‘미션임파서블 : 폴아웃’이 티저 포스터를 공개했다(사진)

‘미션임파서블 : 폴아웃’이 티저 포스터를 공개했다(사진)

오는 2월 5일에는 미국 미네소타주 미니애폴리스 US뱅크스타디움에서 제52회 미프로풋볼(NFL) 수퍼볼 경기가 열린다. 매년 수퍼볼은 그해 최고의 광고들이 공개되는 행사이기도 하다. 2018년 개봉을 앞둔 할리우드 대작 영화들도 이때에 맞춰 예고편을 공개한다. ‘미션 임파서블’ 시리즈의 6번째 영화인 ‘폴아웃’(Fallout)도 그중 하나다.

‘미션 임파서블 : 폴아웃’이 첫 예고편 공개를 앞두고 티저 포스터를 공개했다.

 

‘미션 임파서블 : 폴아웃’에서 주인공 에단 헌트는 그동안 자신이 선의로 선택한 일들이 최악의 결과로 돌아오는 상황을 맞이한다. 전편 ‘로그 네이션’의 크리스토퍼 맥쿼리가 감독을 맡았고, 빙 레임스와 사이먼 페그도 함께한다. ‘로그네이션’의 여주인공인 레베카 퍼거슨, 그리고 극중 에단 헌트의 아내를 연기해 온 미셸 모나한과 함께 바네사 커비, 안젤라 바셋이 출연한다. ‘저스티스 리그’의 슈퍼맨 헨리 카빌도 주요 캐릭터로 참여했다. 영화는 오는 7월 26일 개봉 예정이다.

한편 톰 크루즈는 자신의 SNS를 통해 ‘미션 임파서블 : 폴아웃’의 첫 번째 예고편을 예고하는 짧은 영상을 공개했다.

www.huffingtonpost.kr/entry/missionimpossiblefallout_kr_5a73d183e4b0905433b2a7a5

えっ、うんちを食糧に? まじめな話、宇宙では切実な問題なんです

えっ、うんちを食糧に? まじめな話、宇宙では切実な問題なんです
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地球上ですら苦労するのに、宇宙ではもっとやっかいな頭痛の種になるものがある。

例えば、人間の排泄物の処理だ。現在国際宇宙ステーション(ISS)では、トイレのシステムは特別の吸引装置を用いており、かなり特殊なものになっている。

しかし排泄した後はどうなるのか? 小便については、部分的に再利用されている(ただし何人かのロシア人宇宙飛行士は、その再生水を飲むのを拒否したようだが)。

大便については、まったく事情が異なってくる。宇宙飛行士たちの糞便は専用容器のなかで圧縮され、地球に送られるのだ。そして大気圏に入ると同時に燃やされる。

でも、私たちがいつの日か国際宇宙ステーションを遠く離れて、例えば火星などに行ったとき、どうなるか? 実は数年後には、人間の糞便は、食糧へと変わる説が有力なのだ。

科学専門誌「ScienceAlert」によると、アメリカ・ペンシルバニア州立大学の研究チームが、そうした人糞を食糧にする研究に取り組んでいるという。

宇宙に長期滞在すると、必然的に持っていかなければならない食糧も多くなる。排泄物をすべてリサイクルすることで、持ち込む食糧を減らせないものか? ペンシルバニア州立大の研究者たちはそこで、きわめて特殊な器具を開発した。

その器具は、排泄物を微生物と触媒させることで処理できると同時に、「直接的あるいは間接的に飲食可能なバイオマスを生成する」ことができるというのだ。

NASAにとって喫緊の課題

長さ1mちょっと、大きさ10cmのチューブ状のこの器具のなかに、人工的に作られた糞便と細菌叢を入れる。すると器具は、ちょうど人間の消化機能のように作動する。

「私たちの研究が画期的なのは、栄誉素を取り出し、それを微生物反応器に入れることで、食糧を栽培したことです」と、この研究の責任者クリストファー・ハウス氏は説明する。

ハウス氏の研究チームはこうして、52%がプロテインから、36%が脂肪分からなる混合物の一種(「真正細菌」)の生成に成功した。今後の成果が期待されているものの、バイ菌が感染するリスクもある。

研究チームはそこで、さらに厳格な環境下で実験した。結果、70°Cを超える環境で、61%がプロテイン、16%が脂肪分からなる別の混合物(テルムス・アクウァーティクス)を得ることなどができた。

13時間後には、人工糞便の半分以上が変化してきた。とはいえ研究チームによると、宇宙船で実用化するにはほど遠いという。あらゆる条件の下で装置がきちんと作動するかを確かめるには、まだまだ多くの作業を要するのだろう。

この研究の費用は、アメリカ航空宇宙局(NASA)が負担している。宇宙における大便の処理問題は、NASAの大きな関心事だ。NASAはまた、サウスカロライナ州・クレムゾン大学の別の研究チームにも融資している。アメリカ・サウスカロライナ州のクレムゾン大学も、ペンシルバニア州立大学と同様の研究開発を進めている。

また2016年には、無重力状態における排泄問題の解決策を見つけるべく、NASA主催でコンテストが開かれている

ハフポスト・フランス版より翻訳・加筆しました。

www.huffingtonpost.jp/2018/01/31/poop-space_a_23348578/

GLAAD returns to the 2018 Sundance Film Festival

GLAAD returns to the 2018 Sundance Film Festival

Imagine Dragons and GLAAD at Sundance 2018, Believer
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GLAAD made a triumphant return in 2018 to the Sundance Film Festival, which took place this year from January 18th – 28th in Park City, Utah. Our mission? … to support an extraordinary group of LGBTQ inclusive films and filmmakers who were presenting their latest projects to the world for the first time. And we certainly did catch up with an incredible and diverse group of talent, all of whom you’re definitely going to be hearing a lot about in the upcoming year. 

The festival kicked off on Thursday the 18th and GLAAD was there to cover the Day One premiere of the film of “Blindspotting,” a modern-day tale about race relations set to hip-hop and starring Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal. 

On Friday, the 19th, Wilson Cruz (“Star Trek: Discovery”) and Trace Lysette (“Transparent”) joined GLAAD President Sarah Kate Ellis to announce the nominees for the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, live from the Variety Studio in collaboration with AT&T and DirecTV. 

Later that afternoon, at our GLAAD headquarters we caught up with Kiersey Clemons and Sasha Lane, who play girlfriends in the festival’s closing night film, “Hearts Beat Loud.” 

On Saturday the 20th, Sarah Kate spoke at the Respect Rally, marking the one-year anniversary of the Women’s March, where she introduced out Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski. Joining Sarah Kate at the rally was an array of amazing speakers including Lena Waithe, Jane Fonda, Gloria Allred, Common, Tessa Thompson, Maria Bello, and more!

Our CEO @sarahkateellis had the pleasure of speaking at the #RespectRally and introducing out Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski! #WomensMarch2018 @slcmayor pic.twitter.com/kGi8RAvz4r

— GLAAD (@glaad) January 20, 2018

That afternoon, we opened the doors to the LOVELOUNGE, a joint venture hosted by GLAAD, HBO, Live Nation Productions, and the LOVELOUD Foundation, in support of the new documentary “Believer.” “Believer” follows Imagine Dragons lead singer Dan Reynolds on his journey to bring full acceptance of LGBTQ people into the Mormon Church. Zeke Stokes, GLAAD’s VP of Programs, sat down with the team behind “Believer” for a conversation about the messaging behind the film. Later that night, the entire team celebrated the film’s world premiere. “Believer” went on to become one of two runners-up for Sundance’s inaugural Festival Favorite award. The documentary will premiere on HBO later in 2018.

On Sunday, before a second day of hosting guests at the LOVELOUNGE, GLAAD joined our partners and friends at Outfest to celebrate their annual Queer Brunch, a longtime Sundance tradition!

Queer brunch Sundance 2018

Monday brought about the world premiere of “The Miseducation of Cameron Post,” a film dealing with the controversial topic of conversion therapy. Directed by out festival favorite Desiree Akhavan, the film stars Chloë Grace Moretz, Sasha Lane (her second huge film at Sundance!), Forrest Goodluck, and John Gallagher Jr. And the film ended up winning Sundance’s prestigious Grand Jury Prize!!

We also caught up on Monday with the cast of “White Rabbit,” a very original new film that explores one Korean-American woman’s struggle to reconcile her multiple intersection identities in modern Los Angeles. “White Rabbit” stars popular LA-based performance artist Vivian Bang and actress Nana Ghana and is directed by Daryl Wein.

On Tuesday, we attended the world premiere of the documentary “Quiet Heroes,” a documentary about one doctor’s fight against stigma, shame, and ignorance through the height of the HIV/AIDS crisis in Utah. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house at the end of this powerful look back at an important moment in Utah’s history. 

Later that night brought the world premiere of “A Kid Like Jake,” directed by the super-talented transgender auteur, Silas Howard (“Transparent,” “Pose”). Starring Jim Parsons, Clare Danes, Octavia Spencer, and Priyanka Chopra, the film tackles the sometimes uncomfortable ways that adults sometimes deal with their views about gender identity, especially when it directly impacts their lives for the first time. 

Next, we were thrilled to meet and chat with the cast from the Sundance Now’s first original series, “This Close,” which premieres on the streaming service on February 14th. The show was created by real-life best friends Shoshannah Stern and Josh Feldman, deaf actors who created the series based on shorts that they premiered at Sundance in 2017. Once Andrew Ahn (“Spa Night”) came on board to direct, the show truly became a project made in Sundance heaven. 

Lastly, we sat down with trans and non-binary filmmaker Luis de Filippis, who was awarded the Sundance Special Jury Prize for their short film “For Nonna Anna,” which takes an intergenerational look at womanhood. 

And with that our time at Sundance 2018 came to a close. We’re already excited to think about what lays ahead for next year!

February 1, 2018

www.glaad.org/blog/glaad-returns-2018-sundance-film-festival

[어저께TV] ‘어서와’ 데이비드, 고령에도 모험 멈추지 않는 사연

[어저께TV] ‘어서와’ 데이비드, 고령에도 모험 멈추지 않는 사연

데이비드가 66살의 나이에도 모험을 멈추지 않는 이유가 밝혀졌다. ‘어서와 한국은 처음이지’ 사상 가장 고령인 데이비드. 하지만 나이가 무색하게 스키, 패러글라이딩, 산행을 즐겼고, 특히 아들 뻘 되는 친구들과 스스럼없이 지내는 모습이 인상적이었다. 하지만 그 이면에 아들의 죽음이 있다는 것이 밝혀져 가슴을 아프게 만들었다.

1일 방송된 MBC 에브리원 ‘어서와 한국은 처음이지’에서 제임스가 절친이었던 롭의 이야기를 꺼내는 모습이 담겼다. 여행 내내 영국 친구들의 대화에서 빠지지 않았던 이름인 만큼, 그에 대한 궁금증이 일었다.

제임스는 ”나를 모험으로 이끈 친구다. 같이 에베레스트도 등반했고, 2008년에는 정부에서 주는 모험가상도 받았다. 그는 2009년 몽블랑을 등반하던 중 사망했다. 롭은 데이비드의 아들이다”고 말했다.

친구들은 처음으로 롭의 사망 소식을 들은 때를 회상하며 눈물을 글썽였다. 데이비드는 ”매일 아들의 사진을 본다”며 아들을 여전히 그리워하는 모습을 보였다.

이날 친구들은 제임스와 롭이 만든 자전거 자선단체 이름으로 한 병원에 기부했다. 기부금을 직접 전하기 위해 병원을 찾았고, 병원에서는 감사의 표시로 롭의 이름이 새겨진 기념비를 만들었다. 이를 보던 데이비드는 사진을 찍으며 눈물을 흘렸다.

데이비드는 ”아들의 영향으로 모험하는 일을 좋아하게 됐다. 아들은 늘 카리스마가 넘쳤다”고 말했다. 이날 데이비드는 버킷리스트였던 패러글라이딩에도 성공하는 모습을 보였다.

www.huffingtonpost.kr/entry/story_kr_5a73b4d1e4b01ce33eb13d8f

Tory Activist Are ‘Downtrodden’ And Need ‘Hope’ To Beat Momentum, Conservative MP Warns

Tory Activist Are ‘Downtrodden’ And Need ‘Hope’ To Beat Momentum, Conservative MP Warns
Theresa May has been warned that Tory activists in the country are “downtrodden” and need to see “some vision” if they are to be motivated enough to take on Jeremy Corbyn’s Momentum campaigners at the next election.

Tory MP George Freeman, who used to head the party’s policy forum and campaigned for Remain at the referendum, said Brexit should be exploited by the liberal Conservatives to “re-turbo” the One Nation tradition in the party.

“So downtrodden are our Conservative activists up and down the country. They need some hope, they need some vision, they need some thanks, they need some support and they need to believe this movement has more than enough heritage, roots, vision, ambition and energy to take on the other Momentum and leave it for dust,” the former minister said.

Last year, Freeman warned Brexit could turn Britain into an “old people’s home that can’t pay for itself”. He quit as chair of the party’s policy forum in November 2017.

Speaking to members of the One Nation Tory Reform Group [TRG] earlier this week, Freeman, who described himself as an “avowed Cameronite loyalist”, said the quality of the Tory MPs elected since 2010 was was a tribute to the former prime minister’s leadership.

“I am old enough to have seen a burnt out Conservative party in government. That is not what I see at the moment. I see a Conservative Party bursting with ideas, energy with, talent,” he said.

“The biggest tribute to David Cameron’s modernisation, the energy of those who come in in 2010, 2015 and 2017. A total change in the zeitgeist of the Conservative movement in parliament.”

He added: “If Brexit didn’t exist, honestly I think we would be sitting here tonight thinking, if only seven-years in, we could find an event so transformational, so challenging, so change demanding, so reforming, it would create a moment to come together and re-turbo our commitment to One Nation reform.

“Brexit isn’t the distraction. It’s the moment we stop blaming others, took responsibility, and redoubled our commitment to domestic reform. The exhaustion out there, the yearning for change, can be our greatest ally.

“This is the moment we stop blaming others and grip a 21st century NHS, grip proper policy for housing and a proper policy for the environment – as Michael [Gove] has done.”

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/tory-activist-are-downtrodden-and-need-hope-to-beat-momentum-conservative-mp-warns_uk_5a732d23e4b0bf6e6e22638a

Amazon Told to Keep HQ Out of 9 U.S. Cities That Don’t Protect LGBT People

Amazon Told to Keep HQ Out of 9 U.S. Cities That Don’t Protect LGBT People
Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos Amazon LGBT

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos

LGBT rights advocates have launched a “No Gay? No Way!” campaign pressuring Amazon to keep its second headquarters out of 9 American cities which don’t have LGBT nondiscrimination laws.

Those cities: Austin, Dallas, Nashville, Atlanta, Columbus, Indianapolis, Miami, Raleigh , and the D.C. suburbs of northern Virginia.

There are 11 other cities on Amazon’s list which do protect LGBT citizens.

USA Today reports: “The group, which includes the executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights and a gay-rights activist and author, plans a demonstration near Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle on Thursday as Amazon prepares to issue its fourth-quarter earnings. It has also hired a plane to fly overhead trailing a ‘No gay? No way!’ banner. It also plans billboards on trucks driving through Seattle and online ads saying ‘Hey, Alexa? Why would Amazon even consider HQ2 in a state that discriminates against LGBT people?,’ according to the organizers, who shared copies of the ads with USA TODAY.”

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Amazon Told to Keep HQ Out of 9 U.S. Cities That Don’t Protect LGBT People