Pilot (About a Boy)

"Pilot" is the pilot and first episode of the American television comedy series About a Boy, which premiered on February 22, 2014 on NBC in the United States. The series is based on the 1998 novel of the same name by British writer Nick Hornby and the 2002 film starring Hugh Grant. The episode is written by series developer Jason Katims and is directed by Jon Favreau. In the episode, a young boy named Marcus (Benjamin Stockham) and his single mother Fiona (Minnie Driver) move in next door to Will (David Walton), an unemployed bachelor living in San Francisco. Will woos a woman by pretending Marcus is his son.

Plot

Will is on a San Francisco trolley with his friend Andy (Al Madrigal) and Andy's two kids. Will gets off to flirt with a woman named Dakota (Leslie Bibb) who is going to a single parents' support group meeting. He lies to her, saying he is a single parent of a son named Jonah who has leukemia. She becomes attracted to him and asks to set up a play date between her daughters and his son.

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Seven workers feared dead after massive blast at firework factory in Gujarat

Deccan Herald 01 Apr 2025
Five workers who were rescued have been rushed to Deesa hospital.</p>.Trainer aircraft of private aviation academy crashes in Mehsana; woman pilot ......
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At least 18 dead after massive blast at firework factory in Gujarat

Deccan Herald 01 Apr 2025
Five workers who were rescued have been rushed to Deesa hospital.</p>.Trainer aircraft of private aviation academy crashes in Mehsana; woman pilot ......
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Tourism Entertainment Academy launched in Jamaica

TravelDailyNews 31 Mar 2025
Edmund Bartlett has unveiled a bold and transformative initiative designed to elevate Jamaica’s cultural tourism offering – the Tourism Entertainment Academy (TEA) ... The Academy will initially focus on reggae, jazz, and comedy, with the pilot programme targeting local talent from Montego Bay, Hanover, and Westmoreland....
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Trainer aircraft crashes in Gujarat after woman pilot falls ill mid-flight

The Times of India 31 Mar 2025
A trainer aircraft belonging to a private aviation academy crashed in Gujarat’s Mehsana district on ......
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Private Trainer Aircraft Crashes In Gujarat, Pilot Injured

NDTV 31 Mar 2025
A woman trainee pilot was injured after a trainer aircraft belonging to a private aviation academy crashed in Gujarat's Mehsana district on Monday evening, a police official said ... ....
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Sangli honours bravehearts: Chowk to be named after Indian Air Force pilot who saved Orissa CM in 1980; garden to get 1971 war martyr Sepoy Salunkhe’s name

The Times of India 31 Mar 2025
After retiring from the IAF, he again joined the workforce and served as the chief flying instructor at the Dundigal Academy, training over 600 pilots until 2018.For his courage and determination, Navale was awarded the Shaurya Chakra....
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NCPA LaunchBox, Penn State DuBois Launch Industry 4.0 Academy - exploreClarion

Explore Clarion 30 Mar 2025
Six students are participating in the academy’s pilot program, earning continuing education certificates every nine weeks while gaining exposure to emerging career opportunities ... Area School District team for their invaluable partnership in piloting this groundbreaking academy.”....
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Review into absconding bootcamp youths more than a month late

NewstalkZB 28 Mar 2025
The agency, which is leading the Government’s&nbsp;military-style academy pilot programme, launched a review into the circumstances surrounding two youths from the pilot who absconded and went missing for days before allegedly becoming involved in an attempted armed carjacking....
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TCF teams up with Khan Academy to boost teacher training using AI

The News International 27 Mar 2025
This undated image shows CEO of Khan Academy Pakistan, Zeeshan Hasan (second from left) and the CEO of The Citizens Foundation, Syed Asaad Ayub Ahmad ... While this initiative is currently in its pilot phase, TCF and Khan Academy Pakistan envision expanding the programme to more schools....
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WASPs stung by potential removal of their history from Department of Defense archives

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 27 Mar 2025
The Women Air Service Pilots were a group of over 1,100 aviators whose mission during World War II was to fly military aircraft on domestic missions ... But when the nation’s military academies announced they were going to start training the first women to be military pilots in the 1970s, that was the last straw....
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Streets To Classrooms: When The Test Is Trophy

The Times of India 27 Mar 2025
New Delhi. The Class X board exams are over and the wait for the results has begun ... 'That's where I studied,' said Asif ... Eyeing the passing trains, he declares, 'I want to be a loco pilot.' The teenager also dreams of joining a cricket academy, but his immediate attention in on pursuing the science because 'it offers the stability I need' ... ....

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