Millions of North Americans travel to the 'path of totality' to witness a solar eclipse, a new chairman is appointed at UK air traffic control company Nats, and toy films are in development.
Planet Business : Toy films in development, a new chairman at UK air traffic control company Nats and a break in Olympic traditionPassengers and crew wearing solar eclipse glasses aboard Southwest flight 1252 from Dallas, Texas to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which passed through the path of totality on Monday. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesA warning to start: “Solarbration” is a portmanteau of solar and celebration that should never be directly looked at without adequate eye protection.
But while eclipse parties sound like fun for anyone who doesn’t mind looking like they have joined a cult, eclipse flights are a whole other folly. Several flights operated by US airlines, including, made a fuss out of the experience of being 35,000ft up when the eclipse was happening, with Southwest serving “cosmic cocktails” and at least one Delta flight promising “special manoeuvres” so everyone could get a good view.
, following a move by World Athletics to break with Olympic tradition. It has become the first sport to guarantee such a prize.Prize-money for silver- and bronze-winning athletes in Paris, but World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said the plan was to introduce monetary reward for these positions from Los Angeles 2028.Sum that each member of a gold-winning relay team will receive, as they will share the $50,000 prize – just a bit of extra pressure not to drop the baton.
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