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Maggie Dence Maggie Dence is an Australian actress best known to television viewers for roles in three major soap operas. She played sweet Rose Sullivan in The Sullivans, vicious murderer Bev "The Beast" Baker in Prisoner, and school teacher Dorothy Burke in Neighbours.
Maggie Evans Maggie Evans was a character played by Kathryn Leigh Scott on the 1960s ABC-TV Cult TV Gothic Horror Soap Opera Serial Dark Shadows. Maggie was a perky waitress who lived in a seaside cottage with her widowed father Sam Evans (Mark Allen, later played by David Ford), an artist.
Maggie Furey Maggie Furey was born in North East England in 1955. She is a qualified teacher, but has also reviewed books on BBC Radio Newcastle, been an advisor in the Durham Reading Resources Centre and organized children's book fairs.
Maggie Gallagher Maggie Gallagher (born 14 September] [[1960) is a United States writer and commentator who has written a syndicated column for Universal Press Syndicate since 1995. Her most recent book is The Case for Marriage: Why Married People are Happier, Healthier, and Better Off Financially (Doubleday, 2000), which she co-authored with Linda J.
Maggie Cheung Ho Yee Maggie Cheung Ho Yee (Traditional Chinese: 張可頤, pinyin: Zhāng Kěyi, born 20 March 1970 in Hong Kong), not to be confused with Maggie Cheung Man Yuk, is a Hong Kong actress, under contract to the television channel TVB. As such she owes her popularity for her work to that channel's television series, with relatively few film credits to her name.
Maggie Jacobs Maggie Jacobs is a fictional actor portrayed by Ashley Jensen on the BBC-HBO television comedy series Extras, written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. In the series, Maggie is a fellow extra and best friend of Andy Millman, the main character (who is portrayed by Gervais), and frequently works with him on many productions.
Maggie Jeffus Margaret Moore Jeffus is a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's fifty-ninth House district, including constituents in Guilford county. A retired educator from Greensboro, North Carolina, Jeffus is currently (2005-2006 session) serving in her seventh term in the state House.
Maggie Kirkpatrick Maggie Kirkpatrick (born 29 January 1941, Albury, New South Wales) is an Australian actress, who is best known for her portrayal of Joan Ferguson, a sadistic and corrupt lesbian prison officer known to the prisoners as "The Freak" in the popular Australian television soap opera, Prisoner.
Maggie May (dog) Maggie May is the name of Lily Allen's dog English bull terrier dog and it was the puppy of her ex-boyfriend's dog. In 2006 it was dognapped, causing international outrage; howverer, Allen got the dog back after paying off a ransome.
Maggie McOmie Maggie McOmie is an American stage and film actress, best known for co-starring with Robert Duvall in the 1971 film THX 1138. For the film, she was required to shave her head, an event that was featured in a tongue-in-cheek behind-the-scenes featurette titled Bald.
Maggie Out The Maggie Out protest song was one of the popular songs sung during the Miners' Strike, student grant protests, Poll Tax protests and other public demonstrations that fell within the time when Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Maggie Pie & The Impostors Maggie Pie & The Impostors was the name assumed by Scottish band Wet Wet Wet for their 1992 album Cloak & Dagger. "Maggie Pie" was lead singer Marti Pellow, and the "impostors" were (on album cover, clockwise from top left) Neil Mitchell, unofficial fifth member Graeme Duffin, Tommy Cunningham, and Graeme Clark.
Maggie Reilly Maggie Reilly (born in Glasgow, September 15, 1956) is a Scottish vocalist best known for her collaborations with the composer Mike Oldfield between 1980 and 1984, especially by performing the vocals on Moonlight Shadow, Five Miles Out, Family Man and To France.
Maggie Roswell Maggie Roswell (born November 14, 1952 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. She is best known for her voice work on The Simpsons where she depicted the characters of Maude Flanders, Helen Lovejoy, Miss Hoover, and Luann Van Houten among others.
Maggie Siggins Maggie Siggins (born 1942) is a Canadian journalist and writer. She was a recipient of the 1992 Governor General's Award for Literary Merit for her non-fiction work Revenge of the Land: A Century of Greed, Tragedy and Murder on a Saskatchewan Farm.
Maggie Stone Mary Margaret "Maggie" Stone was a character on the American Soap Opera All My Children. She was played by actress Elizabeth Hendrickson, who also had played Maggie's twin sister, Mary Frances "Frankie" Stone.
Maggie Teyte Dame Maggie Teyte (born Margaret Tate April 17, 1888 in Wolverhampton, England - died May 26, 1976 in London ) was one of the United Kingdom's foremost operatic sopranos of the twentieth century. She is the sister of composer James W.
Maggie's centres The Maggie's cancer caring centres aim to help anyone who has, or has had cancer, as well as their family and friends. They are not intended as a replacement for conventional cancer therapy, but as a caring environment that can provide advice for a healthy body and mind.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (1893) is Stephen Crane's first novel, though it is sometimes considered a novella rather than a full novel. Considered too risqué by publishers, Crane had to publish the novel with his own money.
MaggieMoo's International MaggieMoo's International Ice Cream Treatery opened in 1989 in Columbia, Maryland by Richard Sharoff, is a premium ice cream parlor. It has won five blue ribbon awards by National Ice Cream Retailer's Association – Vanilla, Vanilla Bean, Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, and Strawberry – and is 416th on Entrepreneur Magazine’s ranking of the top 500 franchise opportunities.
Maggio drammatico Literally, "plays of May" the Maggio drammatico refers to medieval musical and dramatic rituals at planting time in central Italy, typical of many agrarian societies. Their origins, however, are certainly prehistoric.
Maggio Musicale Fiorentino Maggio Musicale Fiorentino is an annual opera festival which was founded in April 1933 by conductor Vittorio Gui with the aim of presenting contemporary and forgotten operas in visually dramatic productions. It was the first music festival in Italy.
Maggot therapy Maggot Therapy (also known as Maggot Debridement Therapy (MDT), larval therapy, larva therapy, or larvae therapy), is the intentional introduction by a health care practitioner of live, disinfected maggots (fly larvae) into the non-healing skin and soft tissue wound(s) of a human or animal for the purpose of selectively cleaning out only the necrotic (dead) tissue within a wound in order to promote wound healing.
Maggotron Maggotron (born James McCauley, and also known as Maggozulu 2, Planet Detroit and Bass Master Kahn) is one of the pioneers of Bass music. He uses samples from many sources, and is influenced by Parliament, Funkadelic and Earth Wind and Fire among others.
Maggott Maggott, who went by the name Japheth, is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics superhero who was briefly a member of the X-Men. Created by writer Scott Lobdell and Joe Madureira, he first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #345 (June 1997).
Magh Ithe Magh Ithe was the location of the first recorded battle fought in Ireland, dated to 2530 Anno Mundi (since the creation of the world), or 2670 BC, in the Annals of the Four Masters; or 2071 BC in SeathrĂşn CĂ©itinn's chronology.
Magh Slécht Magh Slécht (pronounced Maw shlaykht) is the name of an historic plain in Ireland. It comprises an area of about three square miles (8 km²) situated in the south-eastern part of the Parish of Templeport, Barony of Tullyhaw and County of Cavan.
Magh Tuiredh In Irish mythology, Magh Tuiredh (Mag Tuired, Magh Tuireadh, anglicised as Moytura) is the name of the locations of two battles said to have been waged by the Tuatha DĂ© Danann. The name means "plain of pillars".
Maghaberry Maghaberry is a village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, 9 kilometres west of Lisburn and 4 kilometres north of Moira on the Upper Ballinderry plateau. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 1,696 people.
Maghain Aboth Synagogue The Maghain Aboth Synagogue (Chinese: 马海阿贝犹太庙) is a synagogue in Singapore. It is located at Waterloo Street in the Rochor Planning Area, within the Central Area in Singapore's central business district.
Maghan Maghan was a mansa of the Mali Empire, following his father Kankan Musa I's death in 1337. Aside from legendary founder Sundiata, Kankan Musa I is generally regarded as the most successful of the Malian emperors, and Maghan inherited the empire at the height of its glory.
Maghar (town) Maghar (Arabic مغارِ, Hebrew מר'אר, מע'אר, or מגאר, also spelled as "Mrar" or "Mghar"; lit. cave) is a multi-ethnic local council in Israel's North District with an area of 23,000 dunam.
Maghdud Khel Maghdud Khel, along with the Daulat Khel, Khulozai, Mahmud Khel, Mahsud Khel, Umar Khel and Yusaf Khel, is a sub-division of the Kakazai, Tarkanis/Mamund tribe of the Pashtuns located in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Maghen Abraham Synagogue The Maghen Abraham Synagogue (Arabic: كنيس ماغن إبراهيم; Hebrew: בית כנסת מגן אברהם) is the oldest and only existing synagogue in Lebanon. Although it is no longer opened for service, it can still be seen in Wadi Abu Jamil Street, the former Jewish quarter in central Beirut.
Maghinardo Pagani Maghinardo Pagani of Susinana or Pagano (died 1302) was an Italian condottiero and statesman living in the 13th-14th centuries. He was seignior of Faenza and Imola, and attempted unsucccesfully to conquer also Forlì.
Maghnia Maghnia () (formerly Marnia) is a town in the wilaya (province) of Tlemcen, northwestern Algeria, near the border with Morocco. It is known for the Treaty of Lalla-Marnia (Treaty of Lalla Maghnia) (March 18, 1845) between France (which was occupying Algeria at the time) and Abderrahman, Sultan of Morocco, which established the boundaries between Algeria and Morocco.
Maghreb The Maghreb (المغرب العربي ; also rendered Maghrib (or rarely Moghreb), meaning "place of set" or "western" in Arabic, is the region of Africa north of the Sahara Desert and west of the Nile — specifically, coinciding with the Atlas Mountains. Geopolitically, the area includes Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya, Western Sahara, and sometimes Mauritania, which is often placed in West Africa instead.
Maghreb Arab Press Maghreb Arab Press (known as MAP, in French, Maghreb Arabe Presse), is a Moroccan News agency founded in May 31, 1959 by Mehdi Bennouna in Rabat. The director is Mohammed Khabbachi, and the general office is located in Rabat.
Maghreb toponymy The place names of the Maghreb come from a variety of origins, mostly Arabic and Berber, but including a few derived from Phoenician, Latin, and several other languages. This is well illustrated by the three largest cities of Algeria, for instance: Algiers from Arabic al-jazâ'ir "the islands", Oran from Wahran from Berber wa-iharan "place of lions", and Constantine (Arabic Qasantina قسنطينة) from the Latin name of the emperor Constantine.
Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline The Maghreb-Europe Gas Pipeline (MEG; also known as Pedro Duran Farrel pipeline) is a 1,450 kilometer-long natural gas pipeline, which links the Hassi R'mel field in Algeria through Morocco with Cordoba in Andalusia, Spain, where it is connected with the Spanish and Portugese gas grids. It supplies mainly Spain and Portugal, as well Morocco with natural gas.
Maghrebi Arabic Maghrebi Arabic is a cover term for the dialects of Arabic spoken in the Maghreb, including Western Sahara, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, and Libya. Speakers of Maghrebi Arabic call their language Derija or Darija, which means "dialect.
Maghrib Maghrib () is the fourth daily salat in Islam, offered at sunset. The word maghrib is an Arabic term for "of the setting (sun)"; from the root "gharaba|غَرَبَ", "to set"; "to be hidden" (but it is not used for the setting of the moon).
Maghull Novices' Chase The Maghull Novices' Chase is a Grade 1 National Hunt chase in the United Kingdom for five-year-old and above novices run over a distance of 2 miles (3,219 metres) at Aintree Racecourse during the Grand National meeting in early April. There are twelve fences to be jumped in the race.
Magi Wise Men] are given the names [[Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthasar in this Romanesque mosaic from the Basilica of St Apollinarius in Ravenna, Italy. In fact, their number is unknown as it was never stated in the Bible; only that there were three gifts — the supposition that this implied three givers is speculation.
Magi-tech Magi-tech is a genre of computer role-playing game which combines science fiction and fantasy. It tends to contain modern, or even more advanced, technology powered by magic and/or psionics rather than steam/clockwork/electricity.
Magia (song) "Magia" (English: Magic) was the first single to ever be released by the now prestigious Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. The singer was only thirteen years old when she recorded this song with Sony Music Colombia in 1991.
Magia (Shakira album) Magia (Magic) is Colombian born musician Shakira's debut album. The songs are a collection penned by her since she was 8, however it was hampered by a lack of recording and production cohesion and did not fare well commercially.
Magic (Axel Rudi Pell album) Magic is the seventh studio album released by Axel Rudi Pell, the 'German Guitar Wizard'. it is also the last album to be released by Axel Rudi Pell which featured Jeff Scott Soto, Christian Wolff and Jörg Michael.
Magic (gaming) Some games or game systems can include a set of [that are used to portray magic in the paranormal] sense. These rules simulate the effects that magic would have within the game context, according to how the [[game designer intended the magic to be portrayed.
Magic (Harry Potter) In the Harry Potter books, magic is depicted as a natural force, one that can be used to override the usual laws of nature while still being approached entirely scientifically. Many magical creatures exist in the series, as do ordinary creatures which exhibit some magical properties (such as owls, which are used to deliver postage).
Magic (illusion) Magic, including the arts of prestidigitation and conjuring, is the art of entertaining an audience by performing illusions that baffle and amaze, often by giving the impression that something impossible has been achieved, almost as if the performer had magic or supernatural powers. Yet, this illusion of magic is created entirely by natural means.
Magic (magazine) MAGIC, also known as The Magazine for Magicians, is an independent magazine for magicians that is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. A creation of Stan Allen, it debuted in September of 1991, with its first issue featuring Lance Burton on the cover, and over the years it has also featured David Copperfield, Siegfried & Roy, Penn & Teller, Mike Caveney, and Mac King.
Magic (paranormal) Magic and sorcery are the influencing of events, objects, people and physical phenomena by mystical, paranormal or supernatural means. The terms can also refer to the practices employed by a person to wield this influence, and to beliefs that explain various events and phenomena in such terms.
Magic (programming) In the context of computer programming, magic is used to describe code that handles complex tasks while hiding that complexity to present a simple interface. The term is somewhat tongue-in-cheek and carries good connotations, implying that the interface simplifies an otherwise difficult or tedious task.
Magic (rapper) Magic (born Aywood Johnson in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a New Orleans hip hop artist, who first worked the city's underground circuit, before signing with Master P's No Limit Records label thanks to the mogul's brother, C-Murder. Magic met C-Murder at a party and impressed him with his rapping ability.
Magic (software) Magic is a Very-large-scale integration layout tool originally written by John Ousterhout at UC Berkeley during the 1980s. Magic continues to be popular because it is free (Berkeley open-source license), easy to use, and easy to expand for specialized tasks.
Magic (Ultima) The Ultima series of computer role playing games uses a system of magic which works by stringing words of power together. This system is used starting from Ultima IV, which uses the runic alphabet listed below.
Magic 45 minutes The Magic 45 Minutes describes the duration of one of the most rewarding sporting periods in the history of New Zealand during which four New Zealand rowing teams won gold medals in four successive finals to be the most successful country at the 2005 World Rowing Championships in Gifu, Japan.
Magic 8-ball The Magic 8-Ball, manufactured by Tyco, is a toy used for fortune-telling. Invented by Abe Bookman in 1946 of the Alabe Toy Company, it is a hollow, plastic sphere resembling an oversized, black and white 8-ball.
Magic and Medicine Magic and Medicine is the second album by The Coral, released on July 28 2003 in the United Kingdom, where it debuted at number 1 in the charts, and on February 10 2004 in the United States (see 2003 in music). The singles "Don't Think You're the First" and "Pass It On" earned them their first top ten hits.
Magic Alex Yanni ("John") Alexis Mardas, better known as Magic Alex (born May 5, 1942, Athens, Greece), a self-styled electronics wizard, was the head of The Beatles' Apple Electronics. He became one of the principal hangers-on of the Beatles' burgeoning entourage, and broke the news from John Lennon to his first wife Cynthia that John wanted a divorce.
Magic bullet software Magic Bullet is a Red Giant video editing software and plug-in used in adobe premiere pro, Avid, final cut pro, and vegas and motion to make most commonly mini dv tapes look like real film footage. It is used by over 200,000 film editors worldwide as well as for professional footage on films and tv shows.
Magic BBS Apple Computer employee Mark Windrim founded the MAGIC (Macintosh Awareness Group in Canada) BBS as an experiment in the early 1990s. The service, firsts known as Digital Spectrum, operated using communications software using an elegant graphical user interface enabled by FirstClass software, produced by the Canadian firm SoftArc.
Magic Blue Airlines Magic Blue Airlines is a charter passenger airline based in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. It was previously an all-freight operator and intends to operate charter services from Schiphol International Airport, Amsterdam to Mediterranean holiday destinations starting later in 2005 using BAe ATP aircraft.
Magic Bullet (appliance) The Magic Bullet is a compact blender manufactured by Homeland Housewares. It's widely marketed through television commercials and informercials and sold in retail stores under the "As seen on TV" banner.
Magic Bullet Productions Magic Bullet Productions is an independent audio-production company formed in 2000 by Alan Stevens. Originally set up to produce the Kaldor City audios, in 2004 they acquired the rights to produce Lawrence Miles' Faction Paradox audio CDs.
Magic Bus (studio) is an anime planning and production company headquartered in Nishi-Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded in 1977 by producer and director Satoshi Dezaki in order to produce the anime TV series Shin Kyojin no Hoshi.
Magic carpet (ski lift) A Magic Carpet is a type of surface lift (like rope tows, T-bar lifts and platter lifts) installed at ski areas to transport skiers and snowboarders up the hill. The name is inspired by the mythological magic carpets featured in legends.
Magic circle In many branches of Ritual magic, and particularly in Wicca and other neopagan traditions, there exists a practice known as casting a circle or "circle casting". In modern witchcraft circle casting is generally done with salt, crystals, candles or other purifying materials, and requires special rituals to be considered effective.
Magic cookie A magic cookie or cookie is a token or short packet of data passed between communicating programs, where the data is typically not meaningful to the recipient program. The contents are opaque and not usually interpreted until the recipient passes the cookie data back to the sender or perhaps another program at a later time.
Magic cube In mathematics, a magic cube is the 3-dimensional equivalent of a magic square, that is, a number of integers arranged in a n x n x n pattern such that the sum of the numbers on each row, each column, each pillar and the four main space diagonals is equal to a single number, the so-called magic constant of the cube, denoted M3(n). It can be shown that if a magic cube consists of the numbers 1, 2, ...
Magic City Snowbears The Magic City Snowbears was a professional basketball club based in Minot, North Dakota that competed in the International Basketball Association beginning in the 1996-1997 season. The team folded along with the IBA after the 2000-2001 season.
Magic discipline A magical discipline, also known as a school of magic, is a group of spells or magical rituals that are closely linked, typically by both function and mechanics. They may be linked by an element, such as fire, or by a general principle, such as conjuration.
Magic drum The term magic drum is an old judicial term (for rune drum) in use from the 16th to the 19th century. Use of a "magic drum" was considered to be a serious crime and the accused was often sentenced to death.
Magic Five Grand Fraternity/Sorority The roots of Magic Five Grand Fraternity and Sorority were founded in the Philippine College of Criminology, based on the principle of the universal brotherhood of man; founded upon the principles of truth and justice. An organization valuing the true meaning of brotherhood; upholding equality over prejudice; love for thy brothers and sister; advocating service to the community and promoting academic excellence, leadership and discipline.
Magic Formula Investing Magic Formula Investing is a term that refers to an investment technique outlined by Joel Greenblatt. Although Magic Formula InvestingMagic Formula Investing Website is firmly rooted in the principles of value investing, for the lay investor it is claimed that it offers market-beating returns without the complexity associated with a discounted cash flow analysis.
Magic gun Magic guns, also called spellguns or casters (presumably short for "spellcaster"), are an element of science fantasy (fantasy/science fiction) that combines firearms and magic (or some other supernatural power) to create a weapon with properties of both. In many fantasy settings, magic and technology are seen as distinct, separate entities, if not unmixable/incompatible, while spellguns serve as an unusual melange of both.
Magic hexagon A magic hexagon of order n is an arrangement of numbers in a centered hexagonal pattern with n cells on each edge, in such a way that the numbers in each row, in all three directions, sum to the same magic constant. A normal magic hexagon contains the consecutive integers from 1 to 3n² − 3n + 1.
Magic hypercube In mathematics, a magic hypercube is the k-dimensional generalization of magic squares, magic cubes and magic tesseracts, that is, a number of integers arranged in an n x n x n x ... x n pattern such that the sum of the numbers on each pillar (along any axis) as well as the main space diagonals is equal to a single number, the so-called magic constant of the hypercube, denoted Mk(n).
Magic Channel Magic Channel (channel 17 on UHF and channel 78 on ESTESA's cable-TV system) is a nationwide terrestrial music television channel from Nicaragua owned by GR Enterprise from Miami, and Magic Broadcasting System, property of Nicaraguan radio entrepeneur Arnoldo RĂ­os. The channel was founded on 2002.
Magic in the Fire Emblem series Magic is a staple of gameplay in the Fire Emblem series. It's useful for attacking since few enemies have a high resistance to magical attacks, making them preferable to physical attacks against plenty of enemies.
Magic in the Greco-Roman world In the ancient post-hellenistic world of the Greeks and Romans (the Greco-Roman world), the public and private rituals associated with religion are accepted by historians and archaeologists to have been a part of everyday life.[1] Ready examples of this phenenomen are found in the various state and cult Temples, Jewish Synagogues and in the early Christian cathedrals and churches.
Magic Island Magic Island is actually not an island, but a small peninsula in Honolulu, Hawaii, adjacent to Ala Moana Beach Park and the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor. The park on Magic Island is a popular local hangout where families gather for frisbee, luaus, and the occasional festival or drama performance.
Magic Johnson Theaters Magic Johnson Theaters is a chain of movie theaters which is a partnership between AMC Theaters and Johnson Development Corporation, the business holding corporation headed by basketball player Magic Johnson. The chain operates six multiplex theateres in or near major cities of the United States, namely in areas which are predominantly-minority and previously were underserved by modern cineplexes.
Magic Kingdom The Magic Kingdom is a theme park covering 107 acres (433,000 m²) at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando. It is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company, through its Walt Disney Parks and Resorts unit.
Magic Kingdom (Terry Brooks) The Magic Kingdom of Landover series is a quintet of fantasy novels by Terry Brooks following the adventures of Ben Holiday, a trial lawyer who goes into a depression after the death of his wife and unborn child. He finds that he is no longer motivated by justice and feels that the legal system is profoundly flawed.
Magic Kingdom Area Resorts The Magic Kingdom Area Resorts are five resorts located on the shores of the Seven Seas Lagoon and Bay Lake, near the Magic Kingdom, in Walt Disney World. On the Seven Seas Lagoon are Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa and Disney's Polynesian Resort and on Bay Lake are Disney's Contemporary Resort, Disney's Wilderness Lodge, and Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground.
Magic Knight Magic Knight is a computer game character created by freelance programmer David Jones in his 1985 game Finders Keepers for the Mastertronic budget label. Finders Keepers is a flip-screen platform game released on the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64.
Magic Link The Magic Link was a personal communicator and PDA marketed by Sony from 1994, based on the General Magic's Magic Cap operating system. The "Link" part of the name refers to the device's ability to send and receive data over a wireless cellular network.
Magic Millions The Magic Millions is a thorougbred auction event held every January at Surfers Paradise in Queensland, Australia. Seven (plus) days of auctions are joined by a major race meeting where all nine races are only open to horses who were bought at auctions staged by Magic Millions over the previous years.
Magic Mountain, Idaho Magic Mountain Resort is a modest ski area in south central Idaho in a southern unit of the Sawtooth National Forest. It is east of Rogerson on the eastern edge of Twin Falls County, 18 miles (29 km) northwest of the Nevada-Utah border with Idaho.
Magic number (physics) In nuclear physics, a magic number is a number of nucleons (either protons or neutrons) such that they are arranged into complete shells within the atomic nucleus. The seven known magic numbers as of 2006 are:
Magic number (programming) In computer programming, a magic number is a constant used to identify the file or data type employed. The term was initially found in early Seventh Edition source code of the Unix operating system and, although it has lost its original meaning, it has become part of computer industry lexicon.
Magic number (sports) In sports, a magic number is a number used to indicate how close a front-running team is to clinching a season title. It represents the total of additional wins by the front-running team or additional losses by the rival team after which it is mathematically impossible for the rival team to capture the title in the remaining games.
Magic polyhedron Magic polyhedron is a term for a specific type of puzzle also known as twisty puzzles, the most popular of which is Rubik's Cube. The term may have originated from the original marketing name for Rubik's Cube, "Bűvös Kocka" which means "Magic Cube" in Hungarian.
Magic publications Magic publications are books and periodicals which are created in support of the professional magician industry. They include reviews of new equipment and techniques, announcements of upcoming events, interviews with prominent magicians, announcements of awards, and columns on such subjects as the history and ethics of the art of magic.
Magic pushbutton The magic pushbutton anti-pattern is very common in graphical programming environments. In this scenario, the programmer draws the user interface first and then writes the business logic in the automatically created methods.
Magic quartet The Magic Quartet refers to the four key players of Brazil's Soccer team Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Kaká and Adriano. Ever since the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Ronaldo has not been included in the Brazilian squad by the new head coach Dunga.
Magic rocks Magic Rocks, also sometimes referred to or marketed as Crystal Gardens or Chemical Gardens, are a novelty item for creating rock-like formations. A typical package of Magic Rocks contains an envelope of liquid sodium silicate and a small handful of colored "rocks" that are actually chunks of water soluble metallic salts.
Magic Radio Magic is a music radio and (later) a TV brand in the United Kingdom, run by the Emap group. The name "Magic" is also used in the United States by radio stations that play adult contemporary music or oldies from the 1960s and 1970s.

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