

• YES but we’ll see if it actually holds up ok source

• Lately it seems like me just standing up is risking my life.
• “Celebrity Apprentice” winner Bret Michaels • In response to a question posed by Donald Trump: “Are you risking your life being here? This is a lot of pressure.” Michaels not only stood up to the pressure but he won the entire thing. He flew from New York to Los Angeles despite the advice of doctors. But it was worth it. source

• 1M number of iPads
  sold since its April 4 launch day
• 12M number of iPad
  apps getting used on
  the device
• 1.5M number of digital
  books getting read on
  the iPad source

• $33
  million the amount of money IMAX lost in 2008, one of a series of rough years due to its films mostly being nature documentaries
• $150
  million the amount of money “Avatar” has made on IMAX screens alone – they’re headed towards a big profit this year as a result source

• Like real hamsters, without any of the poop. This holiday season, the biggest surprise hit might be a bunch of motorized hamster toys. They look cool and goofy and are fun to play with, which is why kids are begging for them – and why quick-to-comply parents are trying to get their grubby hands all over them on Black Friday. source