which houses the Nashville Symphony is referred to as the “ Athens of the South” as it is reflects the New Classical Architecture within the 21st Century. This four-storey structure draws inspiration from the classical halls of Vienna‚ Amsterdam‚ Barcelona and Berlin from the 19th century. “The design of the Symphony Centre was inspired by the world’s great concert halls‚ many of which were built in Europe in the late 19th Century” .For instance‚ Barcelona’s Palau de la Música Catalana inspired Schwarz
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Lakshmi Mittal Biography: Lakshmi Mittal Profile Lakshmi Mittal Born on 15th June 1950 in Sadulpur village‚ in the Churu district of Rajasthan‚ India. He is the CEO and founder of and has been the chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal since the merge. He also serves as a non-executive director of Goldman Sachs‚ EADS and ICICI Bank and is presently the vice chairman of the World Steel Association. Mittal has grown the family business into one of the largest steel companies in the world‚ with steel making
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One best example to this is the European Cups. A lot of popular clubs have been observed for racism. It has been reported that racism among popular football clubs were observed. It is because; club members came from different nationalities. Like Barcelona of Spain‚ Bayern
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inexpensive treat during the Great Depression. According to his second wife‚ Florence‚ Walter Diemer never received royalties for his invention but he did not mind. She also said he oversaw construction of bubble gum plants in Philadelphia and Barcelona‚ Spain‚ and travelled around the world marketing the gum. He stayed with Fleer for decades‚ eventually reaching the position of senior vice president as well as a member of the Board of Directors of Fleer Corporation. He retired in 1970‚ and remained
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On May 13‚ 1931‚ headed by Count Henri Baillet-Latour‚ the International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded Berlin the 1936 Summer Olympic Games (Mandell‚ 86). Berlin was chosen as the site of the Games over Barcelona (Mandell‚ 86)‚ because the IOC wanted to show Germany’s return to the international community after its devastating defeat in the Great War (Jewish Virtual Library). Hitler was never known to be a ‘sports fan’‚ nor did he care about the outcomes
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Hills Like White Elephants Hills Like White Elephants‚ by Ernest Hemingway‚ is a short story written in 1927. This story is set at a train station’s bar in Barcelona‚ Spain. The main topic of this short story is abortion. At the beginning of the story we meet the two main characters: Jig and the American. Throughout the story Jig and the American are discussing back and forth about whether Jig should get an abortion. Taking note that the American character seems to be a hardcore partier that
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flexibility and energy saving. But I wonder‚ is public transport really cheaper and more efficient? Is it promoted enough by governments? We should think about this‚ because it seems a contradiction. If you have seen the last news in Madrid‚ Barcelona and other big cities‚ the governments are asking people to use public transport because the level of pollution is very high. But‚ on the other hand‚ governments promote the sale of
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consumption. More specifically‚ childcare subsidies aim to support financially low-income families with the costs of educating their child. Nowadays‚ public support for childcare is rising in many countries around the world. During its meeting in Barcelona in 2002‚ the European Council planned to provide childcare by 2010 to at least 33% of children under three and to at least 90% of children between three and eighteen.1 The Australian government fixed a target to invest an additional $3.5 billion
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work of Czech (Moravian) artist Alfons Mucha‚ Swiss decorative artist Eugène Grasset‚ and English illustrator Aubrey Beardsley ("The Peacock Skirt”) and the ground-breaking architecture and design work of Hector Guimard of Paris and Antoni Gaudí of Barcelona. The Art Nouveau movement focussed heavily on the themes of nature‚ fantasy‚ and the female form‚ with sensual flowing shapes that simulate organic growth that is reminiscent of the primeval Garden of Eden. Exotic floral motifs with animals‚ birds
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ALBERTO RIOS OSORIO1‚*‚ MANUEL ORTIZ LOBATO2 and ´ XAVIER ALVAREZ DEL CASTILLO3 1 Universitat Polite`cnica de Catalunya‚ Edifici Campus‚ TR10‚ Calle Colom‚ 2‚ P.O. 08222 Terrassa‚ Barcelona‚ Spain; 2UNED (Distance Education University of Spain)‚ Terrassa‚ Barcelona; 3Universitat Polite`cnica de Catalunya‚ Terrassa‚ Barcelona‚ Spain (*author for correspondence‚ e-mail: rios@catunesco.upc.es; fax: +34-937398295; tel.: +34-937398294) (Received 10 February 2004; accepted 28 October 2004) Abstract. The
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