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Mise en scène Mise en scène () has been called film criticism's "grand undefined term," but that is not because of a lack of definitions. Rather, it's because the term has so many different meanings that there is little consensus about its definition.
Miserere (Allegri) Miserere by Gregorio Allegri is a piece of a cappella religious music (a setting of Psalm 50/51) composed during the reign of Pope Urban VIII, probably during the 1630s, for use in the Sistine Chapel during matins on Wednesday and Friday of Holy Week. It was the last of twelve falsobordone Miserere settings composed and chanted at the service since 1514 and the most popular: at some point, it became forbidden to transcribe the music and it was only allowed to be performed at those particular services, adding to the mystery surrounding it.
Miserere (Josquin) The Miserere, by Josquin des Prez, is a motet setting of Psalm 51 (Psalm 50 in the Septuagint numbering) for five voices. He composed it while in the employ of Duke Ercole I d'Este in Ferrara, most likely in 1503 or 1504.
Misery (band) Misery / MyMisery (the band) was formed in 1989 by Jason Cohen, John LoCasto and George Stamoolis. Friends in highschool who all were influenced by the same bands, Misery rehearsed relenlessly from 1989 to 1991 sharpening their chops to take the NY metal scene by storm.
Misery (film) Misery is 1990 American horror/ Thriller film, based on the novel Misery by Stephen King. Directed by Rob Reiner, the film received critical acclaim for Kathy Bates' Academy Award-winning performance of Annie Wilkes.
Misery index (economics) The Misery Index is an economic indicator, created by economist Arthur Okun, and found by adding the unemployment rate to the inflation rate. It is assumed that both a higher rate of unemployment and a worsening of inflation both create economic and social costs for a country.
Misery Index (band) Misery Index is a deathgrind band formed in 2001 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, by Jason Netherton (bass, vocals), Mike Harrison (guitar, vocals) and Kevin Talley (drums). The band is named after AssĂĽck's last album of the same name (1996).
Misery Signals (album) This is the debut EP by Misery Signals, released in 2003, and was followed the next year by their debut full-length album, Of Malice and the Magnum Heart (Which featured a new version of the track The Year Summer Ended in June).
Misfiring behavior In biology, behavior is said to misfire when it is not successful in accomplishing the goal that evolution, by natural selection, "intended" for it. A prime example is cuckoo bird parasitation (parasitate).
Misfits of Science Misfits of Science was a short-lived American superhero fantasy television series that aired on NBC Fridays at 8 PM EST from October, 1985 to October, 1986. It featured a cast of super-powered humans and their madcap adventures.
Mish'an al-Juburi Mish'an al-Juburi is an Iraqi politician and the leader of the Reconciliation and Liberation Bloc. In 2005 al-Jibouri was backed by the Sunni Arab dialogue council as their candidate for speaker of the Iraqi National Assembly, but he was vetoed by the United Iraqi Alliance due to his personal links with Uday Hussein.
Mish-Mash Mish-mash is a bulgarian dish which consists of eggs and peppers which are sliced and than mashed together with the eggs and some pepper in a large pan until it becomes a whole mass. It`s served hot with some parsley over it.
Misha Collins Misha Collins is an actor who played Paul Bernardo in the 2006 film, Karla. He also played the villain, Alexis Drazen, in season 1 of the television series 24, and a friend to the Charmed Ones in the Charmed episode They're Everywhere.
Misha Dichter Misha Dichter (born September 27, 1945) is a classical pianist who was born in Shanghai (his Polish parents fled there early in World War II). When Misha was two years old, his family emigrated to Los Angeles.
Misha Glenny Misha Glenny (born 1958) is a British journalist and specialist on Eastern and Southeastern Europe. He was formerly a correspondent for the BBC, and is the author of The Rebirth of History: Eastern Europe in the Age of Democracy (1990), The Fall of Yugoslavia (1992), and The Balkans: Nationalism, War and the Great Powers, 1804-1999 (1999).
Misha Keylin Russian-born violinist Misha Keylin made a promising début performance in Carnegie Hall at age eleven. He has collaborated with conductors Roberto Benzi, Richard Bradshaw, Irwin Hoffman, Eliahu Inbal, Vakhtang Jordania, Chosei Komatsu, Alexander Schneider, Jörg-Peter Weigle, Bruno Weil and Takuo Yuasa.
Misha Omar Samiha @ Aisah Binti Omar (born 6 January 1982), commonly known as Misha, is a Malaysian singer and actress. She was first discovered by Adnan Abu Hassan when she became a finalist of the "Bintang RTM" competition in 2001 alongside fellow singers Azharina and Siti Sarah.
Misha'al bint Fahd al Saud Misha'al bint Fahd al Saud (1958-1977) (Arabic: الأميرة مشاعل بنت فهد بن محمد آل سعود) was a Saudi Arabian princess who was a victim of an honour killing, being publicly killed by her own family for adultery in 1977, at the age of 19. She was a granddaughter of Prince Muhammad bin Abdul Aziz, who was an older brother of the then King of Saudi Arabia, Khalid bin Abdul Aziz.
Mishaal bin Abdul Aziz Mishaal bin Abdulaziz(1923-) is a senior member of the Saudi Royal Family. Replacing full brother, Mansur, on his death, Prince Mishaal served as Saudi Arabia's Minister of Defence from 1951-1956, then as a Special Advisor to King Saud (1957-1960),and finally, as Governor of Makkah beginning in 1963 before being removed by King Faisal ibn Abdulaziz in 1971.
Mishal Awad Sayaf Alhabri Mishal Awad Sayaf Alhabiri (Arabic: مشعل عواد سياف الهابري) is a citizen of Saudi Arabia, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in Cuba.Guantanamo Bay: The testimony, BBC, March 4 2006
Mishal Husain Mishal Husain (sometimes spelt Mishal Hussein) (born 1973) is currently an anchor for the BBC's international news channel BBC World and BBC National News bulletins. On BBC World, she presents the 1300-1600GMT slot on Mondays to Thursdays as well as some National News bulletins over the weekends and some One O'clock News bulletins on Fridays.
Mishar Yurt Mishar Yurt (Tatar: Mişär yortı; in Russian chronicles – Мишарский юртMisharskiy yurt; literally The home of Mişärs) was semi-independent principality of Golden Horde at the border of Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod and Ryazan duchies. At the epoch of Volga Bulgaria those land, originally settled by Mordvins, also was settled by Turkic peoples, tended to be converted to Islam.
Mishawaka Marian High School Mishawaka Marian High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Mishawaka, Indiana, operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend. Marian is open to all qualified students regardless of race, religion, creed, color, or national origin.
Mishima Michiharu Michiharu Mishima (三島通太陽 Mishima Michiharu) (January 1, 1897 - April 20, 1965) was a novelist, playwright and drama critic born in Azabu, Tōkyō. He was a viscount, a member of the House of Peers and the House of Councillors and was parliamentary vice-minister to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Mishima Michitsune Michitsune Mishima (三島通庸 Mishima Michitsune, 26 June 1835 - 23 October 1888) was a vassal of the Satsuma Domain during the Late Tokugawa shogunate, Home Ministry bureaucrat and viscount. He is also commonly known as Yahei or Yahée (弥兵衞 Yahee).
Mishima Style Fighting Karate Mishima Style Fighting Karate (三島流喧嘩空手, Mishima-ryū Kenka Karate; "Mishima-style Brawling Karate)" is a fictional variant of Karate used in Namco's fighting game series Tekken by characters belonging to the Mishima family, a powerful clan which controls the Mishima Zaibatsu (三島財閥; "Mishima Financial Empire.)"
Mishkat al-Masabih Mishkat al-Masabih is the improved version of Masabih al-Sunnah. Al-Tabrizi essentially rendered a version of the text more preferable to those who don't posses a more advanced knowledge of the science of hadith by writing a commentary on it by the directions of 'Allamah Husayn ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Tibi, and this writing is what came to be known as Mishkat al-Masabih.
Mishkín-Qalam Mírzá Ḥusayn-i-Isfahání (d.1912) surnamed Mishkín-Qalam (), (meaning either musk-scented pen, or jet black pen) was a prominent Bahá'í and one of the nineteen Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh, as well as a famous calligrapher of 19th century Persia.
Mishkeegogamang First Nation Mishkeegogamang, also known as New Osnaburgh, or Osnaburgh House or Osnaburgh or "Os" , is an Ojibway reserve in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located on Highway 599 in the Kenora District, approximately 20 kilometres south of Pickle Lake.
Mishma Mishma is a special blend of herbs used by the Indians in a prayer pipe or tea to connect with the spirit guides and to create an experience of deep physical and emotional relaxation. It is used in prayer and ceremony.
Mishmi The Mishmi of India is an ethnic tribe comprising of mainly three tribes: Idu Mishmi; Digaru (Taraon) Mishmi, and Miju Mishmi. The Idu Mishmi are primarily concentrated in the Upper Dibang Valley district and parts of the northern part of Lohit district (now Anjaw District) of Arunachal Pradesh in India which the Chinese refer to as the Autonomous council of Tibet.
Mishnah The Mishnah (Hebrew משנה, "repetition") is a major source of Rabbinic Judaism's religious texts. It is the first recording of the oral law of the Jewish people, as championed by the Pharisees, and is considered the first work of Rabbinic Judaism.
Mishnah Berurah Mishnah Berurah (Hebrew: "Clarified Teaching") is a work of halakha (Jewish law) by Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan, better known as The Chofetz Chaim (Poland, 1838 - 1933). It is a gloss to Orach Chayim, the first section of the Shulkhan Arukh (laws of prayer, synagogue, shabbat and holidays), summarizing the opinions of the Acharonim (post-Medieval rabbinic authorities) on that work.
Mishnaic Hebrew language The Mishnaic Hebrew language or Early Rabbinic Hebrew language is one direct ancient descendant of Biblical Hebrew as preserved by the Jews after the Babylonian captivity, and definitively recorded by Jewish sages in writing the Mishnah and other contemporary documents. It was not used by the Samaritans, who preserved their own dialect, Samaritan Hebrew.
Mishneh Torah The Mishneh Torah (משנה תורה), subtitled Yad ha-Chazaka (יד החזקה), is a code of Jewish law by one of the most important Jewish authorities, Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, better known as Maimonides or by the Hebrew abbreviation RaMBaM (usually written "Rambam" in English). The Mishneh Torah was compiled between 1170 and 1180, while he was living in Egypt, and is regarded as Maimonides' magnum opus.
Mishpat Ivri Mishpat Ivri (Hebrew משפט עברי "Hebrew law" or "Jewish/Hebrew jurisprudence".) In content, Mishpat Ivri refers to those aspects of Halakha ("traditional Jewish law") that many in modern society generally consider relevant to "non-religious" or "secular" law.
Mishpatim Mishpatim (משפטים – Hebrew for “laws”) is the eighteenth weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the sixth in the book of Exodus. It constitutes Exodus 21:1–24:18.
Mischa Mischakoff Mischa Mischakoff (born 1895 as Mischa Fischberg, died 1981 in Petoskey, MI) was an outstanding violinist and concertmaster for 70 years, from the age of ten until the age of eighty. He emigrated to the United States in 1921, becoming a naturalised citizen in 1927.
Mischabelhörner The Mischabelhörner, or just Mischabel, are a group of mountains in the Pennine Alps of Valais, Switzerland, forming the divide between the Saastal and Nikolaital. The most prominent of these is the Dom, at 4545 m the highest peak completely inside Switzerland.
Mischief (film) Mischief is a 1985 teen comedy film starring Doug McKeon, Catherine Mary Stewart and Kelly Preston. Set during the 1950s, it is most notable for an extensive soundtrack that features popular songs from the era, and for a revealing full frontal nude scene by a 22-year old Preston.
Mischief Brew Mischief Brew is a band from Philadelphia which plays Acoustic folk and anarcho-punk music. According to the official website, they play a mix of "pirate punk, Celtic folk, gypsy swing, devilish jazz, American olde-tyme and country.
Mischief Makers Mischief Makers (or Yuke Yuke! Troublemakers in Japan) is a side-scrolling 2D platform/puzzle video game developed by Treasure, and published by Enix (in Japan) and Nintendo (in America and Europe) for the Nintendo 64 released in 1997.
Mischief rule Within the context of law, the mischief rule is a rule of statutory interpretation that attempts to determine the legislator's intention. Originating from a 16th century case in the United Kingdom, its main aim is to determine the "mischief and defect" that the statute in question has set out to remedy, and what ruling would effectively implement this remedy.
Mischling Mischling ("[someone of] mixed [ancestry]" in German) was the German term used during the Third Reich era in the German Empire to denote persons deemed to have partial Jewish ancestry. The word has essentially the same origin as the Spanish mestizo and the French métis, and literally means "mixed person.
Mischmasch Mischmasch was a periodical that Lewis Carroll wrote and illustrated for the amusement of his family from 1855 to 1862. It is notable for containing the earliest version of the poem "Jabberwocky", which Carroll would later expand and publish in Through the Looking Glass.
Mischmetal Mischmetal (from German: Mischmetall - "mixed metals") is an alloy of rare earth elements in various naturally-occurring proportions. It is also called cerium mischmetal, rare earth mischmetal or misch metal.
Mischobulbum Mischobulbum (from Greek mischos, "stalk", and bolbos, "bulb", referring to its stipitate pseudobulb) is a genus of the family (Orchidaceae, with about 7 species. It occurs from China and India, through Malaya to New Guinea and the Solomons.
Misi Taulapapa Misi Taulapapa (born January 25, 1982 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby league player. He has previously played for the New Zealand Warriors club in the National Rugby League competition before he was released mid-season for turning up to a training session intoxicated.
Misión de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe del Norte Mission Guadalupe was founded by the Dominican missionary Félix Caballero in June 1834, at the site of the modern community of Guadalupe, Baja California. This was the last of the new Dominican missions in Baja California and the only one begun after Mexico had gained its independence in 1821.
Misión de Nuestra Señora de Loreto Conchó Mission Loreto was founded on October 25, 1697 at the Monqui settlement of Conchó in the present city of Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Established by the Jesuit missionary Juan María de Salvatierra, this earliest successful mission in Baja California is sometimes considered "head and mother of all the Spanish missions in Upper and Lower California.
Misión El Descanso Mission El Descanso (Misión San Miguel la Nueva) was founded in 1817 among the Kumeyaay by Dominican missionary Tomás de Ahumada at a site 22 kilometers south of the present-day city of Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico.
MisiĂłn EurovisiĂłn 2007 MisiĂłn EurovisiĂłn 2007 is the show in which Spain selects its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, to be held in Helsinki, Finland on the 20th May 2007. It will be held throughout January and February 2007.
Misión La Purísima Concepción de Cadegomó Mission La Purísima, was founded about 100 kilometers west of Loreto in Baja California Sur, by the Jesuit missionary Nicolás Tamaral in 1720. By 1735 it had been moved to a new location at the Cochimí ranchería known as Cadegomó, meaning "arroyo of the carrizos", about 30 kilometers south of the original site.
Misión San Francisco Javier de Viggé-Biaundó The Spanish mission of San Francisco Javier was initially founded by the Jesuit missionary Francisco María Piccolo in 1699 at a spring called Biaundó by the native Cochimí, about 8 kilometers north of the mission's subsequent location. The site was abandoned in 1701 because of a threatened Indian revolt, but was reestablished by Juan de Ugarte in 1702.
Misión San Jose de Comondú Mission San José de Comondú was one of the Jesuit missions established early in the eighteenth century in Baja California Sur, Mexico, west of Loreto on an arroyo flowing to the Pacific coast. "Comondú" was a place name of the native Cochimí, who were the objects of the missionaries' efforts.
MisiĂłn San Juan Bautista Malibat Mission San Juan Bautista was founded by the Jesuit missionary Pedro de Ugarte in 1705, about 30 kilometers south of Loreto near the Gulf of Califoria coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. The site was intended to serve the local Monqui and CochimĂ­ natives.
Misión San Miguel Arcángel de la Frontera Mission San Miguel was established on 28 March, 1787 by the Dominican missionary Luis Sales among the Kumeyaay Indians of northwestern Baja California, Mexico. The ruins of the mission are located in present-day Ejido La Misión in the municipio of Ensenada.
MisiĂłn Santa Gertrudis Mission Santa Gertrudis, called Dolores del Norte by some historians, was founded by the Jesuit missionary Jorge Retz in 1751 among the CochimĂ­ Indians in Baja California, Mexico, about 80 kilometers north of San Ignacio, Baja California Sur.
Misión Santa María de los Ángeles Mission Santa María de los Ángeles was the last of the missions established by the Jesuits in Baja California, Mexico, in 1767. The site chosen was the Cochimí settlement of Cabujakaamung ("arroyo of crags"), west of Bahía San Luis Gonzaga near the Gulf of California coast, about 22 kilometers east of Rancho Santa Inés, and south of Cataviña.
Misión Santa Rosalía de Mulegé Mission Santa Rosalía de Mulegé was founded in 1705 by the Jesuit missionary Juan Manuel de Basaldúa at a ranchería of the local Cochimí which was known as Mulegé, in Baja California Sur, Mexico. The site lies near the entrance of Bahía de Concepción, on the Gulf of California coast.
Misión Santiago de Los Coras Mission Santiago was founded by the Italian Jesuit Ignacio María Nápoli in 1724 at the native settlement of Aiñiní, about 40 kilometers north of San José del Cabo in the Cape Region of Baja California Sur, Mexico.
MisiĂłn Santo Domingo de la Frontera Mission Santo Domingo was founded among the Kiliwa Indians of Baja California, Mexico, by the Dominicans Miguel Hidalgo and Manuel GarcĂ­a in 1775. It is located near Colonia Vicente Guerrero and northeast of San QuintĂ­n Bay ().
Mision Cristiana Elim Internacional Mision Cristiana Elim Internacional is a pentecostal world ministry that was founded in El Salvador by Pastor Sergio Solorzano. It has churches in Australia, Belgium, Canada, the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Peru and other parts of the world.
Misiones Province Misiones is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by Paraguay to the northwest, Brazil to the north and east, and Corrientes Province of Argentina to the southwest.
Misirlou "Misirlou" (Greek: Μισιρλού, 'Egyptian Girl'; from Turkish "Mısırlı" 'Egyptian', from Arabic مصر, Miṣr, "Egypt"), is a popular Greek song with a cult-like popularity in four very diverse styles of music:
Misk Hills The Misk Hills consist of a gently undulating sandstone plateau between Hucknall and Annesley in the county of Nottinghamshire in the North East Midlands of England. They offer views Southwards across the town of Hucknall, and the City of Nottingham.
Miskito grammar This article provides a grammar sketch of the Miskito language, the language of the Miskito people of the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and Honduras, a member of the Misumalpan language family. There also exists a brief typological overview of the language that summarizes the language's most salient features of general typological interest in more technical terms.
Miskolc Miskolc (IPA: , approximate pronunciaton: "Mishkolts"; in Slovak Miškovec, in Polish Miszkolc) is a city in North-East Hungary, mainly with heavy industrial background. With a population close to 180,000 (2001) Miskolc is the third-largest city of Hungary (behind Budapest and Debrecen; second-largest with agglomeration.
Miskolc Opera Festival The Miskolc Opera Festival or International Opera Festival of Miskolc (Miskolci Nemzetközi Operafesztivál) is a cultural event held every summer in Miskolc, the capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Hungary. The event offers a selection of opera performances with the participations of famous artists from all over the world.
Miskolc Plaza Miskolc Plaza is one of the two largest shopping malls of Miskolc, Hungary. It stands in the downtown, though, unlike its main rival, the Szinvapark mall, not on Széchenyi Street (the most important downtown street).
Miskolc-Avas TV Tower Miskolc-Avas TV Tower (in colloquial speech Avasi kilátó, Avas Lookout Tower”) is a 72 metre tall TV tower with an observation deck on the Avas hill in Miskolc, Hungary. The Avas TV Tower was designed by Miklós Hófer and György Vörös, and was built in 1966 in place of a wooden lookout tower which was destroyed during the 1956 Revolution.
Miskolctapolca Miskolctapolca or Miskolc-Tapolca, formerly Görömböly-Tapolca, in colloquial speech known as Tapolca is a suburb of Miskolc, and is one of the most popular tourist towns of Hungary. Not to be confused with Tapolca town in Veszprém County.
Misleading or deceptive conduct Misleading or deceptive conduct (often referred to as just misleading conduct) is a doctrine of Australian law (contained primarily within the Trade Practices Act 1974) which prohibits conduct, carried out in the course of trade or commerce, which is misleading or deceptive, or is likely to mislead or deceive. It is similar to the contract law doctrine of misrepresentation, although in some circumstances, failing to disclose information, or failing to perform a contractual obligation, will also constitute misleading conduct.
Misleading vividness The logical fallacy of misleading vividness involves describing some occurrence in vivid detail, even if it is an exceptional occurrence, to convince someone that it is a problem. Though misleading vividness does nothing to support an argument logically, it can have a very strong psychological effect because of a cognitive heuristic called the availability heuristic.
Mislinja Mislinja is the river in the northern part of Slovenia. It flows through Mislinja and Slovenj Gradec and empties itself to the MeĹľa river near Dravograd just before the latter empties itself to the Drava river.
Mismatch negativity The mismatch negativity (MMN) is a change-related brain response described in the field of cognitive neuroscience. It is an auditory event-related potential (ERP) component, which is elicited task-independently by an infrequent change in a repetitive sound sequence.
Misnomer A misnomer is a term which suggests an interpretation known not to be true. Such terms are sometimes considered incorrect on the assumption that the correct meaning of a term is that suggested by its form or origin.
Miso is a traditional Japanese food produced by fermenting rice, barley and/or soybeans, with salt and kĹŤji (the most typical miso is made with soy). The result is a typically thick paste used in sauces and spreads, to pickle vegetables or meats, and mixed with dashi soup stock and served as miso soup called at each meal.
Miso soup Miso soup (味噌汁, miso shiru in Japanese) is a traditional Japanese soup consisting of a stock called "dashi" into which is mixed softened miso paste. Although the suspension of miso paste into dashi is the only characteristic that actually defines miso soup, many other ingredients are added depending on regional and seasonal recipes as well as personal preference.
Misoča One of the biggest and most urban places in Ilijaš Municipality is the neighborhood of Misoča, known in Bosnian as Naselje Misoča. It is the biggest community in the municipality of Ilijaš with 1500 residents.
Misodendraceae Misodendraceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Santalales. The family has been recognized by many taxonomists, including the APG II system (2003; unchanged from the APG system of 1998), which assigns it to the Santalales in the clade core eudicots.
Misono, Mie Misono (御薗村; -mura) was a village located in Watarai District, Mie, Japan. On November 1, 2005 it merged with the towns of Futami and Obata into the city of Ise and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Misotheism Misotheism-greek (μίσος miso-hate, theism- of God, from Greek Θεός theos)-literally hatred of God or Gods. Misotheism in human history as expressed in a hatred of God or Gods and or a rejection of creation.
Misprision of treason Misprision of treason is an offence found in many common law jurisdictions around the world, having been inherited from English common law. It is committed by someone who knows a treason is being or is about to be committed but does not report it to a proper authority.
Mispronunciation Mispronunciation is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "bad pronunciation". The matter of what is or is not mispronunciation is a contentious one, and indeed there is some disagreement about the extent to which the term is even meaningful.
Misr Flying Institute Misr Flying Institute established at 7 May 1932 under the name (Misr Flying School) by a Royal Decree to establish Misr Air Company which changed after that to the name (Egypt Air). and it was the duty of that new school to prepare a broad base of the pilots who will fly Egypt Air aircraft on the airways of the company that bears the name of Egypt and its flag to be based at Almaza airport (HEAZ).
Misraq Gashamo Misraq Gashamo is one of the 47 woredas in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Degehabur Zone, Misraq Gashamo is bordered on the south by the Werder Zone, on the west by Aware, and on the north and east by Somalia.
Misraqawi Zone Misraqawi (or "Eastern") is a Zone in the Ethiopian Region of Tigray. Misraqawi is bordered on the east by the Afar Region, on the south by Debubawi (Southern), on the west by Mehakelegnaw (Central) and on the north by Eritrea.
Misratah Misratah (rarely Misrata or Misurata), (Arabic: مصراته, Mişrātah), a city and Sha'biyah (top level administrative division) in northwestern Libya, situated 210 km to the east of Tripoli on the Mediterranean coast near Cape Misratah.
Misrepresentation In contract law, a misrepresentation is a false statement of fact made by one party to another party and has the effect of inducing that party into the contract. For example, under certain circumstances, false statements or promises made by a seller of goods regarding the quality or nature of the product that the seller has may constitute misrepresentation.
Miss (snooker rule) In snooker, a miss will be called if a player does not hit the 'ball on' first and is deemed by the referee to not have made a good enough attempt at the shot. This gives his opponent the option to have the balls replaced as they were and have the fouling player take his shot again.
Miss and Out Miss and Out or Devil Take the Hindmost or elimination race is a massed start track cycling distance event. It is not a world championship or Olympic discipline but is a popular event for both spectators and riders at track meetings at a lower level and is usually incorporated into Six-Day races, and dates back to time immemorial.
Miss Afghanistan Vida Samadzai (born 1980) is the current Miss Afghanistan. The first Afghan woman to participate in an international beauty pageant since 1974, her appearance in a red bikini in the 2003 Miss Earth pageant created controversy in her native country.
Miss Alex White Miss Alex White is the stage name for Alex White, a musician from Chicago, Illinois, and founder of Missile X Records. Her projects have included Miss Alex White and Chris Playboy (a collaboration with Chris Saathoff), the Hot Machines, and Miss Alex White and the Red Orchestra.
Miss Allure Miss Allure was a villainess from the The Incredible Hulk cartoon series (which premiered in Fall 1996 on UPN and ran for 21 episodes, spread out over two seasons). The character Miss Allure was voiced by Jennifer Hale.
Miss America The Miss America pageant (different from the Miss USA pageant) is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the fifty states plus two territories of the United States of America. The first-prize winner of the national pageant is awarded the title of "Miss America" for one year.
Miss America's Outstanding Teen Miss America's Outstanding Teen is an American scholarship pageant. It is a sister company to the Miss America Organization, and it aims to "promote scholastic achievement, creative accomplishment, healthy living and community involvement for America's teens.
Miss Arkansas USA The Miss Arkansas USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arkansas in the Miss USA pageant. The Miss Arkansas USA state pageant was taken over by Premier Pageants in 2002.
Miss Arroyo Miss Arroyo is the pseudonym of one of the porn stars who tested positive for HIV in March 2004 (along with Jessica Dee and Lara Roxxx). She has two tattoos, one on the back of her neck and another between her shoulder blades spelling "ARROYO.
Miss Asia Pageant Miss Asia Pageant (), organized by the Asia Television Limited (ATV, a broadcast company in Hong Kong), organized this event since 1985. Since 2004, it became an event for not just Hong Kong, but Asia, as it became an event for pagneants from other parts of Asia to participate.

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