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The name changed from Computer Shack to ComputerLand in this July 1977 advertisement. ComputerLand founder, William H. Millard, looks on as ComputerLand's Cromemco distribution agreement is finalized in 1984 (L to R: Cromemco President Harry Garland, Computerland President Ed Faber, ComputerLand Chairman William H. Millard, Cromemco Vice President and co-founder Roger Melen
[9] [10] Salazar supported Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War and played a key role in keeping Portugal and Spain neutral during World War II while still providing aid and assistance to the Allies. [11] [12] [13] Despite being a dictatorship, Portugal under his rule took part in the founding of some international organisations.
[63] [64] Wiggins became the first British athlete in 40 years to win three medals at one Games, the last being Mary Rand at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [65] On 31 December 2004 he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2005 New Year Honours , for services to sport.
The entirety of Interstate 5 in California is defined in the California Streets and Highways Code as Route 5, which is defined as such in section 305: [4]. Route 5 is from the international boundary near Tijuana to the Oregon state line via National City, San Diego, Los Angeles, the westerly side of the San Joaquin Valley, Sacramento, and Yreka; also passing near Santa Ana, Glendale, Woodland ...
In 1981, the standard loading was changed from a 158 gr (0.36 oz; 10.2 g) .38 Special full metal jacket (FMJ) ball round to a 158 gr (0.36 oz; 10.2 g) .38 Special +P semi-wadCutter hollow-point (SWCHP), a violation of the Hague Convention of 1899 if used in a military context.
In the tropical and subtropical Pacific, the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) affects weather conditions. [284] In the tropical western Pacific, the monsoon and the related wet season during the summer months contrast with dry winds in the winter which blow over the ocean from the Asian landmass. [ 285 ]
Cuba's prior 35% supply of the world's export market for sugar has declined to 10% due to a variety of factors, including a global sugar commodity price drop that made Cuba less competitive on world markets. [280] It was announced in 2008 that wage caps would be abandoned to improve the nation's productivity. [281]
Other desert areas in the country include part of the Guajira Desert in the Guajira Municipality in the north of Zulia State [195] and facing the Gulf of Venezuela, the Médanos de Capanaparo [196] in the Santos Luzardo National Park in Apure State, the Medanos de la Isla de Zapara [197] in Zulia State, the so-called Hundición de Yay [198] in ...