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Ma'chello In the science fiction series Stargate SG-1, Ma'chello was a brilliant inventor who spent most of his life conducting his own personal war against the Goa'uld. He believed that he was responsible for saving billions of lives throughout the galaxy.
Ma'oz Tzur "Ma'oz Tzur" (Hebrew: מעוז צור), widely known in English as "Rock of Ages", is a Jewish liturgical poem or piyyut. It is written in Hebrew, and is usually sung on the holiday of Hanukkah, after lighting the festival lights.
Ma-Anne Dionisio Ma-Anne Dionisio is a Filipino-born Canadian singer from Winnipeg, Manitoba, known for critically acclaimed performances around the world in the musicals Miss Saigon and Les Misérables among others. Most recently she played the role of Eponine in the US touring company of Les Misérables.
Ma-hi-ya-sqa Ma-hi-ya-sqa or White Cloud is an albino female buffalo residing at the National Buffalo Museum and Cultural Center located in Jamestown, North Dakota. She is currently on loan to the museum and the project caring for her is funded by the City of Jamestown North Dakota for approximately $10,000 per year.
Ma-Yi Theater Company Ma-Yi Theater Company is a professional, not-for-profit, Obie Award winning theater company based in New York City that was founded in 1989. Ma-Yi Theater is headed by Executive Director Jorge Ortoll and Artistic Director Ralph Peña.
Maa Civil Society Forum The Maa Civil Society Forum is an association of various NGOs, organisations and individuals formed to promote land rights claims of the Maasai people of Kenya. The group is committed to peaceful means, and intends to achieve its aims through dialogue with the Kenyan and British governments, and through a legal case challenging the legitimacy of the 1904 Anglo-Maasai Treaty.
Maa Destmal Aawordaim Maa Destmal Aawordaim (Persian:ما دستمال آورديم) was a hit single from the Gohar Album (released in 1996) by the late Nasrat Parsa. It was this song that shot the singer to fame and brought him critical acclaim.
Maa languages The Maa languages are a group of closely related Eastern Nilotic languages (or from a linguistic perspective, dialects, as they appear to be mutually-intelligible) spoken in parts of Kenya and Tanzania by more than a million speakers altogether. They are subdivided into North and South Maa.
Maa-alused Maa-alused are, in Estonian folk religion, mysterious elf-like creatures which live beneath the ground. They were believed to have a parallel existence to that of humans, the principle differences being that all orientations are reversed, such that up becomes down and left becomes right, and that all things possessed by them are diminished in size.
Maadi Cup The Maadi Cup is the prize for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Boys' Under 18 Rowing Eights. More colloquially, it is the name given to the New Zealand Secondary Schools Rowing Regatta, at which the Maadi Cup is raced.
Maafa The word Maafa (also known as the African Holocaust or Holocaust of Enslavement) is derived from a Kiswahili word meaning disaster, terrible occurrence or great tragedy. The term collectively refers to the 500 hundred years of suffering (including present times) of people of African heritage through slavery, imperialism, colonialism, invasions, oppression, and exploitation.
Maah Daah Hey Trail The Maah Daah Hey Trail is a 96 mile (154 km) trail that connects the northern and southern portions of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, and winds through the Little Missouri National Grasslands in North Dakota's Badlands to form the longest continuous singletrack trail in America.
Maahes In Egyptian mythology, Maahes (also spelled Mihos, Miysis, Maihes, and Mahes) was a lion-god. The first mentions of Maahes occur in the New Kingdom, and some European archeologists have purported that Ma'ahes was of foreign origin; indeed there is some evidence that he may have been analogous with the lion-god Apedemak worshipped in Nubia and Egypt's Western Desert.
Maajed Siddiqui Maajed Siddiqui (Urdu: مجید صدیقی) is a multilingual Pakistani poet who has written in Urdu, Punjabi as well as English. He stands as a very prolific and yet one of the versatile poet of the 21st century.
Maaleh Ashan Maaleh Ashan is the name of an herb which according to the Talmud was an ingredient of the incense offered in the Temple in Jerusalem. It was said to cause the smoke from the incense-offering to rise straight up.
Maalox Maalox is a brand name antacid containing Aluminium hydroxide and Magnesium hydroxide to neutralize or reduce stomach acid. It helps relieve symptoms of excessive stomach acidity in patients with indigestion, heartburn, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD {US} or GORD {UK}), or stomach or duodenal ulcers.
Maamun al-Kuzbari Maamun al-Kuzbari (1914-1998) (Arabic: مأمون الكزبري) was a Syrian literary personality, politician and acting head of state (September 29 - November 20, 1961) from a prominent Damascus family. He studied International law at the University of Lyon and became an attorney and a professor at Damascus University.
Maarek Stele Maarek Stele is the protagonist and first-person character of the Star Wars: TIE Fighter flight simulator computer game. His name is never given in the game itself; rather, it is taken from the game's official strategy guide and The Stele Chronicles, a novella that came with the original versions of the game.
Maaria Maaria (S:t Marie in Swedish) is a former municipality of Finland in what is now the northern part of the city of Turku. The area has been inhabited since the Iron Age, and it became an important village in the 15th century with the construction of a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary (hence the district's name).
Maaria-Paattinen Maaria-Paattinen (Finnish; S:t Marie-Patis in Swedish) is a ward (suuralue, storomrĂĄde) of Turku, Finland, also known as Ward 9. The ward includes almost half of the city's land area, and is its most sparsely populated district.
Maarja Maarja is a female first name of Estonian descent, which is considered to be the Estonian form of the name Maria (and therefore Mary). The name is common in Estonia, and can refer to any of the following persons:
Maarja-Liis Ilus Maarja-Liis Ilus, sometimes better known by her performing name Maarja (born December 24, 1980 in Tallinn, Estonia) is a pop musician who has achieved chart success in a number of countries across Europe and Asia. Ilus has also represented her native Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest twice, and is often credited as being the first Estonian solo artist to achieve international chart success.
Maarten 't Hart Maarten 't Hart (Maassluis, November 25, 1944) is a Dutch biologist who studied zoology and ethology at the University of Leiden and taught that subject before becoming a full-time writer in the 1980s. He is the author of many novels, including Het Woeden der Gehele Wereld and de Kroongetuige.
Maarten Froger Maarten Froger (born May 17, 1977) is a former field hockey striker from the Netherlands, who won the 2002 Champions Trophy with the Dutch Men's Team in Cologne, Germany. He played a total number of 21 international matches for Holland, in which he scored four goals.
Maarten van den Bergh Maarten van den Bergh (born Apr 19 1942, New York City) is an American-born Dutch national. He is the Deputy Chairman of the BT Groupand had previously been the chairman] of [[Lloyds TSB, a financial services company based in the United Kingdom.
Maarten van Grimbergen Maarten van Grimbergen (born October 4, 1959) is a former field hockey player from the Netherlands, who played a total number of 145 international matches for the Dutch Men's Nation Team, in which he scored 36 goals. The striker made his debut in 1980, and played club hockey for EMHC and HC Klein Zwitserland.
Maaser Ani Maaser Ani, or the "Poor tithe", reflects an obligation to set aside one tenth of produce grown in the third and sixth years of the seven-year Shemita (Sabbatical year) agricultural cycle for the poor, in the days of the Temple in Jerusalem.
Maaser Rishon The Maaser Rishon (first tithe) or Levite Tithe, also known simply Maaser, based on the Hebrew word eser (tenth), was the tithe of produce due the Levites from produce grown in the land of Israel. In the days of the Temple in Jerusalem, the tithe was given directly to Levites.
Maaser Sheni Maaser Sheni or "second tithe" refers to a tithe on produce grown in the Land of Israelwhich Israelites were obligated to take to Jerusalem (either directly or by selling and converting to money) and consume or spend there, in the first, second, fourth, and fifth years of the seven-year agricultural cycle. (The Maaser Ani (poor-tithe) is given in the first and sixth year and in the seventh year the land traditionally rests.
Maasina Ruru Maasina Ruru was an emancepatory movement for self government and self determination during and after World War II, 1945-1950, credited with creating the movement towards independence for Solomon Islands. The name is from the Are Are language meaning the Rule of "relationship of siblings together" and is often corrupted to "Marching Rule" , "Marxist Rule", or "Rule of Brotherhood".
Maasiyahu Prison Maasiyahu Prison is a minimum-security Israeli prison specifically designated for illegal immigrants and others awaiting deportation (as well as others convicted of various minor-to-moderate crimes, including Israeli citizens). The nickname for the "Torani" (religious) wing of the prison is "Beis Medrash Maasiyahu" because of the wholesome religious environment and constant Torah study that occurs inside that section.
Maasti Venkatesh Iyengar Maasti Venkatesh Iyengar (June 6 1891 - June 6 1986) was a famous Kannada writer, and a Jnanpith (1983) awardee. Maasti Kannadada Aasti meaning Maasti is Kannada's Treasure is how he is treasured by Kannadigas.
Maastricht Maastricht (Dutch (); Limburgish and city dialect: Mestreech) is a municipality, and capital of the province of Limburg. The city is situated on both sides of the Meuse river (Maas in Dutch) in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands between Belgium and Germany.
Maastricht Rebels In the politics of the United Kingdom, the Maastricht Rebels were Members of Parliament (MPs) of the then governing Conservative Party who refused to support the government of John Major in a House of Commons vote to secure ratification by the United Kingdom of the Maastricht treaty (Treaty on European Union). This was particularly devastating, as there were 22 rebels as of the second reading of the European Communities (Amendment) Bill in May 1992, and the government's majority was only 18.
Maastricht Treaty The Maastricht Treaty (formally, the Treaty on European Union, TEU) was signed on February 7, 1992 in Maastricht, Netherlands after final negotiations in December 1991 between the members of the European Community and entered into force on November 1, 1993 under the Delors Commission. It led to the creation of the European Union and was the result of separate negotiations on monetary union and on political union.
Maastunnel The Maastunnel is a tunnel in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, connecting the banks of the Nieuwe Maas. About 75,000 motor vehicles and a large number cyclists, mopeds and pedestrians use the tunnel daily, making the Maastunnel an important part of Rotterdam's road network.
Maasvlakte The Maasvlakte is part of Europoort, the harbour and industrial area of the city of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. It was created in the 1960s by reclaiming land from the North Sea through dykes and sand suppletion.
Maat Kheru According to Maspus, Maat Kheru is the Egyptian name of the true intonation with which the dead must recite those magical incantations that would give them power in Duat, the Egyptian underworld. It is named after the Egyptian concept of Ma'at, i.
Maathorneferure Maathorneferure was a daughter of the Hittite king Hattusili III, and was married to the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II in the 34th year of his reign, becoming the Great King's Wife. But only a short while after her marriage her name is not mentioned anymore, the supposition being that she died.
Maatia Toafa Maatia Toafa was the ninth Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Tuvalu. He was deputy Prime Minister when on August 27, 2004, he became Acting Prime Minister when Prime Minister Saufatu Sopoanga resigned from Parliament after his government was deposed in a no confidence vote.
Maaveerar Day Maaveerar Day or Heroes' Day is a day of commemoration observed by many Sri Lankan Tamils to remember the deaths of soldiers fighting for the LTTE in their struggle for a separate Tamil homeland in the Northern and Eastern parts of Sri Lanka.
Maaya Sakamoto Maaya Sakamoto (坂本 真綾 Sakamoto Ma'aya, born March 31, 1980) is a Japanese seiyū (voice-actor) and singer who made her debut in 1996 as the voice of Hitomi Kanzaki in the hit anime series The Vision of Escaflowne.
Maayan Maayan ("Spring [of] water", or "fountain", also private female name; in Hebrew: מעין) is an Israeli magazine for poetry, literature, art, and ideas. Its first issue went out in the fall of 2004.
Maaza Maaza is a Coca-Cola fruit drink brand marketed in India and Bangladesh, the most popular drink being the mango variety, so much that over the years, the Maaza brand has become synonymous with Mango. Initially Coca-Cola had also launched Maaza in orange and pineapple variants, but these variants were subsequently dropped.
Maître à penser Maître à penser is a French language phrase, denoting a teacher whom one chooses, in order to learn not just a set of facts or point of view, but a way of thinking. It translates literally as "master for thinking".
Maître d' The maître d' (short for maître d'hôtel, literally "master of the hall") in a suitably staffed restaurant is the person in charge of assigning customers to tables in the establishment, and dividing the dining area into areas of responsibility for the various servers on duty. He or she may also be the person who receives and records advance reservations for dining, as well as deal with any customer complaints and making sure all servers are completing their tasks in an efficient manner.
Maître des requêtes Maître des requêtes (in French, literally, "master of petitions" (the term "maître" is an honorific title for lawyers); plural: "maîtres des requêtes") is an official title carried by certain high-level magistrates and administrators in France and some other European countries since the Middle Ages.
Maîtres de l'Affiche Maîtres de l'Affiche (Masters of the Poster) refers to 256 color lithographic plates used to create a very significant art publication during the Belle Époque in Paris, France. The collection, reproduced from the original works of ninety-seven artists in a smaller 11 x 15 inch format, was put together by Jules Chéret, the father of poster art.
Mañagaha Mañagaha is a small islet which lies off the west coast of Saipan within its lagoon. Although it has no permanent residents, Mañagaha is popular among Saipan’s tourists as a day-trip destination due to its wide sandy beeches and a number of marine activities including snorkeling, parasailing and jet skiing.
Mañón Mañón is a city council of Ferrolterra in North-western Spain in the Province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Ferrolterra's population represents the third largest concentration of people in Galicia, and its disperse population exceeds 211,000 (2005).
Mabaruma Mabaruma is the administrative centre for Region One (Barima-Waini) of Guyana. It is located close to the Aruka River (the Venezuelan border) on a narrow plateau above the surrounding rainforest at , altitude 13 metres.
Mabee's Salamander Mabee's Salamander (Ambystoma mabeei) can be found in tupelo and cypress bottoms in pinewoods, open fields, and lowland deciduous forest (Behler and King 1979). Pine savannahs, low wet woods, and swamps (Martof et al.
Mabel Dodge Luhan Mabel Dodge Sterne Luhan (pronounced LOO-hahn), née Ganson (February 26, 1879 - August 13, 1962) was a wealthy American patron of the arts. She is particularly associated with the colony of artists who settled in Taos, New Mexico.
Mabel Fairbanks Mabel Fairbanks (November 14, 1916-October 2001) was an African-American figure skater and later a coach of pairs skaters Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner, Leslie Robinson and Michelle McCladdie as well as individual skaters Atoy Wilson, Scott Hamilton, Kristi Yamaguchi, Rudy Galindo, Tiffany Chin, and Debi Thomas.
Mabel Cheung Mabel Cheung 張婉婷 (November 17 1950) is one of the leading film directors in Hong Kong. She is famous for working in migration issues of Hong Kong people, especially before Handover 1997, and overseas Chinese.
Mabel Love Mabel Love (October 16, 1874 - May 15, 1953), was a British dancer and stage actress. She was considered to be one of the great stage beauties of her age, and her career spanned the Victorian and Edwardian periods.
Mabel Maney Mabel Maney is an artist and author from San Francisco, California known for her lesbian pulp fiction. She is the author of the Nancy Clue series, a lesbian version of Nancy Drew which includes books like The Case of the Good-for-Nothing Girlfriend and A Ghost in the Closet.
Mabel Miller Dame Mabel Flora Miller, DBE (November 30, 1906 - December 30, 1978) was an Australian lawyer and politician. She was the first woman elected to the Hobart City Council and one of the first two women to be elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Assembly.
Mabel Philipson Mabel Philipson (1 January 1887 – 8 January 1951) was a British actress and politician. She was the third female member to serve in the House of Commons after this became legally possible in 1918, serving Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Mabel Strickland Mabel Edeline Strickland (1899 - November 29, 1988) was a Maltese and English journalist and politician, the daughter of Sir Gerald Strickland (later Lord Strickland), the former Prime Minister of Malta. She was the editor of The Times of Malta during World War II and led the Progressive Constitutional Party during the 1950s.
Mabel Thorp Boardman Mabel Thorp Boardman (October 12, 1860 - March 17, 1946) was an American philanthropist involved with the Red Cross. She led the Red Cross in the United States following its receiving congressional charter in 1905 until World War I, however she did not take up the post of chairman since she believed the organisation would lose credibility with the public.
Mabel Todd Mabel Elsworth Todd is known as a major contributor to Idiokinesis, a field of bodywork and personal development that first came to prominence in the 1930's amongst dancers and health professionals. Todd's ideas involved of using creative visual imagery and consciously relaxed volition to create refined neuromuscular coordination.
Mabelvale Magnet Middle School Mabelvale Magnet Middle School is a magnet middle school located in the Mabelvale community of Little Rock and is part of the Little Rock School District. It is located in southwestern Little Rock at 10811 Mabelvale West Road in Mabelvale, Arkansas.
Mabelvale, Little Rock, Arkansas Mabelvale was a small, unincorporated train station town in southwestern Pulaski County until being annexed into Little Rock in the late 1970s or early 1980s. The area today is part of Little Rock's seventh ward, while retaining a separate postal designation and ZIP code from most of the rest of the city.
Maberly, Newfoundland and Labrador Maberly (pronounced [mæbərlij] not [mebərlij] by its inhabitants) is a tiny coastal hamlet (called an outport in Newfoundland) at the end of route 238-II on the Bonavista Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland with a permanent year-round population of about 20. In the 1921 census, there were 83 inhabitants.
Mabitac, Laguna Mabitac is a 5th class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. It was the site of a battle in the Philippine-American War, when on September 17, 1900, Filipinos under General Juan Cailles defeated an American force commanded by Colonel Benjamin F.
Mablethorpe Mablethorpe is today known as a small seaside resort in East Lindsey on the coast of Lincolnshire, England. However, it has been in existence for many centuries although part of it was lost to the sea in the 1540s.
Mablethorpe and Sutton Mablethorpe and Sutton is a civil parish and town in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England. It is on the North Sea coast and includes Mablethorpe, Trusthorpe, Sutton on Sea and Sandilands along with the inland village of Thorpe.
Mabo v Queensland Mabo v Queensland (No 2) (commonly known as Mabo) was a landmark Australian court case which was decided by the High Court of Australia on June 3, 1992. The effective result of the judgement was to make irrelevant the declaration of terra nullius, or "land belonging to no-one" which had been taken to occur from the commencement British colonisation in 1788, and to recognise a form of native title.
Mabo v Queensland (1988) Mabo v Queensland (No 1) was a significant court case decided in the High Court of Australia on December 8 1988. It found that the Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act, which attempted to retrospectively abolish native title rights, was not valid according to the Racial Discrimination Act 1975.
Mabolo Mabolo or Velvet Apple (Diospyros discolor) is a plant closely related to the ebony tree and the persimmon. Its edible fruit has a skin covered in a fine, velvety fur which is usually reddish-brown, and soft, creamy, pink flesh, with a taste and aroma comparable to fruit cream cheese.
Mabon Mabon is the name used by some Wiccans and other Neopagans for one of the eight solar holidays or sabbats. It is celebrated on the Autumnal Equinox, which in the northern hemisphere occurs on September 23rd (occasionally the 22nd, although many celebrate on the 21st) and in the southern hemisphere is circa March 21.
Maborosi Maborosi, known in Japan as Maboroshi no Hikari (幻の光, literally "phantasmic light") (1995) is a Japanese film by director Hirokazu Koreeda starring Makiko Esumi, Tadanobu Asano and Takashi Naitō. Based on a novel by Teru Miyamoto.
Mabrica Mabrica was the second-last Catepan of Italy from 1067 to 1069. He was sent by Constantine X Ducas at the request of the Archbishop of Bari in 1066 and arrived in Bari the next year with an army of Varangian auxiliaries.
Mabton, Washington Mabton is a city incorporated during the first few years of the 20th century, and located in Yakima County, Washington, at the eastern edge of the Yakama Indian reservation. As of April 2001 the city's population was 1905, fourteen people more than recorded for the 2000 census and up 28.
Mabuwaya Mabuwaya is a contraction of the Filipino words Mabuhay, welcome or long live, and Buwaya, crocodile. The Mabuwaya foundation is an NGO in the Philippines, that is concerned with the conservation of the Philippine crocodile.
Mac (rapper) Mac, or also known as Da' Camouflage Assassin (born McKinley J Phipps Jr. on July 30, 1977), is a rapper from New Orleans' third ward, and would grow to be one of the most critically acclaimed on Master P's No Limit Records, behind Mystikal, both as a solo rapper and as a member of the 504 Boyz rap group.
Mac 68K emulator The Mac 68K emulator was a software emulator built into all versions of the Mac OS for PowerPC. This emulator permitted the running of applications and system code that were originally written for the 680x0 based Macintosh models.
Mac an Bhaird The Mac an Bháird family (Irish: Clann an Bháird) was one of the learned families of late medieval Ireland. The name has evolved over many centuries, the anglicized forms coming down to us as MacAward, McWard, MacEward, MacEvard, Macanward, M'Ward, and its most commonly used variant today: Ward.
Mac and Katie Kissoon Mac and Katie Kissoon is a male / female vocal duo consisting of Mac Kissoon (born Gerald Farthing, 11 November 1943, in Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies and Katie Kissoon (born Katherine Farthing, 11 March 1951 in Port of Spain.
Mac Classic and SE Repair and Upgrade Secrets Mac Classic and SE Repair and Upgrade Secrets is a book written by Larry Pina that describes how to repair and upgrade a Macintosh Classic and Macintosh SE personal computer without spending more money than required. It was first published by Peachpit Press in 1993, and is out of print.
Mac Collins Michael Allen "Mac" Collins (born October 15 1944), American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2005, representing the (previously from 1993 to 2003). He was an unsuccessful candidate for Congress in 2006.
Mac Danzig Mac Danzig (b. January 2 1980 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American professional mixed martial arts instructor & practitioner, and is the current lightweight division champion for the King of the Cage and Gladiator Challenge mixed martial arts organizations.
Mac Davis Mac Davis (born Scott Davis, January 21 1942, in Lubbock, Texas) is a country music singer and songwriter, who has enjoyed much pop music crossover success. He became one of the most successful country singers of the 1970s and 80s and also was an actor.
Mac Dre Andre Hicks (July 5, 1970 – November 1, 2004), better known by his stage name, Mac Dre, was Bay Area-based gangsta rapper who was born in Oakland, California. He is considered one of the predecessors of the hyphy music movement.
Mac gaming A popular use of personal computers is the the playing of video games. However, the relatively small market share of the Apple Macintosh platform (under 7% in the US - and under 5% worldwide - since the late nineties) has led to a unique situation for games on the Macintosh, as detailed below.
Mac King Mac King is a well known comedy magician who has performed on TV specials, often as a co-host. He has his own family-friendly show, The Mac King Comedy Magic Show, at the Harrah's Las Vegas in the Clint Holmes Theater.
Mac Lane's planarity criterion In graph theory, Mac Lane's planarity criterion is a characterisation of planar graphs in terms of their cycle spaces. It states that a finite graph G is planar if and only if the cycle space C(G), which in topologists' terms is the space of 1-cycles with mod 2 coefficients of G as simplicial complex, has a 2-basis, i.
Mac mini The Mac mini is the smallest desktop computer marketed by Apple Inc. It is designed to attract owners of Windows computers, iPods, older Macintosh models, and anyone interested in a low budget, easy-to-use personal computer.
Mac Maharaj Sathyandranath Ragunanan "Mac" Maharaj (born April 22, 1935 in Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) is a South African politician affiliated to the African National Congress, academic and businessman of Indian origin. He was democratic South Africa's first Minister of Transport, a post he took on May 11, 1994 and kept until 1999.
Mac Mall Mac Mall, (born Jamal Rocker in Vallejo, California) is a West Coast rapper who became known in the mid/late 90's, as one of the local artists bringing the Bay Area on the hip hop map. He collaborated with many other rappers from the West Coast such as Ray Luv, Mac Dre, E-40, Dubee, Young Lay, Big Syke, Killa Tay, Yukmouth, and the late 2Pac.
Mac McCaughan Mac McCaughan is a founding member of the band Superchunk, and co-founder of Merge Records along with Laura Ballance. He also heads the band Portastatic, which began as a lo-fi side project and has blossomed into his main musical project.
Mac McDonald Mac McDonald (born 18 June 1949 in Long Island, New York, USA) is an American actor. He best known for playing Captain Hollister on the BBC TV series Red Dwarf and frequently plays American characters in other British TV shows.
Mac Operator A Mac Operator will often do much of the less creative work in a design studio, or publishing house. This can include marked-up text corrections, spell checks and formatting documents to pre-arranged templates.
Mac OS Mac OS, which stands for Macintosh Operating System, is the trademarked name for a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Computer for their Macintosh line of computer systems. The Mac OS is often credited with popularizing the graphical user interface.
Mac OS 8 Mac OS 8 is a series of versions of the Mac OS that supported a transition through major changes in the Macintosh hardware platform. Its earliest release still supported Macs with Motorola 68040; its later releases (Mac OS 8.
Mac OS 9 Mac OS 9, introduced by Apple on October 23 1999 is the last version of the "Classic" Macintosh Operating System (Mac OS) released before being succeeded by Mac OS X. Upon introduction, Mac OS 9 was advertised as having "50 new features," including 128-bit encryption capabilities and Sherlock 2.
Mac OS history On January 24, 1984 Apple Computer introduced the Apple Macintosh personal computer, with the Macintosh 128K model, which came bundled with the Mac OS operating system, then known as the System Software. The Macintosh is often credited with popularizing the graphical user interface.
Mac OS Roman Mac OS Roman is a character encoding primarily used by Mac OS to represent text. It encodes 256 characters, the first 128 of which are identical to ASCII, with the remaining characters including mathematical symbols, diacritics, and additional punctuation marks.
Mac OS X Mac OS X (official IPA pronunciation: ) is a line of proprietary, graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc., the latest of which is pre-loaded on all currently shipping Macintosh computers.

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