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Marrella Marrella splendens is an unusual arthropod known from fossils found in only a single stratum of the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale of British Columbia. It is, however, the most common fossil in the Burgess Shale, with over 15,000 specimens catalogued.
Marrero, Louisiana Marrero is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. Marrero is on the West Bank of the Mississippi River, within the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan area.
Marri Chenna Reddy Marri Chenna Reddy (1919 1996) was an Indian politician active in several states. He was the governor of the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh (1974-1977), Punjab (1982-1983), [[Rajasthan from February 1992 to May 1993, and Tamil Nadu from 1993 until his death.
Marriage A marriage is a socially, religiously, or legally recognized union, most frequently of one man and one woman, OED Online Merriam-WebsterAmerican Heritage Dictionary for the purposes of forming a family unit; legitimizing sexual relations and procreation; educating and developing offspring; social or economic stability; security; companionship; or various combinations of these purposes.
Marriage abroad Marriage abroad (to circumvent the laws) restrictions are in place in several states of the United States such as Wisconsin They declare that when a resident of that state goes to another jurisdiction for a marriage] that would be unlawful in the home state, such a marriage is [[void (law)|void; and reciprocally, that a resident of another jurisdiction cannot be lawfully married in the enacting state if such a marriage would be void in their home jurisdiction. Such laws are intended to prevent the evasion of restrictions on age, kinship, post-divorce marriage, and so on.
Marriage at Cana The Marriage at Cana is an event reported by the Gospel of John but not by any of the Synoptic Gospels. John reports that Jesus was attending a wedding in Cana with his disciples for the Jewish rite of purification.
Marriage A-la-Mode Marriage a la Mode (1672) has often been praised as John Dryden’s best comedic endeavor and Sutherland accounts for this by observing that “the comic scenes are beautifully written, and Dryden has taken care to connect them with the serious plot by a number of effective links. He writes with .
Marriage à-la-mode In 1743–1745 William Hogarth painted the six pictures of Marriage à-la-mode (National Gallery, London), a pointed skewering of upper class 18th century society. This moralistic warning shows the miserable tragedy of an ill-considered marriage for money.
Marriage à-la-mode II This is the second canvas in the series of six satirical paintings known as Marriage à-la-mode painted by William Hogarth. The actors in this classical interior are the son of an impoverished earl, a rich merchant’s daughter and their butler.
Marriage certificate In some jurisdictions a marriage certificate is the official record that two people have undertaken a marriage ceremony. In some other jurisdictions, a marriage license serves a dual purpose of granting permission for a marriage to take place and then recording the fact that it has done so.
Marriage crunch The Marriage Crunch was a term popularly coined by Newsweek in a 1986 article outlining the likelihood of a woman over the age of 30 getting married. The article was controversial (even before September 11, 2001) because it stated such a woman would have a better chance of being killed in a terrorist attack than marrying.
Marriage Equality New York Inc Marriage Equality New York Founded in 1998, MENY is the oldest organization in the state of New York to advocate full and equal marriage for same-sex couples. A grassroots, not-for-profit organization, MENY and its dedicated volunteers are devoted to ending discrimination in civil marriage through education, awareness and media campaigns,and coalition building.
Marriage guidance Marriage guidance is a form of counseling for couples who are in a sexual relationship. Although nominally intended only for married couples, marriage guidance is now generally available for all couples, married or not.
Marriage Guidance Counsellor "Marriage Guidance Counsellor" is a sketch from the second Monty Python's Flying Circus episode, "Sex and Violence". It was also featured in the 1971 spinoff film And Now For Something Completely Different.
Marriage in Canada The Canadian federal government has exclusive authority governing marriage and divorce in Canada under section 91(26) of the Constitution of Canada However section 92(12) of the Constitution gives the provinces the power to pass laws regulating the solemnization of marriage.
Marriage in the Eastern Orthodox Church Marriage in the Eastern Orthodox Church is seen as an act of God in which he joins two believers (a man and a women) into one. Procreation is not seen as the only reason for marriage though it is referenced throughout the standard Orthodox Wedding Service.
Marriage in the Isle of Man The procedures for Marriage in the Isle of Man are similar to those in England and Wales but instead of the general division between religious and non-religious marriages the distinction is made more between Church of England (CoE) marriages and other marriages. The use of "approved places" for non-CoE marriages is not provided for.
Marriage Italian-Style Marriage Italian-Style (Italian: Matrimonio all'italiana ) is a 1964 film which tells the story of a successful businessman who kept a woman as his mistress for several years and now plans to marry another woman until his mistress feignes illness. It stars Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni and Vito Moricone.
Marriage license A marriage license (or marriage licence in British English) is permission from a legal authority (either church or state) for the marriage of two people to be performed. The details of how licenses are obtained, and in what circumstances, has differed between countries and throughout history.
Marriage Law Project The Marriage Law Project (MLP) is a public interest legal aid organization that on its web page claims "to reaffirm marriage as the union of one man and one woman." Its offices are located in the Columbus School of Law at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.
Marriage mill The phrase Marriage mill refers to the western states of the United States which allowed for fairly straight-forward divorce proceedings at the turn of the twentieth century. The most often cited example seems to be Dakota Territory.
Marriage of convenience A marriage of convenience (plural marriages of convenience) is a marriage contracted for reasons other than the traditional reasons of love or family. Instead, such a marriage is orchestrated for personal gain or some other sort of strategic purpose, such as immigration.
Marriage of state A marriage of state in ancient use is a diplomatic marriage or union between two members of different nation-states or internally, between two power blocks, usually in authoritarian societies and is a practice which dates back into pre-history, as far back as early Greecian cultures in western society, and of similar antiquity in other civilizations. The fable of Helen of Troy may be the best known pre-historic tale reporting an incidence of surrendering a female of a ruling line to gain peace or shore up alliances of state between nation-states headed by small oligarchies or aknowledged royalty.
Marriage officiant Marriage officiant is a civil officer who performs acts of marriage or civil union. His main responsibility is to receive and witness the consent of the intended spouses and to ensure the legal formalities, and hence the validity of the marriage or civil union, observed.
Marriage penalty The marriage penalty in the United States refers to the higher taxes required from some married couples, where spouses are making approximately the same taxable income, filing one tax return ("married filing jointly") than for the same two people filing two separate tax returns (as single, not "married filing separately"). The percentage of couples affected has varied over the years, depending on shifts in tax rates.
Marriage plot Marriage plot is a term used, often in academic circles, to categorize a storyline that recurs in novels most prominently and in films most recently. Until the expansion of marriage rights to same-sex couples, this plot centered exclusively on the courtship rituals between a man and a woman and the obstacles that faced the potential couple on its way to the nuptial payoff.
Marriage theorem In mathematics, the marriage theorem (1935), usually credited to mathematician Philip Hall, is a combinatorial result that gives the condition allowing the selection of a distinct element from each of a collection of subsets.
Marriage vows Marriage vows are promises a couple makes to each other during a wedding ceremony. In Western culture, these promises have traditionally included the notions of affection ("love, comfort, keep"), faithfulness ("forsaking all others"), unconditionality ("for richer or for poorer", "in sickness and in health"), and permanence ("as long as we both shall live", "until death do us part").
Marriage websites Marriage websites or online matrimonial sites are a variation of the normal dating sites, with a focus on those wanting marriage rather than simply dating. Typically, matrimonial sites are used by people who prefer arranged marriage over love marriage.
Marribank Marribank also known as Carrolup was the site of one of two large concentration camps for Indigenous Australians established by the office of the Protector of Aborigines, of the Western Australian State Government.
Marrickville Council Marrickville is a Local Government Area (LGA) in the Inner West region of Sydney, Australia. The area is roughly bounded by Parramatta Road to the north, the Princes Highway to the east, the Cooks River to the south, and Old Canterbury Road to the west.
Marrickville Tunnel The Marrickville Tunnel is a possible underground road tunnel that would link Sydney's Kingsford Smith International Airport with an undetermined location on Parramatta Road. Two possibilities mentioned in the media have been a link to Lewisham, whilst others mention a possible connection to the end of the Metroad 4 motorway at Strathfield.
Marrickville, New South Wales Marrickville is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Marrickville is located approximately 7 km south-west of the Sydney central business district and is the largest suburb in the Marrickville Council local government area.
Married (radio series) Married is a BBC radio comedy with science fiction themes. The main character is Robin Lightfoot, a confirmed bachelor with a successful architectural practice, who wakes up one day in a parallel universe in which he is married with two children.
Married life Married Life (in Hebrew: Hayey Nisu'im חיי נישואים) is a novel written in Hebrew between 1927-1928 by Jewish novelist and poet David Vogel. The novel was first published in three sections between 1929-1931, and later on in a new edition in 1986.
Married pair On railroads, a married pair is a set of two railroad cars which are permanently coupled and treated as if they were a single unit. On passenger railroads, light rail, and monorail services, married pairs may have machinery necessary for full operation of the cars split between them.
Married print A married print is a film print which has had an optical soundtrack added onto the print. As the process usually is fairly expensive and resource-intensive, it usually is one of the last stages of post-production.
Married put A married put is formed when an investor buys shares of a stock and at the same time, a put option contract. The married put has the benefit of "insuring" a stock; that is, in the event of falling prices an investor can be sure of a favorable, exact exit price.
Married to the Sea Married to the Sea is a daily webcomic by husband and wife Drew and Natalie Dee. Each has a personal webcomic project: Drew (who is known simply as Drew) is also the author of Toothpaste for Dinner and Natalie Dee produces NatalieDee.
Married Women's Property Act 1882 Traditionally, a husband and wife were 'one person in law'. As a result, according to Blackstone, 'the very being or legal existence of [a married] woman [was] suspended during the marriage, or at least [was] incorporated and confolidated into that of the husband: under whose wing, protection, and cover, she performs every thing'.
Marriner W. Merrill Marriner Wood Merrill (1835–1906) (commonly known as Marriner W. Merrill) born in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada, was a pioneering settler of Cache Valley and a temple president and apostle for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Marriott Center Marriott Center is a 22,700-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and is home to the BYU Cougars men's and women's basketball teams. When the arena opened in 1971, it replaced the University of Minnesota's Williams Arena as the largest college basketball arena in the United States.
Marriott Edgar Marriott Edgar (1880-1951) born George Marriot Edgar in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, was a poet, scriptwriter and comedian best known for writing many of the monologues performed by Stanley Holloway, particularly the 'Albert' series.
Marriott Marquis The Marriott Marquis is a 3-star Marriott Hotel and the 11th tallest skyscraper in Atlanta, Georgia. Designed by Atlanta architect John Portman, It is probably one of the most well-recognized buildings in the city.
Marriott School of Management The Marriott School of Management is located at Brigham Young University, the second largest private university in the United States. The school has nationally recognized programs in accounting http://marriottschool.
Marripudi Marripudi is a small village in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. Its distance is 50 kilometres from Ongole, the district headquarters of Prakasam District, and is 10 kilometres away from Podili the nearest Taluk.
Marrons glacés Marron Glace ( Marron Glacé) is a french term meaning 'glazed chestnuts', 'crystallized chestnut', or 'candied chestnut' in english. It is basically chestnuts that are soaked or covered in a sugar syrup to have a candied chestnut.
Marrow (comics) Marrow (alias Sarah Rushman) is a Marvel Comics character, associated with the X-Men. She is a mutant whose bones grow out of her skin and can be removed from her body, providing her with potential knives and clubs as well as body armor.
Marrowbone Lane Marrowbone Lane is a street in Dublin, known for the fierce fighting that took place on it during the Easter Rising of 1916. The distillery on this street was used as a strongpoint by a force of more than a hundred rebels under the command of Eamonn Ceannt, which also held the nearby South Dublin Union.
Marry Me A Little (musical) Marry Me A Little is a musical with lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim. The musical, which was directed by Norman Rene and choreographed by Don Johanson, set Sondheim songs cut from his more well-known musicals to a simple plot.
Marryatville, South Australia Marryatville is a small suburb to the east of Adelaide's central business district. Along with neighbouring Heathpool, it is part of the City of Norwood Payneham St Peters whereas all the suburbs around it save Kensington are not.
Marrying Irving Marrying Irving is a metaphor coined by a participant in Washington Post columnist Gene Weingarten's weekly online chat, "Chatological Humor" on February 8, 2005. The term specifically references the comic strip Cathy by Cathy Guisewite.
Marrying the Mafia II Marrying the Mafia II is a 2005 South Korean film, the sequel to 2002's hugely popular Marrying the Mafia. It was the most successful comedy film in South Korea the year of its release; its over 5 million tickets sold represented more than 10% of the population and contributed to the third straight year that more tickets were sold for local than for Hollywood films.
Mars (2004 film) Mars (Марс) is a 2004 Russian film, directed and written by Anna Melikian. Set in a small Russian city of Mars, the film tells the story of a professional boxer who has run away from his life to a small Russian town on the coast of the Black Sea.
Mars (Doctor Who) Mars, the fourth planet in our solar system, has been featured in the Doctor Who fictional universe on a number of occasions. In the various Doctor Who serials which feature the Ice Warriors, mention is made that Mars is their homeworld.
Mars (mythology) Mars was the Roman god of war, the son of Juno and either Jupiter or a magical flower. As the word Mars has no Indo-European derivation, it is most likely the Latinized form of the agricultural Etruscan god Maris.
Mars 1 Mars 1 (1962 Beta Nu 1) was an automatic interplanetary station launched in the direction of Mars on November 1, 1962, the first of the Soviet Mars probe program, with the intent of flying by the planet at a distance of about 11,000 km. It was designed to image the surface and send back data on cosmic radiation, micrometeoroid impacts and Mars' magnetic field, radiation environment, atmospheric structure, and possible organic compounds.
Mars 1969A Mars 1969A, also known as Mars 69A in Soviet documentation, was one of two identical probes (the other being Mars 1969B), each consisting of an orbiter and an atmospheric probe. The mission was never officially announced by the Soviet government.
Mars 1969B Mars 1969B, also known as Mars 69BA in Soviet documentation, was one of two identical probes (the other being Mars 1969A), each consisting of an orbiter and an atmospheric probe. The mission was never officially announced by the Soviet government.
Mars 2011 NASA is planning to send the second mission of the Mars Scout Program in 2011. While this mission was originally supposed to be a "double" in which two scientific units were sent, NASA is currently only planning to fund one mission.
Mars 96 Mars 96 (sometimes called Mars 8) was an orbiter launched in 1996 by Russia and not directly related to the Soviet Mars probe program of the same name. The Mars 96 spacecraft was based on the Phobos vehicles launched to Mars in 1988.
Mars Analogue Research Station Programme The Mars Analogue Research Station (MARS) Programme is an international effort spearheaded by The Mars Society to establish a network of prototype research centres where scientists and engineers can live and work as if they were on Mars, to develop the protocols and procedures that will be required for human operations on Mars, and to test equipment that may be carried and used by human mission to the Red Planet.
Mars class combat stores ship The Mars-class combat stores ships are a class of seven auxiliary vessels of the United States Navy. They are designed for underway replenishment, in support of carrier task force groups, carrting miscellaneous stores and munitions.
Mars climate sounder The Mars climate sounder is a major instrument on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The Mars Climate Sounder will look both down and horizontally through the atmosphere in order to quantify the global atmosphere’s vertical variations of water vapor, dust and temperature.
Mars Climate Orbiter The Mars Climate Orbiter (formerly the Mars Surveyor '98 Orbiter) was one of two spacecraft in the Mars Surveyor '98 program, the other being the Mars Polar Lander (formerly the Mars Surveyor '98 Lander). The two missions were to study the Martian weather, climate, and water and carbon dioxide budget, in order to understand the reservoirs, behavior, and atmospheric role of volatiles and to search for evidence of long-term and episodic climate changes.
Mars Defense Perimeter In Star Trek: The Next Generation, the Mars Defense Perimeter is a system of permanent defenses stationed near Mars orbit, intended to protect Earth from invasion or attack. It appears in the episode "The Best of Both Worlds".
Mars Desert Research Station The Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) is one of four planned simulated Mars habitats (or Mars Analogue Research Station Programme') maintained by the Mars Society. It is the second such research station to be built, after the completion of the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station on Devon Island in the Arctic in 2000.
Mars effect The Mars effect is a claim that Mars occupies certain positions in the sky more often at the birth of sports champions than at the birth of ordinary people. Specifically, the claim is that sports champions are more likely to be born when Mars is in the quadrant of the celestial sphere bounded by the eastern horizon and the upper meridian, known as the fourth quadrant to astrologers.
Mars Exploration Rover NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Mission is an ongoing unmanned Mars exploration mission, commenced in 2003, that sent two robotic rovers Spirit and Opportunity to explore the Martian surface and geology. The mission was led by Project Manager Peter Theisinger of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Principal Investigator Steven Squyres, professor of astronomy at Cornell University.
Mars Express Mars Express is a Mars exploration mission of the European Space Agency and the first planetary mission attempted by the agency. "Express" originally referred to the spacecraft's relatively short interplanetary voyage, a result of being launched when the orbits of Earth and Mars brought them closer than ever before in recorded history (about 60,000 years).
Mars Gravity Biosatellite The Mars Gravity Biosatellite project is a joint venture of MIT and the Georgia Institute of Technology to develop a free-flying spacecraft for un-crewed research flights. The spacecraft is also home to the YourNameIntoSpace initiative, designed to give individuals and corporations the opportunity to fly images of choice into orbit.
Mars Hill Audio Mars Hill Audio is a Christian publisher, primarily of audio materials, most notably a bimonthly "audio magazine," the MARS HILL AUDIO Journal. According to the company's website, the purpose of the company is "...
Mars Hill College Mars Hill College is a private, coed, liberal-arts college affiliated with the North Carolina Baptist Convention. The college is located in the small town of Mars Hill, North Carolina, 15 miles due north of Asheville, western North Carolina's largest city.
Mars Hill Graduate School Mars Hill Graduate School (MHGS) is a Christian graduate school offering degrees in Counseling Psychology, Divinity, and Christian Studies, located in the Belltown neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. MHGS first offered classes in 1997, as a branch campus of Western Seminary.
Mars Hill Church Mars Hill Church is one of the largest and fastest growing Christian churches in the Seattle, Washington area. It was recently named #22 on The Church Report's annual list of the 50 Most Influential Churches in the United States.
Mars in fiction Fictional representations of Mars have been popular for over a century. Interest in Mars has been stimulated by the planet's dramatic red color, by early scientific speculations that its surface conditions might be capable of supporting life, and by the possibility that Mars could be colonized by humans in the future.
Mars in the fiction of Leigh Brackett The planet Mars appears frequently as a setting for many of the stories of Leigh Brackett, and Mars and Martians are frequently mentioned in other stories of the Leigh Brackett Solar System. Brackett's Mars shares some characteristics with the astronomical Mars, but in other respects functions as a consistent fantasy world with recurring landmarks and characteristics that reappear from story to story.
Mars Institute The Mars Institute is an international non-governmental organization created with the goals of advancing the scientific study and exploration of Mars, conducting high-quality, peer-reviewed research, and educating the public on the progress toward and benefits of Mars exploration. It was incorporated as a non-profit corporation in both California and Canada in 2000.
Mars Observer Mars Observer, launched by NASA in September 25, 1992, was the first of the proposed Observer series of planetary missions, and was designed to study the geoscience and climate of Mars. Contact with the spacecraft was lost three days before scheduled orbit insertion and was never re-established.
Mars Pathfinder The Mars Pathfinder was launched on December 4, 1996 by NASA aboard a Delta II rocket, just a month after the Mars Global Surveyor was launched. After a 7-month voyage it landed on Ares Vallis, in a region called Chryse Planitia on Mars, on 4 July 1997.
Mars Radiation Environment Experiment The Martian Radiation Experiment, or MARIE was designed to measure the radiation environment of Mars using an energetic particle spectrometer. It was led by NASA's Johnson Space Center and the science investigation was designed to characterize aspects of the radiation environment both on the way to Mars and while it was in the Martian orbit.
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is a multipurpose spacecraft designed to conduct reconnaissance and exploration of Mars from orbit. The $720 million USD spacecraft was built by Lockheed Martin under the supervision of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Mars Saga Mars Saga is the first original product of Westwood Studios, at the time called Westwood Associates. It is a computer role-playing game in which the player takes the role of Tom Jetland, a down-on-his-luck space traveller trapped on Mars after crashing his ship.
Mars Sample Return Mission The Mars Sample Return Mission is a joint project between NASA and ESA to collect rock and dust samples from Mars and to return them to Earth for analysis. It will be the first mission to collect rock samples from another planet.
Mars Science and Telecommunications Orbiter The Mars Science and Telecommunication Orbiter or MSTO is a proposal for what would be primarily an infrastructure component for future missions, but also perform some yet to be determined science activities of its own.
Mars Science Laboratory The Mars Science Laboratory (or MSL for short) is a NASA rover scheduled to launch in December 2009 and perform a precision landing on Mars in October 2010. This rover will be three times as heavy and twice the width of the Mars Exploration Rovers (MERs) that landed in 2004.
Mars Scout Program The Mars Scout Program is a new NASA program of small, low-cost missions to Mars, selected from innovative proposals by the scientific community. The first planned mission in this program is "Phoenix", a lander originally intended for the cancelled Mars Surveyor mission.
Mars Society The Mars Society is an international space advocacy non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging the exploration and settlement of Mars. Founded by Robert Zubrin and others in mid-1998 and attracting the support of notable science fiction writers and filmmakers (including Kim Stanley Robinson and James Cameron), the organization is dedicated to convincing the public and governments of the benefits of Mars exploration, as well as exploring the possibilities of private Mars missions.
Mars Surveyor '98 program The Mars Surveyor '98 program comprised two spacecraft launched separately, the Mars Climate Orbiter (formerly the Mars Surveyor '98 Orbiter) and the Mars Polar Lander (formerly the Mars Surveyor '98 Lander); on board the Mars Polar Lander spacecraft were two surface-penetrator probes (Deep Space 2). The two missions were to study the Martian weather, climate, and water and carbon dioxide budget, to understand the reservoirs, behavior, and atmospheric role of volatiles and to search for evidence of long-term and episodic climate changes.
Mars Surveyor 2001 The Mars Surveyor 2001 project was a two-part Mars exploration mission intended as a follow-up to Mars Surveyor 1998. However, the two probes of the 1998 project, Mars Climate Orbiter and Mars Polar Lander, were both lost and in the aftermath, NASA's "better, faster, cheaper" exploration philosophy was re-evaluated, with particular eye on the two 2001 project probes.
Mars Surveyor 2001 Lander Mars Surveyor 2001 Lander was a planned NASA Mars probe which was cancelled in May 2000 in the wake of the failures of the Mars Climate Orbiter and Mars Polar Lander missions in late 1999. The Lander's companion spacecraft Mars Surveyor 2001 Orbiter, renamed 2001 Mars Odyssey, was launched and went into orbit about Mars on October 24, 2001.
Mars trilogy The Mars trilogy is a series of award-winning science fiction novels by Kim Stanley Robinson, chronicling the settlement and terraforming of the planet Mars. The three novels are Red Mars (1992), Green Mars (1993) and Blue Mars (1996).
Mars Telecommunications Orbiter NASA planned to establish a so-called "interplanetary Internet" with the launch of the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter in 2009. The spacecraft would have arrived in a high orbit above Mars in 2010 and then be used to relay data packets to Earth from a variety of Mars landers and orbiters for as long as ten years, at an extremely high data rate.
Mars' Hill Mars’ Hill is the official student newspaper of Trinity Western University. It is funded by the TWU Student Association and according to its website, "seeks to be a professional and relevant student publication, reflecting and challenging the TWU community, while also addressing local, national and international issues".
Mars, Incorporated Mars, Incorporated is a world-wide manufacturer of confectionery, pet food and other food products with $18 billion (USD) in annual sales (2005). Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, USA, the company is entirely owned by the Mars family, making it one of the largest privately owned U.
Marsa Alam Until very recently, Marsa Alam () was a small fishing village in Egypt, on the west coast of the Red Sea. However, it has rapidly increased in popularity, and since the opening of its International Airport back in 2001, it has started to become yet another favourite holiday destination on the Red Sea Riviera.
Marsa Alam Airport Marsa Alam International Airport is now open In response to the increasing needs of European travelers to this southern Red Sea destination, along with many other airports in the Red Sea such as Ophira International Airport in Sharm El Shiek, Marsa Alam is recently home to a new international airport.
Marsa Matruh Marsa Matruh (Arabic مرسى مطروح [Marsā Maṭrūḥ]) (known in Ptolemaic and Byzantine times as Paraitonion (Παραιτόνιον) and in Roman times as Paraetonium) is a seaport in Egypt. It stands some 240 km (149 miles) west of Alexandria, along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea, on the main highway from the Delta to the Libyan border.
Marsamxett Harbour Marsamxett Harbour is the northern of Valletta's two natural harbours on the island of Malta, separated from the southern one (Grand Harbour) by the Valetta peninsular. To the north it is bounded by Gzira and Sliema as far as Dragut Point and extends inland to PietĂ  and Msida.
Marsanes Marsanes is a Sethian gnostic text from the New Testament apocrypha. The main surviving copies come from the Nag Hammadi library, albeit with four pages missing, and several lines damaged beyond recovery, including the first ten of the fifth page.

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