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Mutant Aliens Mutant Aliens is a 2001 animated film by American filmmaker Bill Plympton. The film is more or less a spoof of B monster movies, featuring Plympton's own distinctive animation style and gratuitous sex and violence.
Mutant Growth Hormone Mutant Growth Hormone or MGH (and less often, MGN (Alias, The Underneath)) is a fictional drug in the Marvel Universe. The drug is extracted from genetic material taken from superpowered individuals, and is usually presented in pill form.
Mutant Chronicles Mutant Chronicles is originally a traditional role-playing game developed by the Swedish company Target Games and soon to be a film starring Thomas Jane. AB (the rights to the game are now owned by Paradox Entertainment).
Mutant League Football Mutant League Football is a video game that was released in 1993 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. Instead of the Madden '93 engine, it features a different take on American football, where the games resemble a war as much as a sporting competition.
Mutant Liberation Front The Mutant Liberation Front, or MLF, was a Marvel Comics supervillain group, primarily enemies of X-Force. Created by writer Louise Simonson and artist/co-writer Rob Liefeld, the original MLF first fully appeared in The New Mutants #87 (March 1990).
Mutant Massacre The Mutant Massacre or the Morlock Massacre was a major Marvel Comics crossover, which took place during the fall of 1986. It primarily involved the superhero teams of the X-Men and X-Factor, and the New Mutants, Power Pack, Thor, and Daredevil crossed over for a few issues in their own comic books.
Mutant Mindframe Mutant Mindframe is the only solo release from Big Gipp, of Goodie Mob fame, recorded during his short stint away from the group. It was released in 2003 under Koch Records for Gipp to express his other-worldy musical inclinations that didn't fit with Goodie Mob's Southern lifestyle, conscious message.
Mutant Moments Mutant Moments is a short EP, independently financed and produced by Soft Cell, a synthpop/new wave duo who would later achieve fame with their groundbreaking hit cover of the Gloria Jones song Tainted Love. Only 2000 copies were pressed, originally by Soft Cell, on Big Frock Records, then later by a Japanese fan club, making the record extremely rare and prized by collectors and fans alike.
Mutant Storm Reloaded Mutant Storm Reloaded is a shoot 'em up similar to Geometry Wars and Robotron: 2084 developed by PomPom Games. Mutant Storm Reloaded debuted as a launch title on the Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade service with updated graphics, sound, and gameplay over its PC predecessor, Mutant Storm.
Mutants and Masterminds Mutants & Masterminds (abbreviated "M&M" or "MnM") is a superhero tabletop role-playing game by Green Ronin Publishing based on a variant of the d20 System by Wizards of the Coast. The game system is designed to allow players to create virtually any type of hero or villain desired.
Mutants Down Under Mutants Down Under is the third role-playing game supplement to the After The Bomb setting of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness game. It was published by Palladium Books in 1988 and uses the Palladium Megaversal system.
Mutants in Avalon Mutants in Avalon is the fifth role-playing game supplement to the After The Bomb setting of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness game. It was published by Palladium Books in 1991 and uses the Palladium Megaversal system.
Mutants of the Yucatan Mutants of the Yucatan is the fourth role-playing game supplement to the After The Bomb setting of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness game. It was published by Palladium Books in 1990 and uses the Palladium Megaversal system.
Mutarazi Falls Mtarazi Falls (also spelt Mutarazi Falls) is a 2,499 foot (761 metre) free-leaping waterfall that leaps in two delicate tiers in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe. Although Mtarazi Falls are officially listed as the fifth highest waterfalls in the world on most websites this is no longer accurate, following the discovery of the Gocta Cataracts, presently the fifth highest, by Stefan Ziemendorff, the German explorer, in 2002.
Mutarotation Mutarotation is the term given to the change in the specific rotation of plane polarized light, when it is passed through an aldohexose (monosaccharides with six carbon atoms and H-C=O group). Mutarotation refers to the conversion of a pure anomer of a hemiacetal carbohydrate to an equilibrium mixture of two anomers.
Mutated contraction A mutated contraction is an etymological phenomenon when a new word or slang term develops when a longer word is shortened and slightly altered. Many mutated contractions are considered offensive and disrespectful.
Mutation In biology, mutations are changes to the base pair sequence of genetic material (either DNA or RNA). Mutations can be caused by copying errors in the genetic material during cell division and by exposure to ultraviolet or ionizing radiation, chemical mutagens, or viruses, or can occur deliberately under cellular control during processes such as meiosis or hypermutation.
Mutation analysis Mutation analysis (MA) is a field of computer science involving the mutation of source code by introducing statements or modifying existing statements in small ways. The mutations are based on well-defined mutation operators that either (1) mimic typical user mistakes (such as using the wrong operator or variable name) or (2) force the creation of valuable tests (such as driving each expression to zero).
Mutation frequency Mutation frequency refers to the number or "frequency" of cells with a specific mutation in a given population at a point in time. The phrase is often used in relation to drug resistance in bacterial or viral cultures.
Mutational meltdown Mutational meltdown refers to the process by which a small population accumulates deleterious mutations, which leads to loss of fitness and decline of the population size, which may lead to further accumulation of deleterious mutations due to inbreeding depression. A population experiencing mutational meltdown is trapped in a downward spiral and will go extinct if the phenomenon lasts for some time.
Mutational robustness Mutational robustness describes the extent to which an organism's phenotype remains constant in spite of mutation. Selection can directly induce the evolution of mutational robustness only when mutation rates are high and population sizes are large.
Mutatis mutandis A direct translation from Latin of mutatis mutandis would read, 'with those things having been changed which need to be changed'. More colloquially, it can be interpreted as 'the necessary changes having been made,' where "the necessary changes" are usually implied by a prior statement assumed to be understood by the reader.
Mutato Muzika Mutato Muzika is a music production company comprising of former Devo members Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh, Bob Casale as well as non-Devo personnel Albert Fox and Josh Mancell. Although Mutato Muzika is rather obscure, they are developing a cult following, made up mainly of veteran Devo fans.
Mutawaeen The mutawaeen (also transliterated as mutawwaeen) are the members of Saudi Arabia's Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, a religious police force whose purpose is to ensure strict adherence to established codes of conduct based on Saudi Arabia's conservative form of Islam, Wahhabism, especially among the youth. They are known for wearing henna-dyed beards and loose-fitting red headscarves and are armed with thin wooden canes.
Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (Arabic: المملŮŘ© ‏المتŮŮلية اليمنية []), sometimes spelled Mutawakelite Kingdom of Yemen, also known as the Kingdom of Yemen or (retroactively) as North Yemen, was a country from 1918 to 1962 in the northern part of what is now Yemen. Its capital was at Sanaa.
Mutaween The Mutaween (Ů…Ř·Ůعين in Arabic) (variant English spellings: mutawwain, muttawa, mutawallees, mutawa’ah, mutawi’; better use mutawwa' since the w is stressed by tashdĂ®d in Arabic script and the ' represents the Arabic letter 'ain) are the government -authorized or -recognized religious police (or clerical police or public order police) who enforce the literalistic interpretation of Islam based on sharia within Islamist theocracies (in which the governments are either directly controlled by, or fall significantly under the influence of, Islamic clergy).
Mute City Mute City, the abbreviated name from Mutant City, is a fictional heavily populated city on Earth in the F-Zero series of Nintendo video games. In the television anime, F-ZERO GP Legend, Mute City was formally known as New York.
Mute English Mute English describes the common occurrence, notably in the People's Republic of China, where students can read and understand English but cannot speak it well. The phrase is a translation of the Chinese phrase, "哑巴英čŻ" ("ya ba ying yu" in pinyin).
Mute Magazine Founded in the UK in 1994 by artists Simon Worthington and Pauline van Mourik Broekman, Mute Magazine started as a platform for critical engagement with issues relating new media and art. Originally published bi-monthly, Mute Magazine was until recently released twice-yearly in book format.
Muted group theory Muted Group Theory developed out of the cultural anthropology field, but more recently has been developed in communication mostly as a feminist and cross-cultural theory. Muted group theory helps explain communication patterns and social representation of non-dominant cultural groups.
Mutella Mutella is a Gnutella client developed by Max Zaitsev and Gregory Block. It has two user interfaces, one for textmode use and another called remote control, which runs on an integrated web server and is used by a web browser.
Mutemwiya Mutemwiya (also Mutemwia, Mutemweya; "Mut in the divine bark") was a minor wife of Thutmose IV, a pharaoh of Egypt, in the Eighteenth Dynasty and the mother of Amenhotep III. It is certain she received many of her titles – including that of Great Royal Wife – only after her husband's death, when she gained prominence as the new pharaoh's mother.
Mutha's Day Out Mutha's Day Out is a hip-hop thrash metal band formed in November 1991 from the town of Batesville, Arkansas. The band consisted of: Mikal Moore (vocals), Brice Stephens (vocals), Chuck Schaaf (guitar), Jeff Morgan (bass), and Rodney Moffitt (drums).
Mutharasanallur Muttharasanallur ŕ®®ŕŻŕ®¤ŕŻŤŕ®¤ŕ®°ŕ®šŕ®¨ŕ®˛ŕŻŤŕ®˛ŕŻ‚ŕ®°ŕŻŤ is a small and green village in Tiruchirapalli in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is located approximately 7 km to the west of Trichy City on the road to the town of Karur (the route is well served by a number of bus lines).
Muthiah Bhagavatar Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar, commonly known as Muthiah Bhagavatar, is one of Carnatic classical music's famous twentieth century composers. Muthiah Bhagavatar composed almost 400 songs, the largest among the post-Trinity composers.
Muthulakshmi Reddi Muthulakshmi Reddy (30th July 1886 in the princely state of Pudukottai of Tamilnadu - 22nd July 1968 Madras) was an eminent medical practitioner and social reformer of her time. In spite of various constraints faced by girls in India of her time, she could complete her higher education, and was admitted into medical profession.
Muthumozhikkanchi Muthumozhikkanchi is a Tamil poetic work of didactic nature belonging to the the Pathinenkilkanakku anthology of Tamil literature. This belongs to the 'post Sangam period' corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE.
Muthyala Muggu Muthayla Muggu was a yet another highly successful movie from the writer-director duo of Ramana and Bapu whose talent and mettle was well established with their earlier movies such as Saakshi. The movie also received critical acclaim.
Mutianyu Mutianyu () is a section of the Great Wall of China located in Huairou County 70km northeast of Beijing. The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall is connected with Juyongguan Pass in the west and Gubeikou Gateway in the east.
Mutiara FM Mutiara FM (formerly known as Radio Malaysia Pulau Pinang and Radio 3 Pulau Pinang) is a regional radio station operated by Radio Televisyen Malaysia, broadcasting out of the Penang state capital George Town in Malaysia. It broadcasts every day in Malay from 06:00 until 00:00 featuring local news and national music.
Mutien-Marie Wiaux Saint Mutien-Marie Wiaux (20 March 1841–30 January 1917) was a Belgian member of the Brothers of Christian Schools. Born Louis Wiaux, the third of six children, in French-speaking Belgium to a devout, Catholic family.
Mutilation Mix The album Mutilation Mix, was a compilation released by American hip-hop duo Insane Clown Posse (members: Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope). The album consisted of cut excerpts (not full versions) of their older songs and some rare, less 'well-known' tracks as well.
Mutillidae Mutillidae or velvet ants, also known as cow killers, are not actually ants, but a type of wasp. They get their name from their hair, which ranges from red and black to completely white, or may be silvery or golden.
Mutineers of the Bounty Mutineers of the Bounty (in French Les Révoltés de la Bounty) is a historical novel by Jules Verne. The story is based on British documents about the Mutiny on Bounty and was published in 1879 together with novel The Begum's Millions (Les cinq cents millions de la Bégum), as a part of the Voyages Extraordinaires series (The Extraordinary Voyages).
Mutinies of the 2000 Fijian coup d'état Two military mutinies took place in connection with the civilian coup d'état that rocked Fiji in 2000, the first while the rebellion instigated by George Speight was in progress, and the second four months after it had ended.
Mutiny Mutiny is the act of conspiring to disobey an order that a group of similarly-situated individuals (typically members of the military; or the crew of any ship, even if they are civilians) is legally obliged to obey. The term is commonly used for a rebellion among members of the military against their superior officer(s), turning the strongest arm of the law into a danger for the legal order.
Mutiny Act of 1765 An act for punishing mutiny and desertion and for the better payment of the army and their quarters was placed on the American colonies by Great Britain under Prime Minister Grenville. This act increased the presence of soldiers and customs officials in the colonies.
Mutiny of Aranjuez The Mutiny of Aranjuez, or MotĂn de Aranjuez as it is known in Spain, was an early nineteenth century popular uprising against King Charles IV, which managed to overthrow him and place his son, Ferdinand VII, on the throne. Although it is generally considered to be the first directly political act of the Spanish people, it is known that many of Ferdinand's supporters took part in inciting the revolt.
Mutiny on the Bounty The mutiny on the Bounty was a mutiny aboard a British Royal Navy ship on April 28, 1789 that has been made famous by several books, films, and other media such as songs. The mutiny was led by Fletcher Christian against the captain, William Bligh.
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935 film) Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1935 film starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable based on the Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall novel Mutiny on the "Bounty". An anecdotal note about the cast is that David Niven and James Cagney played uncredited cameos in the movie.
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film) Mutiny on the Bounty is a 1962 film starring Marlon Brando, based on the novel Mutiny on the "Bounty" by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. It is the third American film to be made from the novel, the first two being the 1933 version and 1935 version.
Mutiny on the Bounty (novel) Mutiny on the "Bounty" is the title of the 1932 novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, based on the mutiny against Lieutenant William Bligh, commanding officer of HMAV Bounty in 1789. It has been made into several films and a musical.
Mutiny On The Bunny Mutiny On The Bunny is a Looney Tunes cartoon short produced in 1950, which is directed by Friz Freleng and written by Tedd Pierce. The story, Shanghai Sam tricks Bugs Bunny into boarding his ship as his only crew member with a bogus free trip around the world.
Mutitjulu, Northern Territory Mutitjulu in Australia's Northern Territory () is an Indigenous Australian community adjacent Uluru (also known as Ayers Rock) in a world renowned tourist area, the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. Its people are joint managers of the park with Parks Australia.
Mutiu Adepoju Mutiu Adepoju (born December 22, 1970 in Ibadan) is a former football midfielder from Nigeria. He played at least 49 international matches and scored 5 goals for Nigeria, and was part of the squads for the Football World Cups in 1994, 1998 and 2002 (although in the latter tournament he played no games).
Mutnedjmet The Egyptian noblewoman Mutnedjmet (or Mutnodjmet) was the second wife of Horemheb, the last ruler of the Eighteenth Dynasty. She is also thought to have been the sister of Nefertiti, and maybe the daughter of Tey and Ay, the predecessor of Horemheb.
Mutoid Waste Company The Mutoid Waste Company was founded by Joe Rush in the mid-1980s. Influenced by the movie Mad Max and the popular Judge Dredd comics, they specialised in organising illegal parties in London throughout the eighties, driven at first by eclectic assortments of fringe music such as psychedelic rock and dub reggae, but then embracing the burgeoning acid house music movement by the late 1980s.
Mutron The Musitronics Mu-Tron III was a auto-wah effects pedal produced by Musitronics. In 1972 Mike Biegel and Aaron Newman decided to extract some sections from a synthesizer and see if they could make a new product out of it.
Mutso Mutso (Georgian: á›áŁáŞáť) is a small village in Georgia. One of the former strongholds of the historic Georgian province of Khevsureti (now part of Mtskheta-Mtianeti region), it is located on a rocky mountain (1880 m) on the right bank of the Andakistskali river (ááśá“ááĄááˇá¬á§áášá).
Mutsu (apple) The Mutsu apple (also known as Crispin) is a cross between the Golden Delicious and the Indo apple varieties first grown in Japan, and named after the Mutsu Province of Japan, where it was presumably first grown. [http://www.
Mutsu Province Mutsu (陸奥国; -no kuni) is an old province of Japan, which today composes Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori Prefectures and the city of Kazuno and the town of Kosaka in Akita Prefecture. Also known as Ōshū (奥州).
Mutsumi Inomata Mutsumi Inomata (ă„ă®ăľăźă‚€ă¤ăż) is a Japanese artist, character designer, and animator. She is well known as a character designer for a number of titles in Namco's Tales of series of Action/RPG video games, but she began her career as an animator.
Mutsun language Mutsun (sometimes called San Juan Bautista Costanoan) is an extinct Utian language in the Ohlone/Costanoan language family that was spoken in Northern California by the division of the Ohlone who lived in the Mission San Juan Bautista area (classified "Southern Ohlone" in ISO639-3). Ascencion Solorsano, who died in 1930, was the last native speaker of Mutsun.
Mutt and Jeff Mutt and Jeff is an American newspaper comic strip that ran from November 15, 1907 to 1982. It was created by Bud Fisher, though for most of its run (1932-1980), it was taken over by a former assistant, cartoonist Al Smith, when Fisher retired, shortly before his death.
Muttaburrasaurus Muttaburrasaurus was a herbivorous ornithopod dinosaur related to Camptosaurus and Iguanodon, from the early Cretaceous Period of what is now northeastern Australia. After Minmi, it is Australia's most completely known dinosaur from skeletal remains.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Urdu: Ů…ŘŞŘŘŻŰ Ů‚ŮŮ…ŰŚ Ů…ŮŮمنٹ) generally known as MQM, is a political party in Pakistan founded and currently led by Altaf Hussain. It originated as an ethnic student organization in 1978 from University of Karachi The students movement later turned into an influential political party of Sindh].
Muttart Conservatory The Muttart Conservatory is a botanical garden located in the North Saskatchewan river valley, across from downtown Edmonton. The conservatory consists of four glass, pyramid-shaped structures that showcase plants from arid, tropical, and temperate climates, providing a welcome oasis of warmth during winter.
Muttiah Muralitharan Muttiah Muralitharan (Tamil: ŕ®®ŕŻŕ®¤ŕŻŤŕ®¤ŕŻŕ®Żŕ®ľ ŕ®®ŕŻŕ®°ŕ®łŕ®żŕ®¤ŕ®°ŕ®©ŕŻŤ) (born April 17, 1972 in Kandy), often referred to simply as Murali, is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is generally regarded as the greatest off-spin bowler in cricket history.
Muttiheft Muttiheft (German for "Mommy notebook"; also Merkheft, Kommunikationsbuch, Verkehrsheft, in Austria Mitteilungsheft) is the colloquial term, sometimes ironically used, for a small notebook designed to faciliate communication between teachers and the parents of young students.
Muttley Muttley is a Hanna-Barbera animated fictional character created by Iwao Takamoto, and was voiced by Don Messick (who also voiced Scooby-Doo) and now by Billy West. Muttley, a mixed breed dog, first appeared in Wacky Races in 1968, as the sidekick of a nasty but incompetent and horribly accident-prone villain named Dick Dastardly.
Mutton busting Mutton busting is an event held at rodeos similar to bull riding or bronc riding. In the event, a sheep(also known as a sandra) will be caught and held still (often tied down) while a shepard is placed on top in a riding position.
Muttonbird Muttonbird may refer to various seabirds, particularly petrels in the genus Puffinus, called Shearwaters, where the young birds are harvested for food and oil by being extracted by hand from the nesting burrows before they fledge. Some species are:
Muttons Mill Mutton's Mill (also known as Manor House Mill) is a windpump located on the Halvergate Marshes in the detached parish of Freethorpe within the Norfolk Broads National Park, United Kingdom. It can be found at OS Grid Reference TM 441 063.
Mutts Mutts is a daily comic strip created by Patrick McDonnell in 1994, based on the day-to-day adventures of two house pets: a dog named Earl and a cat named Mooch. Earl and Mooch interact with each other, their human owners, and a large cast of neighborhood animals.
Muttshack Animal Rescue Foundation The MuttShack Animal Rescue Foundation is a volunteer rescue organization based in Los Angeles, California that rescues and cares for lost or abandoned animals with the hope of reuniting them with their guardians or finding them loving permanent homes.
Mutual assured destruction Mutual assured destruction (MAD) is a doctrine of military strategy in which a full-scale use of nuclear weapons by one of two opposing sides would effectively result in the destruction of both the attacker and the defender.
Mutual authentication Mutual authentication or two-way authentication refers to two parties authenticating each other suitably. In technology terms, it refers to a client or user authenticating themselves to a server and that server authenticating itself to the user in such a way that both parties are assured of the others' identity.
Mutual Admiration Society (album) Mutual Admiration Society is an album featuring the collaboration between Nickel Creek's Chris Thile, Sara Watkins, and Sean Watkins, and Glen Phillips, the former lead singer of folk-rock group Toad the Wet Sprocket.
Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution is book written by Peter Kropotkin on the subject of mutual aid while he was living in exile in England. The book was first published by William Heinemann in London in October 1902.
Mutual Appreciation Mutual Appreciation is a 2006 independent film by Andrew Bujalski who previously directed Funny Ha Ha, 2002. The script is primarily dialogue between a group of young people as they try to determine where they fit in the world.
Mutual Black Network The Mutual Black Network or MBN was Founded by the Mutual Broadcasting System in 1972, this was the first national full-service radio network aimed at African Americans. It broadcast an hourly 5 minute newscast at 50 minutes past the hour.
Mutual capacitance Mutual capacitance is intentional or unintentional capacitance that occurs between two charge-holding objects or conductors, in which the current passing through one passes over into the other. Unlike mutual inductance, mutual capacitance only works along short distances.
Mutual credit Mutual credit is a type of alternative currency in which the currency used in a transaction can be created at the time of the transaction. Typically this involves keeping track of each individual's credit or debit balance.
Mutual exclusion Mutual exclusion (often abbreviated to mutex) algorithms are used in concurrent programming to avoid the simultaneous use of a common resource, such as a global variable, by pieces of computer code called critical sections.
Mutual fund A mutual fund is a form of collective investment that pools money from many investors and invests their money in stocks, bonds, short-term money market instruments, and/or other securities. In a mutual fund, the fund manager trades the fund's underlying securities, realizing capital gains or losses, and collects the dividend or interest income.
Mutual fund fees and expenses As with any business, running a mutual fund involves costs, including shareholder transaction costs, investment advisory fees, and marketing and distribution expenses. Funds pass along these costs to investors by imposing fees and expenses.
Mutual Feeling Mutual Feeling was the fifth single released by British soul singer, Beverley Knight. The track, which peaked at #124 on the UK Singles Chart when it was released in 1996, did not have a promotional video made to accompany it and remains Knight's lowest charting single to date in the UK.
Mutual Film Mutual Film Corporation was an early American motion picture conglomerate that originated with the Western Film Exchange founded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in July of 1906 by Wisconsin natives John R. Freuler (1872-1958) and Harry E.
Mutual information In probability theory and information theory, the mutual information, or transinformation, of two random variables is a quantity that measures the mutual dependence of the two variables. The most common unit of measurement of mutual information is the bit, when logarithms to the base 2 are used.
Mutual insurance Mutual insurance is a type of insurance where those protected by the insurance (policyholders) also have certain "ownership" rights in the organization. These "ownership" rights typically consist of the ability to elect the management of the organization and to participate in a distribution of any net assets or surplus should the organization cease doing business.
Mutual intelligibility In linguistics, mutual intelligibility is a property exhibited by a set of languages when speakers of any one of them can readily understand all the others without intentional study or extraordinary effort. It is sometimes used as one criterion for distinguishing languages from dialects, though sociolinguistic factors are also important.
Mutual Lifestyle Radio As a service of the Mutual Broadcasting System, Mutual Lifestyle Reports aired an hourly newscast at 55 minutes past the hour, that focused primarily on "good news" or offbeat stories aimed at contemporary and album oriented rock radio audiances.
Mutual Musicians Foundation Kansas City’s Local 627, the African-American Musicians Union, founded in 1917, and known as the Mutual Musicians Foundation, still sits in Kansas City's historic 18th and Vine district at 1823 Highland Ave. Kansas City MO.
Mutual operant conditioning Mutual Operant Conditioning is the relationship between an animal owner or trainer that turns to the exclusive benefit of the animal rather than the trainer. Marine biologists have mentioned that they often feel they are the trainees rather than the trainers.
Mutual organization A mutual, mutual organization, or mutual society is an organization (which is often, but not always, a company or business) based on the principle of mutuality. Unlike a true cooperative, members usually do not contribute to the capital of the company by direct investment, but derive their right to profits and votes through their customer relationship.
Mutual reception In astrology, mutual reception is a concept where two planets are placed in each other's signs of rulership. If the condition of each planet in mutual reception is strong, they will strengthen and provide assistance to one another.
Mutual recognition agreement A mutual recognition agreement or MRA is an international agreement by which two countries agree to recognize one another's conformity assessments. These have become increasingly common since the formation of the World Trade Organization in 1995.
Mutual savings bank A mutual savings bank is a financial institution chartered through a state or federal government to provide a safe place for individuals to save and to invest those savings in mortgages, loans, stocks, Bonds and other securities.
Mutual standardisation Mutual Standardisation is a term used within spatial epidemiology to refer to when ecological bias results as a consequence of adjusting disease rates for confounding at the area level but leaving the exposure unadjusted and vice versa. This bias is prevented by adjusting in the same way both the expsure and disease rates.
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