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Edit The Jakarta Post 30 May 2016
The 400-plus year history between Indonesia and the Netherlands has not always been sweet ... In the book, Stevens shares stories of Indonesian artifacts and relics from the Dutch-colonial era, curated for Rijksmuseum, as are stories and pictures on the dress code for residents and assistant residents, set up by Leonard Pierre Joseph Viscount du Bus de Gisignies, who was appointed the highest authority in the Dutch East Indies in 1826 ... ....

A future American president’s deadly duel (National Constitution Center)

Edit Public Technologies 30 May 2016
(Source. National Constitution Center). On this day in 1806, future President Andrew Jackson nearly died in a duel when he killed his opponent, a fellow plantation owner ... Dueling was technically illegal in the United States, but prominent government leaders engaged in the practice ... On July 11, 1804, the men met to end a decades-long feud ... Perhaps the oddest duel was between Secretary of State Henry Clay and Senator John Randolph in 1826....

Ten reasons why Varberg is the best place in Sweden

Edit Topix 27 May 2016
Stockholm may claim to be the capital of Scandinavia, while Gothenburg has been compared to Berlin for its levels of cool, but could humble little Varberg trump them all? Once described by Swedish writer and bishop Esaias TegnA©r as "beyond question the ugliest place in Sweden," Varberg has come a long way since he made that assessment back in 1826 . The town on the Swedish west coast has just been given not one but two awards ... ....

State librarian of NSW Alex Byrne to retire

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 27 May 2016
The State Library of NSW is advertising for a new state librarian and chief executive after Alex Byrne's decision to retire at the end of his five-year term in September ... Advertisement ... The ad notes the library is "one of the great libraries of the world, with a history dating back to 1826". It says the library's renowned historical and contemporary collections comprise more than 6 million items ... ....

Take a Tour of Tokyo With These Charming Cartoons

Edit Kotaku 26 May 2016
As Spoon and Tamago points out, between 1826 and 1833, artist Katsushika Hokusai did thirty-six views of Mount Fuji ... [Image. Shinji Tsuchimochi]. [Image. Shinji Tsuchimochi] ... ....

Obituary: John David Frodsham (5 January 1930 – 5 May 2016) (Murdoch University)

Edit Public Technologies 26 May 2016
(Source. Murdoch University) ... The following obituary was written by his son Stefan Frodsham and published in the West Australian ... Frodsham chronometers were used on Charles Darwin's first and second voyages of scientific discovery between 1826 and 1836; and a Frodsham clock was the first official time piece used by the Royal Observatory in Sydney ... John was an extraordinarily bright child ... (noodl. 33801903) ....

FIN: Data on INVL Asset Management UAB issued investment funds units as of May 24, 2016 (NASDAQ OMX Baltic - Nasdaq OMX Tallinn AS)

Edit Public Technologies 25 May 2016
(Source. NASDAQ OMX Baltic - Nasdaq OMX Tallinn AS). INVL Asset Management UAB. Notification on material event ... Vilnius, Lithuania, 2016-05-25 12.48 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ... INVL Russia TOP20 Subfund 21,022 5566,1826 287,6549 285496,9492 ... INVL Asset Management UAB....

Charles Fleischmann and Portrait Miniatures (Cincinnati Art Museum)

Edit Public Technologies 25 May 2016
(Source. Cincinnati Art Museum). Back in 2004 the Cincinnati Art Museum was given a large gift of almost nine hundred portrait miniatures by the late collector, Charles Fleischmann ... First, a brief biography of the artist. Jean Baptiste Jacques Augustin was born in 1759 in Saint Dié, France ... Morgan had George C ... Captions. ... and Mrs ... Jean Baptiste Jacques Augustin (1759-1832), Don Antonio Arcos, 1826, watercolor on ivory, 6 5/16 x 5 1/8 in....

Jean Baptiste Jacques Augustin Drawings at CAM (Cincinnati Art Museum)

Edit Public Technologies 25 May 2016
(Source. Cincinnati Art Museum). Back in 2004 the Cincinnati Art Museum was given a large gift of almost nine hundred portrait miniatures by the late collector, Charles Fleischmann ... First, a brief biography of the artist. Jean Baptiste Jacques Augustin was born in 1759 in Saint Dié, France ... Morgan had George C ... Captions. ... and Mrs ... Jean Baptiste Jacques Augustin (1759-1832), Don Antonio Arcos, 1826, watercolor on ivory, 6 5/16 x 5 1/8 in....

Two Acres with 3 Stall Barn & Remodeled Country Home in Poulsbo

Edit Business Journal 24 May 2016
By Meg Burkett, Broker Home of the Day is presented by the Puget Sound Business Journal with Realogics Sotheby's International Realty. This is your invitation to view some of Seattle's most-luxurious properties. Come inside and take a look around. Click on the gallery image to view today's featured property. 1826 NW Ponderosa Place, Poulsbo, WA 98370 . $699,999 Fabulous remodeled home in an excellent Poulsbo location ... ....

PM Modi gifts Iranian Supreme Leader a rare 7th century manuscript of the Holy Quran

Edit Indian Express 24 May 2016
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday gifted Iranian Supreme Leader Sayyid Ali Khamenei a rare 7th Century manuscript of the Holy Quran written in Kufic script and attributed to Prophet’s son-in-law Hazrat Ali ... Share This Article ... Translated into Persian in 1715 and copied in 1826, the Ramayana is a rare manuscript and contains over 260 illustrations – possibly the largest number in any hand-written Ramayana manuscript....

PM’s gift to the Hon’ble Supreme Leader of Iran and to President Rouhani (Prime Minister’s Office of India)

Edit Public Technologies 23 May 2016
(Source. Prime Minister’s Office of India) ... Translated into Persian in 1715 and copied in 1826, Sumair Chand's Ramayana is a rare manuscript at the Ministry of Culture's Rampur Raza Library, and contains over 260 illustrations - possibly the largest number in any hand-written Ramayana manuscript ... Public permalinkhttp.//www.publicnow.com/view/DDB7905B4BD99A12934F77749DF8E1F441C50CF9. (noodl. 33752474) ....

PM Modi gifts Kufic script Quran to Iranian Supreme Leader

Edit DNA India 23 May 2016
-->. Modi also gifted him Sumair Chand's Persian translation of Ramayana which was translated into Persian in 1715 ... Kufic - developed around the end of the 7th century in Kufa, Iraq - is the oldest calligraphic form of the various Arabic scripts ... Translated into Persian in 1715 and copied in 1826, the Ramayana is a rare manuscript and contains over 260 illustrations possibly the largest number in any hand-written Ramayana manuscript ... ....
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