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Makhdoom Ali Mahimi Makhdoom Ali Mahimi (1372-1431) was a Sufi saint from India, widely acknowledged for his scholarly treatise, liberal views and humanist ideals. Mahimi was born into a family of Arab travellers who had settled down on the island of Mahim, one of the seven islands that later formed the city of Bombay (now Mumbai).
Makhdoom Mohiuddin Makhdoom Mohiuddin (1908-1969) was a revolutionary Urdu poet and Marxist politician from Hyderabad, India. He was born on February 4, 1908 in the village of Andol in Medak district, of what was then the princely state of Hyderabad.
Makhdum Karim Makhdum Karim (14th century) was an Arab trader known for having brought Islam to the Sulu Archipelago of the Philippines, in the year 1380. He constructed a mosque in Sulu, which is the oldest mosque of the region.
Makhi Makhi (Greek: Μάχη, meaning "Battle" or "Struggle") is a Greek-language Cypriot daily newspaper with close affiliation to radical right and nationalist ideas. It was founded in 1961 by journalist Nikos Sampson, an active EOKA member and subsequent President of Cyprus following the 1974 coup, as the voice of his "Progressist Front", a nationalist party.
Makhmud Gurbanov Makhmud Gurbanov (born 1973) is a football midfielder from Azerbaijan. He debuted for the national team in their very first match on September 17, 1992, and as of January 2006 he has been capped 63 times, the 4th highest number of caps on the Azeri team.
Makhnovism Makhnovism refers to various related political and economic theories elaborated by Anarchist revolutionary leader Batko Makhno, and by other theorists (Peter Arshinov etc.) who claim to be carrying on Makhno's work.
Makhzen Makhzen () is a Moroccan Arabic term for the governing elite in Morocco, centered around the king and consisting of royal notables, businessmen, wealthy landowners, tribal leaders, top-ranking military personnel, security service bosses, and other well-connected members of the establishment. Today, this term carries a heavy negative charge which means the abscence of democracy and freedom and the absolute rule of dictatorship, the state or even corruption.
Maki (constructor) Maki was a Formula One constructor from Japan, fully named as Maki Engineering. A small team founded by Kenji Mimura, their entry into the 1974 Formula One World Championship was Japan's first since Honda had withdrawn at the end of the 1968 season.
Maki (political party) Maki (Hebrew: מק"י) is a communist political party in Israel and forms part of the political alliance known as Hadash. It was originally known as Rakah (Hebrew: רק”ח), and is not the same party as the original Maki, which it broke away from in the 1960s.
Maki Kazumi Maki Kazumi (鹿住槙 Kazumi Maki) is the author of the manga Desire, illustrated by Yukine Honami and published in 2004 by Digital Manga, Inc. Maki Kazumi is also the author of Ecouragement to be a Knight, illustrated by Kosuri Kusumoto and published by Chara Comics.
Maki Mizuno Maki Mizuno (水野真紀 Mizuno Maki), real name Yuki Gotoda (後藤田 由紀 Gotōda Yuki), maiden real name Yuki Enowaki (江野脇 由紀 Enowaki Yuki, born 28 March 1970 in Tokyo, Japan) is an actress. She has appeared in jidaigeki and contemporary dramas.
Maki Nomiya Maki Nomiya (野宮真貴) is a Japanese singer and musician who was born on March 12, 1960 in Hokkaidō. She made her debut as a solo singer in the 1980s, and in 1991 she became the lead singer of the band Pizzicato Five.
Maki Te Ju-Jitsu Maki Te Ju-Jitsu which blends traditional Ju-Jitsu and Wing Chun Kung Fu along with elements from Arnis, Mauy Thai and Karate. Maki Te takes the best of other styles and incorporates it into a form of very effective fighting methods.
Makiki Makiki is an urban residential district of Honolulu, Hawai‘i stretching from downtown Honolulu to Manoa and Waikīkī, bounded to the north by Makiki Heights and Makiki Valley and to the south by Ala Moana and Kaka‘ako. Residents of Makiki are largely Japanese American followed by smaller groups of Caucasians and Korean Americans.
Makin' Memories "Makin' Memories" is the presentation and song which proceeded the "Magic Journeys" film presentation at the Imagination Pavilion at EPCOT Center in the early 1980s. The pavilion was sponsored by Kodak and so the sponsors' product was interwoven with the theme of imagination as much as possible.
Makina Kameya Makina Kameya (died February 1988) was an Angolan-born Zimbabwean sculptor. An ethnic Mbunda, he moved to Zimbabwe in the 1960s, and spent most of his career at the Tengenenge Sculpture Community, where he died.
Making Contact (UFO album) Making Contact was the last studio album released by UFO before they disbanded (they have, however reformed at least 3 times subsequently). It is the first album without a former bassist Pete Way (he left to form Waysted).
Making Dens Making Dens is the debut album from Mystery Jets, released in the UK on March 6, 2006. Tracks on the album include previous singles "Alas Agnes", "You Can't Fool Me Dennis" and "Zoo Time" (the last two of which have been re-recorded).
Making Fiends Making Fiends is a Flash cartoon series by Amy Winfrey. It follows the interactions between Vendetta, a nasty, evil-hearted girl that regularly makes monsters called fiends, and Charlotte, a happy-go-lucky girl with every intention of making friends with Vendetta (thanks to her failure to realize that Vendetta despises her cheerful nature).
Making History (game) Making History: The Calm & The Storm is a World War II grand strategy computer game to be released in February 2007. Developer Muzzy Lane is marketing the game not only as a traditional wargame, but also as an edutainment tool for history teachers.
Making Love Making Love is a 1982 film about a married man coming to terms with his homosexuality and the love triangle that develops around him, his wife and another man. It stars Kate Jackson, Harry Hamlin, and Michael Ontkean.
Making Love Out of Nothing At All "Making Love Out of Nothing At All" is a song written and composed by Jim Steinman and has been released by Air Supply and Bonnie Tyler. There have also been numerous other versions that have not been as commercially successful.
Making of a Godol Making of a Godol (full title: Making of a Godol: A Study of Episodes in the Lives of Great Torah Personalities) (Second edition: Making of a Godol - Improved Edition) is a 2002 book published by Rabbi Nathan Kamenetsky, son of Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky, about the lives of various Jewish sages of the 19th and 20th centuries who are revered by Haredi Jews. The word godol means "great [one]" in Hebrew and is used to refer to prominent Talmudic scholars who are often the heads (rosh yeshivas) of important yeshivas.
Making of America Making of America (MoA) is a digital archive hosted by Cornell University and the University of Michigan. As of February 2005 the University of Michigan held 11,859 volumes containing 3,499,528 pages of e-text.
Making of Doom The making of Doom, id Software's computer game released on December 10, 1993, began in late 1992. Doom raised the bar for realism in video games with its then-advanced 3D graphics — central to its success was the new game engine by John Carmack, whose main advances included texture mapping of all surfaces, variable light levels, and floors at varying altitude.
Making out Making out is an American slang phrase and usually serves as a colloquial term or euphemism for the act of two people engaging in prolonged kissing (known as "getting off", "snogging", or "meeting" in the United Kingdom) or sometimes, as two people engage in sexual activity, it is said that they are making out. Making out is usually done to express affection to a boyfriend, girlfriend or spouse, or to express sexual attraction to a prospective sexual partner.
Making political science matter Making Political Science Matter is a book published in 2006 (New York University Press) and edited by two American political scientists, Sanford Schram and Brian Caterino. The book builds on the debate in political science over the significance of the work of Bent Flyvbjerg, whose book Making Social Science Matter has been characterized by some political scientists as a manifesto for political and social science.
Making Social Science Matter Making Social Science Matter: Why social inquiry fails and how it can succeed again is a book written in 2001 (Cambridge University Press) by a Danish planning and development researcher Bent Flyvbjerg. It begins by positing, as many other scholars have in the past, that the social sciences cannot pursue the same path to the legitimacy that the natural sciences have.
Making the Cut: Last Man Standing Making the Cut: Last Man Standing is a Canadian reality series which airs on the Global TV network. The current season, which began in September 2006, follows a group of amateur Ice Hockey players through a rigorous training session where the winner will receive a $250,000 endorsement contract and representation from a top NHL agent.
Making the Most of the Micro TV series broadcast in 1983 that was part of the BBC's Computer Literacy Project - Making the Most of the Micro followed the earlier series The Computer Programme. Unlike the earlier series, Making the Most of the Micro delved somewhat deeper into the technicalities and uses that microcomputers could be put to, once again mainly using the BBC Micro in the studio for demonstration purposes.
Making the Video Making the Video is an MTV show, consisting of half-hour episodes, which chronicles the process of filming various music videos. Usually the director outlines the concept of the video (or treatment) and the show often includes light-hearted and humorous moments.
Making Waves Making Waves is a British television series based on a ship in the Royal Navy. It was created by Ted Childs, with the full help and co-operation of the Navy, and was broadcast on ITV for three episodes before it was pulled with no explanation.
Making Your Mind Up "Making Your Mind Up" is a song by Bucks Fizz who represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981. The song won the Eurovision Song Contest and began a fairly successful pop career for the band that lasted until 1986.
Making-of In cinema, a Making Of is a behind the scenes documentary film look of the production of the show. Oftentimes this may be referred to as the EPK (Electronic Press Kit) video, due to its main usage as a promotional tool either concurrent with theatrical release or as a bonus feature for the film's DVD.
Makingup price MAKING-UP PRICE: A term used in the London and other British Stock Exchanges, to denote the price at which speculative bargains are carried over from one account to the next. The carrying over of a "bull" position in Eries, for example, implies a sale for cash and a simultaneous repurchase for the new account, both bargains being done at the making-up price.
Makio Inoue Inoue Makio (井上 真樹夫) is a seiyū whose birthday is November 30, 1940. He began voice acting in the '60s, landing small roles in Astroboy, and was the actor of choice for deep-voiced, serious males in the '70s.
Makira Natural Park The Makira Natural Park will be one of Madagascar's largest protected areas, and one of the first to be created under the president's "Durban Vision", which aims to triple the area under protection during the period 2003-2008. Located in the north east of Madagascar, this park will protect mostly mid altitude rainforest as well as the watersheds of some of the country's most vital river systems.
Makisu In Japanese cooking, a makisu (巻き簾) is a mat woven from bamboo and cotton string that is used in food preparation. Makisu are most commonly used to make a kind of rolled sushi called makizushi (巻き寿司),but they are also used to shape other soft foods such as omelets, and to squeeze excess liquid out of food.
Makita The Makita Corporation is an international corporation founded in 1915 and based in Anjo, Japan. They are a manufacturer of professional power tools, with a focus on cordless tools, with an especially extensive line in cordless drills and screwdrivers.
Makitra A makutra is a clay bowl with a rough surface, used for mixing (and crushing) cake batter, eggs with sugar, quark for cheese cake, and poppy seeds for kutia. It is perhaps most used in Eastern European kitchens.
Makivik Corporation The Makivik Corporation (Inuktitut: Makivik Kuapuriisat - ᒪᑭᕕᒃ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᑦ) is the legal representative of Quebec's Inuit people, established in 1978 under the terms of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, the agreement that established the institutions of Nunavik. As such, it is the heir of the Northern Quebec Inuit Association (Inuktitut: Kupaik Tarrangani Inuit Katujjiqatigiingit - ᑯᐸᐃᒃ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ) which signed the agreement with the governments of Quebec and Canada.
Makizono, Kagoshima Makizono (牧園町; -chou) was a town located in Aira District, Kagoshima, Japan. On November 7, 2005, the town merged with the city of Kokubu and five other towns from the district forming the city of Kirishima and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Makkah Document The Makkah Document, formed on 2006-10-20, calls to take practical steps to end the sectarian violence, included forming committees in various areas in Iraq and organising seminars of Sunni and Shiite religious leaders and scholars.
Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi Makkal Tamil Desam Katchi (People's Tamil Land Party, in Tamil: மக்கள் தமிழ் தேசம் கட்சி), generally just called Makkal Tamil Desam, a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. MTD was founded on August 22 2000.
Makkal Vizhippunarvu Iyakkam Makkal Vizhippunarvu Iyakkam (Popular Awareness Union, in Tamil: மக்கள் விழிப்புணர்வ இயக்கம்), a political party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was founded in 1999.
Makkari (comics) Makkari, formerly known as Hurricane and Mercury, is a member of the Eternals, a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by writer-artist Jack Kirby in the 1976-1978 comic book series The Eternals.
Makkhali Gosala Makkhali Gosala (Pāli; BHS:Maskarin Gosala; Jain sources: Gosala Mankhaliputta) was an ascetic teacher of ancient India, often identified as the founder of the Ajivika movement. He was a contemporary of Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism, and of Mahavira, the historical founder of Jainism.
Makli Hill One of the largest necropolises in the world, with a diameter of approximately 8 kilometers, Makli Hill is supposed to be the burial place of some 125,000 Sufi saints. It is located on the outskirts of Thatta, the capital of lower Sind until the seventeenth century, in what is the southeastern province of present-day Pakistan.
Mako Shark (show car) The XP-755 Mako Shark show car was designed by Larry Shinoda under the direction of GM Design head Bill Mitchell in 1961, as a concept for future Chevrolet Corvettes. In keeping with the name, the streamlining, pointed snout, and other detailing was partly inspired by the look of that very fast fish.
Makololo The Makololo are a people of Southern Africa, closely related to the Basotho, from which they separated themselves in the early 19th century. Originally residing in what is now South Africa, they were displaced by the Zulu expansion under Shaka and migrated north through Botswana to Barotseland in the mid-19th century.
Makoma Modjadji Rain Queen Makoma Modjadji IV (1905-1980) was the fourth Rain Queen of the Balobedu tribe of the Limpopo Province of South Africa, succeeding her mother, Khetoane Modjadji in 1959 and reigning until her death. She married Andreas Maake, with whom she had several children.
Makonikey Makonikey is a rural neighborhood on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, that lies on the border of Tisbury (also known as Vineyard Haven) and West Tisbury. The Tisbury section is called Lower Makonikey, and the West Tisbury section is called Upper Makonikey.
Makoro A makoro (also spelt mekoro, mokoro) is a type of canoe commonly used in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. It is propelled through the shallow waters of the delta by standing in the stern and pushing with a pole, in the same manner as punting.
Makosi Musambasi Makosi Musambasi (born 24 September 1980) is a registered cardiac nurse, who worked in a coronary care unit, originally from Zimbabwe but now living in High Wycombe. Makosi shot to stardom when she appeared as a contestant during the sixth series of the reality television series Big Brother.
Makoto Hagiwara Baron Makoto Hagiwara (?-1925) was a Japanese landscape designer responsible for the creating and maintaining the Japanese Tea Garden at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California from 1895 until his death in 1925.
Makoto Hashi is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in Pro Wrestling NOAH. Hashi's only championship reign in NOAH came after he defeated Naomichi Marufuji for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship via stoppage; however, unsatisfied with his victory, Hashi vacated the title the following day, leading to a tournament which would later be won by Yoshinobu Kanemaru.
Makoto Raiku Makoto Raiku (雷句誠 Raiku Makoto, born August 23, 1974) is a mangaka whose works have appeared prominently in Shogakukan's publication Shonen Sunday. Starting off an assistant for Kazuhiro Fujita on his manga Ushio & Tora, he started creating several one-shots for the shonen manga anthology such as Bird Man (about a young pilot), Hero Ba-Ban (about a cheerful, but weak superhero) and Genmai Blade (about a teenage medicinal exorcist, of which he created both a one-shot and a two-part story).
Makoto Tamada Makoto Tamada (玉田誠) is a motorcycle racer from Japan, born November 4, 1976 in Ehime Prefecture. For 2007 he joins the Tech 3 Yamaha team in MotoGP, alongside French rider Sylvain Guintoli He is one of the few riders to win races in both MotoGP and World Superbike.
Makoto Uchida Makoto Uchida is a Japanese video game programmer and developer once employed by Sega of Japan and a member of Team Shinobi. Makoto Uchida was the lead creative developer for several Sega Arcade games such as: Alien Front Online, Altered Beast, Dynamite Cop, Die Hard Arcade, Golden Axe, and Wing War.
Makoto Yamaguchi Makoto Yamaguchi (山口 真 Yamaguchi Makoto; Born in Tokyo in 1944) has taken an active part in origami as a professional creator after working with the Nippon Origami Association. In 1989, he opened "Gallery Origami House", a venue to showcase the works of origami creators.
Makpal Isabekova Makpal Isabekova (Kaz: Мақпал Исабекова) (Russian Cyrillic: Макпал) (born 1984-02-21 in Panfilov, now Zharkent, Kazakhstan) is a singer who rose to popularity after placing sixth in the 2004 edition of SuperStar KZ, the Kazakh version of Pop Idol, shown by Perviy Kanal Evraziya.
Makrai Makrai is a formerly princely state of India. It was under the administrative authority of the Central Provinces and Berar until 1933, when it was transferred to the Bhopal Agency subdivision of the Central India Agency.
Makran (princely state) The State of Makran was an autonomous princely state of both British India and Pakistan, which ceased to exist in 1955. It was located in the extreme southwest of modern Pakistan, an area occupied by the districts of Gwadar, Kech and Panjgur.
Makrand Deshpande Makrand Deshpande is an Indian actor, writer, and director in Hindi and Marathi films and theatre. He is often seen in short roles in various films like Jungle, Sarfarosh, Swades, Makdee, Darna Zaroori Hai etc.
Makron The Makron is the final boss of the first-person shooter computer games Quake II and Quake 4. It should be noted, however, that the two Makrons are different entities, as the title reflects a position rather than a name.
Makron (vase painter) Greek vase painter of the early 5th century BCE active in Athens. Though only one signed example of his work is known to have survived some 350 vases have been attributed to him, making him one of the best surviving painters of the red-figure period.
Makronisos Makronisos (Μακρόνησος 'long island') is an island in the Aegean sea, in Greece and is located close to the coast of Attica, facing the port of Lavrio. It has an elongated shape (3km north to south, ca.
Makrothumia Makrothumia is a Progressive doom / death metal band from Romania, formed in 1994 by Hupogrammos Disciple's (real name: Edmond Karban), Varga 'Pippen' (left the band in 1995) and Negru (real name: Gabriel Mafa). Gabi M.
Makruk Makruk (thai หมากรุก) (or Thai Chess. Expressed "Makruk", with a low-"shaking" tone while saying "Mak" and a high-level tone when saying "ruk") is a board game descended from the 6th century Indian game of chaturanga or a close relative thereof, and therefore related to Western chess.
Makrygialos Makrygialos (Μακρυγιαλός) is a modern town on the south coast of Crete, Greece, part of the Lasithi Prefecture, and the municipality Makrys Gialos. Makrygialos features the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan country house.
Makrysi Makrysi or Makryssi, Makrissi or Makrisi (Greek, Modern, correctly: Μακρύσι, incorrectly: Μακρίσι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older forms Makrisio, Makrision, is a village that is located 3 km from the Megalopolitan plateia and now 1 km east of the Megalopolis Bypass of the old GR-7/E-65 (older E961) in the municipality of Megalopoli and in the southwestern part of the prefecture of Arcadia. It also have a subdivision named Kato Makrissi.
MakRadio MakRadio is one of the leading top 40/pop Internet radio stations. The station was founded by Alex Reed and Mak McKeehan in June 2003 and has increased in audience drastically having only 9 listeners in 2003 and has launched more than 100 million streams since then.
Maksim Chmerkovskiy Maksim Chmerkovskiy is a Latin Ballroom dance champion, choreographer, instructor, businessman, and television personality. He is best known for appearing on the ABC television series "Dancing With The Stars".
Maksim Rokhmistrov Maksim Stanislavovich Rokhmistrov (Russian: Максим Станиславович Рохмистров, also transliterated as Maxim Rokhmistrov; born January 5, 1968) is a member of the State Duma of Russia for the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia. Rokhmistrov is Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on Property, and was previously chairman of the Secretariat of the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma.
Maksym Berezovsky Maksym Sozontovych Berezovsky (Ukrainian: Максим Созонтович Березовський, Maksym Sozontovych Berezovskyi; Polish: Berezowski; c 1745–1777) was a Ukrainian-Russian composer, opera singer, and violinist. His first name is sometimes translated as Maxim.
Maksym Kalynychenko Maksym Kalynychenko (born on January 26, 1979 in Kharkiv, Ukraine; also spelt Maksim Kalinichenko) is a professional Ukrainian football midfielder for Spartak Moscow, sometimes playing in central midfield or as a winger. Observers have noted his pace, creativity, and accuracy in free kicks / penalties.
Maksymilian Ciężki Maksymilian Ciężki (1899 – November 9, 1951; ) was the head of the German section of the Polish Cipher Bureau in the 1930s, during which time (from December 1932) the Bureau decrypted German Enigma messages. During the German invasion of Poland in September 1939, Ciężki escaped to France to continue work on Enigma ciphers, and in 1943 was captured by the Germans and interned in an SS concentration camp.
Maktab al-Khidamat The Maktab al-Khidamat, also Maktab Khadamāt al-Mujāhidīn al-'Arab (Arabic: مكتب الخدمات or مكتب خدمات المجاهدين العرب, MAK), also known as the Afghan Services Bureau, is reliably believed to have been founded in 1984 by Dr. Abdullah Azzam and Osama bin Laden to raise funds and recruit foreign mujahidin for the war against the Soviets in Afghanistan.
Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum (1943 – 4 January 2006) (Arabic: الشيخ مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم) was the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and the emir or ruler of Dubai.
Maku language Maku (also Macu, MakĂş) is an (unclassified) language isolate that is spoken on the Brazil-Venezuela border in Roraima along the Uraricoera River. The speakers' territory was formerly between the Padamo and Cunucunuma rivers.
Makua The Makua are the largest ethnic group in northern Mozambique, and also have a large population across the border in the Msasi District of Mtwara Region in southern Tanzania. They live in the region to the north of the Zambezi River and speak Makua language, a Niger-Congo language, and Portuguese.
Makunouchi is a Japanese food which consists of fish, meat, pickles, eggs and vegetables along with rice and a umeboshi. There are also other kinds such as a chestnut-rice, sweetfish sushi and meat-and-rice-casserole forms.
Makura-Nage A Makura-Nage () is the game from Japan that children throw pillows at each other. A typical occasion to play it is after the time futon prepared (or specially after the official turn-off time) in their summer camp of schools or something.
Makuria Makuria (Arabic: مقرة; al-Mukurra or al-Muqurra) was a kingdom located in what is today Northern Sudan and Southern Egypt. It was one of a group of Nubian kingdoms that emerged in the centuries after the fall of the Kushite Kingdom, which had dominated the region from approximately 800 BC to AD 350.
Makutu Mākutu is a New Zealand Māori word meaning witchcraft, sorcery, to bewitch; also a spell or incantation. The word apparently does not occur in other Polynesian languages apart from from the possible exception of Niuean, where makutu means 'diligent, industrious, earnest'.
Makuuchi The Makuuchi (幕内), or Makunouchi (幕の内), is the top division in professional Sumo wrestling in Japan. The division comprises of just over 40 wrestlers who are ranked according to their ability, as defined by their performance in previous tournaments.
Makuya , also called and based at the Tokyo Bible Seminary, is a small Japanese New Religion, which considers itself Christian, and is strongly Zionist. It was founded in 1948 by IkurĹŤ Teshima, a devout Christian whose son is a graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
Makuzu Kozan Miyagawa (Makuzu) Kozan (1842-1916) was appointed artist to the Japanese Imperial household and was one of the greatest potters of the Meiji Era. He came from a long line of potters based in Kyoto and took over the family business in 1860, at the age of nineteen.
Makwanpur District Makwanpur district, a part of Narayani zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Hetauda as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,426 sq km and has a population (2001) of 392,604.
Makwassie, North West Makwassie is a small farming town situated in North West Province of South Africa that produces maize, sorghum, groundnuts and milk. The word makwassie is a corruption of the San word for an aromatic wild spearmint.
Makwayera Makwayera is an African style of choral singing that native Zimbabweans developed by combining elements of their traditional vocal music with the western four-part harmony brought to the region by missionaries. It includes elements of call and response and a strong vocal leader.
Makwe The Makwe are an ethnic and linguistic group based on the Indian Ocean coast in northern Mozambique and southern Tanzania. In 2003 the Makwe population was estimated to number 32,000, of which 22,000 live in Mozambique and 10,000 live in Tanzania In Tanzania the Makwe language] is also known as Maraba.
Makybe Diva Makybe Diva is a British-bred racehorse that was taken to Australia where she became the first thoroughbred to win the prestigious Melbourne Cup three times - in 2003 and 2004, and again in 2005 when she also won the Cox Plate. Sired by Desert King to dam Tugela, Makybe Diva is the highest stakes-earner in Australasian horse-racing history, with winnings of AU$14,526,685 when she retired on 1 November 2005.
Makyo The Zen term makyo (魔境), meaning "haunts of wicked men", refers to the hallucinations and mental disturbances that arise during the course of intensive meditation and are often mistaken by the practitioner as "seeing the true nature" or kensho.
Makyoh The Makyoh (Japanese for "magic mirror") is an ancient art that can be traced back to the Chinese Han Dynasty (206 BC — 24 AD). Makyoh were made of metal, usually with an intricate pattern carved or cast on the back and the front polished to a mirror finish.
Mal Mal, son of Rochraide, was a legendary king of Ulster and later High King of Ireland in the 2nd century. He took the throne when he overthrew Tuathal Teachtmhar on the hill of Cennguba on the plain of Mag Line (Moylinny).
Mal Brough Malcolm Thomas "Mal" Brough (pronounced Bruff) (born 29 December 1961), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Longman, Queensland. He was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and was an Australian Army officer and businessman before entering politics.
Mal Colston Dr Malcolm Arthur Colston (5 April, 1938 – 23 August, 2003), Australian politician, was a Senator in the Parliament of Australia representing the state of Queensland between 13 December 1975 and 30 June 1999. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) until 20 August 1996, but then resigned from the party and sat as an independent until his retirement from the Senate.
Mal Couch Mal Couch was the founder and president of the Tyndale Theological Seminary (an unaccredited institution), which has chosen to be unaccredited for doctrinal reasons. He is also an author of many books, and has written 40 documentaries on Bible prophecies and biblical issues.
Mal de debarquement Mal de debarquement Syndrome (MdDS) is a rare condition usually occurring after a cruise, airplane flight, or other motion event. Symptoms most frequently reported include a persistent sensation of motion, usually described as rocking, swaying, or bobbing; extreme fatique; imbalance; and "brain fog".

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