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Mac Publishing Mac Publishing is a publishing company based in San Francisco, California, and is wholly owned by the International Data Group. It is the publisher of Macworld magazine and numerous web sites, including Macworld.
Mac Raboy Emmanuel "Mac" Raboy (April 19, 1914 - December 1967) was an American cartoonist whose comic books and strips remain collectibles nearly 40 years after his death. Born in New York City, he began his art career with the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression.
Mac Robertson Land (Antarctica) Mac Robertson Land (also known as Lars Christensen Land in honor of Lars Christensen) is that portion of Antarctica lying southward of the coast between William Scoresby Bay and Cape Darnley. Mac Robertson Land is located at .
Mac Speedie Mac Speedie (January 12, 1920 - March 12, 1993) was a football player who starred as a wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns in both the All-America Football Conference and National Football League for seven years, and later served for two years as head coach of the American Football League's Denver Broncos.
Mac the Knife Mac the Knife was the pen name (inspired by the homophonous well-known song "Mack the Knife") of an anonymous gossip columnist for the (now defunct) Apple Macintosh-focused trade publication MacWEEK. Mac the Knife was always written by a single writer, but the identity of that writer changed more than once over the long publishing history of MacWEEK.
Mac Thornberry William "Mac" Thornberry (born July 15, 1958), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing the 13th District of Texas (map). He currently serves on the Armed Services Committee and the Intelligence Committee.
Mac William Uachtar The Mac William Uachtar, or The Clanricarde, was a title held by twleve members of the Burke family of Clanricarde betweem 1332 and 1544. It was a Gaelic title meaning "son of the upper William (de Burgh)".
Mac's AAA midget hockey tournament The Mac's World Invitational AAA Midget Hockey Tournament is a prestigious ice hockey tournament held annually for midget aged players in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. First held in 1978 as the CP Challenge Cup, the tournament features 25 male and 12 female teams from across Canada, the United States and Europe.
Mac-on-Linux Mac-on-Linux is an open source virtual machine program for running Mac OS on PowerPC Linux computers. It can also be used to run another instance of another PowerPC-based operating system (OS) (supported OSs include Mac OS, Mac OS X and Linux).
Mac, Jurko, and Harry Mac, Jurko, and Harry is the afternoon, drive-time show hosted by Dan McNeil, John Jurkovic and Harry Teinowitz. The show debuted on ESPN’s WMVP AM-1000 in Chicago in May of 2001, replacing The Huge Show, featuring Bill Simonson and Lou Cannellis.
Mac286 The Mac286 was a Intel 80286-based MS-DOS coprocessor expansion card for one of Apple Computer's first expandable Macintosh computers, the 1987 Macintosh II. It was developed by AST Research in an effort to close the gap between the Macintosh and IBM PC computing worlds.
Macabeo Macabeo (Maccabeo or Viura in parts of Spain, Macabeu in Catalan) is a variety of wine grape. It is widely grown in the Rioja region of northeastern Spain, the Cava producing areas south of Barcelona, and the Languedoc region of France.
Macadam Macadam is a type of road construction pioneered by the Scotsman John Loudon McAdam in the early 1800s. It consisted of creating three layers of stones laid on a crowned subgrade with side ditches for drainage.
Macadamia Macadamia is a genus of eight species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, with a disjunct distribution native to eastern Australia (seven species) and Indonesia Sulawesi (one species, M. hildebrandii).
Macadamia oil Macadamia oil (or Macadamia nut oil) is the non-volatile oil expressed from the nut meat of the macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia) tree. Macadamia oil is sometimes used in food as a frying or salad oil, and in cosmetic formulations as an emollient or fragrance fixative.
Macair Airlines Macair Airlines is a Queensland regional airline based in Australia with services throughout Queensland, having 32 routes across the region. Its main headquarters is in Townsville with its main operations base at Townsville International Airport and maintains other bases at Cairns International Airport and Brisbane Airport.
Macaire Macaire is a common name for a 12th century French chanson de geste, named for one of its main characters. Macaire and La Reine Sibille (14th century) are two versions of the story of the false accusation brought against the queen of Charlemagne, called "Blanchefleur" in Macaire and "Sibille" in the later poem.
Macalester College Macalester College (commonly called "Mac" by those affiliated with the college) is a privately supported, coeducational liberal arts college in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was founded in 1874 as a Presbyterian-affiliated but nonsectarian college.
Macanese language Macanese or Macao Creole (Patuá to its speakers) is a creole language derived mainly from Malay, Sinhalese, Cantonese, and Portuguese, which was originally spoken by the Macanese community of the Portuguese colony of Macao. It is now spoken by only a few families in Macao and in the Macanese diaspora.
Macao Light Transit System Macao Light Transit System is a planned mass transit system for Macau Special Administrative Region, China. When completed it will serve passengers from the Macau Peninsula, Taipa island, the Cotai reclamation and Macau International Airport.
Macaoimh Macaoimh () is the name given to youth members Scouting Ireland and previously Scouting Ireland (CSI), of the Cub Scout age group. The terms Macaoimh and Cub are often co-existent though Macaoimh represents a different tradition.
Macaquitos Macaquitos (Portuguese: macaquinhos) is a Spanish Language racist term used occasionally by Argentine fans against Brazilians within the context of the football rivalry between the two countries. This pejorative term links the black and mulatto origins of many Brazilian football players to monkeys.
Macaranga Macaranga is a large genus of Old World tropical trees of the family Euphorbiaceae and the only genus in the subtribe Macaranginae. Native to Africa, Asia and the South Pacific, the genus comprises over 300 different species.
Macardle Moore Brewery MacArdle Moore Brewery was a brewery in Dundalk, Ireland, formed in 1850 from the merger of two older breweries, McAllisters and Wynnes. Over the years it was to become almost synonymous with brewing in Dundalk.
Macaris Antunes Do Livramento Macaris Antunes Do Livramento (born 26 May 1960 ) is a Brazilian welterweight boxer, southpaw (left handed), world champion (World Boxing Commission Welterweight Title), Americas champion and Brazilian champion.
Macarius I Macarius I (Russian: Макарий I), born Mikhail Petrovich Bulgakov () (1816-1882), was the Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna in 1879-1882 and member of many learned societies, including the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Macarius II Macarius II (Russian: Макарий) (October 1, 1835, Vladimir guberniya - March 2, 1926, Moscow guberniya) was the Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna from 1912 to 1917, an outstanding missionary and enlightener of the masses in the Altai region (people used to call him the "Siberian pillar of Orthodoxy" and "Apostle of the Altai").
Macarius of Antioch Macarius of Antoich was a Catholic patriarch deposed in 681. His title seems to have been a purely honorary one, for his patriarchate lay under the dominion of the Saracens, and he himself resided at Constantinople.
Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow Macarius (Макарий in Russian; secular name - Макар, or Makar) (1482 - January 12, 1563) was a notable Russian cleric, writer, and iconographer who served as the Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia from 1542 until 1563.
Macaron A macaron is a traditional French pastry from Nancy a commune of the Meurthe et Moselle département, in northeastern France. Dating back to the 18th century, the macaron was a made of egg whites, almond powder, icing sugar and sugar.
Macaronesia Macaronesia is a modern collective name for several groups of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean near Europe and North Africa belonging to three countries: Portugal, Spain, and Cape Verde. The name comes from the Greek for "blessed islands", a term used by Ancient Greek geographers for islands to the west of the Straits of Gibraltar.
Macaroni (fashion) A macaroni, in mid-18th-century England, was a fashionable fellow who dressed and even spoke in an outlandishly affected manner. The term pejoratively referred to a person who exceeded the ordinary bounds of fashion in terms of clothes, fastidious eating and gambling.
Macaroni salad Macaroni salad is a salad made with cooked elbow macaroni pasta served cold and usually prepared with mayonnaise. Much like potato salad in its use, it is often served as an accompaniment to barbecue or other picnic style entrees.
Macarthur Islands (Queensland) Macarthur Islands are small islands in Shelburne Bay in far north Queensland, Australia a few hundred metres North of Cape Grenville, Cape York Peninsula in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland, Australia.
Macarthur, New South Wales Macarthur is a region in the south-west area of the Sydney, Australia metropolitan area that includes the city of Campbelltown, as well as the town of Camden and Wollondilly Shire. It covers an area of 3,067 square kilometres and has a population of close to 240,000 residents.
Macartney Baronets The Macartney baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of Ireland in 1799 for Sir John Macartney (knighted in 1796), an MP of the Parliament of Ireland. The family have lived in Australia since the emigration of the third baronet in the 19thC.
Macassar, Western Cape Macassar is a small town in South Africa, close to Strand and Somerset West, with an approximate population of 38 136town is situated at an [[altitude] of four meters above sea level. It's cartographic position is 34°04'00"S, 18°46'00"E.
Macatawa, Michigan Macatawa Michigan is a small community near Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa that once was home to resorts catering to visitors from Chicago. Nearly all that remains of these resorts was destroyed in several fires.
Macau Basic Law The Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is the constitution of Macao, replacing the Estatuto Orgânico de Macau, which was effective since 1976, on December 20, 1999.
Macau Fisherman's Wharf The Macau Fisherman's Wharf (Chinese: ćľłé–€ćĽäşşç˘Ľé ) is the first theme park in Macau, a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the Macau Peninsula, near the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier.
Macau Grand Prix The Macau Grand Prix is an event held in November in the streets of Macau. It is known for being the only street circuit racing event in which both car and motorcycle races are held; every year the event gathers more than 300 among racing drivers and riders.
Macau honours system The Macau government confers medals of honours every year, which are classified into one Grand Lotus, one Golden Lotus, three Silver Lotus as well as a non-fixed number of medals of achievements for professional elite, organizations or government departments
Macau Post Daily The Macau Post Daily, started in August 2004, is Macau's only English-language daily newspaper. It is owned by Macau Everbright Co Ltd and printed by Welfare Printing Ltd with offices in a commercial centre on Macau's main street, Avenida Almeida Ribeiro.
Macau Security Force On December 20, 1999, the various police force branches of Macau (Security Forces of Macau (SFM) and Judiciary Police), under the jurisdiction of Security and Justice departments (except the customs police, who were reassigned to the Financial Service Department) were merged into a single force - the Forças de Segurança de Macau (FSM)/ Macau Security Force - under the supervision of the secretary of security (security department). At the time of the handover of Macau to the People's Republic of China, plans were in place to modernize the police force with the goal of better positioning the force to combat organized crime and to stop illegal immigration.
Macau Tower Macau Tower, also known as Macau Sky Tower, is a tower located in Macau, a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The tower measures 338 m (1,109 ft) in height from ground level to the highest point.
Macaulay computer algebra system Macaulay is a computer algebra system for doing polynomial computations, particularly Gröbner basis calculations. Macaulay is designed for solving problems in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry and has a quite simple syntax, often described as "algebraic machine language".
Macaulay Institute The Macaulay Institute, sometimes referred to simply as The Macaulay, is a land use research institute based in Aberdeen, Scotland. A Scottish public body, its work covers aspects such as landscape, soil and water conservation and climate change.
Macaulay Land Use Research Institute The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a world renowned research centre for studies into land use and the environment. It is funded by grants from the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD).
Macaulay2 Macaulay2 is a free computer algebra system for computation in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry. Macaulay2 uses its own high level programming language, intended to closely match the syntax used by mathematicians in the field.
Macauley's Theatre Macauley's Theatre was the premier theatre in Louisville, Kentucky during the late 19th and early 20th century. It opened on October 18 1873 on the north side of Walnut Street between Third and Fourth Streets, and was founded by Bernard "Barney" Macauley, a prominent Louisville actor since the 1850s.
MacAdam ellipse In the study of the perception of color, a MacAdam ellipse is the region on a chromaticity diagram which contains all colors which are indistinguishable, to the average human eye, from the color at the center of the ellipse. As such it defines the concept of distance in a color space.
MacApp MacApp was Apple Computer's primary object oriented application framework for the Mac OS for much of the 1990s. First released in 1985, it is arguably the first such system to be widely used, notably on a microcomputer platform.
MacArthur Causeway The MacArthur Causeway is a six lane highway that links downtown Miami, Florida with the city of Miami Beach. The roadway (State Road A1A) crosses the Biscayne Bay south of the Venetian Causeway and north of the Port of Miami.
MacArthur Central, Brisbane The MacArthur Central building is located on the north-east corner of Queen Street and Edward Street in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is notable for its wartime association with General Douglas MacArthur, who used the building as the Allied forces' South West Pacific Area Headquarters from 1942 to 1944.
MacArthur Freeway The MacArthur Freeway is a segment of Interstate 580 which extends from the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge southeastward to its junction with Interstate 238 in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. It is named for General Douglas MacArthur, commander of U.
MacArthur High School (New York) MacArthur High School is a secondary school located in Levittown, New York. One of two high schools in the Levittown Union Free School District, the high school is named after United States General Douglas MacArthur.
MacArthur Park MacArthur Park (formerly Westlake Park) is a park in Los Angeles, California, named after General Douglas MacArthur and designated city of Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument #100. It is located in the middle of a densely populated, mostly ethnically Central American part of Los Angeles, although recently there are signs of gentrification in apartment buildings north and west of the park.
MacArthur Park (song) "MacArthur Park" is an epic song written by Jimmy Webb and first performed by Richard Harris on his album A Tramp Shining in 1968. The seminal recording topped the music charts in Europe and peaked at number two on the U.
MacArthur's Children is a popular and influential 1984 Japanese motion picture. Describing the impact of the United States' occupation of Japan from the perspective of the inhabitants of a small, rural island community, the film featured the big screen debut of actor Ken Watanabe.
Macbeth (1971 film) Macbeth (also known as The Tragedy of Macbeth) is a 1971 film directed by Roman Polanski, based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name, concerning the Scottish lord who becomes the king through deceit, treachery and murder. It stars Jon Finch as Macbeth and Francesca Annis as Lady Macbeth.
Macbeth (2006 film) Macbeth (also known as M) is a 2006 Australian film version of the William Shakespeare classic, Macbeth. It was directed by Geoffrey Wright and features an ensemble cast including Sam Worthington, Victoria Hill and Lachy Hulme.
Macbeth (Gargoyles) Macbeth is a fictional character from the Disney animated television series Gargoyles, voiced by John Rhys-Davies. Macbeth is one of several characters in the show based on characters from plays by William Shakespeare (in this case he is based on the eponymous protagonist from Macbeth), though in fact his backstory is more closely related to the historical story of Macbeth of Scotland.
Macbeth (Shakespeare) The main character in William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth shows dramatic changes throughout the course of the play. He starts off as a valiant General in the Scottish army praised by King Duncan for his bravery, loyalty and heroism.
Macbeth ritual The Macbeth ritual is a superstitious routine from the Blackadder episode "Sense and Senility" (3.4) that the actors Keanrick and Mossop perform whenever the real name of "The Scottish Play" (Macbeth) is mentioned, as a parody of the superstition around saying "Macbeth" in theatre.
MacBook The MacBook is a line of Macintosh notebook computers developed and marketed by Apple Inc. The MacBook was introduced on May 16, 2006 to immediate availability in all United States Apple online and retail stores.
MacBook Pro The MacBook Pro is a line of Macintosh notebook computers developed by Apple for the professional market. First announced on 10 January 2006 at the Macworld Expo by Apple CEO Steve JobsApple PR — Apple Introduces MacBook Pro — January 10], [[2006], the MacBook Pro was immediately available for pre-sale at online Apple Stores worldwide, with deliveries beginning in mid-February 2006Apple PR — Apple Begins Shipping MacBook Pro - February 14], [[2006].
MacBride Principles The MacBride Principles — consisting of nine fair employment principles — are a corporate code of conduct for United States companies doing business in Northern Ireland and have become the Congressional standard for all US aid to, or for economic dealings with, Northern Ireland. They were written by the Irish founder of Amnesty International, Seán MacBride.
MacBride report Many Voices One World, also known as the MacBride report, was a 1980 UNESCO publication written by the International Commission for the Study of Communication Problems, chaired by Irish Nobel laureate Seán MacBride. Its aim was to analyze communication problems in modern societies, particularly relating to mass media and news, and to suggest a new communication order to solve these problems to further peace and human development.
Macc Lads The Macc Lads – the self proclaimed "rudest crudest lewdest drunkest band in Christendom" – formed in the late 1970s in Macclesfield, UK, playing a fusion of punk and hard rock. Their career spanned the years 1981 to 1995 and they become notorious for their foul mouthed lyrics, political incorrectness, drinking, sexism and homophobia.
Macca Macca is a common nickname for somebody whose surname begins with the Scottish prefix Mac or Mc (meaning "son of"). It is similar in form to Gazza, Hezza and similar nicknames that arose during the 1990s and early 21st century.
Maccabees The Maccabees (Hebrew: מכבים or מקבים, Makabim) were Jewish rebels who fought against the rule of Antiochus IV Epiphanes of the Hellenistic Seleucid dynasty, who was succeeded by his infant son Antiochus V Eupator. The Maccabees founded the Hasmonean royal dynasty and established Jewish independence in the Land of Israel for about one hundred years, from 165 BC to 63 BC.
Maccabi The word Maccabi (Hebrew: מכבי) used to refer to one of the Maccabees, whose story has become synonymous with courage, success and victory. Nowadays, several Israeli and Jewish organizations carry this name:
Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa is a sports club in Israel, and part of the Maccabi association. It runs many sports clubs and teams in Haifa, which compete in a variety of sports, such as association football (soccer), weightlifting, swimming, and others.
Maccabi Rishon LeZion Maccabi Rishon LeZion (or Rishon Le Tsion) is a sport association in the city of Rishon LeZion, being part of one of the Israeli sports association "Maccabi". It has a lot of teams in different fields, the most known of them being:
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv (Hebrew: מכבי תל ×ביב) is a sports club in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs many sports club and teams in Tel Aviv, which compete in a variety of sports, such as soccer, basketball, judo, swimming, handball, and others.
Maccabi Tel Aviv (basketball) Maccabi "Elite" Tel Aviv (Hebrew: מכבי תל-×ביב) is a basketball team based in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv sports club, and their main sponsors since 1969 have been the Elite confections company, so Maccabi also carries its name.
Maccabi World Union The Maccabi World Union was created at the 12th World Jewish Congress in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia in 1921. It was then decided by the secretariat of Jewish sport leaders to form one umbrella organization for all Jewish Sports associations.
Maccabiah Games The Maccabiah Games is an international Jewish athletic event similar to the Olympics. The Maccabiah is staged in Israel every four years under the auspices of the Maccabi Federation, a part of the Maccabi World Union The Maccabi movement, started in 1895 and named after Judah Maccabee, is an international Jewish sports, cultural, social, and educational organization.
Maccess Corporation The Maccess Corporation, founded in 2002, is a management consulting and advisory firm registered in Mandaluyong in the Republic of the Philippines. The company provides management advisory services and entrepreneurial development, wherein it has an option to take an equity participation.
Macclesfield Macclesfield is a market town in Cheshire, England with a population of about 50,688 (2001 census for Macclesfield urban sub-area). It is the main settlement and administrative centre of the Borough of Macclesfield, and is considered to be one of the 30 wealthiest towns in Britain.
Macclesfield (borough) Macclesfield is a local government district, borough and parliamentary constituency in Cheshire England. It includes the towns of Macclesfield, Wilmslow, Knutsford and its wide area includes the villages and hamlets of Adlington, Disley, Gawsworth, Hurdsfield, Kerridge, Pott Shrigley, Poynton, Prestbury, Rainow, Styal, Sutton and Tytherington.
Macclesfield Bank Macclesfield Bank or Zhongsha Islands (Chinese ä¸ć˛™çľ¤ĺł¶ Pinyin: Zhongsha Qundao, literally Central Sand Islands) is an elongated atoll of underwater reefs and shoals in South China Sea and part of the disputed South China Sea Islands. It is claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China, and Vietnam.
Macclesfield Canal The Macclesfield Canal is a canal in east Cheshire, England. It runs 26 miles (42 km) from Marple Junction, where it joins the Peak Forest Canal, southwards (through Bollington, Macclesfield and Congleton) to a junction with the Trent & Mersey Canal near Kidsgrove.
Maccullochella Maccullochella is a genus of large Australian predatory freshwater fish within the Percichthyidae family. The Maccullochella genus was named after an early Australian fish researcher with the surname McCulloch.
MacCarthy Island MacCarthy Island, also known as Lemain Island or Janjanbureh Island, is an island located approximately 170 miles (272 km) upriver from the mouth of the Gambia River, in eastern Gambia, in the Central River subdivision. The town of Janjanbureh on the island is the second largest in the country, though it still appears on many maps by its European name of Georgetown.
MacCAM MacCAM (often written as MacCam, Mac-Cam or Mac Cam) is a system of slow-motion cameras developed by FastCAM Replay LLC and DEL Imaging Systems LLC used during Tennis matches to replay close or controversial line calls. The system named after "Johnny Mac" (John McEnroe), who was famous for contesting referee calls.
MacConkey agar MacConkey agar is a culture medium designed to grow Gram-negative bacteria and stain them for lactose fermentation. It contains bile salts, crystal violet dye (to inhibit Gram-positive bacteria), neutral red dye (which stains microbes fermenting lactose), lactose and peptone.
MacCormick v. Lord Advocate MacCormick v. Lord Advocate (1953 SC 396) was a Scottish legal action in which John MacCormick (the rector of the University of Glasgow) and Ian Hamilton contested the right of Queen Elizabeth II to style herself "Elizabeth II" within Scotland.
Macdonald Block The Macdonald Block is an office building in Toronto, Ontario, home to various ministries of Ontario's provincial government. It is part of a massive government complex around the Ontario Legislature, Queen's Park at College Street and University Avenue.
Macdonald Duck Eclair Macdonald Duck Eclair (sometimes spelled Mac Donald Duck Eclair and usually written in English characters) is a Japanese "pico-pico" or picopop band associated with such groups as Micro Mach Machine and Miss Wonda and sounding similar to such groups as DAT politics etc. Based in Tokyo, they have been making music since 1999.
Macdonald Randolph Hotel The Macdonald Randolph Hotel (locally often simply called "The Randolph") is the leading hotel in Oxford, England. It is centrally located on the south side of Beaumont Street opposite the Ashmolean Museum and close to the Oxford Playhouse.
Macdonald Smith Macdonald Smith (March 18, 1892 – August 31, 1949) (first name also given as MacDonald, birth year also given as 1890) was a member of a famous Scottish golfing family. He was born in Carnoustie, Scotland and died in Glendale, California.
Macdonald, Manitoba Macdonald is a rural municipality lying adjacent to the southwest side of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is part of the Winnipeg Capital Region, but is not part of the smaller Winnipeg census metropolitan area.
Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional, Ontario Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional is a township in Algoma District, Ontario. Originally surveyed as separate geographical townships, Macdonald and Meredith were incorporated as a single, municipal township in 1892.
Macdonaldtown, New South Wales Macdonaldtown is an urban locality in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 4 km south-west of the Sydney central business district, within the suburb of Newtown and very close to Erskineville.
MacDermot Roe MacDermot-Roe (MacDiarmata Ruadh) is the name of a sept of the MacDermot Kings of Moylurg. Their ancestor, Dermot Dall mac Conor mac Cormac MacDermott, was blinded by Aedh mac Felim Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht, in 1266.
MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (often simply called the MacDiarmid Institute) is a New Zealand research organisation specialising in materials science and nanotechnology. It is based at Victoria University of Wellington, although it also draws on other universities and on two Crown Research Institutes.
MacDill Air Force Base MacDill Air Force Base (MacDill AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force in Hillsborough County, Florida, 8 miles south of Downtown Tampa at the tip of the Interbay Peninsula. It's also a District due to the fact that the base is technically within the city limits of Tampa.
MacDonald 80 Shopping Center The MacDonald 80 Shopping Center is a medium sized defunct shopping center in the Central Richmond Richmond, California undergoing redevelopment. Originally built in 1959 it featured a large Montgomery Wards, a Toys 'R' Us, bank, and a few other small business in a large parcel nestled between a residential neighborhood, a high traffic corridor (Interstate 80), and BART tracks.
MacDonald Avenue MacDonald Avenue is the main east to west artery in the the Oakland suburb of Richmond. It runs in a straight line from the Point Richmond neighborhood through downtown and ending at San Pablo Avenue (State Route 123) after which it narrows into a minor street that climbs the hills to its end at Arlington Avenue.
Mac Raboy Emmanuel "Mac" Raboy (April 19, 1914 - December 1967) was an American cartoonist whose comic books and strips remain collectibles nearly 40 years after his death. Born in New York City, he began his art career with the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression.
Mac Robertson Land (Antarctica) Mac Robertson Land (also known as Lars Christensen Land in honor of Lars Christensen) is that portion of Antarctica lying southward of the coast between William Scoresby Bay and Cape Darnley. Mac Robertson Land is located at .
Mac Speedie Mac Speedie (January 12, 1920 - March 12, 1993) was a football player who starred as a wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns in both the All-America Football Conference and National Football League for seven years, and later served for two years as head coach of the American Football League's Denver Broncos.
Mac the Knife Mac the Knife was the pen name (inspired by the homophonous well-known song "Mack the Knife") of an anonymous gossip columnist for the (now defunct) Apple Macintosh-focused trade publication MacWEEK. Mac the Knife was always written by a single writer, but the identity of that writer changed more than once over the long publishing history of MacWEEK.
Mac Thornberry William "Mac" Thornberry (born July 15, 1958), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing the 13th District of Texas (map). He currently serves on the Armed Services Committee and the Intelligence Committee.
Mac William Uachtar The Mac William Uachtar, or The Clanricarde, was a title held by twleve members of the Burke family of Clanricarde betweem 1332 and 1544. It was a Gaelic title meaning "son of the upper William (de Burgh)".
Mac's AAA midget hockey tournament The Mac's World Invitational AAA Midget Hockey Tournament is a prestigious ice hockey tournament held annually for midget aged players in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. First held in 1978 as the CP Challenge Cup, the tournament features 25 male and 12 female teams from across Canada, the United States and Europe.
Mac-on-Linux Mac-on-Linux is an open source virtual machine program for running Mac OS on PowerPC Linux computers. It can also be used to run another instance of another PowerPC-based operating system (OS) (supported OSs include Mac OS, Mac OS X and Linux).
Mac, Jurko, and Harry Mac, Jurko, and Harry is the afternoon, drive-time show hosted by Dan McNeil, John Jurkovic and Harry Teinowitz. The show debuted on ESPN’s WMVP AM-1000 in Chicago in May of 2001, replacing The Huge Show, featuring Bill Simonson and Lou Cannellis.
Mac286 The Mac286 was a Intel 80286-based MS-DOS coprocessor expansion card for one of Apple Computer's first expandable Macintosh computers, the 1987 Macintosh II. It was developed by AST Research in an effort to close the gap between the Macintosh and IBM PC computing worlds.
Macabeo Macabeo (Maccabeo or Viura in parts of Spain, Macabeu in Catalan) is a variety of wine grape. It is widely grown in the Rioja region of northeastern Spain, the Cava producing areas south of Barcelona, and the Languedoc region of France.
Macadam Macadam is a type of road construction pioneered by the Scotsman John Loudon McAdam in the early 1800s. It consisted of creating three layers of stones laid on a crowned subgrade with side ditches for drainage.
Macadamia Macadamia is a genus of eight species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, with a disjunct distribution native to eastern Australia (seven species) and Indonesia Sulawesi (one species, M. hildebrandii).
Macadamia oil Macadamia oil (or Macadamia nut oil) is the non-volatile oil expressed from the nut meat of the macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia) tree. Macadamia oil is sometimes used in food as a frying or salad oil, and in cosmetic formulations as an emollient or fragrance fixative.
Macair Airlines Macair Airlines is a Queensland regional airline based in Australia with services throughout Queensland, having 32 routes across the region. Its main headquarters is in Townsville with its main operations base at Townsville International Airport and maintains other bases at Cairns International Airport and Brisbane Airport.
Macaire Macaire is a common name for a 12th century French chanson de geste, named for one of its main characters. Macaire and La Reine Sibille (14th century) are two versions of the story of the false accusation brought against the queen of Charlemagne, called "Blanchefleur" in Macaire and "Sibille" in the later poem.
Macalester College Macalester College (commonly called "Mac" by those affiliated with the college) is a privately supported, coeducational liberal arts college in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It was founded in 1874 as a Presbyterian-affiliated but nonsectarian college.
Macanese language Macanese or Macao Creole (Patuá to its speakers) is a creole language derived mainly from Malay, Sinhalese, Cantonese, and Portuguese, which was originally spoken by the Macanese community of the Portuguese colony of Macao. It is now spoken by only a few families in Macao and in the Macanese diaspora.
Macao Light Transit System Macao Light Transit System is a planned mass transit system for Macau Special Administrative Region, China. When completed it will serve passengers from the Macau Peninsula, Taipa island, the Cotai reclamation and Macau International Airport.
Macaoimh Macaoimh () is the name given to youth members Scouting Ireland and previously Scouting Ireland (CSI), of the Cub Scout age group. The terms Macaoimh and Cub are often co-existent though Macaoimh represents a different tradition.
Macaquitos Macaquitos (Portuguese: macaquinhos) is a Spanish Language racist term used occasionally by Argentine fans against Brazilians within the context of the football rivalry between the two countries. This pejorative term links the black and mulatto origins of many Brazilian football players to monkeys.
Macaranga Macaranga is a large genus of Old World tropical trees of the family Euphorbiaceae and the only genus in the subtribe Macaranginae. Native to Africa, Asia and the South Pacific, the genus comprises over 300 different species.
Macardle Moore Brewery MacArdle Moore Brewery was a brewery in Dundalk, Ireland, formed in 1850 from the merger of two older breweries, McAllisters and Wynnes. Over the years it was to become almost synonymous with brewing in Dundalk.
Macaris Antunes Do Livramento Macaris Antunes Do Livramento (born 26 May 1960 ) is a Brazilian welterweight boxer, southpaw (left handed), world champion (World Boxing Commission Welterweight Title), Americas champion and Brazilian champion.
Macarius I Macarius I (Russian: Макарий I), born Mikhail Petrovich Bulgakov () (1816-1882), was the Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna in 1879-1882 and member of many learned societies, including the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Macarius II Macarius II (Russian: Макарий) (October 1, 1835, Vladimir guberniya - March 2, 1926, Moscow guberniya) was the Metropolitan of Moscow and Kolomna from 1912 to 1917, an outstanding missionary and enlightener of the masses in the Altai region (people used to call him the "Siberian pillar of Orthodoxy" and "Apostle of the Altai").
Macarius of Antioch Macarius of Antoich was a Catholic patriarch deposed in 681. His title seems to have been a purely honorary one, for his patriarchate lay under the dominion of the Saracens, and he himself resided at Constantinople.
Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow Macarius (Макарий in Russian; secular name - Макар, or Makar) (1482 - January 12, 1563) was a notable Russian cleric, writer, and iconographer who served as the Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia from 1542 until 1563.
Macaron A macaron is a traditional French pastry from Nancy a commune of the Meurthe et Moselle département, in northeastern France. Dating back to the 18th century, the macaron was a made of egg whites, almond powder, icing sugar and sugar.
Macaronesia Macaronesia is a modern collective name for several groups of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean near Europe and North Africa belonging to three countries: Portugal, Spain, and Cape Verde. The name comes from the Greek for "blessed islands", a term used by Ancient Greek geographers for islands to the west of the Straits of Gibraltar.
Macaroni (fashion) A macaroni, in mid-18th-century England, was a fashionable fellow who dressed and even spoke in an outlandishly affected manner. The term pejoratively referred to a person who exceeded the ordinary bounds of fashion in terms of clothes, fastidious eating and gambling.
Macaroni salad Macaroni salad is a salad made with cooked elbow macaroni pasta served cold and usually prepared with mayonnaise. Much like potato salad in its use, it is often served as an accompaniment to barbecue or other picnic style entrees.
Macarthur Islands (Queensland) Macarthur Islands are small islands in Shelburne Bay in far north Queensland, Australia a few hundred metres North of Cape Grenville, Cape York Peninsula in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland, Australia.
Macarthur, New South Wales Macarthur is a region in the south-west area of the Sydney, Australia metropolitan area that includes the city of Campbelltown, as well as the town of Camden and Wollondilly Shire. It covers an area of 3,067 square kilometres and has a population of close to 240,000 residents.
Macartney Baronets The Macartney baronetcy was created in the Baronetage of Ireland in 1799 for Sir John Macartney (knighted in 1796), an MP of the Parliament of Ireland. The family have lived in Australia since the emigration of the third baronet in the 19thC.
Macassar, Western Cape Macassar is a small town in South Africa, close to Strand and Somerset West, with an approximate population of 38 136town is situated at an [[altitude] of four meters above sea level. It's cartographic position is 34°04'00"S, 18°46'00"E.
Macatawa, Michigan Macatawa Michigan is a small community near Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa that once was home to resorts catering to visitors from Chicago. Nearly all that remains of these resorts was destroyed in several fires.
Macau Basic Law The Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is the constitution of Macao, replacing the Estatuto Orgânico de Macau, which was effective since 1976, on December 20, 1999.
Macau Fisherman's Wharf The Macau Fisherman's Wharf (Chinese: ćľłé–€ćĽäşşç˘Ľé ) is the first theme park in Macau, a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the Macau Peninsula, near the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Pier.
Macau Grand Prix The Macau Grand Prix is an event held in November in the streets of Macau. It is known for being the only street circuit racing event in which both car and motorcycle races are held; every year the event gathers more than 300 among racing drivers and riders.
Macau honours system The Macau government confers medals of honours every year, which are classified into one Grand Lotus, one Golden Lotus, three Silver Lotus as well as a non-fixed number of medals of achievements for professional elite, organizations or government departments
Macau Post Daily The Macau Post Daily, started in August 2004, is Macau's only English-language daily newspaper. It is owned by Macau Everbright Co Ltd and printed by Welfare Printing Ltd with offices in a commercial centre on Macau's main street, Avenida Almeida Ribeiro.
Macau Security Force On December 20, 1999, the various police force branches of Macau (Security Forces of Macau (SFM) and Judiciary Police), under the jurisdiction of Security and Justice departments (except the customs police, who were reassigned to the Financial Service Department) were merged into a single force - the Forças de Segurança de Macau (FSM)/ Macau Security Force - under the supervision of the secretary of security (security department). At the time of the handover of Macau to the People's Republic of China, plans were in place to modernize the police force with the goal of better positioning the force to combat organized crime and to stop illegal immigration.
Macau Tower Macau Tower, also known as Macau Sky Tower, is a tower located in Macau, a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The tower measures 338 m (1,109 ft) in height from ground level to the highest point.
Macaulay computer algebra system Macaulay is a computer algebra system for doing polynomial computations, particularly Gröbner basis calculations. Macaulay is designed for solving problems in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry and has a quite simple syntax, often described as "algebraic machine language".
Macaulay Institute The Macaulay Institute, sometimes referred to simply as The Macaulay, is a land use research institute based in Aberdeen, Scotland. A Scottish public body, its work covers aspects such as landscape, soil and water conservation and climate change.
Macaulay Land Use Research Institute The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a world renowned research centre for studies into land use and the environment. It is funded by grants from the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD).
Macaulay2 Macaulay2 is a free computer algebra system for computation in commutative algebra and algebraic geometry. Macaulay2 uses its own high level programming language, intended to closely match the syntax used by mathematicians in the field.
Macauley's Theatre Macauley's Theatre was the premier theatre in Louisville, Kentucky during the late 19th and early 20th century. It opened on October 18 1873 on the north side of Walnut Street between Third and Fourth Streets, and was founded by Bernard "Barney" Macauley, a prominent Louisville actor since the 1850s.
MacAdam ellipse In the study of the perception of color, a MacAdam ellipse is the region on a chromaticity diagram which contains all colors which are indistinguishable, to the average human eye, from the color at the center of the ellipse. As such it defines the concept of distance in a color space.
MacApp MacApp was Apple Computer's primary object oriented application framework for the Mac OS for much of the 1990s. First released in 1985, it is arguably the first such system to be widely used, notably on a microcomputer platform.
MacArthur Causeway The MacArthur Causeway is a six lane highway that links downtown Miami, Florida with the city of Miami Beach. The roadway (State Road A1A) crosses the Biscayne Bay south of the Venetian Causeway and north of the Port of Miami.
MacArthur Central, Brisbane The MacArthur Central building is located on the north-east corner of Queen Street and Edward Street in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is notable for its wartime association with General Douglas MacArthur, who used the building as the Allied forces' South West Pacific Area Headquarters from 1942 to 1944.
MacArthur Freeway The MacArthur Freeway is a segment of Interstate 580 which extends from the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge southeastward to its junction with Interstate 238 in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. It is named for General Douglas MacArthur, commander of U.
MacArthur High School (New York) MacArthur High School is a secondary school located in Levittown, New York. One of two high schools in the Levittown Union Free School District, the high school is named after United States General Douglas MacArthur.
MacArthur Park MacArthur Park (formerly Westlake Park) is a park in Los Angeles, California, named after General Douglas MacArthur and designated city of Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument #100. It is located in the middle of a densely populated, mostly ethnically Central American part of Los Angeles, although recently there are signs of gentrification in apartment buildings north and west of the park.
MacArthur Park (song) "MacArthur Park" is an epic song written by Jimmy Webb and first performed by Richard Harris on his album A Tramp Shining in 1968. The seminal recording topped the music charts in Europe and peaked at number two on the U.
MacArthur's Children is a popular and influential 1984 Japanese motion picture. Describing the impact of the United States' occupation of Japan from the perspective of the inhabitants of a small, rural island community, the film featured the big screen debut of actor Ken Watanabe.
Macbeth (1971 film) Macbeth (also known as The Tragedy of Macbeth) is a 1971 film directed by Roman Polanski, based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name, concerning the Scottish lord who becomes the king through deceit, treachery and murder. It stars Jon Finch as Macbeth and Francesca Annis as Lady Macbeth.
Macbeth (2006 film) Macbeth (also known as M) is a 2006 Australian film version of the William Shakespeare classic, Macbeth. It was directed by Geoffrey Wright and features an ensemble cast including Sam Worthington, Victoria Hill and Lachy Hulme.
Macbeth (Gargoyles) Macbeth is a fictional character from the Disney animated television series Gargoyles, voiced by John Rhys-Davies. Macbeth is one of several characters in the show based on characters from plays by William Shakespeare (in this case he is based on the eponymous protagonist from Macbeth), though in fact his backstory is more closely related to the historical story of Macbeth of Scotland.
Macbeth (Shakespeare) The main character in William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth shows dramatic changes throughout the course of the play. He starts off as a valiant General in the Scottish army praised by King Duncan for his bravery, loyalty and heroism.
Macbeth ritual The Macbeth ritual is a superstitious routine from the Blackadder episode "Sense and Senility" (3.4) that the actors Keanrick and Mossop perform whenever the real name of "The Scottish Play" (Macbeth) is mentioned, as a parody of the superstition around saying "Macbeth" in theatre.
MacBook The MacBook is a line of Macintosh notebook computers developed and marketed by Apple Inc. The MacBook was introduced on May 16, 2006 to immediate availability in all United States Apple online and retail stores.
MacBook Pro The MacBook Pro is a line of Macintosh notebook computers developed by Apple for the professional market. First announced on 10 January 2006 at the Macworld Expo by Apple CEO Steve JobsApple PR — Apple Introduces MacBook Pro — January 10], [[2006], the MacBook Pro was immediately available for pre-sale at online Apple Stores worldwide, with deliveries beginning in mid-February 2006Apple PR — Apple Begins Shipping MacBook Pro - February 14], [[2006].
MacBride Principles The MacBride Principles — consisting of nine fair employment principles — are a corporate code of conduct for United States companies doing business in Northern Ireland and have become the Congressional standard for all US aid to, or for economic dealings with, Northern Ireland. They were written by the Irish founder of Amnesty International, Seán MacBride.
MacBride report Many Voices One World, also known as the MacBride report, was a 1980 UNESCO publication written by the International Commission for the Study of Communication Problems, chaired by Irish Nobel laureate Seán MacBride. Its aim was to analyze communication problems in modern societies, particularly relating to mass media and news, and to suggest a new communication order to solve these problems to further peace and human development.
Macc Lads The Macc Lads – the self proclaimed "rudest crudest lewdest drunkest band in Christendom" – formed in the late 1970s in Macclesfield, UK, playing a fusion of punk and hard rock. Their career spanned the years 1981 to 1995 and they become notorious for their foul mouthed lyrics, political incorrectness, drinking, sexism and homophobia.
Macca Macca is a common nickname for somebody whose surname begins with the Scottish prefix Mac or Mc (meaning "son of"). It is similar in form to Gazza, Hezza and similar nicknames that arose during the 1990s and early 21st century.
Maccabees The Maccabees (Hebrew: מכבים or מקבים, Makabim) were Jewish rebels who fought against the rule of Antiochus IV Epiphanes of the Hellenistic Seleucid dynasty, who was succeeded by his infant son Antiochus V Eupator. The Maccabees founded the Hasmonean royal dynasty and established Jewish independence in the Land of Israel for about one hundred years, from 165 BC to 63 BC.
Maccabi The word Maccabi (Hebrew: מכבי) used to refer to one of the Maccabees, whose story has become synonymous with courage, success and victory. Nowadays, several Israeli and Jewish organizations carry this name:
Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa is a sports club in Israel, and part of the Maccabi association. It runs many sports clubs and teams in Haifa, which compete in a variety of sports, such as association football (soccer), weightlifting, swimming, and others.
Maccabi Rishon LeZion Maccabi Rishon LeZion (or Rishon Le Tsion) is a sport association in the city of Rishon LeZion, being part of one of the Israeli sports association "Maccabi". It has a lot of teams in different fields, the most known of them being:
Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv (Hebrew: מכבי תל ×ביב) is a sports club in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs many sports club and teams in Tel Aviv, which compete in a variety of sports, such as soccer, basketball, judo, swimming, handball, and others.
Maccabi Tel Aviv (basketball) Maccabi "Elite" Tel Aviv (Hebrew: מכבי תל-×ביב) is a basketball team based in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is part of the Maccabi Tel Aviv sports club, and their main sponsors since 1969 have been the Elite confections company, so Maccabi also carries its name.
Maccabi World Union The Maccabi World Union was created at the 12th World Jewish Congress in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia in 1921. It was then decided by the secretariat of Jewish sport leaders to form one umbrella organization for all Jewish Sports associations.
Maccabiah Games The Maccabiah Games is an international Jewish athletic event similar to the Olympics. The Maccabiah is staged in Israel every four years under the auspices of the Maccabi Federation, a part of the Maccabi World Union The Maccabi movement, started in 1895 and named after Judah Maccabee, is an international Jewish sports, cultural, social, and educational organization.
Maccess Corporation The Maccess Corporation, founded in 2002, is a management consulting and advisory firm registered in Mandaluyong in the Republic of the Philippines. The company provides management advisory services and entrepreneurial development, wherein it has an option to take an equity participation.
Macclesfield Macclesfield is a market town in Cheshire, England with a population of about 50,688 (2001 census for Macclesfield urban sub-area). It is the main settlement and administrative centre of the Borough of Macclesfield, and is considered to be one of the 30 wealthiest towns in Britain.
Macclesfield (borough) Macclesfield is a local government district, borough and parliamentary constituency in Cheshire England. It includes the towns of Macclesfield, Wilmslow, Knutsford and its wide area includes the villages and hamlets of Adlington, Disley, Gawsworth, Hurdsfield, Kerridge, Pott Shrigley, Poynton, Prestbury, Rainow, Styal, Sutton and Tytherington.
Macclesfield Bank Macclesfield Bank or Zhongsha Islands (Chinese ä¸ć˛™çľ¤ĺł¶ Pinyin: Zhongsha Qundao, literally Central Sand Islands) is an elongated atoll of underwater reefs and shoals in South China Sea and part of the disputed South China Sea Islands. It is claimed by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China, and Vietnam.
Macclesfield Canal The Macclesfield Canal is a canal in east Cheshire, England. It runs 26 miles (42 km) from Marple Junction, where it joins the Peak Forest Canal, southwards (through Bollington, Macclesfield and Congleton) to a junction with the Trent & Mersey Canal near Kidsgrove.
Maccullochella Maccullochella is a genus of large Australian predatory freshwater fish within the Percichthyidae family. The Maccullochella genus was named after an early Australian fish researcher with the surname McCulloch.
MacCarthy Island MacCarthy Island, also known as Lemain Island or Janjanbureh Island, is an island located approximately 170 miles (272 km) upriver from the mouth of the Gambia River, in eastern Gambia, in the Central River subdivision. The town of Janjanbureh on the island is the second largest in the country, though it still appears on many maps by its European name of Georgetown.
MacCAM MacCAM (often written as MacCam, Mac-Cam or Mac Cam) is a system of slow-motion cameras developed by FastCAM Replay LLC and DEL Imaging Systems LLC used during Tennis matches to replay close or controversial line calls. The system named after "Johnny Mac" (John McEnroe), who was famous for contesting referee calls.
MacConkey agar MacConkey agar is a culture medium designed to grow Gram-negative bacteria and stain them for lactose fermentation. It contains bile salts, crystal violet dye (to inhibit Gram-positive bacteria), neutral red dye (which stains microbes fermenting lactose), lactose and peptone.
MacCormick v. Lord Advocate MacCormick v. Lord Advocate (1953 SC 396) was a Scottish legal action in which John MacCormick (the rector of the University of Glasgow) and Ian Hamilton contested the right of Queen Elizabeth II to style herself "Elizabeth II" within Scotland.
Macdonald Block The Macdonald Block is an office building in Toronto, Ontario, home to various ministries of Ontario's provincial government. It is part of a massive government complex around the Ontario Legislature, Queen's Park at College Street and University Avenue.
Macdonald Duck Eclair Macdonald Duck Eclair (sometimes spelled Mac Donald Duck Eclair and usually written in English characters) is a Japanese "pico-pico" or picopop band associated with such groups as Micro Mach Machine and Miss Wonda and sounding similar to such groups as DAT politics etc. Based in Tokyo, they have been making music since 1999.
Macdonald Randolph Hotel The Macdonald Randolph Hotel (locally often simply called "The Randolph") is the leading hotel in Oxford, England. It is centrally located on the south side of Beaumont Street opposite the Ashmolean Museum and close to the Oxford Playhouse.
Macdonald Smith Macdonald Smith (March 18, 1892 – August 31, 1949) (first name also given as MacDonald, birth year also given as 1890) was a member of a famous Scottish golfing family. He was born in Carnoustie, Scotland and died in Glendale, California.
Macdonald, Manitoba Macdonald is a rural municipality lying adjacent to the southwest side of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is part of the Winnipeg Capital Region, but is not part of the smaller Winnipeg census metropolitan area.
Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional, Ontario Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional is a township in Algoma District, Ontario. Originally surveyed as separate geographical townships, Macdonald and Meredith were incorporated as a single, municipal township in 1892.
Macdonaldtown, New South Wales Macdonaldtown is an urban locality in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 4 km south-west of the Sydney central business district, within the suburb of Newtown and very close to Erskineville.
MacDermot Roe MacDermot-Roe (MacDiarmata Ruadh) is the name of a sept of the MacDermot Kings of Moylurg. Their ancestor, Dermot Dall mac Conor mac Cormac MacDermott, was blinded by Aedh mac Felim Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht, in 1266.
MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (often simply called the MacDiarmid Institute) is a New Zealand research organisation specialising in materials science and nanotechnology. It is based at Victoria University of Wellington, although it also draws on other universities and on two Crown Research Institutes.
MacDill Air Force Base MacDill Air Force Base (MacDill AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force in Hillsborough County, Florida, 8 miles south of Downtown Tampa at the tip of the Interbay Peninsula. It's also a District due to the fact that the base is technically within the city limits of Tampa.
MacDonald 80 Shopping Center The MacDonald 80 Shopping Center is a medium sized defunct shopping center in the Central Richmond Richmond, California undergoing redevelopment. Originally built in 1959 it featured a large Montgomery Wards, a Toys 'R' Us, bank, and a few other small business in a large parcel nestled between a residential neighborhood, a high traffic corridor (Interstate 80), and BART tracks.
MacDonald Avenue MacDonald Avenue is the main east to west artery in the the Oakland suburb of Richmond. It runs in a straight line from the Point Richmond neighborhood through downtown and ending at San Pablo Avenue (State Route 123) after which it narrows into a minor street that climbs the hills to its end at Arlington Avenue.
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