Anecdotal evidence suggests a segment of the Australian population hasn.t forgiven Tom Cruise for divorcing Nicole Kidman or his couch-jumping antics and his Scientology beliefs.
The anti-Cruise factor seems to have dissipated, at least among cinemagoers, judging by last weekend's opening for Mission: Impossible . Rogue Nation.
The $150 million Paramount/Skydance picture amassed $5.15 million, including $137,000 in previews, up 21% on the 2011 debut of Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol.
In 27 of 32 international markets, the action-adventure co-starring Rebecca Ferguson, Alec Baldwin, Simon Pegg and Jeremy Renner registered the biggest opening of Cruise.s career. (His personal best here is still The War of the Worlds. $6.5 million in 2005).
Written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie (who wrote Valkyrie, Edge Of Tomorrow and Jack Reacher, which he also directed), the fifth instalment of the franchise rang up $55.5 million in the Us and $64.5 million in the rest of the world.
Australian exhibitors were impressed with the opening,...
The anti-Cruise factor seems to have dissipated, at least among cinemagoers, judging by last weekend's opening for Mission: Impossible . Rogue Nation.
The $150 million Paramount/Skydance picture amassed $5.15 million, including $137,000 in previews, up 21% on the 2011 debut of Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol.
In 27 of 32 international markets, the action-adventure co-starring Rebecca Ferguson, Alec Baldwin, Simon Pegg and Jeremy Renner registered the biggest opening of Cruise.s career. (His personal best here is still The War of the Worlds. $6.5 million in 2005).
Written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie (who wrote Valkyrie, Edge Of Tomorrow and Jack Reacher, which he also directed), the fifth instalment of the franchise rang up $55.5 million in the Us and $64.5 million in the rest of the world.
Australian exhibitors were impressed with the opening,...
- 8/3/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Lactococcus lactis is a hard-working bug. Designated as the state microbe of Wisconsin, Lactococcus is used in the production of buttermilk, cheese, and yogurt. And according to researchers from Concordia University, the microbe could help turn plant matter into biofuels.
So should we gear up for a cheese shortage, considering how ethanol subsidies diverted corn crops and raised global food prices?
Concordia researchers recently discovered that the scaffolding proteins on the surface of the microbe can be engineered to break down plant material. "This is the first study to show how the scaffolding proteins can be secreted and localized to the cell surface of Lactococcus," explained Concordia biology professor Vincent Martin in a statement.
It's a small step towards biofuel production, to be sure, but the Concordia research paper emphasizes that it is a "key step in the development of recombinant microorganisms capable of ... direct conversion of cellulosic substrates into fuels.
So should we gear up for a cheese shortage, considering how ethanol subsidies diverted corn crops and raised global food prices?
Concordia researchers recently discovered that the scaffolding proteins on the surface of the microbe can be engineered to break down plant material. "This is the first study to show how the scaffolding proteins can be secreted and localized to the cell surface of Lactococcus," explained Concordia biology professor Vincent Martin in a statement.
It's a small step towards biofuel production, to be sure, but the Concordia research paper emphasizes that it is a "key step in the development of recombinant microorganisms capable of ... direct conversion of cellulosic substrates into fuels.
- 12/1/2010
- by Ariel Schwartz
- Fast Company
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