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Movie 16: Sleeping Beauty
August 30, 2014 April 14, 2015 | Rachel's Reviews
Sometimes I feel bad for Walt Disney. Nearly every time he took a risk post-Snow White it was a failure. And yet he'd do a safe movie like Lady and the Tramp (as great as it is it is not risky artistically) it was a big hit. Visual artistic achievements like Fantasia, Bambi, Alice and Wonderland all did poorly at first at the box office.
Unfortunately with Sleeping Beauty we have another artistic risk and another initial failure . So much so they would not make another fairy tale princess movie until 1989, 30 years later!
Production-
In researching Sleeping Beauty I learned it was actually in development for some time (like most of the Disney films of the 50s). Always wanting to try something new, Walt Disney liked the idea of turning Tchaikosky's ballet into an animated feature film, but things couldn't quite come together and it remained on the back burner. Finally in 1950 work was officially begun and at first things went quickly. They even had all the voice work recorded by the end of 1952, which surprised me . But it makes sense because Disneyland has Sleeping Beauty's Castle and it was opened in 1955. Sleeping Beauty wasn't released till 1959 .
For Sleeping Beauty Walt went with a new approach creating a "living illustration from Medieval artwork". We start out the story with a grand book and then it zooms in on the pictures until those images start to move. Backgrounds were also created in layers almost like a scene from a play where panels are pushed in and out.
In this introductory scene you can see these layers. Every person crossing the bridge including the juggler in yellow are animated separately.
This is the scene when everyone is put to sleep towards the end. It looks almost like paper dolls.
The backdrops also look like illustrations from a book
Part of this look is probably due to Disney's delegation of responsibilities. Much like with Mary Blair in Alice in Wonderland, Disney gave most of the creative control and design to lead animator and background artist Eyvind Earl. His elaborate backdrops would take 7-10 days to paint while a normal film could be done in 1 day.
The paper look is also interesting because it is the first time they used a xerox method to make cells. It was eventually abandoned because the lines weren't good enough, but I think you can still see a little of it's after effects in the film.
A lot of critics at the time criticized its artistic approach but I kind of love it. It's different and beautiful- like diving into a the pages of a book.
The character of Maleficent was meant to be the personification of all evil- basically the devil. Her name is from maleficentia, which means evil doing in Latin (I love that Disney had a film with Maleficent as the villain and the next with Cruella, not the most creative names but both work! I mean are you going to have a good person named Cruela?). She also has horns like the devil and her eyes glow like an evil spirit. There is nothing wounded or misunderstood about her. In this movie she is all bad but in an entertaining way.
The fairies were designed to be like Huey, Lewey and Dewey with 3 different colors separating them. At first Walt wanted them to look the same but the other animators convinced him that would be boring. Flora, voiced by the amazing Verna Felton, is the leader of the 3. Fauna is soft-spoken and motherly and Merryweather is the spunky one. For side characters they are actually pretty fleshed out- we see them cry, laugh, feud etc.
Phillip was created to be the first dynamic human male character in a Disney film. They had wanted to make the princes in Snow White and Cinderella bolder but Disney didn't feel like the animators could animate males well enough at the time.
One nice thing about Sleeping Beauty is we do see more of Philip than almost any other prince. We see many sides to him- sweet, romantic, good dancer, but still courageous and strong. For a long section Philip, the Fairies and Maleficent are the only people awake in the story- giving their characters a gravatas not found in many other Disney films. I'm surprised boys didn't respond more to Philip and Sleeping Beauty with it's terrific action and minimal romantic dialogue?
The Story-
Most of you probably know the story. It is the 14th century in a magical land. A king and queen finally are able to have a daughter who they name Aurora. She is to be blessed by the fairies at a large gathering. It is almost like a giant birthday party for the whole kingdom.
Each of the fairies present their gifts to the princess. Flora and Fauna are first and the gifts are shown in a bit of a surrealist touch (those Dali fans coming in again!). I think it is a beautiful scene.
But before Maryweather can give her gift they have a visitor. Someone who wasn't invited to the party- Maleficent. (word to the wise- if you have a sworn enemy don't give them reason to be mad at you. Invite her to the party!) They ask her if she is offended at not getting asked…(This is a spectacular scene)
So to save Aurora the fairies come up with a plan to hide her away in a cottage in the woods. They will use no magic so nobody will suspect. The funny thing is if they know the curse is fulfilled at 16 why not send her away at 12 or 14? Does she really need to be taken away from her parents as a baby?…I digress.
Next we see Maleficent with her goons and minions trying to find the child with no luck.
She also always has her crow who seems to be a part of her magic.
So quickly it zooms ahead to the 16th birthday. The fairies are planning a party and we get a humorous scene of them trying to sew and bake without magic (although you do wonder since they haven't been using magic how have they gotten by for 16 years never cooking or sewing?). Nevertheless it is a very cute scene.
They send Aurora out, now known as Briar Rose, and we get to hear her sing. The score is actually all from the ballet, and the songs are minimal. However, the singing they did get is beautiful.
There is then a comic scene with the forest creatures that is cute but to me feels a little too campy for the artistic style of the movie. It just doesn't fit in.
Not knowing they are betrothed royalty, Aurora meets Prince Phillip and they dance together in really the only song in the picture aside from the hail song at the opening. I love it.
Aurora and Phillip agree to meet later that night but when she returns home the fairies tell her she is being taken to the palace. Aurora goes but with a heavy heart.
We then get an unnecessary scene between the two kings drinking and toasting their children who are to be married. The Kings get a little tipsy along with the lute player.
Next you see her getting ready in the castle and this scene with the color of her face and Maleficent's eyes is one of Disney's best.
I love when she says "Did you think you could defeat me: the mistress of evil?". One thing that worries me about the 2014 version is they are softening her up. They have to in order to create a prequel,and most of the time that doesn't work (think Star Wars prequels…). Maleficent is basically the devil. In fact, she is proud of her loathsomeness. Later on with Prince Phillip she see's it as her shining hour.
Not everything needs a softer side. Most of the time softer means bland.
So Aurora pricks her finger and is put to sleep. This is a perhaps unavoidable problem with Sleeping Beauty is that most of the time the princess is asleep. Snow White had some of this problem.
However, you really feel for the fairies in this scene, so that makes up for some of Aurora's blandness. The fairies could have been such cliches but the writing is quite good and we really get to know them.
Flora decides to put the entire kingdom to sleep with Aurora but just before Phillip's father mutters about a girl his son met in the woods. Flora realizes it is the boy Aurora met earlier and they fear for Philips's safety.
Unfortunately Maleficent has beaten them there and in a great scene traps the prince taking him away.
Phillip gets locked in the dungeon and he and Maleficent have a terrific scene together I wish I could find.
Thinking she has gotten her revenge and the Prince is going to rot away in her dungeon she walks up to her lair and has a great line 'I shall finally be able to sleep well for the first time in 16 years'. I mean who can sleep when revenge and evil is on the docket?
The fairies help Philip and give him the sword of truth and shield of virtue. (those names seem right out of King Arthur. Really fit 14th century well)
Now that is a great Disney hero!
Finding out she won't be able to sleep we get this amazing scene- without a doubt one of Disney's best.
It's also actually Flora that really saves the day, which I kind of like.
I love that her body isn't even there. She's like road kill on the ground.
Then we get our happy ending and it is a wonderful story. And for the record, I like her better in blue!
Movie Review-
Are there flaws in Sleeping Beauty? Yes, the princess is bland. The fairies schtick is laid on very thick. The woodland animals don't work for me. The drinking scene with the kings is unnecessary.
But there is a lot more right. I love the strong prince . I love Maleficent. Watch On Bald Mountain in Fantasia and I think you will agree in personality and design Maleficent is basically the devil from that picture as a woman- even down to the minions.
A lot of people hate the style, but I like it. I think it is an interesting take on storytelling and beautiful in its own way. I also like the Tchaikosky score. It gives a lightness and flow to the piece that works. Once Upon a Dream, while one of the only songs, is lovely and sung very well.
I like there is action and a great villain who really tests the characters, pushing them to their limit. I also remember it was the first time I had ever heard a character say the word 'hell' in a movie. It was pretty scandalous!
I honestly can't imagine any kids not liking Sleeping Beauty. It is without a doubt one of their best.
Overall Grade- A
My sister and I for Halloween. She was Marywether and I was Aurora.
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I love Aurora! Most gorgeous Disney Princess!
swanpride says:
Despite it's undeniable flaws, I consider this Disney's best work (ignoring Mary Poppins, naturally). There is no other movie like this, and there will never be one (psst: It's the one I will discuss this Christmas…I can't wait!!!!).
I agree. It's one of the best. I'm a bit partial to the more developed heroines but other than that it's perfect. I look forward to your review in Dec!
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Matthew David Cline says:
Awesome review once again. I got the DVD/Blu-Ray combination last month mainly since I heard that when you watch especially the Blu-Ray version, the animation feels like stained glass windows or something like that. That person is close to right, I'd say. Anyway, I heard that Maleficent's raven is called Diablo a d that his name is mentioned at least once in the film. Just curious, do you recall which scene it might have been that his name was mentioned?
I haven't memorized the movie but I watched the scene where she sends the crow out to find Aurora (a scene so evil it makes me even madder at the new one! She even says the goons are 'a disgrace to the forces of evil"). In the Disney wiki it says "Diablo was not actually named in the film itself" so there you go.
So you feel like the Blu-ray is worth it for Sleeping Beauty hah? I have the diamond edition dvd for that Bambi, Lady and the Tramp and Beauty and the Beast and they are pretty good versions. Hate to spend all the money to upgrade because usually the Disney blu-rays are kind of lame (no extra special features etc).
I may ask for it for Christmas. It's one of the great Disney movies. That's for sure. I love the how tough Phillip is and how close he comes to losing again and again. It's very tense. I love the surrealist touches like with the gifts and the way everything looks like a storybook. Great voice performances too. One of Disney's best. That's for sure.
Agreed! Yeah, I probably wouldn't spend all my money on upgrades. Yeah, this I would just consider a one time thing. So you felt that the Blu-Ray quality version for Bambi, Lady & The Tramp, & Beauty & The Beast was lame, eh? Sorry to hear! Well, the only ones I might get a Blu-Ray for now would probably be Tarzan and Lion King when that is re-released later on down the road once again.
Well I havent seen bluray on those but Disney blurays have a reputation of not being that great
Wow, I guess you were right. Diablo's name is never mentioned in the film after all. Still, it is mentioned in the cast on Wikipedia for Sleeping Beauty. Anyway!
Oh for sure. I love the crow. That was one part of the new one I thought was cool although the fact he turned into the dragon was super lame. Maleficent is the dragon and she is mistress of all evil. Her having a slave/crow was cool.
Hey, by the way, maybe I'm digging too deep into this, but you know how the fairies mentioned in the beginning that their magic is suppose to do good things and what not? Anyway, have you ever wondered how Merryweather turning Maleficent's raven (or crow) into stone towards the end is considered good, but turning Maleficent into a hop toad isn't? Anyway, just a thought?
I don't remember that about the toad? I guess I'd have to watch it again. The faeries magic isn't as strong as Maleficent. That's why they can't completely reverse the curse. Since the crow is bad (albeit delightfully so as is Maleficent) naturally Merryweather's magic would work on it. I'd have to rewatch the movie with that in mind though. Keep throwing these fun ideas at me!
Sure thing! It was the scene a little after the beginning when the fairies were discussing how to handle the situation with Aurora before they resolve to adopt her for the next sixteen years. If I recall correctly the scene goes somewhat like this. Merry weather says, "Oh, I'd turn that witch into an old hop toad." Then Flora says, "Now dear, that isn't a nice thing to say." Then, if I recall correctly, Fauna says something like "Besides, you know our magic doesn't work like that. It's meant for good and kindness." I believe the last one was likely close to her exact words. But yeah, I guess we'll both have to rewatch the film again to be sure.
Oh I remember that. I still saying turning the crow to stone could be considered a good thing because he was an evil, bad bird. But yeah should do a rewatch. I want to after Maleficent. I know you liked it but boy did I hate it .I guess new fairytales just aren't my thing.
I did like Maleficent, but I'd say that in some ways I like that better and in others, I definitely like this version better. Yes, Maleficent's crow (though he's sometimes considered a raven by others) was a bad bird. But you know what, so was Maleficent. So my point was how it is that turning the crow into stone is good, but turning Maleficent into a toad isn't. That's all I'm saying, you know?
Looks like you've found an inconsistency. That happens in even the best of movies.
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I did enjoy reading this because I admire your passion for the film and the wealth of background information you were able to gather about it. I know I could never go on about animation innovations as if I had a clue what I was talking about.
However, personally speaking, as a child I fell asleep watching this movie. I used to treat that like a hilarious joke, but re-watching it again in preparation for Maleficent that bothered me. The film is only 75 minutes long, and it's mostly a 75-minute animation showcase. As you said they put all that time and energy into the animation for years and so little into the actual script. Walt Disney wanted to make sure this looked nothing like Snow White, and he succeeded. But the story was so derivative of Sleeping Beauty that I always got the two confused as a child because as a child, you don't care about the innovations in animation!
The film is for me the prime example of style over substance. As a fan of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Pollyanna, and Mad Men, I do not say this lightly, but I will say it here – this movie is too slow-paced. It really is. A fairy tale is the most streamlined version of any story. It has been passed down from person to person for generations, so only the bare essentials are included. There is no need for complex characterization or a deeply involving plot. Disney is usually praised for adding that – for bringing fairy tales to life. Here, I don't think they even did that. I read the Grimm Brothers version of the fairy tale and I think all Disney did is transplant that on the screen and pad it out while adding very little charm and emotional investment. It is also the most literal interpretation of a fairy tale I have ever seen. Contrary to the common joke that few fairy tales contain any fairies at all, the fairies here are the only real characters. They are the only ones who drive the plot in any way. Everyone else is a pawn, a mindless chess piece to be moved around by the fairies. Aurora and Philip are mere archetypes, they have names but no character, nothing more. The two kings are completely superfluous, a pale imitation of the actual funny slapstick relationship between the King and the Grand Duke in Cinderella.
I will give my thoughts on Maleficent soon. But I will also add that as the end credits came, I thought to myself "This is the end of an era for 30 years. It will take 30 years, but we'll get something worth paying for……" Wouldn't you at least agree to that?
I never thought of Sleeping Beauty as boring. Especially the ending is pretty exciting stuff and Phillip is my favorite Prince. He's a fighter and not just a stuffed shirt. They were going off of the ballet more than the Grimm's Story but I've often realized my boring scale is very different than most people so I respect that.
As far as being the last good movie from Disney for 30 years I disagree. I love 101 Dalmatians, Winnie the Pooh and Jungle Book which came out after Sleeping Beauty. I even enjoy Robin Hood with all its flaws (very few Disney movies I don't enjoy).
But yeah I never saw it as slow paced even as a little girl but I can see how you would feel that way. Luckily there is something for everyone in the Disney world. If people like Maleficent that's great. I didn't care for it at all but that's the great thing about art. It inspires all kinds of reactions.
Never mind. I see what you are saying about the 30 years. I totally agree. Little Mermaid beats Sleeping Beauty hands down although it is in my top 10.
There were plenty of good Disney movies over those 30 years. The ending I'm surprised in retrospect I wasn't disturbed and traumatized by as a child but I think it was only scary enough, not too much.
The ending is very exciting, but I still hold with Leonard Maltin about it:
"The flaw in Sleeping Beauty is the limit of its appeal. The problem is not that the dragon sequence is too scary for youngsters, but that it comes so late in the film. There is little else of an exciting nature in the narrative, and very little outright comedy for a red-blooded child to sink his teeth into."
He does go on to say "There are no patently comic creations in the film (like the dwarfs in Snow White, or the mice in Cinderella; the three fairies are a shallow substitute) to relieve the ickiness of the story for young boys who like to think they are beyond the stage of fairy tales but are still too young for the nuances of characterization that dot this film's comedy-relief personalities…….Girls might enjoy the situations of the three fairies trying to fashion a ball gown, but for young boys, it's hardly the thing."
You may feel free to quote this, of course:
http://www.gocomics.com/stonesoup/2002/07/08
Well boys would get 30 years of movies for them from Disney as Sleeping Beauty convinced the studio movies for girls didn't sell, which is of course ridiculous. It definitely is more made for little girls.
They tried with comic relief in the drunk Kings scenes with the fish and all and baking the cake/dress scene but they aren't that strong of sections. And I agree the third act is definitely the strongest. There is some comedy with the minions and how stupid they are. Maleficent has a dry wit about her.
But it was also an era where Disney was making films for entire families and less for specifically children. After this that would be kind of thrown out the window to child specific movies like Winnie the Pooh and Aristocats.
But to me it is visually stunning, with a terrific villain, great score, my favorite prince, a battle of good vs evil that is exciting. I do think Aurora is a bland heroine but I love it. If it isn't a favorite of yours that's cool too. We all have our tastes and favorites.
Excuse me, I mean "The End" card. Of course.
But yeah you can see from the photo that my sister and I loved Sleeping Beauty growing up. Maybe it's more appealing to girls for some reason?
Maybe, but I know The Unshaved Mouse and The Animation Commendation liked it a good deal. Even my father said it was
I think the best version of the story is actually the book "Sleeping Beauty The One Who Took the Really Long Nap" by Wendy Mass. Personally I think it blows the Disney film out of the water. We get to know both the Princess and Prince very well (over different time periods because it actually keeps the sleep for one hundred years bit that I love and makes a great difference from Snow White). I particularly loved this stream-of-consciousness from the sleeping princess:
"I could still sense what was going on around me, but I could not explain how. I could not see or hear or feel the touch of hands, but when people were near me, I was aware of it. When they were not, time passed in a hazy, dreamlike way. I knew my family had taken me home. I knew I was in my bed and that the young fairy was somehow protecting me. I could still sense my parents. I knew they were not anywhere in the castle, but that they were still nearby.
Then one day – I did not know how many years later – I could not feel them at all. I wanted to claw my way out of the foggy darkness to find out why, but I could not.
I sensed new people, new families, but they were hazy and distant.
I slept on."
There's real tension in seeing the Princess move through her life and the scene where she does finally prick her finger is very well done in how she is genuinely tempted and there's a tragic twist of how she doesn't know what she is looking at because she has been kept from ever seeing a spinning wheel for her whole life. So of course it would be easy to persuade her to misuse something she barely understands, right?
When I was on Fanfiction.net, my most loyal commenter, Heddwyn McCloud, wrote this on his profile: "I think Maleficent is overrated for one reason: instead of appealing to Aurora's curiosity with a spinning wheel, or tempting her into disobeying the Good Fairies, she merely hypnotizes her. That may be evil, but it really was lacking."
I haven't heard of that book. Sounds great! Very spooky and ethereal. Thanks for the recommendation. Some people do find Maleficent to be over the top and one note but in a fairytale I like an all evil villain. These stories are built on the idea of good vs evil. Maleficent is the mistress of evil and she's powerful. There are a lot of times when it feels like she is going to win. This creates tension and a thrill when she doesn't. When you try to make her kind of evil/kind of good you create a muddled character and story that to me is much more boring. But boredom is in the eye of the beholder.
As far as the hypnotizing it was the spell or curse that finally is put into action. So of course she seems hypnotized because that's what the curse said. To me that makes total sense. If Maleficent was going to trick Aurora or arouse her curiosity than what's the point of the curse? She could do that without cursing her and just make a hurtful spinning wheel. It's supposed to hypnotize her showing Maleficent's control through her curse on the baby.
I'm not the biggest Disney fairy tale aficionado, but the one I always rewatched was Sleeping Beauty, far more than Snow White or Cinderella (which we had the Spanish VHS for some reason…). For me the appeal lay in the artistry, Medieval style, the music, most of the humour, the fairies and of course Maleficent, and I still enjoy it on those merits, even if it is mostly style over substance. My eyes did kinda glaze over during the Aurora scenes but once the tension rose and the climax ensued I was glued to the screen. Philip is proactive if archetypal, Aurora hasn't got much character to her, but then again she was raised in the woods and never met any people so I can't blame her for not being worldly. Now why some modern critics cry "sexism!" around her scenes I have no idea, considering that the four other female characters had very dynamic roles. And of course, Maleficent needs no introduction! 🙂
Even as a child I liked the fairies, I didn't find their schtick too over-the-top comedic, and they were always thoughtful, caring and brave when the situation needed them to be and so I always thought they were the main protagonists, we see them far more than we do Aurora and are the audience surrogates all the way through. Ultimately it's their movie far more than it is Aurora's! In fact, I'd even go out on a limb to say that this film from the 50's is more progressive and more feminist than the 2014 abomination that has been branded "Maleficent"!! The fact that they took three very proactive and entertaining heroines and turned them into brainless wastes of space still galls me every time, and still have the gall to call this movie anti-feminist at the same time!! Suffice it to say this film remains on people's lips fifty years after it's release as a testament to it's timelessness, I doubt that will be the case for the… other one. In any case, I often find it better than I last thought it was, and I hope that's the case in the years to come.
Once again we are completely on the same page. I loved Sleeping Beauty for the action, artistry and what a great prince Phillip is. Aurora is a little bland but I still love it. I now appreciate the faeries a lot more and they really are the true heroes of the movie (that made me so mad about Maleficent!). I completely agree with everything you just said. It's my least favorite movie of 2014. Sleeping Beauty made 10 on my Disney ranking just because a few others have a little stronger characters but I love it.
I personally hesitate to place it in my personal top 10 of Disney animated movies because I do think Aurora's blandness and the style-over-substance aspects do hold it back, but it enjoys a comfortable position in the Top 15.
I can see that. With Big Hero 6 it went to 11 for me
Yeah I could pretty much interchange any of my top 23 because I like them all for different reasons
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annabella says:
The only part I don't understand is you keep mentioning that Once Upon A Dream is the only song, but it isn't. There's a few songs in there and another one that Aurora sings called I wonder. "I wonder, i wonder, i wonder, why each little blue bird, has someone to sing to, sweet things to, a gale little….."
I guess I didnt think of those as full songs. I've never really noticed those numbers to be honest.
Oh yea I don't really count the others either since their a few seconds, but this was was almost 3 min. Lol. I always liked that part of the movie. Good articles by awhile. I'm not even halfway done lol
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The importance of tariff classification and its impact on statistical and economic data – German imports of hardwood plywood from China continue to be affected by a dispute between the German trade and customs officials. In the last three years, customs officials, particularly at the port of Bremerhaven, have been checking Chinese plywood to ensure that boards are cross-laminated rather than laid parallel to each other.
According to German customs, boards should be reclassified as Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) if not fully cross-laminated. This is frequently the case with lower-quality Chinese plywood manufactured using small veneer pieces for the cores. LVL incurs a higher rate of duty of 10% compared to 7% for plywood. Roughly 40% of Chinese hardwood plywood deliveries into Germany were reclassified in this way in 2012.
German import merchants and the timber trade federation GD Holz have held talks with German customs to try to more clearly define which products should be considered plywood and which LVL. According to GD Holz, these talks have been unproductive so far and customs continue to reclassify Chinese plywood. Several German importers have now filed lawsuits and results are still pending. At the same time, GD Holz report that since 2014, several importers have been reimbursed for some instances of excessive duty paid. However, customs has not revealed why reimbursements were offered in some cases but not in others.
The uncertainty created by the dispute in Germany may partly explain the recent rise in imports of Chinese hardwood plywood into ports in Belgium and Netherlands. German buyers may be avoiding excess duty by buying from stocks landed in these neighbouring European countries.
The reclassification process has led to inconsistencies in the statistical data on German hardwood plywood imports. Data derived from Eurostat indicates that German imports fell by 18.3% to 34,700 cu.m in the first five months of 2015. This followed a decline of 5.5% to 103,000 cu.m for the whole year 2014.
However, the Eurostat data deviates from figures published by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) which indicate a 62% increase in German hardwood plywood imports from China in the first quarter of 2015. On enquiry, Destatis note that they have adjusted their data downwards for 2014 to take account of plywood reclassified as LVL.
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It is now commercial trade's time to consider the next set of legal requirements emanating from the Department of Home Affairs which, in the main, affect legislation under other departments and organ's of state – in particular SARS Customs. Interested parties can find/download the document by clicking the link http://www.gpwonline.co.za/ and searching for eGazette No.39058.
In essence function of the Border Management Agency (BMA) Bill is – To provide for the establishment, organisation, regulation and control of the Border Management Agency; to provide for the transfer, assignment, and designation of law enforcement border related functions to the Border Management Agency; and to provide for matters connected thereto.
Be sure to digest the content of the Schedules to the Bill which contain the extent of the 'meat' and authority which the proposed Border Management Agency will exert if, or once approved. The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) invites comments to the draft Bill which must reach DHA no later than 14 September 2015.
The Customs Duty Act, 2014 (Act No. 30 of 2014) was published in Gazette 37821 today and a copy thereof is available on the SARS Website at the following hyperlink – Acts Administered by the Commissioner.
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Could have won, should have won, would have won – that's football
17/01 Brisbane Stadium: Australia 0 – Korea Republic 1
Australia lost 1-0 to Korea last night in match that was provided a more resilient, stronger and lethal opponent than that of Kuwait and Oman in the first two games. Australia need this test to validate the development seen in those first two games, and to help prepare it for even tougher tasks ahead. It proved exactly a test, being a cagey game until Korea scored just after 30 minutes, then opening up in the second half in a fascinating duel between two teams not wanting to concede an inch. As Australia dominated possession, passing and shots on goal, Korea held firm and created a few chances of their own on the rebound. You could argue Korea's goalie was brilliant, or maybe Australia unlucky to convert chances. That's football.
James Troisi created a glorious chance for himself in the first half, shooting just wide after wrong-footing the goalie. Robbie Kruse created similarly in the second half, dribbling past a defender, only for his shot to be saved. At the other end, Mat Ryan saved point blank shot from a one-on-one break that would have seen Korea 2-0 up. It was fabulous entertainment, with the players and coach echoing the belief that the team played well enough to win, are good enough to win the tournament, and will now look forward to the quarter final against China on Thursday.
Australia started the match with a reshaped forward line, with Nathan Burns, Tomi Juric and Troisi leading the line. Juric also had at least two good chances to score himself, with one a poor first touch that saw the ball escape him, and the other from close range that went over the bar. Of those three players, he's probably the one to just lack that bit extra to excel at international level. Burns and Troisi did well. Late in the game Tim Cahill, Kruse and Matthew Leckie were brought on to try rescue the game, remembering that a draw was enough to win the group. While their presence was notable, Korea largely contained them.
In fact, Korea really did their homework against the Socceroos, often goading them with little shoves and plenty of time wasting, hoping Australia would retaliate excessively. It worked, frustrating the Australians, and possibly contributing to Matthew Spiranovic's rough challenge late that saw him get a second yellow card for the tournament and therefore miss the next game. Aziz Behich was almost lured into rough conduct, with the potential scuffle broken up by the referee, while you could speculate Australia lost concentration on the Korean goal. Three players were lured to the ball carrier after a throw in, creating the space for the short through-ball and low cross that was guided into the net.
Ultimately the loss meant nothing, other than pride. If you had to lose a game, this is the one, especially after playing so well and showing the team is firmly on the right track. It might even knock down any of the excessive bravado that might have been building. Despite nonsense about the perils of not winning the group, there is barely anything between the quarter final options of Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and China, so there's also no material consequence of the loss. Before the tournament, Uzbekistan looked the strongest team; now they may not even qualify for the next phase. We now know China is our opponent, and other than sealing their group win after just two games, they, along with Saudi Arabia, have been rubbish the past few years. Playing China also means Australia stay in Brisbane, even if the negative there is substandard pitch.
The real interest because of this loss, and if Australia beats China, is Australia likely faces Japan in the semi final and Iran in the final. Amazingly, Japan is still not assured of even qualifying for the knockout phase, needing no worse than a 1 goal loss against Jordan to guarantee it. Otherwise, with Iraq likely to wipe aside the hapless Palestine, that would leave all three teams in Group D on 6 points. With head-to-head unable to split the three, it will go to goal difference. A two goal loss to Jordan and if Iraq beats Palestine by four (maybe even 3 is enough), it's goodbye Japan. Iran plays Group C leaders the UAE on Monday night so need a win to top the group. Otherwise, it's Australia in the semi finals, not the final. For those still traumatised by the Iran Game of 1997, the only therapy is to plan Iran again. It will happen one day. It needs to be a big one-off game on home soil. The final of the Asian Cup is the perfect time. It is our destiny.
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Oman demoralised, now for the real test: Korean Republic
13/01 Stadium Australia, Sydney: Oman 0 – Australia 4
As much as Australia dominated Tuesday night's match against Oman to win 4-0, Oman hardly provided a stern test. While they looked dangerous early with a few counter attacks, the two quick Australian goals just before 30 minutes demoralised them, and they then went into damage control until the half time break. This was probably the plan from the start, that if going behind early, rather than compound the problem, the team would make adjustments at half time. Unfortunately, for Oman, the problem was compounded, conceding right on half time.
As much as Oman tried to make inroads in the second half, Australia were content on reversing the counter-attacking role, playing the waiting game against Oman and hitting them on the break. Despite numerous chances created, only one was converted – a lovely cross on the outside of the boot by Matthew Leckie for Tomi Juric to smash home. Most pleasing about the result was that four different players scored the goals, none of whom were Tim Cahill, and none of whom scored the four goals against Kuwait. Australia also finally kept a clean sheet, restricting Oman to barely a handful of chances.
The second goal of the night was the best Australian goal of the tournament so far. After receiving from Kruse, Massimo Luongo lovely first touch allowed him to lob the ball over for Kruse to continue his run through. He controlled nicely off the thigh then slammed the ball home on 30 minutes. Scoring was opened 3 minutes prior when Matt McKay scored at close range from a corner after a header towards goal from Trent Sainsbury, while the goal just before half time was a penalty converted by Mark Milligan after his goal in open play was ridiculously denied. The referee didn't play advantage after Cahill was dragged down so it was fitting that Milligan was allowed to right the wrong.
Australia is through to the quarter finals regardless and only needs a draw to top the group. Coach Ange Postecoglou responded beautifully to a question whether he'd take it easy and just settle for a draw. "What do you think?", was his riposte. We're Australian, we go for the win. All good as long as you remain mindful of respecting the opposition, of which Ange seems sure to do. It's already been the hallmark of his coaching and you see the response in the team that the arrogance and visible indignation seen in the team from, especially, the 2007 Asian Cup, long gone. Of course, it's a different group of players now, a group beginning from a humble base, and now on a trajectory up.
Australia's quarter final opponent is the runner-up from Group B. China has won the group already while Uzbekistan must beat Saudi Arabia to qualify in second. After that, it gets very interesting, with Iran (by winning its group) the likely semi final and Japan the final. If Iran finish second in their group, the clash with Australia would be in the final. If Australia finishes second in their group and Iran win theirs, it's China in the quarter final, Japan in the semi final and Iran the final. In some ways, the latter scenario is the more enticing one. First, China might provide the sterner test than the Saudis or Uzbekistan, plus the Chinese fans will make for an amazing atmosphere. Second, it's been 18 years since "The Iran Game" of 1997, so it would be nice for some form of redemption in a big one-off game. I guess if Australia loses to Korea, let's be mischievous and revert to talking up the "performance", rather than the "result".
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Japan 2 – Tim Cahill 1
Osaka: Japan 2 – Australia 1
As much as Australia tried, they could not match it with Japan last night's preparation match for the 2015 Asian Cup. While the performance of the opening half looked good, the second half dominance by Japan put it into context. For all the bravado of coach Ange Postecoglou stating in the press that the Socceroos will go hard from the start and will stick to the plan throughout, Japan deferred to that strategy, allowing Australia plenty of possession and to expend much energy, before reversing the strategy for the second half and over-running a tiring Australian team.
For all the good of the first half "performance", other than Matthew Leckie having a clear header well saved, Australia's chances were minimal. In fact, Japan eked out slighty better ones. For all the hyperventilation over the abhorrent defending of a corner that led to Japan's first goal, Japan quite easily could have been a goal or two up at that stage. Yes, while converting chances is the primary measure of results in football, context is even more important when talking about performance. That soft goal did not obfuscate Japan's dominance, so if we want to mark the team on performance, forget about it. Tighter marking at corners can be easily fixed. It's elsewhere that there are still problems.
Within seven minutes of the first goal, Japan scored a second with a glorious flick reminiscent of David Villa for Spain against Australia at the World Cup. In fact, there were many similarities with that game as to last night's in terms of tempo and the ability of both Spain and Japan to effectively control the match despite being in deficit with possession in the respective early stages of their games. Possession is useless unless it's used wisely, and that is still Australia's greatest problem. Too many wayward passes and poor decisions going forward, even once defensive pressure eased in the second half. There's also still the inability to punish teams with quick breaks from the midfield when they make errors. There's no chance of being a crack international team without developing this part of the game.
On 73 minutes, 5 minutes after Japan's second goal, on came Tim Cahill. He scored in the dying seconds with an open header. The stunned silence from the Japanese crowd really emphasised the insecurity fellow Asian teams have of stopping Cahill. The Japanese made it known in the press before the game that Cahill was such an aerial threat, and again it was that fear was validated. It was a strange goal, because Cahill was tightly marked by two defenders just before the cross Aziz Behich, and then suddenly found himself completely clear. More concern should be for Australia, who have not found any other avenues to goal. Cahill has scored 8 of Australia's twelve goals during the Postecoglou. The remaining 4 were either from penalties or corners, from penalties, corners or set-pieces, with Mile Jedinak scoring three of them, and the other by Bailey Wright. It's amazing that Cahill's been so dangerous because, under previous coach Holger Osieck, he was so impotent in the striker's role that the Socceroo Realm implored a return to this usual lurking midfield role.
Australia's next match is scheduled to be Kuwait as the opening match on 9 January 2015 at the Asian Cup itself. No doubt there will be a warm-up match or two just prior to the competition that will be Australia's final chance address its weaknesses. We need to end the romance about the supposed good performances at the World Cup and accept the liabilities. Conceding 3 goals in each game is not good, and the chances created, especially against the Netherlands, was more because of them opening the game up than great creativity by Australia. Kuwait and Oman won't allow such amount of space, and are typically wily on the break. Korea Republic is the final game. Glimpses of improvement is the best that could be said about last night's match against Japan. To excel at the Asian Cup, Australia need volumes.
Japan: Eiji Kawashima, Masato Morishige, Kosuke Ota, Maya Yoshida, Gotoku Sakai, Makoto Hasebe, Yasuhito Endo (Yasuyuki Konno 46'), Shinji Kagawa, Shinji Okazaki (Yohei Toyoda 77'), Keisuke Honda, Yoshinori Muto (Takashi Inui 57')
Australia: Mat Ryan, Ivan Franjic, Alex Wilkinson, Trent Sainsbury, Aziz Behich, Mile Jedinak, Matt McKay (Tim Cahill 73'), Massimo Luongo (Mitch Nichols 63'), Robbie Kruse (Aaron Mooy 88'), Mathew Leckie, James Troisi (Mark Bresciano 63')
Japan: Konno 61', Okazaki 68'
Australia: Cahill 90+2'
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  | originální název = Red krune kralja Zvonimira
  | obrázek = Red krune kralja Zvonimira I. stupnja.jpg
  | založeno = 15. května 1941
  | uděluje = Nezávislý stát Chorvatsko
  | stát = Nezávislý stát Chorvatsko
  | zrušeno = 8. května 1945
  | typ = záslužný řád
  | zakladatel = Ante Pavelić
  | obrázek stuhy = Ord.Leopold.PNG
  | velikost obrázku = 200px
  | třídy = velkokříž s hvězdoukříž I. třídy s hvězdoukříž I. třídy s mečikříž I. třídykříž II. třídykříž III. třídy
  | způsobilost = civilisté i příslušníci ozbrojených sil
  | status = zrušen
  | nižší = Medaile koruny krále Zvonimira
  | udíleno za = zásluhy, v míru i válce, o chorvatský lid a nezávislost Chorvatska
}}Řád koruny krále Zvonimíra' (chorvatsky: Red krune kralja Zvonimira'') byl řád udělovaný Nezávislým státem Chorvatsko na počest chorvatského krále Dimitrije Zvonimíra. Založen byl 15. května 1941 Ante Pavelićem za zásluhy. Nositelé vyšších tříd nosili titul rytíře.

Velkokříž s hvězdou
 Vladimir Laxa
 Ivan Perčević
 Adolf Sabljak

Kříž 1. třídy s hvězdou
 Vilko Begić
 Fedor Dragojlov
 Gjuro Grujić
 Artur Gustović
 Đuro Jakčin
 Franjo Lukac
 Josip Metzger
 Tomislav Sertić
 Slavko Štancer
 Helmuth von Pannwitz

Kříž 1. třídy s meči
 Johannes-Rudolf Mühlenkamp
 Miroslav Navratil
 Odilo Globocnik

Kříž 1. třídy
 Hans Baur
 Hans Henrici
 Ferdinand Jodl
 Otto Kumm

Kříž 3. třídy
 Eduard Bunić
 Ernst Hildebrandt

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Chorvatská státní vyznamenání
Ocenění založená roku 1941
Ocenění zaniklá roku 1945

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South Sudan Has 100 More Days to Transition to New Government
Public Debate, Free Speech Are Key to Creating Stable Government
NEW YORK, USA, November 12, 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Leaders and stakeholders of war-torn South Sudan have agreed to an additional 100 days to form a transitional government. Originally, the leaders of the peace process had a deadline of November 12.
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Q: Program execution of a 64 bit hypothetical machine
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*I was asked to design a 64 bit hypothetical machine , i have decided
to put 4 bit as opcode and the rest 60 bits as address because the
question only wants me to perform 2 operations which are addition of 3
integers and multiplication of 2 integers so a 4 bit instruction would
be sufficient. Heres the thing , i have to design the program
execution. If i were to use a 60 bit address , it would mean i will
have a 15 digit hex of address , is this the only way? can someone show
me how to design it without having so many digits of address because my
design would be very messy. The first image is the questions , second
is the one i attempted doing, those are some of the instructions i gave
, third is the image of a 16 bit machine . is it suppose to turn out
this way? because it is really messy. Im suppose to draw the machine
out like the second picture , just different instruction and
arithmetics equations.

A: The hypothetical "16-bit machine" (shown in the third picture) has 12-bit addresses, 16-bit registers, and 16-bit instructions. Since it only has an single register (AC) that holds operands for instructions, it is described as an accumulator machine. Let's start from it to design a hypothetical "64-bit machine".

i have decided to put 4 bit as opcode and the rest 60 bits as address
  because the question only wants me to perform 2 operations which are
  addition of 3 integers and multiplication of 2 integers so a 4 bit
  instruction would be sufficient.

The question requires listing at least eight instructions, therefore the size of the opcode field has to be at least three bits.

Heres the thing , i have to design the program execution. If i were to
  use a 60 bit address , it would mean i will have a 15 digit hex of
  address , is this the only way?

There is really no restriction on the maximum size of the opcode, or the size of an instruction for that matter. For example, let's use fixed-size instructions that are 64-bit in size, allocate the least significant 8 bits for the opcode, leaving the remaining 56 bits to hold an address. Although you could define as much as 2^8 = 256 opcodes, you only need to define 8. The rest can be left as "reserved" for future use to add new instructions. You don't have to say anything about them.

can someone show me how to design it without having so many digits of
  address because my design would be very messy

You don't have to use such large addresses. You can use small addresses, such as 0x300, and leave the non-significant zeros implicit (or write them explicitly in the first address only).

second is the one i attempted doing, those are some of the
  instructions i gave

Keep in mind that you have two locations that can be used as sources of destinations of instructions; the 64-bit AC register and the 64-bit memory location addressed by the 56-bit address.
First, you don't technically need instructions that can do addition or multiplication because these can be implemented using other instructions. At the same time, there is no need to make the design unnecessarily complicated, so you can just go ahead and define an addition instruction and a multiplication instruction. You need also two instructions to load and store from/to memory to/from the AC register. That's a total of 4 instructions so far. You still need at least 4 more.
The "execution of program terminates" instruction is necessary, but you can just call it "halt" or "halt execution" instead. In this instruction, the values in AC and the address field can be just ignored. The instruction that displays the contents of AC onto screen must be defined more precisely. For example, you can define it as "displays the ASCII character stored in the least significant byte of AC onto the screen." or as "displays the zero-terminated ASCII string stored in memory at the address specified the least significant 56 bits of AC onto the screen."
The I/O instructions you proposed should be accepted, but you can define more interesting instructions. The 7th instruction could be defined as "reads an ASCII character from the keyboard and stores it as the least significant byte of AC." or as "reads an ASCII character from the keyboard and stores it in memory at the address specified by AC and then increments AC by one."
The 8th instruction could be defined as "Jumps to the instruction whose address is specified in memory at the address specified by the address operand if AC is zero." Therefore, if AC is zero, the address of the new next instruction is stored in PC and the instruction is loaded into IR. This is called a control-flow instruction and it's very useful. Other instructions could be easily defined such as shift or logical instructions.
If you get rid of the I/O load and store instructions, you can omit the I/O devices state from the illustration.
I'll leave it for you to write a program that adds three integers and another program that multiplies two integers. Let me know in the comments what you come up with if you prefer.

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There are a lot of car insurers, offering different kind of insurance policies and stating that what they have are the best option for a driver.
Because every driver has different needs, it is important to know if the particular coverage is indeed right for the driver.
To know that, a driver could use auto insurance quote comparisons.
There are several websites that offer free quote comparisons.
By entering pertinent information like age, gender, location, type, make and model of car, you would be able to get a compilation of different insurance companies' insurance information.
This would aid you in choosing the best rate and benefits.
Having such comparison, aside from helping you get an idea of the current rate, it could also help you in finding lower insurance rate.
Let's take this situation, if a car owner already has insurance, using a quote comparison website occasionally would help him in finding rates which could be possibly lower than what he currently has.
If you don't have any insurance yet, using car quote comparisons could also help you find the lowest possible rate in the insurance market.
However, the car owner should be cautious when looking for low rates.
There are some insurance companies whose last quote is actually not the final rate, they have hidden fees and charges.
Sometimes, their policy would have limited coverage.
Taking advantage of free and online insurance quote would surely work for you.
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How Do You Define Business Success?
Every entrepreneur has dreams for their business. We have goals we want to attain that, to us, mean we've made it. Our business is successful.
This week, watching the final episode of Discovery's Gold Rush Alaska, I was reminded of just how varied that definition can be for different entrepreneurs.
After a first mining season in which the show's central team -- the Hoffman crew -- completely bombed, they came back and spent another five grueling months digging for gold in the Yukon. With a goal of mining 100 ounces, the crew fell a hair short.
When they finally tallied up their take, after expenses, each man on the team was handed a small vial with $8,000 worth of gold in it. For five months' work.
And crew boss Todd Hoffman couldn't stop talking about how successful he felt. That the crew had proved they could mine gold. They were pros.
Really? We're talking about months of time spent away from families, away from money-earning jobs, living in primitive conditions. In essence, they had gone all in, risking everything. Some crew members noted that if they didn't find gold, they wouldn't have the money to get home.
Even just looking at this season, that payday works out to less than $20,000 a year. It was hard to see how the Hoffmans defined their season as a success.
But as he drove away, Todd Hoffman said he couldn't wait to come back and try to make ten times as much next season. It was clear he felt totally validated by what they'd been able to pull from the earth after a series of travails that included numerous equipment failures and being booted off their initial land claim.
Maybe it was just the feeling of triumph over adversity, but to me it was not much of a triumph. Given how little they earned in such a long stretch, it's hard to see how they might get any spin off it either, in terms of ability to profit off their TV fame.
I'd like to see an after-show episode where we get to see all these men's wives welcoming them home and getting their reaction when he says, "Honey, I'm home after five months, and I've got $8,000."
How has setting business goals helped improve your business and/or outlook? Leave a comment and tell us your milestones.


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Coronavirus: How much will it cost the UK?
Matthew Horwood
Coronavirus has brought large parts of the economy to a standstill, and the government has had to spend billions to support workers, businesses and the NHS.
So where is all the money going to come from?
How much will coronavirus cost the UK?
It's still very early in the crisis, so it's impossible to tell how big the final bill will be. It could be as much as £298bn just for this financial year (April 2020 to April 2021), according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), which keeps tabs on government spending.
That's an absolutely enormous sum.
To put it into context: before the crisis, the government was expecting to borrow around £55bn.
Schemes to support public services, businesses and individuals, such as the Job Retention Scheme (furloughing) will cost £123bn, the OBR estimates.
The government will also raise less tax than it hoped. Unemployed or furloughed workers pay less income tax, businesses pay less tax if their profits are lower, and shoppers pay less VAT if they buy less.
The final bill could be even higher. Leaked Treasury documents suggested the figure this year could be as much as £337bn.
Even if the pandemic ends quickly, the government will have to borrow more money in future years too.
Billions of pounds have been spent fighting the coronavirus, including on temporary hospitals
How will the money be raised?
At first the government will raise money by borrowing from investors.
They could be individuals, companies, pension funds, or foreign governments who lend the money to the UK government by buying bonds.
A bond is a promise to pay the money back in the future, and pay interest in the meantime.
The Bank of England will buy some of those bonds, which will make raising the money easier.
Can the UK afford all this debt?
In recent years, the government has been able to borrow easily at very low interest rates, which makes that debt more affordable.
There is a limit to how much the government can borrow, before interest payments become so great it can't afford them. No-one knows quite where that limit is.
Even if the economy bounces straight back once lockdown is lifted, there will be more debt, and so more interest to pay.
But many commentators fear the recovery will take much longer than that.
So the government will be bringing in less money in taxes than it expected, and spending more to support people and the economy.
That will leave it with a gap between its spending plans, and the money coming in to pay for them – that's known as the deficit.
Will I have to pay more tax?
The deficit leaves the government with a choice: increase borrowing, raise taxes, or cut spending. In the end, it may well do a mixture of the three – but those decisions haven't been taken yet.
Some economists argue that all the costs of the crisis could be easily covered by borrowing alone, but many disagree.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak faces some difficult decisions
Raising taxes would be politically awkward, because the Conservative 2019 manifesto promised not to raise the three biggest taxes. These are income tax, national insurance and VAT – which together bring in more than half of government revenue.
Increasing taxes means people have less money to spend, which would slow the economy down.
Cutting spending will also be difficult. There have been big cuts over the past decade, and many of the easy savings have already been made.
Some areas have long been protected, such as healthcare – but it would be difficult to reduce health spending after a big pandemic.
State pensions, another big spending item, are protected by a system called the "triple lock", which guarantees at least a 2% increase every year. This was also guaranteed in the manifesto.
The chancellor could say the pandemic makes these promises impossible to keep. But difficult choices will certainly have to be made.
So how will this affect my life?
If taxes go up, people will soon realise they have less money to spend. Likewise, people would notice if lower public spending resulted in worse public services, such as longer waiting times in hospitals or fewer police on the streets.
But if doctors and nurses have their wages frozen, or benefits rise more slowly, that will be noticed by those affected.
The government may feel that some of its ambitious infrastructure plans such as road and railway improvements need to be postponed or cancelled.
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