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The is a building designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa. It has apartments and offices in it. The tower is in Shimbashi, Tokyo, Japan. Nakagin Capsule Tower is an example of the Metabolism style of architecture. It was the first modular capsule building. Design and construction. The building is actually two towers. One is eleven and the other is thirteen floors. These towers are the utility cores. They have the elevators, stairs, electric, and water services in them. They also support the whole building. 140 capsules are attached to the two cores. Each capsule unit is one apartment or office. They are × × and have one round window. Just four bolts connect each unit to a tower. The units are made from lightweight steel. They were built in Shiga Prefecture and brought to Tokyo on trucks. The capsules are not connected to each other, so any capsule can be removed or replaced without moving the others. The towers are the permanent part of the building and the capsules were temporary. Kurokawa planned for new units to be built to replace old ones. As building technology improved, better units could be added. Also, units could be changed as people moved in or out. Capsules could even be moved from one building to another. This part of the plan never happened. No new capsules were ever built. Residents plan to tear down the building. They say there are problems with asbestos and that the building is too old and has not been repaired well. Kurokawa and other architects want to keep the building as an historic example.
Australia at the Olympics is a history which includes 45 games in 22 countries and 3,000+ athletes. Since 1895, Australia has contributed to the growth of the "Olympic Movement". The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Australia is AUS. History. The Australia National Olympic Committee was formed in 1895. It was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1895. Afghanistan's team first competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Australia has sent athletes to almost all of the modern Olympic Games. Australia has competed in every Summer Olympic Games, and most Winter Olympic Games. In 1908 and 1912, Australia competed with New Zealand under the name Australasia. Host country. Australia has hosted the Olympics twice: The 1956 Summer Olympics were at Melbourne in Victoria. The 2000 Summer Olympics were at Sydney in New South Wales.
The Arab Spring (, ) is a wave of protests and demonstrations that happened in the Middle East and North Africa starting on 17 December 2010.  The self-immolation of Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi ignited the , which quickly spread all over the MENA region. Almost all Arab countries were affected by the Arab Spring, through varying degrees of social and political unrest. In Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain and Syria, the influence of the Arab Spring is the most notable. However, major protests also occurred in many other Middle Eastern states. People went to protest out of anger against corruption and their often oppressive and authoritarian leaders. The demands of the protester were similar throughout the region. Common demands were freedom, justice, equal rights, economic opportunities, and democracy. Protestors were very efficient in mobilising people, communicating, and providing information. The methods they used strongly contributed to the course of the Arab Spring. Moreover, pan-Arab TV programmes, social media and other forms of pan-Arab Internet networks contributed to the high degrees of synchronisation of the protests. The Arab Spring heavily altered the political environment of the Middle East. By 2012, most of the governments involved had been defeated and replaced or had suppressed the protests. However, in most countries, the demands of the protestors were not met, leaving them discontent and leaving the country in a state of unrest and instability. Events. On 17 December 2010, the self-immolation of the Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi, sparked the Tunisian Jasmine Revolution.This revolution was the first of many revolutionary protests and demonstrations in the Middle East and North Africa. We know this wave of revolts, protests, and uprisings, as the Arab Spring. Protests occurred all over the Arab World. The Arab Spring resulted in conflicts in Tunisia, Algeria, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, Yemen, Djibouti, Sudan, Palestine, Iraq, Bahrain, Libya, Kuwait, Morocco, Mauritania, and at the borders of both Lebanon and Israel.  The outcomes of the Arab Spring differ per country, depending on a variety of factors. Such as the regime's response to the events
Guangzhou (; ; ) is the capital of Guangdong Province of southern China. It has over 18 million people, which makes it the sixth largest city proper and fourth-largest urban area in the world. Historically, it was known to Westerners as Canton, which is a misnomer, or a mistake in naming, since the name is an older English pronunciation for the entire region that the city is in, Guangdong. It is also called the City of Flowers. It is in the south of China and is one of the five biggest cities in China. In mainland China, Guangzhou is regarded as one of the three most popular cities with Beijing and Shanghai, which is called Bei-Shang-Guang for short. It is where the 16th Asian Games were held and it is famous for its food all over the world. Geography. Guangzhou is the core city of South China. It is on the north of Zhu Jiang Delta (Pearl River Delta), where the Dong Jiang River (East River), Xi Jiang River (West River) and Bei Jiang River (North River) join together. On its South is the South China Sea. With its geographical advantages, Guangzhou has been a very important port in South China for hundreds of years. Today, it is the biggest and most important port for air, sea, and trains in China. The area of Guangzhou is about . The north part and middle part of Guangzhou are hills. The west part and south part are plains that have a lot of rivers and streams. Guangzhou is in the subtropics monsoon climate region. It has a lot of sunshine and rain. The average temperature is from 21.4 to 21.9 °C (about 71 °F) and the lowest temperature in winter is about . The rainy season lasts for almost six months and the typhoons in summer also bring lots of rain. The average humidity is about 77 percent. Guangzhou has Baiyun Airport, which is one of the three most important parts of air transportation in the country. The passenger throughput ranks third in China and 19th in the world. It is also a very important harbor in China, second to Shenzhen in
Adela Noriega (), born Adela Amalia Noriega Méndez on October 24, 1969, in Mexico City, Mexico, is a Mexican television actress. Noriega gained popularity as a teenager participating in telenovelas as a lead actress. Some of her most famous works include "Quinceañera" (1987), "Dulce Desafío" (1989), "María Isabel" (1997), "El Privilegio de Amar" (1999), "El Manantial" (2001) and "Amor Real" (2003). She is known as the "Queen of telenovelas". Personal life. Noriega was born in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 24, 1969. At the age of 12, she was discovered by a talent scout. She started working as a child model and appearing in commercials and music videos. Her father died when Noriega was in her early adolescence. Her mother died in 1995 from cancer. She has two siblings; an older sister, Reyna, and a younger brother, Alejandro. Noriega takes long breaks between projects and avoids publicity. She lives in the United States. Career. Noriega made her television debut at the age of 14 in the telenovela, "Principessa". Soon after, she appeared in another telenovela, "Juana Iris", and on a comic show, "Cachún cachún ra ra!". In 1986, she got her first leading role in the telenovela "Yesenia" where she played a role of a young gypsy. Shortly after, she starred as a leading character of "Quinceañera". "Quinceañera" is considered to be the first telenovela made for teenagers because it dealt with the problems of youth (drugs, date rape and gangs) for the first time in the television genre. A year later, she appeared in another teen drama, "Dulce Desafío". In 1993, Noriega signed a contract with the U.S. network, Telemundo, and
Gas discharge lamps are a family of artificial light sources (or lamps). These lamps produce light by sending electricity through an ionized gas. Most of these lamps use a noble gas (often argon or neon gas), or a combination of noble gases, but they often contain other materials, such as mercury, sodium or metal halides. The gases in these lamps are ionized in operation. This means that there are free electrons. When an electric current is sent through the gas, electrons collide with atoms of the gas and the metals. This will mean that some reach a higher energy state. When they fall back into the lower energy state, they will emit the energy in the form of light.  The fluorescent lamp is probably the best known gas discharge lamp. Sodium vapor lamps are commonplace as streetlights. Neon lamps are used in advertising. Gas-discharge lamps have a long life and a high efficiency, but they are more complicated to manufacture, which makes them more expensive to buy than incandescent lamps. Due to their greater efficiency, gas-discharge lamps replaced incandescent light bulbs for many purposes in the late 20th century. Early in the 21st century, light-emitting diodes improved, with even higher efficiency. They began to replace some gas discharge lamps.
Nineveh was an ancient Assyrian city on the eastern side of the Tigris River. It was the capital and a major city of the Assyrian empire. Its ruins are across the river from the modern-day city of Mosul, Iraq. The ruins of Nineveh are surrounded by the remains of a massive stone and mudbrick wall dating from about 700 BC. The wall was bout 12 km in length. The stone retaining wall had projecting stone towers spaced about every . The stone wall and towers were topped by three-step parapets. The city wall had fifteen monumental gateways. They were checkpoints for people entering and exiting the city. They probably had barracks and armouries. With the inner and outer doors shut, the gateways were fortresses. The gateways had passages and interior chambers lined with finely cut stone. A stairway led from one of the interior chambers to the top of the mudbrick wall. The city wall was destroyed by ISIS by February, 2015. The wall was destroyed during an effort to destroy historical buildings and monuments in the province by the jihadist rebel group.
This article lists the most visited art museums in the world. This list of 100 is based on an attendance survey compiled by "The Art Newspaper" published in April 2013. The country with the highest number of visitors in the top 100 is the United Kingdom. The country with the most museums appearing in the list is the United States. The list also includes exhibition centers organizing temporary art displays. Several major art museums, such as the Palace Museum in Beijing, which annually draw close to 12 million visitors, the Museo del Prado in Madrid, with 2,800,000 visitors in 2012, and the National Museum of Anthropology of Mexico City, with 1,767,092 visitors in 2011, were not included. Annual fluctuations occur due to the popularity of special exhibitions and improved collections. For example, the National Gallery of Victoria 2,800,000 visitors in 2017, placing it well into the top 20.
White asbestos, also called chrysotile asbestos or serpentine asbestos, is one of the six types of asbestos. About 95% of asbestos found in buildings is white asbestos. It is considered by experts to be less dangerous than the other types of asbestos, but it is still a major health hazard and exposure can cause cancer and asbestosis. Chryso"til"e should not be confused with chryso"lit"e, which refers to peridot and several other non-asbestos-like minerals.
Pope Innocent XII (; 13 March 1615 – 27 September 1700), born Antonio Pignatelli, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 243rd Pope from 1691 to 1700. Early life. Pignatelli was born at Spinazzola in Puglia. He was educated at the Jesuit college in Rome. Pignatelli developed diplomatic experience when he was papal legate to Poland and to Austria. He gained administrative experience when he was governor of Perugia. Bishop. Piganatelli was made Bishop of Faenza in 1681. Pope Innocent XI made him Archbishop of Naples in 1687. Cardinal. Pope Innocent XI raised Pignatelli to the rank of Cardinal in 1682. Pope. Cardinal Pignatelli was elected pope on 12 July 1691; and he chose to be called Innocent XII. In 1692, Innocent XII issued the papal bull "Romanum decet Pontificem" which banned the curial office of the cardinal-nephew. Pope Innocent was involved in Italian and European political disputes. In the Papal States, Innocent invested in public works. For example, he caused the harbor of Porto d'Anzo to be constructed on the ruins of Antium. Also, he constructed the aqueduct of Civitavecchia. After his death. The tomb of Innocent XII at St. Peter's Basilica was sculpted by Filippo della Valle.
Pope Innocent XIII (; 13 May 1655 – 7 March 1724), born Michelangelo Conti, was an Italian cleric of the Roman Catholic Church and the 245th Pope from 1721 until his death. Michelangelo Conti was born in Poli, near Rome. Conti was born into a family that included several popes including Pope Innocent III. (1198–1216), he was a member of the family of the counts and dukes of Segni. Bishop. In 1695, Conti was made Archbishop of Tarsus. Cardinal. In 1706, Pope Clement XI raised Conti to the rank of cardinal. Pope. Cardinal Conti was elected pope on May 8, 1721; and he chose to be called Innocent XIII. Pope Innocent was involved in Italian and European political disputes.
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (November 12, 1926, Montgomery, Alabama – July 25, 1984 in Los Angeles, California) was an American blues singer, harp player and songwriter.  Thornton was the first who recorded "Hound Dog" by Leiber and Stoller. Another song which is often covered is "Ball ´n Chain". It is included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame list of the "500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll". It is one of her best-known songs because of being performed and recorded by Janis Joplin. Career. She was born in Montgomery, Alabama. She got her musical education in a Baptist church, where her father was a minister and her mother a choir singer. At the age of 14 she joined Sammy Green's Georgia-based Hot Harlem Revue and toured the south. She was also a self-taught drummer and harmonica player. She often played each instrument onstage. 1948 she settled in Houston. In 1951 she was signing a recording contract with Peacock Records. For this label she recorded "Hound Dog" which became #1 in the Rhythm ´n Blues charts. Then she toured with Junior Parker and Esther Phillips. At the end of the 1950s her career faded. She relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area, where she mostly played local blues clubs. In 1966 she recorded "Big Mama Thornton With The Muddy Waters Blues Band" featuring Muddy Waters (guitar), Sammy Lawhorn (guitar), James Cotton(harmonica), Otis Spann (piano), Luther Johnson (bass guitar), and Francis Clay (drums). Her "Ball 'n' Chain" album in 1968 with Lightnin' Hopkins (guitar) and Larry Williams (vocals), included the songs "Hound Dog", "Wade in the Water", "Little Red Rooster", "Ball 'n' Chain", "Money Taker", and "Prison Blues". One of Thornton's last albums was "Jail" (1975) for Vanguard Records.The album was recorded in the mid-1970s at
Martine Aubry (born 8 August 1950) is a French politician. She was born in Paris and is the daughter of Jacques Delors (1925–2023).  Aubry was married to Xavier Aubry, and has a daughter from that marriage. In 2004, she married Jean-Louis Brochen, a French lawyer, but decided to keep the family name of her first marriage. Aubry studied economics in Paris. She also has diplomas in political sciences, social sciences and work. She has also studied at the École nationale d'administration. She became active in the Confédération française démocratique du travail, which is currently the biggest trade union of the country. She is the mayor of Lille since 2001 and the First Secretary of the Socialist Party since 2008. She wanted to be the Socialist candidate to the 2012 presidential election but François Hollande defeated her.
A piano concerto is a concerto written for piano and orchestra. Characteristics. Form. A classical piano concerto is often in three movements. Examples by Mozart and Beethoven follow this model, but there are many others which do not. Beethoven's fourth piano concerto includes a last-movement cadenza, and many composers have made innovations – for example Liszt's single-movement concerti.
was a after "Meitoku" and before "Shōchō." This period started in July 1394 and ended in April 1428. During this time, the emperors were and .
was a after "Ōei" and before "Eikyō". This period started in April 1428 and ended in September 1429. During this time, the emperors were and .
was a after "Shocho" and before "Kakitsu." This period started in September 1429 and ended in February 1441. During this time, the emperor was .
Unilineal evolution, also called classical social evolution, was a 19th-century social theory about the evolution of societies and cultures.  There were different theories by various sociologists and anthropologists. However, they all believed that Western culture is the peak of social evolution. Social status is seen as a single line that goes from most primitive to most civilized. This theory is now generally considered obsolete in universities.
was a after "Eikyō" and before "Bun'an." This period started in February 1441 and ended in February 1444. During this time, the emperor was .
was a after "Kakitsu" and before "Hotoku." This period started in February 1444 and ended in July 1449. During this time, the emperor was .
was a after "Hōtoku" and before "Kosho." This period started in July 1452 and ended in July 1455. During this time, the emperor was .
was a after "Bun'an" and before "Kyotoku." This period started in July 1449 and ended in July 1452. During this time, the emperor was .
was a after "Kyōtoku" and before "Chōroku." This period started in July 1455 and ended in September 1457. During this time, the emperor was .
was a after "Kōshō" and before "Kanshō." This period started in September 1457 and ended in December 1460. During this time, the emperor was .
was a after "Chōroku" and before "Bunshō." This period started in December 1460 and ended in February 1466. During this time, the emperors were and .
was a after "Kanshō" and before "Ōnin". The period started in February 1466 and ended in March 1467. During this time, the emperor during this period was .
Fashion Bug is a women's clothing retailer. It owned by the Lane Bryant company. Like Lane Bryant, it is focused on clothing for larger women.  History. Fashion Bug was founded in 1960. It is headquartered in Margate, Florida.
was a after "Bunshō" and before "Bunmei". This period started in March 1467 and ended in April 1469. During this time, the emperor was . Events of the "Ōnin" era. In the "Ōnin" era, the emperor gave Yoshimasa's villa with a special name -- "Higashiyama-dono"., Construction work was interrupted by the Ōnin War. Ōnin War. The "Ōnin" War started in 1467. This conflict is called "Ōnin no ran" because of the nengō in which it began. The fighting began as a dispute over who should follow Ashikaga Yoshimasa as shogun after his retirement – whether it would be his brother (Yoshimi) or his son (Yoshihisa). Rival groups of daimyo fought for military supremacy. In the end, there was no winner. The war stopped because the factions simply exhausted themselves.
was a after "Ōnin" and before "Chōkyō". This period started in April 1469 and ended in July 1487. During this time, the emperor was .
was a Japanese era name (年号, "nengō", lit. year name) after "Bunmei" and before "Entoku". This period started in July 1487 and ended in August 1489. During this time, the emperor was Go-Tsuchimikado"-tennō" (後土御門天皇).
Honoré de Balzac (; 20 May 1799 – 18 August 1850) was a French novelist and playwright. His most famous work is "La Comédie humaine". It is a collection of novels and short stories and is about French life after 1815. La Peau de chagrin (1831), Eugénie Grandet (1833) and Le Père Goriot (1835) are some of the most famous works from this collection. His books influenced many other people such as Marcel Proust, Émile Zola, Gustave Flaubert, Charles Dickens and Edgar Allan Poe. Works. Tragic verse Incomplete at time of death Published pseudonymously As "Lord R'Hoone", in collaboration As "Horace de Saint-Aubin" Published anonymously Selected titles from "La Comédie humaine" Plays Tales
Leona Cavalli (stage name Alleyona Canedo da Silva, November 6, 1969 in Rosário do Sul) is a Brazilian actress. Biography. Her father politician, lawyer and poet and teacher mother's name, has three brothers. At birth, was named Alleyona. His mother wanted it to be Leona, but the father thought the name too strong for a baby and decided to adapt - it. Cavalli comes from their sponsors. His childhood was in nature, playing fields by the gauchos, where the horse ran, climbed trees, swam praticaca and many other sports. With his father, who was twice mayor of the city, learned early to live with a lot of people climbing on the stump, attending rallies without bothering to be the daughter of a public person alive. With his mother, learned to appreciate the beauty and love freedom. At age ten he was traveling, had boyfriends and wanted to be an actress. He participated in several parts as, "A Divina Sarah", As Lágrimas Amargas de Petra Von Kant, Brincando em cima Daquilo, O Homem e o Cavalo, etc. Then came the "Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul" (UFRGS), in the course of Performing Arts and the "Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul" (PUC), in the course of law. But, dropped everything and went to St. Paul in an attempt to do theater professionally. Participated in several movies such as, "Um Céu de Estrelas", "Amarelo Manga", "Carandiru", "Olga", "Antônia", "Aparecida - O Milagre", etc. Is also participated in several telenovelas and miniseries as, "Belíssima", "Bang Bang", the miniseries "Amazônia, de Galvez a Chico Mendes", "Duas Caras", "Negócio da China", etc. In 2011, he made a cameo on the soap opera, "Araguaia". Currently, this air, soap opera, "A Vida da Gente" as Dra. Celina.
was a after "Chōkyō" and before "Meio". This period started in August 1489 and ended in July 1492. During this time, the emperor was . Events of the "Entoku" era. Jonen-ji, a Buddhist temple near Edo, was founded in the Entoku era.
was a after "Meiō" and before "Eishō." This period started in February 1501 and ended in February 1504. During this time, the emperor was .