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March of Dimes March of Dimes is the name of health charities in both the United States and Canada. In the United States the March of Dimes is a national voluntary health charity founded in 1938 by United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to defeat the epidemic disease polio, which killed or paralyzed thousands of Americans during the first half of the 20th century.
March of Dimes Canada March of Dimes Canada (MODC, officially the Rehabilitation Foundation for Disabled Persons, Canada) is a registered national charity established in 2005 by Ontario March of Dimes, to provide community-based rehabilitation services and resources across the country to people with physical disabilities.
March of Neustria The marches of Neustria were creations of the Carolingian king of West Francia covering the ancient Merovingian kingdom of Neustria. Originally, there were two marches, one against the Bretons and one against the Norsemen created by Charles the Bald in 861.
March of the Living The March of the Living, also called The March of Remembrance and Hope, is a dynamic educational program which brings students from all over the world to Poland, where they explore the remnants of the Holocaust. On Holocaust Memorial Day (Yom Hashoah), Participants march silently from Auschwitz to Birkenau, the largest concentration camp complex built during World War II.
March of the Malvinas The Marcha de las Malvinas (March of the Malvinas) is a patriotic anthem of Argentina. It is sung in demonstrations to assert Argentina sovereignty claims over the Malvinas (Falkland) islands and was prominently broadcast by the military government-controlled media during the Falklands War.
March of the Volunteers "March of the Volunteers" () is the national anthem of the People's Republic of China, written in the midst of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) by the noted poet and playwright Tian Han with music composed by Nie Er. This composition is a musical march.
March of Turin The county or march of Turin (sometimes march of Susa) was founded in 941 by Hugh of Italy, who appointed Arduin Glaber as governor of the march. Arduin had captured Turin and the Susa Valley from the Saracens.
March on Rome (film) The March on Rome (Italian: La marcia su Roma) is a 1962 movie by Dino Risi with Vittorio Gassman and Ugo Tognazzi, aimed at describing the March on Rome of Benito Mussolini's black shirts from the point of view of two newly recruited, naĂŻve black shirts.
March Street Press March Street Press is a small press started by Robert Bixby for publishing books of poetry and literary fiction. It also designs books for other independent publishers and issues a semiannual literary magazine known as Parting Gifts.
March to the Brazos March to the Brazos is an annual event during the spring semester, usually in April but the actual day varies. The cadets conduct a road march starting from the Quadrangle through main and west campuses to Texas A&M's Animal Science Teaching, Research & Extension Complex (ASTREC) near the east bank of the Brazos River, a 14 mile round trip.
March Upcountry Series March Upcountry Series is a fictional universe of John Ringo and David Weber set in man kind's far future. The story circles around Prince Roger Ramius Sergei Chiang MacClintock, Heir Tertiary for the Throne of Man.
March, Cambridgeshire March is a parish and market town and the head of a county court district and petty sessional division, with an important junction station on the Great Eastern and Great Northern railways, 88 miles from London by rail, 29 north from Cambridge, 14 north-west from Ely and 9 south from Wisbech, in the Northern division of the county, hundred and union of North Witchford, Isle of Ely, rural deanery of March and in the peculiar archidiaconal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Ely.
Marchalina hellenica Marchalina hellenica is an insect that lives in the eastern Mediterranean region, mainly in Greece and Turkey. It lives by sucking the sap of pine trees, mainly the Turkish Pine (Pinus brutia) and, to smaller extent, Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis), Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) and Stone Pine (Pinus pinea).
Marchande A marchande is a term that refers to a female street or country merchant/vendor usually selling Creole cheeses, herbs, pastries, condiments, or jams. These women were common in South Louisiana up until the beginning of the 20th Century, but in the last 100 years died out as a custom.
Marché d'Intérêt National de Rungis The Marché d'Intérêt National de Rungis (or International market of Rungis) is the central market of Paris, located in the commune of Rungis, in the southern suburbs. It is the biggest wholesale food market in the world.
Marche a petit pas Marche à petits pas [mahrsh ah puh-TEE PAH] (“gait with little steps”) is a type of gait disorder characterised by an abnormal short stepped gait with upright stance (in strict sense, as opposed to generally stooping short-stepped gait of Parkinson's disease), seen in various neurological (or sometimes muscular) disorders. It can be further differentiated from "Parkinsonian gait" by normal arm swing (as opposed to no arm swing in Parkinsonism).
Marche Polytechnic University Marche Polytechnic University (Italian UniversitĂ Politecnica delle Marche) is a public university in Ancona, Italy. It offers three year degrees in Agriculture, Engineering, Economics, Medicine, and Sciences, as well as longer specialist programs in Medicine and Biology.
Marche Radiuju is a fictional character and the central protagonist in the Square Enix tactical role-playing video game and Japanese radio drama Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. Marche is an affectionate, yet quiet and personal young boy who cares a lot for his family and friends.
Marche Verte Marche Verte (English: Green March) is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Royal Moroccan Air Force and the official national aerobatic team of Morocco. Named for the 1975 "Green March" (See: History of Western Sahara), the team was formed recently.
Marchen Maze Marchen Maze (ăˇă«ăăłăˇă‚¤ă‚ş) is an arcade game that was released by Namco in 1988 only in Japan. It runs on Namco System 1 hardware, and was later ported to the Sharp X68000 and TurboGrafx-16 platforms.
Marcher Radio Group Marcher Radio Group is a former British media organisation which owns several radio stations in North Wales and North West England. The company, now owned by GCap Media, is the official licensee for Marcher Sound, Coast 96.
Marchesi di San Vincenzo Ferreri The Title of Marquisate di San Vincenzo Ferreri was created to Mario Testaferrata in 1716 by King Philip V of Spain, Sicily and Naples, with reminder to his legitimate and natural male descendants in perpetuity.
Marchetti's Constant Marchetti's Constant is a term for the average amount of time spent travelling each day, which is approximately one hour. It is claimed that although forms of urban planning and transport may change, and although some live in villages and others in cities, people gradually adjust their lives to their conditions (including location of their homes relative to their workplace) such that the average travel time stays approximately constant.
Marching ants The Marching ants effect is an animation technique often found in selection tools of computer graphics programs. It helps the user to distinguish the selection border from the image background by animating the border.
Marching band A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors, and who incorporate movement – usually some type of marching – with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments and the music usually incorporates a strong rhythmic component suitable for marching.
Marching brass Marching brass instruments are brass instruments specially designed to be played while moving. Most instruments do not have a marching version - only tubas, baritones, euphoniums, and French horns have marching versions; the tuba even has two.
Marching cubes Marching cubes is a computer graphics algorithm, published in the 1987 SIGGRAPH proceedings by Lorensen and Cline, for extracting a polygonal mesh of an isosurface from a 3D scalar field (sometimes called voxels).
Marching Colts The Coral Springs High School marching band, also known as the Marching Colts, is a division AA/AAA marching band based out of Coral Springs High School in the city of Coral Springs, Florida in Broward County. The outdoor performance ensemble is under the direction of Mr.
Marching Illini The Marching Illini (MI) is the marching band of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Marching Illini is a close-knit organization which annually includes approximately 350 University of Illinois' students.
Marching Southerners The Marching Southerners is the name for the marching band of Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama. Comprised of students from all over the country, the Southerners and Marching Ballerinas perform for thousands each season.
Marching Spartans The Oakmont-Overlook Marching Spartans from Ashburnham and Westminster Massachusetts are MICCA gold medalitsts and were crowned USSBA group IIIA New England state champions with their 2006-2007 season in which they performed "The Three Revelations From the Lotus Sutra". The band consisted of 78 members during their 2006-2007 season.
Marching Tetrahedrons Marching tetrahedrons is an algorithm in the field of computer graphics to render implicit surfaces. It was developed to circumvent a patent on the marching cubes algorithm (patented despite being a relatively obvious solution to the surface-generation problem).
Marchioness disaster The Marchioness disaster occurred on the River Thames in London, England, on 20 August 1989, when the pleasure boat Marchioness sank after being run down by the dredger Bowbelle. The two boats collided under Cannon Street Railway Bridge.
Marchitecture Marchitecture (or Marketecture) is a term given to any form of electronic architecture perceived to have been produced purely for marketing reasons. It may be used by a vendor to place itself in such a way as to promote all their strongest abilities whilst simultaneously masking their weaknesses.
Marchmont Herald Marchmont Herald of Arms in Ordinary is a Scottish officer of arms at the Court of the Lord Lyon King of Arms. The office was first mentioned in 1438, and the title is derived from the royal castle of Marchmont or Roxburgh in the Borders.
Mari (goddess) Mari, Mari Urraca, Anbotoko Mari ("the lady of Anboto") and the possibly distinct Murumendiko Dama ("lady of Murumendi") was a goddess — a lamia — of the Basques. She was married to the god Sugaar (also known as Sugoi or Majue).
Mari (singer) Mari Youngblood (born Mary Davis), also called Mari, is a female soprano vocalist. She is mostly known for her role as Helena on Kamelot's Epica and The Black Halo albums, along with her live performance on One Cold Winter's Night album and DVD.
Mari Andriessen Mari Silverster Andriessen (December 4, 1897 – December 7, 1979) was a Dutch sculptor, best known for his work memorializing victims of the Holocaust. Born and died in Haarlem, Andriessen is buried at the RK Begraafplaats Sint Adelberts in Bloemendaal, the Netherlands.
Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Mari ASSR) was the successor of Mari Autonomous Oblast. When the Soviet Union disintegrated, the Mari ASSR became known as the Mari El Republic, a federal subject of the Russian Federation.
Mari Boine Mari Boine Persen is a Norwegian Sami musician known for having added jazz and rock to the yoiks of her native people. Boine (born 8 november 1956 in Finnmark, Norway) grew up amid the Laestadian Christian movement as well as amidst discrimination against her people.
Mari El The Mari El Republic (; Mari: Марий ĐĐ» РеŃĐżŃблика) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). The direct transliteration of the republic's Russian name is Respublika Mariy El and Mari name is Marii El Respublika.
Mari Evans Mari Evans (born July 16 1923 in Toledo, Ohio) is an African-American poet, best known for her poem "When In Rome", which is taught in many high school and college English classes. She is also well known for the quote "I have never been contained except I made the prison.
Mari Gas Company The Mari Gas Company Limited (MGCL) was incorporated in mid 80's, It is one of the largest oil and gas exploration and production company in Pakistan. Mari Gas is operating the second largest gas field in the country located at Daharki, District Ghotki, Sind.
Mari Holden Mari Holden (born March 30 1971) is a female American cycle racer who won the World Time Trial Championships in 2000 after winning a Silver medal in the Olympic Games Time Trial in Sydney, Australia that same year. She also won six U.
Mari Hulman George Mari Hulman George, born Mary Antonia Hulman on December 26, 1934, in Terre Haute, Indiana, is the daughter of the late Anton "Tony" Hulman and Mary Fendrich Hulman, prominent Indiana philanthropists and business owners. She is currently (2006) the chairman of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Hulman & Co.
Mari language The Mari language (Mari: марий йылме, Russian марийŃкий ŃŹĐ·Ń‹Đş), spoken by more than 600,000 people, belongs to the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic language family. It is spoken primarily in the Mari Republic (Mari: Марий ĐĐ» â€Mari Land’, Russian: МарийŃкая реŃĐżŃблика) of the Russian Federation as well as in the area along the Vjatka river basin and eastwards to the Urals.
Mari Lwyd The Mari Lwyd (Grey Mare in Welsh) is a Welsh new year celebration (see Calennig). Perhaps deriving from an ancient rite for the Celtic goddess Rhiannon, the Mari Lwyd is associated with South-East Wales, but was almost forgotten during the 20th century.
Mari Matsuda Mari Matsuda (born 1956) is an American lawyer, activist, and law professor at Georgetown University Law Center, specializing in the fields of torts, constitutional law, legal history, feminist theory, critical race theory, and civil rights law.
Mari Possa Mari Possa (born January 21, 1980) is a pornographic actress and reality TV personality who entered the adult film business after originally working as an office assistant for porn producer and star Adam Glasser, a.k.
Mari Tablets Mari Tablets is a large group of tablets discovered by French archaeologists in the 1930's. More than 23,000 tablets were found, which gave information about the kingdom of Mari, a kingdom that existed before and during the lives of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Mari Wilson Mari Wilson (born Mari MacMillan Ramsey Wilson, 29 September 1957, in London), is an English singer, best known for her sometimes quirky, early 1960s influenced pop music songs, and her (former) trademark beehive hairdo.
Mari, Syria Mari was an ancient city in Syria situated on the site of Tell Hariri, 11 kilometers north-west of the modern locality of Abu Kamal on the western bank of Euphrates river, some 120 km southeast of Deir ez-Zor, Syria. It is thought to have been inhabited since the 5th millennium BCE, although it flourished from 2900 BCE until 1759 BCE, when it was sacked by Hammurabi.
Maria al-Qibtiyya Maria al-Qibtiyya (Arabic: مارية القبطية) (alternatively, especially in non-Arabic traditions, "Maria Qupthiya"), or Maria the Copt, was a Coptic Christian slave who was sent as a gift from Muqawqis, a Byzantine official, to the Islamic prophet MuhammadIbn Ishaq, (translation by A. Guillaume).
Maria Aitken Maria Aitken is a British actress and director, born 12 September 1945 in Dublin to Sir William Aitken (Conservative MP) and socialite Penelope Aitken, daughter of John Maffey, 1st Baron Rugby. She is a great-niece of newspaper magnate and war-time minister Lord Beaverbrook.
Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse) Princess Maximilienne Wilhelmine Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (8 August, 1824 - 8 June, 1880) was a princess of Grand Ducal Hesse and, as Marie Alexandrovna, Empress consort of Alexander II of Russia. She was born at Darmstadt, the capital of the Grand Duchy, and died at Saint Petersburg.
Maria Alexandrovna of Russia Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (later Duchess of Edinburgh and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; 17 October 1853 – 24 October 1920) was a daughter of Alexander II of Russia and his first Empress consort Marie of Hesse. Maria became the wife of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
Maria Alovert Maria Alovert is the inventor of the Appleseed biodiesel processor commonly found in small-scale biodiesel operations. This batch processor is based on a water heater, and can convert 30-100 gallons of vegetable oil into biodiesel in a few hours, with an equipment cost of approximately US$200.
Maria Amalia of Austria Marie Amalie or Maria Amalia, Archduchess of Austria (October 22, 1701 - December 11, 1756) was the daughter of Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor and Wilhelmina Amalia, daughter of Duke Frederick of Brunswick-LĂĽneburg.
Maria Amparo, Countess of Vista Alegre Doña Maria Amparo, Countess of Vista Alegre, (November 17, 1834 -August 19, 1864) was born in Madrid, Spain, the daughter of Queen regent Maria Christina I of Spain and her secret husband AugustĂn Fernández Muñoz, Duke of Riansares. Her full title was Maria Amparo de los Desamparados Muñoz y de BorbĂłn, condessa de Vista Alegre.
Maria Andersson Maria Eufrosyne Andersson (December 24, 1828?, Viipuri, Finland - August 24, 1946, Helsinki, Finland) was persumably the longest-living Finn ever, died at the age of 117 years and 243 days, although her exact date of birth cannot be completely proven, because many of the documents located in her birth town Viipuri were destroyed during the Second World War.
Maria Anna Adamberger Maria Anna Adamberger born Jaquet (born October 23, 1752; died November 5, 1804) was an Austrian actress. She was known for her roles in various comedies, while her sister Katharina Adamberger preferred tragic roles.
Maria Anna Mozart Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia Mozart (July 30, 1751–October 29, 1829), nicknamed "Nannerl" Mozart, was a famous musician in eighteenth century Europe. She was the older sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and daughter of Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart.
Maria Anna of Austria Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (13 January 1610 - 25 September 1665 Munich) (de: Maria Anna von Habsburg, Erzherzogin von Ă–sterreich, also known as Maria Anna von Bayern or Maria-Anna, KurfĂĽrstin von Bayern). Born in Graz, her parents were Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor of Habsburg and Maria Anna of Bavaria.
Maria Anna of Bavaria (Archduchess of Austria) Maria Anna of Bavaria (21 March, 1551- 29 April, 1608) was daughter of Albert V, Duke of Bavaria and Anne Habsburg of Austria. Her maternal grandparents were Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary (1503–1547), daughter of King Ladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary and his wife Anne de Foix.
Maria Anna of Portugal Maria Ana of Braganza, dona Maria Ana Fernanda Leopoldina Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Carlota AntĂłnia JĂşlia VitĂłria Praxedes Francisca de Assis Gonzaga, pron. , (Lisbon, August 21 1843 - Dresden, February 5 1884) (English: Mary Anne, German: Maria Anna) was a Portuguese infanta, the eldest surviving daughter of Queen Maria II of Portugal and her King consort Ferdinand II of Portugal, born Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Kohary.
Maria Anna of Spain Maria Anna (18 August, 1606 – 13 May, 1646), also known as Maria Anna of Austria, Infanta of Spain, was the youngest daughter of King Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria. She was later a Holy Roman Empress and queen of Hungary.
Maria Anne Fitzherbert Maria Anne Fitzherbert, née Smythe (26 July 1756 – 27 March 1837), was the first woman with whom the future King George IV of the United Kingdom undertook a wedding ceremony, and his companion for a large part of his adult life. However the marriage was invalid under English civil laws concerning royal marriages and she never became queen or acquired any other title.
Maria Antonia Berrios Maria Antonia "Toni" Berrios is the Illinois State Representative for the 39th district; she is currently serving her second term. Berrios is the first Puerto Rican woman to serve in the Illinois House of Representatives.
Maria Antonietta Beluzzi Maria Antonietta Beluzzi (born 1930; died August 9, 1997 in Bologna) was an Italian born actress who appeared in a number of films in her native country, but who was probably best known for her role as the tobacconist in Federico Fellini's Amarcord.
Maria Athanasiadou Maria Athanasiadou (Greek: ΜαĎία ΑθαναĎιάδου) (born January 30) in Thessaloniki, is a Greek singer. She is fairly new to the Greek music scene but has already worked some of Greece's top singers.
Maria Bagrationi Empress Maria (ca 1050 – after 1103) was a daughter of the Georgian king Bagrat IV (1027–72) and spouse of the Byzantine emperor Michael VII Ducas and later also Nicephorus III Botaniates. She is frequently known as Maria of Alania in apparent confusion with her mother Borena of Alania, the second wife of Bagrat of Georgia.
Maria Baida Maria Baida (February 1, 1922 - August 30, 2002) () was a World War II scout in Crimea. When she was surrounded by Wehrmacht submachine gunners, she fought a heated gun battle against them, killing fifteen, wounding several more, and routing the rest, escaping wounded.
Maria Barnas Maria Barnas (NL, 1973) works as a writer, poet and artist. She has written two novels, â€Ice Angels’ (1997), â€The bather’ (2000) and a book of poetry called â€Two suns’ (2003) published by De Arbeiderspers.
Maria Bartiromo Maria Bartiromo (born September 11, 1967 in Brooklyn, New York) is a business news anchor, reporter, and interviewer for CNBC television co-hosting the Closing Bell program from 3 to 5pm weekdays ET and is the host and managing editor for the nationally syndicated Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo program.
Maria Beatty Maria Beatty is a New York filmmaker who directs, acts, and produces. Her films are often made in black and white, have high production values, and cover various aspects of female sexuality including BDSM and fetishism.
Maria BieĹźu [BieĹźu (born 1934]) is one of [[Moldova's most important opera singers. She has won an impressive reputation for herself as a chief vocalist of the ChiĹźinÄu Opera and Ballet Theater ever since her debut in 1961.
Maria Callas Maria Callas (Greek: ΜαĎία Κάλλας) (December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano and perhaps the best-known opera singer of the post-World War II period. She combined an impressive bel canto technique with great dramatic gifts.
Maria Canals Maria Pilar Canals is a Hispanic actress, born in Miami, Florida, September 28, 1966. She received her Theatre degree from the University of Miami's drama school, and has worked extensively in theatre in both Miami and Los Angeles.
Maria Carrillo High School Maria Carrillo High School, abbreviated as "Carrillo" and MCHS, is a high school located in Santa Rosa, California. It is part of the Santa Rosa High School District, which is itself part of Santa Rosa City Schools.
Maria Cioncan Maria Cioncan (June 19 1977 - January 21 2007) was a middle distance runner from Romania, best known for winning a bronze medal in the 1500 metres event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Born in Maieru, she set personal bests in both 800 and 1500 metres during the games.
Maria da Assunção Esteves Maria da Assunção Esteves (born October 15, 1956 in Valpaços) is a Portuguese politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party–People's Party coalition; part of the European People's Party–European Democrats group.
Maria dalle Carceri Maria dalle Carceri (died 1323) was the wife of Albert Pallavicini who succeeded to half of the marquisate of Bodonitsa on his death in 1311. While she avoided submitting her principality to the Catalan Company, she could not avoid paying an annual tribute of four destriers.
Maria das Neves Maria das Neves Ceita Baptista de Sousa (born 1958) is a former Prime Minister of SĂŁo TomĂ© and PrĂncipe. She held the post of Prime Minister from 3 October 2002 until 18 September 2004, and was the nation's first female head of government.
Maria de Agreda Maria Fernandez Coronel, Abbess of Agreda or, known in religion as Sor (Sister) Maria de Jesus (1602–1665), also known as the Blue Nun, was the daughter of Don Francisco Coronel and his wife Catalina de Arana. She was born at Agreda, on the borders of Navarre and Aragon, on 2 April 1602.
Maria de la Paz Hernandez Maria de la Paz Hernandez (born January 1, 1977) is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Maria de los Angeles Maria de los Angeles (literally: Maria of the angels ) (1997) was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. Julio César Mármol came up with the idea for this telenovela.
Maria de Lourdes Pereira dos Santos Van-Dúnem Maria de Lourdes Pereira dos Santos Van-Dúnem (April 29, 1935 — January 4, 2006 was an Angolan singer. Usually called Lourdes Van-Dúnem, she was born in Luanda, and rose to stardom in the 1960s with the group Ngola Ritmos.
Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo, GCC, GCIH (pron. IPA []; (full name Maria de Lurdes Ruivo da Silva Matos Pintasilgo) January 18, 1930-July 10, 2004) was the first woman (and the only to date) to serve as Prime Minister of Portugal.
Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues (born Lisbon, March 19, 1956) is the current Portuguese Minister of Education in the government of José Sócrates. She is a Sociologist and a Professor at ISCTE - Higher Institute of Business and Labour Sciences.
Maria do Couto Maia-Lopes Maria do Couto Maia-Lopes (October 24, 1890 – July 25, 2005) was the longest-lived person to be documented in Portugal, and one of the world's very few supercentenarians. She lived in Grijó, near Vila Nova de Gaia, which is very close to the city of Porto.
Maria Dahvana Headley Maria Dahvana Headley (born June 21, 1977) is an American writer. In 2006, Hyperion published her memoir, The Year of Yes, an account of the year Headley spent saying yes to dates with anyone who asked her out.
Maria Damanaki Maria Damanaki (Greek: ΜαĎία Δαμανάκη) is a Greek politician, former president of the Synaspismos party of the radical left and currently a state member of the Hellenic Parliament within the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK).
Maria Dermoût Maria Dermoût (June 15, 1888, Pekalongan — June 27, 1962, The Hague) was an Indonesian novelist, born on Java, Dutch East Indies, educated in the Netherlands, who wrote in Dutch. After completing her education she returned to Java, where she married and travelled extensively across Java and the Moluccas with her husband.
Maria Devi Christos Maria Devi Christos (born Maria Tsvigun (Мария ЦвигŃĐ˝) in 1960 in Donetsk, Ukraine), was a leader of an apocalyptic sect in the Former Soviet Union. Calling itself the "Great White Brotherhood", this group had followers in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.
Maria Doyle Kennedy Maria Doyle (born 1964) is an Irish-born actress (known as Maria Doyle Kennedy since her 1992 marriage to Kieran Kennedy) who appeared in Irish movies such as The Commitments, about a musical group, which also starred Bronagh Gallagher and Angeline Ball; and The General, with Brendan Gleeson about the notorious Irish gangster Martin Cahill, who was killed by the IRA.
Maria Dracula Maria Dracula is a fiction story by Denise Roman published in 2005. It is a coming-of-age fairy tale about a ten-year-old apprentice witch and orphan from Salem, Massachusetts who discovers an important secret that connects her to Dracula.
Maria Eberline Maria Eberline (born Maria Theresa Eberline on November 17) is currently involved in the First National Tour of the Broadway show Wicked, where she understudies Elphaba and Nessarose as well as being in the ensemble castensemble.
Maria Efrosinina Maria Efrosinina is a Ukrainian television host. She co-presented the 50th Eurovision Song Contest alongside Pavlo Shylko, in 2005 from Kiev's Sports Palace, to a pan-European TV-audience of an estimated 150 million people.
Maria Elena Batista MarĂa Elena "Mari" Batista currently a Puerto Rico's sports administrator. As the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico's Director of Sports and Recreation, she helped revive the previously underused and dilapidated Hiram Bithorn Stadium, attracting MLB's Opening Day Game in 2001, twenty-two yearly home games of the now defunct Montreal Expos (now known as the Washington Nationals) in 2003 and 2004, and the 2006 World Baseball Classic games.
Maria Elizabeth Muñoz Maria Elizabeth Muñoz, a Chicana activist, was a third-party candidate for Vice President of the United States in the United States presidential election, 1992, representing the New Alliance Party (NAP) as the running mate of Lenora Fulani. Muñoz also introduced her brother Fernando to the NAP, according to Fulani.
March of Dimes Canada March of Dimes Canada (MODC, officially the Rehabilitation Foundation for Disabled Persons, Canada) is a registered national charity established in 2005 by Ontario March of Dimes, to provide community-based rehabilitation services and resources across the country to people with physical disabilities.
March of Neustria The marches of Neustria were creations of the Carolingian king of West Francia covering the ancient Merovingian kingdom of Neustria. Originally, there were two marches, one against the Bretons and one against the Norsemen created by Charles the Bald in 861.
March of the Living The March of the Living, also called The March of Remembrance and Hope, is a dynamic educational program which brings students from all over the world to Poland, where they explore the remnants of the Holocaust. On Holocaust Memorial Day (Yom Hashoah), Participants march silently from Auschwitz to Birkenau, the largest concentration camp complex built during World War II.
March of the Malvinas The Marcha de las Malvinas (March of the Malvinas) is a patriotic anthem of Argentina. It is sung in demonstrations to assert Argentina sovereignty claims over the Malvinas (Falkland) islands and was prominently broadcast by the military government-controlled media during the Falklands War.
March of the Volunteers "March of the Volunteers" () is the national anthem of the People's Republic of China, written in the midst of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) by the noted poet and playwright Tian Han with music composed by Nie Er. This composition is a musical march.
March of Turin The county or march of Turin (sometimes march of Susa) was founded in 941 by Hugh of Italy, who appointed Arduin Glaber as governor of the march. Arduin had captured Turin and the Susa Valley from the Saracens.
March on Rome (film) The March on Rome (Italian: La marcia su Roma) is a 1962 movie by Dino Risi with Vittorio Gassman and Ugo Tognazzi, aimed at describing the March on Rome of Benito Mussolini's black shirts from the point of view of two newly recruited, naĂŻve black shirts.
March Street Press March Street Press is a small press started by Robert Bixby for publishing books of poetry and literary fiction. It also designs books for other independent publishers and issues a semiannual literary magazine known as Parting Gifts.
March to the Brazos March to the Brazos is an annual event during the spring semester, usually in April but the actual day varies. The cadets conduct a road march starting from the Quadrangle through main and west campuses to Texas A&M's Animal Science Teaching, Research & Extension Complex (ASTREC) near the east bank of the Brazos River, a 14 mile round trip.
March Upcountry Series March Upcountry Series is a fictional universe of John Ringo and David Weber set in man kind's far future. The story circles around Prince Roger Ramius Sergei Chiang MacClintock, Heir Tertiary for the Throne of Man.
March, Cambridgeshire March is a parish and market town and the head of a county court district and petty sessional division, with an important junction station on the Great Eastern and Great Northern railways, 88 miles from London by rail, 29 north from Cambridge, 14 north-west from Ely and 9 south from Wisbech, in the Northern division of the county, hundred and union of North Witchford, Isle of Ely, rural deanery of March and in the peculiar archidiaconal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Ely.
Marchalina hellenica Marchalina hellenica is an insect that lives in the eastern Mediterranean region, mainly in Greece and Turkey. It lives by sucking the sap of pine trees, mainly the Turkish Pine (Pinus brutia) and, to smaller extent, Aleppo Pine (Pinus halepensis), Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) and Stone Pine (Pinus pinea).
Marchande A marchande is a term that refers to a female street or country merchant/vendor usually selling Creole cheeses, herbs, pastries, condiments, or jams. These women were common in South Louisiana up until the beginning of the 20th Century, but in the last 100 years died out as a custom.
Marché d'Intérêt National de Rungis The Marché d'Intérêt National de Rungis (or International market of Rungis) is the central market of Paris, located in the commune of Rungis, in the southern suburbs. It is the biggest wholesale food market in the world.
Marche a petit pas Marche à petits pas [mahrsh ah puh-TEE PAH] (“gait with little steps”) is a type of gait disorder characterised by an abnormal short stepped gait with upright stance (in strict sense, as opposed to generally stooping short-stepped gait of Parkinson's disease), seen in various neurological (or sometimes muscular) disorders. It can be further differentiated from "Parkinsonian gait" by normal arm swing (as opposed to no arm swing in Parkinsonism).
Marche Polytechnic University Marche Polytechnic University (Italian UniversitĂ Politecnica delle Marche) is a public university in Ancona, Italy. It offers three year degrees in Agriculture, Engineering, Economics, Medicine, and Sciences, as well as longer specialist programs in Medicine and Biology.
Marche Radiuju is a fictional character and the central protagonist in the Square Enix tactical role-playing video game and Japanese radio drama Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. Marche is an affectionate, yet quiet and personal young boy who cares a lot for his family and friends.
Marche Verte Marche Verte (English: Green March) is the aerobatic demonstration team of the Royal Moroccan Air Force and the official national aerobatic team of Morocco. Named for the 1975 "Green March" (See: History of Western Sahara), the team was formed recently.
Marchen Maze Marchen Maze (ăˇă«ăăłăˇă‚¤ă‚ş) is an arcade game that was released by Namco in 1988 only in Japan. It runs on Namco System 1 hardware, and was later ported to the Sharp X68000 and TurboGrafx-16 platforms.
Marcher Radio Group Marcher Radio Group is a former British media organisation which owns several radio stations in North Wales and North West England. The company, now owned by GCap Media, is the official licensee for Marcher Sound, Coast 96.
Marchesi di San Vincenzo Ferreri The Title of Marquisate di San Vincenzo Ferreri was created to Mario Testaferrata in 1716 by King Philip V of Spain, Sicily and Naples, with reminder to his legitimate and natural male descendants in perpetuity.
Marchetti's Constant Marchetti's Constant is a term for the average amount of time spent travelling each day, which is approximately one hour. It is claimed that although forms of urban planning and transport may change, and although some live in villages and others in cities, people gradually adjust their lives to their conditions (including location of their homes relative to their workplace) such that the average travel time stays approximately constant.
Marching ants The Marching ants effect is an animation technique often found in selection tools of computer graphics programs. It helps the user to distinguish the selection border from the image background by animating the border.
Marching band A marching band is a group of instrumental musicians who generally perform outdoors, and who incorporate movement – usually some type of marching – with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments and the music usually incorporates a strong rhythmic component suitable for marching.
Marching brass Marching brass instruments are brass instruments specially designed to be played while moving. Most instruments do not have a marching version - only tubas, baritones, euphoniums, and French horns have marching versions; the tuba even has two.
Marching cubes Marching cubes is a computer graphics algorithm, published in the 1987 SIGGRAPH proceedings by Lorensen and Cline, for extracting a polygonal mesh of an isosurface from a 3D scalar field (sometimes called voxels).
Marching Colts The Coral Springs High School marching band, also known as the Marching Colts, is a division AA/AAA marching band based out of Coral Springs High School in the city of Coral Springs, Florida in Broward County. The outdoor performance ensemble is under the direction of Mr.
Marching Illini The Marching Illini (MI) is the marching band of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Marching Illini is a close-knit organization which annually includes approximately 350 University of Illinois' students.
Marching Southerners The Marching Southerners is the name for the marching band of Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama. Comprised of students from all over the country, the Southerners and Marching Ballerinas perform for thousands each season.
Marching Spartans The Oakmont-Overlook Marching Spartans from Ashburnham and Westminster Massachusetts are MICCA gold medalitsts and were crowned USSBA group IIIA New England state champions with their 2006-2007 season in which they performed "The Three Revelations From the Lotus Sutra". The band consisted of 78 members during their 2006-2007 season.
Marching Tetrahedrons Marching tetrahedrons is an algorithm in the field of computer graphics to render implicit surfaces. It was developed to circumvent a patent on the marching cubes algorithm (patented despite being a relatively obvious solution to the surface-generation problem).
Marchioness disaster The Marchioness disaster occurred on the River Thames in London, England, on 20 August 1989, when the pleasure boat Marchioness sank after being run down by the dredger Bowbelle. The two boats collided under Cannon Street Railway Bridge.
Marchitecture Marchitecture (or Marketecture) is a term given to any form of electronic architecture perceived to have been produced purely for marketing reasons. It may be used by a vendor to place itself in such a way as to promote all their strongest abilities whilst simultaneously masking their weaknesses.
Marchmont Herald Marchmont Herald of Arms in Ordinary is a Scottish officer of arms at the Court of the Lord Lyon King of Arms. The office was first mentioned in 1438, and the title is derived from the royal castle of Marchmont or Roxburgh in the Borders.
Mari (goddess) Mari, Mari Urraca, Anbotoko Mari ("the lady of Anboto") and the possibly distinct Murumendiko Dama ("lady of Murumendi") was a goddess — a lamia — of the Basques. She was married to the god Sugaar (also known as Sugoi or Majue).
Mari (singer) Mari Youngblood (born Mary Davis), also called Mari, is a female soprano vocalist. She is mostly known for her role as Helena on Kamelot's Epica and The Black Halo albums, along with her live performance on One Cold Winter's Night album and DVD.
Mari Andriessen Mari Silverster Andriessen (December 4, 1897 – December 7, 1979) was a Dutch sculptor, best known for his work memorializing victims of the Holocaust. Born and died in Haarlem, Andriessen is buried at the RK Begraafplaats Sint Adelberts in Bloemendaal, the Netherlands.
Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Mari ASSR) was the successor of Mari Autonomous Oblast. When the Soviet Union disintegrated, the Mari ASSR became known as the Mari El Republic, a federal subject of the Russian Federation.
Mari Boine Mari Boine Persen is a Norwegian Sami musician known for having added jazz and rock to the yoiks of her native people. Boine (born 8 november 1956 in Finnmark, Norway) grew up amid the Laestadian Christian movement as well as amidst discrimination against her people.
Mari El The Mari El Republic (; Mari: Марий ĐĐ» РеŃĐżŃблика) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). The direct transliteration of the republic's Russian name is Respublika Mariy El and Mari name is Marii El Respublika.
Mari Evans Mari Evans (born July 16 1923 in Toledo, Ohio) is an African-American poet, best known for her poem "When In Rome", which is taught in many high school and college English classes. She is also well known for the quote "I have never been contained except I made the prison.
Mari Gas Company The Mari Gas Company Limited (MGCL) was incorporated in mid 80's, It is one of the largest oil and gas exploration and production company in Pakistan. Mari Gas is operating the second largest gas field in the country located at Daharki, District Ghotki, Sind.
Mari Holden Mari Holden (born March 30 1971) is a female American cycle racer who won the World Time Trial Championships in 2000 after winning a Silver medal in the Olympic Games Time Trial in Sydney, Australia that same year. She also won six U.
Mari Hulman George Mari Hulman George, born Mary Antonia Hulman on December 26, 1934, in Terre Haute, Indiana, is the daughter of the late Anton "Tony" Hulman and Mary Fendrich Hulman, prominent Indiana philanthropists and business owners. She is currently (2006) the chairman of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Hulman & Co.
Mari language The Mari language (Mari: марий йылме, Russian марийŃкий ŃŹĐ·Ń‹Đş), spoken by more than 600,000 people, belongs to the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic language family. It is spoken primarily in the Mari Republic (Mari: Марий ĐĐ» â€Mari Land’, Russian: МарийŃкая реŃĐżŃблика) of the Russian Federation as well as in the area along the Vjatka river basin and eastwards to the Urals.
Mari Lwyd The Mari Lwyd (Grey Mare in Welsh) is a Welsh new year celebration (see Calennig). Perhaps deriving from an ancient rite for the Celtic goddess Rhiannon, the Mari Lwyd is associated with South-East Wales, but was almost forgotten during the 20th century.
Mari Matsuda Mari Matsuda (born 1956) is an American lawyer, activist, and law professor at Georgetown University Law Center, specializing in the fields of torts, constitutional law, legal history, feminist theory, critical race theory, and civil rights law.
Mari Possa Mari Possa (born January 21, 1980) is a pornographic actress and reality TV personality who entered the adult film business after originally working as an office assistant for porn producer and star Adam Glasser, a.k.
Mari Tablets Mari Tablets is a large group of tablets discovered by French archaeologists in the 1930's. More than 23,000 tablets were found, which gave information about the kingdom of Mari, a kingdom that existed before and during the lives of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Mari Wilson Mari Wilson (born Mari MacMillan Ramsey Wilson, 29 September 1957, in London), is an English singer, best known for her sometimes quirky, early 1960s influenced pop music songs, and her (former) trademark beehive hairdo.
Mari, Syria Mari was an ancient city in Syria situated on the site of Tell Hariri, 11 kilometers north-west of the modern locality of Abu Kamal on the western bank of Euphrates river, some 120 km southeast of Deir ez-Zor, Syria. It is thought to have been inhabited since the 5th millennium BCE, although it flourished from 2900 BCE until 1759 BCE, when it was sacked by Hammurabi.
Maria al-Qibtiyya Maria al-Qibtiyya (Arabic: مارية القبطية) (alternatively, especially in non-Arabic traditions, "Maria Qupthiya"), or Maria the Copt, was a Coptic Christian slave who was sent as a gift from Muqawqis, a Byzantine official, to the Islamic prophet MuhammadIbn Ishaq, (translation by A. Guillaume).
Maria Aitken Maria Aitken is a British actress and director, born 12 September 1945 in Dublin to Sir William Aitken (Conservative MP) and socialite Penelope Aitken, daughter of John Maffey, 1st Baron Rugby. She is a great-niece of newspaper magnate and war-time minister Lord Beaverbrook.
Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse) Princess Maximilienne Wilhelmine Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (8 August, 1824 - 8 June, 1880) was a princess of Grand Ducal Hesse and, as Marie Alexandrovna, Empress consort of Alexander II of Russia. She was born at Darmstadt, the capital of the Grand Duchy, and died at Saint Petersburg.
Maria Alexandrovna of Russia Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (later Duchess of Edinburgh and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; 17 October 1853 – 24 October 1920) was a daughter of Alexander II of Russia and his first Empress consort Marie of Hesse. Maria became the wife of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, the second son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha.
Maria Alovert Maria Alovert is the inventor of the Appleseed biodiesel processor commonly found in small-scale biodiesel operations. This batch processor is based on a water heater, and can convert 30-100 gallons of vegetable oil into biodiesel in a few hours, with an equipment cost of approximately US$200.
Maria Amalia of Austria Marie Amalie or Maria Amalia, Archduchess of Austria (October 22, 1701 - December 11, 1756) was the daughter of Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor and Wilhelmina Amalia, daughter of Duke Frederick of Brunswick-LĂĽneburg.
Maria Amparo, Countess of Vista Alegre Doña Maria Amparo, Countess of Vista Alegre, (November 17, 1834 -August 19, 1864) was born in Madrid, Spain, the daughter of Queen regent Maria Christina I of Spain and her secret husband AugustĂn Fernández Muñoz, Duke of Riansares. Her full title was Maria Amparo de los Desamparados Muñoz y de BorbĂłn, condessa de Vista Alegre.
Maria Andersson Maria Eufrosyne Andersson (December 24, 1828?, Viipuri, Finland - August 24, 1946, Helsinki, Finland) was persumably the longest-living Finn ever, died at the age of 117 years and 243 days, although her exact date of birth cannot be completely proven, because many of the documents located in her birth town Viipuri were destroyed during the Second World War.
Maria Anna Adamberger Maria Anna Adamberger born Jaquet (born October 23, 1752; died November 5, 1804) was an Austrian actress. She was known for her roles in various comedies, while her sister Katharina Adamberger preferred tragic roles.
Maria Anna Mozart Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia Mozart (July 30, 1751–October 29, 1829), nicknamed "Nannerl" Mozart, was a famous musician in eighteenth century Europe. She was the older sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and daughter of Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart.
Maria Anna of Austria Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (13 January 1610 - 25 September 1665 Munich) (de: Maria Anna von Habsburg, Erzherzogin von Ă–sterreich, also known as Maria Anna von Bayern or Maria-Anna, KurfĂĽrstin von Bayern). Born in Graz, her parents were Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor of Habsburg and Maria Anna of Bavaria.
Maria Anna of Bavaria (Archduchess of Austria) Maria Anna of Bavaria (21 March, 1551- 29 April, 1608) was daughter of Albert V, Duke of Bavaria and Anne Habsburg of Austria. Her maternal grandparents were Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary (1503–1547), daughter of King Ladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary and his wife Anne de Foix.
Maria Anna of Portugal Maria Ana of Braganza, dona Maria Ana Fernanda Leopoldina Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Carlota AntĂłnia JĂşlia VitĂłria Praxedes Francisca de Assis Gonzaga, pron. , (Lisbon, August 21 1843 - Dresden, February 5 1884) (English: Mary Anne, German: Maria Anna) was a Portuguese infanta, the eldest surviving daughter of Queen Maria II of Portugal and her King consort Ferdinand II of Portugal, born Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Kohary.
Maria Anna of Spain Maria Anna (18 August, 1606 – 13 May, 1646), also known as Maria Anna of Austria, Infanta of Spain, was the youngest daughter of King Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria. She was later a Holy Roman Empress and queen of Hungary.
Maria Anne Fitzherbert Maria Anne Fitzherbert, née Smythe (26 July 1756 – 27 March 1837), was the first woman with whom the future King George IV of the United Kingdom undertook a wedding ceremony, and his companion for a large part of his adult life. However the marriage was invalid under English civil laws concerning royal marriages and she never became queen or acquired any other title.
Maria Antonia Berrios Maria Antonia "Toni" Berrios is the Illinois State Representative for the 39th district; she is currently serving her second term. Berrios is the first Puerto Rican woman to serve in the Illinois House of Representatives.
Maria Antonietta Beluzzi Maria Antonietta Beluzzi (born 1930; died August 9, 1997 in Bologna) was an Italian born actress who appeared in a number of films in her native country, but who was probably best known for her role as the tobacconist in Federico Fellini's Amarcord.
Maria Athanasiadou Maria Athanasiadou (Greek: ΜαĎία ΑθαναĎιάδου) (born January 30) in Thessaloniki, is a Greek singer. She is fairly new to the Greek music scene but has already worked some of Greece's top singers.
Maria Bagrationi Empress Maria (ca 1050 – after 1103) was a daughter of the Georgian king Bagrat IV (1027–72) and spouse of the Byzantine emperor Michael VII Ducas and later also Nicephorus III Botaniates. She is frequently known as Maria of Alania in apparent confusion with her mother Borena of Alania, the second wife of Bagrat of Georgia.
Maria Baida Maria Baida (February 1, 1922 - August 30, 2002) () was a World War II scout in Crimea. When she was surrounded by Wehrmacht submachine gunners, she fought a heated gun battle against them, killing fifteen, wounding several more, and routing the rest, escaping wounded.
Maria Barnas Maria Barnas (NL, 1973) works as a writer, poet and artist. She has written two novels, â€Ice Angels’ (1997), â€The bather’ (2000) and a book of poetry called â€Two suns’ (2003) published by De Arbeiderspers.
Maria Bartiromo Maria Bartiromo (born September 11, 1967 in Brooklyn, New York) is a business news anchor, reporter, and interviewer for CNBC television co-hosting the Closing Bell program from 3 to 5pm weekdays ET and is the host and managing editor for the nationally syndicated Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo program.
Maria Beatty Maria Beatty is a New York filmmaker who directs, acts, and produces. Her films are often made in black and white, have high production values, and cover various aspects of female sexuality including BDSM and fetishism.
Maria BieĹźu [BieĹźu (born 1934]) is one of [[Moldova's most important opera singers. She has won an impressive reputation for herself as a chief vocalist of the ChiĹźinÄu Opera and Ballet Theater ever since her debut in 1961.
Maria Callas Maria Callas (Greek: ΜαĎία Κάλλας) (December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano and perhaps the best-known opera singer of the post-World War II period. She combined an impressive bel canto technique with great dramatic gifts.
Maria Canals Maria Pilar Canals is a Hispanic actress, born in Miami, Florida, September 28, 1966. She received her Theatre degree from the University of Miami's drama school, and has worked extensively in theatre in both Miami and Los Angeles.
Maria Carrillo High School Maria Carrillo High School, abbreviated as "Carrillo" and MCHS, is a high school located in Santa Rosa, California. It is part of the Santa Rosa High School District, which is itself part of Santa Rosa City Schools.
Maria Cioncan Maria Cioncan (June 19 1977 - January 21 2007) was a middle distance runner from Romania, best known for winning a bronze medal in the 1500 metres event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Born in Maieru, she set personal bests in both 800 and 1500 metres during the games.
Maria da Assunção Esteves Maria da Assunção Esteves (born October 15, 1956 in Valpaços) is a Portuguese politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party–People's Party coalition; part of the European People's Party–European Democrats group.
Maria dalle Carceri Maria dalle Carceri (died 1323) was the wife of Albert Pallavicini who succeeded to half of the marquisate of Bodonitsa on his death in 1311. While she avoided submitting her principality to the Catalan Company, she could not avoid paying an annual tribute of four destriers.
Maria das Neves Maria das Neves Ceita Baptista de Sousa (born 1958) is a former Prime Minister of SĂŁo TomĂ© and PrĂncipe. She held the post of Prime Minister from 3 October 2002 until 18 September 2004, and was the nation's first female head of government.
Maria de Agreda Maria Fernandez Coronel, Abbess of Agreda or, known in religion as Sor (Sister) Maria de Jesus (1602–1665), also known as the Blue Nun, was the daughter of Don Francisco Coronel and his wife Catalina de Arana. She was born at Agreda, on the borders of Navarre and Aragon, on 2 April 1602.
Maria de la Paz Hernandez Maria de la Paz Hernandez (born January 1, 1977) is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Maria de los Angeles Maria de los Angeles (literally: Maria of the angels ) (1997) was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela's Radio Caracas Televisión. Julio César Mármol came up with the idea for this telenovela.
Maria de Lourdes Pereira dos Santos Van-Dúnem Maria de Lourdes Pereira dos Santos Van-Dúnem (April 29, 1935 — January 4, 2006 was an Angolan singer. Usually called Lourdes Van-Dúnem, she was born in Luanda, and rose to stardom in the 1960s with the group Ngola Ritmos.
Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo Maria de Lurdes Pintasilgo, GCC, GCIH (pron. IPA []; (full name Maria de Lurdes Ruivo da Silva Matos Pintasilgo) January 18, 1930-July 10, 2004) was the first woman (and the only to date) to serve as Prime Minister of Portugal.
Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues (born Lisbon, March 19, 1956) is the current Portuguese Minister of Education in the government of José Sócrates. She is a Sociologist and a Professor at ISCTE - Higher Institute of Business and Labour Sciences.
Maria do Couto Maia-Lopes Maria do Couto Maia-Lopes (October 24, 1890 – July 25, 2005) was the longest-lived person to be documented in Portugal, and one of the world's very few supercentenarians. She lived in Grijó, near Vila Nova de Gaia, which is very close to the city of Porto.
Maria Dahvana Headley Maria Dahvana Headley (born June 21, 1977) is an American writer. In 2006, Hyperion published her memoir, The Year of Yes, an account of the year Headley spent saying yes to dates with anyone who asked her out.
Maria Damanaki Maria Damanaki (Greek: ΜαĎία Δαμανάκη) is a Greek politician, former president of the Synaspismos party of the radical left and currently a state member of the Hellenic Parliament within the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK).
Maria Dermoût Maria Dermoût (June 15, 1888, Pekalongan — June 27, 1962, The Hague) was an Indonesian novelist, born on Java, Dutch East Indies, educated in the Netherlands, who wrote in Dutch. After completing her education she returned to Java, where she married and travelled extensively across Java and the Moluccas with her husband.
Maria Devi Christos Maria Devi Christos (born Maria Tsvigun (Мария ЦвигŃĐ˝) in 1960 in Donetsk, Ukraine), was a leader of an apocalyptic sect in the Former Soviet Union. Calling itself the "Great White Brotherhood", this group had followers in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.
Maria Doyle Kennedy Maria Doyle (born 1964) is an Irish-born actress (known as Maria Doyle Kennedy since her 1992 marriage to Kieran Kennedy) who appeared in Irish movies such as The Commitments, about a musical group, which also starred Bronagh Gallagher and Angeline Ball; and The General, with Brendan Gleeson about the notorious Irish gangster Martin Cahill, who was killed by the IRA.
Maria Dracula Maria Dracula is a fiction story by Denise Roman published in 2005. It is a coming-of-age fairy tale about a ten-year-old apprentice witch and orphan from Salem, Massachusetts who discovers an important secret that connects her to Dracula.
Maria Eberline Maria Eberline (born Maria Theresa Eberline on November 17) is currently involved in the First National Tour of the Broadway show Wicked, where she understudies Elphaba and Nessarose as well as being in the ensemble castensemble.
Maria Efrosinina Maria Efrosinina is a Ukrainian television host. She co-presented the 50th Eurovision Song Contest alongside Pavlo Shylko, in 2005 from Kiev's Sports Palace, to a pan-European TV-audience of an estimated 150 million people.
Maria Elena Batista MarĂa Elena "Mari" Batista currently a Puerto Rico's sports administrator. As the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico's Director of Sports and Recreation, she helped revive the previously underused and dilapidated Hiram Bithorn Stadium, attracting MLB's Opening Day Game in 2001, twenty-two yearly home games of the now defunct Montreal Expos (now known as the Washington Nationals) in 2003 and 2004, and the 2006 World Baseball Classic games.
Maria Elizabeth Muñoz Maria Elizabeth Muñoz, a Chicana activist, was a third-party candidate for Vice President of the United States in the United States presidential election, 1992, representing the New Alliance Party (NAP) as the running mate of Lenora Fulani. Muñoz also introduced her brother Fernando to the NAP, according to Fulani.
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