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Minsden Chapel Minsden Chapel is an isolated ruined chapel in the fields above the hamlet of Chapelfoot, near Preston, Hertfordshire. Today it is a roofless shell, partly surrounded by a small wood, and accessible only by footpath.
Minsheng Bank Misheng Bank, founded on January 12, 1996 in Beijing, is the first bank in China to be owned mostly by non-government enterprises.Official Company Profile Misheng Bank has over 200 banking outlets throughout China and correspondent relationships with more then 700 overseas banks.
Minsk (motorcycle) Minsk Motorcycle, (Russian: Минск) or also known as Motovelo Corp, is a company that produces bicycles and motorcycles. The company produced a two stroke 125cc motorcycle based on a pre-World War II DKW RT 125 design made in Minsk in the former Soviet Union (now Belarus).
Minsk family of computers Minsk family of mainframe computers was developed and produced in the Byelorussian SSR from 1959 to 1975. Its further progress was stopped by a political decision of switching to IBM System/360 clone family known as ES EVM during the brief period of détente.
Minsk Tractor Works Minsk Tractor Works (Belarusian: Мі́нскі тра́ктарны заво́д, Russian: Минский тракторный завод, МТЗ, MTZ) may refer to two entities: a plant in Minsk, Belarus and a plant association in Belarus.
Minsk Voblast Minsk Voblast (Province) or Minsk Oblast (; Minskaya Voblasc; ; Minskaya Oblast) is a province (voblast) of Belarus with its administrative center being Minsk, although still being a separate administrative subdivision of Belarus. As of 2004, the voblast's population is 1,503,000, which comprises 15.
Minsmere Minsmere is a hamlet on the Suffolk coast a couple of miles south of Dunwich. Ranulph de Glanvill built an abbey here on the marshes in the 12th century but this was abandoned in favour of Leiston Abbey in 1363 It is recorded in the 14th century as being a small village with around 10 homesteads but these had all been lost to the sea by the 16th century.
Minstead Minstead is a small one-shop village in the New Forest, Hampshire, about 2 miles north of Lyndhurst. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's grave is under a large tree at the back of the 13th century village 'All Saints' church which boasts of two galleries and three pulpits on top of each other.
Minster (cathedral) In English usage a Minster is a grand type of church; the term may be extended to apply to a cathedral, such as York Minster and Southwell Minster. Lincoln Cathedral and Ripon Cathedral] are also sometimes called by their earlier title of minster.
Minster-in-Thanet Minster-in-Thanet is a village on the Isle of Thanet in Kent, England, to the west of Ramsgate and to the north east of Canterbury. It lies just south west of Kent International Airport and just north of the Wantsum Channel.
Minsterley branch line The Minsterley branch line was a railway line that ran between Cruckmeole Junction, where the Shrewsbury to Welshpool line (the Cambrian Line) runs, near Hanwood, southwest of Shrewsbury, to the villages of Pontesbury and then Minsterley. At Pontesbury the Snailbeach district railway ran up to the lead mines at Snailbeach.
Minsterworth Minsterworth is a village in Gloucestershire, UK. It lies on the border of Gloucester, on the north bank of the River Severn (effectively on the western side of the river) and on the A48 road between Gloucester and Chepstow, at .
Minstrel A minstrel was a medieval European bard who performed songs whose lyrics told stories about distant places or about (real or imaginary) historical events. Though minstrels created their own tales, often they would memorize and embellish the works of others.
Minstrel show The minstrel show, or minstrelsy, was an American entertainment consisting of comic skits, variety acts, dancing, and music, performed by white people in blackface or, especially after the American Civil War, African Americans in blackface. Minstrel shows portrayed and lampooned blacks in stereotypical and often disparaging ways: as ignorant, lazy, buffoonish, superstitious, joyous, and musical.
Mint Act of 1792 On April 2, 1792, Congress created the United States Mint through the Mint Act of 1792. This revolutionary piece of legislation set forth crucial regulations for a United States mint and what it was to produce.
Mint Aizawa is a fictional character in the manga and anime series Tokyo Mew Mew. Mint is known as Corina Bucksworth in Mew Mew Power, and As Super Gatinhas (Portuguese version), Mina Aizawa in Mew Mew: Amiche Vincenti (Italian version).
Mint Car Mint Car is the name of a single and EP released by the British group the Cure in 1996 on Elektra Records. The song was initially released on the album Wild Mood Swings, and reached #31 on the United Kingdom charts and #13 at the U.
Mint Chocolate Chip Mint Chocolate Chip is an ice cream flavor composed of mint ice cream, usually green, but sometimes white in the natural flavors, and small chips of chocolate. In some cases the liqueur creme de menthe is used to provide the mint flavor.
Mint Records Presents the CBC Radio 3 Sessions Mint Records Presents the CBC Radio 3 Sessions is a compilation album featuring live sessions from Canada's CBC Radio 3 network, as well as some from the 1990s CBC Radio Two programs Nightlines and RadioSonic (programs which evolved into the current Radio 3).
Mint Royale Mint Royale is a big beat electronic music act from Manchester, England. It was originally founded by the duo of Neil Claxton and Chris Baker; the latter left the band in 2004, but Claxton continued to produce music using the Mint Royale name.
Mint stamp In philately, a mint stamp is a postage stamp which has never been utilized as postage to mail an article and as such has never been cancelled. This means that, in theory at least, such a stamp could be removed from a collection and utilized as postage, provided that the postal authority which had issued it is still extant.
Mintaro, South Australia Mintaro (, postcode 5415) is an historic town in the eastern Clare Valley, about 125km north of Adelaide, South Australia. The town was founded in 1854 by Joseph and Henry Gilbert on land purchased by Henry Gilbert in July 1849.
Minter Ellison Minter Ellison is an international law firm with a strong Asia Pacific focus. For the past three years, Asian Legal Business has ranked it one of the largest legal group in the Asia Pacific region and The American Lawyer's survey of the Global 100 currently ranks it 22nd in the world by number of lawyers.
Mintera Mintera is a globally recognized leader in 40 Gigabit per second (Gbps) optical transmission systems. The MI 40000XS is a next-generation 40 Gbps sub-system for deployment on dense wavelength division multiplexed fiber-optic transport systems in metro-core, regional and ultra long-haul telecommunications networks.
Minthe In Greek mythology, Minthe (also Menthe, Mentha, Mintho, in Greek Μένθη) was a nymph associated with the river Cocytus. She was dazzled by Hades' golden chariot and was about to be seduced by him had not Queen Persephone metamorphosed Minthe into the pungently sweet-smelling mint, which some call hedyosmus.
Mintimer Shaeymiev Mintimer Shaeymiev (also spelled Shaimiev, Tatar Cyrillic: Минтимер Шәрип улы Шәймиев, Tatar Latin: Mintimer Şärip ulı Şäymiev, Russian: Минтимер Шарипович Шаймиев) is the current, and first, president of Tatarstan. He was first made president on June 12, 1991, and since then re-elected thrice, on March 24 1996, on March 25, 2001, and on March 25, 2005.
Minto City, British Columbia Minto City, sometimes called just Minto, was a gold mining town in the Bridge River Valley of British Columbia from 1936 to 1959 when the last vestiges of the town were inundated by the waters of the Carpenter Lake reservoir following completion of the Bridge River Power Project. The mine prospect was never much successful although a model townsite was built by promoter "Big Bill" Davidson, who imported soil to build a specially-built rodeo ground and baseball diamond on the rocky site.
Minto Cup The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's lacrosse team of Canada. It was donated in 1901 by the Governor-General, Lord Minto, but until 1934 was awarded to the senior men's champion of Canada.
Minto Developments Inc. Minto Developments is a Canadian real-estate corporation which develops real-estate in Ottawa and Toronto, Canada and Florida, USA. Minto is also the property manager for the National Capital Commission in Ottawa, Canada.
Minto Eye Hospital Minto Eye Hospital is government-run speciality hospital in Bangalore dedicated to treating diseases of the eye. An institute of national importance affiliated to Bangalore Medical College it also houses the Regional Ophthalmic Institute.
Mintohren Mintohren (民闘連 Mintōren, 민투련 Minturyeon) is a grass-roots movement, created by young Koreans in Japan, for the struggle against ethnic discrimination. This movement strives to eliminate discrimination by encouraging a multi-cultural and positive approach to integration of Koreans into Japanese society.
Mintons Ltd Mintons Ltd, a major international ceramics manufacturing company, originated with Thomas Minton (1765-1836) the founder of "Thomas Minton and Sons", who established his pottery factory in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, in 1793, producing earthenware and from 1798 bone china. His products were mostly standard domestic tableware in blue transfer printed or painted earthenware and china, including the ever popular Willow pattern plus from 1820 fine ornamental chinaware.
Minty (TV series) Minty is a 1998 Australian / British comedy television series, in which Australian actress Angela Kelly appeared in the dual roles of Minty and Melanie (an Australian girl and an English girl who are identical in appearance).
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo, PC Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo, PC ("Mintz") is a general practice, full service law firm employing approximately 500 attorneys worldwide. Mintz's headquarters are located at One Financial Center in the Financial District of Boston.
Minuet in Hell Minuet in Hell is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Unlike the other Eighth Doctor audio plays from this "season", Minuet in Hell was not broadcast on BBC 7 in 2005, primarily due to story references that were dropped for the broadcasts, and the more mature subject matter of this story.
Minuet step The minuet step is the dance step performed in the dance minuet. It is composed of four plain straight steps or walks, and may be performed forwards, backward, sideways, or four different Ways, to which there are the like Number of Names annexed, to distinguish them from one another, arriving, not improperly speaking, from the Placing of the Marks upon them: For Example, a Movement, or Sink and Rise, being added to the first Step of the three belonging to the Minuet Step, produces a Bouree; and the like to the fourth and last a Half Coupee, which together compose what is commonly called the English Minuet Step.
Minugalerii MinuGalerii (MyGallery) is an Estonian on-line community through which it is possible interact with your old friends and to find new ones, as well. In addition, it is possible to comment on the photos of other users, to have your own blog, to join different communities and to create your own photo gallery.
Minun is one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise – a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Minun in the games, anime and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon, untamed creatures encountered while the player passes through various environments, and tamed Pokémon owned by Pokémon trainers.
Minus (record label) Minus (also known as M_nus) is a Canadian record label set up by DJ and producer Richie Hawtin in 1998. Whereas his prior label, Plus 8, was often characterised by hard-edged, intense dancefloor techno, Minus, as the name suggests, was geared more toward minimal, abstract electronica.
Minus Blue (album) Minus Blue, or Motorcade was to have been the name of the second album by The Seahorses which was to have been completed in 1999. The follow tracklisting is from a bootleg entitled The Second Album Recordings which is currently in circulation.
Minus Cube The Minus Cube () is a 3D mechanical variant of the n-puzzle which was manufactured in the Soviet Union. It consists of a bonded transparent plastic box containing seven small cubes, each glued together from two U-shape parts: one white and one coloured.
Minus Eighty Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS The Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) is a European-built experiment storage freezer for the International Space Station. It comprises four independent dewars which can be set to operate at different temperatures.
Minus Ten and Counting Minus Ten and Counting: Songs of the Space Age is an influential album of filk songs composed and performed by a variety of artists, released as a cassette tape in 1983 by Off Centaur Publications. It was the first anthology of space filk songs, and both inspired a flowering of performance of the genre and paved the way for other albums to be professionally produced.
Minushi Minushi is an upcoming Canadian flash-animated feature film produced, directed, written and animated by Tyler Gibb, an independent filmmaker living in Montreal. It is one of the first feature films to be entirely animated in Adobe Flash.
Minute bog beetle The minute bog beetles are a family (Sphaeriusidae) of beetle typically found along the edges of streams and rivers, where it feeds on algae. There are 23 species in a single genus Sphaerius, occurring on all continents except Antarctica.
Minute Man National Historical Park The Minute Man National Historical Park commemorates the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the opening battle in the American Revolutionary War. It also includes The Wayside, home in turn to three noted American authors.
Minute of arc A minute of arc, arcminute, or MOA is a unit of angular measurement, equal to one sixtieth (1/60) of one degree. Since one degree is defined as one three hundred sixtieth (1/360) of a circle, 1 MOA is 1/21600 of the amount of arc in a closed circle, or (Ď€/10800) radians.
Minute repeater The minute repeater is a complication found in a mechanical watch, in which the time is struck to the nearest minute. For instance the time 3:17 would be conveyed by the following sequence of audible tones: "dong, dong, dong, ding-dong, ding, ding".
Minute Switch Minute Switch is a Christian punk band from Elmira, Ontario. It consists of (from left to right) Joe Bauman (lead guitar and vocals), Scott Martin (drummer and backup vocals), and Bernie Martin (bass and backup vocals).
Minuteflag Minuteflag was an experimental jam band collaboration between members of the bands Black Flag and The Minutemen. It took place in March 1985, while Black Flag was in the process of writing and recording Loose Nut at Total Access Studio in Redondo Beach, CA; the Minutemen had just completed their Project: Mersh 12" EP at the same studio the month before.
Minuteman Bikeway The Minuteman Bikeway is a paved mixed-use path/rail trail in suburban Boston, Massachusetts. This 10 mile (16 km) trail is a key component of the region's strategy for reducing automobile traffic and emissions.
Minuteman Library Network The Minuteman Library Network, founded in 1984, is an organization of forty-one public and academic libraries in eastern Massachusetts (not including Boston) that share resources, patrons and services. The Network has over 1,171,000 titles and 622,000 members.
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Minuteman Missile National Historic Site is one of the newest units in the United States National Park System. It was established in 1999 to illustrate the history and significance of the Cold War, the arms race, and intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) development.
Minuteman Regional High School Minuteman Regional High School is a public vocational high school (grades 9-12) in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. The school serves the towns of Acton, Arlington, Belmont, Billerica, Bolton, Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Dover, Lancaster, Lexington, Lincoln, Needham, Stow, Sudbury, Wayland, Weston and many other cities and towns in Eastern Massachusetts.
Minutes Minutes are the instant written record of a meeting or hearing. They often give an overview of the structure of the meeting, starting with a list of those present, a statement of the various issues before the participants, and each of their responses thereto.
Minutes from Disaster Minutes from Disaster is an documentary television program broadcasted on Discovery Networks channels. The name is probably a pun, or play on of the popular Seconds from Disaster documentary broadcasted by the National Geographic Channel.
Minutiæ Inertia Minutiæ Inertia is a solo project currently recording in Portland, OR. To date there have been three albums by Minutiæ Inertia: There Are Clouds Above Everything, Planet Earth is Mostly Water and Munchausen Syndrome by President.
Minuto Minuto is the name of a brand of instant noodles produced by the Birkel corporation in Germany. Due to its early and deep penetration of the market, it has become synonymous for an instant meal (together with its rival product, the 5-Minuten-Terrine manufactured by Maggi) in the German language.
Minuto de Dios Minuto de Dios (in English Minute of God) is a Colombian non-profit spirit organization of Catholic religious origin founded by Rafael GarcĂ­a Herreros. In 1950, GarcĂ­a Herreros initiated in Colombia a daily radial program of a minute of duration under the name the Minute of God .
Minx cat There is no breed of cat called the Minx cat although the term is widely found, and erroneously used, on the internet and usenet. Advertisements regularly appear for Minx Cats, adding further credence to this non-existent breed.
Minyan A minyan (Hebrew: plural minyanim) is traditionally a quorum of ten or more adult (over the age of Bar Mitzvah) male Jews for the purpose of communal prayer; a minyan is often held within a synagogue, but may be (and often is) held elsewhere. It is also used as a collective noun, as in "do we have a minyan?
Minyanville Minyanville is an online media and publishing company, started in 2002, whose primary product is a web site featuring articles by Todd Harrison and a number of other Wall Street fund managers, researchers, and writers, with a paid subscription component called "Buzz & Banter". Its president since 2005 is Kevin Wassong.
Minyar Minyar () is a town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located in the valley of the Sim River at its confluence with the Minyar River, 370 km west of Chelyabinsk at . Population: 11,032 (2002 Census); 12,930 (1989 Census).
Minyas (mythology) In Greek mythology, Minyas (Greek: Μινύας) was the founder of Orchomenos or son of king Orchomenus, depending on the story. As the ancestor of the Minyans, a number of Boeotian genealogies (see Minyans) lead back to him, according to the classicist H.
Minyas (poem) Minyas (Greek: Μινυάς) was the title of an early Greek epic poem, probably dating to the sixth century BC, which is now lost and whose author is unknown. The very few fragments that survive (available in Greek in Davies' and Bernabé's editions, and in Greek and English translation edited by M.
Minyo Because the folk songs of various areas are categorized under Dongbu folk songs, their vocal styles and modes are diverse. Therefore, currently scholars are attempting to categorize the Dongbu folk songs further based on different musical features.
Minyon Moore Minyon Moore (born May 16, 1958) in Chicago, Illinois is a founder of America Coming Together, and heads Dewey Square Group's state and local practice. She was formerly COO of the Democratic National Committee, and before that, assistant to the President of the United States and Director of White House Political Affairs under President Bill Clinton.
MiNT MiNT ("MiNT is Now TOS") is an alternative operating system (OS) kernel for the Atari ST computer and its successors which is free software. Together with the free system components fVDI (device drivers), XaAES (GUI widgets), and TeraDesk (a file manager), MiNT provided a free TOS compatible replacement OS that is capable of multitasking.
Mio in the Land of Faraway Mio in the Land of Faraway (Swedish title: 'Mio min Mio') is a 1987 film produced in cooperation by companies from Sweden, Norway, and the Soviet Union. It was directed by Vladimir Grammatikov and is based on the novel Mio, my Mio by Astrid Lindgren.
Mio Technology Mio Technology is a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer that manufactures Pocket PCs, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), smartphones and Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs). All products are focused to the trend of a "Mobile Lifestyle".
Miodrag Bulatović Miodrag Bulatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Булатовић) (born 1930, in Okladi, near Bijelo Polje, Montenegro, Yugoslavia - death 1991, Igalo, Montenegro) was a Montenegrin SerbVikend: Neradni dani novelist and playwright. He won the prestigious NIN Award for novel of the year in 1975.
Miodrag Pavlović Miodrag Pavlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Павловић; ) was born on 28 November 1928 in Novi Sad, Serbia. He went to school and university in Belgrade, where he studied medicine from 1947 until 1954, learned foreign languages, and wrote his first volume of poetry, 87 Poems.
Miodrag Perišić Miodrag Perišić (31 July, 1948 – 6 May, 2003) was one of the founders and a former vice president of the modern Democratic Party of Serbia and a former Ambassador of FR Yugoslavia in Canada. He was a prominent member of the modern democratic movement in Serbia and author of several books.
Miodrag Petrović Čkalja Miodrag Petrović, best known by his nickname Čkalja (born April 1, 1924 in Kruševac; died October 20, 2003 in Belgrade) was a Serbian actor who used to be the most popular comedian in the history of former Yugoslavia.
Miodrag Stojković Miodrag Stojković (born on July 5, 1964 in Leskovac, Serbia) is a Serbian researcher in genetics with the Institute of Human Genetics at Newcastle University. He holds a PhD from the Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich.
Miodrag Vlahović Miodrag Vlahović (Миодраг Влаховић) served as President of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro (within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) from May 1984 to May 1985. He was a member of the League of Communists of Montenegro.
Miohippus Miohippus was a genus of prehistoric horse that lived in what is now North America during the Oligocene Period some 25 to 40 million years ago. It is believed to have branched off from Mesohippus, and the two coexisted for about four-eight million years.
Miombo Miombo is the Swahili word for Brachystegia, a genus of tree comprising a large number of species. Miombo woodland is characterized by the predominant presence of these species growing in semi-arid tropical savanna or rocky areas.
MioriĹŁa MioriĹŁa (The Little Ewe) is an old Romanian pastoral ballad and considered one of the most important pieces of Romanian folklore. It has several, quite different in content versions, one of which was selected by Vasile Alecsandri to the form the textbook reference.
Miou-Miou Miou-Miou (born Sylvette HĂ©ry, February 22, 1950 in Paris, France) is a popular French actress. In her career she has worked with some of the finest international directors of her generation, including Bertrand Blier, Yves Boisset, Claude Berri, Jacques Deray, Michel Deville, Diane Kurys, Patrice Leconte, Joseph Losey and Louis Malle.
Mipmap In 3D computer graphics texture filtering, MIP maps (also mipmaps) are pre-calculated, optimized collections of bitmap images that accompany a main texture, intended to increase rendering speed and reduce artifacts. They are widely used in 3D computer games, flight simulators and other 3D imaging systems.
Miquel Brown Miquel Brown (born circa 1945) is a disco/soul singer from the '70s and '80s most popular for the songs 'Close to Perfection' and the Hi-NRG 'So Many Men, So Little Time' and "He's A Saint, He's A Sinner" (both now considered a vintage gay anthems). Also known for her boyish cornrows hairstyle, which she altered into a more womanly cut after much confusion regarding her gender (public, not personal).
Miquel Noguera Showman and artist Noguera has shocked the audiences with he's shows half way through stand up comedy and pshycological thrillers. He has been doing a series of live gigs under the generic name of "Ultraviolencia" which featured jokes, songs, impersonations, mimicri and in occasions nudity.
Miquelet Miquelet (miguelet) is a modern convention applied to a distinctive form of flint-against-steel ignition mechanism (lock) prevalent in the Mediterranean lands in the late 16th to early 19th centuries. The origin of the term as it applies to this ignition method is a matter of opinion, one commonly held opinion being that the term was originated by British troops in the Peninsular War ascribing the term to the particular style of musket or fusil used by the Miquelet (militia) assigned to Wellington's Army.
Miquelet (militia) Miquelet were irregular Catalonian militia which engaged in military operations against the Castilian and French armies, and in occasional banditry, from the secessionist revolt of 1640 (see Reapers' War) to the Peninsular War. The term later was used to mean a member of a corps of irregular troops raised in Roussillon for service against the Spanish army by Louis XIV in 1689, or of a similar corps raised by Napoleon in 1808.
Miquelets The Miquelets (sometimes Miqueletes or Migueletes) were irregular local troops in Catalonia, Spain who derived their name, it is said, from Miguel or Miquelot de Prats, a Catalan mercenary captain in the service of Cesare Borgia. They enjoyed a certain prominence in the minor wars of Spain during the I7th and 18th centuries, and in peace seem to have plundered travellers.
Miquita Oliver Miquita Oliver is a British television presenter. Born on 25 April 1984 in Paddington, London, her mother is former Rip Rig & Panic singer and television presenter Andrea Oliver and her aunt is Neneh Cherry.
Mir (social) The Russian word mir (мир), besides its direct meanings of peace and world, had some other meanings related to social organization in Imperial Russia. The first meaning was to denote the secular part of the society organization, as opposed to church organization.
Mir (title) Mir, a Persian word (مير), derived from the Arabic title Emir or Amir (Arabic: أمير ), was adopted in many languages under Islamic influence, such as Urdu, and means leader of a group or tribe in Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Mir Aimal Kansi Mir Aimal Kansi () (incorrectly referred to as Mir Amir Kansi; other names include Mir Amal Kanzi, Mir Amal Kansi, Mir Aimal Kasi) (February 10, 1964 - November 14, 2002) was a Pakistani citizen who spent four years on the United States Department of Justice's FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list after he shot five people with an AK-47, killing two, in their cars as they were turning towards the entrance to US CIA headquarters on January 25, 1993. He was captured in Pakistan more than four years later and following a trial, was executed by lethal injection in the state of Virginia, United States in 2002.
Mir Ali Murad Talpur Mir Ali Murad Talpur, known as the Aadil-i-Jang, was the second ruler of the Mankani Talpurs state of Mirpurkhas. He founded Mirpurkhas town in 1806 and made it the capital of his state which was founded by his father, Mir Tharo Khan Talpur at Keti Mir Tharo.
Mir Amman Mir Amman (17th century - 18th century) was an employee of College of Fort Williams Calcutta. He was best known for his translation of Amir Khusro's classic epic "Qissa Chahar Dervish" (The Tale of the Four Dervishes) from Persian into Urdu.
Mir Bahadur Ali Mir Bahadur Ali is a fictional character in Jorge Luis Borges's short story The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim (in Spanish El acercamiento a Almotásim). According to Borges, Bahadur Ali was an Indian lawyer and author , best known for the books he wrote while living in Bombay, specifically a novel entitled The Approach to Al-Mu'tasim (the same title as the short story in which Bahadur's name appears).
Mir Castle Complex The Mirsky Castle Complex (Belarusian: Мі́рскі за́мак) is a UNESCO World Heritage site in Belarus located near Mir in the Karelichy District of the Hrodna voblast, at , 29 km to the north-west from another World Heritage site, Nesvizh Castle.
Mir Damad Mir Damad (Persian: ميرداماد) was a philosopher in the Neoplatonizing Islamic Peripatetic traditions of Avicenna and Suhrawardi, a scholar of the traditional Islamic sciences, and foremost figure (together with his student Mulla Sadra), of the cultural renaissance of Iran undertaken under the Safavid dynasty. As such he was the central founder of the School of Isfahan, noted by his students and admirers as the Third Teacher (mu'alim al-thalith) after Aristotle and al-Farabi.
Mir Dast Mir Dast (VC, IOM) (3 December 1874- 24 June 1950) was an Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Mir Environmental Effects Payload The Mir Environmental Effects Payload (MEEP) was an International Space Station Phase 1 Risk Mitigation Experiment that will provide an assessment of baseline and candidate Space Station materials for the intended operational environment of the International Space Station. MEEP also fulfill the need to examine the occurrence and effects of man-made debris and natural micrometeoroids through capture and impact studies.
Mir Fantastiki Mir Fantastiki (World of Fiction, or "Мир Фантастики" in Russian) is a science fiction and fantasy mounthly magazine published in Russia since September 2003 and distributed in major ex-USSR countries via trade net and postal subscription.
Mir iskusstva Mir iskusstva (, World of Art) was a Russian magazine and the artistic movement it inspired and embodied, which was a major influence on the Russians who helped revolutionize European art during the first decade of the 20th century. From 1909, many of the miriskusniki (i.
Mir Imran Mir Imran is a prolific entrepreneur and venture capitalist, with a long track record of success in medical technology. As an inventor, Mir holds over 200 issued patents, and is well known for his pioneering role in creating the first implantable defibrillator (Intec Systems, alongside Michael Mirowski), the first EEG monitor, the Trans-Urethral Needle Ablation (TUNA) procedure, embolic protection devices, and an ultrasound imaging device.

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