Taka biography, Taka discography
For other uses, see Taka (disambiguation).Source
The World Factbook, 2006 est.English) Tk are used to represent taka.Tk 50 would represent 50 taka.History
The taka became Bangladesh's currency in 1972, replacing the Pakistani rupee at par.The word "taka" is derived from the Sanskrit tanka which was an ancient denomination of silver coin.The term taka was widely used in different parts of India but with varying meanings.In north India, taka was a copper coin equal to two paise and in the south, it was equal to four paisa or one anna.It was only in Bengal and Orissa where taka was equal to the rupee.In all areas of India, taka was used informally for money in general.However, Bengal was the stronghold of the taka.Afghan rulers and was strongly upheld by the Mughals and the British rulers.The Bengali people always used the word taka for the rupee, whether silver or gold.Ibn Battuta, the Arab traveller, noticed that, in Bengal, people described gold coins (Dinar) as gold tanka and silver coin as silver tanka.In other words, whatever might be the metallic content of the coin, the people called it taka.This tradition has been followed to this day in eastern regions like Bangladesh, West Bengal, Tripura, Orissa, and Assam.Oriya, and is written as such on Indian banknotes.Coins
In 1973, coins were introduced in denominations of 5, 10, 25 and 50 poisha.The 5 poisha were square with rounded corners, whilst the 10 poisha were scalloped.Steel 5 taka were introduced in 1994, whilst a steel 2 taka coin followed in 2004.Paper money
In 1971, Pakistani notes for 1, 5 and 10 rupees were overstamped for use in Bangladesh.These were followed in 1972 by treasury notes for 1 taka and notes of the Bangladesh Bank for 5, 10 and 100 taka.In 1975, banknotes for 50 taka were introduced, followed by 500 taka in 1977 and 20 taka in 1980.They proved unpopular, however, and were withdrawn later.Standard Catalog of World Paper Money: General Issues, Colin R.Bruce II and Neil Shafer (editors), 7th ed.This article does not cite any references or sources.Taka Hirose (born Takashi Hirose, 28 July 1967, Mizuho, Gifu, Japan) is the Japanese bassist for the successful Welsh rock band, Feeder.Biography
Taka began playing bass at the age of 14 in secondary school and played in several jazz and metal bands during his school years.In 1992 Taka planned to move to London to work as a graphic designer, but was unable to come up with the money for the flight by himself, and earned it by playing for Tokyo yakuza bosses in exchange for money.After moving to London, Taka planned to continue his musical activities, and answered an ad in the local Loot magazine from Grant Nicholas and Jon Lee, who were searching for a bassist in their new band, which would later become Feeder.He had only planned for his music to be a sideline, and was unwilling to give up his newspaper office job to do it professionally.Following persuasion from Nicholas and Lee, and supported by his wife, Hirose packed in the job and Feeder set off to try and break the music business.In January 2002, after Feeder had spent the previous year enjoying the success of their fourth and at the time most popular album Echo Park, which spawned hit singles "Buck Rogers" and "Seven Days in the Sun", Lee took his own life at his house in Miami.In shock and unsure whether Feeder would continue, Hirose returned to Japan to spend time with the family and friends he had left behind.Comfort in Sound, with Mark Richardson recruited as their new drummer.Recently, the band released a singles album titled The Singles to high critical and commercial acclaim, it became a Platinum seller in just under three months.Taka originally built his own bass for recording purposes, after working at Tokyo guitar makers ESP.All that was left to do was stick it to the neck, spray it back and chop the horns off.Trivia sections are discouraged under Wikipedia guidelines.The article could be improved by integrating relevant items and removing inappropriate ones.The Shining is one of Taka's favourite films, and he has a photo of Jack Nicholson taken from the film attached to one of his guitars (the infamous "Here's Johnny!"He is a huge video game fan, and has helped make several games, including assisting in the production of Gran Turismo 3, on which Feeder featured on the soundtrack.He once broke Jon Lee's fingers by trapping him in a van door.He accidentally knocked out a tooth of his guitar technician, Andrew Mountain (aka "Punky"), with the headstock of his bass.He also remixed "Miss You" from the album for a video of his own.He is married, has three children, and owns three cats.Dive Vessel, the custom built Taka..Wrasse at the Cod Hole......Taka Restaurant is available forprivate parties.Other areas will be available soon.Trip schedule will be provided depends on seasons, moonphase and local wheater.No problem, standard fishing tackle for trolling, popping, jigging, bottom fishing, lure and bait are ready to use...So, what are you waiting for?Information and marketing portal for fishing, angling, aquaculture, diving, boating, yachts and yachting and marine industries.Game Fishing, Sports Fishing, Fly Fishing, and diving.The Taka Hard Hat system delivers a package of patented design features that improve protection, increase comfort, and add a unique level of style.Since May of 2006, the Taka Hard Hat has set the international standard for advanced head protection.Ultimate Hard Hat for the 21st Century.Tokyo style techniques and we are detail oriented.Japan to share our techniques
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