New Disney Star Wars land details…

New renderings and details about the Star Wars-themed lands coming to both Walt Disney World and Disneyland were revealed at a panel discussion at Star Wars Celebration in Orlando.The creative minds from both Disney Imagineering and Lucasfilm came together on stage at the Orange County Convention Center for the panel titled, “Star Wars and Disney Parks: A Galaxy in the Making.” Included on the panel were Disney executives Scott Trowbridge, Wendy Anderson, Asa Kalama and Chris Beatty as well as Lucasfilm creative executive Pablo Hidalgo and film designer Doug Chiang who has worked on four “Star Wars” films. The six creative personalities shared details about the back story of the new Star Wars land as well as some of the…
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Star Wars Land: Millennium Falcon Ride…

The Celebration panel revealed you can build up a reputation at the park, so if you crash Han Solo’s ship, that could come back to haunt you later on. Disney and Lucasflim are pulling back the curtain on Star Wars Land, the 14-acre attraction that will open in 2019. During Saturday’s Star Wars Celebration panel celebrating the past and future of Lucacfilm attractions, the audience was treated to a behind-the-scenes video that showed off the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon and revealing park patrons will each have different jobs as they crew the ship for the ride. One of the more intriguing revelations from the panel was that guests can “build a reputation” at Star Wars Land. What you do on one…
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NBA playoffs: Celtics, Warriors are No….

Dwyane Wade is going back to the playoffs. The Miami Heat aren’t going with him. The field for the NBA postseason is set, with Wade and the Chicago Bulls claiming one of the last two available spots on the final night of the regular season. The other went to the Indiana Pacers, who downed the Atlanta Hawks. The Bulls and Pacers winning eliminated the Heat, who finished 41-41 after beating Washington. Miami was 11-30 in the first half of the season, then 30-11 in the second half of the season. And Wade, in his first season with the Bulls, is going to the playoffs for the 12th time. “Now the fun begins,” Bulls coach Fred Hoiberg said. So now the…
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Two Russians, one American land back…

A Soyuz MS-02 capsule brings Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko and US astronaut Shane Kimbrough back home after a 173-day mission to the International Space Station Two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut touched down safely in central Kazakhstan Monday following a 173-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). “Touchdown confirmed,” said a commentator on NASA Television, describing it as a “textbook” landing. NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough was accompanied by Russian space agency cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov and Andrei Borisenko in the earthbound Soyuz MS-02. Footage from the landing site showed the trio grinning in the spring sunlight, shaking hands with the recovery team and speaking on mobile telephones. The landing took place in bright conditions at 1120…
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Why this CEO wants job applicants…

In Silicon Valley, the hiring crunch is very real. Getting technology talent to heed your job listing when opportunities abound is beyond challenging. With this in mind, Crunchbase’s Jager McConnell is stepping up his hiring game: He just posted his cellphone online. The CEO of the San Francisco-based business information aggregator, included his number in a recent press release. He wants every job applicant to text him directly–even before landing an interview. More From Inc.com: The Completely Spot-On Productivity Hacks From 8 Top Entrepreneurs In addition to capturing the attention of elusive technologists, McConnell believes the move will help his company overcome unconscious bias involved in the traditional hiring process. He also hopes to promote diversity among his staff. So…
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‘So many land mines’: Accusations against…

Land mines abound in the allegations against Ed Murray, with some worried about both feeding homophobic stereotypes and failing to support abuse victims. Danni Askini wanted to be clear: She’s not taking sides. “It’s too soon,” said the executive director of the Gender Justice League, a transgender advocacy group. Only a day had passed since a lawsuit was filed and The Seattle Times aired allegations that Mayor Ed Murray had sexually abused as many as three men when they were teenagers in the 1980s. Murray strenuously rejected the accusations. Askini said Friday she was feeling emotional about the allegations, nonetheless. “The news has been unbelievably triggering for survivors of DV (domestic violence), sexual assault and childhood sexual assault,” she explained…
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Spike TV, Comedy Central and TV…

Spike TV, Comedy Central and TV Land on Friday announced plans to re-air “One Night Only: An All-Star Comedy Tribute to Don Rickles,” a 2014 celebration of the comedian’s life and legacy.Rickles died Thursday morning of kidney failure. He was 90.The special features Rickles seated at a table with close friends and collaborators, including Jon Stewart, Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese and Jerry Seinfeld as he is lauded (and roasted) by Hollywood elites influenced by his work.“The great thing about Don is that his jokes appeal to everyone,” Tina Fey quipped during the original broadcast, “Pollacks, Chinamen, the coloreds, broads… What, no? We’re not allowed to say that anymore? Why is he still saying that?”“One Night Only” will air April 9 on Spike…
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Emma Stone Responds to ‘La La…

7:53 AM PDT 4/7/2017 by THR Staff A high-school student in Arizona filmed a version of the film’s “Another Day of Sun” opener and asked the Oscar-winning actress to accompany him to the big dance. Emma Stone wrote a letter to the high school student who filmed a La La Land-inspired “prom-posal,” asking the actress to go to prom with him. Jacob Staudenmaier read Stone’s response to him on Good Morning America. “JACOB, thanks for making the greatest proposal I’ve ever received,” reads Stone’s letter. “I can’t tell you what an honor that was and how much I smiled through that entire beautifully orchestrated video. I’m in London working, but I hope you have the best time at prom, and…
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Philippine military to upgrade island facilities,…

The Philippines’ military said Friday that it plans to upgrade and improve facilities on islands it already occupies in the disputed South China Sea, not embark on a new land grab.Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday that he had ordered the armed forces to “occupy all” remote reefs claimed by Manila, in a move that could provoke rival claimants including Beijing.The firebrand leader said he wanted “nine or 10” islands occupied and fortified, but did not make clear whether he was referring to the nine islands already held by the army, or to some of the 40-odd other Spratly features also claimed by Manila.”The context with which we take the order is to improve on our already occupied islands, islets…
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Tesla: Welcome to the Land of…

By Ben LevisohnShares of Tesla (TSLA) have surged nearly 7% this week after the upstart auto maker beat its first-quarter delivery targets for the first time in what seems like forever. That’s put its share up almost 40% this year, even as the market frets about a looming blowup in traditional automakers like General Motors (GM) and Ford Motor (F). Getty Images But is Tesla’s run to a new all-time high deserved? Bulls, of course, say it is, citing the fact that Tesla is far more than a maker of cars. Barclays analyst Brian Johnson and team, however offer see four “articles of faith” for Tesla bulls that are not “reality-based.” Reasons 1: ‘Tesla has a significant and sustainable cost…
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