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Mick Mills Michael 'Mick' Denis Mills (born January 4 1949 in Godalming, Surrey) was a football full back who, by the end of his career, had achieved Ipswich Town's amount of appearances record and captained England at the World Cup.
Mick o'neil Mick O'Neil (1946-2001) was an overseas teacher and a popular Mac columnist, who authored the "MacFactor" column for Europe's #1 Personal Computer Magazine, Personal Computer World (London) and also contributed to other Apple publications including A+, Byte, MacWorld, MacWorld UK, MacWorld Australia, and MyMac.Com.
Mick O'Brien Mick O'Brien (born Kilcock, County Kildare, Eire 10 August 1893, died Uxbridge , Middlesex September 1940), was an Irish international centre-half who played for numerous English and Scottish football clubs during his playing career.After retiring from playing he became a football manager, who became Ipswich Town's first official manager for the 1936/1937 season, when they became professional.
Mick O'Dwyer Mick O'Dwyer, (born 9 June, 1936), is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player from County Kerry. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest and most successful players and managers of all time.
Mick Pointer Mick Pointer (born on 22 July, 1956) was the original drummer and founding member of the progressive rock band Marillion. He was apparently fired by the rest of the band after 1983's first studio album Script for a Jester's Tear, and, after trying out several other drummers, eventually replaced with Ian Mosley.
Mick Ralphs Mick Ralphs (born Michael Geoffrey Ralphs, on 31 March 1944 in Stoke Lacy, Hereford) is a guitarist who was a founding member of '70s rock band Mott the Hoople. In 1973, dissatisfied with Ian Hunter's growing domination, Ralphs became disillusioned and left to team up with former Free vocalist Paul Rodgers to form Bad Company.
Mick Rix Mick Rix (born 11 April 1963) is a British trade unionist and is the former general secretary of ASLEF, a train drivers union. Seen as a member of the awkward squad of left wing union leaders, Rix has been a member of the Socialist Labour Party and the Stop the War Coalition although political differences led him to resign from both organisations.
Mick Rock Mick Rock is a photographer best known for his iconic shots of 1970s glam rock icons such as Queen, David Bowie, Lou Reed and Iggy Pop. At the start of his career, he befriended and photographed Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett.
Mick Rogers Mick Rogers was warden of Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre at Portland Bill, Dorset, England from 1979 to 1995 (not to be confused with Mike Rogers, secretary of the British Birds Rarities Committee).
Mick Ronson Mick Ronson (May 26, 1946 – April 29, 1993) was an English guitarist, composer, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer. He is probably best known for his work with David Bowie from 1970 to 1974, Bowie's glam rock period.
Mick the Miller Mick the Miller (June 1926 – 1939) is celebrated as the first great greyhound to race in England. Despite a short three year racing career, his achievements were highly publicised and greatly boosted the popularity of the sport.
Mick Takeuchi Mick Takeuchi (Takeuchi Mick born July 4) is a Japanese manga artist, best known for her 11-volume series Her Majesty's Dog (Jousama no Inu), some volumes of which have been translated into English by Go! Media Entertainment, LLC.
Mick Talbot Mick Talbot (born on 11 September, 1958 in London) is a keyboardist. He played with the late 1970s Mod revivalists The Merton Parkas; Dexys Midnight Runners; The Bureau, and later with Paul Weller in The Style Council.
Mick Vukota Mick Vukota (born September 14, 1966 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a former NHL Right Wing. Undrafted, he signed with the New York Islanders, who were looking to add toughness and muscle to their roster, on March 2, 1987.
Mick Weaver Mick Weaver, also known during the 1960s as Wynder K Frog, has appeared as a studio musician playing the Hammond organ and keyboards on several albums over a period of four decades, as well as releasing solo albums. His "Wynder K Frog" band was extremely popular on the student union and club circuit of the mid-sixties and a brief merging of this band with "Herbie Goins and the Nighttimers" met even more acclaim.
Mick Woodmansey Mick 'Woody' Woodmansey is an English rock drummer, best known for his work with David Bowie and the 'Spiders from Mars'. He played on Bowie's albums The Man Who Sold the World (1970), Hunky Dory (1971), The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972), and Aladdin Sane (1973).
Mick Young Michael Jerome Young (9 October 1936 – 8 April 1996) was an Australian politician. He rose through the Australian Labor Party to become its national secretary, before serving as a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1974 to 1988.
Mickaël Landreau Mickaël Landreau (born May 14, 1979 in Machecoul) is a French professional football (soccer) player in the position of goalkeeper, who currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain in the French Ligue 1 championship. He has played four matches for the French national team.
Mickaël Piétrus Mickael Pietrus (French: Mickaël Piétrus) (born on February 7 1982 in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe) is a professional basketball player in the NBA. He is listed at 6'6" and is a swingman, playing both the shooting guard and small forward positions.
Mickael Bourgain Mickael Bourgain (born May 28, 1980 in Boulogne-sur-Mer) is a French track cyclist, who won a bronze medal in the men's team sprint race at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens together with Laurent Gane and Arnaud Tournant.
Mickey 3D Mickey 3D is a French rock group from Saint-Étienne that was founded in 1997 when Mickaël Furnon alias Mickey and Aurélien Joanin alias Jojo parted from the local group 3Dk. They were supported by the group Louise Attaque, which had them play before their concerts.
Mickey Baker Mickey (McHouston) "Guitar" Baker (born October 15 1925 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American guitarist. He was half of the pop duo Mickey & Sylvia, who had a hit with "Love Is Strange" in 1957.
Mickey Blake Mickey Blake - (Born October 31, 1912 in Barriefield, Ontario) was a Professional Hockey Left Winger who played 3 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Maroons, St. Louis Eagles and Toronto Maple Leafs.
Mickey Cobras The Mickey Cobras are a large street gang affiliated with the nationwide gang affiliation known as the People Nation. Based in Chicago and comprised largely of African-American membership, the gang is considered very mobile, and factions of the gang are being established throughout the Mid-western United States.
Mickey Cochrane Gordon Stanley "Mickey" Cochrane (April 6, 1903 – June 28, 1962) was a catcher and manager in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics and Detroit Tigers. New York Yankees Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle was named after Cochrane.
Mickey Cucchiella Mickey Cucchiella (born 15 November 1968), is a stand up comic, and local Baltimore celebrity. In 2005 he recorded his stand-up routine to a sold out crowd at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center in Baltimore (known to the locals as the "Hippodrome Theater.
Mickey Curry Michael Timothy Curry (born 10 June 1956) is a American drummer. He is best known for his long-term collaboration with the singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, although he has also worked with Hall & Oates, Cher, Tina Turner, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Sam Phillips, Tom Waits, The Cult and other musicians.
Mickey Deans Mickey Deans (September 24, 1934 - July 11, 2003), born Michael DeVinko in Garfield, New Jersey, was a discotheque manager and the fifth and last husband of Judy Garland. Mickey was believed to be of homosexual orientation.
Mickey Duffy Mickey Duffy (1888-August 31, 1931) was a Atlantic City mobster and rival of Maxie "Boo Boo" Hoff during Prohibition; his aliases including John Murphy, George McEwen and Michael "Mickey" Duffy.
Mickey Finn (drugs) A Mickey Finn (or simply Mickey) is a slang term for a drug-laced drink given to someone without their knowledge in order to incapacitate them. Serving someone a Mickey Finn is most commonly referred to as "slipping a mickey.
Mickey Finn (musician) Mickey Finn or occasionally Micky Finn (born Michael Norman Finn on 3 June, 1947 in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England, died on 11 January, 2003), was the percussionist and sideman to Marc Bolan in his band Tyrannosaurus Rex (on one album, A Beard of Stars), and later, the 70s Glam Rock group, T. Rex.
Mickey Green Mickey Green (b. 1962) is a British criminal, formerly the leader of the "Wembley Mob" specializing armed robbery, he is wanted in over four countries and is a main suspect in the gangland slayings of Gilbert Wynter and Solly Nahome.
Mickey Haefner Milton Arnold "Mickey" Haefner (October 9, 1912 - January 3, 1995) was an American knuckleball-throwing left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played eight seasons from 1943 to 1950, six and a half of them with the Washington Senators (1943-49), later joining the Chicago White Sox (1949-50) and the Boston Braves (1950). His career record was 78-91, with an ERA of 3.
Mickey Harris Maurice Charles "Mickey" Harris (January 30, 1917 - April 15, 1971) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Red Sox (1940-41, 1946-49), Washington Senators (1949-52) and Cleveland Indians (1952). Harris was born in New York, NY.
Mickey Hatcher Michael Vaughn Hatcher (born March 15, 1955 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball player and a current coach. Most notably, he was Kirk Gibson's replacement for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1988 World Series, batting .
Mickey Hennessy Michael Patrick (Mickey) Hennessy (August 8, 1915—March 5, 1991) was a boxer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1987, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.
Mickey Joe Harte Mickey Joe Harte (born 1973) or now simply known as Mickey Harte is a professional singer-songwriter from Lifford, County Donegal, Ireland. He was chosen to represent Ireland in the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest with "We've Got The World" (written by Martin Brannigan and Keith Molly).
Mickey Johnson Wallace Edgar “Mickey” Johnson (born August 31, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former NBA basketball player. A 6' 10" forward/center from tiny Aurora College, he was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the fourth round of the 1974 NBA Draft.
Mickey Kantor Michael "Mickey" Kantor (born August 7, 1939 in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American politician and lawyer. After serving as the Clinton-Gore campaign chair in 1992, Kantor was appointed United States Trade Representative, holding that office from 1993 to 1997.
Mickey Katz Mickey Katz (June 15, 1909 - April 30, 1985) was an American Jewish comedian, born Myer Miron Katz in Cleveland on June 15, 1909, who enjoyed his first moments of fame in the 1940s as a member of Spike Jones and His City Slickers; Katz was most famous for his "glugging" vocal sound effects on tunes like "Cocktails for Two" and others. He later went on to perform his own parodic musical revue and recorded highly popular "ethnic" comedy albums on the Capitol record label, where he would perform parodies in English and Yiddish of the hit songs of the day.
Mickey Klutts Gene Ellis Klutts (born September 20, 1954 in Montebello, California) was a Major League Baseball player from 1976 to 1983 for the New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays. Klutts, an infielder, was a favorite of manager Billy Martin, for whom he played in both New York and Oakland.
Mickey Kreitner Albert Joseph "Mickey" Kreitner (October 9, 1922 - March 6, 2003) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Chicago Cubs in 1943 and 1944. As a 20-year-old rookie in '43, he was the tenth-youngest player to appear in a National League game that season.
Mickey Leland George Thomas Leland (November 27, 1944 – August 7, 1989), better known as Mickey Leland, was a spokesman for the hungry and poor, and later became a congressman from the Texas 18th District and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. He was a Democrat.
Mickey MacKay Duncan McMillan "Mickey" MacKay (May 21, 1894 in Chesley, Ontario - May 21, 1940) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman who played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins, and Pittsburgh Pirates in the National Hockey League. He also spent time with the Vancouver Millionaires and Vancouver Maroons of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association.
Mickey Mania Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse is the title of a video game released for the 16-bit Super NES, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Sega CD. In the game you control Mickey Mouse through various side-scrolling levels, each designed from classical Mickey Mouse cartoons from 1928 to 1993.
Mickey Marcus David Daniel Marcus (22 February 1901–10 June 1948), commonly known as Mickey Marcus, was an American United States Army colonel who assisted Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and who became Israel's first Major General.
Mickey Matthews Mickey Matthews (born November 8, 1953 in Andrews, Texas) is the head football coach at James Madison University, and has served in that role since 1999. Under Matthews's leadership, James Madison achieved a Division 1AA national football championship in 2004.
Mickey McDermott Maurice Joseph "Mickey" McDermott Jr. (April 29 1929 - August 7 2003) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who is best known not for his accomplishments, but for what he didn't accomplish.
Mickey Morandini Michael Robert Morandini (born April 22, 1966 in Kittanning, Pennsylvania) is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies (1990-97, 2000), Chicago Cubs (1998-99), and Toronto Blue Jays (2000). He turned an unassisted triple play, which he accomplished by tagging Barry Bonds on September 20, 1992.
Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Cartoon Collections The Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Cartoon Collections was a series of Disney videos showing off classic cartoon shorts released between 1936 and 1954. It was Disney's very first attempts at releasing its stable of Disney shorts to video, having been released in 1981, two years before Disney unveilled The Disney Channel.
Mickey Mouse Adventures Mickey Mouse Adventures is a comic book published by Disney Comics which features Mickey Mouse as the main character and features characters from the Mickey Mouse universe. Somewhat similar in style to the animated series DuckTales, it was based on the continuity of earlier print material starring Mickey, mainly Floyd Gottfredson's stories in the comic strip.
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is a children's television series, that premiered in prime time on Disney Channel on May 5, 2006. The program is part of the Playhouse Disney daily block of shows intended for preschoolers.
Mickey Mouse Disco Mickey Mouse Disco is an album released by Walt Disney Records in 1979. A late entry in the genre of disco, Mickey Mouse Disco included disco-fied versions of Disney classics and Disney-fied versions of disco classics.
Mickey Mouse universe The Mickey Mouse Universe (not an official term used by the Walt Disney Company) is the setting where Mickey Mouse and the characters associated with him live. Characters in this universe use many Ajax brand products, similar to Looney Tunes and other Warner Brothers characters using Acme products.
Mickey Mousecapade Mickey Mousecapade (Mickey Mouse in Japan) is a Nintendo game where the Mickey Mouse character travels through the Fun House, the Ocean, the Forest, the Pirate Ship, and the Castle in an effort to save a young girl that appears to be Alice from Alice in Wonderland. Minnie Mouse follows the character around, and occasionally gets kidnapped.
Mickey Mousing Mickey Mousing is a film technique in which music is composed to sync up with various occurring events in the film. The term comes from the early and mid-production Walt Disney films, where the music almost completely works to mimic the animated motions of the characters.
Mickey Munoz Mickey Munoz is one of the early pioneers of surfing but is perhaps more famous for his work as a surfboard shaper. Munoz has been featured in many popular surfing documentaries such as the 2004 film Riding Giants.
Mickey Paea Micky Paea (born March 25, 1986 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia is a rugby league player who currently plays for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League competition as either a front rower or a second rower. On the 17th June, 2005 he made his first grade debut for the Roosters against the Cronulla Sharks at Toyota Park during round 15 of the competition.
Mickey Raphael Mickey Raphael is a professional harmonica player, best known for his work with Willie Nelson. He has recorded with Vince Gill, Emmy Lou Harris, Elton John, Mötley Crüe, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, U2, and Neil Young.
Mickey Rivers John Milton "Mickey" Rivers (born October 31, 1948 in Miami, Florida, USA) was a Major League Baseball player from 1970-1984 for the California Angels, New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers. He was generally known as a speedy, hard-to-strikeout leadoff hitter and a good-fielding center fielder, albeit one with a weak arm.
Mickey Rocco Michael Dominick Rocco (March 2, 1916 - June 1, 1997) was a Major League Baseball player for the Cleveland Indians from 1943 to 1946. He was the Tribe's regular first baseman for the majority of the World War II years.
Mickey Shuler Mickey Charles Shuler (born August 21, 1956 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football tight end from 1978 to 1991. He played in 181 games over 14 seasons in the National Football League for the New York Jets and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Mickey Slim The Mickey Slim was a drink that had short-lived popularity in the United States in the 1940s and 1950s. According to the The Dedalus Book of Absinthe by Phil BakerThe Dedalus Book of Absinthe by Phil Baker (Dedalus, 2001) ISBN 1-873982-94-1.
Mickey Spillane Frank Morrison Spillane (March 9 1918 – July 17 2006), better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American author of crime novels. He was known for the series of novels featuring his signature detective character, Mike Hammer, among other works.
Mickey Spillane (mobster) Michael Spillane much better known as Mickey Spillane ( July 13th 1934-May 13th 1977) was an Irish-American mobster from Hell's Kitchen, New York. Spillane, who was called the "last of the gentleman gangsters", was a marked contrast to the violent Westies gang members who succeeded him in Hell's Kitchen.
Mickey Stanley Mitchell Jack "Mickey" Stanley (born July 20, 1942 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) was a baseball player for the Detroit Tigers from 1964-1978. Stanley's 15 year career is best remembered because of the last few weeks of the 1968 season.
Mickey Tettleton Mickey Lee Tettleton (born September 16, 1960 in Oklahoma City, OK), was a Major League Baseball player for the Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, and Texas Rangers. Tettleton played at catcher, designated hitter, first base, and outfield.
Mickey Vernon James Barton "Mickey" Vernon (born April 22 1918 in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball player for the Washington Senators (1939-1948, 1950-1955) for the majority of his career, plus 4 other teams: the Cleveland Indians (1949-1950, 1958), the Boston Red Sox (1956-1957), the Milwaukee Braves (1959), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1960). He played first base while in the Majors, and batted and threw left-handed.
Mickey Welch Michael Francis (Mickey) Welch (July 4, 1859 - July 30, 1941) was a 19th century Major League Baseball starting pitcher. He was the third big league pitcher to accumulate 300 career victories (after Pud Galvin and Tim Keefe).
Mickey Wernick Michael (Mickey) D. "The Worm" Wernick (also known as Mickey "The Legend" Wernick and Lord Wernick) (born 2 July 1944 in Wolverhampton) is an English retired bookmaker and professional poker player from Birmingham.
Mickey Weston Mickey Weston (born March 26, 1961, in Flint, Michigan) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, and Toronto Blue Jays. He pitched for five years in the major leagues and currently ministers to youth through baseball at UPI.
Mickey Zucker Reichert Mickey Zucker Reichert (born 1962) is an American fantasy fiction author of several best selling novels. Perhaps her most famous work is the epic Renshai series, which offers an intriguing perspective on traditional Norse mythology.
Mickey's 60th Birthday Mickey's 60th Birthday was a television special broadcast on The Magical World of Disney on November 13, 1988 on NBC. As the title suggests, it was produced for the 60th anniversary of the Mickey Mouse character.
Mickey's Birthday Party Mickey's Birthday Party was a cartoon made by Walt Disney starring Mickey Mouse in 1942, in which Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Clarabelle Cow, Horace Horsecollar and Clara Cluck throw a big party for Mickey where the mouse's wild rhumba dancing rules the day. Goofy tries baking a cake, but keeps messing it up, such as making too much noise while it's baking, etc.
Mickey's Christmas Carol Mickey's Christmas Carol is a twenty-four minute animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and originally released in the United Kingdom on October 20, 1983 by Buena Vista Distribution. On December 16, 1983, the film was released in the United States, in front of a re-issue of The Rescuers.
Mickey's Mouse Tracks Mickey's Mouse Tracks was a television series on The Disney Channel which featured Disney cartoons and animated short films, dating from before the advent of Disney Channel. A similar show was Donald's Quack Attack.
Mickey's Revue Mickey's Revue is a 1932 Walt Disney cartoon directed by Wilfred Jackson this short features Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Horace Horsecollar and Clarabelle Cow performing another song and dance show. Mickey and his gang's animated shorts by this point routinely featured song and dance numbers.
Mickey's Trailer Mickey's Trailer is a Mickey Mouse animated short film, produced by Walt Disney Productions and released on May 6, 1938 by RKO Radio Pictures. It stars Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy on a trailer vacation.
Mickey's Ultimate Challenge Mickey's Ultimate Challenge is a video game starring Mickey Mouse for the Super NES, Game Boy, Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis, Sega Master System, and Game Gear. It also features Minnie Mouse, Goofy, and Donald Duck.
Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers is a direct-to-video animated adaptation of the novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. As the title suggests, it features Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy as the three musketeers.
Micki + Maude Micki + Maude (1984) is a comedy film starring Dudley Moore's as Rob Salinger, an overworked television reporter. It co-stars Tony-award winning actress, dancer, and singer Ann Reinking as Micki, a lawyer who eventually becomes promoted to a judge, and is Rob's first wife.
Mickie Henson Mickie Henson, also known as Mickey Jay, is a professional wrestling referee who worked in World Championship Wrestling before signing with World Wrestling Entertainment in October 2005. He is currently assigned to the ECW brand.
Mickie James Mickie James (born August 31, 1979) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its RAW brand as the reigning WWE Women's Champion. Before she used her real name, she wrestled for six years using the ring name Alexis Laree.
Mickledore Mickledore (the name means great door or pass) is a narrow ridge, 840 m high, connecting the mountains of Sca Fell and Scafell Pike in the English Lake District. It is also a pass between the valleys of Wasdale and Eskdale.
Mickleton, County Durham Mickleton is a village in Teesdale, in the Pennines of England. It is traditionally located in the North Riding of Yorkshire but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.
Micko Larkin Micko Larkin is the guitarist of the band Larrikin Love. He used to be the lead singer of a twickenham based hard rock band, and during gigs encouraged the male members of the audience to smoke marjuana as it makes your penis get bigger.
Micky Quinn Michael "Micky" Quinn, (born May 2 1962 on the Cantril Farm estate in Liverpool), is a retired English footballer of Irish and Italian descent. He played as a centre-forward for the vast majority of his career.
Micky Waller Micky (Mickey) Waller, who was born on September 6, 1941, in London is a veteran drummer who has played with many of the biggest names on the UK rock and blues scene since he first went professional in 1960. In addition to being a member, albeit sometimes briefly,of some of the seminal bands of the Sixties, Micky has played as a session musician with a host of US and UK artists.
Micky Ward "Irish" Micky Ward (born October 4, 1965) is a retired junior welterweight professional boxer from Lowell, Massachusetts USA. Ward won three New England Golden Gloves titles as an amateur before turning pro in 1985.
Micky Yanai Micky Yanai (ミッキー 柳井) is a well-known Japanese porn actor. He is supposedly the inventor of a technique called the "Helicopter Fuck", although it is said such technique was already seen in the Kama Sutra.
Micon Micon was a Greek painter and sculptor in the middle of the fifth century BC. He was closely associated with Polygnotus of Thasos, in conjunction with whom he adorned the Stoa Poikile ("Painted Portico"), at Athens, with paintings of the Battle of Marathon and other battles.
Miconia Miconia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species are mostly shrubs and small to medium-sized trees up to 15 m tall.
Miconia calvescens The flowering plant Miconia calvescens is known by the common names miconia, bush currant, and velvet tree. It is native to the Neotropic but is best known for being arguably the worst invasive plant in Hawaii, where it is commonly referred to as the "purple plague", and threatens to destroy entire ecosystems.
Micrel Micrel Incorporated, founded in 1978, is a global manufacturer of integrated circuits (IC) with corporate headquarters in San Jose, California. Micrel has been a publicly traded corporation since December 1994 and its stock is listed on NASDAQ as MCRL.
Micro Micro- is a prefix in the SI and other systems of units denoting a factor of 10−6 (one millionth). The symbol for it is the micro sign (µ), the Greek letter mu (μ) (there are two different symbols in Unicode, which appear slightly different in some fonts).
Micro air vehicle The term micro air vehicle (MAV) refers to a new breed of remotely controlled aircraft (UAV) that are significantly smaller than similar craft obtainable with the current state of the art. The target dimension for MAVs today is approximately six inches (15 centimeters) and development of insect-size aircraft is reportedly expected in the near future.
Micro Contact Printing Micro contact Printing (or ÎĽCP), as it will be frequently referred to in this text) uses the relief patterns on a PDMS stamp to form patterns of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of inks on the surface of a substrate through conformal contact. Micro contact printing differs from other printing methods, like inkjet printing or 3-D printing, in the use of self-assembly (especially, the use of SAMs) to form micro patterns and microstructures of various materials.
Micro drive Micro drive is a term used to describe the drivetrain on single-speed bicycles, mostly BMX and MTB, that use smaller than standard sized cogs. The smallest rear sprocket that fits on a freehub body is an 11 tooth, but with the use of a micro drive rear hub, sprockets as small as 9 teeth may be used.
Micro DBMS Micro was one of the earliest relational database management systems. It was originally implemented in 1968 at the University of Michigan, It became the first large scale relational database management system to be used in production.
Micro flying robot The Micro Flying Robot (µFR) is the world’s smallest and lightest robot helicopter prototype, which was developed by Seiko Epson and demonstrated at the International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo in Nov 2003.Micro Flying Robot The purpose of its development was to demonstrate its micromechatronics technology and to explore the possible use of microrobots and the development of component technology applications.

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