Today, anything (anything) that carries the Star Wars logo sells like hotcakes. Officially licensed products flood the market, from Lego sets to coffee mugs, and everything in between. Any item that may become an object of merchandise, it surely will. And it will sell, again, and again, and again. Star Wars, in fact, single-handedly kick-started the movie merchandise business. And business is good.
And so they roll, the Star Wars dollars. The latest installment of the long-running saga, The Force Awakens, is well on its way to become the most financially successful movie, ever, effortlessly flicking away the previous chart-toppers, film titans Avatar and Titanic, without so much as a hint of remorse.
Yet, the saga's humble beginnings took place indeed a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far removed from the current mighty glory.
Shortly after graduating from the University of Southern California (USC), George Lucas co-founded American Zoetrope with fellow film maker Francis Ford Coppola. Lucas wrote and directed THX 1138 (1971), a futuristic tale which received critical acclaim, but was a financial flop. He next directed the seminal American Graffiti, released by Universal Studios in 1973. American Graffiti would receive five Academy nominations, including Best Picture.
Universal Studios had actually hired Lucas for a two-movie contract, and thus Lucas began working on a new project, an epic space opera tentatively dubbed The Star Wars. Lucas didn't know it yet, but two of those letters would forever alter the cinematographic landscape worldwide, and make him personally a very, very wealthy man.
Nevertheless, the project was almost stillborn.
Fresh from American Graffiti's commercial success, George Lucas actually considered retiring from film making altogether, as he felt the writing and directing process took a heavy personal toll on him. Still, harkening back to THX-1138, a movie about a grim, dehumanized world, sort of spurred Lucas on to embark on a new journey.
Taking influence from diverse sources, such as Akira Kurosawa's The Hidden Fortress, and the 1930's serial Flash Gordon, Lucas originally envisioned The Star Wars as a self-contained film, rather than a long-running saga. However, as he undertook the writing of the story, he quickly realized that the material could be greatly expanded far beyond one single film.
Still, the first draft was indeed rough. The story was contrived and convoluted, very difficult to understand. And Lucas's poor grammar did not do it any favors, either. Altogether, Lucas wrote four major drafts for The Star Wars project, each expanding on the previous one, and making substantial alterations as he went along. Luke Starkiller became Luke Skywalker, The Imperial Space Force morphed into the Empire. The Jedi appeared, and The Star Wars dropped the article to become simply Star Wars. Slowly, all elements fell into place.
But despite his best efforts, the movie proved a hard sell. Lucas pitched the idea to United Artists and Universal Pictures; in a decision that would prove ill-advised, both refused. United Artists in fact ceased to exist as a film studio shortly after the release of Star Wars, due to the catastrophic failure of Heaven's Gate (1980). Finally, Lucas went to Twentieth Century Fox.
They bought it, and history was made.
From the outset, Star Wars proved incredibly difficult to put together. Lucas' vision for a grandiose and epic sci-fi opera far surpassed the technical capabilities of the era (this was in the mid-seventies, remember, way before the advent of CGI and computer-aided cinematography.) The director soon realized that he had a monster in his hands, one that would take a heavy toll on him after months of gruelling filming and editing work.
The special effects required for Star Wars would turn out to be a constant source of pain and frustration for Lucas and his team. For starters, shortly after Fox accepted to make the movie, Lucas learned that the studio's special effects department no longer existed. Hence, he created his own, Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), a division of his own production company, Lucasfilm.
Yet, ILM would go from one challenge to another, as the team struggled to make things work the way Lucas wanted. George, always a man with little tolerance for failure, would not accept technical limitations. He believed the special effects would work by his sheer determination to make them so, though this proved a fallacy more often than not.
At the beginning, the spaceships would be little more that plastic models on strings. The planets, moons, etc. depicted on the movie were actually painted balls, and if you think that the escape pod used by the droids to blast off the Tantive IV frigate looks like two buckets of paint, that's because it was made out of the halves of two paint buckets glued together and painted over.
Indeed, for a test screening for studio execs, stock footage of WW2 aircraft was actually used, simply because ILM could not produce anything workable at the time. The studio people were aghast, and came out believing that the project would be a monumental flop.
The actors hired did not fare much better. Because of the fractured nature of the filming process, scenes were shot in a random order, often without any sense of what the actual storyline was, and with Lucas making constant changes. Lucas himself often treated his actors with open disdain. His directions would often be limited to "faster" or "more intense". At the time when Lucas lost his voice during filming, the actors actually gave him two hand written signs with those commands printed, in an act of open rebellion. The firm belief that Star Wars would be the last movie they would ever make slowly set in among cast and crew.
At one point, Lucas would work a grueling 12 or 14 hours day to get the movie editing done on time. The man swore that if he ever did manage to complete Star Wars, he'd never film another shot, ever again. He began suffering hypertension due to the immense pressure he was under, and had to be temporarily checked into hospital for rehabilitation.
To make matters worse, Lucas showed an early cut of the film to a few colleagues, Steven Spielberg and Brian de Palma among them. Reportedly, Brian de Palma spent most of the time laughing at what he considered to be the "worst movie ever." Spielberg however, more optimistic, did accurately predict that Star Wars would make millions of dollars.
It was in this panorama of uncertainty that Lucas finished the movie. Yet, utterly convinced that it would be a massive flop that would effectively end his career, he went on holidays to Hawaii with his pal Steven Spielberg, instead of attending the movie's premiere. During this holiday break, both men would come up with the basic premise which would go on to become Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
Fox's people also believed the movie would be a total flop, and in fact almost sold their stake in the film, to minimize losses. However, this decision was reversed at the 11th hour.
Then, Star Wars premiered for the general public on May 25, 1977.
And the rest, as they say, it's history.
From humble beginnings, and largely driven by Lucas' determination, Star Wars soon became a worldwide phenomenon.
The film was originally shown in just 32 cinemas across America. Back in those days of 1977, pre-release marketing of a movie was virtually unheard of. Nevertheless, it soon became apparent that Fox had a massive success in their hands. Indeed, the studio's stock value more than doubled within weeks of the film's release. And by the time the movie reached European shores around Christmas of that year, Star Wars was well on its way to become the phenomenon that it is today.
Battlestar Galactica (1978), for instance, would likely not have existed had it not been for the phenomenal success of Star Wars. The seminal Blade Runner and The Thing were released in 1982, along with the more family-oriented Tron and E.T. The latter would actually topple Star Wars as the highest grossing movie ever, albeit only temporarily. Star Wars would retake the crown after its re-mastered re-release in 1997.
A myriad films would attempt (and mostly fail) to capitalize on Star Wars' success. Hundreds of low budget sci-fi flick would flood the market. Some would gain some notoriety; The last Starfighter (1984), Dune (1984), and Enemy Mine (1985), an update of Hell in the Pacific (1968), to name but a few.
Others would become great successes; The Terminator (1984), Aliens (1986), both from the creative mind of James Cameron, though The Terminator did borrow some ideas from Harlan Ellison's short story 'Soldier.' Ellison in fact sued The Terminator's producing company, Hemdale, and its distributor, Orion Pictures, for plagiarism. The lawsuit was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount, and Cameron was forced to add an acknowledgement to Ellison's story in subsequent prints of the movie.
Today, Star Wars reigns king among kings. Its iconic music, opening crawl, its characters, and its mythology have long since entered into the fabric of society.
And with Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) heralding the arrival of a new trilogy, the myth is still going strong.
The 'RTE Investigates' programme aired last night exposed the greed and rather unbecoming moral stance portrayed by some Irish public servants.
An undercover reporter, posing as a wind farm investor, approached three politicians, Sligo County Councillor Joe Queenan (Fianna Fail), John O'Donnell, an independent member of Donegal County Council, and Fine Gael coucillor Hugh McElvaney of Monaghan County Council, asking for their help in securing planning permission.
The individuals in question agree to help, expecting something in return, of course.
The reporter is heard speaking to the men, and each of them dig their own grave and line it with personal greed.
Mr. McElvaney, for instance, asks early on "What's in it for me" and "Are you going to pay me by the hour or by the job.' He then proceeds to ask for an initial payment of 10k.
And then we have Mr. Queenan, who is seen explaining that he is considering setting up an agri-feed business, and may require financial assistance in the future. The figure bandied around is 200k, though at no point does Mr. Queenan ask for any "fee" in exchange of his help.
In the wake of the scandal, Councillor Joe Queenan has resigned, and there are calls for the other two individuals to do the same.
RTE's effort has uncovered a grim reality in politics, and the public is this morning feeling shocked, ashamed, and let down by the very people who are supposed to represent them.
The athlete has been granted bail at the High Court in Pretoria this morning, as he awaits to hear his fate for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
It is now widely expected that Pistorius will be accused of murder, and may face up to 15 years in jail.
Pistorius has announced his intentions of appealing the new conviction at the Constitutional Court, a process which may take months. His legal team has agreed on the date of April 18 2016 for the appeal hearing. The athlete will remain under house arrest until then.


This week, Ziylo qualified for the final of the Royal Society of Chemistry's Emerging Technology Competition. The competition is free to enter and open to any small company and university from across the chemistry-using community. If selected for the final, your company is allowed to pitch the idea to a panel of expert judges. The winner of the competition will receive up to £10,000 to develop the idea, as well as tailored support from competition partners. This event brings together start-ups, small enterprises, multinational organisations, and many more to create a cluster of world leading chemists and organisations.
Ziylo was honoured to be awarded the One to Watch prize and greatly enjoyed listening to the other pitches.


The word church has come to mean many things to many people, and often these concepts are different from the New Testament meaning.
The church is NOT a hierarchy.
; 2 Cor 1:24) and a servant (1 Cor 4:1). All Christians comprise the body of Christ, and He is its only Head.
The church is NOT a denomination.
The church is NOT made up of all "Christian" denominations.
The church is NOT a temporary substitute for the kingdom.
Many teach that Jesus came to establish His kingdom, but when the Jews rejected Him He put the church in place until some future day when He will be able to return and set up His kingdom on earth. This is not an idea one can find in the Bible. Jesus came to establish His kingdom, and establish it He did. It exists even now and will continue until the end of time. Jesus preached that "the kingdom of God is at hand" He promised that some of His contemporaries would live to see the kingdom of God (Mark 9:1). On the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2, Peter said that Jesus was reigning as King (Acts 2:29-36). After Pentecost Christians are described as citizens of the kingdom: He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love (Colossians 1:13).
He has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father; to Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen (Revelation 1:6 NASB). The kingdom of Jesus Christ was established when He sat down at the right hand of the throne of God to rule with all power and authority. Those who respond favorably to His rule as King of kings comprise His body, the church. This is in accordance with God's eternal plan, To the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places, according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord (Ephesians:3:10-11).


There are a lot of articles on this site about the 1969 Ford Talladega and Mercury Spoiler/Spoiler II. We love these cars and this year, for the first ever, a Talladega (and Mercury Spoiler II) Family Reunion will be held in conjunction with the Forge Muscle Car show. As a result we have added an new page to our site. The intent is to link all of our Talladega and Spoiler II pages to one location. If you want to read about the Talladega or Spoiler II you simply go to this one page for all the info on this site. Just Click Here to visit it.
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Catriona Morton's debut novel is a powerful, searing indictment of rape culture
In an extract from Morton's new book, 'The Way We Survive', the author examines the interrelations between health, illness, disability, and surviving sexual violence.
Written by Catriona Morton
Audio: read by the author.
Content Note: This extract contains references to sexual violence and ableism.
What comes with my condition, my pain or whatever we will call it on a given day, is the looming spectre of impostor syndrome. Yet another syndrome – a syndrome of a syndrome of a syndrome. An impostor on pain – the worst kind of intrusion one could make. I tell myself that my pain isn't enough, it mustn't be as bad as others', so my warped logic leads me to the conclusion that I must be making it up. I read and study medical patriarchy, the inherent misogyny of the medical industry, and though I should be soothed by the recognition of medical gaslighting and the inaccuracy of medical practitioners when it comes to feminised pain, I find myself falling further into the hole of self-doubt. Maybe I am a hypochondriac, or worse, its etymologically feminine opposite: hysterical. This is another, unwritten, symptom of any chronic, culturally and medically contested illness.
Maybe if it was worse, I'd know; and even more, if it was worse, they (the doctors, society) would know. I feel guilt for being able to stay in bed. I feel sick with it, sick with the sickness. Sick with not being able to be as productive as capitalism tells me I should be. I try to take a day off and find myself doing my taxes instead. I try to finish writing at 7 p.m. and watch TV to relax, but continue filling my brain with news articles, Instagram posts for someone's life-saving fundraisers, Twitter threads on abusive men. There's a certain special routine of doubt and guilt reserved for those who live with chronic illness. Chronic illness can be seen as biographical disruption – some days you're fine, your 'normal' baseline self; other days your life halts, you become a ghost, you're not who you seemed to be. I wake up and don't feel too fatigued, go to work and meet a friend for coffee, or have a two-hour long Zoom reading group. I make myself dinner and stay up reading until midnight. I'm fine. Then, the next day I'm incapacitated. Temporarily blinded by a migraine or struggling to stand because of my hip pain. This pendulum nature of our days leaves plenty of room for the webs of doubt to seep through in the liminal spaces. In line with what Maya Dusenbery explains in Doing Harm, I fall into the double bind of the woman in pain: I'm either hysterical, overreacting and seeking attention for something that can't be that painful; or I'm so calm and collected, a calmness I only perform so that the doctor may deem me 'sane' and, believe me, that I can't be as unwell as I say. It seems this bind goes further than the doctor's office. I internalise this to my own body. If I'm truly expressing my physical pain, I'll think I'm making it up – being dramatic or lazy. Or, if I'm grinning and bearing it, I'll tell myself it can't really be that bad. By the world or by ourselves, we risk being yellow-wallpapered, overpathologised as a hysterical woman in fake pain. Or we risk being gaslit, being told we're fine and that nothing is really wrong.
Like so much in this book and in life, the fact of surviving sexual violence interlinks with most things. Like sickness and disability, impostor syndrome creeps into feelings around survival too. In both cases, you are doubted by those around you and arrive at a place of self-doubt. You blame yourself: for not exercising enough, for inviting him back to your place. You doubt your own experiences because society is unremittingly woven into your individual life. Your own bodily reality is called into question – is it real? Am I making it up? Does this happen to everyone else too and I'm just making a big deal out of it? Traces of illness and violence can both be supposedly proven or disproven by institutional authorities. If your bloods come back with a biological marker, or if your rape kit finds evidence of an intruder, then you're partially safe. If nothing can be found? 'I'm sorry, there's not much we can do to help you.' The medical gaze pervades both of these institutions; if they can see into your body, see that you're telling the truth, then maybe you'll be believed. If not, there's nothing wrong, nothing happened, so get over it. But we shouldn't have to get over it. We're not impostors in either world. If we're in pain, we're in pain. If we're traumatised, we're traumatised. It's only when these simple facts can be accepted that we'll finally be able to move along in life with the pain and the harm beside us.
This extract was taken from "What Our Bodies Tell Us", P138-140, The Way We Survive: Notes on Rape Culture, published by Trapeze Books in July 2021. Order now.*
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Catriona Morton is a queer, disabled writer living between Manchester and London with her small dog Lina. She writes on disability, bodies and survival. Her first book 'The Way We Survive: Notes on Rape Culture' came out with Trapeze Books in July 2021. You can find their work at catrionamorton.com and @tacriona on Instagram & Twitter.
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BULLDOGS BITE BACK
Burns breaks five-year losing streak against Shelby
Dustin George
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Burns broke a five-year losing streak against Shelby on Friday with a 32-14 win at home in a game that could only be described as a nail-biter.
While all but one score was made by the Burns offense, it was a standout Bulldogs defense that would lead Burns to victory.
Gone was the defense that gave up more than 40 points to Alexander Central two weeks ago. In its place was a unit seemingly designed to harass Shelby quarterback Jahari Mitchell.
Burns would force Shelby to go three-and-out in their early possessions and with the exception of one big play — a 25-yard touchdown pass from Bess to Diavonni Daley in the third quarter, kept Shelby from making any major headway for most of the game.
Shelby's only other score would come on special teams. After fumbling a kickoff, Fabian Pettis picked up the ball on the one-yard line and ran back 99 yards for a touchdown.
More than once, the Burns defensive line would prevent the Golden Lions from converting on fourth-and-short situations
"What we've got here is a bunch of brothers and they all love each other. We believed in them, they believed in us and I can't be more proud of them," said Burns head coach David Devine.
The defensive effort was capped in the final minute of the game when Burns slot receiver, running back and free safety Kujuan Pryor would intercept a pass from Bess and run it back for a score.
Pryor would also record a 55-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
"It felt amazing. We worked really hard to get it done," Pryor said. "(On offense) I was just trying to get in the box and get there."
Other Burns scores would come early in the game, with quarterback Camron Sweezy finding KJ Leslie for a 39-yard touchdown. Rayshun Mcdowell would also find the end zone on a 25-yard touchdown run up the middle.
Star of the game
When their team needed them to step up, the Burns defense dug in their heels and forced the Golden Lions to fight for every inch of turf, often keeping Shelby short of their goal.
"Our defense was astounding tonight," said Devine. "Them kids worked hard over the last two weeks and I can't be more proud of them."
Both teams hit the road next week. Burns heads to East Rutherford while Shelby plays at Crest.
Dustin George can be reached at 704-669-3337 and dustin.george@shelbystar.com. Find him on Twitter @DustinatTheStar.


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Acupuncture and paralysis
Q: My uncle was paralysed owing to a severe hit on the back of his head when he was 6 years old. His left side of body (hand and foot)was disabled during a gradual trend (shrinking posture). He is 50 years old. I am trying to find new treatment for his problem. If acupuncture could be a remedy to what extent could it be useful ?
A: This is an extremely difficult question to answer with any accuracy.
The very fact that your uncle suffered severe neurological damage over 40 years ago and is continuing to deteriorate suggests that the damage is irreversible, and that at very best treatment of any kind might slow down, but not halt or reverse, the decline in his health. In a complex case such as this, however, it would only be possible to give an informed view of what may be achieved through having sight of the patient directly and offering an opinion based on a face to face assessment.
There is no doubt that acupuncture can be beneficial to a degree in treating some forms of paralysis after neurological damage. It is frequently used as a treatment after stroke, especially in Chinese hospital care, and its use is founded on the theory that the flow of energy, called 'qi' in Chinese medicine, has been disrupted by the stroke and needs to be reinstated as soon as possible. It is not uncommon for a course of treatment to be commenced on the day of the stroke itself. However, this itself is underpinned by an understanding of the cause of the disruption of energy in the first place, and even the Chinese medicine practitioners in Chinese hospitals may be less optimistic about the success of treatment after a physical injury of this magnitude.
However, in many cases the symptoms which people experience are rarely caused by single imbalances, and if the system as a whole has been badly affected by an injury there always remains a possibility that some of the symptoms have arisen from a secondary source and may be helped. As we have said, though, it would only be possible to give a more balanced and informed view by seeing the patient face to face.


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Volvo Introduces New Diesel Powertrains To Australian Line-up, Outlines Future Green Strategy
VOLVO AUSTRALIA has released its new range of diesel engines for its MY10 models, launching a new powertrain strategy and pricing structure that it hopes will boost sales in 2010.
The D5 diesel engine previously available in the C30, S40 and V50 ha
The D5 diesel engine previously available in the C30, S40 and V50 has been replaced by the 2.0D turbodiesel, essentially a Volvo-branded version of the same engine used in the Ford Focus TDCi.
The Focus's twin-clutch Powershift automatic gearbox has also been adopted by Volvo, and is available on all models powered by the 2.0D diesel.
A new twin-turbocharged D5 engine (a wholly different motor to the previous D5) is now offered in the XC60, XC70 and S80, and boasts improved performance and better fuel economy.
Power from the 2.4 litre D5 engine peaks at 151kW, while 420Nm of torque is available from as low as 1500rpm. Fuel consumption for the new D5 is as low as 6.2 l/100km in the XC60, while 0-100km/h times have dropped by up to a second.
The 2.0D puts out 100kW and 320Nm (identical numbers to the Focus TDCi), and in the C30 drinks 5.9 l/100km when mated to the ultra-efficient Powershift twin-clutch gearbox. Powershift-equipped S40 and V50 2.0D models consume 6.0 litres of diesel per 100km and emit 159 g/km of carbon dioxide on the combined cycle.
Thanks to the lower cost of the Ford-sourced 2.0D engine, Volvo has been able to slash retail pricing across much of its diesel range - the XC60 being the one exception. The C30 2.0D is $7000 cheaper than the C30 D5 it replaces, and sells for $37,950 before on-road costs.
The S40 and V50 also drop in price, and the lower cost of entry is designed to entice buyers into Volvo showrooms and, specifically, Volvo diesels.
While the company's SUV range enjoys a nearly 50/50 split between petrol and diesel sales, diesels are significantly less popular in its smaller cars.
Volvo hopes its new tactic of repositioning its small diesel models at a cheaper price point will stir up more sales for 2010, and reduce the company's reliance on SUVs.
Further price drops have been enabled by the dropping of the AWD system in the S40 and V50 R-Design, with both models now exclusively front-wheel-drive.
The facelifted C30 range is due to launch in March next year, and the new start-stop equipped C30 DRIVe will be added to the line-up. Pricing for the C30 DRIVe has yet to be finalised, but with a combined fuel consumption of 3.8 l/100km and CO2 emissions of 99g/km, the DRIVe is more than a match for the MINI Cooper D on specs alone.
At Volvo's launch event for its new diesel powerplants, Volvo Australia Managing Director Alan Desselss outlined the company's future powertrain plans.
Volvo's recently-announced GTDi direct-injection turbocharged petrol engine (based on Ford's EcoBoost four-cylinder) is set to join the local line-up late next year or sometime in early 2011, with the upcoming S60 earmarked as one of the first models to receive the fuel-efficient 2.0 litre engine.
The S60 will launch in November 2010, however the GTDi engine won't arrive in Australian S60s until sometime after. Other engine options will likely include the current 2.4 litre petrol inline-five as well as the new D5 twin-turbo diesel.
The S60 will be joined by a wagonised variant, the V60, in early 2011. Official images of the new V60 have yet to surface, but current indicators point to an unveiling of the production vehicle at next year's Paris Motor Show.
Powertrain options will likely mirror those of the S60, and both models will be offered with Volvo's AWD drivetrain.
Further afield, Mr Desselss expects Volvo's upcoming plug-in diesel hybrids to become available in Australia roughly six months after they debut in Europe in 2012, meaning a local release will likely occur in the first half of 2013.
He also said that a bottom-up strategy will be employed for the roll-out of Volvo's hybrid models, with the C30 and S40 to be the initial diesel-electric models on offer.
Hybrids aren't the only green option under investigation by Volvo, and an expanded line-up of DRIVe start-stop models is not out of the question for now. The C30 DRIVe will test the waters and gauge buyer reaction to the technology, but if it proves popular then Volvo can quickly send more DRIVe variants to Australia.
"Virtually all models except the XC90 are available in Europe with start-stop," Mr Desselss said to TMR.
"Even the S80."
However, while start-stop is one avenue Volvo Australia is willing to explore, E85-compatible models are low on its list of priorities.
"E85 in this country is pointless at this stage," Mr Desselss said, pointing out that a lack of E85 distribution infrastructure was the main hurdle.
"Drivers need to be able to drive from station to station in order to make E85 a realistic proposition here."
Mr Desselss pointed out that the electrification of the automobile held greater promise and offered more benefits to urban drivers.
According to Desselss, recent testing of a battery-electric C30 prototype would probably lead to a productionised version sometime in 2014, however the company would not ignore other green technology to focus on electric cars.
"We're not hanging our environmental message on any single solution right now," Mr Desselss said.
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Primary & Prep Schools Kingston
Infant, primary, junior, prepreparatory and preparatory schools in Kingston. Independent, voluntary aided, church and state maintained establishments.
Prospect House School
Co-educational independent junior school for girls and boys from 3-11yrs. Children are prepared at 11+ for the competitive entry examinations of leading day schools and boarding schools.
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Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School
The school came top in the local authority based on average point scores in the National Standard Assessment Tests.
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Surbiton Preparatory School
Lively and successful boy's independent school aged from four to eleven. Provides an exceptional education enabling every boy to reach his full potential without feeling pressured and without being afraid to 'have a go'.
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Coombe Hill Junior School
A very active and successful junior school for children in years 3-6 inclusive.
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Surbiton High School
Prep school in Kingston upon Thames. An Independent School. There are 4 separate prospectuses available: Preparatory school for boys (ages 4-11yrs), Junior girls (ages 4-11yrs
Tolworth Infant School
The school is popular and very successful as well as lots of fun. All children work and play hard in a safe and happy environment.
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Lovelace Primary School
Combined infant and primary school with good range of resources including outdoor swimming pool.
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Hall School Wimbledon
Committed to providing for the needs of every child who joins our school. Co-educational, independent and largely non-selective school catering for children from the age of four years.
Putney Vale
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St Mary's CofE Aided Primary School
With seven classes and a pre-school Nursery, the school is small enough to retain a family atmosphere, but large enough to offer full challenge and opportunity to all children.
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Grand Avenue Primary and Nursery School
Committed to each child reaching his / her potential between the ages of 3 and 11. This is achieved by means of delivering the curriculum, which is broad and relevant but emphasises the importance of core subjects.
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Coombe Hill Infants School
Combines traditional skills and values with those that children need in the modern world. Excellent I.C.T. provision with Interactive whiteboards and projectors in all classrooms.
Putney High School
Independent GDST school for girls from nursery at 3yrs to pre-prep and prep school through to 6th form.
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Alexandra Infant School
Alexandra is a two form entry infant school for children from 3-7yrs with a 52 place nursery. There are 262 children on roll.
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Weston Green School
Independent day school. Nursery and pre-preparatory for girls and boys aged 3-8yrs. Learning with enthusiasm and laying solid foundations in the early years.
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Downsend School
An enviable record of success in the Common Entrance and scholarship examinations to a wide range of independent senior schools. Huge range of clubs with more than 50 activities on offer each week.
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Maple Infants' School
They cater for 230 pupils aged from 3 to 7 years. A modern and popular two form entry school with a part-time nursery.
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Latchmere Junior School
A vibrant learning community in which all children can flourish supported by a talented and dedicated staff.
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Robin Hood Primary School
Single form entry and is arranged into 7 classes, reception through to year 6 for boys and girls of mixed ability. Pupils cover the National Curriculum through carefully constructed programmes of study
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Study School
Nursery and junior school for girls and boys from 3-11yrs.
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St John's CofE Primary School
St John's is a voluntary aided school for boys and girls from 3 to 11 ye
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St Matthew's CofE Primary School
St Matthew's is an exciting and special primary school to learn in.
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Holy Cross Prep Schools
A happy & academically successful prep school for girls aged 4-11years. Ranked as one of the top 20 independent preparatory schools in the country. Girls transfer to schools both in the Greater London and Surrey area.
KT2 7NU
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Primary school with nursery facilities for 256 children from 3-11years.
St Paul's CofE Junior School
Covers years 3 to 6 (Key Stage 2) of the National Curriculum, with two classes for each of the four years. A voluntary aided school and one of the Church Schools within the Diocese of Southwark.
KT2 6AZ
Green Lane Primary School
Two form entry community primary school for boys and girls within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, admitting children from the age of 3+ to 11+.
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Park Hill School & Nursery
Selected by Tatler as one of the top schools in the UK. A special place with tradition, fine teaching and a nurturing atmosphere for children 2 1/2 - 7 years. Prep for 7+ exams. Flexible starting dates. Close ties to senior schools.Open Morning 21st May.
Kingston, Surrey
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St Agatha's Catholic Primary School
Primary school with nursery school provision for children from 3-11yrs.
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Malden Parochial CofE Primary School
Malden Parochial Primary children produce excellent SATS results every year.
Shrewsbury House
Prep school in Surbiton. Independent boys preparatory school (7-13yrs). Aim to provide an academic education whilst giving every boy a truly broad education.
KT6 6RL
Corpus Christi Primary School
A voluntary Aided Roman Catholic primary school for boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 11 years and there is also a nursery class.
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Knollmead Primary School
A one form entry primary school with a nursery where children are able to develop positive attitudes towards learning and school.
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Burlington Junior School
This is a successful school and children at Burlington are expected to work hard and achieve their potential across the curriculum. Infgant department.
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St Paul's CofE Primary School
Infant and junior school providing excellent education within the context of Christian belief and practice.
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Blackface – African Queen
Linkup September 9, 2019
Nigerian music legend, Blackface from the defunct group Plantashun Boiz uncovers a song titled "African Queen".
The singer dropped the song track exactly 15 years after Tuface, a former member of the musical group, released his own version of African Queen which shot him into global prominence.
Besides, the new single is following the recent released of "War" a diss track aimed solely at 2Baba.
In addition, the new single was produced by Nelson Brown.
Download, listen and share!
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Wale Turner ft. Olamide – Achopia


Jess and Alex held their incredibly fun Jewish ceremony and reception at the Omni Hotel in Downtown Dallas. It was my first time photographing a wedding at the Omni and I can't wait to get back! Many many thanks to the awesome team from this one! Kristin Butler and her team at Fabulous Fete were on point as usual and Bella Flora decked out the largest and coolest chuppah ever! If you'd like to see more you can find them by "Liking" our facebook page here!


Washington DC Federal Marijuana legality and safety map – Please use this Washington DC map of where Marijuana still is illegal on federal land.
While it might be legal for adult usage for those over the age of 21+, there are many places in the city where smoking just isn't gonna fly. Use the map below to help you keep yourself out of trouble!


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CHVRCHES Shares Cover of Classic 'The Lost Boys' Theme "Cry Little Sister" [Listen]
CHVRCHES, on the heels of celebrating the release of their horror-inspired LP Screen Violence, has just shared a brand new rendition of Gerard McMahon's "Cry Little Sister", the iconic theme song to Joel Schumacher's 1987 The Lost Boys!
The band's cover was recorded for Netflix's new gateway horror Nightbooks, which hails from producer Sam Raimi and director David Yarovesky (Brightburn).
"We were so excited to work on this project as we are big fans of everyone involved," the band said in a statement. "Cinema — horror in particular — has always been a big part of Chvrches behind the scenes. We have talked about covering 'Cry Little Sister' for years, and this seemed like the perfect moment to do it."
The song is an integral part of the Nightbooks, which is now streaming on Netflix. Read our review here.
source https://bloody-disgusting.com/music/3683154/chvrches-shares-cover-classic-lost-boys-theme-cry-little-sister-listen/


Day 10 of our 14 day cruise, and Monday 20 July 2015 was our day to visit Stockholm, Sweden. After my super-exciting day yesterday in Finland, I would've been quite happy to stay onboard – however I did venture out with my roommate Helen, and we did a Hop-on Hop-off bus tour and got to enjoy some of the sights of Sweden.
As it started raining during the tour, so we decided not to actually get off, and instead enjoyed the sights from the bus for the 1 1/2 hour tour. We saw a lot – it took us all around Stockholm, and I'm sorry I don't remember the official names for the places. But still you get to see a little of Sweden from the photos I took.
Again, there were numerous other cruise ships docked in the harbour, and you could see that Stockholm was swarming with tourists.
Gordon's talk wasn't genealogy-related, but the points mentioned can certainly be applied to it. Afterall people make movies these days and put them on YouTube. You can use it to promote a product, or you can use video as a means to conduct an interview. And how it all looks depends on a number of factors: the equipment, what quality of video do you require, how long is your presentation, what type of environment you are filming in, and how much you have to spend on it. Lighting was covered as were various types of microphones and what works best in various circumstances. And for those in front of the camera he gave some tips of things to not do, and not wear. All very interesting, and plenty there I'd never thought of.
The last talk of the day was Jane's on Scanning and restoring old photos. It was a good talk, but was a fairly basic level covering the types of scanners (desktop, camera, phone, slide and negative scanners). She gave tips on how to prepare your images for scanning as well as minimum the types of file formats and DPI that you should be using, as well as a live demo on editing a damaged photograph on Photoshop Elements.
anyone want to try this word?
Beautiful pictures, I hope I can get over my fear of flying and get to Sweden someday. I need to find a lecture or webinar on restoring damaged photos one of these days, written instructions for anything tech does not work for me.


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Something Is Killing Tate
Black men are complex. And there are so many reasons why. Some of the reasons are just below his surface, many are imbedded in him and others are external.
In the film Something Is Killing Tate, a powerful film from emerging director Leon Lozano, we find Tate struggling with his future mainly because of the ills afflicted upon him in his childhood. Thus on the eve of his birthday and just weeks away from his wedding day, Tate unsuccessfully tries to escape it all. Afterwards Tate is visited at his home, along with his goldfish, by a series of friends, relatives and his future wife. Each visit and person peels away a layer forcing Tate to confront the real demons and one true demon in his life.
Tate is played by Jocko Sims. Sims is a brilliant actor with old school Hollywood leading man good looks and presence. He is a mix of Denzel and Snipes with the depth of Day Lewis and charm of Portier. It is so frustrating to know Jeff Bridges won an Oscar for his portrayal of a damaged man when Sims is the real deal. Sims is fascinating. This character has never been so masterfully executed without stereotype and melodramatics. From start to finish you want to know what exactly is killing Tate and more importantly, how can I help Tate? Tate seems like a nice person and in the end you get to this truth.
Something Is Killing Tate is what filmmaking is all about, making the elements compliment each other and bring out the best even under the worst of circumstances.
Catfish - A Movie, A Doc or Just a Facebook Experience
Yesterday, I finally returned to the movie theater after the 2010 summer blockbuster season. First up was a movie I having been reading a lot about given its usage of Facebook as the other bigger social network film is in theaters everywhere. The movie is called Catfish. And it's nothing like the Friday night fish fry at Auntie's house.
Catfish is a "documentary" about Yaniv "Nev" Schulman, a 24-year-old photographer. After having one of his pictures published in a magazine, he receives a painting in the mail from Abby, an eight-year-old girl in Michigan. Nev finds Abby through Facebook, thus a new friend and start of a relationship. Soon enough, Nev becomes a close friend, not only with Abby but with her mother, Angela, and older sister Megan. As Nev starts a relationship with the family, his brother, Ariel - a filmmaker, and friend, Henry, decide to capture it all only to realize that things aren't as they seem.
Catfish is an indie and film festival movie. At its core is a creative idea steep in modern technology and current popular behavior, trends and mores from all involved in an internet relationship. However, it is very hard to believe or accept any of this as reality. Facebook is really a facade. People are not still getting caught up and believing anything behind the post. It has all become an advertising, marketing tool and self promotional vehicle for the masses. The people behind the Facebook pages are not there - really. It's all avatars.
Thus, as Nev entering into an e-relationship is next to impossible to believe. Seeing the big city hipsters trekking to the micro tiny town in Michigan, Catfish is not engaging and the few laughs here and there drive this point home. You just want to send Nev a text: GOOGLE.
Catfish is superficial, hollow and it's something that's becoming more common in today's society, contemporary cinema and human nature. The reality is that Nev is in love with himself, his reflection glaring from his screen, any Facebook page, but Nev is never in love with a real person. Catfish is perfect cinema the internet the internet. It should have played on the internet exclusively and truly been groundbreaking.
The belief that websites like Facebook and Match.com are bringing people closer together and engaging unions is laughable as all of the social networking that exist online basically existed offline and when there was no internet. It was called the church social, happy hour, the classified ad or a mixer. Please note that real live people interacting face to face were not always as honest was they should have been. So today sitting in front of a screen we are not so close, we simply now exercise more options quicker, face no real wardrobe challenges nor have to worry about drinking too much.
Maybe it is all too advanced or modern for Nev and the Catfish crew. Maybe I'll just fax them. . . . .?ver!
Love your father? Udaan is an amazing coming of age story about a Rohan student, 17. We met Rohan at boarding school with his three best friends as they sneak out of boarding school one night to see a movie, they find their school administer in the audience as well. The boys are all expelled. Rohan returns to his small town where he learns that his father, whom he has not seen in eight years, has remarried and has another young son, Arjun, but the new wife is long gone.
The father quickly puts Rohan to work in his steel factory and gets him matriculated into an Engineering program at the university. Rohan is a naturally gifted writer and wants to pursue that against his father's wishes. After an incident at school, Arjun finds himself in the hospital upon the father's strict discipline. It is there Rohan begins to bond with his new brother. Away from the father in the sanctity of the hospital Rohan can share his writings. He starts to read to Arjun, then Arjun's neighbor and shortly thereafter the entire hospital including patients are listening to Rohan's writings.
Along the way Rohan turns eighteen, a man, and starts to understand the real meaning of manhood and father - a term Arjun nor Rohan are allowed to called their father. Luckily, Rohan has ready learned from his expelled companions the meaning of love, friendship, responsibility and family.
Netflix does it again, as I am always on the lookout for fresh, innovative and entertaining movies and Udaan is perfect. The cinematography is nurturing, the acting is compelling and the story is modern. Udaan definitely too me on a journey worth taking.
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Jonesing for Love Jones
Yesterday I bought the Love Jones dvd at a vintage store in San Diego. Love Jones consistently ranks near the top movie of 25-45 year-olds Black Americans.
Love Jones is more than a rom-dram. It is an expose of middle-class Black urban life amongst the educated, complicated, sophisticated, upwardly mobile, articulate, attractive, well dressed, coiffed, employed, love seekers. This intertwined with a love story between the recently singled Nina (Nia Long) and cool renaissance man Darius Lovehall (Lorenz Tate) makes for neo soul cinema, the soundtrack even enlists Maxwell, Dionne Farris and Lauren Hill. In between the strikingly melodic cinematography, jazz playing, behop dancing, dance hall gyrating, famous quotes spewing, poetry readings, photography sessions, novel writing, Amtraks trips to New York, visits to an old-school record shop to purchase vinyl albums and typing on an actual typewriter - the story of Nina and Darius clearly gets played out. While it may all sound tiring and pretentious, it isn't.
Thanks to the directing of Theodore Witcher, it is not pretense at all. After all, this is how many young adults have designed and customized their lives, by embracing and shaping the American dream and all of its offerings to make a good life for themselves. And here lays the problem, Love Jones is like an architectural project rather a film, encapsulating Nina and Darius' love story rather than unfolding it. Their environments seems a bit unfamiliar to them. These are intelligent worldly people acting like adults in a professional world but their actions are a cross between a classic hollywood movie and a high school romance.
When I first saw Love Jones, I was the only person who was underwhelmed, so this time I watched with fresh eyes and an open mind. Most of the things I noticed the first time around still resonated like Lorenz Tate looked very young. While Tate definitely brought Darius to life fully, I still felt like Madd Dogg, his Menace II Society character, was still there - the gesturing and delivery. Nia Long was perfect. She was desirable, beautiful, human and wanting it all - love and a career without talking about it or singling one or the other out. Very well written and acted female role. After watching this time around, I wonder why Nia Long did not scoop Halle Berry? She really is lovely.
Love Jones is a movie that may be too perfect for its own good. Watching it is like looking a jigsaw puzzle with all of the pieces neatly laid out in front of you but not yet connected. Right from the start, you see where they go, how it will work and what is next -- the big picture. But where is no pay off? I don't even care if they get together or what the end is. This is no love jones - it is a crush. An adult crush complicated by all of the nice things and stuff that make up grown up life.
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Did you know that some homes in Canada have been receiving natural gas by pipeline since the early 1900s? Back then, when natural gas was primarily used to power lamps, people would have marvelled at the prospect of 'light' being delivered directly to their homes, but these days it's easy to take for granted the complex underground network that delivers our natural gas, electricity, water and more.
Of course, as Canadian cities grow, that underground infrastructure becomes ever more elaborate – it takes a great deal of planning and coordination to bring utilities to new neighbourhoods and update services in older ones.
One of the problems with this rapid urban growth is that utilities, which may have been underground for decades, are providing vital services to many more people than they were originally intended for.
Natural gas is no exception, and this week we'll look at what's being done to safely expand transmission pipeline networks in Alberta's two largest cities, to meet the needs of a growing population.
As natural gas and other providers face challenges like aging infrastructure, urban sprawl and growing demand, the Government of Alberta has implemented a solution to the problem, in the form of Transportation/Utility Corridors (TUCs). These were established in the 1970s as Restricted Development Areas (RDAs) in both Calgary and Edmonton, as part of a long-term plan for transportation and utilities. Forming a band around the cities, they are designed to provide a safe corridor for a ring road, major power lines, pipelines, regional water and sewer lines and telecommunication lines. Because any activity that will disturb the land in the TUC requires written authorization, all utilities in the corridor will be protected against third party damage. It will also provide easy access for maintenance.
The corridors are a safe place for high-pressure transmission lines, which bring natural gas from processing plants and connect in with lower pressure distribution lines that take gas into homes and businesses.
ATCO Pipelines' Urban Pipeline Replacement Program, approved in 2014 by the Alberta Utilities Commission, is one initiative to replace and relocate vintage high-pressure natural gas pipelines in Calgary and Edmonton to within the TUCs. A number of pipeline projects will take place within Calgary and Edmonton as part of the UPR Program over the coming years, improving public safety, modernizing the natural gas network and adding capacity to meet growing demand for natural gas.
Stay tuned for part two in this series – next week we'll be talking with Scott Salmon, project manager with ATCO Pipelines, to learn more about the Northeast Calgary Connector, one of three UPR projects currently underway in Calgary, We'll look at the safety and environmental concerns that have to be taken into account for a project of this scale, and learn about the special considerations for pipeline replacement in an urban environment.


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STATEMENT: The White House's latest Executive Order enriches the future of nuclear energy
Berkeley, Calif. — Today, the Biden Administration released a new Executive Order (EO) laying out their climate objectives for America's clean energy future, which points to America transitioning to a nuclear energy sustained power grid. The Breakthrough Institute's Dr. Adam Stein, Senior Nuclear Energy Analyst, has released the following statement following the EO:
"President Biden's latest move to transition the US to a carbon-free energy future creates a clear path for nuclear energy to regenerate as America's dominant power source. The EO laid out five energy-related goals, with the first and most prominent being a transition to '100 percent carbon pollution-free electricity (CFE) by 2030, at least half of which will be locally supplied clean energy to meet 24/7 demand.' America's electricity grid needs the availability and reliability that firm energy resources provide such as nuclear energy.
"Nuclear energy both meets America's energy needs and provides carbon-neutral, clean energy that the Biden Administration calls for. A fact further emphasized by their proclamation America's electricity should be '100 percent carbon pollution-free.... by 2030, including 50 percent on a 24/7 basis.' Renewable energy is dependent on weather conditions and has not been successfully used for industry-led 24/7 carbon-neutral energy programs. Nuclear energy can provide the firm energy resource that these programs have been missing."
"This technology-neutral approach to procuring clean energy with an emphasis on 24/7 availability is critical and will be a template for others to follow. A carbon-free future requires firm energy, including nuclear energy."
Click here to read the full Executive Order Fact Sheet
President Biden Signs Executive Order Catalyzing America's Clean Energy Economy Through Federal Sustainability
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Adam is Associate Director for Nuclear Innovation at Breakthrough.


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A happy woman, mother, friend, teacher, and social worker. I am a woman who one day dreamed big, projected different goals on a personal and family level, which day by day I have been reaching.


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Michael Jackson Biopic in Works with 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Producer
by Tina Benitez-Eves February 8, 2022, 9:58 am
Lionsgate has signed on as the worldwide distributor of an upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, produced by Graham King, who developed the Oscar-winning 2018 film Bohemian Rhapsody, centered around the life of Queen singer Freddie Mercury, and the producer's GK Films.
In cooperation with the co-executors of Jackson's estate, John Branca and John McClain, the screenplay for Michael will be written by three-time Oscar nominee John Logan (Any Given Sunday, Skyfall, Sweeney Todd), who previously worked with King on Martin Scorsese 2004 film The Aviator.
"I first met the Jackson family in 1981 and I'm humbled to bring their legacy to the big screen," said King in a statement. "Sitting at Dodger Stadium watching the Victory Tour, I could never have imagined that nearly 38 years later I would get the privilege to be a part of this film."
Jackson's life and music recently inspired a Broadway show, MJ, centered around the King of Pop's 1992 Dangerous World Tour.
Michael, according to a release on the film, will "give audiences an in-depth portrayal of the complicated man who became the King of Pop. It will bring to life Jackson's most iconic performances as it gives an informed insight into the entertainer's artistic process and personal life."
Working along with the estate, the film will cover Jackson's early beginnings with The Jackson 5, his rise as the "King of Pop," and mine the multiple allegations of child sexual abuse brought against the artist during his career, and leading up to his death in 2009 at the age of 50. Jackson denied the allegations and settled with an accuser, and was later found not guilty on all accounts during a 2003 child molestation trial.
King, whose credits also include the films The Unforgivable Ali, The Departed, and Argo, is keeping the momentum of musical biopics, following the success of Bohemian Rhapsody, and is currently developing the story of the Bee Gees for the big screen.
"Ever since Michael was little, as a member of The Jackson 5, he loved the magic of cinema," said Katherine Jackson, Michael's mother, in a statement. "As a family, we are honored to have our life story come alive on the big screen."
Photo: Courtesy of MJJ Productions, Inc.
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At 22, Mick Jagger's rumoured new girlfriend Noor Alfallah is 52 years his junior – and younger than five of his children and even one of his grandchildren.
But the pair are reportedly smitten and having 'a lot of fun' together, according to reports.
Jagger and Noor were first linked after being seen on dates in Paris, where The Rolling Stones are currently touring their No Filter show.
And a source told Mail Online: 'Mick still has his legendary charm but even the band were surprised someone as young and beautiful as Noor came to Paris to see him.
It's reported they met properly at a private flat in the French capital after being introduced by mutual friend, producer Brett Ratner. After hitting it off, they're said to have been wining and dining their way around the city ever since.
But younger than all but three of his eight children, there is, understandably, a great deal of interest in Noor.
Well-versed to the celebrity lifestyle, she no doubt is fitting right in to Jagger's rock and roll life.
A source also said her confidence and education mean she's fitting in well to 'all the upmarket places' they have been visiting together.
Having studied at the UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television, Noor, whose father is Kuwaiti and whose mother is American, is reportedly keen to become a well-known film producer.
She is credited on a TV short called Brosa Nostra as the executive producer.
Despite having only been on a couple of dates, she's already played the doting girlfriend routine, supporting Mick at the Stones' gig at Paris' U Arena earlier this month.
And the following day, Jagger apparently returned the favour by turning up at her hotel to pay her a visit.
Mick has been a single man ever since he split from ballerina Melanie Hamrick, 31, who is also the mother of his youngest child.
He has eight children – Jade and Karis, both 46, Elizabeth, 33, James, 32, Georgia May, 25, Gabriel, 19, Lucas Maurice Morad, 18 and his 10-month old son Deveraux Octavian Basil, who he had with his most recent ex-girlfriend, Hamrick.
He has a further three grandchildren – Assisi Lola Jackson, 25, Amba Isis Jackson, 21 and three-year-old Ray Emmanuel Fillary. Mick even has a great-grandchild after Assisi welcomed daughter Ezra Key in 2014.
A representative for Mick Jagger has been contacted by Metro.co.uk for comment.


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One of the perks of belonging to a gym vs. working out at home is the opportunity to watch the people around you. Even if you are a confirmed health nut who doesn't need a workout buddy to keep you on track, it's still nice to have visual proof that you aren't the only one who has to devote a portion of your day to exercise in order to keep things running and looking right.
I'm pretty sure that I entertain lots of people at Planet Fitness between my manic pedaling and sprinting alternated with bouts of more reasonable speeds on HIIT cardio days and the hilarious collection of squinched up GRRR-ly faces I make when I am trying to squeeze/push out the final reps of a set of lifting exercises.
I've seen myself in a mirror before, so I know I look like a kook. Or, as my ex has claimed, a really mean wench with PMS.
I've tried to maintain a calm, Zen-like demeanor before on those last reps, but I don't think it's possible if you are actually working hard. Sure, reps #1-15 of 30 leg presses at 335 lbs might be Zen-compatible, but #'s 20-30 are usually accompanied by a lot of mental cussing, much gritting of teeth, loud huffs of air, and a certain "OMG, she's turning into She-Hulk!" expression.
I realize that my facial contortions and angry grimaces aren't exactly ladylike, but geez, neither is leg pressing nearly three times my body weight, so :bite: me. Gasping, heaving, and sweating buckets after HIIT cardio probably isn't very classy either, come to think of it.
But isn't it interesting that the people who do all of those wacky, unattractive things are usually the ones with the best results?
Long live the bitchy GRRR-ly face!
I stumbled along your blog through finance stuff – but find the mix of fitness/finance interesting.
Upon reading this last post – I'm humbled that a petite (yet buff) female 1/2 my size can out leg presses me (and pretty significantly too – though i've just made my illustrious return to the gym!) I don't even want to hear what you bench!
This may sound inappropriate, but I get aroused to such female GRRR-liness.
Uhhhhh . . . . what's a DH?
DH = dear / dumb@$$ / darling / doofy husband, depending on context.
Be careful with this, Maggie.
Your gym can boot you from the building.
(CBS) WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. You can lift, strain, crunch and sweat all you want at the Planet Fitness in the Dutchess County village. But whatever you do, do not grunt.
Yep, "no grunting." It says so, in black and white, on a sign posted at the gym. One former member learned the new rule the hard way.
"This is really absurd, especially the part about the grunting," Laughing said Al Argibay, a corrections officer who learned first-hand "no grunting" means exactly that.
Argibay, a former competitive bodybuilder, joined the gym in September because it was affordable and convenient.
Planet Fitness is also somewhat picky, with a long list of dos-and-don'ts posted right inside the door.
"We're creating an atmosphere that's not intimidating," said Carol Palazzolo, the gym manager, who yanked Argibay's membership on Monday.
There's even a flashing light and siren on the wall, labeled a "lunk alarm," which sounds if someone grunts or drops weights on the floor.
Is it ok to grunt while working out?
But Palazzolo said that's only part of the story.
Argibay denied he yelled, cursed, or acted inappropriately. He demanded an apology from the gym and its manager.
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Dustin Hoffman stars as Benjamin Braddock, a recent graduate who collected every conceivable honour on the way, yet for whom the real purpose of life and the future is an elusive and intangible concept. Easily persuaded into an affair with the predatory Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), Benjamin drifts along according to the demands of Mrs. Robinson until his parents "insist" he take her daughter Elaine (Katherine Ross) out on a date. Initially going through the motions, Benjamin's soul is finally stirred by a flash of emotion from Elaine after he has purposefully humiliated her. Mrs. Robinson, however, is not amused. The film features a now iconic soundtrack by Simon & Garfunkel and won a host of international awards including five BAFTAS, five Golden Globes and Mike Nichols an Oscar for Best Director.
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While no-one expects nuanced discussions on Twitter, the name-calling does none of the participants any favours. What does become apparent in the conversations around Clive Hamilton's The Silent Invasion is how entrenched 'yellow peril' rhetoric is in the way people talk about 'the Chinese'.
As I drop my daughter at daycare at 6:30am, to be looked after by someone else who I then have to pay, to go to work to earn enough money to pay our rent and daycare, I am struck by how much our system is failing families. It was a failure of my own empathy that I only came to understand this after I experienced it personally.
'What would it mean for any of us to be wishing Steve Smith and David Warner a happy and blessed Easter?' Easter Homily by Fr Frank Brennan SJ at the churches of Adamaniby and Nimmitabel, Easter 2018.
The last male northern white rhinoceros was euthanased in March. With two females still alive, there is hope the subspecies might be saved. The impending loss of an animal that evolved over six million years, and once grazed in hundreds of thousands, is worth noting. There can be room in our hearts to lament.


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Now, the superproject's sha-1 ref to the submodule points to an unexisting commit on the server side, so git cannot update the submodule (error: no such remote ref 8ba0033813718939726d7e9429bf3eabcc52034d)
I simply want to set the sha-1 to some other value -- but since the update fails, I cannot use git checkout ... in the submodule (which is the accepted solution for every question that looks like that on SO).
I tried to explore .git/modules/... but I cannot find where it is stored.
If you want more info about the project's structure, you can find the project here and the submodule here.

A: Even though git checkout master doesn't work in the submodule, I managed to get git checkout [commit hash] to work -- and it solves the problem.

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They Call Me Baba Booey
Gary Dell'Abate & Chad Millman
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ALL NEW CHAPTER:
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One of pop culture's great enduring unsung heroes: Gary Dell'Abate, Howard Stern Show producer, miracle worker, professional good sport, and servant to the King of All Media, tells the story of his early years and reveals how his chaotic childhood and early obsessions prepared him for life at the center of the greatest show on earth.
Baba Booey! Baba Booey! It was a slip of the tongue—that unfortunately was heard by a few million listeners—but in that split second a nickname, a persona, a rallying cry, and a phenomenon was born. Some would say it was the moment Gary Dell'Abate, the long-suffering heroic producer of The Howard Stern Show, for better or worse, finally came into his own. In They Call Me Baba Booey, Dell'Abate explains how his early life was the perfect training ground for the day-to-day chaos that comes with producing the most popular radio show on earth.
Growing up on Long Island in the 1970s, the youngest of three boys born to a clinically depressed mother, Gary learned how to fend for himself when under attack. Obsessed with music, he listened with religious intensity to Casey Kasem's Top 40 every Sunday morning, compulsively bought 45s of his favorite songs, and nerdily copied the lyrics into a notebook. Music became an ordering principle to his life, even as the chaos at home got out of hand. Dell'Abate's memoir sketches the trajectory from the obsessive pop-music trivia buff to the man in the beekeeper's mask who handily defeats his opponents playing "Stump the Booey." We learn about the memorable moments in his life that taught him to endure epic bouts of humiliation and get his unique perspective on some of his favorite Stern show episodes—such as the day he nearly killed the Mets mascot while throwing out the first pitch, or the time his mother called Howard's mother and demanded an apology.
Hilarious, painful, and eye-opening, it's Gary as you've never seen him before, telling a story that even Stern show insiders can't begin to imagine.
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No more lists
Really good book but dates got all out of whack it would've been awesome if you just did it chronologically it threw me off a little had to switch gears and not to pile on but no need for the lists of anything every chapter man don't need the lists of everything
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Even a Monkey could write!!!
Gary you made me cry, but mostly you made me want to read your story. Thank you!!!!
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Great book for fans of the Howard Stern show
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A New Mexico furniture maker's rental property becomes a custom home
"By the time it was done, I realized nobody was ever going to live in here but me"
By Emily Nonko Mar 9, 2020, 11:00am EDT
Photography by Tag Christof
Curbed's weekly original tours series takes you inside homes with eye-catching style and big personality—from modern tiny homes to pedigreed midcentury gems and everything in between.
When Jonathan Boyd began converting his workshop garage into a residence, it wasn't supposed to be for him. Originally, he envisioned the 800-square-foot garage—which he used for several years as a furniture-making workshop—as an Airbnb property he could rent out for extra income. But as the renovation progressed, it dawned on him that he was building a house completely customized to his tastes.
"All of a sudden I was building every door, because it was cheaper; I was laying a herringbone floor, because I always wanted one; I was building claro walnut cabinets," he says. "By the time it was done, I realized nobody was ever going to live in here but me."
Jonathan Boyd is a self-taught furniture maker who learned from books, YouTube videos, and practice. In 2009 he and a friend began making furniture in Boyd's garage; they went on to found the company Boyd & Allister.
A decade ago, Boyd moved to Santa Fe, took a one-off job helping to build an adobe restaurant, and "just fell in love with it." He joined the project builder on a trip around New Mexico, battling the heat to learn adobe, rammed earth, and timber-style construction. From there, he transitioned into real estate investment, which he hated—but which brought in enough money for him to thoughtfully consider his next move. "I wanted to work with my hands, but not outside, and I didn't want to go to other people's houses," he recalls. "I settled on [becoming] a furniture maker."
Though Boyd took one furniture-making class at community college to learn sharpening and maintenance of hand tools, he's mostly taught himself through books, YouTube videos, and practice. He began working out of a garage on his girlfriend's property, in the Baca Railyard District—it already held woodworking benches, left behind by the prior owner. For three years this served as his studio, until an auto garage around the corner went up for rent, offering more space to expand the business.
Boyd and his neighbors tend to rabbits, bees, and chickens in the yard next door.
He moved his workshop to expand his furniture-making company, Boyd & Allister, while also getting a nonprofit called Vital Spaces off the ground. Vital Spaces, which officially launched in February of 2019, connects local artists to underutilized Santa Fe real estate for performances, gallery showings, and education. The scrappy, budget-minded creativity Boyd channeled into the nonprofit is the same energy directed at his home. "It all ties together in my mind," he says.
That left Boyd's original studio empty, prompting him to convert it into a vacation rental on a $200,000 budget. In pricing out materials he envisioned for the home, he realized his vision was too expensive. "Anything I wanted was out of my budget," he says. "So pretty much everything is handbuilt."
The turned wooden vase was made by the first furniture maker Boyd met when he was 14, "the first person that opened my eyes to the beauty in wood," he says. He hand-carved the dinosaur from rosewood.
This display is part of the store in front of Boyd's furniture workshop, showcasing some of his work, like the hand-carved birds. Other items on display include Nancy Kwon pottery, Mt. Washington pottery, Huseyin Artik pottery, Joshu + Vela bags, Grain Design candles, and Hasami porcelain.
The herringbone floors epitomize Boyd's approach. He grew up on the East Coast, where the zig-zagged pattern is more common than in New Mexico. He recalls receiving a $35,000 quote from an Albuquerque-based flooring company, which sent him to YouTube to search tutorials on how to build the floor himself. He couldn't afford precut herringbone pieces, either, so he bought random-length white oak and cut pieces with his girlfriend on a crosscut sled. "You have to cut the groove on the end [of the wood], and make tongues for it," he explains. "It was a week of work in the shop, nights and weekends, just to make the pieces." He laid the floor himself.
The herringbone project spurred others, from large overhauls (blowing out the top of the garage to build a pitched roof lined with beams made from New Mexico lumber) to small, personalized details (building a plant shelf for his "weird, esoteric cactus collection.") The garage's footprint was ultimately maintained, but now holds an open living and dining area, one bathroom, and one bedroom.
The wooden window seat is a grayed rift-sawn white oak. Boyd's friend handmade the leather window cushion.
Jonathan Adler pillows sit on the slipper chairs. The tables between the chairs and the coffee table are both bleached oak; the record console is solid walnut.
Boyd's goal was to juxtapose an intimate, homey bedroom with a bright, expansive living space. He clad windows in a white oak inside and aluminum outside, to withstand the high-altitude sun. Sun streams into a living room anchored by a fireplace Boyd made from a slab of French blue limestone a client of his didn't need. "I think that slab of stone must have been $15,000—again, I could have never afforded that," he laughs.
The furniture was an opportunity for Boyd to riff on designers he admires. "I'm inspired by the shapes and got a chance to make things for myself to live with," he says. Jean Prouvé's midcentury stools inspired Boyd's own, perched in front of the walnut-topped kitchen island he also built. Charlotte Perriand's low coffee table inspired his design, made of a solid bleached white oak. Finally, Boyd based the couch design—solid walnut with bridle joints, custom linen upholstery, and an alpaca blanket he wove—on a pullout sofa designed by Jens Risom.
The window pillow is a local antique store find, while the wall-mounted lamp is one of Boyd's "favorite things," handmade by Olivier Abry in Lyon, France. Boyd inherited the rug from his stepfather, who lived in Germany and collected them.
At the dining room table, which expands to seat four when Boyd has guests, he keeps two chairs of his own design that he sells through his company. (He occasionally uses the home to entertain clients and show his work—"I would make any furniture in the house for sale," he says.)
There was only one expensive purchase: two midcentury slipper chairs he purchased from an online antiques collector. "Within two seconds I knew that was the big splurge for me," he says. "They came with the Danish ambassador to America before [the dealer] ended up with them."
Though Boyd showed restraint with his choices in wood, there were a few places he wanted to get creative. "I have a whole shed in the back of my shop full of the craziest pieces of wood that are always cut-offs," he notes. "You always want to use them for projects." He selected two "crazy wood" projects: the front of the bathroom vanity, a four-way bookmatched design of claro walnut burl, and a built-in bedroom dresser made of a "weird, marbled, claro walnut grain."
Boyd's partner lives in the original house on the property, right next to his little house. These chairs are prototypes he made getting to the design on display in the new home. "They are actually sitting in the order I experimented, from left to right," he says.
This room, in the original house, belongs to Boyd's partner's teenage daughter. Boyd made the pencil-post four-poster bed. It took "about 200 hours of knitting" to make the linen lace canopy in a pine cone pattern.
In the bedroom, Boyd admits to even weaving the throw on his bed. "It's a showcase of my neurosis," he jokes. He also added touches for his cat, like a small walnut-frame door between the bedroom and the closet and cabinetry.
He maintains a level of disbelief that he accomplished the project—which wrapped at the end of 2018—in a year. The nights and weekends dedicated to transforming the garage were "not easy," he says simply. Boyd has another busy year ahead, operating a larger studio that now includes a homegoods store as well as maintaining the work of Vital Spaces. But at least he's got a painstakingly customized place to call home.
"It's a kitchen, with a small living room and a bedroom—there's no wasted space," he says. "It's exactly what I wanted."
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About Gilbert
Gilbert is classified as a town within the Greater Phoenix area, an it has an impressive growth rate that's bringing it national attention. Earning it the title of one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S., Gilbert's population has grown exponentially in the past few decades, doubling from 2000 to 2010 alone. Today, it's often named among the safest cities in America, attracting a large number of families thanks to its many schools, family-friendly amenities and sense of community.
The History of Gilbert
Gilbert was named after William "Bobby" Gilbert, who donated his land to the Arizona Eastern Railway to allow construction in 1902. Gilbert's first store opened in 1910 and was turned into a post office by 1912. The official site of the town changed several times over the years while the surrounding area began to flourish as an agricultural community. One of its main agricultural products was alfalfa, earning Gilbert its nickname the "the Hay Capital of the World."
Gilbert was officially incorporated in 1920, and it continued to grow and modernize over the next several decades. Today, the town's agricultural roots are still evident in its large number of crop fields and dairy farms, but its economy and population have diversified quite a bit.
Living in Gilbert
With a family-friendly feel and a strong business community, Gilbert has consistently been named as a top place to live. It's close enough to the capital city of Phoenix to provide easy access to sports venues, events and state landmarks, but it's far enough away to offer the quiet suburban lifestyle that many young families prefer.
Gilbert is a fairly traditional suburb, with neighborhood pockets separated by a variety of commercial and business districts. This makes every-day life convenient, because most homes have basic amenities like grocery stores within easy driving distance. A mix of chain establishments and unique local businesses can be found throughout Gilbert, providing variety in shopping and dining.
The town of Gilbert is home to a large number of public parks, and most of its neighborhoods contain private residents-only parks as well. The Riparian Preserve is a large nature preserve in town focused on providing natural habitat for local birds and fish while creating a space for efficient water treatment. With over four miles of walking and biking trails, the preserve provides areas to explore several different habitats as well as a catch-and-release fishing lake. Another large park in Gilbert is Freestone Park, home to several children's playgrounds, expansive green spaces and a child-sized train that circles the park.
Gilbert Neighborhoods
Here are a few neighborhoods you'll want to check out in Gilbert:
The downtown area of Gilbert is the heart of its historic district, mainly along a short span of Gilbert Road. In recent years, it's seen an explosion of growth and has welcomed a large number of new, trendy restaurants and local businesses.
Val Vista Lakes
The Val Vista Lakes community is a unique oasis in the desert, offering lakefront property and a variety of amenities. This family-friendly neighborhood is also home to a large pool that's designed to look like a tropical ocean bay, complete with a sandy beach surrounded by palm trees.
As one of the more recent additions to Gilbert, the Power Ranch neighborhood is a massive master-planned community spanning several square miles and thousands of single-family homes. This area includes several private community parks, man-made lakes, splash pads, swimming pools, sport courts and clubhouses.
Gilbert's agricultural roots inspired Agritopia, which was designed to provide a unique sense of village living. The neighborhood contains a large community farm, citrus groves and several local restaurants.
Schools in Gilbert
The majority of Gilbert's public schools fall within the jurisdiction of the Gilbert Unified School District, which manages early-childhood, elementary, middle and high schools. There are also a large number of charter schools in Gilbert, including Edu-prize, the first charter school in Arizona. If you're planning to send your child to private school, you have both faith-based and secular options to choose from.
Resources for Moving to Gilbert
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Utilities: The main electricity providers in Gilbert are the Salt River Project (SRP) and Arizona Public Service (APS). The town's utility division provides water and sewer services.
Garbage and Recycling: Both trash and recyclables are collected weekly, and bulk item pick-up is scheduled periodically throughout the year.
Transportation: Public transit is extremely limited in Gilbert, so personal vehicles are the most popular mode of transportation by far. There are limited bus routes in the area, and there is a park-and-ride facility downtown.
Gilbert Housing
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