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Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute The Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute (MCLI) is a Berkeley, California-based non-profit corporation. MCLI was founded in 1965 Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute carries on a wide range of activities, including research, publication, advocacy, and education.
Meikleour Beech Hedges The Meikleour Beech Hedge(s) (beech = Fagus sylvatica), located in Meikleour, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, alongside the A93 Perth to Blairgowrie Road, was planted in the autumn of 1746, the year of the Jacobite uprising, by Jean Mercer and her husband, Robert Murray Nairne on the Marquess of Lansdowne's Meikleour estate. It is said the hedge grows towards the heavens because the men who planted it were killed at the Battle of Culloden.
Meikles Meikles is the popular name given to Meikles Hotel in central Harare, Zimbabwe, Meikles' department stores in Zimbabwe and Meikles Africa Limited, the company which owns both the hotel, the department stores and Meikles' TM Supermarket chain and other retail outlets.
Meiko Computing Surface The Meiko Computing Surface (sometimes retrospectively referred to as the CS-1) was a massively parallel supercomputer produced by Meiko Scientific. The system was based on the INMOS transputer microprocessor, later also using SPARC and Intel i860 processors.
Meiko CS-2 The Meiko CS-2 was a massively parallel supercomputer produced by Meiko Scientific. The CS-2 was launched in 1993 and was Meiko's second-generation system architecture, superseding the earlier Computing Surface.
MeikOS MeikOS (also written as Meikos or MEiKOS) was a Unix-like computer operating system developed by Meiko Scientific for their transputer-based Computing Surface massively parallel computers during the late 1980s.
Meikyo Meikyo (明鏡), literally "bright mirror", often translated as "mirror of the soul" is an advanced kata practiced in Shotokan karate. The kata is believed to have been derived from the Rohai kata, practiced in some other styles of karate, by Gichin Funakoshi.
Meikyukai The Meikyuakai (名球会, "association of great players") is one of two Japanese baseball halls of fame, the players being automatically inducted if they reach 2000 hits (position players) or 200 wins (pitchers) in Japanese major league baseball (or American baseball or other leagues, since it includes a player's cumulative career totals). These numbers are considered significant milestones for Japanese players because the Japanese major league season is shorter than its counterpart in America (Major League Baseball) and are considered to be the equivalent of 3000 hits and 300 wins in the American Major Leagues.
Meilani Clay Meilani Clay (born January 11, 1988) is a conscious writer, educator and poetry slam champion from the San Francisco Bay Area, California. She emerged as part of Youth Speaks, a youth performance poetry and creative writing program founded in 1996, and served on SPOKES (Selected-Poets-Organizing-Kreating-&-Expanding-Spoken Word), a Youth Advisory Board and paid internship program.
Meili Meili is one of the Æsir in Norse mythology. His name appears in the Eddic poem Hárbarðsljóð where Thor lists him alone as his brother, omitting his universally acknowledged half-brothers Baldr and Váli/Bous, indicating not only that Meili is one of the sons of Odin, he is likely also the son of Jörd.
Meilichios As Zeus Meilichios, the Olympian of Greek mythology subsumed as an attributive epithet an earlier chthonic daimon, Meilichios, who was propitiated in Athens by archaic rituals, as Jane Ellen Harrison demonstrated in detail in Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion (1903). In the course of examining the archaic aspects of the Diasia festival, the greatest Athenian festival accorded Zeus, she demonstrated that it had been superimposed upon an earlier propitiatory ceremony.
Meilinda Soerjoko Meilinda Soerjoko (born 21 September 1981 in Jakarta) is an Indonesian/Australian television and film actress who lives in Hawaii. She has had uncredited roles in 50 First Dates, Hawaii, North Shore and Accepted.
Meiling Melançon Meiling Melançon (born 3 March, 1980) also known as Mei Melançon, is an American actress and former fashion model. She was born to a Filipino-Chinese father and a mother of French and Native American descent.
Meilleur Ouvrier de France Every three years, craftsmen across France have the opportunity to compete for the highly coveted “Meilleur Ouvrier de France” award. This award was created in 1924 and is given to the best craftsmen competing in each field, covering everything from chocolate making to specific building trades.
Meilong Station Meilong Station was a railway station in Shanghai which has now been abolished in favor of the new Shanghai South Railway Station. It was located near Jinjiang Park, serving regular trains to and from Hangzhou.
Meimad Meimad (מפלגת מימד Hebrew acronym meaning "Jewish State, Democratic State") is a left-leaning religious Zionist political party in Israel, founded in 1999, and based on the ideology of the Meimad movement, founded in 1988 by Rabbi Yehuda Amital.
Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler Mein Führer – Die wirklich wahrste Wahrheit über Adolf Hitler (My Führer - The Truly True Truth about Adolf Hitler) is a German film directed by Dani Levy, released in January 2007. The setting is World War II, around New Year's Eve 1944.
Mein Gaddi Aap Chalawan Ga Mein Gaddi Aap Chalawan Ga (Punjabi: میں گڈی آپ چلاواں گا) was fourth pop music album released by Pakistani singer Abrar-ul-Haq. It is a compilation and studio album, and has only one new track.
Mein Kampf Mein Kampf (English translation: My Struggle) is the signature work of Adolf Hitler, combining elements of autobiography with an exposition of Hitler's political ideology of Nazism. Volume 1 of Mein Kampf was published in 1925, with volume 2 in 1926.
Mein Leben Mein Leben (German for "My Life") is the title of several German autobiographies, including but not limited to those of the following people (note that the dates are of publication, not composition, and in some cases might refer to a later or posthumous edition):
Mein Lieber Katrina Catches a Convict Mein Lieber Katrina was a 1914 American silent popular short comedy starring Charlotte Burton, Harry De Vere, Perry Banks, Edith Borella, Ida Lewis and John Steppling. The film was the sequel to Mein Lieber Katrina.
Mein Rasend Herz Mein Rasend Herz (English: My Raging Heart) is a folk metal album by the German band In Extremo. It was released on May 30 2005 by Island Records and entered the German Media Control Charts at #3, its eventual peak position.
Meindert DeJong Meindert De Jong sometimes spelled as Meindert de Jong or Dejong (4 March 1906 - 16 July 1991) was an award winning author of children's books. He was born in the village of Wierum, of the province of Friesland, in the Netherlands.
Meineke Car Care Bowl The Meineke Car Care Bowl is an NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A post-season college football bowl game that has been played annually at 73,367-seat Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, since 2002. Certified by the NCAA as simply the Queen City Bowl, from 2002 to 2004, the game was known as the Continental Tire Bowl after Continental Tire became the title sponsor for the contest.
Meinhard III of Gorizia-Tyrol Meinhard III (February 9 1344 - January 13, 1363), was the son of Louis V of Bavaria with Countess Margarete Maultasch of Tyrol-Gorizia and as such also the last member of the Meinhardiner line. He was born in Landshut.
Meinhard, Duke of Carinthia Meinhard II (c. 1238 - end of October 1295) was Count of Tirol, Duke of Carinthia and Carniola, and Count of Gorizia (as Meinhard IV) He was the son of Meinhard I of Gorizia-Tyrol and Adelheid, Countess of Tirol (died 1275/79).
Meinhardt Raabe Meinhardt Raabe (born September 2, 1915, in Jefferson County, Wisconsin) is one of the oldest surviving Munchkin-actors from The Wizard of Oz, and is now the only surviving cast member with any significant dialogue in the film. He appeared in an October 2005 episode of Entertainment Tonight with eight more surviving Munchkins, and made a guest appearance on The Jimmy Kimmel Show on April 11, 2005.
Meinit Meinit is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Bench Maji Zone, Meinit is bordered on the south by Dizi, on the west by Sheko, on the north by Bench, and on the east by the Keficho Shekicho Zone.
Meinolf Sellmann Meinolf Sellmann, born on December 7, 1971 in Holzminden, Germany is a computer scientist, best known for algorithmic research in combinatorial optimization, constraint programming, and the hybridization thereof.
Meinoud Rost van Tonningen Meinoud Marinus Rost van Tonningen (Soerabaja, February 19 1894 – Scheveningen, June 6 1945) was a Dutch politician of the National Socialist, NSB Party. During World War II and the German occupation of the Netherlands he collaborated extensively with the German occupation forces.
Meinrad of Einsiedeln Saint Meinrad is a Roman Catholic saint. Born into the family of the Counts of Hohenzollern, Meinrad was educated at the abbey school of Reichenau, an island in Lake Constance, under his kinsmen Abbots Hatto and Erlebald, where he became a monk and was ordained.
Meinrad von Lauchert Major General Meinrad von Lauchert was a Heer officer put in command of the the German 2nd Panzer Division the day before the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. And one half hour prior to that battle's launch, he received a personal phone call from Adolf Hitler instructing the general that, when he directed his forces toward Malmedy in Belgium, "The battle must be fought with brutality and all resistance shall be broken in a wave of terror.
Meiobenthos Meiofauna are small benthic invertebrates that live in both marine and fresh water environments . The term Meiofauna loosely defines a group of organisms by their size, larger than Microfauna but smaller than Macrofauna, rather than a taxonomic grouping.
Meiolania Meiolania is an extinct genus of cryptodire turtle from the Oligocene period to Holocene period, with the last relic populations at Lord Howe Island of New Caledonia which survived in the first millennium. It was huge, measuring 2.
Meiosis In biology, meiosis (IPA: ) is the process that allows one diploid cell to divide in a special way to generate haploid cells in eukaryotes. The word "meiosis" comes from the Greek meioun, meaning "to make smaller," since it results in a reduction in chromosome number.
Meiosis (figure of speech) Meiosis is a figure of speech that intentionally understates something or implies that it is lesser in significance or size than it really is. It is a form of litotes, but litotes often uses understatement to make something seem large or important, while meiosis aims to make its subject appear less important or insignificant.
Meir Abulafia Meir ben Todros HaLevi Abulafia (ca. 1170-1244, Burgos, Spain ), also known as the Ramah (Hebrew: הרמ"ה) (an acronym of his Hebrew name), was a major Sephardic Talmudist and Halachic authority in medieval Spain.
Meir Atlas Rabbi Meir Atlas (1848-1926) was Rabbi of Shavel in Lithuania and one of the founders of the Telz Yeshiva. He was an outstanding halachic authority who authored many responsa and was one of the foremost Lithuanian Rabbis of his time.
Meir ben Isaac Katzenellenbogen Meir ben Isaac Katzenellenbogen (1482–January 12, 1565) (also, Meir of Padua, Maharam Padua, Hebrew: מאיר בן יצחק קצנלנבויגן) was an Italian rabbi born at Katzenellenbogen, Germany. Meïr ben Isaac, who was generally called after his native town, was the founder of the Katzenellenbogen family.
Meir Dizengoff Meir Dizengoff (Hebrew: מאיר דיזנגוף, Russian: Меер Янкелевич Дизенгоф, Meyer Yankelevich Dizengof; 1861-1936) was a Jewish Zionist politician and mayor of Tel Aviv in the British Mandate of Palestine.
Meir Feinstein Meir Feinstein (Hebrew: מאיר פיינשטיין; October 5, 1927 - April 21, 1947) was an Irgun operative who was injured while launching a railroad attack in Jerusalem and was subsequently captured and sentenced to death by the British authorities in Palestine. Before the execution by hanging could be carried out, he and his friend and fellow prisoner Moshe Barazani blew themselves up with grenades.
Meir ibn Aldabi Meir ibn Aldabi (Hebrew: מאיר אבן אלדבי) was a writer of the 14th century, son of Isaac Aldabi, "He-Ḥasid" (The Pious), grandson of Asher ben Jehiel, and a descendant of the exiles from Jerusalem. His name (erroneously spelled Albadi, Albalidi, Alrabi, and Altabi) is ascertained from his chief work, Shebile Emunah, wherein a poem is found in which every line begins with a letter of his name, and there it reads "Aldabi.
Meir Kahane Meir David Kahane (Hebrew: מאיר דוד כהנא, Kahane being a variation on Cohen or "priest"; also known by the pseudonym Michael King, David Sinai, Hayim Yerushalmi) (August 1, 1932 – November 5, 1990) was an American Orthodox rabbi, author, political activist, and a sometime member of the Israeli Knesset. He was a controversial and polarizing figure, to some a "visionary hero of the Jewish people" and to others a "criminal racist.
Meir Lichtenstein Meir Lichtenstein was the Mayor in 2006 of Lakewood Township, a community of over 60,000 residents in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. Lichtenstein was selected by his fellow members of the Lakewood Township Committee to serve as Mayor at the Township's January 1, 2006 reorganization meetingLakewood Township Committee, accessed March 31, 2006.
Meir Lublin Meir Lublin (or Meir ben Gedalia) (1558-1616) (Hebrew: מאיר מלובלין) was a Polish rabbi, Talmudist and Posek ("decisor of Jewish law"). He is well known for his commentary on the Talmud, Meir Einai Chachamim.
Meir Randegger Meir Randegger (February 9, 1780–March 12, 1853) was Jewish-Austrian educationist born at Randegg. He was educated at home, at Lengau (Switzerland), at Fürth (Bavaria), and at Presburg, after which he accepted a position as instructor in Vienna.
Meir Shapiro Rabbi Yehuda Meir Shapiro (March 3, 1887 - October 27, 1933) was a prominent Hasidic rabbi and rosh yeshiva and the creator of the Daf Yomi, a seven-year cycle of the learning of a page of Talmud a day, in 1923.
Meir Sheetrit Meir Sheetrit (Hebrew: מאיר שטרית) (born: 1948) is an Israeli politician, a member of the Knesset, and Minister of Construction and Housing. He also served as Acting Justice Minister for three months in 2006..
Meir Simcha of Dvinsk Rabbi Meir Simcha of Dvinsk (1843-1926) was a rabbi and prominent leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe in the early 20th century. He was a kohen, and is therefore often referred to as Meir Simcha ha-Kohen ("Meir Simcha the Kohen").
Meir Vilner Meir Vilner (Hebrew: מאיר וילנר), born Ber Kovner, (13 October 1918 – 5 June 2003) was an Israeli communist politician and Jewish leader of the Communist Party of Israel (Maki), which consisted primarily of Israeli Arabs. He was the youngest and longest surviving signatory to the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel in 1948.
Meir Zorea Meir (Zarro) Zorea (March 14, 1923- June 24, 1995) was a general in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and later a member of the Knesset ("parliament") of Israel. He earned distinction through his combat actions in World War II and in the Israeli War of Independence.
Meiringen Meiringen (, 595 m; population 4,740 as of 2004) is a town in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland, the administrative capital of the Oberhasli district of the canton of Bern. It is famous as the setting for the fictional death of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's character Sherlock Holmes, and as the place that claims to have invented meringue.
Meisenheimer complex A Meisenheimer complex or Jackson-Meisenheimer complex in organic chemistry is a 1:1 reaction adduct between an arene carrying electron withdrawing groups and and nucleophile. These complexes are found as reactive intermediates in nucleophilic aromatic substitution but stable and isolated Meisenheimer salts are also known.
Meisha Merlin Publishing Meisha Merlin Publishing is an independent publishing company founded in 1996 by Stephen Pagel, Kevin Murphy, and Brian Murphy. The company publishes fantasy and science fiction-themed work from authors such as Robert Lynn Aspirin and Karen Lee Killough.
Meishan Meishan, Sichuan (), formerly known as Meizhou (眉州), is a prefecture-level city with more than 100,000 inhabitants in Sichuan province of the People's Republic of China. Meishan is in the southwest of Sichuan Bassin.
Meishi Film Academy The Meishi Film Academy is one of 25 colleges in Chongqing University, the second film academy founded in the People's Republic of China after the Beijing Film Academy. It was co-built by Chongqing University and the Hong Kong Meishi Electric Power Group and is certified by the Chinese Ministry of Education.
Meiss Lake Meiss Lake is a 3,000 acre, shallow, warm lake located in the western portion of Butte Valley, in eastern Siskiyou County. The lake is a remnant of a larger lake that occupied the entire valley when temperatures were cooler and is fed seasonally by several creeks in Butte Valley.
Meissel-Mertens constant The Meissel-Mertens constant, also referred to as Mertens constant, Kronecker's constant, Hadamard-de la Vallée-Poussin constant or prime reciprocal constant, is a mathematical constant, used mainly in number theory, and is defined as the limiting difference between the harmonic series summed only over the primes and the natural logarithm of the natural logarithm:
Meissen Meissen (de: MeiĂźen) is a town of approximately 35,000 near Dresden on both banks of the Elbe in the Free State of Saxony in the southern part of eastern Germany. Points of interest are mainly the internationally renowned Meissen porcelain label, the Albrechtsburg castle, the Gothic Meissen Cathedral, the Meissen Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), and the St.
Meissen (district) Meissen (German Meißen )is a district (Kreis) in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Riesa-Großenhain, Kamenz, the urban district Dresden, the districts Weißeritzkreis, Freiberg, Mittweida and Döbeln.
Meissner effect The Meissner effect (or Meissner-Ochsenfeld effect) is the effect by which a weak magnetic field decays rapidly to zero in the interior of a superconductor. The distance to which the field is active is known as the London penetration depth.
Meister The word meister originally means "master" in German (as in master craftsman or as an honorific title such as Meister Eckhart). It has been borrowed into English slang, where it is used in compound words.
Meister Eckhart Prize The Meister Eckhart Prize is an award consisting of a biannual prize of ÂŁ50,000 given to "thinkers who produce high-quality work on the subject of identity" by the Identity Foundation. The prize is named after Meister Eckhart (1260-1328) a German theologian, philosopher and mystic.
MeisterstĂĽck MeisterstĂĽck (German for masterpiece) is the legendary line of pens from luxury brand Montblanc. Over the last decades, Montblanc has launched many other lines, but none has surpassed the iconic status of the MeisterstĂĽck which was devised in 1924.
Meitei Christians This brief account of Meitei Christian is an abstract section of a study on Meitei Baptist Association’s organizational theory, design and behavior under Master of Leadership and management offered by Briercrest Biblical Seminary (Canada).
Meitei Mayek script Meitei Mayek script (also Meithei Mayek, Meetei Mayek, Manipuri script) (Manipuri: Meetei Mayek) is a syllabic script used for the Meitei language (Manipuri), one of the official languages of the Indian state of Manipur. The Meitei Mayek script is based on the Gupta Brahmi script like many other scripts used for Tibetan languages.
Meitner–Hupfeld effect The Meitner-Hupfeld effect is an anomalously large scattering of Gamma rays by heavy elements. Later on, the Meitner–Hupfeld effect was explained by a broad theory from which evolved the Standard Model, a theory for explaining the structure of the atomic nucleus.
Meitnerium Meitnerium (IPA: ), also called eka-iridium, is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Mt and atomic number 109. It is a synthetic element whose most stable isotope is Mt-276 with a half-life of 720 milliseconds.
Meitoku Meitoku (明徳) was a Japanese era after (and overlapping with) Genchū in the south and Kōō in the north and before Shōchō, spanning from 1390 to 1394 (only from 1392 in the south). The reigning Emperors were Emperor Go-Kameyama in the south and Emperor Go-Komatsu in the north until 1392, and in all of Japan from 1392.
Meitoku Yagi Meitoku Yagi (八木明徳 Yagi Meitoku, March 6, 1912 - February 7, 2003) was born in Naha, Okinawa. Yagi Sensei learned Goju-ryu from Chojun Miyagi, and was the only student of Miyagi's to be given permission to open his own dojo.
Meja Anna Pernilla Bäckman (born Nynäshamn, Stockholms län, 12 February 1969), commonly known as Meja, is a Swedish composer and singer. Among her best known songs are "All 'bout the Money" and "Private Emotion" (duet with Ricky Martin).
Mejoranera The Mejoranera is similar to a guitar but is slightly smaller and has a shorter neck. The instrument takes five strings which originally were crafted from dry fibers of Bejuco, horse hairs, later of guts, and at the present time of nylon.
Mekatelyu (band) Mekatelyu is a Costa Rican band. It was formed in December 1998 when Gabriel Dávila (Gabo), bassist of the band, started a search for a new style of music that would fuse reggae roots with different Caribbean and Latin rhythms.
Mekatilili Wa Menza Mekatilili Wa Menza was a Kenyan Woman warrior, who led the Giriama people in a rebellion against British missionaries in 1914. Giriama people, who inhabit Kenyan coast, had Kayas, sacred forest shrines, which were being destructed by the missionaries.
Mekedaatu Mekedaatu (Goat's Leap') waterfalls is about 90 km from Bangalore via Kanakapura, where the Kaveri River and Kollidam separate after their confluence at the Sangama. Three miles from this spot, at Mekedaatu, the Kaveri runs through a deep, narrow ravine of hard granite rock.
Mekertich Portukalian Mekertich Portukalian was an Armenian teacher, with Armenian nationalist aspirations. Portukalian taught Armenian Nationalism at Tokat and after a trip to Western Anatolia and the Balkans opened a school in Van in 1878.
Meket Meket is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Wollo Zone, Meket is bordered on the south by Wadla, on the west by the Debub Gondar Zone, on the north by Bugna, and on the east by Guba Lafto.
Meketaten Meketaten ("Behold the Aten" or "Protected by Aten") was the second daughter of six born to the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten and his Great Royal Wife Nefertiti. She was probably born in year 2 or 3 Akhenaten's reign.
Meketibolodon Meketibolodon is a genus of extinct mammal from the Kimmeridgian (Upper Jurassic) of Portugal. It was a relatively early member of the also extinct order Multituberculata, suborder Plagiaulacida, family Paulchoffatiidae.
Mekhilta Mekilta or Mekhilta (Hebrew: מכילתא) is the halakic midrash to the Book of Exodus. The name "Mekilta", which corresponds to the Hebrew "middah" (= "measure," "rule"), was given to this midrash because the Scriptural comments and explanations of the Law which it contains are based on fixed rules of Scriptural exegesis ("middot"; comp.
Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon The Mekhilta de-Rabbi Shimon (Hebrew: מכילתא דרבי שמעון בר יוחאי) is a Halakic midrash on Exodus from the school of R. Akiba, the "Rabbi Shimon" in question being Shimon bar Yochai.
Mekilta le-Sefer Devarim The Mekhilta le-Sefer Devarim (Hebrew: מכילתא לספר דברים) is a halakic midrash to Deuteronomy from the school of Rabbi Ishmael which is no longer extant. No midrash by this name is mentioned in Talmudic literature, nor do the medieval authors refer to such a work.
Mekong Delta The Mekong Delta ("đồng bằng sông Cửu Long" in Vietnamese-Nine Dragon river delta)is the region in Southeast Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of tributaries. The Mekong delta region encompasses a large portion of southeastern Vietnam of 39,000 km² The area covered by water depends on the season.
Mekong giant catfish The Mekong giant catfish, Pangasianodon gigas, is a species of freshwater fish in the shark catfish family (family Pangasiidae) of order Siluriformes, native to the Mekong basin in Southeast Asia. It is the only species of genus Pangasianodon Chevey, 1931.
Mekong River Commission The Mekong River Commission (MRC) is an intergovernment body charged 'to promote and co-ordinate sustainable management and development of water and related resources for the countries' mutual benefit and the people's well-being by implementing strategic programmes and activities and providing scientific information and policy advice.'
Mekosuchinae The Mekosuchinae, or mekosuchine crocodiles, were a subfamily of crocodiles from Australia and the South Pacific that have now become extinct. They first appear in the fossil record in the early Miocene in Australia, and survived until the Pliocene in Australia and until the arrival of man in the Pacific islands of Fiji, New Caledonia and Vanuatu.
Mekton Mekton is a role-playing game which centers on the conventions of mecha anime and science fiction (although it can easily enough be adapted to other genres like police drama or high fantasy). It has seen several editions since its introduction in 1984, the most recent, Mekton Zeta (メクトン Z; a reference to the seminal mecha anime series Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam) being first published in 1994.
Mel and Sue Mel and Sue are a British comedy duo, consisting of Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins. The two met while students at Cambridge, England—Mel at Trinity College and Sue at New Hall—where both were members of the famous comedy club Footlights.
Mel Alas Carmelo Alas (born July 3, 1969, Unisan, Quezon) is a Filipino basketball assistant coach for the Letrán Knights in the Colegio de San Juan de Letrán. Recently, he was the basketball head coach for his alma mater Adamson University's Adamson Soaring Falcons (replacing Luigi Trillo) during the 68th season of the University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP).
Mel Allen Mel Allen (February 14, 1913 – June 16, 1996) was an American sportscaster. During the peak of his career in the 1940s and '50s, Allen was arguably the most prominent member of his profession, his voice familiar to millions.
Mel Almada Baldomero (Mel) Almada (February 7, 1913 - August 13, 1988) was a center fielder in Major League Baseball. From 1933 through 1939, Almada played for the Boston Red Sox (1933-37), Washington Senators (1937-38), St.
Mel Ash Mel Ash is a Zen teacher, writer, artist, and performer with a lifelong passion for transformative experience and cultural change. Previously authorized as a Zen teacher in the Kwan Um School of Zen, he left this tradition to join the Unitarian Church.
Mel Bay Publications Mel Bay Publications is a publisher of materials for musical instrument playing, particularly instructional books that teach a particular instrument or style. Books are targeted at musicians of varying levels of proficiency, from the beginner that is unfamiliar with musical notation to those with advanced performance skills.
Mel Bennett Melvin (Mel) P. Bennett (born January 4 1955, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was a Forward for the Virginia Squires (1975-76) of the American Basketball Association and the Indiana Pacers (1976-78), Utah Jazz (1980-81) and Cleveland Cavaliers (1981-82) of the National Basketball Association.
Mel Bernie Company The Mel Bernie Company, trading as 1928 Jewelry (and sometimes referred to simply as "1928 Jewelry"), is a manufacturer and wholesaler of costume jewelry and novelties. They also distribute their products directly to consumers via their web site.
Mel Blanc Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was a prolific American voice actor, performing on radio, in television commercials, and most famously, in hundreds of cartoon shorts for Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera during the Golden Age of American animation.
Mel Bosser Melvin Edward Bosser (February 8, 1914 - March 26, 1986) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Cincinnati Reds in 1945. The 31-year-old rookie right-hander was a native of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Mel Brandt Mel Brandt (born June 18, 1919, Brooklyn, New York) was an actor and NBC staff announcer. Brandt's familiar voice was heard over the second animated version of the NBC Peacock from 1962 to 1975, announcing that the program was in "living color" on NBC.
Mel Branch Mel Branch was a college and professional American football player who played defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL and for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins in the American Football League.
Mel Bridgman Melvin John Bridgman (born on April 28, 1955 in Trenton, Ontario, Canada) is a former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League for 14 seasons from 1975-76 until 1988-89. He was also the first General Manager of the Ottawa Senators.

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