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Manfreda Manfreda is a genus of about 20 species of plants in the family Agavaceae. Along with Polianthes, members are commonly called tuberoses; some authorities classify the Manfreda with Polianthes, while others group them with Agave.
Manfredo Tafuri Manfredo Tafuri (Rome, Italy, 1935–Venice, Italy, 1994) was an Italian architectural and art/social theorist and historian. He is noted for contrasting the "operative critique" of much architectural historians like Bruno Zevi, Leonardo Benevolo, Nikolaus Pevsner and Charles Jencks.
Mang people The Mang are an ethnic group living primarily in Vietnam, where they are one of that nation's 54 officially recognized ethnic groups. There are also about 500 Mang living in the Yunnan province of southern China, where they are officially termed an undistinguished nationality.
Manga (magazine) Manga magazine, formerly known as Takuhai, is a free quarterly magazine published by TOKYOPOP, which gives preview chapters of a selection of the company's new manga titles, as well as fan art and short articles. It was first published in the summer of 2005, and readers can subscribe to the magazine through Tokyopop's official website.
Manga Kenkanryu Manga Kenkanryu (Japanese: マンガ 嫌韓流; Manga Kenkanryū, ISBN 4-88380-478-X, translated as "Manga - The Anti-Korean Wave" or "Manga - The Hate Korea Wave" among others, also referred to as Hating the Korean Wave in a New York Times article, and Hate Korea: A Comic in an Associated Press article) is a controversial manga written by Sharin Yamano themed on Korean-Japanese disputes and anti-Korean sentiment (:ja:嫌韓) in Japan. The manga started as a webcomic on the author's website entitled CHOSEN, and after being refused publication for two years, it was published by Shinyusha Co.
Manga Latina: Killer on the Loose Manga Latina: Killer on the Loose is a 2005 independent dark comedy animation film by Manga Latina Productions, distributed by H2V Distribution, and directed by Henrique Vera Villanueva. It premiered at midnight on April 28, on the Providence Latino Film Festival, and tells the story of VĂ­ctor La Cruz and his friends from El Barrio, in a satiric quest to stop a bloody serial killer.
Manga outside Japan Manga has been translated into many different languages in different countries including Brazil, Korea, China, Taiwan, France, Germany, Italy, and many more. In the United States, manga is a small but growing industry, especially when compared to the inroads that Japanese animation has made in the USA.
Mangafodipir Mangafodipir (sold under the brand name Teslascan as mangafodipir trisodium) is a contrast agent delivered intravenously to enhance contrast in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the liver. It has two parts, paramagnetic manganese (II) ions and the chelating agent fodipir (dipyridoxyl diphosphate).
Mangaia Mangaia (traditionally known as Auau Enua, which means terraced) is the most southerly of the Cook Islands and the second largest, after Rarotonga. Geologists estimate the island is at least 18 million years old, making it the oldest island in the Pacific.
Mangajin Mangajin was a monthly English-language magazine for students of Japanese language and culture. It was distinct from many other magazines of its type in that it unabashedly embraced Japanese popular culture as a learning tool and a route towards rapid acclimation into Japanese society.
Mangal Dosha Mangal Dosha is an astrological condition that occurs if Mars is in the 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th, or 12th house of the Vedic astrology lunar chart. A person born in the presence of this condition is termed a manglik.
Mangal Pandey Mangal Pandey (born: c. July 19 1827, died: 8 April 1857) (Hindi: मंगल पांडे), also known as Shaheed Mangal Pandey (Shaheed means martyr in Arabic and Hindustani), was a sepoy (soldier) in the 34th Regiment of the Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) of the British East India Company.
Mangal Pandey: The Rising Mangal Pandey: The Rising (Indian Title) or The Ballad of Mangal Pandey (International Title) (released in India on August 12, 2005) is an Indian movie based on the life of Mangal Pandey who is known for his role as a leader in the Indian rebellion of 1857 which led to the downfall of the British East India Company.
Mangala Samaraweera Mangala Pinsiri Samawareera (born April 21, 1956) is a Sri Lankan politician, currently the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He was Sri Lanka Freedom Party organizer for Sri Lanka's southernmost city Matara since 1983.
Mangaladevi Temple The Mangaladevi Temple (in full: Mahatobhara Shree MangalaDevi Temple) is a Hindu temple in the city of Mangalore, India, situated about three km southwest of the city centre. This temple has influenced the name and importance of Mangalore.
Mangalagiri Mangalagiri is a town and a municipality in the Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is situated on the Guntur-Vijayawada road, 8 miles to the south-east of Vijayawada and 13 miles to the north-east of Guntur City.
Mangalam dam Mangalam dam is constructed across the river Cherukunnapuzha which is a tributary of Mangalam river. A canal system for irrigation purpose was completed and opened in 1966, in the Alathur taluk of Palakkad district in Kerala, south India.
Mangalam Publications The flagship company of the group, Mangalam Publications (India) Private Limited, published Mangalam weekly in Malayalam. It began in 1969, as a monthly journal, with a meagre circulation of 250 copies, turned to a fortnightly and became a weekly, smashing the record in Indian journalism with a circulation of over 1.
Mangalarga Mangalarga is a Brazilian horse breed that was first originated from the Francisco Gabriel Junqueira (Baron of Alfenas) work with Royal Alter stallions form Portugal that were mixed with colonial horses in Brazil. This mix also originated the Mangalarga Marchador breed that differs from de Mangalarga because of its smooth gait and its strait relation with iberian horses instead of other European breeds.
Mangalia Mosque Mangalia Mosque ("Esmahan Sultan") is the oldest mosque in Romania, being built in 1525 by Esmahan, the daughter of Ottoman sultan Selim II. Located in Mangalia, ConstanĹŁa County, it serves a community of 800 Muslim families, most of them of Turkish and Tatar ethnicity.
Mangalmé riots The Mangalmé riots are clashes that erupted in central Chad, starting in the village of Mangalmé in the Guéra Prefecture. Here on November 1, 1965, frustration among the muslim Moubi peasantry with what was perceived as government mismanagement and tax collection abuses erupted, rapidly involving all the Guéra Prefecture.
Mangalore Mangalore, , 'Kudla' in Tulu,('ಮಂಗಳೂರು' or Mangalũru in Kannada), is the chief port city of the state of Karnataka, India. It is situated on the west coast of the country on the Arabian Sea, with the Western Ghats to Mangalore's east.
Mangalore bajji Mangalore Bajji, as it is referred to in Karnataka (especially South Canara) is a popular food made from Maida, Curd, a small rice flour, chopped onion, coriander leaves, coconut, jeera, green chillies, and salt.
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL), located north of Mangalore city, is a state-of-the-art Grassroot Refinery at Mangalore and is a subsidiary of ONGC, set up in 1998.The refinery was established after displacing five villages of Bala, Kalavar, Kuthetoor, Katipalla, and Adyapadi.
Mangalorean Konkani The Mangalorean Konkani are a people of Konkani ethnic origin living in Tuluva, the native homeland of the Tulu speaking ethnic community, and centered around the city of Mangalore and its environments, called the Districts of North Canara, Udipi and South Canara.
Mangalsutra A mangalsutra is an Indian symbol of marriage, consisting of a gold ornament strung from a yellow thread, a string of black beads or a gold chain. It is comparable to a Western wedding ring, and is worn by a married woman until her husband's death.
Mangalvedhe Mangalvedhe is a city and a municipal council in Solapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the birthplace of Shri Jayatirtha also called as Teekacharya, one of the greatest saints of the Dvaita school of Vedanta.
Manganese nodule Polymetallic nodules, also called manganese nodules, are rock concretions on the sea bottom formed of concentric layers of iron and manganese hydroxides around a core. The core may be microscopically small and is sometimes completely transformed into manganese minerals by crystallization.
Manganiar The Langas / Manganiar, who consider themselves descendants of the Rajputs, are known as creators of the finest music of the Thar desert. Their songs are passed from generation to generation, which make them effectively the keepers of the history of the desert.
Manganism Manganism or manganese poisoning is a toxic condition resulting from chronic exposure to manganese and first identified in 1837 by James Couper. Its symptoms resemble those of idiopathic Parkinson's disease, which it is often misdiagnosed as, although there are particular differences in both the symptoms (nature of tremors, for example), response to drugs such as Levadopa, and affected portion of the basal ganglia.
Mangano Deschanel Mangano Soloman Elijah Deshnalavski (Deschanel) (1930- ) is an Influential Hungarian-Jewish political thoerist and Industrialist who was a senior member of the Hungarian Workers' Party during its rule over the Hungarian Soviet Republic. He is also a decorated as a General in the Hungarian peoples armed forces.
Mangar-kunjer-kunja In Australian Aboriginal mythology, specifically of the Arrernte people of Central Australia, Mangar-kunjer-kunja is a lizard god who created humans. He found the first beings, Rella manerinja, on one side of a hill; they were fused together and he separated them with a knife and cut holes for their mouths, ears, and noses, then gave them the knife, spear, shield, fire, boomerang, and the tjurunga, and lastly gave them a system of marriage.
Mangareva Mangareva is the central and most important island of the Gambier Islands in French Polynesia. Mangareva is surrounded by other smaller islands: Taravai in the southwest and Aukena and Akamaru in the southeast and other smaller islands, lying also in the north.
Mangarevan language Mangarevan is the East Central Polynesian language spoken in the Gambier Islands of French Polynesia. It is a member of the Marquesic subgroup, and as such is closely related to Hawaiian and to the languages of the Marquesas Islands.
Mangas Coloradas Mangas Coloradas or Dasoda-hae (Red Sleeves), 1793?-1863 was a famous Apache chief, a member of the Eastern Chiricahuas, whose homeland stretched west from the Rio Grande to include most of what is present-day southwestern New Mexico.
Mangateparu Mangateparu is a farming service community located close to the west bank of the Piako River, eight kilometres north of Morrinsville in the Waikato region of New Zealand. It has a population of about 400 people.
Mangattidam Mangattidam is the name of a revenue village and a village panchayath situated near Kuthuparamba in Thalassery taluk, Kannur district, Kerala, South India. Nirmalagiri College, Kuthuparamba is situated in Mangattidam panchayath.
Mangelwurzel Mangelwurzel or mangold wurzel (Beta vulgaris), is a root vegetable of the family Chenopodiaceae, genus Beta (the beets). Its large white, yellow or orange-yellow swollen roots were developed in the 1700s for feeding livestock.
Manger Babies The Manger Babies are a group of four puppets within the animated series King of the Hill. They compose a Christian-themed puppet show involving the manger created by Luanne Platter, niece of Hank Hill and Peggy Hill.
Mangere Bridge Mangere Bridge is a bridge over the Manukau Harbour in south-western Auckland, New Zealand, crossing between the suburb also known as Mangere Bridge and the suburb of Onehunga. Completed in 1983, it carries a four-lane motorway with a cycle and pedestrian lane suspended underneath the west side of it.
Mangere Inlet Mangere Inlet is an arm of the Manukau Harbour, the southwestern of the two harbours of Auckland, New Zealand and itself an arm of the Tasman Sea. The inlet lies between the two cities of Auckland City and Manukau, two of the four cities which make up the Auckland conurbation, and extends east for 4 km.
Mangere Island Mangere Island is part of the Chatham Islands archipelago, located 800 km east of New Zealand's South Island and has an area of 113 hectares. The island lies off the west coast of Pitt Island, 45 km southeast of the main settlement in the Chathams, Waitangi, on Chatham Island.
Manghit The Manġit dynasty was an Uzbek family that ruled the Emirate of Bukhara from 1785 to 1920. Manġit power in the Khanate of Bukhara began to grow in the early 1700s, due to the emirs position as ataliq to the khan.
Mangi-Tungi Mangi-Tungi is a prominent twin-pinnacled peak with plateau in between, located near Tahrabad about 125 km from Nasik, Maharashtra, India. Mangi, 4343 ft high above sea level, is the western pinnacle and Tungi, 4366 ft high, the eastern.
Mangkunegaran Mangkunegaran is a small hereditary principality located within the region of the Susuhunanate of Surakarta. It was established in 1757 by Mas Said, when he submitted his army to Pakubuwana III in February, and swore allegiance to the rulers of Surakarta, Yogyakarta, and the Dutch East Indies Company, and was given an appanage of 4000 households.
Manglares de Tumbes National Sanctuary The Manglares de Tumbes National Sanctuary is a national park located in the Tumbes Department of Peru. It is similar to the Everglades National Park in Florida, USA while it is known to be less saturated by tourism.
Mangle (machine) [Norahammars Bruk model 3005-2 mangle from 1934]A mangle is a mechanical laundry aid consisting of two rollers in a sturdy frame, connected by cogs and, in its home version, powered by a hand crank or electrically. While the appliance was originally used to wring water from wet laundry, today mangles are used to press or flatten sheets, tablecloths, kitchen towels, or clothing.
Mangled packet A mangled or invalid packet is a packet of computer network data, based on ethernet and TCP/IP. Instead of having sound order or content, the packet is mangled or mis-ordered to confuse computers, firewalls, routers or any service present on the network or Internet.
Manglerud Manglerud was a borough of the city of Oslo, Norway up to January 1 2004, when it became part of the borough of Østensjø. Manglerud was built in the 1960s as a suburb to Oslo, connected by the Oslo T-bane metro system.
Manglish Manglish (or sometimes Malglish or Mangled English) is the colloquial version of the English language as spoken in Malaysia and it is a portmanteau of the word Malay and English. The Malaysian Manglish is sometimes known as Rojak or Rojak Language (Bahasa Rojak).
Mango The mango (plural mangos or mangoes) is a tropical fruit of the Mango tree. Mangoes belong to the genus Mangifera which consists of about 35 species of tropical fruiting trees in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae.
Mango (Saturday Night Live) Mango was a character created and developed by SNL writer Scott Wainio, with initial creative contributions by Roy Jenkins, and performed by Chris Kattan on the American sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. Mango was an off-the-wall character who was sexually ambiguous (but ultimately male).
Mango Groove Mango Groove is an 11 piece Afropop group formed in 1983 in Johannesburg, South Africa and fronted by lead singer Claire Johnston. They have sold more than 700,000 albums in South Africa alone, mostly with the popular song "Dance Some More".
Mangoky River The Mangoky River is 350 miles (564 kilometers) long and rises in the Central Highlands of Madagascar just east of the city of Fianarantsoa. The river flows generally in a westerly direction out of the highlands, crosses the southern extension of the Bemaraha Plateau, reaches the coastal plain and its delta, and enters the Mozambique Channel north of the city of Morombe at .
Mangonel A mangonel was a type of catapult or siege machine used in the medieval period to throw projectiles at a castle's walls. The mangonel did not have the accuracy or range of a trebuchet (which was introduced later, shortly before the discovery and widespread usage of gunpowder).
Mangosuthu Technikon Mangosuthu Technikon is situated on the outskirts of Durban and overlooks the Indian Ocean. Mangosuthu Technikon co-operates closely with commerce and industry to ensure that the curriculum of a particular qualification is completely relevant to the chosen field and that the qualification is market related.
Mangrove Mangroves (generally) are trees and shrubs that grow in saline coastal habitats. The word is used in at least three senses, (1) most broadly to refer to the habitat and entire plant assemblage or mangal Hogarth, Peter J.
Mangtong The mangtong ([pinyin: mángtǒng) is a Chinese] end-blown [[Free reed aerophone|free reed wind instrument. It is used primarily by the Miao and Dong ethnic groups of the southern Chinese provinces of Guizhou and Guangxi, although it is sometimes used in contemporary Chinese compositions for traditional instrument orchestra.
Manguaba Lagoon Manguaba Lagoon (Portuguese Lagoa Manguaba) is an estuarine lagoon in Alagoas state of northeastern Brazil. Manguaba Lagoon recieves the ParaĂ­ba do Meio River, and is connected to the Atlantic Ocean to the east and MundaĂş Lagoon to the north by a network of channels.
Mangue Bit The mangue bit (also called mangue beat) movement was a cultural movement created circa 1991 in the city of Recife in Northeast Brazil in reaction to the cultural and economical stagnation of the city. The movement largely focuses on music, with the result being a mixture of local traditional styles such as maracatu and ciranda) with the imported culture of the MTV generation (rock, rap and hip-hop).
Mangue de Setes Ribeiras Mangue de Setes Ribeiras (Portuguese meaning mangroves of the seven streams, Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK: Mangi di Setis Ribéras) is a village and a stream situated at the east of [[Santiago Island in Cape Verde. The village is linked with the a rural road and is approximately 70 to 80 km away from the capital.
Mangueirão The Mangueirão stadium, also known as Estádio Estadual Jornalista Edgar Augusto Proença (State Stadium Edgar Augusto Proença, in English) is a football stadium inaugurated on March 4, 1978 in Belém, Pará, with a maximum capacity of 54,600 people. The stadium is owned by the Pará State Government, and is the home ground of Paysandu Sport Club and Clube do Remo.
Mangueshi Temple This temple is located at Priol (1 kilometer from Mardol close to Nagueshi), in Goa, India and is dedicated to Lord Mangueshi who was an incarnation of Shiva. The temple of Shree Mangueshi was shifted to the kingdom of the Sonde Rajas in Antruz mahal(Ponda) across the Agranashini (Zuari) river to escape destruction at the hands of the Portuguese and the Jesuits.
Manguinhos, EspĂ­rito Santo Manguinhos is a small village in the municipality of Serra in EspĂ­rito Santo, Brazil, technically known as a neighbourhood (Bairro in Portuguese). It is today mainly a residential village, as most people work in the Greater VitĂłria Metropolitan Area.
Mangunwijaya Father Mangunwijaya, full name Yusuf Bilyarta Mangunwijaya (Ambarawa, Semarang, 6 May 1929 - Jakarta 10 February 1999), is an Indonesian architect, writer, and Catholic religious leader. He is fondly known as Romo Mangun (Father Mangun).
Mangup Mangup (, , ) also known as Mangup Kale is a historic fortress in Crimea, located on a plateau about 9 miles due east of Sevastopol (ancient Chersones). In medieval times it was known as Doros, later it was given the Kipchak name Mangup (kale means fortress).
Mangyongbong-92 The Mangyongbong-92, named after a hill near Pyongyang, is a passenger ferry built in 1992 to celebrate the North Korean leader, Kim Il Sung's 80th birthday. The ferry was built with funds from Chongryon, the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan.
Manhas Manhas or Minhas is a Rajput clan from the Jammu region of the Indian Subcontinent, and is an off shoot of Jamwal-Dogra rajputs. Most members of this clan are Hindus and and reside in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab (India).
Manhasset (LIRR station) Manhasset is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's Port Washington Branch in Manhasset, New York. The current station was built in the 1920s in a trench, at Plandome Road and Maple Place, off Park Avenue, five blocks North of Northern Boulevard, and is 17.
Manhasset High School Manhasset High School is a four-year public high school located in Manhasset, at 200 Memorial Place, in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. Manhasset High School consistently ranks among the top 100 High Schools in America.
Manhatta Manhatta (1921) is a short documentary film which revels in the haze rising from city smoke stacks. With the city as subject, it consists of 65 shots sequenced in a loose narrative, beginning with a ferry approaching Manhattan and ending with a sunset view from a sky scraper.
Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority As a subsidiary of the New York City Transit Authority, the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (MaBSTOA) was created in 1962 to take over bus services for the bankrupt Fifth Avenue Coach Company and Surface Transit, Inc.'s routes.
Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs The Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs (MAC) was founded in 1983, with club owner, Erv Raible as president, primarily as an organization for cabaret owners, managers, and booking agents to meet and exchange ideas.The organization started accepting performers in 1985.
Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn Manhattan Beach is a residential neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east, by Sheepshead Bay on the north, and Brighton Beach to the west.
Manhattan Brothers The Manhattan Brothers were one of the most popular music groups in South Africa during the 1940's and 50's. There sound drew on American ragtime, jive, swing, doo-wop, and several other jazz strains, as well as African choral and Zulu harmonies.
Manhattan Center The Manhattan Center building, built in 1906 and located in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, houses Manhattan Center Studios (home to two recording studios), its Grand Ballroom, and the Hammerstein Ballroom, one of New York City's most renowned performance venues.
Manhattan Clan The Manhattan Clan are the fictional protagonists of the animated Disney series Gargoyles. They are six gargoyles (mythical winged humanoid creatures that turn to stone by day), the last survivors of a Scottish gargoyle clan who are frozen in stone in the year 994 only to be reawakened in 1994 in Manhattan.
Manhattan Community Board 1 The Manhattan Community Board 1 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhoods of Battery Park City, the Financial District, the South Street Seaport, and TriBeCa in Lower Manhattan in the borough of Manhattan. It is delimited by the East River on the east, Upper New York Bay on the south, the Hudson River on the west and Canal Street on the north.
Manhattan Community Board 10 The Manhattan Community Board 10 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhood of Harlem and Polo Grounds in the borough of Manhattan. It is delimited by Fifth Avenue and Mount Morris Park on the east, Central Park on the south, Harlem River drive, Edgecombe Avenue, Saint Nicholas Avenue, the 123rd street and Morningside Avenue on the west, as well as by the Harlem River on the north.
Manhattan Community Board 11 The Manhattan Community Board 11 is a local government unit of the New York City borough of Manhattan, one of 12 Community Boards in the borough, encompassing the neighborhood of East Harlem, El Barrio/Spanish Harlem, Ward's Island and Randall's Island. It is delimited by the East River on the east, 96th Street on the south, Fifth Avenue and Mount Morris Park on the west, as well as by the Harlem River on the north.
Manhattan Community Board 12 The Manhattan Community Board 12 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhood of Inwood and Washington Heights in the borough of Manhattan. It is delimited by the Harlem River on the east and on the north, the Hudson River on the west and the 155th street on the south.
Manhattan Community Board 2 The Manhattan Community Board 2 is a local government unit of New York City, encompassing the neighborhoods of Greenwich Village, West Village, NoHo, SoHo, Lower East Side, Chinatown, and Little Italy in the borough of Manhattan. It is delimited by Bowery on the east, Canal Street on the south, the Hudson River on the west and 14th Street on the north.
Manhattan Community Board 3 The Manhattan Community Board 3 is a local government unit in the New York City borough of Manhattan, encompassing the neighborhoods of Alphabet City, East Village, Lower East Side, Chinatown and Two Bridges. It is delimited by the East River on the east, the Brooklyn Bridge on the south, Pearl Street, Baxter Street, Canal Street, Bowery and Fourth Avenue on the west, as well as by the 14th Street on the north.
Manhattan Community Board 4 The Manhattan Community Board 4 is a local government unit of New York City, encompassing the neighborhoods of Clinton and Chelsea in the borough of Manhattan. It is delimited by the Avenue of the Americas, 26th Street and Eighth Avenue on the east, 14th Street on the south, the Hudson River on the west and 59th Street on the north.
Manhattan Community Board 5 The Manhattan Community Board 5 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhood of Midtown in the borough of Manhattan. It is delimited by Lexington Avenue, 40th street, Madison Avenue, 34th street, Lexington Avenue again, Grammercy Park and Irving Place on the east, 14th street on the south, the Avenue of the Americas, the 26th street and Eight Avenue on the west and Central Park south and 59th street on the north.
Manhattan Community Board 6 The Manhattan Community Board 6 is a local government unit of the City of New York, encompassing the East Side of Manhattan from 14th to 59th Streets. This includes the neighborhoods of Stuyvesant Town, Tudor City, Turtle Bay, Peter Cooper Village, Murray Hill, Gramercy Park, Kips Bay, and Sutton Place.
Manhattan Community Board 7 The Manhattan Community Board 7 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhood of Manhattan Valley, Upper West Side, and Lincoln Square in the borough of Manhattan. It is delimited by Central Park on the east, 59th street on the south, the Hudson River on the west and Cathedral Parkway on the north.
Manhattan Community Board 8 The Manhattan Community Board 8 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhood of Upper East Side, Lenox Hill, Yorkville, and Roosevelt Island in the borough of Manhattan. It is delimited by the East River on the east, 59th street on the south, Central Park on the west and 96th street on the north.
Manhattan Community Board 9 The Manhattan Community Board 9 is a local government unit of New York City, encompassing the neighborhood of Hamilton Heights, Manhattanville, and Morningside Heights in the borough of Manhattan. It is delimited by Edgecombe Avenue, Bradhurst Avenue, Saint Nicholas Avenue, the 123rd Street and Morningside Avenue on the east, Cathedral Parkway on the south, the Hudson River on the west and 155th Street on the north.
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital (MEETH) is one of the oldest and most prestigious specialty hospitals in the world. Founded in 1869, MEETH is a subsidiary of Lenox Hill Hospital and is located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan at 210th East 64th Street.
Manhattan hungarian network The Manhattan Hungarian Network (MHN) is a non-profit organization that was founded in New York City in 2003 by young professionals for young professionals with ties to and interest in Hungary and its culture. Its mission is to foster a spirit of goodwill between Hungarians and Americans by strengthening cultural, economic and social ties between Hungary and the United States.
Manhattan Handicap In its 106th revivial in 2006, the Manhattan Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses run for a purse of $400,000 at one and a quarter miles on the turf. The race is run during Belmont Park's Spring Meet for horses of either gender three years old or older.
Manhattan Institute The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research is an influential New York City-based free market think tank established in 1978. Their self-described mission is to "develop and disseminate new ideas that foster greater economic choice and individual responsibility.
Manhattan Jazz Quintet The Manhattan Jazz Quintet is a jazz ensemble consisting of David Matthews on piano, Lew Soloff on trumpet, Victor Lewis on drums, Andy Snitzer on saxophone, and Charnett Moffett on bass. Previously, the band featured George Young on tenor sax, Eddie Gomez on bass, and Steve Gadd on drums.
Manhattan Mall The Manhattan Mall is a shopping mall located in Herald Square in the New York City borough of Manhattan, at 34th Street and Sixth Avenue. There is a food court on the basement level, as well as entrances to the 34th Street-Herald Square subway station and the 33rd Street PATH station.
Manhattan Municipal Building The Manhattan Municipal Building is a 40-story building built to accommodate increased governmental space demands after the 1898 consolidation of New York City into The Five Boroughs. Construction began in 1909 and ended in 1915, marking the end of the City Beautiful movement in New York.
Manhattan Murder Mystery Manhattan Murder Mystery is a 1993 film directed by and starring Woody Allen who plays Manhattanite book editor Larry Lipton. Lipton's wife, played by Diane Keaton, becomes curious about the death of a neighbor in their apartment building and drags her reluctant husband into an amateur criminal investigation. The title was originally a generic working title of the sort Allen uses while shooting most of his films and was simply never changed. The movie, co-written with Marshall Brickman, features performances by Anjelica Huston and Alan Alda as friends of the couple, who also become involved in the investigation (albeit to a lesser extent). Zach Braff made his feature film debut in a one-scene role as the son of Allen and Keaton's characters; Braff later said, "When I look at that scene now, all I can see is the terror in my eyes."
Manhattan Neighborhood Network Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN) is a non-profit organization that broadcasts programming on four public access stations in Manhattan, New York. MNN's diverse shows include but are not limited to news, talk shows, interviews, debates, documentaries, travelogues, live music, and sketch comedy.
Manhattan Project The Manhattan Project refers to the project to develop the first nuclear weapons during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. Formally designated as the Manhattan Engineering District (MED), it refers specifically to the period of the project from 1942-1946 under the control of the U.
Manhattan schist The Manhattan schist is a formation of mica schist rock that underlies much of the island of Manhattan in New York City. It is well suited for the foundations of tall buildings and the two large concentrations of skyscrapers on the island occur where the formation is close to the surface.

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