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Governor of the Bank of England (2003-2013)
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Speaking from three decades of experience navigating the United Kingdom through one of the most perilous periods in economic history, and more recently leading the international central banking community, Lord Mervyn King engages in a lively discussion on monetary policy and the way forward for the global economy.
Editor-at-Large, Vox; Columnist, Bloomberg News and Policy Analyst/Contributor, MSNBC
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Using his razor-sharp focus and wit, Ezra Klein gives audiences an unvarnished look at the intersection of today's domestic and economic policy-making coupled with a political system that has major impacts from Wall Street to Main Street and around the world.
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Award-Winning Healthcare Journalist and Senior Policy Correspondent, Vox.com
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Using her expertise in health policy, Sarah Kliff gives audiences an inside look at the complex and constantly-changing battle over the Affordable Care Act — and what that means for the future of the American health care system.
Lionel W. McKenzie Professor of Economics, University of Rochester & President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (2009-2015)
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Narayana Kocherlakota was President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis from 2009 through 2015. In that role, he served on the Federal Open Market Committee, the monetary policymaking arm of the Fed. He is probably best known for being led by low inflation data to switch from being a monetary policy "hawk" to a monetary policy "dove" – a decision that led Foreign Policy magazine to name him one of its top ten global thinkers for 2012.
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Vice Chairman, The Federal Reserve System (2006-2010)
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A 40-year veteran of the Fed, Donald Kohn helped coordinate the central bank's response to the financial crisis in 2008. His knowledge, experience and wisdom weigh in on the future of the U.S. and global economies.
One of the Most Respected Voices on Wall Street and Owner of Ellevate
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Historically the most senior woman on Wall Street, Sallie Krawcheck has a record of turning around financial services businesses, even during the financial crisis, by employing an intense and unique client focus that earned her the title "The Last Honest Analyst."


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The Waldrep summer 2018 vacation is over. Mona, Charlie, and I returned to Southern California early last week after driving 5200 miles around the western U.S. — we visited Carmel, sped around Lake Ta[...]
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Last night I added a couple more features that I'll outline below, but it did strike me that the new look is actually very different to how my blog started out. Annoyingly, I never thought to take a 'before' screenshot, but luckily I stumbled across one (albeit very low-res) over at Ohhh Lulu's.
New blog design
Last night I added a couple more features that I'll outline below, but it did strike me that the new look is actually very different to how my blog started out. Annoyingly, I never thought to take a 'before' screenshot, but luckily I stumbled across one (albeit very low-res) over at Ohhh Lulu's.
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I love you header! The garment you chose are so perfectly vintage and beautiful!ReplyDelete
I love the new design with all those sassy ladies at the top!ReplyDelete
Absolutely love it! And the header tab taking you directly to all your makes is great - I've been trying to get around to doing that but I'm afraid my pages have all said "under construction" for way too long! I'm going to follow your lead and finally finish the makeover! Well done!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! Blogging is more time-consuming than I ever imagined, so just take your time and you'll do it soon I'm sure!Delete
I love your new header. You have great taste in patterns (smile) and I can't wait to see them sewn up. I do see you've gotten rid of sewing blogs you follow. I always like that because I can find new blogs or ones I had forgotten about. Hope you'll add that back or make it a category someplace.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the kind words Tia and don't worry about the bloglist...it will be coming back. Either as it was before, or in my new I Like page...just need to weed out all the dormant/inactive blogs out first ;o)Delete
Exciting plans ahead for Stitching Odyssey! I did notice your new design and thought it was lovely. Actually, everything about this blog is lovely!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Great it's great , looks lovely, I been slowing thinking about a new design but I lack the lc skills and waiting for Dibs lolReplyDeleteReplies
Trust me Rachel, I've got very limited technical skills. My boyfriend actually had to centre my banner for me and I 'designed' it using picmonkey...haha!Delete
Think the new design looks lovely. Some of those patterns are gorgeous!ReplyDelete
One of the reasons I was initially attracted to your blog was your gorgeous header! You did such a lovely job with it! Loving all the new changes!ReplyDeleteReplies
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February 07. 2013 9:09AM
Deployment ceremony for guardsmen rescheduled to Sunday
CONCORD - Due to a forecasted winter storm, the deployment ceremony for the 237th Military Police Company, New Hampshire Army National Guard, has been rescheduled to Sunday, Feb. 10, at the Southern New Hampshire University field house, 2500 River Road, Manchester.
The ceremony begins at 2 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend.
The 237th MPs, known as the "Regulators," are deploying to Afghanistan for nine months in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Comprised of 110 soldiers, the company will train at Fort Bliss, Texas, for two months before departing to Khost Province where it will mentor Afghan National Police and conduct joint presence patrols to locate and defeat enemy insurgents.


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Pushing good music as a scout!
One of BeSonic's special features is our scouting system, of which everybody can take a little editorial part. We offer the possibility to write about artists on our platform to push music forward and rate it good that way! Your self written contributions will find a place on the BeSonic starting page as well as in every genre related sub site plus the general recommendation section and each concerned artist homepage.
This is a scouting system one of a kind and not to be found on any other platform. It is an important tool for the living process of the BeSonic community. It makes a big difference, if you rate a song by giving it a certain amount of rating stars or to give it some feedback via a few words.
You have the possibility to write about single songs as in song features. If you think an artist is great in his complexity of good music, you'll be able to honour him through writing an artist feature.
To make this scouting system as best functional as possible, it needs as many good scouts as possible to give more live to your platform. The community is you, you are the community, but only if you get involved and communication between musiclovers can find place. We are looking for you, if you enjoy writing about music on BeSonic. You won't need any certain precognition, it's easier than you might expect. If you have any concerns of not being capable of it, just browse through the already existing features and reviews. You'll see it's not about complicated music journalism , but first of all it is about pushing good music within the community!
Your contributions will be checked by the editorial and need to get approved by them for the platform. In case of questions or remarks that need to be made, we'll contact you.
No need to be shy, step up!
To write features and reviews you need the scout status, which you can apply for by submitting the following info:
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x15x15 wrote:if you own a car, it must be registered. finding an address is quite simple, and not too expensive. you have the right to be anonymous, but you better be a hermit. public records are public records. For just a small fee, I can find any registered owners' address too, just need a license plate number...
this is still so stupid that this is an issue. and it is unfuckingbelievable that people think the private property owners need to do anything about it. kind of weird actually...
Not weird atal. It is the age of the "entitled" where many believe that they are indeed entitled to do as they wish, regardless of the rights of others. Who gives a shit if it is PP. The owners of that said property owe it to us to succumb to our access needs. It is their responsibility to do so and not ours to respect their rights. We are climbers by god.
This prevailing arrogance on the part of the climbing community is going to get you absolutely no where. It is the climbers that need to change their self-righteous attitudes, not the DWA. Until ya'll get that and start acting on it, this will get far worse way before anything gets better, for ya'll. Not the DWA.
lefty wrote: Does the DWA have the access to Department of Motor Vehicles records or the right to access such private records as a public agency?
If not, perhaps they asked and received the information from the County Sheriff's Department.
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Foreign exchange markets tend to be the domain for short-term technical and momentum based speculators. However, with central banks around the world holding real interest rates negative and printing large quantities of money, investors' home currencies in developed nations such as the United States, Europe and Japan may not be a safe store of value.
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CP113779 | "Boeing" Open Hole Compression Fixture
Fixture for Boeing open hole compression test to ASTM D6484M (Metric units system).
Suitable for shear loading (procedure A) by mounting in hydraulic grips, and end loading (procedure B) when used with 150 mm (6 in) diameter compression platens and support plates CP113780.
Provides access to the gauge section for strain measurement.
Max Load: 200KN (20,000 kgf, 45,000 lbf)
Temperature : -70° to 250° C (-94 to +482 °F)
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VG Republic Writes: Should you have an opinion about the Wii U as many gamers and media outlets seem to, then you more than likely share the sentiment that the Wii U is, for lack of a better term, a piece of S&%$. Nintendo has been dogged for their next-generation console not only for minimal upgrades over what the current offerings for Sony and Microsoft can already do and have been doing for going on 7 years, and with what is presumably on the horizon from the other competition. It has been a troublesome time with more time being spent on a Public Relations team attempting to clean up the crap storm that has flowed their way since the Wii U announcement rather than on what the system can offer; one had to wonder if the console would be able to make it in the competitive market. Then Nintendo announced today that they were relieving the duties of all personal from the clean up attempts and calling in the plumber to unclog the nightmarish mess. Yup, that's right a new 3D Mario is on its way to the home console that Nintendo decided to announce before next months E3.
Just make 3D Mario for the PS4 so I don't have to spend $400 bucks on your console just to play a couple games.
No... but it's really great for Netflix!
C'mon Nintendo... I need something to play on this thing!
A nice play on the title! Because we all know plumbers are good for unclogging sh#t.
So, Mario is going to flush the WiiU down into the sewers?
Wait- do people still say, "Straight from the Sewers" as a compliment?
Anyway I agree "Mario is a life saver".
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Style # 222554
With leatherette detailing on the front interior pockets and knees, these bebe skinny jeans are a must-own this season. Style with a moto jacket and studded booties for an evening look.
- 54% cotton, 44% lyocell, 2% spandex
- Machine wash
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- Rise: 8" (20 cm), inseam: 29" (74 cm), leg opening: 10" (25 cm)
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size 27
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Gallery: See Karl Lagerfeld's Complete Collection For Macy's
After getting just a taste here and there–sketches and a tiny shot from Vogue–we can finally behold Karl Lagerfeld's affordable capsule collection for Macy's. As promised, there's lots of masculine lines and floaty, feminine dresses. There's also plenty of Karl himself: he appears on graphic print t-shirts while the stiff, starched-looking collars and short leather gloves (and more) echo his iconic style. And thanks to prolific blogger Coco Rocha, here's the campaign:
The collection hits Macy's stores later this month.
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Remember Mark Philippoussis? He was a vaguely douchey tennis "star" who dated Paris Hilton before it set your genitals on fire to date Paris Hilton. (This could be when she was nine.) Well, he has made the next logical jump in his "career;" He's appearing on a dating reality show. That NBC dating show in which old(er) ladies and young(er) ladies compete to date him.
The show is setup so that there are two "teams" of women grouped together by their age. One team is made up of "cougars", women in their 40's. The other is made up of "kittens", women in their 20's. Each woman will be vying for Philippoussis'(who's 30 years old) affection, and the audience will supposedly get to see whether age makes a difference when trying to find true love.
As we've mentioned before, no athletes in sports are dumber than home-"schooled" tennis players. We hope this is one of those reality shows that ends with the lead character being run over by a bus. Wait, have no reality shows ever ended that way? Pity.
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Definitely some backsliding this week, putting me with one great week and two terrible weeks. Of course, that has me back at square one. Guess it could be worse.
Washington State (+45.5) at USC
One of these teams is coming off a big victory and the other is coming off a disappointing loss. It's not how you'd think it would go down though, as the Trojans are looking to kill someone after their annual Pacific Northwest nose dive. Wazzu, despite beating SMU in OT last week, will be victimized here.
Pick: USC
California (-5.5) at Oregon
Last time these two teams played here, Oregon fumbled the ball out of the end zone late to lose a heartbreaker. Cal may be as hot as any team in the nation, but Autzen is never easy – especially now that the Ducks seem recovered from the Boise fiasco. The Bears will win, but it'll be rough.
Pick: Oregon
Arizona (+2.5) at Oregon State
Both teams suffered disappointing losses last week, with the Wildcats losing at Iowa and Cincy beating Oregon State in Corvallis. But this about the time when Oregon State starts to put it together. That should be enough against an Arizona team without star TE Rob Gronkowski.
Pick: Oregon State
Washington (+8.5) at Stanford
I wouldn't touch this game with a 10-foot pole. But I'm picking it anyway. The Huskies seem ripe for a letdown after the USC victory, but getting 8.5 points to an average team like Stanford seems a bit much. I have to think that a Washington team that beat USC and hung with LSU can stay within that spread.
Pick: Washington
Arizona State (+12) at Georgia
Whatever you do, prepare for fireworks. Georgia has played some PlayStation-esque games since losing its opener, winning 41-36 over South Carolina and 49-38 over Arkansas. The Sun Devils are a nondescript 2-0, as they've pasted cupcakes. Georgia is no cupcake.
Pick: Georgia
Miami (Fla.) (-3) at Virginia Tech
The Hurricanes, after beating Florida State and Georgia Tech, are the newest (or most retro) hip team in college football, as the 'U' has been declared to be back. If the Hurricanes are back, they have to win at Lane Stadium – one of the roughest environments in college football. Va. Tech will keep it ugly, but the 'U' will continue its surge.
Pick: Miami
TCU (+2.5) at Clemson
With Utah and BYU going down this past weekend, the Horned Frogs are now the sole "BCS Buster" in the Mountain West. A win at Clemson would do wonders for their prospects and its something that TCU, which won at Oklahoma in 2005, is capable of. I'll pick them to pull it off.
Pick: TCU
Iowa (+9.5) at Penn State
If you want some hard-hitting, bloody-nose, old-school football, this is the game to watch. These two teams have wars that aren't exactly aesthetically pleasing (case in point, Iowa's 6-2 win in 2004). The Hawkeyes ruined Penn State's shot at the BCS title game with an upset last year. PSU will get revenge, though not enough to cover.
Pick: Iowa
Arkansas (+17.5) at Alabama
The Razorbacks, with rocket-armed quarterback Ryan Mallett, can pass and score at will it seems. However, their defense is leakier than an 150-year-old ship, getting flossed for 49 points by Georgia last week. Alabama probably won't put up 49, but won't give up nearly as many points as Arkansas needs.
Pick: Alabama
Texas Tech (+1) at Houston
This game should be fun, as the Red Raiders and Cougars score as much as most high school boys basketball teams. Can Houston pull off another win against the Big 12, or can Texas Tech shrug off an emotional loss to Texas and grab this one. I'll pick Houston to represent at home.
Pick: Houston
Week: 4-6
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Rochester native Claire McCurdy, senior editor for International Policy Digest, has spent the last year closely following Japan and the world's response to that nation's recent string of disasters. Topping news headlines, Japan has endured triple disasters, from a massive tsunami triggered by a major earthquake on March 11, 2011, to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant meltdown occurring only hours later.
McCurdy will talk about this response and relief efforts throughout her presentation, "Japan 2011–2012: The Triple Disasters and the Humanitarian Response," 10 a.m.–noon Tuesday, Feb. 5, in Rochester Institute of Technology's Ingle Auditorium. The talk is free and open to the public.
McCurdy will be joined via telephone from Japan by RIT alumnus Deven Neel '10 (international studies) who will share his experiences volunteering with the relief efforts.
McCurdy, who currently lives in New York, began her career as a teacher in Japan, followed by work as an aide at the Japan Trade Center in New York. She began her research on Japan's triple disaster in July 2011. As senior editor, she has written extensively on international relations, with an emphasis on Japan and the arts. McCurdy's other research interests include gender and politics, the economy, the Women's Movement and history of feminisms, architecture and foreign policy. Her paper, "Mental health crisis in Fukushima," was presented at the annual meeting of the Asian Association for Global Studies, in March, in Tokyo.
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They're the latest in a long line of attention-grabbing headphones touted by noted fashionistas Gaga, Dre, and Bieber — and Monster's new Diamond Tears headphones manages to outdo all previous attempts at making a product that, in the company's words, "stands out from the crowd."
Monster also goes so far as to say that the Diamond Tears' design "encapsulates the pinnacle of premium sound and style", and that the headphones are aimed at "music loving individuals who wish to experience incredible, crystal-clear sound."
Other adjectives the company uses to describe the Diamond Tears: "Transparent. Clear. Articulate. Natural. Clear. Impactful. Involving. Edgy." Yes, "clear" is in there twice.
Priced at a wallet-blistering $399 RRP, Monster's Diamond Tears EDGE headphones are available now in selected Myer, David Jones and duty-free stores around Australia — for anyone daring enough to wear them.


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Everyone is an expert before the game starts, or as Mike Tyson once said, "Everybody's got a plan until they get punched in the mouth."
That goes for the Eagles and what they hope to accomplish against the Steelers' defense this Sunday, and also goes for what the Steelers think they know about stopping Michael Vick and the Eagles.
Steve McLendon, one of Pittsburgh's nose tackles, said he likes the new Vick that has been constructed by Andy Reid and Marty Mornhinweg, notwithstanding Vick's good showing last Sunday against the Giants.
"Vick is trying to stay in the pocket. He's trying to be the quarterback he's not. That's the thing, he's trying to be the quarterback he's not, and I hope he keeps being that quarterback," McLendon said in this article written by Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "We want him to sit in the pocket. As long as he's sitting in the pocket, we have a good chance to get to him and hit him."
McLendon's point of view is pretty similar to the one I put forward in last week's preview column, that the best thing about Vick when he is at his best is his unpredictability. By making him predictable, Andy Reid is also making life easier for opposing defenses.
OK, but did any of that change because of what we saw in the Giants' game?
Yes and No. Reid and Mornhinweg called more running plays than usual, which helped keep New York's defense off-balance. As the Eagles used Shady McCoy heavily in the second half, the Giants all but stopped blitzing.
Vick seemed to get rid of the ball much faster than in previous games this season, but whether that was a conscious effort on his part or whether the brain trust chose quicker routes remains to be seen. And it remains to be seen if Reid and Mornhinweg will stick with what worked or get all pass-delerious again. Deciding that the light bulb has gone on for the Eagles' offense is always a dangerous thing.
Against the Giants, Vick also got himself out of the pocket on a few occasions rather than hang around and get creamed. He ran five times, not including one kneeldown, and it looked as if two of those were designed runs and three were scrambles. On the other hand, he threw 30 passes and was sacked twice. That means he ran the ball on five out of 37 non-handoff opportunities, or 13.5 percent. Judging by what has worked over his career, that's still too low a percentage and it means, if that continues, the Steelers will know right where he is on Sunday.
They seem to think that's a good thing, and the Eagles seem to think they have figured this thing out as well. As always, someone's right and someone's going to get punched in the mouth.


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October 30, 2012, 01:35:04 PM »
Disney to acquire Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion
By Ben Fritz
Walt Disney Co. has agreed to acquire Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion in a surprise deal that gives the media giant control of the "Star Wars" franchise.
Along with the purchase,
Disney announced that it plans to release a seventh live-action "Star Wars" movie in 2015.
The agreement continues Chief Executive Bob Iger's strategy of growing Disney through huge acquisitions that give the Burbank company control of key pieces of intellectual property. In 2009, Disney acquired Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion, a deal that resulted in this year's hit "The Avengers." In 2006, Disney acquired "Toy Story" and "Cars" maker Pixar Animation Studios for $7.4 billion.
"This transaction combines a world-class portfolio of content including 'Star Wars,' one of the greatest family entertainment franchises of all time, with Disney's unique and unparalleled creativity across multiple platforms, businesses and markets to generate sustained growth and drive significant long-term value," Iger said in a statement.
In addition to "Star Wars," Disney's purchase of San Francisco-based Lucasfilm will give it ownership of special-effects company Industrial Light & Magic, sound company Skywalker Sound and video game publisher LucasArts.
In June, "Star Wars" director and Lucasfilm owner George Lucas announced his plans to retire, and named producer Kathleen Kennedy as chief executive of Lucasfilm, which he wholly owns. Once the Disney acquisition is complete, Kennedy will become president of Disney's Lucasfilm unit and report to Walt Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn.
For fans, the most stunning part of Tuesday's announcement is likely Disney's intention to make more "Star Wars" movies. Following the one targeted for release in 2015, the company said "more feature films [are] expected to continue the 'Star Wars' saga and grow the franchise well into the future."
In addition to new movies, Disney will look to use the "Star Wars" franchise throughout its businesses, including theme parks, consumer products, television and digital platforms.
"I've always believed that 'Star Wars' could live beyond me, and I thought it was important to set up the transition during my lifetime," George Lucas said in a statement. "I'm confident that with Lucasfilm under the leadership of Kathleen Kennedy, and having a new home within the Disney organization, 'Star Wars' will certainly live on and flourish for many generations to come. Disney's reach and experience give Lucasfilm the opportunity to blaze new trails in film, television, interactive media, theme parks, live entertainment, and consumer products."
Disney is funding approximately half of the purchase price with cash and the rest by issuing 40 million shares of stock. Regulatory authories must still approve the acquisition before it can close.
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VIDEO: George Lucas Discusses The New Era Of STAR WARS; "I Get To Be A Fan Now"
As you should know by now, Disney have bought Lucasfilm for $4 billion, and have announced that the first in a trilogy of new Star Wars films will be released in 2015. In the following videos, George Lucas, Bob Iger and Kathleen Kennedy map out the future of the franchise for us.
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October 31, 2012, 10:03:45 PM »
Star Wars Episode 7-9
Recollection, speculation, and optimism now fuel the future of a galaxy far, far away!
tasman71 - 10/31/2012
Years ago, well, more like decades, I remember an interview George Lucas did on some talk show. As a young Star Wars fan, as I think this was after Empire Strikes Back just came out, when I heard him say this, I was stoked!
When asked about the future of this Star Wars thing Lucas had started and where it was going, GL replied{summarized from memory}, "It's a 9 part story about these two robots. Hopefully, I can make them all in my lifetime but, we will have to see how the next one does."
Once the internet arrived and people began posting videos, I began watching and waiting for that video to appear. Alas, it has not done so to this day.
As a ravenous and immersed Star Wars junkie, I received the Disney buying Lucasfilm with cautious uncertainty. Given what the Disney/Marvel alliance has done, I do have high hopes but, at the same time, those hopes are tempered by just how badly it can all get screwed up.
What we have in Star Wars is a massive universe with a continuity that GL has worked hard to ensure, even in the expanded universe. He and his inner circle dictate what may and may not be used in the novels. I know this as a good friend of mine has written several and told me he was advised what had to be removed when his first draft was submitted. He was told GL was keeping those particular topics on his own boards.
So, by that we can determine GL has a plan for 7, 8, and 9. What is that plan? Well, only he knows for sure but, I believe we can do some fairly certain deducing based on GLs track record.
From that long ago interview, it is fairly certain C3PO and R2D2 will be in the new movies. Based on the time gap between Prequel and Original, we can be certain that, if any Original characters appear, they will be older and may only appear briefly.
Taking those certainties into account, I pose what could very well be the beginning of Episode 7.
Set 30-40 years out of Return of the Jedi, our opening scene could be an aged Luke, Han, Leia, and Lando, reprised by the originals, boarding a still functioning Millenium Falcon for one final diplomatic mission. They board the Falcon, saying farewell to their remaining offspring, Jaina Solo and Ben Skywalker, along with a cadre of Jedi, Galactic Alliance personnel, and C3PO and R2D2.
Right as the Falcon begins the jump to lightspeed, it blows up.
Thus begins a new dark time as the Sith reappear as the culprits behind the deaths but, not the Sith under the rule of two, instead, the Sith as a focused army.
Episode 7 ends with the G.A. in disarray and full retreat and the Jedi Order severely hurt.
Episode 8 would cover the G.A. fighting a running war with the Sith fleet as Jaina, Ben, Lowbacca, Tenel Ka, and the droids seek a way for the 55 Jedi who remain to overcome the 125 Sith. It ends with them finding a lost world, where neither Jedi or Sith ever set foot but, the first Force users.
Episode 9 would find the Sith secure on Coruscant directing their fleet against the failing G.A. forces and all the Jedi joining Jaina and the others on the lost world. Once they are all their, the force spirits of legendary Jedi join force spirits of the first Force users to teach the current Jedi a new technique, Force Coordination. With this technique attuned within them, the Jedi head to Coruscant as the G.A. launches all it has at the Sith. It ends with climactic Jedi/Sith duels that ends the Sith and leaves 35 Jedi alive.
Throughout these episodes would be recollections of events that had gone before in the SWEU, such as the Vong, Jacen's fall, and Abeloth.
Thus, Episodes 10+ would have a firm footing to launch from.
Making new movies with recasts of the original characters, Luke, Han, Leia, etc., would be met with much fan disgruntlement, which is why Lucas set the trilogies far enough apart to avoid that trap. For, as much as he is not that great a script writer, Lucas is very much a visionary with incredible foresight.
So, if it goes down this way, here's the proof that I was right!
Then, I will do my happy dance! May the Force be with Star Wars, always!
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Quote from: Gregzs on October 31, 2012, 10:03:45 PM
Star Wars Episode 7-9
Recollection, speculation, and optimism now fuel the future of a galaxy far, far away!
When asked about the future of this Star Wars thing Lucas had started and where it was going, GL replied{summarized from memory}, "
It's a 9 part story
about these two robots. Hopefully, I can make them all in my lifetime but, we will have to see how the next one does."
I remember him saying that as well. I also remember being disappointed when he later said he was gonna limit it to six films. Glad to see this Disney moves brings the movies back to life!
I've been watching Clone Wars on youtube and it is surprisingly entertaining.
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November 06, 2012, 06:05:41 PM »
STAR WARS: Harrison Ford Wouldn't Mind Being Han Solo Once More
Everything is still a bit in the future...a little far far away. After Disney acquired LucasFilm Ltd. the pot of rumores has been boiling like crazy. Previously Mark Hamill decided to share his thoughts on starring once more as the adventurous Luke Skywalker, and even George Lucas himself confirmed that he had a basic idea of how Skywalker could be featured once more. It turns out Hamill isn't the only one interested in possibly reprising his original Star Wars role. EW is now reporting that Harrison Ford might be interested in returning as the charming, and rough pilot, Han Solo, as well. Apparently all three essential cast members (of the original trilogy) are open to the idea of bringing the iconic characters back to the big screen.
Harrison is open to the idea of doing the movie and hes upbeat about it, all three of them are, said one highly placed source, referring to Ford, Mark Hamill, and Carrie Fisher, the trio that made a hyper-speed jump to global fame on May 25, 1977, the opening night for George Lucass original Star Wars film.
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November 07, 2012, 12:02:32 PM »
Carrie Fisher Says She Would Return To STAR WARS
Harrison Ford recently came out and said that he would be open to the idea of returning as Han Solo in the next Star Wars movie Disney is planning for 2015. Well, now Carrie Fisher has said that she would be willing to reprise as well.
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November 07, 2012, 06:54:40 PM »
Mark Hamill Discusses Disney's Acquisition Of LucasFilm & The New STAR WARS Films
Entertainment Weekly was able to nab a quick interview with Mark "Luke Skywalker" Hamill. When asked about Disney purchasing LucasFilm, Hamill says he was caught off guard like all of us. But the other news that there would be future Star Wars films was not a surprise to him at all. Mark reveals to EW that he and Carrie Fisher met with the bearded Jedi, George Lucas, just this past summer. During this meeting Lucas let them in on a secret, plans were already in motion to make Episodes VII, VIII, and IX.
Entertainment Weekly: So you met with George this past summer and he told you about his plans to make another trilogy?
Hamill: Yeah, last August, he asked Carrie (Fisher) and I to have lunch with him and we did. I thought he was going to talk about either his retirement or the Star Wars TV series that Ive heard aboutwhich I dont think we were going to be involved in anyway, because that takes place between the prequels and the ones we were in and, if Luke were in them, hed be anywhere from a toddler to a teenager so theyd get an age-appropriate actoror the 3-D releases. So when he said, We decided were going to do Episodes VII, VIII, and IX, I was just gobsmacked. What? Are you nuts?! [laughs] I can see both sides of it. Because in a way, there was a beginning, a middle, and an end and we all lived happily ever after and thats the way it should beand its great that people have fond memories, if they do have fond memories. But on the other hand, theres this ravenous desire on the part of the true believers to have more and more and more material. Its one of those things: people either just dont care for it or are passionate about it. I guess that defines what cult movies are all about. Well see. Im anxious to know whats going on, but the main story [yesterday] was the sale to Disney. I have mixed feelings about that, but they havent done badly by Marvel and the Muppets and Pixar. Its one of those big decisions that at first seems unusual but then the more you look at it, the more it makes sense.
EW: When you had lunch with George, did he get into any details with you about where the story would go in the next three films, or whether you would have a part in them?
Hamill: Well, no, he was just talking about writers and the fact that he wouldnt be directing. I guess he wanted us to know before everybody else knew. He said, Now you cant tell anybody! [laughs] Even now Im nervous about saying anything. I just dont know!
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Could Lando Calrissian Be In STAR WARS: EPISODE VII?
Movie Hole has recently spoken to an ex-employee of LucasFilm, and when the site asked about plot details, all they got back was this short reply, No idea. just Luke, Leia, Han, Lando.
Up to this point everyone has been fixated on whether or not Princess Leia, Han Solo or Luke Skywalker would be returning, but there hadn't been any word on Lando. Of course this is just a rumor, but it certainly would make sense for Lando Calrissian to make an appearance in the sequel(s) as he did help defeat the Empire at the end of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. And of course if he is returning that would mean actor Billy Dee Williams can join his old friends Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill on the set.
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More From Mark Hamill On Returning As Luke Skywalker In STAR WARS EPISODE VII
Probably the biggest question fans have about the new Star Wars movies coming our way is: Will they bring back characters from the original trilogy? Well, it seems Mark Hamill - who played the hero of the saga, Luke Skywalker, in those first three films - has a few questions of his own that need answering before he'll commit to anything. E UK caught up with the actor at the premiere of his new movie, Sushi Girl. "We have questions about it," said Hamill, speaking for himself and Carrie Fischer. "And really, they're not even at the stage where they're able to answer those questions because, as far as I know, is there a story yet? Until I know more about what they have in mind, I think it's better to let Lucas Film make the announcements." Hamill was then asked about the possibility of another actor taking over the role - perhaps playing a slightly younger version of the character. "If they were going to do a story where Luke was too young or too old for me to play, they would get an age appropriate actor," he said. "There's so many good people."
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Lawrence Kasdan & Simon Kinberg Plan To Expand The STAR WARS Universe
It seems Kasdan and Kinberg have indeed been hired to work on Disney's new Star Wars movies, it won't necessarily be episodes VIII and IX that they will be writing. THR reveals that it could be some of the spinoffs that will be part of the every two to three year plan set for the new saga that the two will work on. The site also mention the "Skywalker storyline", confirming what we had pretty much already figured - the initial series of movies at least, will indeed revisit the characters from the original trilogy.
From THR..
"Their scripts could turn into official Episodes in the main Skywalker storyline, or they could form the basis for spinoffs focusing on side characters. Disney CEO Robert Iger said the goal is to release a Star Wars movie every two to three years, and some could easily focus on other pieces of the expansive mythos (similar to Marvels Avengers universe). Disney and Lucasfilm declined comment."
So which characters would you like to see become the focus of the spinffs? Obviously Bobba Fett is a popular one, but personally I'd like to see the continuing adventures of that poor one-armed, Walrus-faced bastard Ponda Baba.
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December 05, 2012, 10:43:09 PM »
Ewan McGregor Open To Returning As 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' In STAR WARS EPISODE VII
Arguably the star of George Lucas' unpopular prequels, Ewan McGregor has finally revealed whether he would be willing to reprise the role of 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' in Disney's (and Matthew Vaughn's?) Star Wars Episode VII.
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December 06, 2012, 09:46:30 PM »
George Lucas Clarifies His Role As "Consultant" On The New STAR WARS Trilogy
Access Hollywood managed to get a few words with George Lucas at the Governor's Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday and quizzed him on what exactly his role as "Consultant" means for Star Wars Episode VII and beyond. After the mostly disastrous prequels, many fans have met the idea of Lucas having ANY involvement with the new movies with a great deal of trepidation (despite him creating the beloved universe and characters). "[If the filmmakers ask],Whos this guy? I can tell them. I mean, they have a hundred encyclopedias and things, but I actually know a lot. I can say, This is this and this is that." In other words, "Basically Im not I dont really have much to do," he added. As for those recent reports about Steven Spielberg helming Episode VII, Lucas was also quick to dismiss the idea, stating: "Im pretty sure hed never want to do that!"
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First Possible Plot Details For STAR WARS: EPISODE VII Emerge
Reuters have posted a report about the Guatemalan rainforest which George Lucas used as 'Yavin 4' in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. It was from this planet that the Rebels launched their attack on the Death Star from, and if the following is to be believed, it appears as if we should expect to see it return in Disney's currently untitled Episode VII...sort of. "Yavin 4 and the rebel base return to the Star Wars plot in the forthcoming Episode VII, announced in October by the Walt Disney Co, in which Skywalker comes back to the planet to build a Jedi Knight academy. However, fans said that Disney will likely film those scenes in a studio rather than return to Tikal." They don't reveal where exactly this information came from, but it sounds like more than simple speculation on their part. On the other hand, the fact they say, "fans said" may shed doubt on the validity of their claims - we'll just have to wait and see. Stay tuned for any further updates!
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J.J. Abrams Directing Star Wars 7
J.J. Abrams will direct the next Star Wars installment.
We'll just let that sink in for a second. Despite shooting down rumors that he'd be taking over the directing duties of George Lucas ' space classic, Abrams has reportedly agreed to direct the next film, which is due to hit theaters in 2015, per trade reports .
The search for a director had included a who's who list of big names, including Steven Spielberg, Guillermo DelToro, Matthew Vaughn, Brad Bird and many more . Michael Arndt is said to be writing the script.
In the meantime, Abrams has been keeping busy reviving another sci-fi classic series; his sequel Star Trek: Into Darkness is set to hit theaters May 17.
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Han, Luke, And Leia All Expected To Return But Their Children Will Be The Stars In EPISODE VII
Showbiz 411 reports that all three original stars from the original series will return in their iconic roles.
"I just got back and saw a story running wild about Harrison Ford playing Han Solo in the new Star Wars revival. No one seems sure about it. I was told some time ago that Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Mark Hamill would be reprising their roles the three main actors are definitely coming back.
But they won't be the main stars. Here's what they say about the primary players in the next trilogy.
Its some time in the future. Han, Princess Leia (with a presumably better hairstyle), and Luke Skywalker will be a lot older. Their children will be the new main characters the bigger question is, which young actors will play their kids?
Admittedly, I'm not much of a Star Wars buff but Luke has a son named Ben and Leia and Solo have three kids, Jacen, Anakin and Jaina. I won't go in to detail here and spoil it for those also unfamiliar with what happens after Episode VI but it's pretty easy to find out with a bit of research. There's nothing too shocking here as most expected the next installment to focus on the children of Han and Luke although there were a few rumors that the series would pick up right where Episode VI left off. More news as the story develops.
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February 18, 2013, 03:57:03 PM »
John Williams Is Open To Scoring More STAR WARS Films
Williams had recently stated: "Were about to play Star Wars [audience interrupts with cheers] and each time we play it, Im reminded of the first time we played it decades ago. Neither I, nor George, nor anyone else involved thought this would go far or in a few years there would be a sequel and Id have to revisit the themes and years later another trilogy. Now were hearing of a new set of movies coming in 2015, 2016 so I need to make sure Im still ready to go in a few years for what I hope would be continued work with George [more cheers]."
With that said, Williams probably doesn't know that JJ Abrams is set to helm the next film. It would be interesting to see this happen, only time will tell.
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STAR WARS: Previously Unseen BTS Pic Of Carrie Fisher In Her "Slave Leia" Outfit
I'm not sure anything drives Star Wars geeks into a foaming frenzy like Carrie Fisher dressed in her Jabba's palace bikini from Return Of The Jedi. And now we a brand new behind-the-scenes snap of the lovely Miss Fisher, all "slaved" up on the beach..
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Sam Witwer Talks THE FORCE UNLEASHED III And STAR WARS: EPISODE VII
Sam Witwer has become something of a Star Wars veteran over recent years, lending his voice and likeness to "Starkiller" (Darth Vader's secret apprentice after the events of the prequels) in The Force Unleashed video game series and also voicing Darth Maul in The Clone Wars animated series. Talking to IGN Movies recently, the actor had this to say about possibly returning for a third instalment of The Force Unleashed and whether he would have any interest in finally taking on a live action role in J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: Episode VII. More from the actor can be found by clicking on the link below.
On Whether We Will See A Third Instalment Of The Force Unleashed:
I would certainly be open to it. The thing is, right now, Lucasfilm needs to concentrate on this little thing called Star Wars: Episode VII. If I'm them, that's where my focus goes right now, and it has to. It's the most important thing they have coming up in the future. The Clone Wars is already successful. Now Disney has to prove themselves with the ownership of the franchise. Kathleen Kennedy needs to shepherd that into some far-reaching stuff. In terms of cold, business, financial matters, The Force Unleashed series is extraordinarily viable. It did very, very well. We also have that third part of the story that Haden Blackman and I have talked about that's really wonderful. I think that you could see us round back to it and finish it up, but it would obviously be for the next generation of console systems, certainly not this one. And it would have to be after Episode VII. It just has to be that way. Lucasfilm is the kind of company that puts all of its resources behind the project theyre working on at the time. So, really, that's where I'd put my resources if I were Lucasfilm.
On Exactly How Much He Knows About Star Wars: Episode VII:
You know, a little bit. I knew that there was another Star Wars movie coming maybe eight months before everyone else did, but what I didn't know was that it was Episode VII... There have been a lot of surprises, and then also, again, information finds itself my way because I'm under NDA of the company. It's funny, because there was an audition for a very important role in an upcoming Clone Wars season, and I was suggesting some friends of mine read for the role -- and I was also reading for the role. So a friend of mine came in, and they're like, "Okay, get ready to read this." They kind of just threw him a script, and he was like, "Wait, I didn't know that I was reading for this character!" It was a well-known character. And they said, "Didn't Sam tell you?" This is my best friend, and he said, "No, he didn't." I was like, "Well of course I didn't tell him!" [Laughs] "That's your job, Dave Filoni! You're Lucasfilm, dammit! I'll send actors your way, but I'm not going to tell them why. That's your job." So because of that, information does sometimes find its way to me, and people know that it's not going to go any further -- under penalty of death.
On His Interest In Taking On A Live-Action Role In Star Wars: Episode VII:
I would kill for the opportunity to just be in the room and audition, honestly. I really feel like, in a weird way, I've put my time in and I'm ready for that type of opportunity. I've portrayed a lot of Star Wars characters, and they've been very different from each other. It wasn't just me being a fan and feeling like, "Okay, I'm ready to do this role!" No, that wasn't good enough. I had to go and watch 1940s movies and Casablanca and Double Indemnity and The Killing and all this stuff that George Lucas would have watched when he was younger. You know, even the 1930s serials like Flash Gordon. It's all stuff where Star Wars came from -- the Kurosawa films, all these things. All of that research informed how I approached these roles, and fans seem to think that it feels right. If it does, it's because I feel like I've made an effort to try to understand George Lucas and where this stuff comes from. I wouldn't feel comfortable just shooting from the hip because Star Wars is too important to me, so I did my homework. I feel like if J.J. Abrams was like, "Yeah, let's call in Sam Witwer for an audition," I'd feel like I could do a pretty good job in that audition room, because I think I understand this stuff. I think I know how you'd perform it, whether it's a big bad evil guy or one of the protagonists. So that's my personal opinion. [Laughs] I don't know if that holds any weight in terms of the people that are in the room right now, but yeah. I feel that I could do a decent job with it.
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Actor who played choked Death Star commander dies
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Character actor Richard LeParmentier, who as a young Death Star commander learned the hard way that Darth Vader brooks no disrespect, died Tuesday. He was 66.
LeParmentier died unexpectedly Tuesday morning in Austin while visiting his children, said his publicist, Derek Maki. Maki said he does not know the cause.
LeParmentier was born in Pittsburgh, but moved to Britain in 1974 and had been living in Bath, England, when he died.
As Admiral Motti in 1977's "Star Wars," LeParmentier's character mocks Vader's "sad devotion to that ancient Jedi religion." Vader responds with a demonstration, using the force to choke the young commander, but allowing him to live.
LeParmentier appeared frequently in British television roles throughout his career and was working as a screenwriter when he died. He played a reporter in 1980's "Superman II," which featured actress Sarah Dougless the villainess Ursa with whom he was married from 1981 until 1984, according to their imdb.com profiles.
It was for his "Star Wars" role that LeParmentier may be best remembered as an actor.
"He absolutely loved traveling the world and meeting his friends and fellow Stars Wars fans, whose tributes have given us all the best lines in this message," LeParmentier's family said in a statement.
"He was no respecter of convention, except comic conventions," said Rhiannon, Stephanie and Tyrone LeParmentier.
"Every time we find someone's lack of faith disturbing, we'll think of him," they said.
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May 09, 2013, 10:02:37 AM »
Photos of the abandoned "Star Wars" film set in Tunisia
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John Williams To Score Star Wars Episodes VII-IX
Huge Star Wars news has just broken from the Celebration Europe event currently being held in Essen, Germany - John Williams will be returning to the saga to score Episodes VI, VIII and IX.
The news was confirmed by Episode VII producer, Kathleen Kennedy, who appeared at Celebration Europe this morning. During an hour-long Q&A, moderated by Warwick Davis, Kennedy made vague references to what we can expect from Episode VII (or, as she calls it, Ep VII).
She started off by confirming that the new movies would use real locations. "Like many of you, looking at all the Star Wars movie and getting a feeling for what even the early films did in combination of real locations and special effects, thats something were looking very seriously at," she said.
"Were going to find some very cool locations were going to use in support of Ep VII. I think were going to probably end up using every tool in the toolbox to create the look of these movies. thats what were excited about."
But then, as things were wrapping up, Davis asked her for one tidbit that would leave the thousands of Star Wars fans in attendance in a state of enchantment. And she delivered.
"I had breakfast with someone very important to the Star Wars family on Friday," she teased, "and he has committed to being involved in the next three films, and that is Mr John Williams."
The news of Williams' involvement, although seemingly a foregone conclusion, is huge. With JJ Abrams on board as director, the smart money had perhaps been on his long-time composer Michael Giacchino coming aboard, but Williams' themes are so indelible to the saga, whether it's Duel Of The Fates, The Imperial March or Yoda's Theme, that it's a joy to see that the legendary composer will be returning to Star Wars.
"I look forward to returning to a galaxy far, far away," said Williams in a video, played at Celebration Europe. "I actually feel like I never left it. I hope I can contribute something in the new films that will be worthy of your continued attention."
After the video played, Kennedy explained, simply, why Williams' involvement with the new movies was a must. "Every time I hear Johns music, it just gives me the chills. Its so important to the saga. Were all really excited that hes a part of this."
For more on Celebration Europe, stay tuned to our Twitter feed - @empiremagazine - over the weekend.
And if you would like a little more on Williams, check out the 80 Reasons Why John Williams Is The Man.
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STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS Finale Coming From Dark Horse This May
While Marvel Comics may be getting the license to Star Wars starting in 2015, there is still a full year to go with Dark Horse Comics in charge of the Galaxy far, far away. And as one of their final acts, theyre giving fans the final chapter to one of the more beloved parts of recent Star Wars canon the Clone Wars animated series.
When Star Wars: The Clone Wars ended last year after five seasons, several questions were left dangling, maybe the most prominent being what the heck happens to Darth Maul?? The Sith Lord from The Phantom Menace (and maybe the only cool part of that whole movie) was brought back from the dead in season four of Clone Wars, in a major storyline that spanned the last two seasons. We all know hes nowhere to be seen in Revenge of the Sith, and when we last saw him on the show, he was being smacked down hard by Darth Sidious for being a bad little Sith boy and trying to be as ruthless as his master. Although there is still a lot of what would have been season six done and in the can, soon to be released as bonus content, what would have been the Clone Wars series finale detailing the final fate of Darth Maul never got around to being told. But thats about to change, as Dark Horse is about to give fans the long awaited conclusion to the Clone Wars in comic book form in Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir, from writer Jeremy Barlow and an artist still to be determined. The first issue will be hitting this May.
Talking with Newsarama, writer Jeremy Barlow said, Due to the Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV shows sudden cancellation, Lucasfilm wasnt able to film the final episodes of the series, which is a shame because the story is an important and action-packed chapter in Darth Mauls continuing evolution as envisioned by George Lucas; Dark Horse and the team at Lucasfilm saw an opportunity to save these teleplays from obsolescence and were adapting them into a four-part miniseries called Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir. As far as to what Star Wars locales we might see in this this story, according to Barlow, We start at that secret prison (where Maul has been imprisoned by the Emperor) carved out of massive obsidian blocks and from there we bounce to the harsh moon of Zanbar, hit the Black Sun stronghold on Ord Mantell, and finally make our way to Dathomir, which is as dark and dangerous a place as you can get.
Although there is the possibility this story could still be animated at some point, if it does, comic book fans will have a leg up on other fans getting to see this story come to a close before anyone else does. Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir should be just what the doctor ordered to tide fans over before the premiere of Star Wars: Rebels Episode VII the following year.
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Freddie Prinze Jr.s Jedi Character From STAR WARS: REBELS Revealed
Star Wars: Episode VII isnt the only return to the Galaxy far, far away thats imminent; before that comes out, well have the premiere of Star Wars: Rebels this year, and now, via a story in USA Today, we have our first glimpse into one of our main characters, a cowboy Jedi who goes by the name of Kanan. Rebels takes place fourteen years after the events of Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, so hes been hiding out and forsaken the Jedi code after the destruction of his way of life by Darth Vader and the Empire. Kanan is clearly a Han Solo type, rough around the edges and comfortable using a blaster, and only the events of Rebels lead him to pick up his old lightsaber once again. Voiced by Freddie Prinze Jr., Kanan seems to be a combination of Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, with a little facial hair added for good measure. It also appears that Kanan is the captain of the main ship on the show, The Ghost, which looks a lot like early Ralph McQuarrie concept drawings for the Millennium Falcon.
37-year-old Prinze, a definite member of the Star Wars generation (he even has the scars to prove it, from lightsaber fighting when he was four years old) said about his character, Hes been forced to shove a massive part of his life under the bed, so to speak. Is he living a lie? At a certain point, the lie kind of becomes the reality. And to suddenly be forced back into your Jedi ways, itd be a bit of a challenge for him. And pretty awesome, too, when you can see what a Jedi can actually do. Having survived Order 66 as a kid, and seeing his culture all but wiped had a deep impact on him. He definitely has seen more than what a young man should see. And what he had to see was pretty much the worst thing you would have to witness.
The show debuts with a one-hour special on Disney Channel in the fall before moving to half-hour episodes on Disney XD.
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Josh Trank To Direct Standalone Star Wars Film
The Chronicle man goes back in time...
He's busy now working with Fox on the Fantastic Four reboot at the moment, but very soon Josh Trank will head over to Lucasfilm for one of the planned Star Wars standalone films, joining Godzilla and Monsters' Gareth Edwards in the ranks of impressive young directors heading to a galaxy far, far away.
"Were thrilled to welcome Josh into the family," says Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy in a press release. "He is such an incredible talent and has a great imagination and sense of innovation. That makes him perfectly suited to Star Wars, and for this new slate of movies that reach beyond the core characters and storylines of Episodes I through IX.
"The magic of the Star Wars Universe defined my entire childhood," Trank himself adds. "The opportunity to expand on that experience for future generations is the most incredible dream of all time."
Details are thin on the ground, but we do know that at least three spin-offs are planned to keep the Star Wars pipe full between Episodes VII, VIII and IX, everything else about them is a mystery besides the fact that X-Men: Days Of Future Past writer/producer Simon Kinberg and Episode VII co-writer Lawrence Kasdan have been overseeing their development and The Book Of Eli/After Earth's Gary Whitta is specifically on board to script the film Edwards is set for. Whitta's credits give us pause, but we'll keep our fingers crossed.
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Norwich manager Chris Hughton has conceded his team took their FA Cup clash with non-league Luton too lightly, and were burned with a shock 1-0 defeat as a result.
Luton, who ply their trade in the fifth-tier of English football, snatched a late win at the Canaries courtesy of a close-range Scott Rendell strike.
Hughton is adamant the days following the defeat will be tough for the squad, but he insists that they must bounce back from their lacklustre performance and concentrate on their Premier League campaign.
"How much of a shock is it? It is a big shock," Hughton told reporters. "We were rightly expected to beat them and this will be a tough few days.
"We have to give Luton credit. They came with a gameplan and they relied on a few things happening to get the result.
"We found it very difficult to break them down. The good chances we had we could not put them away and that would have changed the game.
"Even in the second half period when we pushed and pushed they caught us on the classic counter-attack. That was a poor goal for us to concede and it was one thing we said at half-time.
"We wanted to push but we knew these were a fit side. Perhaps that one opportunity they had they scored in the second half."
Luton boss Paul Buckle admitted the full effect of the result is yet to hit them, and said his side could not have done it without sizeable away following of 4,000 supporters.
"I don't think it has quite sunk in yet," Buckle stated. "It is an incredible effort by the players.
"I know Norwich had a couple of good chances in the game and you expect that, but Mark [Tyler] has pulled off two good saves. Other than that the most pleasing thing for me is we defended so well and carried a threat going the other way.
"I am absolutely delighted for the players and the fans were out of this world. We probably couldn't have done it without those 4,000 travelling fans."


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NH congressional delegation wants Cabinet-level review of Northern Pass
August 20. 2013 11:16PM
All four members of the New Hampshire congressional delegation have raised questions to Cabinet secretaries about the latest power transmission route of Northern Pass.
In Aug. 16 letters sent to the secretaries of Energy and Agriculture, the bipartisan delegation did not say it opposed the new route, which Northern Pass announced in mid-July.
But the four said the Energy Department should allow for as much comment and review of the latest route as the earlier version. They also questioned whether the environmental review process should move forward before Northern Pass can demonstrate that it has the legal capacity to build the project.
Northern Pass spokesman Martin Murray said the delegation is properly seeking information on behalf of constituents.
The four also questioned whether a power line could be buried underneath the Connecticut Headwaters Conservation land. One of the Northern Pass alternative routes — but not the preferred route — calls for using the Connecticut Headwaters land.
In its letter, the delegation urged Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz to provide a raft of information such as GIS data points, wetland and wildlife studies and historical information before any scoping hearings on the project are held.
Northern Pass is holding open house events in communities along the route. The Energy Department is soon expected to announce scoping meetings, where it invites the public to make comments.


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Release Candidate 3 of Slackware 11.0 has been released. Patrick says this will most likely be the last RC but he won't rule out an RC4. One important thing in this release: kernel 2.6 has been moved out of /testing and placed into /extra. From the changelog: "Here is Slackware 11.0 release candidate 3. I think most of the irresistible upgrades are in here now, and the bug reports have been mostly handled."


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The combined initiation of the elect and reception of baptized Christians is pretty common at Easter Vigils across North America. The first rubric in the celebration:
566. Those who will be received into full communion at the Easter Vigil, along with their sponsors, should take places apart from the elect who will be called forward for the celebration of baptism.
The homily should include reference not only to the sacraments of initiation but also to reception into full communion (see RCIA 489).
You can't get much clearer than this: "places apart." My sense is we're talking not only different rows, but different sections.
Everything else is pretty easy to figure out. The elect are baptized (RCIA 567-579). Following the Rite of Baptism, the entire community, along with the candidates for full communion renew baptismal promises (RCIA 580). Sin is renounced (581), faith professed by question and answers (582) and baptismal water is sprinkled. (583)
The newly baptized with godparents proceed to the sanctuary (584) and this procession may be accompanied by a "suitable song." The candidates with sponsors are called forward, and the Celebration of Reception takes place (585-586).
A song may be sung before everyone is confirmed (587-591) and the Liturgy of the Eucharist (592-594) concludes the celebration.
Whew! The last of the RCIA rites. Any last comments before we head into the musical adventures of appendix II?


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Late last year, as France's six-month term in the European Union's rotating presidency drew to a close, Nicolas Sarkozy suggested that his time at the helm be extended, while French officials hinted that the member state in waiting, the Czech Republic, would bungle its turn. The whispers were ignored, and the smaller nation assumed power–only to be embarrassed by a diplomatic crise. The Czech government had commissioned an artwork to celebrate the transition and decorate the lobby of the European Council building in Brussels. On January 12, Czech artist David Cerný unveiled a monumental sculpture whose twenty-seven pieces represented the EU's member states: Bulgaria a network of squat toilets; France obscured by a banner announcing Grève! ("Strike!"); Germany a series of interlocking autobahns vaguely resembling a swastika; the United Kingdom conspicuous in its absence. Bulgaria demanded that its latrines be removed from the display, while Slovakia (a sausage wrapped in the Hungarian tricolor) contented itself with a formal apology. If anyone doubted Cerný's lack of fealty toward his patron, it was soon revealed that he had pocketed the £350,000 fee meant to be shared with the twenty-six other European artists he was supposed to have tapped for collaboration on the piece. In an interview with the BBC soon after the dust-up, Cerný said that returning the money "would be sort of difficult." By the following week he declared that he would repay the fee in full.
For Czechs who followed the Cerný flap, there was little novelty in its combination of brazen swindles and crude political provocations. In early 2008, an investigative reporter named Janek Kroupa helped Vlastimil Tlustý–then a member of the conservative ODS Party who was waging an internecine contest against Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek–to stage compromising photos of Tlustý enjoying a bath with a young woman. Apparently animated by professional curiosity, Kroupa established a fictive detective agency as a front for shopping around the images to other ODS members to see if anyone in Tlustý's orbit had an appetite for blackmail. Jan Morava, then a 29-year-old ODS member of Parliament from a district just north of Prague, took the bait, trying to sell the photos to Mladá fronta Dnes, a national newspaper (in a deal prearranged by Kroupa). And in a remarkable twist, Morava told the "detectives" that by way of paying for the photos, he had a fresh commission to offer: he wanted to be photographed on the sly with another young woman, the 23-year-old daughter of Olga Zubová, a Green Party member whose support of ODS legislation was considered inadequate. Morava intended to use these images to suggest that Zubová's daughter was being watched, thereby pressuring the legislator to bolster her support of ODS. The entire scheme was finally exposed in September, when Kroupa had enough evidence–much of it footage from hidden cameras–to undermine Morava. Prime Minister Topolánek called for both politicians to resign and criticized the reporter's "provocative" approach to journalism. Morava broke into tears at the press conference in which he announced his departure. Tlustý rode it out and managed to remain in office. And despite the questions raised about his ethics, Kroupa seems only to have burnished his reputation with this manufactured exposé.


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Learning with help from ND guest educator
Riverside Intermediate School in Plymouth was excited to host Anita Beebe from the University of Notre Dame as a guest science educator for the sixth grade students.
Beebe is the Bioeyes project educator through Notre Dame's outreach program and is working with 70 trained teachers in the area to bring the Bioeyes program to the students. Riverside is fortunate that all of the sixth grade science teachers have been trained through the program.
Beebe brings adult zebra fish to the schools to demonstrate the scientific method and to allow students to observe the development of zebra fish from the embryo stage. Students learn to answer such questions as "What type of offspring will be produced when a striped and an albino fish mate?"
"The students enjoy being real scientists," said Principal Donna Burroughs.
At the front table are Sophia Keller and Emily Hoffer; and back table on left: Kelly Rosas, Andrea Soria, Colin Roth and Drake Martin; and back right table: Vanessa Valdez and Felicia Dixon.
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New drama.
Actress Kim Raver (ex-Teddy, "Grey's Anatomy") has landed a recurring role on NBC's new drama about a global blackout, "Revolution," which debuts on Monday September 17. According to TV Line, no details have been released about Raver's character aside from the fact that it's a pivotal role. Raver has previously appeared on "Lipstick Jungle," "24," and "Third Watch."
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Three-dimensional printing is now being used to build underwater cities, which are actually pretty nice places to live, if you happen to be a Hamour or a Sweetlips.
Reef Arabia and 3D printing company D-Shape are working to replace lost reefs and restore the ecosystem in the Arabian Peninsula by "printing" artificial reefs using sandstone as a substrate. The project has created towers that are functional for the fish and look like an underwater city.
The technology behind 3D printing allows for the use of almost any substrate for construction. If printed sandstone structures prove effective in restoring the coral reefs around the Arabian Peninsula, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, for instance, might want to consider the idea for its Coral Reef Conservation Program, which addresses the loss of coral in Hawaii and elsewhere.
The fish seem to love it.
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You can't beat a system you can't understand
Whenever children and adolescents open their mouths, there is a good chance that something will come out that will have you in stitches. That was made evident in the 1950s television show hosted by Art Linkletter called "Kids Say the Darndest Things." A few years later, Bill Cosby and the Cosby Kids again proved that a lucrative career could be made from conversing with kids and quoting them.
Over the years, I've collected an archive of kiddy quotations and miscommunications from adolescents and other little people. Sometimes we can learn from the logic of their illogic, whether we want to admit it or not. For instance, if it wasn't for kids in Sunday school, we'd never know that Joan of Arc was Noah's wife. Or, that Solomon had 300 wives and 700 porcupines. This is hardly information that we can take lightly. To the short set, it is very serious stuff.
Whenever I meet schoolteachers, I ask about the best quotes from their students, and they are more than happy to comply. Like the Jamestown high school history teacher who told her class that during WWII, the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki respectively. One of her 14-year-old students shot his hand up and asked, "Why were we so polite about it? We were bombing them, weren't we?"
However, that was mild compared an essay that "Egypt was inhabited by mummies who wrote in hydraulics." And let's not forget about the student who painted a vivid picture of the first Olympic games. Apparently, the Greeks ran races, jumped, hurled the biscuits, and threw the java.
Then there was the high school freshman who gave us a literature lesson. "The greatest writer of the Renaissance was William Shakespeare," he began. "He was born in the year 1564, supposedly on his birthday. He never made much money and is famous only because of his plays. He wrote tragedies, comedies, and hysterectomies, all in Islamic pentameter."
I wonder if that student was related to Yogi Berra. You know, the retired New York Yankee catcher who thinks money is the same as cash.
We can all relate to an incident or two in our formative years when we were attempting to hone our communication skills. I remember learning to read phonetically. I thought an orangutan was an orange utan until I was almost 10 years old.
Before I was old enough to go to school, my friend Pookie Grossberg (yes, he's a real person) asked me why every story his mother and father told him began with "Once a pony time." He didn't understand what horses had to do with a story about tugboats. I didn't know. The question was beyond our realms of comprehension.
Without a doubt, the best quotes seem to come from children who are eager to demonstrate their academic skills. Most of these quotes are generated in classrooms and are told by teachers who should be canonized for their ability to practice self-control and not fall all over themselves laughing.
Can you imagine being the English teacher who kept a straight face when her student said: "The word trousers is an uncommon noun because it is singular at the top and plural at the bottom"?
Don't you feel sorry for the teacher who endured: "Syntax is all the money collected at the church from sinners"?
And you must have compassion for the Sunday school teacher whose student thought the seventh commandment was: "Thou shalt not admit adultery." Many people in responsible political positions can relate to that one.
However, when you think about the last few examples, it is difficult to dispute that these statements could make sense to a child. If you understand that, then you understand how we have come to live in a system that we just cannot possibly understand.
If you have a quote from your children, grandchildren, students or someone you know that you want to share, e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com, or mail it to: The Jamestown Press, 42 Narragansett Ave., Jamestown, RI 02835. We'll read them all and publish the best ones in this column. Be sure to include your name, address and telephone number.


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International Paper Co. executives are selling the building products division of Temple-Inland Inc. for $750 million in cash to Georgia-Pacific LLC.
The assets in the sale include 16 manufacturing plants that make particleboard, fiberboard and gypsum wallboard as well as five solid wood mills. International Paper CEO John Faraci said the assets and division are not a part of IP's core strategy but have value.
International Paper expects to complete the sale in the first quarter of 2013 and the company intends to use the money from the sale to reduce its debt.
International Paper bought Temple-Inland, of Austin, Texas, in a $4.5 billion transaction that began in late 2011 and was completed in February.
The announcement Thursday, Dec. 13, caps a busy week for the global paper and packaging company headquartered in Memphis.
Earlier in the week, IP executives reportedly told city and county leaders the company will expand its headquarters in Memphis contingent on getting approval of 15-year tax freezes on existing buildings as well as a new ninth building on the East Memphis campus.
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