The Daily Populous

Friday December 1st, 2017 evening edition

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"I think that was one of the first things that bonded Dave and I together, was our love for Star Wars," says Amanda Nezzie.

On July 3, the 1977 movie Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope will premiere dubbed in Navajo.

It's the first time a major motion picture has been translated into a Native American language.

"There are definitely Star Wars nerds out there who can repeat that movie verbatim, and they speak no Navajo.

Dave and Amanda Nezzie, and their kids are looking forward to sitting down to watch Star Wars in Navajo.

At this time, Lucasfilm has no plans for a wider theatrical release or DVD version of Star Wars in Navajo.

And what more of a beautiful way to do that than put that in Star Wars? »

Friends raising money to get disabled woman a new bike

Authored by kcrg.com

Bridget Kuhlman needs a 3-wheeled bike in order to get around and get to work.

Now her friends are trying to make it right with a fund raiser to get her a new bike.

Those interested in helping can visit her Go Fund Me page here: A BIKE FOR BRIDGET. »

Astronomers spot a planet so hostile they had a hard time believing it

Authored by bgr.com

In fact, it’s so incredibly hostile to what we know about life that researchers had a difficult time explaining its existence at all.

WASP-18b is an absolutely huge planet, with a mass on the order of 10 times that of Jupiter, and it’s also incredibly hot.

After observing the planet several times, that data revealed that WASP-18b’s atmosphere is packed with poisonous carbon monoxide. »

Google is officially 100% sun and wind powered – 3.0 gigawatts worth

Authored by electrek.co
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The company signed contracts on three wind power plants in recent days to bring them over 3GW of production capacity.

Per an announcement made via Twitter and the LinkedIn page of Sam Arons, Google’s Senior Lead, Energy & Infrastructure at Google:.

Citing a cost decrease of 60%-80% in wind and solar as the driving factor, Google has been investing heavily in renewables. »

Trump’s UK visit cancelled amid outrage over far-right tweets

Authored by nydailynews.com

"The idea of a visit has obviously been floated, but not December and not January," the diplomat told the British newspaper.

The low-key January trip was supposed to allow Trump to visit the UK without triggering massive protests.

Thousands of Brits called on Prime Minister May to rescind her formal state visit offer to Trump after his inflammatory retweets. »