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Manchild in the Promised Land Manchild in the Promised Land (1965) is an autobiographical novel written by Claude Brown. It tells about the author's coming of age amidst poverty and violence in Harlem during the 1940s and 1950s and has frequently appeared on banned book lists.
Manchineel tree The Manchineel tree (Hippomane mancinella, the sole species in the genus Hippomane) is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to the Caribbean and in Central America. It is one of the most poisonous trees in the world.
Manchu (elm cultivar) The Siberian Elm U. pumila cultivar Manchu is a strain raised by Stewarts Nurseries, Sutherland, Saskatchewan, circa 1951 from seed collected by Mr Ptitsin from near Harbin, China, and found to be quite hardy in Saskatchewan.
Manchu alphabet The Manchu alphabet was used for recording the now near-extinct Manchu language; a similar script is used today by the Xibe people, who speak a language descended from Manchu. It is written vertically from top to bottom, with columns proceeding from left to right.
Manchu given name Manchu given names were used solely or with titles but not with clan names. For example, Fiyanggū, who was from the Donggo clan, belonged to the Manchu Plain White Banner and distinguished himself in the campaigns against the Dzungars, was usually called "Fiyanggū be" (Lord Fiyanggū) since Fiyanggū (youngest) was a relatively major given name.
Manchu language The Manchu language is a Tungusic language spoken in Northeast China; it used to be the language of the Manchu, though now most Manchus speak Mandarin Chinese and there are fewer than 70 native speakers of Manchu out of a total of nearly 10 million ethnic Manchus. Although the Sibe (Xibo) language, with 40,000 speakers, is in almost every respect identical to classical Manchu, Sibe speakers, who live in Liaoning and far western Xinjiang, are ethnically distinct from Manchus and lay claim as well to the distinctiveness of their language.
Manchu official headwear The headwear of an official during the Manchu Qing Dynasty in China consisted of (in winter) a black velvet cap, or (in summer) a hat weaved in rattan or similar materials, both with a finial on top. Red tassles extended down from the finial, and a large peacock feather (with one to three "eyes") or pheasant feather (for lower ranks) could be attached to the back of the cap.
Manchukuo Imperial Guards The Manchukuo Imperial Guards was the elite unit of the corps of Manchukuoan defense forces. It was charged with the protection of the Kangde Emperor Puyi, the Manchu Head of State and members of the Manchu civil government and their properties.
Manchukuoan Anti Bandit Operations The Manchukuoan Anti Bandit Operations, sometimes referred to as the Manchukuo Anti Bandit Operations, was a campaign between the volunteer armies of Manchuria and later the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army and the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War which took place from March 1932 until 1941, which resulted in a Japanese victory.
Manchuria Manchuria (Manchu: Manju, , , Mongolian: Манж) is a historical name given to a vast geographic region in northeast Asia. Depending on the definition of its extent, Manchuria either falls entirely within China, or is divided between China and Russia.
Manchuria (region) Manchuria is a region of North East Asia, which historically has been inhabited by the Jurchen peoples (Manchu/Manchurian). It lies east of Greater Mongolia, north of Korea (region), in the north-east of China.
Manchuria Incident According to a year-long research by the Yomiuri Shimbun to look into the war responsibility and root causes of the brutal Japanese invasion, occupation and colonization of China, Korea, and numerous nations in Southeast Asia, it has been concluded that the so-called "Manchuria Incident" taking place on September 18, 1931 was an episode instigated by some ambitious Japanese militarists, not any "Chinese terrorists" as the modern day Japanese ultranationalists claim:
Manchurian blowback Manchurian blowback is a term coined after the events of 9/11 to refer to blowback that occurs many years after the actions that led to the blowback. In the case of 9/11, the attacks are seen as blowback from the United States support of the Mujahadeen in Afghanistan in the 1980s, which led to the rise of Osama bin Laden.
Manchurian Elm Manchurian Elm Ulmus laciniata Trautvetter is a deciduous tree found throughout the broadleaved forests of the Far East, including Japan, at elevations of between 700 m and 2200 m. It is very closely related to the Wych Elm Ulmus glabra and is easily distinguished by its leaves, which are often deeply incised to form between three and seven apical lobes, giving rise to its common synonym, the 'Cut-leaf Elm' The tree can reach a height of 27 m, the trunk rarely exceeding 0.
Manchurian Fir Manchurian Fir (Abies holophylla, zh: 杉松), also called Needle Fir, is a species of fir native to mountainous regions of northern Korea, southern Ussuriland, and China in the provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning.
Mani (name) Mani is a famous Aryan name that comes from Persian origin. The name is common among several South Asians of Aryan origin, including Pakistanis in the Punjab region and among Brahmins in the southern part of India as well.
Mani (prophet) Mani (in Persian: مانی) was born of Iranian (Parthian) parentage in Babylon, Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq) which was a part of Persian Empire about 210-276 CE. He was a religious preacher and the founder of Manichaeism, an ancient Persian gnostic religion that was once prolific but is now extinct.
Mani Jegathesan Datuk Dr Mani Jegathesan, fondly called the Flying Doctor for blazing the tracks around Asia despite being a doctor, was an icon in the 1960s, regarded as the "Golden Era" of Malaysian athletics. In his hey day, he was regarded as the fastest man in Asia.
Mani Kaul Mani Kaul (born 25 December, 1944 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India) is an Indian film director. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) where he was a student of Ritwik Ghatak and later became a teacher.
Mani Lal Bhaumik Mani Bhaumik (Bengali: মণিলাল ভৌমিক) is a well-known physicist from India who helped develop the first excimer laser at the University of California's famous Northrop Corporation Research and Technology Center. This is the class of laser that would eventually eliminate glasses or contact lenses in many cases requiring vision correction (the procedure takes less than a minute and is going like wildfire today).
Mani Madhava Chakyar Guru Mani Madhava Chakyar ( Māni Mādhava Chākyār ) ( 15 February 1899 - 14 January 1990) was a performance artist and Sanskrit scholar from Kerala, South India, considered to be the greatest Chakyar Koothu and Koodiyattam artist and authority of modern times.
Mani Matter Mani Matter (4 August 1936– 24 November 1972, officially Hans-Peter Matter) was a popular Swiss songwriter. He grew up in Bern, and performed in local venues and on the radio with his own chansons in contemporary Bernese dialect; he accompanied himself on the guitar.
Mani Neumeier Mani Neumeier (Manfred Neumeier, * December 31 1940 in Munich) is a german rock musician, free jazz-drummer, artist, frontman (singer and drummer) of a german Krautrock-band Guru Guru. Probably best known for his work with Guru Guru, Neumeier collaborated with numerous bands and artists, such as Dieter Möbius, Damo Suzuki, Harmonia, Hans-Karsten Raecke, Irène Schweizer.
Mani pulite Mani pulite (Italian for clean hands) was a nationwide Italian police investigation into political corruption held in the 1990s, following the scandal of Banco Ambrosiano in 1982, which implicated mafia, Vatican Bank and P2, and the Maxi Trial of the mid-1980s. Mani pulite led to the demise of the so-called First Republic, resulting in the disappearance of many parties.
Mani stone Mani stone are stone plates, rocks and pebbles inscribed, usually, with mantra, served as a form of prayer in Tibetan Buddhism. Mani stones are placed along roadside, in the river or put together to form small mounds.
Mani Shankar Mani Shankar is a Bollywood director. He is an alumnus of BITS Pilani and today he runs his own production house called Bhairav Films which produces short and documentary films, music videos, and, corporate films.
Mania (Menudo album) Mania (1984) is Menudo's 14th album and their first one in Portuguese featuring Ricky Melendez, Charlie Rivera, Ray Reyes, Roy Rosello, and Robby Rosa. The songs on this album are a selection from the group's previous three Spanish albums translated into Portuguese.
Mania Spyder Mania Spyder was a Swedish kit car company in Falköping selling a sports roadster based on either VW Beetle or spaceframe chassis. They advertised that a formula spaceframe made for motorcycle engines would be available in spring 2001.
Maniac (1934 film) Maniac (Also known as "Sex Maniac") is a 1934 black and white exploitation/horror film written by Hildegarde Stadie and directed by Dwain Esper. The film, a loose adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe story "The Black Cat", tells the tale of a former vaudeville actor working with a mad scientist who attempts to bring life to the dead.
Maniac (1980 film) Maniac is an American slasher film, about a disturbed and traumatized serial killer who scalps his victims. It was directed by William Lustig, and co-written by Joe Spinell (who also developed the story and starred as the lead character) and C.
Maniac Mansion Maniac Mansion is a graphical adventure game originally released in 1987 by Lucasfilm Games (now known as LucasArts). Maniac Mansion has become known among video game players and programmers for its highly-acclaimed gameplay and its introduction of new ideas into gaming, including multiple possible endings, multiple user-selectable characters with significantly different abilities, and critical clues contained in numerous cut scenes.
Maniac Spider Trash Maniac Spider Trash were a glam metal-type band that existed from 1992 to 1996, in North Carolina. Their songs focused on themes related to death, much like the songs that the band members would eventually created with their other projects after the band's dismemberment.
Maniae (mythology) The Greek goddesses of the madnesses, they probably consisted of Mania (Insanity), and Lyssa (Rabies). They were thought to be the daughters of Nyx, and the nurses of Eros (though this may just have been metaphorical for Eros's cruel ways).
Manic D Press Manic D Press is an award-winning literary press based in San Francisco, California publishing fiction (novels and short stories), poetry, art, narrative-oriented comix, and alternative travel trade paperbacks. Manic D Press represents a diverse group of unique writers and artists, with emphasis on those who have been shunned by the traditional publishing establishment for lacking commercial viability, regardless of their talent or future promise.
Manic Ken Manic Ken is a comedy short film created for the EDOC Film Festival in 2004 where it won the third place prize. A five second version of the film was submitted to the Cadillac Under Five film contest where it took second place.
Manic Miner Manic Miner is a classic platform game originally written for the ZX Spectrum by Matthew Smith and released by Bug-Byte in 1983 (later re-released by Software Projects). It is the first game in the Miner Willy series.
Manic Monday "Manic Monday" (1986) was the first hit single by pop group The Bangles. It was written by Prince in 1984 and recorded as a duet for the Apollonia 6 album, but the song was eventually pulled Apollonia 6 Biography Retreived: Sept 15, 2006.
Manica, Mozambique Manica is a market town in western Mozambique, lying west of Chimoio in the province of Manica. Originally the centre of the Kingdom of Manica, it grew around the gold trade but is now best known for the Chinamapere rock paintings.
Manicouagan Reservoir Manicouagan Reservoir (also Lake Manicouagan) is an annular lake in northern Quebec, Canada, the remnant of an impact crater or astrobleme made approximately 212 million years ago, towards the end of the Triassic period. Recent research has shown that the impact melt within the crater has an age of 214 ± 1 Ma.
Manicouagan River The Manicouagan River is a river in Quebec, Canada. The river originates in southeast Quebec and flows approximately 560 km south, passing through the Manicouagan Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River near Baie-Comeau.
Manifest (convention) Manifest, or the Melbourne Anime Festival, is a two and a half day fan convention focusing on the art of anime and manga, East Asian culture, and its fandom held annually in Melbourne, Australia. Manifest has traditionally been held in August at the Parkville campus of the University of Melbourne, but has recently been held in September.
Manifest Destiny Manifest Destiny is a phrase that expressed the belief that the United States was destined to expand from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific Ocean; it has also been used to advocate for or justify other territorial acquisitions. Advocates of Manifest Destiny believed that expansion was not only good, but that it was obvious ("manifest") and certain ("destiny").
Manifesta Manifesta is a biennial visual art event that began as a Dutch initiative to create a pan-European platform for the contemporary visual arts. Unlike most biennials, Manifesta is held in a different location each time it is held, and the concept of an itinerant event first took shape in Rotterdam in 1996, in consultation with a specially appointed International Advisory Board (the forerunner of the present International Foundation), and the support of various national governmental arts organisations and ministries of culture in Europe.
Manifestation of Conscience Manifestation of Conscience is a practice, in religious orders, of making one's superior, such as an abbot or prior, aware of the state of one's conscience. This is so the superior may know them intimately, and thus further their spiritual progress.
Manifesteange Metamorphose temps de fille Manifesteange Metamorphose temps de fille (Shortened to Metamorphose temps de fille, Metamorphose or Meta) is the name of a Japanese clothing boutique chain created in 1997 by the current president of Metamorphose and its designer, Kuniko Kato. Metamorphose specializes in the Lolita fashion and like Baby, The Stars Shine Bright, their main focus is the subcategory Sweet Lolita.
Manifesto for an Independent Socialist Canada The Manifesto for an Independent Socialist Canada was a document drafted by a far-left faction of Canada's New Democratic Party, known as the Waffle, in 1969. When that group briefly left the NDP between 1972 and 1974, it became their party's main programmatic statement.
Manifesto of fascist racism The Manifesto of Fascist Racism was a set of laws enacted in Italy during the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini. The manifesto was adopted into law in July of 1938 and it declared the Italians to be descendants of the Aryan race.
Manifesto of the Ninety-Three The "Manifesto of the Ninety-Three" is the name commonly given to a 1914 proclamation endorsed by 93 prominent German scientists, scholars and artists, declaring their unequivocal support of German military actions in the early period of World War I. The Manifesto galvanized support for the war throughout German schools and universities, but many foreign intellectuals were outraged.
Manifesto Records Manifesto Records is the name of an independent record label based in Los Angeles that has released records by The Wedding Present, Dead Kennedys, Tom Waits, Tim Buckley, Lilys, Concrete Blonde, Screamin' Jay Hawkins and others. Manifesto released the entire catalogue of Dead Kennedys in 2001 after the band obtained the rights from former label Alternative Tentacles.
Manifiesto (album) Manifiesto (Manifesto) was the incomplete music album recorded by VĂ­ctor Jara before he was murdered in 1973. It was intended for released in 1974, it was however released posthumously that year in Europe with numerous earlier songs added to complete the album.
Manifold A manifold is an abstract mathematical space in which every point has a neighbourhood which resembles Euclidean space, but in which the global structure may be more complicated. In discussing manifolds, the idea of dimension is important.
Manifold (automotive engineering) In automotive engineering, an intake manifold or inlet manifold is a part of an engine that supplies the fuel/air mixture to the cylinders. An exhaust manifold or header collects the exhaust gases from multiple cylinders into one pipe.
Manifold decomposition In topology, a branch of mathematics, a manifold M may be decomposed or split by writing M as a combination of smaller pieces. When doing so, one must specify both what those pieces are and how they are put together to form M.
Manifold learning Manifold learning is a technique used to reduce dimensionality of data. It differs from other dimension reduction techniques, such as principal component analysis (PCA), in that it can support highly nonlinear subspaces.
Manifold Trilogy The Manifold Trilogy is a series of science fiction books by Stephen Baxter. Though there are properly four books, the series is still considered a trilogy as the fourth book is simply an anthology related to the other three.
Manifold/old2 A manifold is a mathematical space which is constructed, like a patchwork, by gluing and bending together copies of simple spaces. For example, a circle can be constructed by bending two line segments into arcs which overlap at their ends and gluing them together where they overlap.
Manifold: Space Manifold: Space is a science fiction book by author Stephen Baxter, first published in 2000, then released in the USA in 2001. It is the second book of the Manifold series and examines another possible solution to the Fermi paradox.
Manifold: Time Manifold: Time is a science fiction novel by Stephen Baxter. It is the first of Baxter's Manifold trilogy (the others being Manifold: Space and Manifold: Origin) although the books can be read in any order given that the series takes place in a multiverse.
Manigatogan River The Manigatogan River Park along the eastern shore of Lake Winnipeg is one of the rare and remote rivers of southern Canada. The last southern herd of woodland caribou in Canada can be found near this river and in Nopiming Provincial Park.
Manichaean script Manichaean script is a sibling of an early form of Pahlavi script, and like Pahlavi is a development from Imperial Aramaic, the official language and script of the Achaemenid court. Unlike Pahlavi, Manichaean script reveals influences from Sogdian script, which in turn descends from the Syriac branch of Aramaic.
Manichaeism Manichaeism (in Modern Persian Āyin e Māni) was one of the major ancient religions of Iranian origin. Though its organized form is mostly extinct today, a revival has been attempted under the name of Neo-Manichaeism.
Maniche Maniche (pron. or less usually []; real name: Nuno Ricardo de Oliveira Ribeiro, OIH, born on 11 November1977 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a midfielder who currently plays for Atlético Madrid and the Portuguese national team.
Manichitrathazhu Manichitrathazhu (translation: The Ornate Lock) is a 1993 Malayalam Film directed by Fazil. The storyline dealt with a psycho-thriller genre, which was an unusual theme in Malayalam cinema but proceeded to become a blockbuster hit across the state.
Manik Bandopadhyay Manik Bandopadhay (Bangla: মানিক বন্দোপাধ্যায়) (1908-1956) is one of the most influential novelists in Bangla literature. His important works include Padma Nadir Majhi (The Boatman of River Padma) and Putul Nacher Itikotha (A History of Puppet Dance) and numerous short stories.
Manik Mulla Manik Mulla is a fictional character of the novel Suraj ka Satvan Ghoda(Seventh Horse of the Sun) by Dharamvir Bharati. He plays a central role who narrates his friends some stories of his life across five afternoons.
Manikkavasagar Manikkavasagar, whose name literally means one whose words are like precious stones, was a Tamil poet who wrote Tiruvasakam, a book of religious hymns on the god Siva. Manikkavasagar was a minister to the Pandya king Varagunavarman II (c.
Manikonda Chalapathi Rau Manikonda Chalapathi Rau (MC) (1910-1983) was an eminent Indian journalist and an authority on the Nehruvian thought. Rau was the reputed editor of the English daily National Herald of Lucknow for over thirty years (from 1946 onwards).
Manikongo The Manikongo was the title of the ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo, a kingdom that existed from the fourteenth to the nineteenth centuries and consisted of land in present-day Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Manikongo's seat of power was M'banza-Kongo, (also SĂŁo Salvador from 1570-1975) the present-day capital of Zaire Province in Angola, from where he would appoint govenors for the provinces in the Kingdom and receive tribute from neighbouring subjects.
Manila The City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila), or simply Manila, is the capital of the Philippines and one of the municipalities that comprise Metro Manila. The city is located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay on Luzon, the country's largest island.
Manila Bulletin The Manila Bulletin (), (also known as the Bulletin and was previously known as Bulletin Today) is the Philippines' second-largest broadsheet newspaper by circulation, second only to the Philippine Daily Inquirer. It bills itself as "The Nation's Leading Newspaper", which is its official slogan.
Manila Cathedral The Manila Cathedral, also known as the minor basilica of the Immaculate Conception, was the seat of the Archbishop of Manila during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines, and still remains the ecclesisastical seat of the Archdiocese of Manila.
Manila galleon The Manila galleons were Spanish trading ships that sailed once or twice per year across the Pacific Ocean between Manila in the Philippines and Acapulco in New Spain (now Mexico). Service was inaugurated in 1565 and continued into the early 19th century.
Manila hemp Manila hemp, also known as manilla, is a type of fiber obtained from the leaves of the abacá (Musa textilis), a relative of the banana. It is mostly used to make ropes and it is one of the most durable of the natural fibers, besides true hemp.
Manila Christian Computer Institute for the Deaf Manila Christian Computer Institute for the Deaf (MCCID) is a non-sectarian, post-secondary, Christian foundation school for the deaf in the Philippines authorized by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Philippines) (TESDA) to offer non-degree computer and other technical training programs.
Manila International Auto Show The Manila International Auto Show is the Philippines’ biggest motor show in terms of visitor count, cars on display, and exhibitors. The show, previously known as The Manila International Motor Show, is an annual venue for car buyers and enthusiasts alike to take a closer look at the latest models and significant concepts from the Philippines’ premiere auto makers.
Manila Light Rail Transit System The Manila Light Rail Transit System, popularly known as the LRT, is the main metropolitan rail system serving the Metro Manila area in the Philippines. There are two lines to the LRT: LRT-1, called the Yellow Line, and MRT-2, called the Purple Line.
Manila massacre The Manila massacre, February 1945, refers to the atrocities conducted against Filipino civilians in Manila, Philippines by retreating Japanese troops during World War II. Various credible Western and Eastern sources agree that the death toll was at least 100,000 people.
Manila Metro Rail Transit System The Manila Metro Rail Transit System, popularly known as the MRT, Metrostar Express or Metrostar, is part of the metropolitan rail system in the Metro Manila area of the Philippines, the Strong Republic Transit System (SRTS)GMA Launches transit system, Philippine Star, July 15, 2003. It has a single line, MRT-3 or the Blue Line.
Manila Metrostars The Manila Metrostars was a former professional basketball team in the now-defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association from 1998-2000. The team was the 1999 MBA National Champions and holds the MBA record (and Philippine professional basketball record?
Manila Mint The Manila Mint was a branch of the United States Mint, located in Manila, now the capital city of the Philippines. Since that country became a United States possession after the Spanish-American War, the United States began to produce coinage for the Philippines in 1903 at its San Francisco and Philadelphia mints.
Manila Observatory The Manila Observatory is a non-profit research institute housed on the Ateneo de Manila University campus in Quezon City, the Philippines.. Founded in 1865 by Jesuits, it has served many purposes over the years including weather forecasting and earthquake research.
Manila Philharmonic Orchestra The Manila Philharmonic Orchestra or MPO is an all-Filipino orchestra that is "owned and managed by artists." This makes the MPO unique from the other orchestras in the country, as all decisions are collectively made by orchestra members, including concert programs and choice of guest performers to mundane issues, such as rehearsals.
Manila sound Manila Sound is a musical genre based in the Philippines that flourished in the early to middle 1970s. Originated by a pop-rock band called Hotdog with their hits, "Ikaw Ang Miss Universe Ng Buhay Ko" (transliterated, "You Are the Miss Universe Of My Life"), "'Manila'" and "Beh Buti Nga", it was characterized by catchy melodic "hooks" (almost like advertising jingles) and romantic novelty lyrics.
Manila Standard Today The Manila Standard Today is the fourth-largest broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines as of 2006. Initially established as the Manila Standard, it merged with another newspaper of record, Today, on March 6, 2005.
Manila, Utah Manila is a small town located in at the northern edge of Daggett County, Utah, just south of the Wyoming border. The town is at the junction of Utah SR-43 and Utah SR-44, and is the county seat of Daggett County .
Manilal Doctor Manilal Maganlal Doctor was an Indian-born lawyer and politician, whose career took him to such far-flung places as Fiji and Mauritius. Indian indentured migrants living in Mauritius and Fiji had to rely on European lawyers to fight their case.
Manilius (crater) Manilius is a lunar impact crater on the northeast edge of Mare Vaporum. It has a well-defined rim with a sloping inner surface that run directly down to the ring-shaped mound of scree along the base, and a small outer [The small crater interior has a higher albedo] than the surroundings, and it appears bright when the sun is overhead.
Manimekalai Manimekalai, written by Seethalai Saathanar, is one of the masterpieces of Tamil literature and belongs to The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature. Manimekalai is a sequel to Cilappatikaram and tells the story of the daughter of Kovalan and Madhavai.
Manindra Agrawal Manindra Agrawal (मणीन्द्र अग्रवाल) (born 20 May, 1966 in Allahabad) is a Professor and Head of Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He obtained a B.
Maninka language Maninka is the name of several closely related languages and dialects of the southeastern Manding subgroup of the Mande branch of the Niger-Congo languages. It is the mother tongue of the Malinké people and is spoken by 3,300,000 speakers in Guinea and Mali, where Maninka is a national language, and also in Liberia, Senegal,Sierra Leone and Côte d'Ivoire, where it has no official status.
Maniototo The Maniototo Plain, usually simply known as The Maniototo, is an elevated inland region in Otago, New Zealand. The region roughly surrounds the upper reaches of the Taieri River and the Manuherikia River, and is bounded by the Kakanui Range to the north and the Rock and Pillar Range to the southeast.
Maniots The Maniots (or Maniates; Greek: Μανιάτες) are the Greek inhabitants of the Mani Peninsula (the middle leg of the Peloponnese) located in the southern Peloponnese in the Greek prefecture of Laconia and prefecture of Messinia. They were also formerly known as Mainotes in English and the peninsula as Maina.
Manipal College of Dental Sciences The Manipal College of Dental Sciences, also known as MCODS, was established in 1965 and received accrederation by the Dental Council of India in 1970. It was India's first private dental college and 14th dental college.
Manipal Institute of Communication Manipal Institute of Communication (MIC) is an affiliate to Manipal's MAHE group of institutions. It is a college that provides undergraduate,postgraduate and doctorate degrees in media, communication and journalism.
Manipal University Manipal University is a deemed university in Manipal, Karnataka, India. Over 15,000 students from 51 countries study in the main campus in Manipal as well as sister campuses in Sikkim (India), Nepal and Melaka (Malaysia).
Maniple (vestment) A maniple is a liturgical vestment formerly common in the Roman Catholic Church and occasionally used in some Anglican churches. Its use, in the Roman Catholic Church, was made optional after the Second Vatican Council in the year 1967.
Manipulated Living The Manipulated Living is a reference as well as a chapter to the book Philosophy of Time Travel, a fictitious novel written by Roberta Sparrow who is a character in the sleeper cult hit, Donnie Darko. The term refers to the people inside of the Tangent Universe that the Living Receiver must interact with in order to close that universe before it produces the cataclysmic destruction of the Primary Universe.
Manipulated Nash equilibrium In game theory, a Manipulated Nash equilibrium or MAPNASH is a refinement of subgame perfect equilibrium used in dynamic games of imperfect information. Informally, a strategy set is a MAPNASH of a game if it would be a subgame perfect equilibrium of the game if the game had perfect information.
Manipur Manipur (Bengali: মণিপুর, Hindi: मणिपुर) is a state in northeastern India making its capital in the city of Imphal. Manipur is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland in the north, Mizoram in the south and Assam in the west; it also borders the country of Myanmar to the east.
Manipuri Pony The Manipuri Pony is thought to have been derived from ancient stock, as a cross between the Mongolian Wild Horse and the Arabian. The original purpose of the ponies was as mounts for the Manipur calvalry, which was respected and feared throughout upper Burma during the 17th century.

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