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Maleficent, conosciuto in Italia anche col titolo Maleficent - Il segreto della bella addormentata, è un film del 2014 diretto da Robert Stromberg, al debutto da regista.

Il film è il remake / spin-off in live action del classico Disney La bella addormentata nel bosco del 1959 e vede come protagonista Angelina Jolie, qui anche produttrice esecutiva della pellicola, che veste i panni della celebre Malefica, la fata cattiva del mondo Disney.

Trama
Nel XIV secolo, Malefica è una bellissima, giovane e buona creatura fatata dalle grandi e possenti ali, che vive in un regno pacifico costituito da una rigogliosa brughiera, in compagnia di creature fantastiche che vivono in simbiosi e in armonia con la natura. Il regno è da anni in conflitto con quello degli umani distante poche miglia.

Un giorno giunge un giovane contadino di nome Stefano. I due prima sono diffidenti l'uno con l'altra, perché Stefano si spinge nella brughiera per cercare di rubare una gemma, ma poi nasce una tenera amicizia che, col passare degli anni, si trasforma in un grande amore, suggellato al sedicesimo compleanno di Malefica con il bacio del vero amore. Tuttavia Stefano sparisce per diversi anni, fa carriera nel regno umano, nel vicino castello di Re Enrico, come dignitario del re.

Nel frattempo, la vita idilliaca di Malefica, divenuta la più potente delle fate ma addolorata per la perdita del suo amato, viene interrotta dall'attacco di un esercito guidato proprio da re Enrico, il quale si rivela essere un sovrano avido e spietato che vuole conquistare la magia e i territori della Brughiera. Malefica, aiutata dalle creature del bosco, combatte strenuamente sconfiggendo l'armata del re e riuscendo a salvare la foresta. Tornato al castello, il vecchio re Enrico promette ai suoi dignitari, fra i quali c'è anche Stefano, di cedere il trono a colui che ucciderà Malefica. L'ambizioso Stefano, sapendo di poter facilmente portare a termine il compito in quanto amato da Malefica, decide di tentare l'impresa inoltrandosi nella brughiera. Con la scusa di avvertire Malefica del perfido piano di re Enrico e di voler riallacciare i rapporti con lei, Stefano riesce a riconquistare la fiducia della fata, che passa una dolce notte col suo amato addormentandosi fra le sue braccia. In realtà, Stefano addormenta Malefica con un sonnifero per ucciderla a tradimento ma, incapace di colpirla a morte con un pugnale, decide di privare Malefica delle maestose ali, portandole a re Enrico come prova di aver ucciso la fata. Re Enrico, grato, concede a Stefano la mano della sua unica figlia, la Principessa Leila.

Deceduto l'anziano sovrano, Stefano viene nominato nuovo re mentre Malefica, delusa e infuriata per il tradimento del suo amato, brama vendetta diventando una malvagia strega. Erige quindi una barriera di rovi con la sua potente magia per separare la Brughiera dal regno di Stefano e impedire qualsiasi contatto fra le creature fatate e gli umani. Intanto nasce la piccola Aurora, figlia di Stefano e della Regina Leila. Malefica viene a saperlo grazie a una ricognizione fatta da Fosco, il corvo che lei ha salvato da un cacciatore e trasformato in un essere umano, per poi però ritrasformarlo in qualunque creatura serva alle sue esigenze. La rancorosa Malefica si presenta dunque alla cerimonia del battesimo e, fra lo stupore generale, scaglia una maledizione contro la piccola Aurora la quale, il giorno del suo sedicesimo compleanno, si pungerà il dito col fuso di un arcolaio e cadrà in un sonno eterno simile alla morte. A nulla servono le suppliche di re Stefano, che implora in ginocchio Malefica di ritirare la sua maledizione. Malefica decide però di concedere una possibilità all'innocente creatura: il bacio del vero amore potrà svegliarla, questo perché sia Malefica che il re Stefano credono fermamente che in realtà il vero amore non esista. Re Stefano ordina che tutti gli arcolai del regno vengano sequestrati e bruciati, e dà il compito a tre fatine buone ma pasticcione, Giuggiola, Fiorina e Verdelia, di crescere la principessina in una casetta in un bosco per i successivi 16 anni e un giorno.

Con gli anni, l'ossessione di re Stefano di uccidere Malefica aumenta a dismisura, tanto da farlo diventare pazzo e tormentare i suoi uomini in una lotta senza riposo contro Malefica. Le tre fatine, intanto, assolvono al compito affidato loro in maniera totalmente inadeguata e Malefica, un tempo accecata dall'odio e dalla vendetta, lascia che Aurora, che le mostra subito affetto e simpatia, conquisti il suo cuore. Malefica decide allora di seguire Aurora durante i sedici anni e di correggere tutti gli sbagli fatti dalle fatine, rimanendo però nell'ombra e svelandosi occasionalmente solo alla piccola. Col tempo Malefica inizia a ricambiare sempre di più l'affetto di Aurora, al punto da tentare di cancellare la maledizione che aveva lanciato, senza però riuscirvi perché, come sancito da lei stessa, nessun potere terreno avrebbe potuto disfare il suo incantesimo, solo il bacio del vero amore. Nel frattempo, re Stefano, ormai pazzo di paranoia, si siede nel suo castello a parlare con le ali mozzate di Malefica, e addirittura si rifiuta di vedere la sua consorte, la Regina Leila, sul letto di morte.

Arriva dunque la vigilia del sedicesimo compleanno di Aurora, e quando questa dice alle tre fatine - che ella identifica come tre zie - di voler andare a vivere nella Brughiera con la sua "fata madrina" (ossia Malefica, di cui non conosce la vera identità), esse le raccontano tutta la verità. Sconvolta, Aurora ripudia Malefica la quale si sentirà nuovamente abbandonata da qualcuno che amava. Aurora si dirige al castello di Stefano e questi, senza concedersi nemmeno un istante per l'affetto paterno, ordina di rinchiudere la principessa in una stanza poiché manca solo un giorno all'avverarsi della maledizione. Malefica vuole rimediare al suo errore e decide di salvarla dalla prigionia e dal sortilegio, quindi su consiglio di Fosco conduce Filippo, un giovane principe che Aurora ha conosciuto nella foresta qualche giorno prima, al castello di Stefano per baciare Aurora, nella speranza che sia lui il vero amore. La ragazza si punge il dito con il fuso di un arcolaio sorto magicamente dai resti di quelli bruciati anni prima da Stefano, sprofondando subito in un sonno profondo. Filippo la raggiunge e la bacia sulle labbra, ma lei non si sveglia in quanto nonostante la reciproca attrazione tra loro non è ancora scoccato il vero amore. Malefica, straziata dal dolore per l'incantesimo da lei stessa evocato, esprime il suo pentimento ad Aurora sapendo di essere in realtà imperdonabile e, dopo averle promesso di ricordarla per sempre, la bacia sulla fronte. Aurora miracolosamente si risveglia provando che quel bacio sulla fronte era segno di vero amore.

Nel frattempo, re Stefano viene informato del fatto che Malefica si è infiltrata nel castello e si avventa subito su di lei con i suoi soldati per ucciderla. Malefica trasforma Fosco in un drago che, sputando fuoco, getta lo scompiglio nella schiera dei soldati. Mentre questi se la vedono con l'enorme mostro, Malefica combatte con il crudele Stefano il quale si avvale di armi di ferro, unico materiale in grado di arrecar danno a una fata. Malefica, indebolita dal ferro, sta per soccombere ma Aurora trova e libera le ali che subito tornano a unirsi alla loro fata. Malefica può così di nuovo volare trascinando Stefano fuori da una finestra. I due finiscono su una torre del castello dove Malefica si accinge a strozzare il re, ma poi decide di risparmiarlo dicendogli che è finita. Lui però l'attacca a tradimento alle spalle e la fata per liberarsi si lascia cadere in volo dalla torre con Stefano che, però, perde la presa e precipita schiantandosi al suolo e morendo sul colpo. Malefica si ferma accanto a lui guardandolo con tristezza. Dopo aver aspettato l'alba, Malefica lascia il castello e abbatte la barriera che divideva i regni.

In un giorno successivo Malefica, ritrovata la felicità giovanile, fa rifiorire la brughiera e dichiara di fronte alle creature del bosco che Aurora è la loro nuova regina incoronandola. La voce narrante di Aurora chiude il racconto dicendo che il suo regno era stato riunito non da un eroe o da un cattivo ma da una creatura che era Malefica, insieme eroina e cattiva.

Colonna sonora
Il film è introdotto dalle musiche di Lana Del Rey.

Produzione
La parte iniziale del film è stata completamente riscritta, con l'aggiunta di scene rigirate dal regista John Lee Hancock.

Era stato offerto di produrre il film a Richard D. Zanuck, il quale però è morto prima dell'avvio della fase di produzione della pellicola.

Budget
Il budget del film è stato di 180 milioni di dollari. Si tratta del film col budget più alto in assoluto, nella storia del cinema, diretto da un esordiente.

Regia
Nel marzo 2010, dopo l'assunzione di Linda Woolverton come sceneggiatrice del film, vari siti riportarono la notizia secondo cui Tim Burton si sarebbe dichiarato interessato a dirigere la pellicola. Tuttavia, nel maggio 2011 abbandonò la regia del film. Ciò spinse la Disney a dover scegliere un nuovo regista: David Yates fu preso in considerazione; David O. Russell entrò in trattative nel giugno 2011 per dirigere il film, senza tuttavia firmare alcun accordo; la Disney, infine, tentò di affidare la regia a Darren Aronofsky. Anche Guillermo del Toro si dichiarò interessato a dirigere il film. Nel gennaio 2012 la Disney trovò finalmente un regista: Robert Stromberg, qui alla sua prima esperienza come regista.

Cast
Nella breve scena dell'incontro tra Malefica e l'Aurora di cinque anni, la piccola principessa è interpretata da Vivienne, figlia di Angelina Jolie e Brad Pitt. L'attrice ha rivelato che la scelta è stata quasi obbligata visto che sua figlia era l'unica bambina a non aver paura di lei con l'abito della strega; nel film compaiono anche altri due figli dell'attrice, Pax e Zahara.

Riprese
Le riprese, iniziate il 13 giugno, sono terminate il 9 ottobre 2012 e si sono svolte nel Regno Unito, in parte nei Pinewood Studios.

Promozione
Il 12 novembre 2013 viene pubblicato dalla Walt Disney il primo poster ufficiale del film, seguito dalla versione italiana.

Il primo trailer è stato diffuso il 13 novembre 2013.

Distribuzione
La pellicola è stata distribuita nelle sale cinematografiche italiane dal 28 maggio del 2014, negli Stati Uniti a partire dal 30 maggio.

Edizione italiana
Il doppiaggio italiano e la sonorizzazione sono stati eseguiti dalla SDI Media di Roma; la direzione del doppiaggio e i dialoghi sono a cura di Maura Vespini, con la supervisione artistica di Roberto Morville.

Accoglienza

Incassi
Il film ha incassato  in tutto il mondo, mentre in Italia è stato il quarto film con il maggiore incasso del 2014 con .

Critica
Sull'aggregatore Rotten Tomatoes il film riceve il 54% delle recensioni professionali positive con un voto medio di 5,72 su 10 basato su 267 critiche; il consenso critico del sito recita: "La performance magnetica di Angelina Jolie supera gli straordinari effetti speciali di Maleficent; sfortunatamente, il film che li circonda non riesce a giustificare tutto quello sforzo impressionante". Su Metacritic ottiene un punteggio di 56 su 100, basato su 44 recensioni.

Riconoscimenti
 2015 - Premio Oscar
 Candidato per i migliori costumi a Anna B. Sheppard
 2015 - Satellite Award
 Candidato per i migliori costumi a Anna B. Sheppard
 Candidato per la miglior scenografia a Dylan Cole, Frank Walsh, Gary Freeman
 2015 - People's Choice Awards
 Film preferito dal pubblico
 Miglior film per famiglie
 Candidato per la miglior attrice a Angelina Jolie
 Candidato per la miglior attrice d'azione a Angelina Jolie
 2015 - Saturn Award
 Candidato per il miglior film fantasy
 Candidato per la miglior attrice a Angelina Jolie
 Candidato per il miglior attore o attrice emergente a Elle Fanning
 Candidato per i migliori costumi a Anna B. Sheppard
 2015 - Kids' Choice Awards
 Miglior antagonista a Angelina Jolie
 Candidato per il film preferito dell'anno
 Candidato per l'attrice cinematografica preferita a Angelina Jolie
 Candidato per l'attrice cinematografica preferita a Elle Fanning
 2015 - Broadcast Film Critics Association
 Candidato per i migliori costumi a Anna B. Sheppard
 Candidato per il miglior trucco
 2015 - Phoenix Film Critics Society
 Candidato per il miglior film per famiglie
 Candidato per il migliori costumi a Anna B. Sheppard
 2015 - VES Awards
 Candidato per i miglior effetti visivi in un film
 Candidato per la miglior performance di un personaggio in computer grafica
 2015 - Young Artist Awards
 Candidato per la miglior performance in un film - Giovane attrice protagonista per Elle Fanning
 2014 - Golden Trailer Awards
 Miglior trailer fantasy/avventura
 Candidato per il miglior spot Tv fantasy/avventura
 Candidato per la miglior musica in uno spot Tv per Once Upon a Dream di Lana Del Rey
 2014 - Critics' Choice Awards
 Candidato per il miglior trucco
 2014 - Teen Choice Award
 Candidato per il miglior film
 Candidato per la miglior attrice d'azione a Angelina Jolie
 Candidato per la miglior attrice d'azione a Elle Fanning
 2014 - Hollywood Film Awards
 Miglior scenografia a Dylan Cole e Gary Freeman
 2014 - Heartland Film Festival
 Miglior film a Robert Stromberg
 2014 - Nickelodeon Mexico Kids' Choice Awards
 Candidato per il film preferito dal pubblico
 2014 - British Academy Children's Awards
 Candidato per il miglior film
 Candidato per il film preferito dal pubblico
 2015 - Costume Designers Guild Awards
 Candidato per i migliori costumi per un film fantasy a Anna B. Sheppard

Sequel

Nel giugno 2015 la Disney annuncia di aver messo in cantiere il seguito del film, che vedrà nuovamente Linda Woolverton alla sceneggiatura. Nell'agosto 2017 però viene ingaggiato Jez Butterworth per riscrivere il copione, che però alla fine vedrà accreditati Linda Woolverton, Micah Fitzerman-Blue e Noah Harpster. I produttori saranno Joe Roth e Angelina Jolie.

Nell'ottobre 2017, la Disney annuncia che la regia del sequel è stata affidata a Joachim Rønning, mentre nel gennaio 2018 viene comunicato che l'inizio delle riprese è fissato per il 16 aprile 2018 a Londra, e dureranno all'incirca quattro mesi. Il 17 aprile 2018 viene annunciato che Ed Skrein sarà l'antagonista del film, e successivamente si uniscono al cast anche Michelle Pfeiffer, Chiwetel Ejiofor e Jenn Murray. Le riprese del sequel iniziano il 29 maggio 2018; il giorno successivo viene annunciato l'intero cast, in cui fanno ritorno Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple e Lesley Manville già presenti nel primo capitolo, mentre Robert Lindsay e Harris Dickinson sono le novità. Nel luglio 2018 viene fissata la data di uscita al 29 maggio 2020.

Nel marzo 2019 viene diffuso il primo poster del sequel col titolo Maleficent - Signora del male, mentre la data di uscita viene anticipata al 18 ottobre 2019.

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Film live action Disney
Film d'azione
Film d'avventura
Film fantastici
Film sentimentali
Film basati su La bella addormentata
Film remake
Film 3-D
Film IMAX
Film girati nel Regno Unito
Film ambientati nel Medioevo
Film in motion capture


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Difference between Class rules, Flags and conventions.
Discussion in 'Boat Design' started by thpphrsis, Jun 8, 2018.
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thpphrsis New Member
Hi all im pretty new to naval architecture. Could someone point to me in the right direction of the difference between class rules, flags and conventions. And how they all adds up together?
If they all have an individual set of rule and all of them act independently on its on. How should I know which i.e damage stability criteria I should follow?
thpphrsis, Jun 8, 2018
rishabhk28 NAVAL ARCHITECT
Here's a simple explanation for all of 3 terms you asked:
Every country has it's own "Organisation" or government body which makes sure the international rules and regulations are followed by the registered vessel. A flag state also makes its own set of maritime rules and regulations for enforcement on it's registered vessels. The rules and regulations are for enforcement of safety of passengers, Crew, prevention of pollution of water etc.
Classification society: it's a independent body, which has rules and regulation for safe design, construction and operation of a vessel. The vessel classed by a specific society means it follows the rules and regulation made by the class for it's design, construction & operation of the vessel.
for e.g. a ship classed by ABS will have it's hull scantlings, detail drawings, welding procedures, steel grades used for construction, machineries etc. approved by the ABS.
Sometimes a vessel is dual classed, that means two or more classification societies will form a team and take the task of classification of the vessel during the design, construction and operation phase of the vessel. it's as per the discretion of the owner to decide the classification society for it's vessels!
By Conventions I think you are asking about the IMO conventions: IMO conventions are a set of rules ratified by the member bodies of the IMO. The conventions are signed by the member bodies and are later implemented by the respective governments individually.
for eg: The BWM convention, HKC(Ship recycling), MARPOL etc (it's advisable to check the IMO website for details of the various maritime conventions)
A flag state has jurisdiction over its vessel, so even if the plans are approved by the classification society, the Flag state has to approve it after i.e. statutory plans. Flag state conducts periodic surveys on it vessels to ensure their rules are followed!
rishabhk28, Jul 6, 2019
Flag states also regulate crews and operations. For example, in the USA ships have to be built in the country, all crew must be American and the ship can not be foreign owned or have been operated under a foreign flag ever. Other countries have more lax rules.
gonzo, Jul 6, 2019
I've also heard that American built ships must be classed under ABS, is it true ?
Other countries have more lax rules.
I do not know what you're using to say that. What laws are you talking about exactly?
I'm not sure but I think it all depends on the country that flags the boat, regardless of where it is built. The thing is not as simple as you imply.
rishabhk28 said: ↑
I do not believe that such protectionism is imposed in the country of the free market.
But I would like to read comments on both subjects.
TANSL, Jul 6, 2019
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jehardiman Senior Member
No, they don't, but they do have to meet US Code of Federal Regulations and have US Coast Guard approval. It is important to remember that the classification society rules are not for ship or personnel safety, they are to protect the vessels invertors and insurers. Flag state rules as they implement local (i.e IALA buoyage A or B) or international requirements (i.e. SOLAS) is what actually drives the safety of the vessel, crew, and passengers.
A vessel is nothing but a bunch of opinions and compromises held together by the faith of the builders and engineers that they did it correctly. Therefor the only thing a Naval Architect has to sell is his experiences.
jehardiman, Jul 6, 2019
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Rurudyne Senior Member
TANSL said: ↑
Some time ago I downloaded PDFs of early 20th century The Rudder magazine from Google Books, which were available for most years from 1901 up til 1922 IIRC,
There were, post WW1, any number of articles dedicated to the handwringing over the US losing what had become its wartime share of the merchant marine and lack of competiveness because foreign crews would often take lower wages than American.
I would not be surprised if many of the specific statutes weren't at least strengthened during that era, if not from it.
Rurudyne, Jul 6, 2019
Rurudyne said: ↑
Do not confuse the Jones Act with the requirements for a ship to be US flagged, they are different things.
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Angélique aka Angel (only by name)
As often TANSL is your question based on a partly quote (post #5), while the posted text (post #3) clearly states to which is referred to there.
Fan of the Tally Ho project by the Sampson Boat Co.
boatdesign.net/threads/tally-ho-holding-out-for-a-hero.57334
Angélique, Jul 6, 2019
Actually, that is only a Jones Act requirement for cabotage laws, i.e. trade between US ports. It is not true for US flagged vessels operating OCONUS trade. A US flagged vessel must be owned by a US entity and crewed by US licensed mariners. It does not have to be US built. Compare the ships built for Matson (Kanaloa class) to those built for Maersk (such as the MAERSK OHIO).
Some questions TANSL,
1. - How do you come to such nonsense that's there anywhere a country of a free market*, and that there was said anything like it on this thread ?
* '' In a free market, the laws and forces of supply and demand are free from any intervention by a government or other authority and from all forms of economic privilege, monopolies and artificial scarcities. ¹ '' (from The Open Society and Its Enemies - still for sale in a one-volume edition)
2. - More so since in every country on earth the market has to meet the rules of that country, or do you know any exception ?
3. - And why ask for comments on subjects on something you've just made up yourself ?
4. - Or are you twisting and turning it into something that wasn't said at all, just for polemic sake, as you do so often ?
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I seem to remember reading about ships flying the Paraguay flag so I'm betting even some land locked countries have rules governing maritime trade.
Jane's lists no merchant fleet for Bolivia, but Paraguay has a merchant fleet and a navy listed in Jane's. To quote Wikipedia..
The Río Paraguay has a total course of 2600 km, 2300 km of which are navigable and 1200 km of which either border on or pass through Paraguay. The head of navigation is located in Brazil, and during most years vessels with 21 m drafts can reach Concepción without difficulty. Medium-sized ocean vessels can sometimes reach Asunción, but the twisting course and shifting sandbars can make this transit difficult. Although sluggish and shallow, the river sometimes overflows its low banks, forming temporary swamps and flooding villages. River islands, meander scars, and oxbow (U-shaped) lakes attest to frequent changes in course. ...
About 4700 km long, the Paraná River is the second major river in the country. From Salto del Guairá, where the river enters Paraguay, the Paraná River flows 800 km to its juncture with the Río Paraguay and then continues southward to the Río de la Plata Estuary at Buenos Aires, Argentina. In general, the Río Paraná is navigable by large ships only up to Encarnación, Paraguay but smaller boats may go somewhat farther. In summer months the river is deep enough to permit vessels with drafts of up to three meters to reach Salto del Guairá, but seasonal and other occasional conditions severely limit the river's navigational value. On the upper course, sudden floods may raise the water level by as much as five meters in twenty-four hours; west of Encarnación, however, the rocks of the riverbed sometimes come within one meter of the surface during winter and effectively sever communication between the upper river and Buenos Aires.
Landlocked countries like the Asian Mongolia and the South American Bolivia are actively seeking to register merchant sea ships and yachts.
↓ Mongolia PDF — MSR (Mongolia Ship Registry) — Reputation —
'' . . . Incentives: Very competitive fees. Low registration tax, low annual tonnage tax, low annual radio tax, no hidden costs, no lawyer's fees, no additional costs to set up owning company. No profit tax or capital gain tax or other taxes except those indicated above. No restriction on crew nationality. All STCW certificates of competency are recognised. International safety and pollution prevention standards are applied. Easy Service. Accessibility 24 hours a day, quick response time, professional service, certificates issued within the hour. One-stop service for registration, radio licence, survey, certification, etc. Choice of authorised surveyors or classification societies (all IACS members recognised). Not subject to requisition as national resources.
Eligibility for Registration: There are no restrictions on the ownership of any ship registered in the Mongolia Ship Registry. Any legal entity capable of owning ships under the law of the country in which it is established or domiciled may be registered as owner. Any vessel used in navigation, including non-propelled vessels and pleasure yacht may be registered in the Mongolia Ship Registry. . . . ''
Bolivia's RIBB (Registro Internacional Boliviano de Buques = Bolivian International Registry of Ships) is about the same in practice, but since they've lost their short Pacific coastline to Chile in a 1878 conflict, and Bolivia doesn't legally recognize their sovereign Pacific access cut off, they still claim to be operating as a sea state. Arica in northern Chile serves due to agreements as a free port for Bolivia to the Pacific, and Bolivia like Paraguay has access to the Atlantic over the in post #13 mentioned large Paraguayan rivers and waterways to the east, Paraguay has a large merchant fleet of large inland container ships there, but Bolivia is more active to register world wide sea ships because of their historical claims as a sea state.
Bolivia also has an old treaty with Brazil to use Porto Velho as access to the ocean. It includes a railroad to Guajara Mirim.
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My review expresses opinion of a physical chemist familiar with kinetics, thermodynamics and also with soil organic matter. Thus it is more review of a "generally interested reader" and not of an expert in biochemistry or biotechnology.
The introduction briefly but clearly describes the state-of-the-art and clearly formulates the aim of published work. It really introduces readers and is not complicated by superfluous details. The work can be characterized as an application of established methods and approaches to isolate and test an important enzyme in pure form which would suppress the formation of byproducts in a reaction catalyzed by this enzyme. Thus, methodology is described in basics with references to further details. The experiments could be reproduced taking into account both the published and referenced works. Presentation and discussion of results correspond to the standard character of the aims and used methods. Interpretation of data is thus clear and straightforward; conclusions seem to be adequately supported by the data.
No information on reproducibility, replicates is given. Some figures show something like error bars while the other do not. The statistical significance and confidence of presented data cannot be assessed. For example, the significance of the two maxima discussed in Fig. 2.
I was rather confused by data shown in Fig. 1 and their commentary in the first paragraph of Results and Discussion section. Whereas the fractions 10-20 clearly have the highest absorbance, their activity is lower than activity of fractions 25-55; it is claimed that the former possessed the highest activity of all fractions.
In the same section the information on 66.5% activity is confusing – what is the base of 100%, in table 1 the same percentage is given for the yield.
Section CGTase production and purification introduces the notion of protein without explanation and clear reference to the enzyme. For example, is the enzyme the only protein, is there a protein mixture, if yes, what is the ratio of the desired product?
The last sentence on p.2 tells something about CD in the culture media – is this just an assumption or was the medium analyzed for the presence of CD?
There are no data showing the estimation of Michaelis-Menten parameters. Reader thus should just believe the given values and appropriateness of this model to measured kinetic data. More info (references) on the used software is missing.
I would welcome some details on soils used to isolate the bacterial strains. Was the isolation of the desired strain verified or just supposed?
Effect of cyclodextrin nanocavity confinement on the photophysics of a beta-carboline analogue: a spectroscopic study.
Characterization of recombinant mouse epidermal-type transglutaminase (TGase 3): regulation of its activity by proteolysis and guanine nucleotides.


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The Only People Willing To Pay For Twitter Are Users With Over 100k Followers
Mon, 08/02/2010 - 1:53pm — senh
So far, I've only heard of two people who are willing to pay for Twitter - Guy kawasaki and Roger Ebert. If you search on Google, you'll probably find more, but those are the only two I've read about. They have one thing in common - they each have over 100,000 followers. Guy Kawasaki mostly uses his Twitter account to promote his internet startups. Roger Ebert, who has lost the ability to speak, uses it to microblog and communicate with his fans. Two very different uses for Twitter.
TWITTER AS MARKETING TOOL (KAWASAKI)
I can see why it's an indispensable tool for Kawasaki. He has over 250K followers, and he's been using it to promote his site AllTop.com. Let me give you a glimpse of how much traffic you can drive to your site - or any site, for that matter - with that many followers. When Roger Ebert linked to my article about his club in March, he sent me over 1,500 visits on that day. Excluding Google, that's the most I've ever received from a single referral. And that's just from being on the first page for about two hours. 1,500 visits in just two hours! Ebert updates very frequently throughout the day, so two hours is all you get on the first page. Back then he had about 100,000 followers (now, he's up to almost 200,000). That's a huge fire-hose of traffic that they can use to promote any of their products.
TWITTER AS COMMUNICATION TOOL (EBERT)
Roger Ebert revealed another not-so-obvious usage of Twitter. Because mouth cancer had robbed him of his voice, he's able to use Twitter as a communication tool without sacrificing his timing, as compared to handing someone a hand-written note or typing on his computer and having it read it with a computerized voice. He microblogs about films, politics, art, architecture, video games, interesting websites, and lots of other stuff.
TWITTER AS RSS READER (ME)
I use Facebook to keep in touch with friends and family. I use Twitter to keep up on industry news. I follow my industry contacts and get all of my movie news that way. This is the result of a happy accident when I fed Twitter my GMail contacts. Most of my friends and relatives don't use Twitter, but virtually everyone of my press contacts use it regularly. So not only do I get news headlines, but I also get there commentary and intereaction in 140 characters. It's the missing link between RSS and its subscribers. I find that this has replaced my RSS reader.
WILL I PAY FOR TWITTER?
For the majority of us, who has less than 1000 followers, it's probably not worth paying for - at least to me. It's not as good a tool as Facebook for keeping in touch with friends and family. Because I don't have 200K followers, it's not an effective marketing tool. I can also alternatively get my news aggregation from an RSS reader.
What will I be missing if I don't have Twitter? Early box office numbers from Box Office Guru and Exhibitor Relations, especially in the rare cases when Nikki Finke doesn't post them on Friday evenings. Roger Ebert's tweets since most of them are original content that you can't get from his website, journal, or newsletter. I'll miss Jackie Chan's tweets too. But if I have to pay, I can live without those extras.
Is Twitter as indispensable as Google (search engine), Gmail (email), Trillian (IM Aggregator) or Facebook (Social Network) as a communication tool? To me, no, and everyone of those other tools are FREE. I will not pay for something that's less than what I get for free.
If Twitter went away, I wouldn't miss it much, even if other microblogging sites went with it (i.e. Buzz). I can't say the same for Guy Kawasaki or Roger Ebert though. They will miss Twitter. A lot. Both of them have large followings and can get a lot of value out of it. That's why they, and others with huge followings like them, are the only ones willing to pay for it. The rest of us will just use Facebook , an RSS reader or IM.
TWITTER POLL RESULTS
On Kawasaki's poll, about 30% would be willing to pay to use Twitter; on Ebert's poll, about 20%. Both specifically did these polls on their twitter accounts to target only Twitter users. Ebert did his survey in response to one done by the Annenberg School for Communications, which had 0% (zero) willing to pay. I say the answer lies somewhere inbetween. As with any kind of subscription service (with the exclusion of dating sites), only the hard-core users are willing to pay for a monthly subscription, and that's about 10-15%. The reality is probably even lower than that for Twitter - maybe less than 5% - because Twitter has a lot of inactive and automated accounts.
TWITTER'S REVENUE FUTURE
So what does that mean for Twitter's future? Well, it means that they'll have to generate the majority of their revenue from the same source that, pretty much, every website gets theirs - through online advertising. It's how revenue was generated since the beginning of the internet, and it's not going anywhere. Twitter has already started testing ads on their search results and will probably start rolling them out on users' twitter streams soon. Why have they waited so long? Because the click-through rates will suck, compared to content sites like IGN or Rotten Tomatoes. Low click-through rates mean lower advertising revenue. Rotten Tomatoes has roughly 8 million users worldwide; those 8 million users will generate significantly more revenue than than same number of users for Twitter. Google found out the hard way with their 900M advertising deal with MySpace. It has been that way since the birth of social networking sites. The revenue numbers in relationship to traffic will disappoint Twitter's investors, so they held back as long as they could. Disappointing or not, that's just the way it is, and as a company, you just have to plan accordingly. I'm sure that's not what their investors want to hear though.
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Title: Nursing is Caring
Author: Beverly Wheeler, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC
Nurses work long hours, deal with difficult patients, and their job gets messy. So why do so many men and women enter the profession?
That question is answered in Nursing Is Caring, which highlights the experiences of Beverly Wheeler's former students at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas School of Nursing.
The students were asked to write a short paper about a patient they had taken care of since entering nursing school who had inspired them and made them realize they were in the right profession.
Their essays show that while people enter the profession for numerous reasons, they all want to care for people—and not just patients. Nurses play a critical role in helping families start the healing process.
Whether it is holding a patient's hand, talking to a patient, or being a shoulder to cry on, nurses do much more than take blood or carry out a doctor's instructions.
Whether you're thinking about becoming a nurse, questioning why you entered the field or simply seeking more information about the profession, you'll be inspired by the personal accounts in this tribute to the profession.
Beverly Wheeler, MSN, RN, ACNS-BC, is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas School of Nursing. She was formerly a clinical nurse specialist at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, and an adjunct clinical instructor at Marymount University, Arlington, Virginia. She received her bachelor's and master's degrees from George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.
Melissa Maschke received her Associate Degree in Art from the San Antonio College and has been accepted in to bachelor degree program at the Southwest School of Art, San Antonio
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Title: Thunder Cloud
Author: Daniel Hibbert
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Daniel Hibbert has over twenty years of experience in advising businesses on reward and performance. For most of this time he has worked with global professional services firms and now works as an independent consultant. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and previously qualified as an accountant and tax advisor.
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"...heartwarming and uplifting." - Kirkus Reviews
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Widow blames US officials for Guatemala dirty war death
Duncan Campbell in Los Angeles
Wed 20 Mar 2002 21.22 EST
The American widow of a Guatemalan leftwing leader who was tortured and killed by a CIA "asset" 10 years ago is seeking the right to sue the then secretary of state Warren Christopher and two national officials for his death.
Jennifer Harbury's application to bring a case against former senior US officials, which reached the supreme court this week, could throw light on the role of the US intelligence services in the "dirty wars" fought by death squads in Central America in the past 30 years.
Ms Harbury, herself a lawyer, went to the supreme court to argue that she has the right to bring a civil action against named government officials, including Mr Christopher, the former national security adviser Anthony Lake, and the former ambassador to Guatemala Marilyn McAfee.
Efrain Bamaca-Velasquez was kidnapped and held by members of the Guatemalan armed forces in March 1992. At first the army told Ms Harbury that her husband had committed suicide, but the grave in which she was told he was buried did not contain his body.
She had also asked US officials for information and for help in tracing her husband. She was told that the US had no information about him.
Three years later, after inquiries by the Democratic senator Robert Torricelli, classified documents were released showing that Bamaca-Velasquez had been killed on the orders of an officer who was described as an "asset" of the CIA: someone who was not employed by the agency but assisted it.
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Ms Harbury argued that if she had known that her husband was being held by people connected to the CIA she could have sought a legal injunction to prevent the CIA "requesting and paying for continued information being extracted by torture of a living prisoner".
Ms Harbury, the author of Searching for Evarado (a leftwing guerrilla commander) has held two hunger strikes in Guatemala City and one outside the White House, to draw attention to the case.


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Bozo the Clown Rumor
Did a youngster tell Bozo to 'Cram it, clown' on live TV?
Legend: A youngster who fails in his efforts to win a treasure chest full of toys on a live Bozo the Clown show expresses his displeasure by exclaiming "Cram it, clown!"
Example: [Los Angeles Times, 1994]
One of the prevailing urban myths among '60s Southern California youth was that, on one televised Bozo show, things got out of hand. A child playing Bozo Buckets reputedly accompanied a missed shot with a choice swear word. To which Bozo replied, "That's a Bozo No-no." To which the child then reportedly responded, "Aw, cram it, Clownie!"
The city in which the show took place varies, with Chicago and Boston being the two most frequently mentioned.
The contest at which the child contestant failed also varies; versions include the youngster's losing at a ping pong ball toss, a ball-in-bucket game, a block-building contest, an egg race, and even a quiz.
The tyke's retort to Bozo's attempt to console him is said to be one of "Cram it, clown!"; "Ram it, clownie"; "Fuck off, clown!"; and even "Right here, Bozo!" (while pointing at his crotch).
Origins: This tale certainly has all the hallmarks of an apocryphality:
No one seems to agree on the city in which the show took place, when the incident occurred, what game the child was competing at, and what "naughty phrase" the contestant blurted out. Moreover, this same story has been told about not just Bozo the Clown specifically, but about nearly every town's local clown show. (There was no one Bozo the Clown show; many different markets each had its own "Bozo" show, produced locally and featuring a different actor as Bozo.) In short, there's no reason to believe this is anything than yet another made-up bit of television lore that has now become so ubiquitous many people are convinced they actually saw it take place.
The legend has been advanced as true in recent years by none other than Larry Harmon, the purported creator of Bozo and the original portrayer of the red-haired clown on television. Harmon claimed in a 1996 article (the year that marked the fiftieth anniversary of Bozo's creation) that the "Cram it!" incident occurred while he was producing Boston's local Bozo the Clown show "in the early sixties," and he reiterated the same claim a few years later for a TV Guide piece on television legends:
[TV Guide, 1998]
It took place during a game, Bozo's Treasure Chest, which boasted a huge cache of toys as a prize. "One day this young, underprivileged kid was competing and his eyes were as big as saucers looking at those toys," Harmon recalls. The boy had to toss three Ping-Pong balls into a barrel. He landed the first two, but missed the third. The show's ringmaster said to the boy, "You're never a loser on the Bozo show, you're just an almost-winner," and handed him a Bozo towel as a consolation prize. "The kid looks at the towel," Harmon says, "he looks at the ringmaster, then looks at Bozo and says, 'Cram it, clown!'" Bozo's response? "That's a Bozo no-no."
Larry Harmon has some credibility issues, however. First of all, although Harmon stated that he's been "asked about the story for years," he apparently didn't start claiming it was true until it had been circulating for nearly three decades. Secondly, although he has repeatedly identified himself as both the
creator of Bozo and the first person to portray Bozo on television, he is in fact neither of those things.
(Bozo was created for Capitol Records in 1946 by Alan W. Livingston, and he was first portrayed on television for Los Angeles station KTTV in 1949 by Pinto Colvig. Harmon now claims that he did not assert he was Bozo's creator and that he has been "misquoted and blatantly misrepresented" in numerous newspaper articles.) Most importantly, the details of this
incident as recalled by Harmon don't check out: the Boston Bozo show had no "ringmaster," and no one else connected with the show (including the man who portrayed the Boston Bozo from 1958 to 1970, Frank Avruch) remembers anything about it.
This legend is plausible in that most of the Bozo shows were broadcast live, and thus an incident like this could have made it onto the air. Moreover, the Boston Bozo program was syndicated to markets that didn't have their own Bozo show, which could account for people in several different cities all reportedly having seen the same thing. (As well, this isn't the type of incident whose non-appearance in media reports would be surprising; a tot acting up on a local children's TV show isn't exactly big news.) Nonetheless, the legend appears to have originated around 1964 or 1965, spread by word of mouth and (like the apocryphal Uncle Don remark) eventually "re-created" for a bloopers record that purportedly included all "authentic" material. It demonstrates both the pitfalls of live television and the difficulties working with children, and it features a common role-switching juxtaposition: the sophisticated youngster who dishes out a grown-up's rebuke to a mild, cloying adult character. While very young children still enjoy characters such as Barney the dinosaur and Ronald McDonald, older children have increasingly seen them as worthy targets of verbal and physical abuse: perhaps a symptom of our youngsters' more rapid loss of innocence in today's society.
Additional information: The RealAudio sound clip below is a "recreation" of this legend from a 1960s bloopers record.
'Bozo' blooper
Last updated: 5 August 2007
Beckerman, Jim. "Yo! Bozo! Are You Having Fun Yet?"
The [Bergen County] Record. 30 September 1996 (p. Y1).
Brunvand, Jan Harold. "Just Clowning Around, These Legends Create a Real Bozo!"
The San Diego Union-Tribune. 8 October 1987 (p. D2).
Mitchell, Sean. "TV Confidential."
TV Guide. 25 July 1998 (p. 16).
Roeper, Richard. "We Cheer As Movie Thumbs Nose at Clowns."
Chicago Sun-Times. 12 March 1992 (p. 11).
Washburn, Jim. "Wowie Kazowee — She Is Bonkers for Bozo."
Los Angeles Times. 29 November 1994 (p. E1).
Wolf, Buck. "Who Is the Original Bozo?"
ABCNEWS.com (The Wolf Files).
Also told in:
The Big Book of Urban Legends.
New York: Paradox Press, 1994. ISBN 1-56389-165-4 (p. 199).
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Charlie Sloth, one of the leading hip-hop radio DJs in the UK, has announced that he's leaving BBC Radio for Apple Music.
Sloth, who has been with the network for a decade, has hosted shows on Radio 1 and 1Xtra. His rap freestyle segment "Fire in the Booth" is globally renowned. The segment has featured appearances from Drake, Stormzy, Big Shaq, and many more.
It hasn't been revealed what his role at Apple Music will be, but there is speculation that he will be hosting a new show on Beats 1 and contributing to the platform's playlists.
Sloth isn't the only BBC host to leave for Apple Music. In 2015, Zane Lowe departed the network to launch a show on Beats 1.
Last weekend seen the BBC on the lively Balearic island of Ibiza. UK's recognised urban DJ, Charlie Sloth dropped a live set at the BBC Radio 1Xtra Takeover at Ibiza Rocks.
He dropped a half-hour DJ set consisting of UK and US hip hop, afrobeats, and a selection of throwbacks.
Two friends from North West London, Def 1 and Jreel form the funky production duo iLL BLU. Last night they dropped an exclusive mini mix for Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1. Their "Tribal Manifestation" mix features a selection of infectious new and classic club bangers. Check out their mix above.
Their new track "Tribalist (Get To Know)" featuring Glowie is now available to download on DJcity UK.
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Following his appearance at the Meadows Festival in New York City, JAY-Z traveled to the U.K. to chat and perform on BBC Radio 1. During the candid conversation with host Clara Amfo, Hov discussed his 4:44 album, fatherhood, social media, Donald Trump, and more.
The rapper performed "Family Feud" from 4:44 and his classic collaboration with Linkin Park, "Numb/Encore." Hov was joined by his longtime engineer, Young Guru.
On Tuesday, Ed Sheeran stopped by BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge to perform his latest hit single, "Shape of You." The British singer-songwriter has been making his rounds as he gears up to release his third studio album, Divide, in March.
The track, which was DJcity's most downloaded of January, currently sits atop Billboard's Hot 100 chart for its fourth total week.
On Saturday, BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra host MistaJam put down a three-hour mix for BBC Radio 1's annual Ibiza Weekend event at Cafe Mambo. The last hour of his set, which is now available via DJcity, featured Jam's all-time favorite house classics. Stream and download it below. The tracklist will be available soon.


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Food&Drink Writer Rosie Crabbe gives her thoughts on The Lost & Found, having visited to try the restaurant's spring menu and delightful cocktails
Written by Rosie Crabbe
Images by Rosie Crabbe
The Lost & Found has firmly established itself in Birmingham's cocktail and food scene. Having often walked past but never visited, I was excited to see what the restaurant had to offer. The Victorian-style décor was immediately inviting, featuring fairy lights galore, trailing ivy, and curiosities in abundance, including globes and candle holders.
Having often walked past but never visited, I was excited to see what the restaurant had to offer
The waiters were friendly, and while the service was a little slow to begin with, it soon picked up. I opted for 'The Painter in the Poppies' cocktail from the 'Found' menu – these are very reasonably priced at just £5 each on weekday evenings from 5 'til 8pm. It was sweet and fruity, with a unique flavour coming from the Briottet Liqueur de Coquelicot (poppy liqueur); it was just about everything you could hope for from a summer cocktail, and it looked very appealing too. The cocktail menu also featured a taste map of flavours, which was a useful guide for helping to pick a cocktail tailored more to your personal tastes. My partner opted for a pint of Aspall cider – always a favourite.
We thoroughly enjoyed our starters, too; I went for the chilli and garlic grilled aubergine, which was a perfect mix of flavours and textures. The peppery rocket and radish combined well with the smoothness of the aubergine and hummus, and the sesame miso dressing tied everything together. Meanwhile, my partner chose the tomato bruschetta, which was just as delicious – as an added bonus, both starters were vegan. The bruschetta was topped with a tomato fondue and heirloom tomatoes of all colours; these were sweet and tasty, and very well seasoned. The bruschetta is available on the restaurant's 'Evening Treat' menu – you can order two courses for £16.50 or three for £20 (Monday-Thursday from 5pm), making the restaurant more affordable. There were less pescatarian options on this menu that appealed to me, however, so I ordered from the main menu.
The peppery rocket and radish combined well with the smoothness of the aubergine and hummus, and the sesame miso dressing tied everything together
My main course was a smoked haddock, pea, and spinach risotto, which was a deliciously light dish; a generous dollop of crème fraiche gave it some tang and smoothness. The haddock was cooked beautifully; it was very soft, and almost melted in the mouth. The sweetness of the green vegetables complemented the smokiness of the haddock well; the meal was excellent, but could have been improved slightly by a squeeze of lemon. My partner opted for the 8oz flattened rump steak with skinny fries, and found both to be perfectly cooked. The steak was juicy, pink in the middle, and had a garlicky flavour from the butter, which he really enjoyed, and the fries were wonderfully crispy.
As for dessert, we were pleasantly full from our first two courses, but couldn't resist asking to have a look at the menu, just in case! I liked the sound of the dark chocolate and peanut butter parfait, but unfortunately the restaurant had run out of banana, so it wasn't available at the time.
Overall, we really enjoyed our meal at The Lost & Found. The ambience of the restaurant was great, and its décor and lighting complemented the style of the food served. It is probably a bit more expensive than the average student dining-out experience, but is a good choice perhaps for a graduation dinner; the portion sizes and quality of the food definitely make it worthwhile.
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Reliable In-Car MLCC Bonds with Conductive Adhesive
AEI by Dempa Publications, Inc., April 2016
This article presents the GCB Series (Photo 1), which are multi-layer ceramic capacitors developed by Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. It is a set of multi-layer ceramic capacitors designed for devices that are placed in severe thermal environments, such as locations surrounding an automotive engine room. It can be used at high temperatures of more than 150°C and is compatible with conductive adhesive.*1
Photo 1: Exteriors of the GCB Series
Background of Development
In recent years, the automotive industry has seen rapid advances in the electronic control of various functions for improvement of safety and environmental performance, increasing the usage rates of in car electronic devices. Among them, electronic components incorporated in an engine room tend to be exposed to severe thermal environments. In addition, there is an increasing need for placing components, like an IC near a heat source because of decreases in the size of electronic devices, and in some cases, temperatures near the components exceed 150°C; therefore, components put in such a place need to have not only high reliability but high thermal resistance. In order to ensure the operation of circuits in such high temperature environments, Murata Manufacturing has developed multi-layer ceramic capacitors capable of being used at temperatures of up to 200°C and being bonded using conductive adhesive, by developing new external electrodes that use the high-temperature strength characteristic of ceramics.
Compatible with Conductive Adhesive
Figure 1 shows a typical structure of the GCB Series. The series uses nickel (Ni) and palladium (Pd) for the plating of its external electrodes, and is the first of its kind to be compatible with conductive adhesive. This plating structure ensures the high reliability of joints made with conductive adhesive even in high temperature environments. Also, since silver (Ag) is not used for the external electrodes, the risk of a short-circuit fault associated with the high temperature migration of Ag, which is a potential issue with conventional products compatible with conductive adhesive (GCG Series), has been significantly reduced, thus achieving higher thermal resistance than that of the conventional products.
Figure 1: Example structure of the GCB Series
Effects of GCB Series
Figure 2 illustrates the results of measurements of the resistance between a terminal electrode and a land that was carried out after exposure to a high temperature of 200°C.
Although the interconnection resistances increase with exposure time, the increase rate of the new product is lower than that of the conventional product, which shows that the new product has excellent properties.
Figure 2: Interconnection resistances between a terminal electrode and a land in a hightemperature electrical environment
Product Lineup & Electrical Characteristics
Table 1 lists the product lineup and electrical characteristics of the GCB Series.
Murata Manufacturing plans to commercialize a new product capable of being used at temperatures of up to 200°C, in addition to a product capable of being used at 150°C, which is the maximum operating temperature of conventional products. Both products comply with AEC-Q200*2, a reliability test standard required for automotive components, and are suitable for power trains and safety devices incorporated in in-car high-temperature environments.
Table 1: Product lineup and electrical characteristics of the GCB Series
Murata Manufacturing has already started supplying samples of the GCB Series described above, and aims to start mass production by the end of this year.
The GCB Series has not only high thermal resistance, but also has external electrodes with high corrosion resistance, as compared with those of conventional products. The company will offer a wide range of solutions that use such an advantage of the new external electrodes, and will continue to further expand its product portfolio to contribute to development in electronics society.
*1 Conductive adhesive: Absorbs a stress caused by the expansion and contraction of substrates and components due to thermal change, offering a long thermal cycling life.
*2 AEC-Q200: Reliability test standard required for automotive components, established by the Automotive Electronics Council.
*3 Part number example: Unoffi cial part numbers during development.
About This Article:
The author, Satoshi Ishitobi, is from the Product Technology Section, Capacitor Product Development Division 2, Izumo Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
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What is a famous space telescope?
Hubble has helped scientists learn about our solar system. The telescope observes comets and planets. Hubble even discovered moons around Pluto that had not been seen before. The telescope has helped scientists understand how planets and galaxies form. Galaxies contain billions of stars.
How do space telescopes work?
Hubble is a type of telescope known as a Cassegrain reflector. Light hits the telescope's main mirror, or primary mirror. ... Telescopes actually work by collecting more light than the human eye can capture on its own. The larger a telescope's mirror, the more light it can collect, and the better its vision.
What is the biggest telescope in space?
Can you see the Hubble from Earth?
Hubble is best seen from areas of the Earth that are between the latitudes of 28.
Did China land on the moon in 2020?
The craft launched from Earth on November 23, 2020. The lander landed on the moon on December 1, and the return capsule brought about 60 ounces (3 3/4 pounds, or 1.
What crashed into the Moon 2020?
A meteorite crashed into the Moon during total lunar eclipse in January.
Who was the last person to walk the moon?
commander Eugene Cernan
Who was the 4 person to walk on the moon?
Is Gene Cernan still alive?
Deceased (1934–2017)
Where is Gene Cernan buried?
Texas State Cemetery, Austin, TX
Who was the first woman on the moon?
Only 12 humans, all men, have ever walked on the Moon; all human Moon missions were part of the U.S. Apollo program between 1969 and 1972. No woman has ever walked on the Moon.
Who was the first woman in space?
Can a woman get pregnant in space?
As a result NASA's official policy forbids pregnancy in space. Female astronauts are tested regularly in the 10 days prior to launch. And sex in space is very much frowned upon.
How many female astronauts have been in space?
Only 566 people have ever travelled to space. Sixty-five of them, or about 11.
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HVRP programs are available throughout the country in different regions and neighborhoods, though the majority of these programs are in urban areas where homeless veterans tend to be heavily concentrated.
HVRP has been helping homeless veterans since it was authorized in 1987 under the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act. In 2010, the program expanded its scope to include services for homeless female veterans, veterans with families, and formerly incarcerated veterans. This year, the department's Veterans' Employment and Training Service expects to award approximately $12 million in HVRP awards.
According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, there were 39,471 homeless veterans as of 2016. Thanks to the efforts of HVRP and other local veteran assistance programs, this number has decreased 48 percent since 2009, but as long as any single veteran remains homeless, there is work to be done.
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Vizio Showcases 120-Inch UHD TV at CES
Vizio's larger-than-life 120-inch Reference Series TV set made its debut at this week's CES.
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While LG and Samsung battle it out over who makes the biggest, brightest, curviest HDTV, Vizio is launching its own larger-than-life Smart TV lineup—the Reference Series.
The Reference Series Ultra HD Full-Array LED Smart TV collection is anchored by the massive 120-inch model (pictured), but those looking for a more modest set can pick up the 65-inch screen.
Vizio's TVs boast High Dynamic Range combined with a powerful 800-nit bright backlight and 384 Active LED Zones, which adjust to match on-screen content for deeper blacks and higher contrast.
They also come with an Ultra-Color Spectrum with full support for true 10-bit color, and Ultra HD picture performance with a Spatial Scaling Engine to project 1080p Full HD content.
"Vizio started with a clean sheet of paper and asked, 'What would be the ultimate TV if there were no limitations or need to compromise?' The result is the all-new Reference Series, which represents two years of research and development across every aspect of the platform," Vizio CTO Matt McRae said in a statement.
Other notable features of the Reference Series include the Vizio V6 six-core processor, with a quad-core GPU and dual-core CPU to deliver advanced graphics processing and a faster Smart TV user experience. The TV collection also offers premium audio performance with the integrated 5.1 sound bar, combined with a 10-inch wireless subwoofer and two rear satellite speakers to complement the Dolby Digital and DTS Digital Surround sound.
"The video system is a fusion of state-of-the-art picture processing and numerous new engines, creating an outstanding picture and offering granular user control. The integrated audio system features a 5.1 sound bar that rivals the best home theater solutions," McRae said "The combined result is the best-in-class entertainment experience that sets this new benchmark by which all other TVs will be measured. In the case of the truly cinematic 120-inch Reference TV, that measurement is huge."
In terms of physical measurements, the giant 120-inch set stands higher than 6 feet tall and almost 9 feet wide, including sound bar and sound base. It also comes equipped with Vizio Internet Apps Ultra HD streaming from UHD-enabled applications like Amazon, Hulu Plus, I Heart Radio, Netflix, Pandora, Spotify, YouTube, and Vudu, as well as social network access via Facebook, Twitter, and Yahoo.
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"With Reference Series, we set out to build a TV that's not only more advanced, but more beautiful than any TV before it," said Scott McManigal, vice president of industrial design at Vizio. "From its ultra-thin bezel and aluminum frame to its elegant and organic machined based, every detail of its design is crafted from premium materials, with meticulous attention to detail, to achieve the highest aesthetic standard."
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This fully illustrated survey presents the work of 30 of mainland China's most exciting graphic design studios and design professionals aged around 30, from poster, packaging and book design to illustration and environmental installation. As China's economy has become stronger a new generation of young designers has blossomed. Today, they are the creators of a new kind of Chinese visual identity, one that looks to traditional Chinese culture at the same time as it looks to modern themes and ideas from design practice around the world.
The works included are provocative, thought provoking, playful and experimental. 3030: New Graphic Design in China highlights the ideas behind a new creative identity in China. It is something in which the opportunities of astounding economic development combine with the legacies of tradition and ideology. Introductory essays portray a new wave of progressive designers who see their future in very different terms to that of any preceding generation in modern China. For those interested in the practice of graphic design now "3030 New Graphic Design in China" gives a unique and exciting snapshot of one of Asia's emerging powerhouses of creative innovation.
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