BASE ISOLATED BUILDINGS What is base isolation? When a building is built away (isolated) from the ground‚ resting on flexible bearings or pads known as base isolators. It is of the most popular means of protecting a structure against earthquake forces. HISTORY The first evidence of architects using the principle of base isolation for earthquake protection was discovered in Pasargadae. One of the world’s first base-isolated structures – the William Clayton building Base Isolation
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Nichole Acevedo LALS 31106 Professor Nieves October 6‚ 2014 Slave of the Saints: Documentary Review Kelly Hayes’ Slave of the Saints introduced a new kind of worshipping along Afro-Brazilians‚ their urban community and marginalized society. The documentary illustrated Afro-Brazilian rituals of Pomba Gira and other possessing entities that not only speak through human beings such as Nazare but also depicts both the subordination and empowerment under traditional views of hypersexualized femininity
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Philippine Saint : Saint Lorenzo Ruiz Lorenzo Ruiz Saint Lorenzo Ruiz (ca. 1600 – 29 September 1637)‚ also known as Laurentius Ruiz de Manila or San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila‚ is the firstFilipino saint venerated in the Roman Catholic Church; he is thus the protomartyr of the Philippines. He was killed for refusing to leave Japan and renounce his Roman Catholic beliefs during the persecution of Japanese Christians under the Tokugawa Shogunate in the 17th century. Saint Lorenzo is
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One of the most inspiring saints in history‚ St. Maximilian Kolbe was born on the eighth of January‚ in 1894. He was born with the name of Raymond. Raymond was born in Zdunska-Wola‚ which is located in Poland. At this time‚ Poland was a part of the Russian Empire. Raymond’s father was a weaver‚ and his father’s name was Julius. His mother’s name was Maria. He had two brothers‚ with the names of Francis and Joseph. At this time Poland‚ there was a political split. Raymond said he “lamented the existence
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Saint Benedict Saint Benedict leading others in a life of service to God The life of Saint Benedict dramatically shaped Christianity development through the impacts of Benedicts Law on monarchism and my ministry today. Saint Benedict was born in about the year 480 AD. Many of the milestones in Benedict’s life are approximations as is the year of his birth. The only dated event of his life was in 542 AD when he was visited by a king at Monte Cassino. We know that he was an older man when
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Thomas Valotta Mr. K HSB4M1 July 15‚ 2014 The Saints and the Roughnecks: A power Discrepancy After wild high school experiences and memorable nights out with teenage friends‚ there comes a time to grow out of this lifestyle and into responsible‚ young adults. This was definitely the case for the two gangs within the town of Hanibal‚ the Saints and the Roughnecks. Most members of the two gangs are now respectable men who have achieved college degrees and started their own families‚ although
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his confinements. . Saint Luke is often shown with an ox or a calf because these are the symbols of sacrifice - the sacrifice Jesus made for the world. St. Luke is known as the patron saint of physicians and surgeons. It has been proven that Luke lived a long life and died 84 AD. The Gospel of Saint Luke gives a good idea of his character as one who loved the poor‚ who wanted God’s kingdom open to all‚ who respected women and saw hope in God’s mercy for everyone. Saint Luke tried to help anyone
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of story that is told about heroes and the kind of story that is told about saints. The hero always makes a decisive intervention when things are looking like they could go wrong. The hero always steps up and makes everything right. The hero is always the center of attention by contrast the saint is not necessarily a crucial character. The saint may be almost invisible easily missed‚ quickly forgotten. The hero and the saint are always at the periphery of a story that is really about God. The hero’s
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Saint Simon Claude Henri de Rouvroy‚ comte de Saint-Simon‚ often referred to as Henri de Saint-Simon (17 October 1760–19 May 1825) was a French utopian socialist thinker. Saint-Simon was born in Paris. He belonged to a younger branch of the family of the duc de Saint-Simon. He claimed his education was directed by Jean le Rond d’Alembert‚ though no proof of this exists; it is likely that Saint-Simon himself invented this false intellectual pedigree. At the age of sixteen he was in America helping
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directly upon what you believe the afterlife to be? Or do you not believe there is an afterlife and live only for today and what you have? Professor Ambrosio outlines what he refers to as the ‘genome’ of western culture in relation to the meaning of life. In order to approach this issue‚ he uses two characteristic ways in which the meaning of life has been pursued: the way of the hero and the way of the saint. The hero approach is related to genetics and evolution. Genes are inherited from one generation
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