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Linux
Nonproprietary operating system for digital computers. Developed by Linus Torvalds of Finland (for whom it is named) and modified by hundreds of developers around the world, the Linux core program was first released in 1994. A true multiuser, multitasking system, Linux contains features consistent with UNIX-type systems (e.g., virtual memory, shared libraries, memory management, and TCP/IP networking). It has a reputation as a reliable, fast-performing system with good security features. It can be installed on personal computers as well as more powerful machines. Its source code is freely available to anyone; however, several companies sell prepackaged Linux products. Though often mentioned as an alternative to Windows, Linux has instead been gaining popularity as an operating system for business applications and Web servers.
Mifune
Japanese film actor. After serving in the Japanese army in World War II, he made his screen debut in These Foolish Times (1947). He followed it with Drunken Angel (1948) and achieved international fame in Rashomon (1950). He acted in over 100 films and was best known for his portrayals of samurai in those of A. Kurosawa, incl. Seven Samurai (1954), The Hidden Fortress (1958), Yojimbo (1961), and Sanjuro (1962), which made him Japan's greatest international film star. His other films include Throne of Blood (1957), The Lower Depths (1957), Red Beard (1965), and Midway (1976); he also appeared in the TV miniseries Shogun (1980).
minuet
Dignified couple dance derived from a French folk dance, dominant in European court ballrooms in the 17th-18th cent. Using small, slow steps to music in 3/4 time, dancers often performed choreographed figures combined with stylized bows and curtsies. The most popular dance of the 18th-cent. aristocracy, it fell from favor after the French Revolution in 1789. It was of great importance in art music; commonly incorporated into the suite c.1650-1775, it was the only dance form retained in the symphony, sonata, string quartet, and other multimovement art-music genres up to c.1800.
Minuit
Dutch colonial governor of New Netherland. In 1626 the Dutch W. India Co. named him director general of the colony on Manhattan Island. To legitimize the European occupation of the island, he persuaded the Indians to sell it for a few trinkets worth (according to legend) 60 guilders ($24). At the island's S tip he founded New Amsterdam. He was recalled to Holland (1631) and later was sent to establish the colony of New Sweden on Delaware Bay, where he again purchased land from the Indians and built Ft. Christina (later Wilmington, Del.) in 1638.
Sioux
Group of Plains Indian peoples of Siouan language stock comprising the Santee (Eastern Sioux), Yankton, and Teton (Western Sioux), each of which in turn had lesser divisions (e.g., Blackfoot, Oglala). In the 17th cent. the Sioux lived in the area around Lake ...
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