Olympic-Sized Fair Trade Early Show today...

I hope you had a chance to tune into the Early Show today...I had a couple of great guests...

Satya Ramen, the development officer and coordinator of the Just Us Development and Education Society joined us from her Wolfville office to chat about Fair Trade Weeks which is underway in Wolfville. All kinds of special events mark the importance of the town's involvement and you have until Friday to take in the festivities, starting with a photo exibit tonight at the Al Whittle Theatre. Visit http://www.fairtraderesource.org/link-up/events-calendar/?id=1062

RBC Olympian Hugh Smith joined me in the Magic 94.9 studio this morning...Hugh is training for the 2011 Games in London...and stopped in before his visit to Coldbrook Elementary school. he said that the Torch run next fall will be the biggest ever, and that YOU can win the chance to be a Torchbearer! Just visit www.rbc.com/carrythetorch to enter for a chance to be a part of history!

So predictions were accurate..."Star Trek" cleaned up at the box office, raking in nearly $76.5 million dollars over the weekend, starting from it's Thursday opening. Trek, which cost about $140 million to make, is expected to bring in more $200 million this summer.... Star Trek's reviews have been almost all positive too, and the film is riding an amazing 96% Fresh score on the film review website Rotten Tomatoes -- that’s 96% of America's movie critics issuing positive reviews. By comparison, here are the scores of the last five Oscar winning movies:

2004 – Million Dollar Baby – 91% Fresh
2005 – Crash – 75% Fresh
2006 – The Departed – 92% Fresh
2007 – No Country For Old Men – 94% Fresh
2008 - Slumdog Millionaire – 94% Fresh

Here's a neat list...

THEY WERE IN STAR TREK?

KIRSTIE ALLEY: 1982On Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan as Lt. Saavik

WHOOPI GOLDBERG: 1988-1993On Star Trek: The Next Generation as Guinan

TERI HATCHER: 1988On Star Trek: The Next Generation as Chief B. G. Robinson

KIM CATTRALL: 1991On Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country as Lieutenant Valeris

ASHLEY JUDD: 1991On Star Trek: The Next Generation as Ensign Lefler

KIRSTEN DUNST: 1993On Star Trek: The Next Generation as Hedril

SARAH SILVERMAN: 1996On Star Trek: Voyager as Rain Robinson

VANESSA WILLIAMS: 1996On Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Arandis

ANDY DICK: 1998On Star Trek: Voyager as EMH-2 Dr. Bradley

I hope to see "Star Trek" soon before my "must-see" list gets too big. This weekend Dan Brown's "Angels & Demons" opens...so I better get to the theatre!

Tomorrow on thr Early Show, "Early Show Pool of Knowledge trivia" returns at 7:20 with a new question added to the pool. Today's question: What is the significance of Sidney Crosby's jersey number, which is 87? Answer: Sidney was born August 7th, 1987...his jersey number signifies his birthday.

Have a good day!