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Mallaig Mallaig is a port in Lochaber, on the west coast of the Highlands of Scotland. The local railway station, Mallaig, is the terminus of the West Highland railway line (Fort William & Mallaig branch), completed in 1901, and the town is linked to Fort William by the A830 road – the "Road to the Isles".
Mallaig railway station Mallaig railway station is a railway station serving the village of Mallaig, Lochaber, in the Highland region of Scotland. This station is a terminus on the West Highland Line, 66 km (41½ miles) from Fort William and 264 km (164½ miles) north of Glasgow Queen Street railway station
Mallala, South Australia Mallala a small town about 75 kilometres north of Adelaide, South Australia. The name Mallala is thought to be derived from the local Aboriginal word 'madlola' which supposedly meant 'place of the ground frog'.
Mallampati score In anesthesiology, the Mallampati score, also Mallampati classification, is used to predict the ease of intubation. It is determined by looking at the anatomy of the oral cavity; specifically, it is based on the visibility of the base of uvula, faucial pillars and soft palate.
Mallard The Mallard (Anas platyrhynchosEtymology: Ancient Greek for "flat-billed duck" also known as the wild duck, is a dabbling duck] which breeds throughout the [[temperate and sub-tropical areas of North America, Europe and Asia. Probably the best-known of all ducks, it gave rise to most domestic ducks, apart from the Muscovy Duck.
Mallard BASIC Mallard BASIC was a BASIC interpreter for CP/M written by Locomotive Software and supplied with the Amstrad PCW range of small business computers, the ZX Spectrum +3 version of CP/M Plus and the Acorn BBC Micro Z80 Second Processor.
Mallard Fillmore Mallard Fillmore is a comic strip written and illustrated by Bruce Tinsley. The strip follows the exploits of its title character, a politically conservative anthropomorphic green-feathered duck who works as a reporter at fictional television station WFDR in Washington, D.
Mallard Song The Mallard Song is a notorious tradition of All Souls College, Oxford. It is sung once a century in a ceremony in which the Fellows parade around the College with flaming torches, led by a "Lord Mallard" who is carried in a chair, in search of a giant mallard that supposedly flew out of the foundations of the college when it was being built in 1437.
Mallarino-Bidlack Treaty The Mallarino-Bidlack Treaty was a treaty signed between New Granada (today Colombia) and the United States, on December 12, 1846. Officially it was entitled Tratado de Paz, Amistad, NavegaciĂłn y Comercio (Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Navegation and Trade), and was initially meant to represent an agreement of mutual cooperation.
Mallbackens IF Mallbackens IF is a football club from Mallbacken, 15 kilometres north of Sunne in Värmland, Sweden. The club was established in 1942 and played in the Women's premier division (Damallsvenskan) for the first time in 1986.
Malleable Technologies Malleable Technologies was founded in 1998 by Curtis Abbott. Malleable created a specialized processor called "MECA" or "Malleable Embedded Communications Accelerator" that had a reconfigurable array connected to a microprocessor.
Malleco Viaduct The Malleco Viaduct is a railway bridge located in central Chile, passing through the Malleco River valley at the south entrance of Collipulli in the Araucania Region. It was opened by President José Manuel Balmaceda on October 26 1890.
Mallee Football League (South Australia) The Mallee Football League (MFL) is a Australian rules football competition in South Australia. The League comprises teams located in south eastern South Australia and one team (Murrayville) located in western Victoria.
Mallee Highway The Mallee Highway (formerly the Ouyen Highway on the Victoria side) runs east from Tailem Bend in South Australia through cereal-growing farmland at the southern end of the Murray Mallee to Pinnaroo near the border with Victoria, where it crosses route B57 (from Bordertown to Loxton). It continues in Victoria through Ouyen, where it crosses the Calder Highway A79 (the old Ouyen Highway finished here and never proceeded east), and Piangil, where it crosses the Murray Valley Highway B400.
Malleefowl The Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata) is a stocky ground-dwelling Australian bird about the size of a domestic chicken (to which it is distantly related). It occupies semi-arid mallee scrub on the fringes of the relatively fertile areas of southern Australia, where it is now reduced to three separate populations: the Murray-Murrumbidgee basin, west of Spencer Gulf along the fringes of the Simpson Desert, and the semi-arid fringe of Western Australia's fertile south-west corner.
Malleshwaram Malleshwaram, located in the north-west of Bangalore, derives its name from the famous Kadu Malleshwara temple. Originally, a village named Mallapura, Malleshwaram was developed as a suburb during the great plague of 1898, which caused many people to move out from the city center.
Mallet A mallet is a type of hammer, and is manufactured in different designs according to their intended use. These uses include manufacturing and construction, sports such as croquet and polo, and as a type of drumstick.
Mallet (software project) MALLET is an integrated collection of Java code useful for statistical natural language processing, document classification, clustering, information extraction, and other machine learning applications to text. It was developed primarily by Andrew McCallum, of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with assistance from graduate students and faculty from both UMASS and the University of Pennsylvania.
Mallet Assembly The Mallet Assembly is a men's honors program at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Mallet was established in 1961 by John Blackburn and is the oldest honors program still in existence at the University of Alabama.
Mallet dampening Mallet dampening is a vibraphone technique that facilitates legato phrasing on the instrument. It is accomplished by striking a note on one of the bars of the instrument while the pedal is depressed and then using the head of the same or another mallet to stop the vibrations of the bar without raising the pedal.
Mallet finger In medicine, mallet finger, also baseball finger, dropped finger and (more generally) extensor tendon injury, is an injury of the extensor digitorum tendon of the fingers at the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint. It results from hyperextension of the extensor digitorum tendon, and usually occurs when a ball (such as a baseball, basketball, or volleyball), while being caught, hits an outstretched finger and jams it.
Malleus Maleficarum The Malleus Maleficarum ("The Hammer of Witches", “Witch Hammer”, or the "Hexenhammer") is arguably the most important treatise on prosecuting witches to have come out of the witch hysteria of the Renaissance. It is a comprehensive witch-hunter’s handbook first published in Germany in 1487 that grew into dozens of editions spread throughout Europe and had a profound impact on witch trials on the Continent for about 200 years.
Malley Fitness Center The Pat Malley Fitness and Recreation Center, at Santa Clara University was constructed in 1999 and provides a large new space for on-campus recreational activities. Dedicated October 8, 1999 the center is the primary sports and fitness center for the general population at Santa Clara University.
Malli (film) Malli (1998) is a Tamil feature film directed by Santosh Sivan. The film met with widespread critical acclaim upon release, and has been shown at many film festivals including the Toronto International Film Festival and the New York International Children's Film Festival.
Malliavin derivative In mathematics, the Malliavin derivative is a notion of derivative in the Malliavin calculus. Intuitively, it is the notion of derivative appropriate to paths in classical Wiener space, which are "usually" not differentiable in the usual sense.
Mallika Chopra Mallika Chopra, daughter of Deepak Chopra, is the author of 100 Promises to My Baby, which was published by Rodale in Spring 2005. Her second book, 100 Questions from My Child, will be released in Spring 2007.
Mallika Sarabhai Mallika Sarabhai is one of the most renowned Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam dancers in India today. Multi-faceted Malika holds a MBA and a doctorate from IIM Ahmedabad and has experience in acting, film-making, editing and television anchoring.
Mallika Sengupta Mallika Sengupta, as introduced by the e-journal Poetry International Web, 'is a proponent of an unapologetically political poetry and an important voice in contemporary Bengali literature.’ Her poems combine fire and tears, history and herstory, myths and reality.
Mallinath Mallinath was the nineteenth Jain Tirthankar of the present age (Avasarpini) According to Jain beliefs, he became a siddha - a liberated soul which has destroyed all of its karma. According to members of the Shvetambar sect, she was female, making her the only female to become a Tirthankar during the present age.
Mallinckrodt General Clinical Research Center The Mallinckrodt MGH General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) is a research center at Massachusetts General Hospital. It is located in Boston, Massachusetts, with satellites in Cambridge, MA and Charlestown, MA.
Mallomars Mallomars are a kind of cookie in the marshmallow sandwich genre, produced seasonally at Nabisco. A circle of Graham cracker is covered with a puff of extruded marshmallow, then enrobed (not dipped) in a hard dark chocolate shell.
Mallorca Mallorca (in Catalan, Spanish, and English; also called Majorca in English) is Spain's largest island, and a part of the Balearic Islands archipelago (Catalan: Illes Balears, Spanish: Islas Baleares), which is located in the Mediterranean Sea and are part of Spain. Like the other Balearic Islands Ibiza (Catalan: Eivissa), Formentera, and Minorca (Catalan/Spanish: Menorca), the island is a popular tourist destination.
Mallorca Classic The Mallorca Classic is a men's golf tournament on the European Tour which was first played in 2003 and is held at Pula Golf. As of 2006 it is the last tournament on the regular schedule before the "tour championship", the Volvo Masters, and is therefore the last chance for players to make the top 116 on the Order of Merit to retain their tour card for the following season.
Mallory (Sliders) A fraternal alternate of Quinn Mallory was a main character during the fifth and last season of the show Sliders played by Robert Floyd. This version of Quinn Mallory is usually just called Mallory but sometimes he is credited or referred to as Quinn2 or Quinn Mallory (2).
Mallory Snyder Mallory Snyder (born January 7, 1984), is an American model and actress best known for her role on MTV's reality television program The Real World: Paris and her work as a swimsuit model for Sports Illustrated. Snyder is a 2002 graduate of William Fremd High School.
Mallory's Hyaline Mallory's Hyaline is a buildup of eosinophilic pre-keratin intermediate filaments seen in the liver, usually caused by chronic alcohol use. It is represented by globular red hyaline material within hepatocytes, resulting from cellular injury
Malloum's military government The coup d'état that terminated Tombalbaye's government received an enthusiastic response in N'Djamena. Félix Malloum emerged as the chairman of the new Supreme Military Council (Conseil Supérieur Militaire or CSM).
Mallow (Super Mario RPG) Mallow is a character in 1996 Super Nintendo release Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars. In the course of the game, Mallow is the second character to join the list of playable characters, after Mario initially encounters him while visiting the Mushroom Kingdom.
Mallow (UK Parliament constituency) Mallow was a former United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland, returning one MP. It was an original constituency represented in Parliament when the Union of Great Britain and Ireland took effect on 1 January, 1801.
Mallow, County Cork Mallow (Mala, Magh Ealla, and other variations in Irish) is the "Crossroads of Munster" and the administrative capital of north County Cork, in Ireland. The Northern Divisional Offices of Cork County Council are located in the town.
Mallrats Mallrats is a 1995 film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It is the second to be set in Smith's "View Askewniverse" series of interlocking films set mostly in New Jersey, although the movie was filmed in the Eden Prairie Center Mall, which is located in Minnesota, not New Jersey.
Mallt-y-Nos In Welsh mythology, the Mallt-y-Nos (Matilda of the Night), is a crone who rides with Arawn and the hounds of the Wild Hunt, chasing sorrowful, lost souls to Annwn. The Mallt-y-Nos drives the hounds onward with shrieks and wails,
Malmö Castle Malmö Castle, or Malmöhus in Malmö, Scania, in the south of Sweden, was originally built in 1434 by Eric of Pomerania. The Castle was demolished in the early 16th Century, but a new Castle was built in its place in the 1530s by King Christian III of Denmark.
Malmö City Theatre Malmö City Theatre (in Swedish: Malmö stadsteater) in Malmö, Sweden was built by the architect Sigurd Lewerentz between 1932 and 1944. From its opening in 1944 and until 1992 it was one of Sweden's leading city theatres.
Malmö Tower Malmö Tower is a proposed skyscraper in Malmö, Sweden. It is designed by the Danish architect firm C F Möller, and will be 216 metres tall, 26 metres taller than the current tallest building in Malmö, the Turning Torso.
Malmöhus County Malmöhus County, or Malmöhus län, was a County of Sweden until 1997 when it was merged with Kristianstad County to create the county of Skåne. It had been named after Malmöhus, the castle in Malmö, which also were where the Governor originally resided.
Malmedy massacre The Malmedy massacre refers to a war crime (assassination of disarmed American prisoners of war) perpetrated on December 17 1944 by Kampfgruppe Peiper (part of the 1st SS Panzer Division), a German ad hoc combat unit, during the battle of the Bulge. This atrocity, as well as others committed by the same unit the same day and the next days, was the subject of a trial by the Dachau International Military Tribunal in 1946.
Malmesbury Abbey Malmesbury Abbey, at Malmesbury in Wiltshire, England, was founded as a Benedictine monastery around 676 by the scholar-poet Aldhelm, a nephew of King Ine of Wessex. In 941, King Athelstan was buried in the Abbey.
Malmesbury, Western Cape Malmesbury lies in an area known as the Swartland (‘black land’) due to the rich dark soil that becomes visible when the vast golden wheat fields are ploughed. Settlers were encouraged to make their home here because of a tepid sulphur chloride mineral spring that was renowned for curing rheumatism.
Malminkartanonhuippu Malminkartanonhuippu (Swedish MalmgĂĄrdstoppen) is an artificial hill in the district of Malminkartano in Helsinki, Finland. With a height of about 90 meters above sea level, it is the highest point in the city.
Malmskillnadsbron Malmskillnadsbron (Swedish: "The Malmskillnad Bridge") is an arch bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. It takes the street Malmskillnadsgatan over Kungsgatan ("The King's Street") flanked on its east side by two Art Deco towers called Kungstornen ("The King's Towers").
Malmskillnadsgatan Malmskillnadsgatan (Swedish: "The Ridge Divergence Street") is a 650 metres long street in central Stockholm, Sweden. It stretches northward from the Brunkebergstorg square over Hamngatan; crosses Mäster Samuelsgatan and Oxtorgsgatan; passes over the bridge Malmskillnadsbron passing over Kungsgatan; crosses Brunnsgatan and David Bagares gata; and finally ends at Johannes plan near Döbelnsgatan.
Malmuth Malmuth is a Jewish surname which translates to "teacher" in the Hebrew Language. Melamed is the original spelling of the surname and relatives with this surname spell it Malamuth, Melamed and Malamud.
Malmyzh Malmyzh () is a town in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the Shoshma River (Vyatka's tributary), near its confluence with the Zasora, Moksha, and Krupny Lach Rivers, 294 km southeast of Kirov. Population: 9,318 (2002 Census); 10,699 (1989 Census).
Malnad College of Engineering Malnad College of Engineering (MCE), located in Hassan, Karnataka, India, was established during 1960, in the later part of the Third Five Year Plans of India, as a joint venture of the Government of India, Government of Karnataka and Malnad Technical Education Society R, Hassan. It is affiliated to the Viswesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum(Formerly it was affiliated to the University of Mysore).
Malnutrition Malnutrition is a general term for the medical condition caused by an improper or insufficient diet. It most often refers to undernutrition resulting from inadequate consumption, poor absorption, or excessive loss of nutrients, but the term can also encompass overnutrition, resulting from overeating or excessive intake of specific nutrients.
Malofilm Founded in 1987 by chairman and CEO René Malo in Montreal, Quebec, Malofilm (formerly René Malo Vidéo) is a film production company, a television and video production company and a distributor. First based on Saint-André boulevard starting its fundation, it moved in 1993 to Saint-Laurent boulevard.
Maloideae The Maloideae (apple subfamily) is a subfamily of the rose family Rosaceae characterised in its traditional description by the possession of a pome, a type of accessory fruit, and by a basal haploid chromosome count of 17. These plants are shrubs and small trees.
Malongkeng Malongkeng (马龙坑; also Malukeng 马陆坑, 马鹿坑) is a religious site located south of Yuanjia'ao, China, dedicated to the Zhouji Dragon King. The site is revered by villagers of the surrounding hills and the greater Fenghua area for its spring waters.
Malonyl-CoA Malonyl-CoA is a coenzyme A derivative which plays a key role in chain elongation in fatty acid biosynthesis and polyketide biosynthesis. In the former, it provides 2-carbon units to fatty acids and commits them to fatty acid chain synthesis.
Malorum In the Star Wars Expanded Universe, Malorum was the first Grand Inquisitor appointed to head the Inquisitorius, which was formed in the early days of the Galactic Empire to prosecute Order 66. Tall and imposing, Malorum wore a dark maroon robe, similar to that worn by Emperor Palpatine.
Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Area Maloti-Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Area was established on 11 June 2001 by linking the Sehlaba-Thebe National Park in the Kingdom of Lesotho and the Natal Drakensberg Park in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. This 300 km long Peace park covers about 8 113 km², made up of 5 170 km² (64%) in Lesotho and 2 943 km² (36%) in KwaZulu-Natal.
Malouf syndrome Malouf syndrome (also known as "congestive cardiomyopathy-hypergonadotropic hypogonadism syndrome") is a congenital disorder that causes one or more of the following symptoms: mental retardation, ovarian dysgenesis, congestive cardiomyopathy, broad nasal base, blepharoptosis, and bone abnormalities, and occasionally marfanoid habitus (tall stature with long and thin limbs, little subcutaneous fat, arachnodactyly, joint hyperextensibility, narrow face, small chin, large testes, and hypotonia).
Maloyaroslavets Maloyaroslavets () is a town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Luzha River (Oka's basin), 121 km southwest of Moscow and 61 km northeast of Kaluga. Population: 31,606 (2002 Census); 21,200 (1970).
Malpartida de Cáceres Malpartida de Cáceres is a municipality in the province of Cáceres (Spain) with a population of 4368 inhabitants (population figures on 1 January 2004). The urban centre of Malpartida de Cáceres is situated 11 kilometres west from Cáceres city.
Malphas In demonology, Malphas is a mighty Great President (a Prince to some authors) of Hell, having forty legions of demons under his command. He builds houses, high towers and strongholds, throws down the buildings of the enemies, can destroy the enemies' desires or thoughts (and/or make them known to the conjurer) and all what they have done, gives good familiars, and can bring quickly artificers together from all places of the world.
Malpighia Malpighia is a genus of about 45 species of shrubs or small trees in the family Malpighiaceae, native to the Caribbean, Central America, and northern South America. The species grow to 1-6 m tall, with a dense, often thorny crown.
Malpighiaceae The Malpighiaceae, a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales, comprises approximately 75 genera and 1300 species of the tropics and subtropics. About 80% of the genera and 90% of the species occur in the New World (West Indies and the southernmost United States to Argentina) and the rest in the Old World (Africa, Madagascar, and Indomalaysia to New Caledonia and the Philippines).
Malpighian layer Malpighian layer (or Malpighi layer, named after Marcello Malpighi, also called germinative layer or basal cell layer; Latin: stratum Malpighii, stratum germinativum) is a thin 1,88 mm thick basal and the deepest layer of the epidermis composed of dividing stem cells and anchoring cells, and the prickle cell layer considered as one unit. Skin originates at the bottom of the layer and grows outward.
Malpractice In law, malpractice is type of tort in which the misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance of a professional, under a duty to act, fails to follow generally accepted professional standards, and that breach of duty is the proximate cause of injury to a plaintiff who suffers damages. It is committed by a professional or her/his subordinates or agents on behalf of a client or patient that causes damages to the client or patient.
Malqata In Egypt on the shore of the river Nile near present-day Luxor lies the site of Malqata, a palace of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. The palace was built in the 14th century BC and its ancient name was Per-Hai, "House of Rejoicing".
Malshanger F.C. Malshanger FC were a successful village side who originally began their existance as a Sunday side in the Basingstoke League. After winning almost everything the club switched their attentions to Saturday football in the early 1970s where they soon climbed up through the Basingstoke and North Hants Leagues.
Malström Graintable Synthesizer The Malström Graintable Synthesizer is a software synthesizer with a 16-voice polyphony found on the Propellerhead Reason software package, based on graintable (mix of granular synthesis and wavetable synthesis) and subtractive synthesis: 2 oscillators generate a waveform (which can be either normal waveforms like Sine wave or sawtooth wave or any of the many graintable waves which can be manipulated in a variety of ways) which is then passed through an optional shaper and either or both filters (lowpass, bandpass, and 3 special modes) to alter the sound. Malström also includes two LFOs, ADSR envelopes for both oscillators and the filter.
Malsumis Malsumus is a spirit or god in Abenaki mythology, an Algonquian peoples of northeastern North America. According to legend, after Tabaldak created humans, the dust from his hand created Gluskab and some versions say that he also created Gluskab's twin brother, Malsumis.
Malt beverage Malt beverage is an American term for both alcoholic and non-alcoholic fermented beverages, in which the primary ingredient is barley, which has been allowed to sprout ("malt") slightly before it is processed. By far, the most predominant malt beverage is beer, of which there are two main styles: ale and lager.
Malt liquor Malt liquor is an American term referring to a type of beer that has a high alcohol content and is therefore considered too alcoholic to be called "beer". In the UK, similar beers are called super-strength lager.
Malta Conference The Malta Conference was undergone from January 30 to February 3, 1945 between President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States and Prime Minister Winston Churchill of the United Kingdom on the island of Malta.
Malta Convention The Malta Convention (also known as the Convention of Valletta) is an agreement between European states that they should protect their archaeological heritage. Its main effect is that project developers have to make sure they don't destroy anything of archaeological value when they build something.
Malta exiles Malta exiles (Turkish: Malta sürgünleri) (between March 1919 – October 1920) is the term for men of politics, high rank soldiers (mainly), administrators and intellectuals of the Ottoman Empire whom sent to exile in Malta after the armistice of Mudros during the Occupation of İstanbul by the Allied forces.
Malta Football Association The Malta Football Association (MFA) is the governing body of football in Malta. It organizes the Maltese Football League and the Malta national football team, as well as women's and youth football competitions.
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Malta’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was I do by Fabrizio Faniello, who was chosen by the Maltese public by televoting in a live televised final. I do has been described as a very up-tempo pop song that contains Swedish sounds.
Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Malta will choose their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 during the Malta Song For Europe 2007, which will consist of a semi-final on 1 February and a final on 3 February. A 50/50 jury vote and televot will choose the top 6 songs from the qualifying round that will continue on to the final where the winner will be decided by a televote.
Malta Internet Exchange MIX, the Malta Internet eXchange, is a common national internet backbone for Malta that was launched by NIC (Malta) on the 7th September 1999. This was a result of working in partnership with the major ISPs operating in Malta to develop an operationally sound infrastructure.
Malta Labour Party The Malta Labour Party (MLP, ) is a Maltese political party. It is the main party of opposition in Malta, and at the 2003 general elections obtained thirty of the sixty-five seats in the Maltese House of Representatives, with a 47.
Malta Song For Europe 2007 Malta Song For Europe 2007 will be the television show in which Malta selects its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, to be held in Helsinki, Finland. The final will be held on the 3rd February 2007, with a semi final on the 1st February.
Malta Spitfire Malta Spitfire: The Diary of a Fighter Pilot is s book written about George Beurling, a Canadian Fighter Pilot, and his time served in Malta during World War II. Written by himself with the help of Leslie Roberts.
Malta Story Malta Story is a 1953 black and white war film based on the heroic defence of Malta, the island itself, its people, and the RAF aviators who fought to defend it. The film uses real and unique footage of the same places the battles were fought, and includes a love story that ends with the death of the hero (a RAF pilot) and the execution of a young Maltese man who became an Italian spy.
Maltase Maltase () is one enzyme produced by the cells lining the small intestine to break down disaccharides. It comes under the enzyme category carbohydrase (which is a subcategory of hydrolase), and the disaccharide it hydrolyses is maltose.
Maltby Main Colliery Maltby Main Colliery is a coal mine situated on the eastern edge of the township of Maltby, some 7 miles east of Rotherham, South Yorkshire. It is presently (2006) the only colliery in production in the Rotherham Metropolitan Borough.
Maltepe University Maltepe University () is a private university located in Maltepe district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was established on July 9, 1997 by "Ä°stanbul Marmara Education Foundation" (Ä°MEV), and is the last chain of this reputable education institution started in 1991.
Maltepoo A Maltepoo (also known as a maltipoo, moodle, and malti-doodle), is a mixed-breed dog bred from Poodle and Maltese parents. The maltipoo is one of many increasingly common poodle hybrids, largely the result of recent interest in so-called designer dogs.
Maltese cross The Maltese cross is identified as the symbol of Christian warriors. The cross is eight-pointed and has the shape of four "V" shaped arms joined together at their bases, so that each arm has two points.
Maltese cuisine Maltese cuisine is the result of a long relationship between the Islanders and the many foreigners who made Malta their home over the centuries. This marriage of tastes has given Malta an eclectic mix of Mediterranean cooking.
Maltese International Trade Fair Grounds Maltese International Trade Fair Grounds are located in the heart of Malta in a town called Naxxar. The Trade Fair grounds host countless exhibitions and trade fairs though out the year that cover a wide variety of subjects from travel to weddings to cars.
Maltese local council elections, 2006 The local council elections in Malta were held on 11 March 2006 for 23 localities in Malta and Gozo. Traditionally, this round of elections has given positive results to the Nationalist Party , with the biggest villages apart from Żabbar, being the traditional villages in which the Nationalist Party (Sliema, Naxxar, Birkirkara) obtains best results.
Maltese nobility The Maltese nobility consist of those titles of nobility recognised by the British and those titles never presented to, or failed recognition by, the Royal Commission, even though the titles were of historical relevance. (See Committee of Privileges of the Maltese Nobility.
Maltese pataca The pataca of Malta was a large copper coin minted during the 16th century and 17th century as fiduciary coin. This coin was first minted during the reign of Grand Master Fra Jean de la Vallette just after the Siege of Malta 1565.
Maltese Tiger The Maltese Tiger or Blue Tiger (Panthera tigris melitensis) is a suspected coloration morph of tiger that has historically been reported in the Fujian Province of China and claimed to have been sighted on a few occasions. It is said to have bluish fur with dark grey stripes.
Malthusian catastrophe Malthusian catastrophe, sometimes known as a Malthusian check, Malthusian crisis, Malthusian dilemma, Malthusian disaster, Malthusian trap, or Malthusian limit is a return to subsistence-level conditions as a result of agricultural (or, in later formulations, economic) production being eventually outstripped by growth in population. Theories of Malthusian catastrophe are very similar to the subsistence theory of wages.
Malthusian growth model The Malthusian growth model, sometimes called the simple exponential growth model, is essentially exponential growth based on a constant rate of compound interest. The model is named after the Reverend Thomas Malthus, who authored An Essay on the Principle of Population, one of the earliest and most influential books on population.

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