May Disease is a common kind of minor depression in Japan. Almost all students enter new schools or universities in April. Most new company employees also start in April each year. Then there is a long Golden Week holiday at the beginning of May. People return to their new school or job after a holiday, and it is not new or exciting anymore. May Disease describes this common feeling of disappointment or being let down.
Gravitational field
In physics, a gravitational field is a model used to explain the influence that a massive body has. The influence extends into the space around itself, producing a force on another massive body. Thus, a gravitational field is used to explain gravitational phenomena (effects). It is measured in newtons per kilogram (N/kg).
In the original Newtonian concept, gravity was a force between point masses. Following Newton, Laplace attempted to model gravity as some kind of radiation field or fluid. Since the 19th century explanations for gravity have in terms of a field model, rather than a point attraction. This revolution was brought about by Einstein's general theory of relativity. Most scientists believe that the gravitational field and its gravitational waves are the physical interpretations of Einstein's equations of general relativity.
In a field model, rather than two particles attracting each other, the mass of objects distort spacetime. This distortion is what is perceived and measured as a "force". In such a model matter moves in certain ways in response to the curvature of spacetime. One can say either "there is no gravitational force", or that "gravity is a fictitious force".
One Ok Rock
One Ok Rock (written as ONE OK ROCK) is a Japanese rock band formed in 2005. The band is composed of Taka, Toru, Ryota, and Tomoya. Originally there were five members in the band, but a guitarist Alex left the group in 2009, and it is a four-piece band now.
The band had various singles that entered the Oricon charts and their songs are getting more and more popular.
2005
In April, Toru, Ryota, Alex, and Tomo started activities of One Ok Rock. In May, Toru invited Taka, and he started singing in the band.
2006
Tomo gave up his membership in One Ok Rock. On July 26th, they released the first album "ONE OK ROCK" and it became a indie rock band.
2007
In March, for the substitution of Tomo, Tomoya became a new member. In March 25th, they released the 1st single "naihishinsho", and that allowed this band to made a major debut.
2009
In April, Alex was accused of sexual assault(groping) on a train. Because of that, One Ok Rock made a statement that it would stop its activity for a while. In the next month, Alex dropped out of the band. However, the rest of the members decided not to quit working and they restarted the activity of One Ok Rock.
2010
In February, One Ok Rock released the fourth single "完全感覚Dreamer". On November twenty eighth, they did a live in Budoukan for the first time of their career.
Albums
2007.11.21 release
1st album "ゼイタクビョウ"
2008.5.28 release
2nd album "BEAM OF LIGHT"
2008.11.12 release
3rd album "感情エフェクト"
2010.6.9 release
4th album "Nicheシンドローム"
2011.10.5 release
5th album "残響リファレンス"
2013.3.6 release
6th album "人生×僕="
Singles
2007.4.25 release
1st single 内秘心書
2007.7.25 release
2nd single 努努-ゆめゆめ-
2007.10.24 release
3rd single エトセトラ
2010.2.3 release
4th single 完全感覚Dreamer
2011.2.16 release
5th single アンサイズニア
2011.7.20 release
6th single Re:make / NO SCARED
2012.8.22 release
7th single The Beginning
2013.1.9 release
8th single Deeper Deeper / Nothing Helps
Bouquinistes
Bouquinistes are small bookstores in Paris, on each side of the River Seine. They are green boxes made ​​of wood. They were classified as a World Heritage Site in 1991.
The word "bouquinistes" is used only in Paris. The word comes from "bouquin", book in French slang.
My First Story
My First Story (Written as MY FIRST STORY) is a Japanese rock band that formed in 2011.
Asparagus officinalis
Asparagus officinalis is a perennial from the genus "Asparagus" of the Asparagaceae family. It is commonly grown as a vegetable, eaten in spring. When people talk about Asparagus as a vegetable, they usually mean this plant. It was once classified in the lily family, like its "Allium" cousins, onions and garlic, but the Liliaceae have been split and the onion-like plants are now in the family Amaryllidaceae and asparagus in the Asparagaceae. "Asparagus officinalis" is native to most of Europe, northern Africa and western Asia, A. officinalis is widely cultivated as a vegetable crop.
Allium
Allium is a genus of flowering plants. It contains garlic, leek, onions and chives. There are hundreds of species, some of which have been cultivated for much of human history. Today, about a dozen species are economically important. The type species of the genus is "Allium sativum", commonly known as "garlic". The taxonomy of "Allium" is difficult, because the boundaries between species are often unclear. For this reason, the number of recognised species varies between 260, and 860. Most people think there are about 750 species.
Marimekko
Marimekko is a textile design company. It was started in 1951 in Finland. It is famous for its original prints, for instance, prints of red and blue flowers. The company makes high-quality items, not only furnishing fabrics to tableware but also clothes, bags and other accessories. Its fabrics have been introduced inside the airplanes of Finnair.
Yoshitaka Amano
Environmental economics
Environmental economics is a domain of economics that looks at problems of the environment from an economical perspective. Natural resources, such as clean water are limited, because of pollution. They are also seen as "free" public goods. This means that if there are no rules on how to use these goods, they will be used too much. There are externalities for using these goods, and there is the problem of free riders. In this perspective, the solution is to convert these resources into economic goods, which are integrated in the market. This will lessen the problem of free-riding, and give incentives to use these goods sparingly. An example for this is a tax which is tied to pollution. Proper legislation and observation of property right on how to regulate the use of these public goods is also another important factor in ensuring that market inefficiencies don't result.
Kate Flannery
Katherine Patricia "Kate" Flannery (born June 10, 1964) is an American actress. She acts mostly on television. She played Meredith Palmer in the NBC sitcom "The Office". Flannery was born in Philadelphia.
Free rider problem
In economics, the term free rider refers to someone who benefits from resources, goods, or services without paying for the cost of the benefit. The term "free rider" was first used in economic theory of public goods, but similar concepts have been applied in to other contexts, such as collective bargaining, antitrust law, psychology and political science. Free riding may be considered as a free rider problem when it leads to under-provision of goods or services, or when it leads to overuse or degradation of a common property resource.
Although the term originated in economic theory, similar concepts have been cited in political science, social psychology, and other disciplines. Some individuals in a team or community may reduce their contributions or performance if they believe that one or more other members of the group may free ride.
Gauss-Bonnet theorem
The Gauss-Bonnet theorem is a theorem that connects the geometry of a shape with its topology. It is named after the two mathematicians Carl Friedrich Gauß (1777-1855) and Pierre Ossian Bonnet (1812-1872) who both found it, independently of one another. The Curvature of the shape is used, as well as its Euler characteristic.
Bangladesh–Russia relations