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500
500 may refer to: * 500 (number) * 500 BC * AD 500 Buildings and places * 500 Boylston Street in Boston * 500 Brickell in Miami * 500 Capitol Mall in Sacramento * 500 Fifth Avenue * 500 Renaissance Center, one of seven buildings in the GM Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan * Tin Wing stop, Hong Kong (station code) Currency * 500 kroner note, a 1972 Danish banknote * 500 kroner note, a 1997 Danish banknote * 500 Krooni, an Estonian banknote * 500 kronur note, an Icelandic banknote * 500 kroner note, a Norwegian banknote * 500 kronor note, a Swedish banknote * 500 yen coin, a Japanese coin * 500 euro note, a Euro banknote Electronics * Amiga 500, a home computer * Amiga 500 Plus, a home computer * Lenovo IdeaPad 500, a discontinued brand of notebook computers, same as Lenovo's IdeaPad 300 * Lenovo Yoga 500, a 2-in-1 PC * Model 500 telephone Games Ball games * 500 (ball game), a ball game for children Card games * 500 (card game) based on Euchre * 500 Rum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
500 Yen Coin
The is the largest denomination of Japanese yen coin issued for circulation. These coins were first struck in 1982 as the vending machine industry needed a higher valued coin for use in their machines. The denomination had previously been issued as paper currency which co-circulated with the new coins until 1994. Originally the 500 yen coin was made up of cupronickel, but was later changed to nickel brass, and then to bi-metallic to deter counterfeiting. This illegal practice has been a constant issue since the coin was first released due to its high purchase value. With a history spanning 3 imperial eras, 500 yen coins are also collectibles. History Cupronickel yen The 500 yen coin was first minted in 1982 as another coin denomination was needed for use in vending machines. The obverse of the cupronickel based 500 yen coin features a paulownia crest, while the reverse is designed with bamboo and Tachibana. These elements were chosen as they are regarded as symbols of go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortune Global 500
The ''Fortune'' Global 500, also known as Global 500, is an annual ranking of the top 500 corporations worldwide as measured by revenue. The list is compiled and published annually by '' Fortune'' magazine. Methodology Until 1989, it listed only non–United States industrial corporations under the title "International 500" while the ''Fortune'' 500 contained and still contains exclusively United States corporations. In 1990, United States companies were added to compile a truly global list of top industrial corporations as ranked by sales. Since 1995, the list has had its current form, listing also top financial corporations and service providers by revenue. Several inconsistencies exist in ''Fortune'' ranking of cities with the most ''Fortune'' 500 headquarters. On June 3, 2011, the '' Atlanta Business Chronicle'' stated examples of ''Fortune'' including regional headquarters for some cities, excluding regional headquarters for other cities and in some cases excluding headq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
500 (card Game)
500 or Five Hundred is a trick-taking game developed in the United States from Euchre.Peter Arnold, ''The Book of Card Games'', , p. 122–126 Euchre was extended to a 10 card game with bidding and a Misère contract similar to Russian Preference, producing a cutthroat three-player game like Preference and a four-player game played in partnerships like Whist which is the most popular modern form, although with special packs it can be played by up to six players. It arose in America before 1900 and was promoted by the US Playing Card Company, who copyrighted and marketed a deck with a set of rules in 1904. The US Playing Card Company released the improved Avondale scoring table to remove bidding irregularities in 1906. 500 is a social card game and was highly popular in the United States until around 1920 when first auction bridge and then contract bridge drove it from favour. It continues to be popular in Ohio and Pennsylvania, where it has been taught through six generations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amiga 500 Plus
The Amiga 500, also known as the A500, was the first popular version of the Amiga home computer, "redefining the home computer market and making so-called luxury features such as multitasking and colour a standard long before Microsoft or Apple sold these to the masses." It contains the same Motorola 68000 as the Amiga 1000, as well as the same graphics and sound coprocessors, but is in a smaller case similar to that of the Commodore 128. Commodore International, Commodore announced the Amiga 500 at the January 1987 winter Consumer Electronics Showat the same time as the high-end Amiga 2000. It was initially available in the Netherlands in April 1987, then the rest of Europe in May. In North America and the UK it was released in October 1987 with a list price. It competed directly against models in the Atari ST line. The Amiga 500 was sold in the same retail outlets as the Commodore 64, as opposed to the computer store-only Amiga 1000. It proved to be Commodore's best-selling m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Model 500 Telephone
The Western Electric model 500 telephone series was the standard domestic desk telephone set issued by the Bell System in North America from 1950 through the 1984 Bell System divestiture. The successor to the model 302 telephone, the model 500's modular construction compared to previous types simplified manufacture and repair and facilitated a large number of variants with added features. Dual-tone multi-frequency signaling, Touch-tone service was introduced to residential customers in 1963 with the #Model 1500, model 1500 telephone, which had a push-button pad for the ten digits. The #Model 2500, model 2500 telephone, introduced in 1968, added the Asterisk#Telephony, * (star) and Number sign#Computing, # (square, pound) keys. The model 500 telephone series and its derivatives were very popular and common among North American businesses and households throughout the latter half of the 20th century. The development of new simpler telephone set designs, the advent of mobile phones, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
500 Euro Note
The five-hundred-euro note (€500) is the highest-value euro banknote; it was produced from the introduction of the euro (in its cash form) in 2002 to 2019. Since 27 April 2019, the banknote has no longer been issued by central banks in the euro area, but it continues to be legal tender and can be used as a means of payment. It is one of the highest-value circulating banknotes in the world, worth around 529 USD; 3 830 CNY; 81 431 JPY; 419 GBP Sterling (symbol: £; currency code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories. The pound is the main unit of sterling, and the word '' pound'' is also used to refer to the British currency general ..., or 467 Swiss franc, CHF as of November 2024. The note is used in the 26 countries that have it as their sole currency (with 25 legally adopting it, excluding Montenegro), of which countries have a total population of about 350 million currently. Initially, the high denom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
500 Fifth Avenue
500 Fifth Avenue is a 60-story, office building on the northwest corner of Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City, New York, United States. The building was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon in the Art Deco style and constructed from 1929 to 1931. 500 Fifth Avenue was designed with a facade of bronze, limestone, and terracotta at the base; it is clad with brick above the fourth floor. While the lowest four floors contain a decorative exterior, little ornamentation is used above the base. The primary entrance is on Fifth Avenue, and storefronts are located at ground level. Upon its opening, the building contained design features including fast elevators, well-lit office units, and a floor plan that maximized the well-lit office space. The 1916 Zoning Resolution resulted in a structure that incorporated setbacks, resulting in the lower floors being larger than the upper floors. 500 Fifth Avenue was built for businessman Walter J. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortune 500
The ''Fortune'' 500 is an annual list compiled and published by ''Fortune (magazine), Fortune'' magazine that ranks 500 of the largest United States Joint-stock company#Closely held corporations and publicly traded corporations, corporations by total revenue for their respective fiscal years. The list includes publicly held company, publicly held companies, along with Privately held company, privately held companies for which revenues are publicly available. The concept of the ''Fortune'' 500 was created by Edgar P. Smith, a ''Fortune'' editor, and the first list was published in 1955. The ''Fortune'' 500 is more commonly used than its subset ''Fortune'' 100 or superset Fortune 1000, ''Fortune'' 1000. History The ''Fortune'' 500, created by Edgar P. Smith, was first published in January 1955. The original top ten companies were General Motors, ExxonMobil, Jersey Standard, U.S. Steel, General Electric, JBS USA, Esmark, Chrysler, Armour and Company, Armour, Gulf Oil, Mobil, and D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deloitte Fast 500
The Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Awards are organized and overseen by the global professional services firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited. These awards recognize the 500 technology companies with the highest growth rates across various regions worldwide. Recipients encompass both publicly traded and privately held companies. The awards were established in 1997 amid the dotcom boom to showcase the achievements of burgeoning U.S. technology firms. Over time, the Fast 500 initiative has broadened its scope to encompass North America, Asia Pacific, and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). The Fast 500 examines companies' relative growth in revenue In accounting, revenue is the total amount of income generated by the sale of product (business), goods and services related to the primary operations of a business. Commercial revenue may also be referred to as sales or as turnover. Some compan ... over a three-year period. A company that grows by $1 million from a revenue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indy 500 (1995 Video Game)
''Indy 500'' is a 1995 arcade racing game developed by Sega AM1. Based on the IndyCar Series, the game possesses a license from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of the Indianapolis 500, and includes the speedway as one of its courses. ''Indy 500'' was AM1's second game developed using 3D computer graphics and their first to utilize color textures. While planned as a Model 3 arcade system board release, delays in the hardware's completion led to use of the Model 2 instead. A Sega Saturn port was planned, but later canceled. Reception to ''Indy 500'' was mixed, with some critical comparison to other games such as Sega AM2's '' Daytona USA'' and Namco's ''Ace Driver'' and '' Rave Racer''. Gameplay ''Indy 500'' is a racing game based on IndyCar, and possesses an official license from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Players can race one of three courses: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (called Indy 500 in the game), Highland Raceway, and Bayside Street, the latter two being fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
