SF e Animé : os Monstros Encantadores do Ground Zero

O fascínio do poder de dotar de vida ao que está inanimado talvez possa ajudar a revelar o encanto que sentimos quando os objectos fixos se começam a mover e a desenvolver coreografias cheias de vida. Na animé, a técnica do desenho tornou-se o processo ideal para explorar estes temas por ser mais fácil desenhar figuras monstruosas do que construir personagens, naves ou cenários futuristas para o cinema live-action. Após a II Grande Guerra, no momento inicial da reconstrução do Japão, o Ground Zero, coincide com o desenvolvimento de uma cultura pop na qual os desenhos manga e a animé se tornaram referências fundamentais. Iremos verificar como uma das importantes particularidades de séries de animação japonesa é a exploração de imaginários SF onde o atómico é encanto monstruoso, que se controla ou pelo qual se é controlado. Dando especial destaque às séries de televisão Prince Planet (Sato Okura, 1965), Gigantor (Mitsuteru Yokoyama, 1963) ou Astro Boy (Osamu Tezuka, 1963), iremos demonstrar que pela componente técnica ou visual da animação a animé é um modelo específico de estudo para tentar contextualizar a atracção humana por mundos controlados por máquinas, pela manipulação genética ou pela possibilidade de uma paisagem cyborg.

Portugal and air transport in the early 21st century

The Nature of air transport 1. Air transport is important • It is a big industry • It is vital to many industries and regions 2. It is multi-facited • Airlines • Airports • Air traffic control • Domestic and international 3. It is a network Industry • Portugal is part of Europe (legal fact) • Portugal is part of the world (globalization) 4. It is not wanted for its own sake • It “facilitates” and does not create 5. It has environmental implications • Noise • Greenhouse gas emissions

The low cost phenomenon

LCC Market Development - In 1996 low cost airlines (LCCs) accounted for only 1.4% of intra-European Union capacity. By the end of 2002, low cost airlines had captured 12% of all intra-EU capacity - Currently LCCs have a 30% market share of scheduled European point-to-point passengers. According to AEA forecasts, the LC market is expected to increase to 43% of European traffic by 2011. - In 2006 140 million passengers were carried by LCCs. - Low-fare airlines have increased their presence from 13% of city pairs in 2003 to 26% in 2007. 96% of new city-pairs between 2005 and 2007 were added by LCCs. - The United Kingdom still sees the highest number of low-cost flights, followed by Spain, which has been making up a lot of ground over the last year. This is followed by Italy and Germany with slightly fewer flights. These four countries contribute to roughly three quarters of low-cost departures. France is fifth in this list with only 5% of LC flights. - easyJet and Ryanair continue to be the biggest players in the European LCC market accounting for about 40% of all LCC capacity. The top two are followed by Airberlin, which contributes another 10% leaving three carriers in control of half the European low-cost market.