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2012
2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the Romanian city of Târgu Mureș, protesters expressing solidarity towards certain figures in the medical field and calling for the resignation of president Traian Băsescu. The protests would soon spread through all of the country, marking the start of a long 2012–2015 unrest in Romania, civil unrest in Romania, lasting up to 2015 Romanian protests, November 2015. * January 13 – The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia disaster, ''Costa Concordia'' runs aground off the coast of Italy, causing 32 deaths. * January 23 – Iran–European Union relations: the European Union adopts an embargo against Iran in protest of its continued effort to enrich uranium. February * February 1 – Egypt's deadliest football incident known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Age 12
is a Japanese slice of life romance '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Nao Maita. It began serialization in August 2012 in Shogakukan's '' Ciao'' manga magazine and ended in October 2019. It was published in twenty volumes. The manga was adapted into an original video animation that was released in April 2014 and it was also adapted into a video game and a TV anime series released in 2016. Plot Hanabi Ayase and her best friend, Yui Aoi, are 6th graders in school. When Hanabi is chosen to work with Yuuto Takao for an upcoming test, she begins to fall in love with him and they both start dating. Yui also falls in love with Kazuma Hiyama, after he protects her from a classmate who talked about Yui behind her back, and they start dating as well. Characters Main characters ; : :Hanabi is the first protagonist of the series along with Yui and is part of a three-girl clique with Yui and Marin. She is very child-like, from her appearance to her behaviour, with h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912
This year is notable for Sinking of the Titanic, the sinking of the ''Titanic'', which occurred on April 15. In Albania, this leap year runs with only 353 days as the country achieved switching from the Julian to Gregorian Calendar by skipping 13 days. Friday, 30 November ''(Julian Calendar)'' immediately turned Saturday, 14 December 1912 ''(in the Gregorian Calendar)''. Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ** German Geophysics, geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift. ** New Mexico becomes the 47th U.S. state. * January 8 – The African National Congress is founded as the South African Native National Congress, at the Waaihoek Wesleyan Church in Bloemfontein, to promote improved rights for Black people, black South Africans, with Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12 (number)
12 (twelve) is the natural number following 11 (number), 11 and preceding 13 (number), 13. Twelve is the 3rd superior highly composite number, the 3rd colossally abundant number, the 5th highly composite number, and is divisible by the numbers from 1 (number), 1 to 4 (number), 4, and 6 (number), 6, a large number of divisors comparatively. It is central to many systems of timekeeping, including the Gregorian calendar, Western calendar and time, units of time of day, and frequently appears in the world's major religions. Name Twelve is the largest number with a monosyllable, single-syllable name in English language, English. Early Germanic languages, Germanic numbers have been theorized to have been non-decimal: evidence includes the unusual phrasing of 11 (number), eleven and twelve, the long hundred, former use of "hundred" to refer to groups of 120 (number), 120, and the presence of glosses such as "tentywise" or "ten-count" in medieval texts showing that writers could not pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirror (group)
Mirror (stylised in all caps) is a Hong Kong boy group formed through ViuTV's reality talent show '' Good Night Show - King Maker'' in 2018. The group consists of twelve members: The group consists of twelve members: Frankie Chan, Alton Wong, Lokman Yeung, Stanley Yau, Anson Kong, Jer Lau, Ian Chan, Anson Lo, Jeremy Lee, Edan Lui, Keung To, and Tiger Yau. They debuted on 3 November 2018 with the single "In a Second". The group has won numerous accolades since their debut, including a Metro Radio Hits Music Award for Best Group, an Ultimate Song Chart Award for Group of the Year (Gold), and Group of the Year (Gold) at the inaugural Chill Club Music Awards held by ViuTV. Mirror is credited for being one of the driving forces in the renewed interest of the Cantopop genre and to have prompted an unprecedented wave of fandom culture in Hong Kong. Their 2020 single "Ignited" won Top Ten Song of the Year at the Ultimate Song Chart Awards and the Chill Club Music Awards. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12 (American Song Book)
''12 (American Song Book)'' is a studio album by Italian singer Mina, released on 4 December 2012 by GSU/ PDU and Sony Music. Overview In the album, Mina covers 12 standards of American music, originally published between 1930 (" Just a Gigolo") and 1970 (" Fire and Rain"). Among the others, she sings " Everything Happens to Me" for the third time (previously recorded in 1964 for the album '' Mina'' and in 1993 for '' Lochness'') and " Love Me Tender" for the second time (previously covered for the 1991 album ''Caterpillar Caterpillars ( ) are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawflies (suborder ...''). The album was produced by Mina's son, Massimiliano Pani. It was recorded in the studio with the participation of an orchestra, some of the musicians are long-time friends of the singer: Danilo Rea (piano), A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12 (Ryuichi Sakamoto Album)
''12'' is the fifteenth and final solo studio album (twentieth studio album overall) by Ryuichi Sakamoto. It was released on January 17, 2023, two months before his death from cancer, through Milan Records and . Composition ''12'' has been noted to be an "unhurried" minimalist electronic album that features the "sound of him breathing as though engaged in strenuous activity" overlaid on "sparse piano pieces within electronic soundscapes imbued with a sobering weight." Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 85 based on nine reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Paul Simpson compared it to Sakamoto's previous work. Simpson claimed that, "While async''was an inventive, ambitious work incorporating field recordings, spoken word vocals, and several guest musicians, ''12'' is considerably more stripped-down, created entirely by Sakamo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12 (Fiskales Ad-Hok Album)
Twelve or 12 may refer to: * 12 (number) * December, the twelfth and final month of the year * Dozen, a group of twelve. Years * 12 BC * AD 12 * 1912 * 2012 Film * ''Twelve'' (2010 film), based on the 2002 novel * ''12'' (2007 film), by Russian director and actor Nikita Mikhalkov * ''12'' (2003 film), by American filmmaker Lawrence Bridges Literature * '' 12: The Elements of Great Managing'', a 2006 business book by Rodd Wagner and James K. Hartjker * ''Age 12'', 2012 manga by Nao Maita * ''Twelve'' (novel), 2002 novel by Nick McDonell * ''Twelve'', a 2007 novel by Lauren Myracle, part of ''The Winnie Years'' * Twelve (publisher), an imprint of Grand Central Publishing * ''Twelve'', a 2009 novel by Jasper Kent Music * ''12'' (The Notwist album), 1995 * ''12'' (Herbert Grönemeyer album), 2007 * ''12'' (Keller Williams album), 2007 * ''12'' (Fiskales Ad-Hok album), 2009 * ''12'' (ASAP Twelvyy album), 2017 * ''12'' (Sloan album), 2018 * ''12 (American Song Book)'', Min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12 (ASAP Twelvyy Album)
Jamel Da'Shawn Phillips (born May 30, 1989),https://www.instagram.com/p/BGCiV-ZhwX9/ known professionally as ASAP Twelvyy (stylized as A$AP Twelvyy), is an American rapper from Harlem, New York City. He is a member of the hip hop group ASAP Mob, from which he adopted his moniker. In 2014, he released the song "Xscape", the second single to the ASAP Mob's debut album ''L.O.R.D.'' The album was supposed to be released in 2014, but it was officially scrapped. On August 4, 2017, ASAP Twelvyy released his debut album, titled '' 12''. Early life Jamel Phillips was born on May 30, 1989, in Harlem Hospital Center. He first lived at Convent Avenue and 129th street in Harlem, then Lenox Avenue and 127th street in Harlem, then moved to Castle Hill, Bronx in 2003. The name "Twelvyy" comes from his nickname "212". That was the area code in Harlem. "...I didn't want to be called "A$AP 212" because it don't flow right." says Philips. "A$AP Twelvyy is smooth and girls love Twelvy." Philips met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12 (2003 Film)
''12'' is an American independent feature film written, directed, edited and produced over the course of 10 years by filmmaker Lawrence Bridges. Considered the longest continuous production in film's history, up to that point, ''12'' is also the first film to use the aging of its actors as a practical effect. The film received acclaim from such notable publications as ''Variety'', ''Shoot'', and the ''Los Angeles Times'', while playing at over 15 festivals worldwide. Synopsis The film is a postmodern spoof that tells the story of Zeus' modern-day illegitimate children, Filmore (Tony Griffin) and his half-sister Marie-Noel ( Alison Elliott), who are forced to move from their ranch on the Channel Islands because their neighbors have grown suspicious of the fact they haven't aged for decades. Meanwhile, the U.S. government wants to turn their land into a national park. When the twelve Greek Gods return to Los Angeles for relaxation Zeus expects them to correctly identify the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12 (2007 Film)
''12'' is a 2007 Russian legal drama film by director, screenwriter, producer and actor Nikita Mikhalkov. The film is a Russian-language remake of Sidney Lumet's 1957 film '' 12 Angry Men'', which in turn was based on Reginald Rose's 1955 stage play, '' Twelve Angry Men'', itself based on Rose's 1954 teleplay of the latter's same name. Mikhalkov was awarded the Special Lion at the 64th Venice International Film Festival for his work on the film, which also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. It received generally positive reviews from critics. Plot A 12-men jury decides whether a young Chechen boy is guilty of murdering his stepfather, a Russian military officer. Initially, it seems that the boy was the murderer. However, one of the jurors votes in favour of acquittal. Since the verdict must be rendered unanimously, the jurors review the case, and one by one come to the conclusion that the boy was framed. The murder was performed by criminals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twelve (publisher)
Hachette Book Group, Inc. (HBG) is a publishing company owned by Hachette Livre, the largest publishing company in France, and the third largest trade and educational publisher in the world. Hachette Livre is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lagardère Group. HBG was formed when Hachette Livre purchased the Time Warner Book Group from Time Warner on March 31, 2006. Its headquarters are located at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Hachette is considered one of the " big five" publishing companies, along with Holtzbrinck/ Macmillan, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, and Simon & Schuster. In one year, HBG publishes approximately 1400+ adult books (including 50–100 digital-only titles), 300 books for young readers, and 450 audiobook titles (including both physical and downloadable-only titles). In 2017, the company had 167 books on the ''New York Times'' bestseller list, 34 of which reached No. 1. History The earliest publisher to eventually become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
