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  2. George Nissen - Wikipedia

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    After the war Nissen continued to promote the trampoline and began touring in Europe and later the Soviet Union promoting both the sport of "rebound tumbling" and his trampoline equipment. Nissen set up a manufacturing plant for his company in England in 1956 headed up by Ted Blake an English trampoline pioneer, first in Hainault then Romford ...

  3. Special effects of The Empire Strikes Back - Wikipedia

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    The expansive Dagobah set was built in half the allotted time due to schedule overrun. It was built on a raised frame to allow puppeteers access from below, was constructed from tons of plaster and scrim, covered in real mud and flora, and featured a river. Initially planned for the destroyed Stage 3, the Dagobah set was built on the Star Wars ...

  4. Changes in Star Wars re-releases - Wikipedia

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    The franchise-originating film was released in 1977, under the title Star Wars.The subtitle Episode IV – A New Hope was retroactively added to the opening crawl for the theatrical re-release on April 10, 1981, [13] [37] to align with the titling of the sequel, Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

  5. 'Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker': Inside the NYC pop-up exhibit ...

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    Dolby SoHo is the temporary home of an immersive new (and free to enter) "Star Wars" pop-up currently slated to run through the end of December. In addition to "Rise of Skywalker"-centric features ...

  6. Life net - Wikipedia

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    Browder's device was similar to a modern recreational trampoline, [3] which was developed later in 1936. Among its advantages were that the life net was always taut when open, never slackened, and had a setup time of only two to three seconds.

  7. Trampolining - Wikipedia

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    Trampolining or trampoline gymnastics [1] is a competitive Olympic sport in which athletes perform acrobatics while bouncing on a trampoline. [2] In competition, these can include simple jumps in the straight, pike, tuck, or straddle position to more complex combinations of forward and/or backward somersaults and twists.

  8. Trampoline safety net enclosure - Wikipedia

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    The benefit of an enclosure is that it keeps jumpers from falling off a trampoline or impacting the frame. [3] [4] Safety net enclosures vary from one manufacturer to another, such as the opening in the net so that jumpers may enter and exit the trampoline. The design of such openings may include: snap/Velcro system, zipper, or overlapping ...

  9. Star Wars opening crawl - Wikipedia

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    Three frames representative of opening sequences from films in the Skywalker Saga.The phrase "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...." which remains static on the screen and the Star Wars logo which shrinks to a central point is common to all of the films and are followed by a film-specific opening crawl.