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Mark Teixeira Mark Charles Teixeira [Tay-SHAY-ruh] (born April 11, 1980 in Severna Park, Maryland) is a Major League Baseball player with the Texas Rangers. He is mainly a first baseman, but has also played at third base and in the outfield.
Mark Thatcher Sir Mark Thatcher, 2nd Baronet (born August 15 1953) is the only son of Sir Denis Thatcher and Margaret Thatcher, the former British Prime Minister. In addition to his prominence as the only son of one of the world's best known politicians, Sir Mark has attracted headlines for his alleged arrogance, youthful playboy scrapes, troubled business associations, and his involvement in an attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea.
Mark Thomas Mark Clifford Thomas (born 11 April, 1963) is an English comedian, presenter, political activist and reporter from south London. He first came to light as a guest comic on the BBC Radio 1 comedy show The Mary Whitehouse Experience in the late 1980s.
Mark Thompson Mark Thompson (born July 31 1957) is Director-General of the BBC as of 2006, and a former chief executive of Channel 4. Born in London and brought up in Hertfordshire, he went to Stonyhurst College in Lancashire and Merton College, Oxford, where he took a first in English.
Mark Thompson (Author and Venture Investor) Mark Thompson is co-author of the international bestseller, Success Build to Last as well as a venture investor and a producer/coach of the executive leadership program, Success Built to Last. Thompson’s list of clients includes executives, entrepreneurs, non-profit leaders and billionaires to the presidents of nations and leaders of small and large organizations like:
Mark Thompson (pitcher) Mark Radford Thompson (Born: April 7, 1971 in Russellville, Kentucky) is a former righthanded Major League Baseball pitcher. He graduated from Logan County High School in Russellville, Kentucky and he then attended the University of Kentucky.
Mark Thompson (TV) Mark Thompson is an Emmy award winner two times over for writing, hosting and producing specials for the Fox Television Stations. He is the on-air weather anchor reporter for KTTV FOX 11 in Los Angeles and was a creative partner in NEXT entertainment (The Bachelor).
Mark Thomson Mark Thomson (1739 - December 14, 1803) was a United States Representative from New Jersey. Born in Norriton Township (near Norristown, Pennsylvania), he engaged in milling, was justice of the peace of Sussex County, New Jersey in 1773, and was a member of the provincial convention in 1774 and of the Provincial Congress in 1775.
Mark Tildesley Mark Tildesley co-founded the Catch 22 Theatre Company and directed, designed, and performed in productions. He continued designing for the theatre, with numerous productions for the Young Vic (under the direction of Michael Bogdanov) and at the Royal Opera House.
Mark Time Awards The Mark Time Awards are the most prominent radio drama awards worldwide in conjunction with the Ogle Awards. The awards are granted by the MISFITS Minnesota Society For Interest in Science Fiction and Fantasy and judged by a panel of five distinguished radio producers.
Mark Tonelli Mark Tonelli (born April 13 1957 in Ipswich, Queensland) was an Australian backstroke and freestyle swimmer of the 1970s and 1980s, who won a gold in the 4x100 m medley relay at the 1980 Moscow Olympics as a makeshift butterfly swimmer. This occurred after recovering from a previous expulsion from the Australian team for disciplinary problems.
Mark Trammell Mark Trammell sang baritone for The Kingsmen Quartet from 1979 until 1980 and he was the baritone vocalist with the Cathedral Quartet from 1980 through 1990. After leaving the Cathedrals, he sang with Greater Vision from 1990 through 1993 and with Gold City from 1993 through 2002.
Mark Trenwith Mark Trenwith is an Adelaide based Australian comedian and actor. He played "Bounce Back Man" in the ABC television series "Being Me" and starred alongside fellow Adelaide comedian Big Al in comedy show "Give Us A Hug" in the 2006 Adelaide Fringe Festival.
Mark Trueblood Mark Trueblood is an American engineer and astronomer. He is noted for early pioneering work in the development of robotic telescopes, especially as the author of several articles and two books on the subject, including Microcomputer Control of Telescopes and Telescope Control, both of which were written with co-author Russel M.
Mark Tuinei Mark Tuinei (1960–1999) was an offensive lineman for the professional American football team, the Dallas Cowboys. He played for the exceptional span of 15 years (1983–1997) and his ability to protect quarterback Troy Aikman and to run-block for running back Emmitt Smith helped them win Super Bowls in 1993, 1994, and 1996.
Mark Tully Sir Mark Tully (born 24 October 1935 in Calcutta, India) was the Chief of Bureau, BBC, New Delhi for 22 years. Schooled in England, he stayed mostly in India covering all major incidents in South Asia during his tenure.
Mark Turgeon Mark Turgeon (born in Topeka, Kansas) is the head basketball coach of Wichita State University. As a college basketball player at the University of Kansas, Turgeon was known as a smart "coach on the floor" leader.
Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30 1835 – April 21 1910), better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American humorist, satirist, writer, and lecturer. Twain is most noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer , and numerous quotes and sayings.
Mark Twain Award The Mark Twain Award is an award given annually to a book for children in grades four through eight by the Missouri Association of School Librarians. Students in grades four through eight in Missouri schools can vote for their favorite book on the current year's list if they have read at least four books on the list.
Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum is located in Hannibal, Missouri on the west bank of the Mississippi River in the United States. Mark Twain (real name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens) lived in Hannibal during his boyhood, from 1839 to 1853.
Mark Twain Golf Course The Mark Twain Golf Course is a public 18 hole golf course in the Town of Horseheads, New York that is owned and operated by the City of Elmira, New York. It was designed by the famous Golf Course designer, Donald Ross.
Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge Complex The Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge Complex was established for the protection of migratory birds including waterfowl, shorebirds, and songbirds. It is located along the Mississippi Flyway, one of the major routes for migrating waterfowl.
Mark Twain Riverboat The Mark Twain Riverboat is an attraction, located at the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California, on which passengers embark on a scenic, 12-minute journey around the Rivers of America. Originally named the Mark Twain Steamboat when the park opened in 1955, the stately, 5/8-scale stern-wheeler was the first functional riverboat to be built in the United States for fifty years.
Mark Twain Tonight Mark Twain Tonight is a one-man play created and realized by American actor Hal Holbrook. Begun in the late 1950s as an extension of a thesis project on Twain that Holbrook undertook at Dennison College, the show is a medley of excerpts from Mark Twain's writings.
Mark Twain Village Mark Twain Village is a United States Army installation located in the SĂĽdstadt district of Heidelberg, Germany. It is one of two American bases in the United States Army Garrison Heidelberg that house American soldiers and their families (the other being Patrick Henry Village).
Mark Twain Zephyr The Mark Twain Zephyr was an early articulated trainset that was similar to the Pioneer Zephyr in style. The train was built by Budd Company and was powered by a diesel engine produced by the Electro-Motive Division (EMD) of General Motors.
Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance is a short volume, published by Sheldon in 1871, is Mark Twain's third book. It consists of two stories - First Romance, which had originally appeared in The Express in 1870, and A Burlesque Autobiography (bearing no relationship to Twain's actual life), which first appeared in Twain's Memoranda contributions to the Galaxy [http://memory.
Mark Twain's Autobiography Published by Harper & Brothers Publishers, Mark Twain’s Autobiography was a two volume set and was purposely published over ten years after the author's death in order to protect the "guilty". It was well received, as the public was hungry for some new books by Mark Twain.
Mark Udall Mark Emery Udall (born July 18 1950), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing the 2nd District of Colorado. The district is based in Boulder and includes most of Denver's northwestern suburbs, along with several ski resorts.
Mark van der Zijden Mark Richard van der Zijden (born October 22, 1973 in Boskoop, Zuid-Holland) is a former freestyle and medley swimmer from the Netherlands, who swam in the qualifying heats of the bronze winning 4x200m Freestyle Relay Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Four years earlier, when Atlanta, Georgia hosted the Games, Van der Zijden became seventh in the same event
Mark V Special Operations Craft The Mark V SOC (Special Operations Craft) is a small marine security/patrol/transport boat manufactured by Halter Marine Inc (Gulfport, Mississippi). Its primary mission is to carry combat personnel and special operations forces into low and medium threat operational areas.
Mark Vaile Mark Anthony James Vaile (born 18 April 1956), Australian politician, is Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Leader of the National Party of Australia. He has been a member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993, representing the Division of Lyne, New South Wales.
Mark Vanderbilt Mark Vanderbilt was the original vocalist of the Florida power metal band Kamelot, and stayed with them from their formation in 1991 until 1998 when he left and was replaced by Roy Khan. It is often noted that Vanderbilt's voice bears a striking similarity to that of Crimson Glory frontman Midnight.
Mark Veens Mark Hermanus Maria Veens (born June 26, 1978 in Venray, Limburg) is a freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at three consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia as a member of the 4x100m Freestyle (fifth place).
Mark Vella Tomlin Mark Vella Tomlin, a Maltese national, is an airline pilot and worked in the film industry for some time. His recent film was with Pierce Brosnan in the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough released in 1999.
Mark Versfeld Mark Versfeld (born June 13, 1976 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a former backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country from 1995 to 2001. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia he finished in 25th position in the Men's 100m Backstroke.
Mark Vlasic Mark Richard Vlasic (born October 25, 1963 in Rochester, Pennsylvania), was a former American professional football player who was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the 4th round of the 1987 NFL Draft. A 6'3", 206 lbs.
Mark Volman Mark Volman (born April 19, 1947 in Los Angeles, California) is an American rock and roll musician, best known as a founding member of the 1960s band The Turtles. At times during his career he has used the pseudonym "The Phlorescent Leech" ("Flo" for short).
Mark Voorsanger Mark Voorsanger is a computer and video game producer, manager and former game programmer. He has managed and directed the development of CD-ROM titles, cartridge-based video games, standard PC titles, full-motion video-based products and other cutting-edge systems.
Mark Vos Mark Vos, also known as 'pokerbok', is a young professional poker player from Australia. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Vos permanently deferred his actuarial studies at Macquarie University, to play poker full time.
Mark Wagh Mark Anant Wagh (born October 20, 1976) is a cricketer for Warwickshire County Cricket Club, his county of birth. Having originally played first class cricket for Oxford University, captaining them in 1997, he made his debut for Warwickshire in the same year.
Mark Wakefield Mark Wakefield is the manager for the band Taproot, and is the former singer of Linkin Park, before Chester Bennington joined, when they were still called Xero. He met Mike Shinoda in high school and joined the band, who were at that point called SuperXero.
Mark Walk Mark Walk is a composer and producer, often in the electronic and industrial music genres; starting in Wisconsin then working in Chicago, he made his earliest widely heard creations while working as a studio engineer and producer at Invisible Records. A trademark of his earlier sounds are the extensive tom drum programming on projects such as Pigface.
Mark Walker Mark Walker (VC, KCB)(24 November 1827-18 July 1902) born in Gore Port, Finea, County Westmeath he was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Mark Wallinger Mark Wallinger (born 1959) is a British artist, best known for his sculpture for the empty fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, Ecce Homo (1999), and State Britain (2007) a recreation at Tate Britain of Brian Haw's protest display outside parliament. He was a Turner Prize nominee.
Mark Ward Mark Ward (born 10 October 1962) is a former footballer who played for Oldham Athletic, West Ham United, Manchester City, Everton and Birmingham City. After the end of his football career he became involved in the supply of cocaine in Liverpool.
Mark Warnecke Mark Warnecke (born February 15, 1970 in Bochum, North-Rhine Westphalia). is a breaststroke swimmer from Germany who, at age 35, won the world title in the 50m Breaststroke at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships in Montreal, Canada.
Mark Warschauer Mark Warschauer is an associate professor in the Department of Education and Department of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine, Mark Warschauer is well known for his contributions on the Digital Divide, specially in the approach of access to Information and Communications Technology and digital literacy.
Mark Watson (comedian) Mark Watson is a British stand-up comedian and novelist. He was born in Bristol of a Welsh family, and his offbeat stand-up routine often involves him assuming the mantle of a laid-back Welshman for its delivery.
Mark Webber (actor) Mark Webber (born July 19 1980 in Minneapolis, USA) is an American actor. He was raised by a single mother in the pauper neighbourhoods of North Philadelphia, often homeless, living in cars or abandoned buildings.
Mark Weigle Mark Weigle (born 1967 in Annandale, Minnesota) is a gay singer/songwriter with at least five albums to his credit. At the 2003 Outmusic Awards, Weigle received an unprecedented 5 Outmusic nominations and won in 3 categories, including: "Outsong of the Year", "Outstanding New Recording", and "Outstanding Producer".
Mark Weir Mark Weir (September 19 1967 - ) is an English mixed martial arts fighter, usually fighting in the middleweight division at 185lbs. He has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and PRIDE Fighting Championships, and is the former Cage Rage British middleweight champion
Mark West Mark Andre West (born November 5, 1960 in Petersburg, Virginia) is a former professional basketball player. A 6'10" center from Old Dominion University, he played 17 seasons (1983-2000) in the NBA as a member of the Dallas Mavericks, Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, and Atlanta Hawks.
Mark Wheat Mark Wheat is a disc jockey working at the Minnesota Public Radio station KCMP where he provides one of the outlet's unique voices because of his accent. Wheat grew up in the small town of Clenchwarton, near King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, where he dreamed of becoming a radio host while listening to legendary British DJ John Peel.
Mark Whipple Mark Whipple was the former quarterbacks coach for the National Football League team, the Pittsburgh Steelers. He joined the team on January 24, 2004 after a collegiate coaching career that included many schools, most notably the University of Massachusetts, where he posted a record of 49–25 with two conference championships and a NCAA Division I-AA national title.
Mark Wilkes Collet Mark Wilkes Collet (June 2, 1826 - May 3, 1863) was a Union Army officer who served during the American Civil War. He served as Colonel and commander of the 1st New Jersey Volunteer Infantry regiment, a unit he led from the Second Battle of Bull Run until the Chancellorsville Campaign.
Mark Wilkinson Mark Wilkinson (born in Windsor, England on October 31952) is best known for his detailed surrealistic cover art that he created for a number of British bands, most prominently the Progressive Rock band, Marillion. Though versed in a number of techniques, he is considered to be a master of the airbrush.
Mark William Rudd Mark William Rudd (born June 2, 1947 in Irvington, New Jersey) is an American educator and anti-war activist. During the late 1960s, he was the leader of the Columbia University chapter of Students for a Democratic Society.
Mark Williams (politician) Mark Williams (born March 24, 1966) is a British politician and the Member of Parliament for the Ceredigion constituency, a seat he gained from Plaid Cymru in 2005. He is a member of the Liberal Democrat party.
Mark Williams Company The Mark Williams Company was a small software company in Chicago, Illinois (later moved to Northbrook, Illinois) that created Coherent, one of the first Unix-like operating systems for IBM PCs and several C programming language compilers. It was founded by Robert Swartz in 1980 and discontinued operations in 1995.
Mark Wilson (radio broadcaster) Mark Wilson (born in Chicago, Illinois,1960s-) is a Detroit sports radio broadcaster and a former Associated Press and Michigan Association of Broadcasters "Michigan Sportscaster of the Year" and columnist in Detroit's cultural weekly Real Detroit and The Observer & Eccentric newspapers. For seven years Wilson co-hosted with Rob Parker Parker & The Man (Wilson is the 'Man') on Detroit's WKRK 97.
Mark Wirtz Mark Wirtz is an Alsatian born producer of pop records. His most famous output being from the mid to late 1960s, when he worked at Abbey Road Studios alongside Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick, under contract to EMI.
Mark Wohlers Mark Edward Wohlers (born January 23 1970) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. He is the second fastest recorded pitcher in baseball history: he threw a pitch recorded at 103 miles per hour during a spring training session in 1995; the record has since been broken by Detroit Tigers pitcher Joel Zumaya with a 104 mph pitch.
Mark Wolff Mark Wolff is a Canadian bodybuilder and male fitness model who appears in gay porn movies and photo sets. While he does not have sex with other men, he wrestles in the nude with them, and masturbates on screen.
Mark Wood (violinist) Mark Wood is an electric violinist and string master of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, as well as the founder of Wood Violins, a company that makes high quality, unique electric violins. His music and strings education program has been featured on news programs nationwide.
Mark Woodforde Mark Woodforde (born September 23, 1965) is a retired professional tennis player from Australia. He is most famously remembered as one half of "The Woodies", a doubles partnership with Todd Woodbridge.
Mark Wright (rugby league footballer) Mark Wright (born in Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian rugby league player for the Newtown Jets in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition, he also played one game of representative rugby for New South Wales. His position of choice was at centre.
Mark Wright (writer) Mark Wright is a British writer of audio plays, best known for his collaborations with Cavan Scott. They first came to light writing as the writers of the Big Finish Productions Doctor Who audio play Project: Twilight, where they created the original villain Nimrod.
Mark Xandrine Sneed Mark Xandrine Sneed, (born January 15th 1961) is a teacher, writer, hip-hop magazine writer and journalist. He is noted for writing the book 'I Said A Prayer', a fictionalised account of the author's parents' lives in Alabama and Chicago.
Mark Yakich Mark Yakich is the author of Unrelated Individuals Forming a Group Waiting to Cross, which was one of five winners of The National Poetry Series in 2003, and several other poems and short stories. He is an assistant professor at Central Michigan University in Mt.
Mark Yates Mark Yates was the guitarist in successful British pop rock band Terrorvision until they split in 2001. Went on to form the short lived Boston Crabs and subsequently heavy rock band Blunderbuss with friend Sasquatch Bob.
Mark Zabel Mark Zabel (born 12 August 1973 in Calbe) is a retired German flatwater canoer. As a member of Germany's successful K-4 kayak crew he won three Olympic medals, including gold at Atlanta in 1996, as well as a total of six world championship gold medals.
Mark Zbikowski Mark Zbikowski (born March 21 1956 in Detroit, Michigan) is a Microsoft Architect. He started working at the company only a few years after its inception, leading efforts in MS-DOS, OS/2, Cairo and Windows NT.
Mark Zborowski Mark Zborowski (January 27 1908 - April 30 1990) was an NKVD agent (Venona codenames TULIP and KANT) and an anthropologist. He was the NKVD's most valuable mole inside the Trotsky organization in Paris during the 1930's and in New York during the 1940's.
Mark Zieman Mark L. Zieman is the Assistant Majority Leader of the Iowa Senate, and is from the largely rural 8th district, covering Allamakee, Winneshiek, Chickasaw and Howard counties in the northeastern corner of the state (district map: .
Mark Zupan Mark Zupan (born May 20, 1975 in Cleveland, Ohio) is the captain of the United States quadriplegic wheelchair rugby team which competes in the Paralympic Games and the official spokesperson for Team USA. He is best known for his appearance in the 2005 film Murderball.
Mark-8 The Mark-8 is a microcomputer design from 1974, based on the Intel 8008 CPU (which was the world's first 8-bit microprocessor). The Mark-8 was designed by graduate student Jonathan Titus and announced as a 'loose kit' in the July 1974 issue of Radio-Electronics magazine.
Marka, Oslo Marka is the name of the forested and hilly areas surrounding Oslo, Norway. It includes areas within the municipality of Oslo, but also large areas in Hole, Ringerike, Jevnaker, Lunner, Nittedal, Bærum, Asker, and other municipalities in Oppland and Akershus counties.
Markagunt Plateau The Markagunt Plateau is an 800 square mile plateau located in the southwest corner of Utah between Interstate 15 and Utah State Route 89. It encompasses Cedar Breaks National Monument and part of Zion National Park.
Markalite Markalites (also Marcalite Farps or Cannons) were superweapons developed for the 1957 Toho science fiction film The Mysterians, in which they absorb and reflect the Mysterians' powerful radioactive rays back at them. Derivative devices have appeared in numerous other Toho films, especially prominently in the Godzilla series.
Markandeya Markandeya (Sanskrit: मार्कण्‍डेय) is an ancient rishi (sage) from the Hindu tradition. He is celebrated as a devotee of both Shiva and Vishnu and is mentioned in a number of stories from the Puranas.
Markandeya Purana Markandeya Purana, one of the major eighteen Puranas, a Hindu religious text, is in the style of a dialogue between the sage Jaimini, and the sage Markandeya. It generally has not sectarian content, that is, it is neutral to Vishnu and Shiva, and other aspects of the deities.
Markazu Saqafathi Sunniya Jamia Markazu Ssaqafathi Ssunniyya is an Islamic university in Kerala, India, operating since 1978. It has roughly 10,000 students studying Qur'an, Hadith, Fiq’h, Arts, Science and Technology under different institutes.
Markdale Majors An entry which competed in the Central Ontario Hockey League juvenile division during the mid-to-late 1960s. Many star players developed here went on to become the core of Markdale, Ontario's entry of the Senior C.
Markdown Markdown is a lightweight markup language, originally created by John Gruber and Aaron Swartz, which aims for maximum readability and "publishability" of both its input and output forms, taking many cues from existing conventions for marking up plain text in email. Markdown converts its marked-up text input to valid, well-formed XHTML and replaces left-pointing angle brackets ('<') and ampersands with their corresponding character entity references.
Marked by Fire Marked by Fire (ISBN 0-380-79327-X) is a 1982 novel by Joyce Carol Thomas that won the United States 1983 National Book Award. The story follows the life of Abyssinia "Abby" Jackson, whose home in Oklahoma is destroyed by a tornado and fire.
Markel Hutchins Markel Hutchins is an American civil rights activist and the pastor of Philadelphia Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1997 he established the Atlanta-based National Youth Connection, which has been characterized as a contemporary Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.
Marken Marken (, pop: 1,846 in 2004) is a peninsula in the IJsselmeer, the Netherlands, located in the municipality Waterland in the province North Holland. It is a former island, which nowadays is connected to the North Holland mainland by a causeway.
Marker (linguistics) In linguistics, a marker is a free or bound morpheme that indicates the grammatical function of the marked word or sentence. In analytic languages and agglutinative languages, markers are generally easily distinguished.
Marker (telecommunications) A marker is a type of special purpose control system that was used in electromechanical telephone central office switches. Central office switches are the large devices that telephone companies use to make the connections that support telephone calls.
Marker beacon A marker beacon is a beacon used in aviation in conjunction with an instrument landing system (ILS), to give pilots a means to determine distance to the runway. There are three types of marker beacons on an ILS.
Marker gene A marker gene is used in molecular biology to determine if a piece of DNA has been successfully inserted into the host organism. There are two types of marker genes: selectable markers and markers for screening.
Marker interface pattern The marker interface pattern is a design pattern in computer science, used with languages that provide run-time type information about objects. It provides a means to associate metadata with a class where the language does not have explicit support for such metadata.
Marker of the Swans Marker of the Swans, or Swan Marker, is a recent office in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, created in 1993 when the ancient post of Keeper of the Kings Swans (which dated from the 13th century) was replaced by two new posts; the second is the Warden of the Swans.
Marker pen Marker pen, or marker, is a term used to refer to various kinds of pens which have their own ink-source and usually a tip made of some porous material. When the tip is made of felt it can be called a felt-tipped pen.
Markermeer The Markermeer ("Lake Marken") is a 700 km² lake in the central Netherlands in between North Holland, Flevoland and its larger sibling, the IJsselmeer. A shallow lake at some 3 to 4 m in depth, it is named after the small former island, now peninsula, of Marken that lies within it.
Market A market is a social arrangement that allows buyers and sellers to discover information and carry out a voluntary exchange of goods or services. It is one of the two key institutions that organize trade, along with the right to own property.
Market abolitionism Market abolitionism is a belief that the market, in the economic sense, should be completely eliminated from society. Market abolitionists argue that markets are morally abhorrent, anti-social and ultimately incompatible with human and environmental survival and that if left unchecked the market will annihilate both.
Market access Market access for goods in the WTO means the conditions, tariff and non-tariff measures, agreed by members for the entry of specific goods into their markets. Tariff commitments for goods are set out in each member's schedules of concessions on goods.
Market allocation scheme Market allocation or market division schemes are agreements in which competitors divide markets among themselves. In such schemes, competing firms allocate specific customers or types of customers, products, or territories among themselves.

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