Academic literature on the topic 'Thea Stilton series'

Although the myth of the snuff movie did not begin with the release of the film Snuff, the film’s existence certainly helped consolidate the belief that somewhere, at some time, someone was killed on camera, in an attack that was as much about the sexual gratification of the film’s intended audience as it was about the commercial rewards for those producing the film. This chapter explores the emergence of the myth, tracing production of The Slaughter, the film that became the basis for the film Snuff, and its subsequent shelving and revival in 1976. It considers the initially stilted reception that the film received on its theatrical release, but how a series of protests from feminist groups, pro-pornography groups, and even the producers themselves catapulted the film to infamy as the focal point that galvanised the feminist movement. The chapter details how this prompted a series of complaints, then a petition, then an appeal to bring a criminal prosecution against the producer, and how all of this contributed to growth and evolution of the myth.

The tsunami in 2004 had devastated many thousands of houses in Banda Aceh City. The worst damage occurred in Meuraxa, Kuta Raja, Syiah Kuala and Kuta Alam sub-districts, because the location faced directly to the Malacca Strait. The Rehabilitation and reconstruction activities have rebuilt the houses in the same spot area. More over the house models have not heeded the risk of tsunami. This study aims to identify the effect of model and material house toward the tsunami risk in Banda Aceh city. The research method used questionnaires that were distributed to 30 respondents from the expert. Data processing and analyzing used Structural Equation Model-Partial Least Square (Smarth-PLS) through standardized loading factor and composite reliability. The model shows that the variation in the value of the material and house model variables on tsunami disaster risk is moderate. Based on the results of the bootstrap calculation, all indicators have a significant effect on tsunami hazard except the type of non-permanent house structure. The results of the path coefficient show that a house with a stilt model has a significant effect on the level of tsunami disaster risk, while the house material on the walls of the house should use fabricated materials. To sum up, the construction of houses in tsunami risk areas should consider the model of houses on stilts with reinforced concrete materials. Stilt houses provide space for tsunami flows to avoid turbulence, and with a structure of house is resistance according building code.

Abstract Thermal spraying involves high temperatures which can be a serious problem for some applications. Among different possibilities existing to cool down a specimen during spraying, the use of liquid CO2 is one of the most attractive. However, care has to be taken to obtain good results due to the specific characteristics of CO2. Moreover, there are stilt some remaining problems which limit the growth of such system. One of the most important is the condensation of air humidity at the exit of the atomising nozzle. Therefore, a new design of the nozzle has been developed. This design avoid ice building up and can be easily fixed on any kind of spraying set up. Examples of working conditions are presented.

The Southeast Coast Network (SECN) conducts long-term terrestrial vegetation monitoring as part of the nationwide Inventory and Monitoring Program of the National Park Service (NPS). The vegetation community vital sign is one of the primary-tier resources identified by SECN park managers, and monitoring is currently conducted at 15 network parks (DeVivo et al. 2008). Monitoring plants and their associated communities over time allows for targeted understanding of ecosystems within the SECN geography, which provides managers information about the degree of change within their parks’ natural vegetation. The first year of conducting this monitoring effort at four SECN parks, including 52 plots on Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CAHA), was 2019. Twelve vegetation plots were established at Cape Hatteras NS in July and August. Data collected in each plot included species richness across multiple spatial scales, species-specific cover and constancy, species-specific woody stem seedling/sapling counts and adult tree (greater than 10 centimeters [3.9 inches {in}]) diameter at breast height (DBH), overall tree health, landform, soil, observed disturbance, and woody biomass (i.e., fuel load) estimates. This report summarizes the baseline (year 1) terrestrial vegetation data collected at Cape Hatteras National Seashore in 2019. Data were stratified across four dominant broadly defined habitats within the park (Maritime Tidal Wetlands, Maritime Nontidal Wetlands, Maritime Open Uplands, and Maritime Upland Forests and Shrublands) and four land parcels (Bodie Island, Buxton, Hatteras Island, and Ocracoke Island). Noteworthy findings include: A total of 265 vascular plant taxa (species or lower) were observed across 52 vegetation plots, including 13 species not previously documented within the park. The most frequently encountered species in each broadly defined habitat included: Maritime Tidal Wetlands: saltmeadow cordgrass Spartina patens), swallow-wort (Pattalias palustre), and marsh fimbry (Fimbristylis castanea) Maritime Nontidal Wetlands: common wax-myrtle (Morella cerifera), saltmeadow cordgrass, eastern poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans var. radicans), and saw greenbriar (Smilax bona-nox) Maritime Open Uplands: sea oats (Uniola paniculata), dune camphorweed (Heterotheca subaxillaris), and seabeach evening-primrose (Oenothera humifusa) Maritime Upland Forests and Shrublands: : loblolly pine (Pinus taeda), southern/eastern red cedar (Juniperus silicicola + virginiana), common wax-myrtle, and live oak (Quercus virginiana). Five invasive species identified as either a Severe Threat (Rank 1) or Significant Threat (Rank 2) to native plants by the North Carolina Native Plant Society (Buchanan 2010) were found during this monitoring effort. These species (and their overall frequency of occurrence within all plots) included: alligatorweed (Alternanthera philoxeroides; 2%), Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica; 10%), Japanese stilt-grass (Microstegium vimineum; 2%), European common reed (Phragmites australis; 8%), and common chickweed (Stellaria media; 2%). Eighteen rare species tracked by the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (Robinson 2018) were found during this monitoring effort, including two species—cypress panicgrass (Dichanthelium caerulescens) and Gulf Coast spikerush (Eleocharis cellulosa)—listed as State Endangered by the Plant Conservation Program of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCPCP 2010). Southern/eastern red cedar was a dominant species within the tree stratum of both Maritime Nontidal Wetland and Maritime Upland Forest and Shrubland habitat types. Other dominant tree species within CAHA forests included loblolly pine, live oak, and Darlington oak (Quercus hemisphaerica). One hundred percent of the live swamp bay (Persea palustris) trees measured in these plots were experiencing declining vigor and observed with symptoms like those caused by laurel wilt......less