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21st Century (other)
The 21st century of the '' Anno Domini'' or Common Era runs from 2001 through 2100. 21st century may also refer to: Media * ''Twenty-First Century'', a Hong Kong intellectual journal influential in China during the early 1990s * ''The 21st Century'', an American television news show hosted by Walter Cronkite, originally called ''The 20th Century'' * 21st Century Fox, an American mass-media conglomerate acquired by Disney Music * 21st Century (band) * ''21st Century'' (Blue System album), 1994 * ''21st Century'' (Groove Coverage album), 2006 * ''21st Century'', an album by Lincoln Thompson, 1997 * "21st Century (Digital Boy)", a song by Bad Religion, 1990 * "21st Century", a song by Red Hot Chili Peppers from ''Stadium Arcadium'', 2006 * " 21st Century Boy", a song by Sigue Sigue Sputnik, 1986 * ''21st Century Breakdown'', an album by Green Day, 2009 * ''Twenty First Century Skinned'', an album by Praga Khan, 1999 Business * 21st Century Network (21CN), a networking pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Century
The 21st (twenty-first) century is the current century in the ''Anno Domini'' era or Common Era, under the Gregorian calendar. It began on 1 January 2001 (2001, MMI) and will end on 31 December 2100 (Roman numerals, MMC). Marking the beginning of the 21st century was the rise of a World economy, global economy and Third World consumerism, deepening global concern over terrorism after September 11 attacks, 11 September 2001, terrorist attacks and increased private enterprise. The NATO interventions in War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq of the early 2000s and overthrowing several regimes during the Arab Spring of the early 2010s led to mixed outcomes in the Arab world, resulting in several civil wars and political instability. The United States has remained the global superpower, while China is now considered an emerging superpower. In 2017, 49.3% of the world's population lived in "some form of democracy", though only 4.5% lived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadium Arcadium
''Stadium Arcadium'' is the ninth studio album by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was a double-album released on May 5, 2006, on Warner Bros. Records. It produced five singles: "Dani California", " Tell Me Baby", "Snow (Hey Oh)", "Desecration Smile" and "Hump de Bump", along with the band's first-ever fan-made music video, for the song "Charlie". In the United States, ''Stadium Arcadium'' became the band's first number-one album. ''Stadium Arcadium'' was originally scheduled to be a trilogy of albums each released six months apart, but was eventually condensed into a double album. The album was praised for integrating musical styles from several aspects of the band's career. The album gained the band seven Grammy Award nominations in 2007 including an award for Best Rock Album and one for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package. Winning five out of seven Grammy Awards, it was the most nominations that the band had garnered in their (at the time) 23 year car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Century BC
The 21st century BC was a century that lasted from the year 2100 BC to 2001 BC. Events Note: all dates from this long ago should be regarded as either approximate or conjectural; there are no absolutely certain dates, and multiple competing reconstructed chronologies, for this time period. * c. 2150 – 2040 BC – The First Intermediate Period of Egypt, a period of decline in Egyptian central power. * c. 2112 – 2004 BC – The Third Dynasty of Ur. Administrative power in Ur is pushed far, with an Ensi, an appointed civil servant, at the head of the constituencies. A meticulous and finicky bureaucracy manages, counts and controls the whole administration, which is as much concerned with the economy as with war or the service of the gods. The weight of such an administration arguably contributed to the collapse of the empire. The documentation of the Third Dynasty of Ur does not attest to the existence of private property, but rather a state organization of agricultural pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Century Insurance
Farmers Insurance Group (informally Farmers) is an American insurer group of vehicles, homes and small businesses and also provides other insurance and financial services products. Farmers Insurance has more than 48,000 exclusive and independent agents and approximately 21,000 employees. Farmers is the trade name for three reciprocal insurers, Farmers, Fire, and Truck owned by their policyholders. The non-claims activities of Farmers are managed by an attorney in fact, Farmers Group Inc, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Swiss-based Zurich Insurance Group. History 1922 to 2000 ;1922 Farmers' future co-founders John C. Tyler and Thomas E. Leavey first met after Tyler moved to California. Tyler and Leavey had both grown up with rural backgrounds and believed that farmers and ranchers, who had better driving records than urbanites, deserved lower insurance premiums. During the 1920s, farmers across the United States were establishing their own mutual insurance firms and cooper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BT 21CN
The 21st Century Network (21CN) programme is the data and voice network transformation project, under way since 2004, of the UK telecommunications company BT Group plc. It was intended to move BT's telephone network from the AXE/ System X Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to an Internet Protocol (IP) system. As well as switching over the PSTN, BT planned to deliver many additional services over their new data network, such as on-demand interactive TV services. BT originally stated that it would accrue annual savings of £1 billion when the transition to the new network was completed, and hoped to have over 50% of its customers transferred by 2008 (see ''External links'' below for current progress on the roll-out of optical fibre by Openreach). Capital expenditure was put at £10 billion over five years, this being 75% of BT's total capital spending plans in that period. Architecture The new network is based on an architectural model of five classes of network nodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praga Khan
Maurice Joseph François Engelen (born 7 January 1959), known by his stage name Praga Khan, is a Belgian electronic musician. Khan is considered one of the leading pioneers of the new beat/acid house/techno electronic dance music scene that originated in Belgium. Khan has also contributed to the theatrical scene with his musical collaborations in ''The Next Dimension'' and ''Code Red''. Career In the late 1980s, Engelen teamed up with Jade 4U (Nikkie van Lierop) and Olivier Adams to form Lords of Acid and multiple other projects including Channel X and Digital Orgasm. Khan's most famous solo work is "Injected with a Poison" (1992). The single "Free Your Body / Injected with a Poison", by Praga Khan featuring Jade 4U, reached #16 in the UK. "Rave Alert" also charted (#39). In 1992, Channel X's "Rave the Rhythm" was included in the soundtrack for ''Basic Instinct'', after director Paul Verhoeven had by chance heard the track in a New York City disco during the shooting. After thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twenty First Century Skinned
''Twenty First Century Skinned'' is the first remix album by Praga Khan Maurice Joseph François Engelen (born 7 January 1959), known by his stage name Praga Khan, is a Belgian electronic musician. Khan is considered one of the leading pioneers of the new beat/acid house/techno electronic dance music scene that orig .... It was released in 1999. Track listing # "Breakfast in Vegas (Insider Remix)" – 4:32 # "Isolation (Screaming to Be with You Remix)" – :40 # "Visions & Imaginations (Box Energy Mix)" – 3:49 # "Far Beyond the Sun (Adrift on Oscillators Mix)" – 4:41 # "What's Wrong with Me (That Shits Wild Mix)" – 4:02 # "Lonely (Court-Circuit Remix)" – 5:00 # "Supersonic Lovetoy (Sonic Dub)" – 4:43 # "Lady Alcohol (Where the Fuck am I Mix)" – 4:33 # "Bored Out of My Mind (Laurent Barbier Mix)" – 3:39 # "Begin to Move (Dark Zone Mix)" – 4:59 # "One Foot in the Grave (Artificial Life Mix)" – 5:32 # "Adult Entertainment (Here Comes the Whip Mix)" – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Green Day
Green Day is an American rock band formed in the East Bay of California in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, together with bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt. For most of the band's career, they have been a power trio with drummer Tré Cool, who replaced John Kiffmeyer in 1990 before the recording of the band's second studio album, '' Kerplunk'' (1991). Touring guitarist Jason White became a full-time member in 2012, but returned to his touring role in 2016. Before taking its current name in 1989, Green Day was called Sweet Children, and they were part of the late 1980s/early 1990s Bay Area punk scene that emerged from the 924 Gilman Street club in Berkeley, California. The band's early releases were with the independent record label Lookout! Records. In 1994, their major-label debut '' Dookie'', released through Reprise Records, became a breakout success and eventually shipped over 10 million copies in the U.S. Alongside fellow Californ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Century Breakdown
''21st Century Breakdown'' is the eighth studio album by American rock band Green Day, released on May 15, 2009, through Reprise Records. Green Day commenced work on the record in January 2006 and forty-five songs were written by vocalist/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong by October 2007, but the band members did not enter studio work until January 2008.Fricke, p. 48 The album is a rock opera much like their previous album '' American Idiot'' (2004). Armstrong has described the album as a "snapshot of the era in which we live as we question and try to make sense of the selfish manipulation going on around us, whether it be the government, religion, media or frankly any form of authority". The singles " Know Your Enemy" and " 21 Guns" exemplify the themes of alienation and politically motivated anger present in the record. To handle the record, they turned to producer Butch Vig, best known for producing Nirvana's ''Nevermind'' (1991). Critical response to ''21st Century Breakdown' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Century Boy
"21st Century Boy" is a song by British band Sigue Sigue Sputnik released in May 1986 and is the second single from their debut album '' Flaunt It''. It was the band's second biggest hit, peaking at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart. Composition and lyrics As indicated by the title, the lyrics of the song contain references to the then-future 21st century. The title itself is possibly a take on the T. Rex song "20th Century Boy". The song begins with a sample of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D minor". Capitalism and technology are themes of the song with the companies Cartier, Tissot, Timex, Coca Cola and Fender all mentioned. Countries such as China, Singapore and El Salvador are also mentioned with the implication that they are all wealthy countries in the 21st century. Another theme, common in the 1980s, is dystopian future with the idea of living on Saturn or Venus and of 'sex machines' and 'sci-fi sex' and the lyric 'I am the ultimate product' reinforci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st Century (Digital Boy)
"21st Century (Digital Boy)" is a song by the punk rock group Bad Religion. It was originally recorded in 1990 on their fifth full-length studio album '' Against the Grain'' and re-recorded on the 1994 album '' Stranger Than Fiction''. The following year it was included on the ''All Ages'' compilation release. Although the '' Against the Grain'' version was not released as a single, the '' Stranger Than Fiction'' version was a popular hit. The hit version was also featured on the 2002 compilation ''Punk Rock Songs'', which was not endorsed by the band. Re-recording In 1994, Bad Religion re-recorded the song for their eighth studio album '' Stranger Than Fiction''. Guitarist Brett Gurewitz claimed that Bad Religion re-recorded it because their then-label Atlantic Records said they did not "hear a single" in that album and thought the song was a hit so they asked the band to redo it. When also asked why "21st Century (Digital Boy)" would be re-recorded for ''Stranger Than Fictio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anno Domini
The terms (AD) and before Christ (BC) are used to label or number years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The term is Medieval Latin and means 'in the year of the Lord', but is often presented using "our Lord" instead of "the Lord", taken from the full original phrase "''anno Domini nostri Jesu Christi''", which translates to 'in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ'. The form "BC" is specific to English and equivalent abbreviations are used in other languages: the Latin form is but is rarely seen. This calendar era is based on the traditionally reckoned year of the conception or birth of Jesus, ''AD'' counting years from the start of this epoch and ''BC'' denoting years before the start of the era. There is no year zero in this scheme; thus ''the year AD 1 immediately follows the year 1 BC''. This dating system was devised in 525 by Dionysius Exiguus, but was not widely used until the 9th century. Traditionally, English follows Latin usage by placing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
