·1963: Pan Am Building, in collaboration with Pietro Belluschi, New York
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Walter Gropius was a German architect and art educator who founded the Bauhaus school of design, which became a dominant force in architecture and the applied arts in the 20th century. Gropius taught that all design should be functional as well as aesthetically pleasing. The Bauhaus school pioneered a functional, severely simple architectural style, featuring the elimination of surface decoration and extensive use of glass.
The Bauhaus school attracted many artists, including painters Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky, graphic artist Käthe Kollwitz, and expressionist art groups such as Die Brücke and Der Blaue Reiter.
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When Gropius resigned from the Bauhaus School in 1928, architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe became the next director. Other influential Bauhaus architects included:
Although Gropius is best known for the Bauhaus style, his architectural reputation was first established when, working with Adolph Meyer, he designed the Fagus Works (1910-1911) and the office building for the Werkbund exhibition in Cologne (1914).
After several years in England, Gropius began teaching architecture at Harvard University. As a Harvard professor, Gropius introduced Bauhaus concepts and design principles – teamwork standardization, and prefabrication – to a generation of American architects.
Between 1938 to 1941, Gropius worked on several houses with Marcel Breuer. They formed the Architects Collaborative in 1945. Among their commissions were the Harvard Graduate Center (1946), the U.S. Embassy in Athens and the University of Baghdad. One of Gropius’s later designs, in collaboration with Pietro Belluschi, was the Pam Am Building (now the Metropolitan Life Building) in New York City.
This is one of my son’s favorite bands.We usually listen to Octane on the way back from school.So I decided to spice up my Sunday eve.This show was a little different from the Crue Fest.The Arena was crowded.The Papa roach band always put up a great show.They really know how to connect with the audience.They really get you moving.After Papa roach, STAIND finish the evening.Music is like medicine.What better way to feed your body and soul?
LIVING LA VIDA!
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Starting out as a punk- and rap-influenced band, the northern Californian alt-metal group Papa Roach grew into a straight-ahead hard rock ensemble with strong heavy metal leanings. Consisting of Coby Dick, Jerry Horton, Dave Buckner, and Tobin Esperance, Papa Roach formed in 1993 and began releasing EPs soon after, including 1994’s Potatoes for Christmas and 1995’s Caca Bonita. By 1996, the group replaced original bassist Will James with Esperance and hired a new manager; the following year, Papa Roach released their first full-length album, Old Friends from Young Years, which became a surprise hit on local radio. The band’s regional success led to more prominent gigs, including dates with Suicidal Tendencies, Sevendust, and Powerman 5000, and a deal with Dreamworks Records, which released Papa Roach’s second album, Infest, in early 2000. The album went triple platinum thanks to the success of the single “Last Resort.” Two years later, frontman Coby Dick opted to go by his given name of Jacoby Shaddix. A second album, lovehatetragedy, appeared in June 2002. Stylistically, the band had begun to grow beyond its rap-rock roots and the new tracks showcased a slightly more mature, melodic, and straightforward hard rock sound. That same summer the band joined a number of rap acts including Ludacris and Xzibit on Eminem‘s Anger Management Tour. In 2004, the band released their third studio effort, Getting Away with Murder. Bouyed by the success of the single “Scars,” Getting Away with Murder sold well and eventually went platinum. Two years later, Papa Roach began work on their fourth studio album at the infamous and historical Paramour mansion in Hollywood — once the home of silent movie starAntonio Moreno. Released in fall 2006, The Paramour Sessionsalso featured a heavy L.A. rock aesthetic. Heather Phares, All Music Guide.
Dio is an Americanheavy metal band led by vocalistRonnie James Dio, who formed it in 1982 after leaving Black Sabbath. In an interview, available on the special edition re-release of Holy Diver, Dio states that he never intended to begin a solo career. His intention was to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath member drummer Vinny Appice. Naming the band Dio made sense from a commercial standpoint, as the name was already well-known at that time. Dio in Italian and Latin means “God.
Dio was formed in October 1982 in the United States.
Reportedly, guitarist Jake E. Lee very briefly played with the band Dio, but was replaced by guitarist Vivian Campbell before the recording of Holy Diver.
The band released their debut album, Holy Diver, in May 1983. It featured two hit singles, “Rainbow in the Dark” and “Holy Diver”, which gained popularity from MTV. Ronnie James Dio and Jimmy Bain played keyboards in the studio, but recruited keyboardist Claude Schnell for live shows in 1984.
Now a quintet, the band released their second studio album, The Last in Line, on July 2, 1984. It was followed by their third album, Sacred Heart, which was released on August 15, 1985. Several songs were recorded during the tour for that album.
The band released along with the studio-recorded “Time To Burn” on the Intermission mini LP. In 1985 Ronnie also wrote the song “Stars” for the Hear ‘n Aid project, with Campbell contributing on guitar.
In 1986, Campbell, citing creative differences, left the band to join Whitesnake and was replaced by Craig Goldy. On July 21, 1987 their fourth album Dream Evil was released. Goldy left in 1988, also because of musical differences. In June 1989 18 year-old Rowan Robertson was announced as Goldy’s successor but further changes were to follow, with Schnell, Bain, and Appice leaving the band.
They were replaced, respectively, with Teddy Cook, Jens Johansson, and former AC/DC drummer Simon Wright. The new band released the album Lock up the Wolves in the spring of 1990. During the tour, Ronnie had a chance meeting with former Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler which led to that band’s short-lived reunion, producing one album, Dehumanizer. After this Ronnie James Dio reassembled Dio once again, retaining only Appice on the drums. By late 1994 guitarist Tracy G, keyboardist Scott Warren of Warrant and bassist Jeff Pilson had all joined. During this era, the band adopted a more modern sound, leaving many fans disappointed. As a result some fans regard the albums made during this period–1994’s Strange Highways, 1996’s Angry Machines and the live album Inferno – Last in Live–as the worst in Dio’s catalogue, while others view them positively as a step away from the outdated sound of the 1980s. Dio himself has made it clear in interviews that he intensely dislikes this point in his career (particularly the Angry Machines album) and asked Craig Goldy to return in June 1999. Reportedly, Tracy G was asked to stay as a rhythm guitarist, but declined.
Craig Goldy’s return facilitated the release of Dio’s eighth studio album in 2000, Magica, which was regarded by many as the band’s “comeback album” and reached #13 on the Billboard independent charts. It featured the return not only of Goldy but of Simon Wright and Jimmy Bain, although on the European tour Chuck Garric played bass. A concept album, Magica features a return to the band’s older, more successful sound, while increased use of keyboards gives it a modern feel. During the following tour, however, tensions rose between Goldy on the one hand and Bain and Dio on the other, as Goldy was dealing with the obligations of a family. Goldy left the band in January 2002 and was replaced with Doug Aldrich, whom Bain had met while recording a tribute album for Metallica. Because of his late arrival, Aldrich did not contribute much to Dio’s ninth work, Killing the Dragon, which was written primarily by Dio and Bain. Killing The Dragon was released in 2002 through Spitfire Records and was well received in the metal community, even reaching the overall charts in the UK. Aldrich would stay in the band until April of the following year, when he, like Campbell before him, joined Whitesnake, prompting Goldy’s return. Soon afterwards, Bain left the band.
2005 saw the release of the Dio live album Evil or Divine – Live In New York City, which featured the same show that was released on DVD in 2003. Dio has claimed he did not have much input on this release, as he had already left the label that released it. Dio toured South America, Japan, Europe, and Russia in 2005. Their fall tour was titled “An Evening With Dio” and featured a regular set, and then a second set of the band playing his 1983 album Holy Diver in its entirety. The band was purportedly going to film a date from this show in Russia for future DVD release; however, the show on the DVD was actually filmed in London, England. The audio of this performance, a double CD named “Holy Diver Live” was released in April 2006.
In 1999, an animated spoof of Dio appeared in an episode of South Park titled “Hooked on Monkey Phonics“. The band appears performing “Holy Diver” at an elementary school dance. Although Ronnie James Dio’s appearance is somewhat like himself in reality, the rest of the band just appears as a “stereotypical” heavy metal band with no reference to the real band members.
In 2006, Dio made a brief appearance in the Tenacious D film, The Pick of Destiny. In a scene where a young Jack Black appeals to a poster of Dio for advice, Dio’s image comes to life and offers instruction. The appearance is also available on the soundtrack for the movie, in the song titled “Kickapoo”. There is also a song about Dio on Tenacious D‘s first album. The song is called Dio.
In 2007 it was announced that Black Sabbath would reunite with Dio and go under the name Heaven and Hell. This has some people debating if the band Dio will release a new album during 2008, though Dio states that his time with Heaven and Hell will end before 2008 to give him time to make another Dio album before he has anything to do with Black Sabbath again. However, Recent Press releases which cite Black Sabbath/Heaven & Hell Bassist Geezer Butler as a source, suggest that Heaven And Hell are in talks with various record labels regarding a new full Studio Album for 2008, but the official Dio website have yet to comment on this.
Dio’s official website had the following to say: “If you’ve been wondering what Ronnie is up to, wonder, no longer: After taking some well-deserved time off after last year’s monster Heaven and Hell world tour, Ronnie will be heading off to the UK in March to begin writing the new Heaven and Hell record with the guys. Tony Iommi will then travel to LA to reunite with Ronnie, Geezer and Vinny to continue working on the record during April and May.
Then, Ronnie will take a break during the summer to play a few special up close and personal dates for the Dio fans. The dates are now coming together, so check the tour section for the latest info on concerts.”
In January 2007, Adriana Sassoon, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. A former Elite model in her native Brazil, Adriana endured a frustrating series of biopsies in Miami, where the family was living. In search of the best care, Adriana quickly moved to Boston for treatment. Adriana recently celebrated her first cancer-free year.
SPECIAL THANKS FOR:
MY FATHER CLAUDIO & MARIA HELENA, DINDINHA & DINDINHO, ELAN, MY TWO BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN, MARY JOE, MARA & COU, ALL MY COUSINS, ALL MY UNCLES, AUNTS, ALL MY FRIENDS, MERCEDES, SONDRA, SOLEIL, MEENO, BENO, MIKE, KAY, ELISABETH, ESTHER,SIMON,VIDAL, RONNIE, BEVERLY, DR. SPIGELMAN, DR.DAVID C. FISHER, MICHELLE WALSH, SUSAN, DR.PETER MAUCH, DR. RAFAEL BUENO,THE CHILDREN AND THE VOLUNTEERS AT AMEAMOROSO, FOR ALL WHO STOOD BY MY SIDE.
DANA-FARBER EMPLOYEES: FOR ALL THE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. ALL THE CARE GIVERS. NURSES, DOCTORS, VOLUNTEERS. WE NEED YOU! IN ORDER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD OUT THERE! IF THERE ARE ANGELS …… I GUESS I HAVE MET THEM HERE ON EARTH.
EVERY YEAR, I WAS RACING FOR THE CURE! HELPING A GOOD CAUSE. WAS A GOOD WAY TO KEEP MY BODY IN GOOD SHAPE AND HELP TO SUPPORT THE RESEARCH FOR CANCER. GOD, IF I KNEW I WOULD BE NEXT…… WE NEVER KNOW. LIFE IS TO SHORT! TOO PRECIOUS.
LIVING LIFE, LOVING LIFE, LIFE PRECIOUS MOMENTS!
TIME ONLY MOVES FORWARD, DOESN’T COME BACK.
THAT’S WHY MEMORIES ARE PRECIOUS. MEMORIES LAST FOREVER!
FRIENDS AND FAMILY, MAKES WHO WE ARE!
DISEASE , NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES MAKE US REALIZE NOTHING ELSE MATTERS. LIVE DAY BY DAY. CARPEDIEM! AKS
“Treating” cancer is one of the most lucrative business on earth.
For years, cancer has been called a “mystery.”
After spending billions of dollars over many decades, the medical establishment claims not to know the cause of cancer, not to understand its nature, and can only offer expensive and invasive treatments like radiation and highly toxic drugs to treat it.
The strikes me as willful stupidity that conveniently happens to generate many billions of dollars each year that is spread out annually among many tens of thousands of employees of the cancer industry.
ADRIANA SASSOON 