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In 1998, [1] NARA launched the ERA program, and an office was established in 2000. [5] The agency released a draft request for proposals in August 2003, followed by a final version in 2004. [ 1 ] A $308 million, six-year contract to build the system was awarded to Lockheed Martin in September 2005.
The Nara Line (奈良線, Nara sen) is a Japanese railway line owned by the Kintetsu Railway. The line connects Fuse Station in the eastern suburbs of Osaka to Kintetsu Nara Station in the historic city of Nara , though operationally, the line begins at Ōsaka Namba Station on the Namba Line . [ 1 ]
The work of the National Archives is dedicated to two main functions: public engagement and federal records and information management. The National Archives administers fifteen Presidential Libraries and Museums, a museum in Washington, D.C., that displays the Charters of Freedom, and fifteen research facilities across the country. [12]
Nara is a core city located in the northern part of Nara Prefecture bordering the Kyoto Prefecture. Nara was the capital of Japan during the Nara period from 710 to 784 as the seat of the Emperor before the capital was moved to Nagaoka-kyō, except for the years 740 to 745, when the capital was placed in Kuni-kyō, Naniwa-kyō and Shigaraki Palace.
Emperor Shomu (r. 724–749) ordered the monk-architect Roben to build a temple at Nara between 728 and 749. [4] This decree represented an attempt to imitate Chinese temples from the much-admired Tang dynasty. [5] Todaiji is well-known for the Nara Daibutsu, also known as "The Great Buddha of Nara," which is an image of the Buddha Birushana. [4]
On November 20, 2012, a three-disc documentary set simply entitled The Attitude Era was released on DVD and Blu-ray. The video cover is a collage of WWF Superstars and celebrities of that era, designed as a parody of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover. [152] [153] Volume 2 was released in November 2014. Volume 3 was ...
The ERA coordinates the development and management of the European railway system in conjunction with 28 National Safety Authorities (NSAs). This includes the NSAs of 25 out of 27 member states of the European Union (Malta has not operated railways since 1931; Cyprus not since 1951/1974), plus Norway, the United Kingdom, and the Channel Tunnel Intergovernmental Commission (IGC, including the ...
Ne-Yo's third album, Year of the Gentleman, was released in September 2008 and debuted at number two in both the US and the UK. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The first single, " Closer ", became Ne-Yo's second UK number-one single and peaked at number seven in the US.