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Many-finned sea serpent The Many-finned sea serpent is an unverified species or group of species of marine animals which seem possess numerous fins along their sides or back. The creatures are supposedly capable of growing to enormous lengths; around 150 feet for one such creature sighted near Algeria.
Many-minds interpretation The many-minds interpretation of quantum mechanics extends the many-worlds interpretation by proposing that the distinction between worlds should be made at the level of the mind of an individual observer. The concept was first introduced in 1970 by H.
Many-plumed moth The Alucitidae or many-plumed moths are a family of moths with unusually modified wings. This is a small family, with about 130 species having been described to date; sometimes the roughly 20 Tineodidae species are merged herein, making the Alucitoidea superfamily monotypic.
Many-sorted logic Many-sorted logic can reflect formally our intention, not to handle the universe as a homogenous collection of objects, but partitionate them in a way that is similar to types in typeful programming. Both functional and assertive “parts of speech” in the language of the logic reflect this “typeful” partitionating of the universe even on the syntax level: substitution, argument passing can be done only accordingly, respecting the “sorts”.
Many-to-many Many-to-many is a term that describes the third major Internet computing paradigm. The initial Internet applications of e-mail and FTP are characterized as "one-to-one," because they are primarily communication means from one individual to another.
Many-worlds interpretation The many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics or MWI, also known as the relative state formulation, theory of the universal wavefunction, many-universes interpretation, Oxford interpretation or just many worlds, is an interpretation of quantum mechanics that claims to resolve all the "paradoxes" of quantum theory by allowing every possible outcome to every event to define or exist in its own "history" or "world", via the mechanism of quantum decoherence, instead of wavefunction collapse. Many worlds reconciles how we can perceive non-deterministic events (such as the random decay of a radioactive atom) with the deterministic equations of quantum physics; history, which prior to many worlds had been viewed as a single "world-line", is rather a many-branched tree where every possible branch of history is realised.
Many, Many Monkeys In the Many, Many Monkeys episode of The Twilight Zone, Karen Valentine plays "Claire Hendricks", a nurse in a hospital where a sudden outbreak of blindness has stricken many. It soon is discovered as to why the outbreak occurred, but once it is resolved one patient still remains blind due to circumstances not related to the outbreak.
Manyame Air Base Formely New Sarum, Manyame Air Base is one of the two main air bases for the Air Force of Zimbabwe. Manyame Air Base situated in Harare is the principal air force establishment and provides facilities for aircraft squadrons of differing roles, training schools for technicians, staff and academic training and security dog handlers.
Manyema Manyema (Una-Ma-Nyema, eaters of flesh), a powerful and warlike Bantu-Negroid people in the southeast of the Congo basin. Physically they are of a light color, with well formed noses and not over-full lips, the women being described as singularly pretty and graceful.
ManyOne ManyOne Networks is an Internet services company headquartered in Scotts Valley, California. The company is backed by individual and institutional investors, but is attempting to pioneer a new kind of business structure.
Manzai Manzai (漫才) is a style of stand-up comedy in Japan, which usually involves two performers—a straight man (tsukkomi) and a funny man (boke)—trading jokes at great speed. Most of the jokes revolve around mutual misunderstandings, double-talk, puns and other verbal gags.
Manzanar Manzanar National Historic Site (formerly the Manzanar War Relocation Center) was a Japanese American internment camp during World War II that operated in the Owens Valley, between the towns of Lone Pine, California on the south, and Independence, California on the north. Manzanar (which means "apple orchard" in Spanish) is the best-known of the ten camps in which Japanese Americans, both citizens (including natural-born Americans) and resident aliens, were imprisoned during World War II.
Manzanilla Manzanilla is a variety of fino sherry made around the port of SanlĂşcar de Barrameda. In Spanish, chamomile tea is called "manzanilla", and thus this wine gets the name because the wine's flavour is said to be reminiscent of such tea.
Manzanita The Manzanitas are a subgenus of the genus Arctostaphylos. They are evergreen shrubs or small trees present in the chaparral biome of western North America, where they occur from southern British Columbia in Canada, Washington to California and New Mexico in the United States, and throughout much of northern and central Mexico.
Manzhouli Manzhouli (Chinese: 满洲里, pinyin: Mǎnzhōulǐ; Mongolian: ) is a sub-prefecture-level city located in Hulunbuir prefecture-level city, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It is the PRC's busiest land port of entry.
Manzinus (crater) Manzinus is a lunar crater that is located in the southern region of the Moon's near side. It lies less than one crater diameter to the south-southwest of Mutus crater, and to the northwest of Boguslawsky crater.
MaNga maNga is a popular Turkish nu metal/rapcore band. Their music is mainly a fusion of alternative metal and hip hop music, with a touch of Anatolian melodies; with heavy use of turntables, invoking comparisons with modern American nu metal bands.
Mao (game) Mao (also sometimes called MĂĽ, Chairman, Dictator, Bjorn, Maul, Maui, King Mao or, in Mongolia, Mangarti) is a card game. Since it is forbidden to say Mao's rules, new players are often told only "the only rule you may be told is this one.
Mao Anying Mao Anying (Chinese: 毛岸英, Pinyin: Máo Ànyīng) (October 24, 1922 – November 25, 1950) was the eldest son of Mao Zedong and Yang Kaihui. Educated in Moscow, he was killed in action by an air attack during the Korean War.
Mao Gaowen Mao Gaowen (9th Feb. 1936 ~) (Traditional Chinese: 毛高文, Simplified Chinese: 毛高文,pinyin: Máo Gāowén), born in Fenghua, Ningbo, is a chemist and the former president of National Tsinghua University in Taiwan(1981 ~ 1987 in office).
Mao Guanglie Mao Guanglie (毛光烈; born February 1955) is the mayor of Ningbo, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China and is directly responsible for the Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Finance and Ningbo Municipal Auditing Bureau. He is also a part time postgraduate student at the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China.
Mao Jianqing Mao Jianqing has been one of the star players for Shanghai Shenhua this season in the Chinese Super League. He has also played for the Chinese national team and scored the important goal against Palestine to send them to the Asian Cup finals in 2007.
Mao suit The Mao suit, also known as Chinese tunic suit or tunic suit, is the western name for the style of male attire known in China as the Zhongshan suit (, or ); named after Sun Zhongshan (Sun Yat-sen) who introduced it shortly after the founding of the Republic of China as a form of national dress. It is also called the People's Suit () in Hong Kong.
Mao Zedong (December 26, 1893 – September 9, 1976) (also Mao Tse-Tung in Wade-Giles transliteration) was a Chinese Marxist leader and Chairman of the Communist Party of China (CCP) from 1945 until his death. He instigated several major socio-political programmes (some through collectivisation), including the Anti-Rightist Campaign, the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution, though these have been widely regarded as failures.
Mao Zemin Mao Zemin (毛泽民, courtesy name Yǒnglián 咏莲) (April 03,1896 - September 27, 1943) was the elder of Mao Zedong's two younger brothers. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1922 and acted as the head of the state bank of the Red State in Ruijin.
Mao Zetan Máo Zétán (毛泽覃, also named Máo Zélín 毛泽淋, courtesy name first Yǒngjú 咏菊, then Rùnjú 润菊) (September 25 1905 - April 25, 1935) was the younger one of Mao Zedong's two brothers. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1923.
Mao-4 moored mine Moored-4 (锚-4, Mao-4) moored mine developed by Fengxi Machinery Factory (汾西机器厂) was accepted into service in November 1973, and it is the first moored mine in the Chinese service that incorporates acoustic fuse. The mine can be planted by both the surface ships and submarines from depth of 20 – 200 meters, and it weighs 600 kg.
Mao: The Unknown Story Mao: The Unknown Story is an 832-page book written by the husband and wife team of historians, Jon Halliday and Jung Chang. It was published in 2005 and depicts Mao Zedong, the former paramount leader of China and Chairman of the Communist Party of China, as being responsible for mass murder on a scale similar to, or greater than, that committed under the rule of Adolf Hitler or Joseph Stalin.
Maol ĂŤosa IV, Earl of Strathearn Maol ĂŤosa IV of Strathearn, who ruled Strathearn 1317 - 1329, is the seventh known Mormaer of Strathearn, but of course this is simply a source problem and in no way means that he was the seventh in actuality.
Maol ĂŤosa V, Earl of Strathearn Maol ĂŤosa V of Strathearn (also Maol ĂŤosa of Orkney) was the last of the native Gaelic family of Strathearn mormaers. He ruled Strathearn as Mormaer/Earl between 1330 and 1334 , and Earl of Orkney between 1331 and 1350.
Maoming Maoming () is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. It borders Yunfu to the northeast, Yangjiang to the east, Zhanjiang to the southwest, the autonomous region of Guangxi to the northwest, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south.
Maona A maona (from the Arabic Maounach) or Societas comperarum was a medieval Italian association of investors formed to manage the purchased shares (loca or partes) of the revenue due to the relevant city-state through tax farming; the shares were individually sold to wealthy merchants, but the collection could be difficult and so these merchants would band together. These organizations were usually temporary, and could sometimes be extremely aggressive in extracting the monies due them; their actions went up to, and included, outright conquest.
Maona di Chio e di Focea The Maona di Chio e di Focea (1346-1566) was a maona formed to exact taxes for Genoa upon the then-unconquered island of Chios and port of Phocaea; Genoa sold the rights to their taxes to the maona, which raised funds from its investors to buy galleys and conquer those places.
Maor (moshav) Maor (; ) is an agricultural moshav in the Menashe Regional Council, Israel . It was established in 1953 by Jewish immigrants from Romania and Poland; was abandoned after several years, and re-established in 1957 by Jewish immigrants from Yemen.
Maori cod The Maori cod, black cod, blue notothenia, magellanic rockcod, Maori chief, or orange throat notothen, Paranotothenia magellanica, is a cod icefish in the genus Paranotothenia commercially harvested from the Southern Ocean. It is found at depths down to 255 metres, and its length is between 15 and 40 cm.
Maori chief The Maori chief, Notothenia angustata, is a cod icefish in the genus Notothenia found in the southern ocean between New Zealand and Chile through to the Antarctic, at depths down to 100 m in rocky reef areas. Its length is between 30 and 65 cm.
Maori Renaissance The term Maori Renaissance refers to the 1950s in New Zealand, when there was a rise in prominence of a number of Maori artists who incorporated Maori imagery and materials with the techniques and materials of European art.
Maori's Idol Maori’s Idol faces a tough task to win as an early three year old against older horses said the morning newspaperMarkham, D (1975), Rewards for wet weather punters, ‘’The Advertiser’’, October 25, 1975 when he was to make his first race start. His task became even tougher when he galloped twice and conceded his rivals up to 250mAustralian Harness Racing Greats but he was still able to win.
Maotianshan shales The Maotianshan shale is a lower Cambrian Konservat Lagerstätte named for Maotianshan Hill in Chengjiang County, Yunnan Province, China. More commonly, the multiple, scattered fossil sites are referred to as the Chengjiang biota after its extremely diverse assemblage of organisms, and more simply still, just Chengjiang.
MaozIsrael Maoz Israel Ministries, a Messianic Jewish ministry in Israel, is a catalyst and vehicle for evangelism, training, translating, publishing, economic and disaster relief, and established and underwrites a Hebrew indigenous congregation in Tel Aviv.
Map A map is a simplified depiction of a space which highlights relations between components (objects, regions) of that space. Most usually a map is a two-dimensional, geometrically accurate representation of a three-dimensional space; e.
Map (mathematics) In mathematics and related technical fields, the term map or mapping is often a synonym for function; see function (mathematics). Thus, for example, a partial map is a partial function, and a total map is a total function.
Map communication model Although this was a postwar discovery, the Map Communication Model (MCM) has its roots in information theory developed in the telephone industry before the war began. Mathematician, inventor, and teacher Claude Shannon worked at Bell Labs after completing his Ph.
Map Link Map Link is the largest map distributor in North America not affiliated with a major map publisher, and in terms of titles offered (over 100,000), it is the largest map distributor in the world. It is the primary source of maps for Barnes and Noble and several other bookstore chains, and has been a major source of maps to map libraries.
Map Man Map Man is a BBC documentary series first broadcast on BBC Two in 2004. Each episode recounts a particular tale in the history of British cartography, with a particular emphasis on the individuals whose dedication and ingenuity led to the production of some of history's most ground-breaking maps.
Map of Districts of DĂĽsseldorf The City of DĂĽsseldorf (administration) consists of 48 boroughs, which are collected into 10 Districts ("Bezirks"). Every District has its own local assembly (local parliament "Bezirksvertretung") and its own district mayor ("Bezirksvorsteher").
Map projection A map projection is any method used in cartography (mapmaking) to represent the two-dimensional curved surface of the earth or other body on a plane. The term "projection" here refers to any function defined on the earth's surface and with values on the plane, and not necessarily a geometric projection.
Map protection Map protection is a process by which custom StarCraft and Warcraft III maps can be rendered unopenable by official campaign editor included with the game (StarEdit and the Warcraft III World Editor, respectively).
Map Room (White House) The Map Room is one of the rooms on the ground floor in the White House, the home of the president of the United States. It was used as a situation room during World War II (now replaced by the West Wing Situation Room).
Mapaction MapAction is a UK-based non-governmental organisation that specialises in mapping in humanitarian emergencies. The organisation maintains a capacity to deploy volunteer teams to work with disaster management coordination agencies including the United Nations OCHA system.
Mapai Mapai (Mifleget Poalei Eretz Israel — "Land of Israel Worker's Party") was a Labor Zionist party founded in the 1930s as the right wing (or more moderate) faction of the Zionist socialist Russian party Poale Zion. In the early 1920s the Labor Zionist movement founded the Histadrut ("General Hebrew Workers' Union") which dominated the Hebrew settlement economy and infrastructure, later making Mapai the dominant political faction in Zionist politics.
Mapainik Mapainik is a colloquial term for a member or supporter of Mapai, the historical Israeli Labour Party. The party has since changed its name to Ha'Avoda, but one can occasionally still encounter the term as an informal description for "old school" former and present members of Labour in Israel, especially those who defend a secular form of Zionism against more religious interpretations of the same ideology.
Mapúa Institute of Technology Mapúa Institute of Technology (MIT, Mapúa Tech or simply Mapúa) is a private, non-sectarian, Filipino tertiary institute located in Intramuros, Manila and in Makati. It was founded by Don Tomás Mapúa in 1925.
Mapcore Mapcore is a game development community primarily revolving around mod makers who specialize in mapping, texturing and modeling. While originally it was mostly a Half-Life community it has evolved into a community for a wide variety of games.
Mapei (cycling team) Mapei was an Italian based road bicycle racing team active from 1993 to 2002, named after sponsoring firm Mapei. From 2003 Mapei dropped the sponsorate, and a new team was built on top of the old with the name of Quick Step-Davitamon.
Maphack A maphack is a cheat in real-time strategy games that enables the player to see more of the map than the game intends them to see. A common feature in multiplayer real-time strategy games is the inability for the player to see outside the visibility range of the individual units and buildings that the player controls.
Mapimi silent zone Near the Bolson de MapimĂ­ in MĂ©xico there is a desert patch popularly called the 'Silent Zone'. This place is located between the states of Durango, Chihuahua, and Coahuila between parallels 26 and 28 in a place known as Trino Vertex.
Mapiripán Massacre The Mapiripán Massacre was a massacre of civilians that took place in Mapiripán, Meta Department, Colombia. The massacre was carried out from July 15 to July 20 1997 by Colombian paramilitaries, specifically the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia.
Mapita Cortés Mapita Cortés (born Maria del Pilar Mercado Cordero in 1938 in Puerto Rico – died January 1, 2006 in Mexico City), was an actress of telenovelas and the cinema of Mexico. She is the mother of Mexican actor Luis Gatica, the wife of the late Lucho Gatica, the niece of Puerto Rican actress Mapy Cortés, and the niece in law of Mexican actor Fernando Cortés.
Maple Bay, British Columbia Maple Bay is a seaside community located in the Cowichan Valley of southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. A narrow inlet and surrounded by smooth, pebbled beaches, Maple Bay is home to marine activity all year round.
Maple Bay, Minnesota Maple Bay is a Minnesota place name associated with a small, unincorporated second home and cabin community on the west end of Maple Lake, a lake in central Polk County, Minnesota, approximately 6 miles west of Erskine, Minnesota.
Maple cream Maple cream is a confection that is made from maple syrup by cooking, cooling, and whipping it until it reaches a smooth consistency. It is usually made from Grade A Light Amber syrup (sometimes known as Fancy), and is a light tan color.
Maple Creek Culture Maple Creek Culture is an archaeological culture, remains of which have been found on the Ohio and Kentucky sides of the Ohio River, primarily around the area of modern Cincinnati. The Maple Creek culture is characterized by McWhinney Heavy Stemmed points, Meron-Trimble points, a chipped-stone micro-tool industry, diagnostic features such as earth ovens, and large riverine base camps.
Maple Cross Maple Cross is a village in Hertfordshire, England with a large proportion of the housing being either council owned or formally council owned. The area is served by junction 17 of the M25 motorway, which makes up one of the boundaries of the village.
Maple Grove Senior High School Maple Grove Senior High is a public high school located in Maple Grove, Minnesota on 9800 Fernbrook Lane North. The principal is Wendy Loberg with John Huber and Lisa Hartman serving as the assistant principals.
Maple Grove Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota Maple Grove Township is a township in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States, not to be confused with the city of Maple Grove, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. The population was 665 at the 2000 census.
Maple Grove Township, Cheboygan County, Michigan Maple Grove Township was a municipal township in southeastern Cheboygan County, Michigan. After it was learned that there were only 5 people in the township in the early 1940s, Maple Grove became part of Forest Township in the autumn of 1942.
Maple Hill Cemetery (Huntsville, Alabama) Maple Hill Cemetery is the oldest and largest cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama. Founded on two acres (8,000 m²) in about the year 1822, it now encompasses nearly 100 acres (400,000 m²) and contains over 80,000 burials.
Maple Hisoon 205 The Maple Hisoon 205, also known as the SMA Huapu M203, is a compact car produced by the Chinese automaker Shanghai Maple. The five-door hatchback has been rumoured to be a copy of the Citroën ZX and Fukang, which have been manufactured in the People's Republic of China since 1997.
Maple Lake (Polk County) Maple Lake is a lake in central Polk County, Minnesota, located due south of Mentor, Minnesota and approximately 4 miles west of Erskine, Minnesota. The name of the lake is taken from the extensive maple tree forest which surrounds it.
Maple Leaf Cream Cookies Maple Leaf Cream Cookies are a Canadian sandwich cookie (not unlike an Oreo) which is made with either real maple syrup, or with maple flavouring. They are shaped like the maple leaf, a national symbol of Canada.
Maple Leaf Route Maple Leaf Route was the designation of the Main Supply Route of the First Canadian Army in North-west Europe during the Second World War. The route was usually divided, into MAPLE LEAF UP and MAPLE LEAF DOWN, designating traffic to and away from the front, respectively.
Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE) are the owners and operators of the Toronto Maple Leafs National Hockey League hockey team, the Toronto Raptors National Basketball Association team, and Toronto FC Major League Soccer team in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Maple Leaf Stadium Maple Leaf Stadium was a baseball stadium in Toronto built in 1926 by Lol Solman for his Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team of the International League. It continued to be the home of the Leafs for 42 seasons, until the team left town following the 1967 season.
Maple Place Middle School Maple Place Middle School is a middle school in Oceanport, New Jersey, United States, serving students in fifth through eighth grade as part of the Oceanport School District. Students from Sea Bright attend the school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.
Maple Ridge Pipe Band The Maple Ridge Pipe Band has been an important fixture in Pacific Northwest piping competitions since it was founded in 1948. In more recent years, especially from 2000 onwards, it has been a contender in the closely fought Grade II competitions sanctioned by the British Columbia Pipers Association.
Maple River (North Dakota) The Maple River is a tributary of the Sheyenne River, about 100 mi (160 km) long,Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry for Maple River in the Red River Valley of eastern North Dakota in the United States. Via the Sheyenne River, the Red River of the North, Lake Winnipeg and the Nelson River, the Maple is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay.
Maple sugar Maple sugar is created when the sap of the sugar maple is boiled for longer than is needed to create maple syrup or maple toffee. Once almost all the water has been boiled off, all that is left is a solid sugar.
Maple Shade High School Maple Shade High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Maple Shade Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Maple Shade School District.
Maple Shade School District The Maple Shade School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade from Maple Shade Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.
Maple taffee (sugar on snow) Called maple taffee in English-speaking Canada, tire d'Ă©rable in French-speaking Canada, and sugar on snow in the United States, it is a confection made by boiling maple sap past the point where it would form maple syrup but not so long that it becomes maple butter or maple sugar. It is part of traditional culture in Quebec and northern New England.
Maple Town Maple Town, known as Maple Town Monogatari (メイプルタウン物語) in Japan and Gúshi de Mapletown in Taiwan, was an anime series centering on the adventures of Patty Rabbit, Bobby Bear, and their families, in a small utopian anthropomorphic city. The program is best known through its collectible merchandising, with a variety of figurines with changeable clothing as well as houses, furniture, and vehicles; it can be well described as toyetic.
Maple, Ontario Maple is a high-growth suburban community northwest of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, part of the city of Vaughan in York Region. In 2001, its population was 36,385 (though Statistics Canada indicates a population of 37,050), living in 10893 dwellings.
Mapledurham Watermill Mapledurham Watermill is a historic watermill on the River Thames at the village of Mapledurham in Oxfordshire, England. The mill is situated between Mapledurham Lock and Mapledurham House, is preserved in operational state, and is open to visitors.
MaplePrimes MaplePrimes is a web community dedicated to sharing experiences, techniques, and opinions about the Maple computer algebra system and related products, as well as general interest topics in math and computing. It uses the framework of blogs, forums, and an open editorial policy, to provide a vehicle for enthusiasts to present their thoughts, and for inquiring minds to get answers.
MapleStory MapleStory (Korean: 메이플스토리) is a free, 2D, side-scrolling Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game developed by the Korean company Wizet. Several versions of the game are available for specific countries or regions, and each is published by various companies such as Wizet and Nexon.
MapleStory DS MapleStory (Korean:메이플 스토리 DS, working title) Nintendo DS version of the game MapleStory that is currently under development, with the Korean release date set for late 2007. MapleStory DS will be the third Nintendo DS game developed by a Korean company.
Mapleton Middle School Mapleton Middle School located near Ashland, Ohio, was the only middle school in the Mapleton Local Schools district. However, due to funding issues, for the 2006-2007 school year, a wing of the building has been closed.
Mapleview, Minnesota Mapleview is a town in Mower County, Minnesota in Lansing Township. It is situated directly to the north of Austin's Oakwood Cemetery and can more or less be considered a suburb of Austin, although it is politically independent of it.
Maplewood (NJT station) Maplewood Station is a New Jersey Transit station in Maplewood, New Jersey along the Morris and Essex (formerly Erie Lackawanna) rail line. It is the sole railroad station in Maplewood and is located at the heart of its shopping and business district.
Maplewood Education Services Maplewood Education Services is an independent college counseling service provider in Hong Kong founded by educational consultants George Wong, David Lai and Perry Yu, all experienced high school mentors, college interviewers and counselors in their own right before they partnered together in August 2004. More than an education consultancy, Maplewood organizes community and educational programs for the youth including peer tutoring, student essay contests, sponsors young audience at the Hong Kong Arts Festival, and stages outreach programs at local schools to encourage young students to expand their higher education options.
Maplewood State Park Maplewood State Park is a Minnesota state park near Pelican Rapids. The park preserves a pre-contact habitation site that was occupied in two different periods (650-900 CE and 1450-1650) in a forest/prairie transition zone.
Maplin Sands The Maplin Sands are mudflats on the northern bank of the Thames estuary, off Foulness Island, near Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England. They are valuable as a wildlife reserve, with a large colony of dwarf eelgrass (Zostera noltei) and associated animal communities.
Mapo doufu Mapo Tofu () is a popular Chinese dish from the Szechuan (Sichuan) province. It is a combination of tofu (bean curd) and minced meat, usually pork, in a fiery spicy (hot) bean-based sauce, sometimes with other ingredients such as water chestnuts, onions, or wood ear fungus.
Mappa mundi Mappa mundi [Latin , Englished ] (plural = mappae mundi) is a general term used to describe Medieval European maps of the world. These maps ranged in size and complexity from simple schematic maps an inch or less across, to elaborate wall maps, the largest of which was 11 ft.
Mapparium The Mapparium is three-story tall glass globe of stained glass that is viewed from a 30-long bridge through its interior. It is a unique and famous exhibit at the Christian Science Plaza in Boston, Massachusetts.
Mapped drives or map drive The Mapped Drive is typically the place on a network server's hard drive that has been created/designated and given a special name. It is created by an administrator, it is given certain permissions of use to be set by, again, an administrator, and will store information for particular users or groups, and basically contain anything(whatever) that is(is) compatible with the existing system depending on what those who use it and/or create it require at a given time.
Mappila The Mappilas (historically called Moplahs in Malayalam :മാപ്പിള) are a Muslim community in Kerala and neighbouring states and territories of India. They are the earliest known Indian Muslim community, having existed since the 8th century AD, when Arab merchants who had long been trading with the Chera kingdom converted to Islam, based on the preachings of monotheism by Muhammad in Arabia.
Mapping cylinder In mathematics, the mapping cylinder of a function f between topological spaces X and Y is, loosely speaking, a homotopical way of considering f to be an injection of its domain into its range. More precisely, it is defined to be the topological space
Mapping Services Agreement The Mapping Services Agreement (MSA) is a licensing contract between local authorities in the United Kingdom and suppliers of geographic data. Most of its contents are covered by commercial in confidence requirements.

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