The Jedi Trainer’s Guide To Employee Management

from: http://thenextweb.com/

If your startup is getting ready to expand but you have no idea how to handle your newly hired underlings, take it from those who have navigated galactic asteroid fields, staged rebellions against empires and mastered the art of the Jedi Mind Trick.

You wouldn’t want to hear instructions from a Wookie, would you? This Infographic by Mindflash teaches a couple of specific ways in which your employee management skills can benefit from the ancient trials of Jedi training.

Yup, Star Wars will never get old.

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Deadly 'Star Wars lightsabre' sold in UK

From: http://www.metro.co.uk/

A deadly 'Star Wars lightsabre' is being sold to UK consumers for just £135. The 'Star Wars' style device produces a laser that can burn skin and cause instant blindness.

Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan (Picture: Absolute Film Archive)

But junior Jedis hoping to recreate the clash between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader should think again, as the Spyder III Pro Arctic is not a toy and its force could prove deadly, according to the manufacturer.

The 1watt tool, said to be the world’s most powerful portable laser, features a blue ray that is 1,000 times stronger than sunlight on skin.

‘Extremely dangerous is an understatement to the power,’ says Hong Kong manufacturer Wicked Lasers.

‘It will blind permanently and instantly and set fire quickly to skin and other body parts – use with extreme caution and only when using the included eye protection.’

The powerful beam can be seen by aircraft pilots 72km (45miles) away and should not be pointed at vehicles, children or animals, Wicked adds.

But, even though it is a potentially lethal weapon, it seems anyone with a credit card can order one.

Britain is listed as one of 70 countries the laser will be shipped to and there do not appear to be age checks on buyers.

Customers must agree to a Class IV Laser Hazard acknowledgment form before ordering online and the document says ‘people have been arrested, fined and jailed for misuse’.

The Spyder III comes with safety goggles but even these cannot fully protect against the rays.

A post on a laser enthusiasts’ website reads: ‘I just ordered one. It will be stored in my gun safe because it is about as dangerous as a handgun.’

The $200 (£135) device was built by adapting blue lasers from home cinema projectors.

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The 11 Most Badass Fan-Made Lightsaber Fights

Published by Madison

Back in 1977, Star Wars provided some of the most amazing visual effects anyone had ever seen in a movie. The effects still hold up rather well today, including the cool, glowing look of the lightsaber. The thing is, the visual effects have become pretty easy to reproduce, so much so that even amateurs can do it.

We’ve all messed around with our friends and had lightsaber fights, and now thanks to modern technology, we can make the lightsabers look “read” and add our very own sound effects to sync with the action. And thanks to YouTube, those lightsaber fights can be filmed and shared with the world. Some of these fan-made fights are very impressive, as you’ll see after the jump. Enjoy the 10 most badass fan-made lightsaber fights.*

*Hat tip to reader “zero.”

Ryan vs. Dorkman:

Ryan vs. Dorkman 2:

Concrete Hustle:

Rescue at Mos Koesta:

Theft of the Viridian Crystal:

Ryan vs. Brandon:

Ryan vs. Brandon 2:

Symphony of Sabers:

Garage Warfare:

Duel of the Invincibles:

*Bon us, from reader “Hyuri:” Art of the Saber:

And my personal Favorite:

"United Slaves Of America" THE SALT DEPARTMENT feat. MASTER DARIUS vs. LORD DESTINY
performed live in the summer of 2007 in Vienna/Austria at "Planet Music" and "U4"

( including "making of" at 5:20 with MASTER DARIUS vs LORD DESTINY )

This song is not ment to be critical about the citizens of America, but a protestsong against the government that ruled the "big one" - and so the whole world - from the years 2000 to 2008

Force is strong for Jedi police

Jedi Knights such as Yoda use the Force to battle the evil Empire

Eight police officers serving with Scotland's largest force listed their official religion as Jedi in voluntary diversity forms, it has emerged.

Strathclyde Police said the officers and two of its civilian staff claimed to follow the faith, which features in the Star Wars movies.

The details were obtained in a Freedom of Information request by Jane's Police Review.

Strathclyde was the only force in the UK to admit it had Jedi officers.

In the Star Wars films, Jedi Knights such as Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda use the Force to battle the evil Darth Vader, who has strayed to the dark side.

Jane's Police Review editor Chris Herbert, who requested the information, said: "The Force appears to be strong in Strathclyde Police with their Jedi police officers and staff.

"Far from living a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, some members of the noble Jedi order have now chosen Glasgow and its surrounding streets as their home."

Provided voluntarily

A spokeswoman for Strathclyde Police confirmed: "At the time of the request, 10 (eight police officers and two police staff) had recorded their religion as Jedi."

She added that the force monitored "six strands of diversity" - age, disability, gender, race religion and belief, and sexual orientation.

The force said the information was provided voluntarily and securely stored.

About 390,000 people listed their religion as Jedi in the 2001 Census for England and Wales. In Scotland the figure was a reported 14,000.

The Office for National Statistics did not recognise it as a separate category, and incorporated followers of Jedi with atheists.

Last year, brothers Barney and Daniel Jones founded the UK Church of the Jedi - which offered sermons on the Force, light sabre training, and meditation techniques.

Strathclyde Police employs 8,200 police officers and 2,800 civilian staff.