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Marys Peak Marys Peak (formerly Mary's Peak and sometimes still spelled this way) is a mountain in Benton County, Oregon, just southwest of Philomath. It has an elevation of 4097 feet (1248m) making it the highest peak in the Oregon Coast Range.
Marysburgh vortex The Marysburgh Vortex is an area of eastern Lake Ontario with a startling record of shipwrecks which has fueled theories of paranormal explanations and drawn comparison to the Bermuda Triangle. According to shipping and insurance records during the schooner era and the early days of steamship travel, more than two thirds of the shipwrecks in Lake Ontario occurred in the area encompassed by the alleged Vortex.
Maryse Condé Maryse Condé (born 1937) is a Guadeloupean, French language author of historical fiction, best known for her novel Segu (1984-1985). Maryse Condé was born at Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, the youngest of eight children.
Maryse Ouellet Maryse Ouellet (born January 21, 1983) is a French Canadian glamour model currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment under a developmental contract. She is currently training in Ohio Valley Wrestling, and occasionally appears on Friday Night Smackdown!
Maryvale Institute The Maryvale Institute is a college of further and higher education, in Birmingham, UK. It specialises in the provision of part-time and distance learning courses to the lay faithful and ministers of the Roman Catholic Church.
Maryville Treatment Center Maryville Treatment Center is a Missouri Department of Corrections minimum security prison for male inmates on the grounds of the former Mount Alverno motherhouse of the Sisters of St. Francis of Maryville in Maryville, Missouri.
Maryvonne Dupureur Maryvonne Dupureur (born May 24, 1937) is a former athlete from France, who competed mainly in the 800 metres. She competed for France in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the 800 metres where she won the silver medal.
Marywil Marywil (from French Ville de Marie) was a large commercial centre in Warsaw, occupying roughly the place where the Grand Theatre stands today. It was built some time between 1692 and 1697 by Maria Kazimiera, the queen of Poland, to commemorate the victory of her husband, King John III of Poland over the Turks in the Battle of Vienna.
Marywood University Marywood University, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, prepares students to have a positive impact on society at regional and global levels while providing each student with the foundation for success in an interdependent world. Marywood University is coeducational, comprehensive, residential, and Catholic.
Marzabotto massacre The Marzabotto massacre was a World War II massacre that took place in the small Italian town of Marzabotto, in the area of the massif of Monte Sole, part of the Apennine range, in the province of Bologna. It was the worst massacre of civilians committed in Italy during World War Two.
Marzban Marzban (in , derived from the words Marz مرز meaning "border" or "boundary" and the suffix -ban بان meaning guardian) were a class of military commanders in charge of border provinces of the Sassanid Empire of Persia (Iran) between 3rd and 7th centuries CE.
Marze Por Gohar The Marze Por Gohar Party is an Iranian political party Their motto is "Iranians for a secular republic" The party was founded on July 8th, 1998 in Tehran, Iran. It was established by a group of Nationalist secular writers and journalists.
Marzeah Papyrus [Marzeah Papyrus from the Ink & Blood exhibition]The Marzeah Papyrus is an inscribed strip of papyrus that is claimed to be the oldest known Hebrew manuscript in the world, allegedly from the 7th century BCE. The document appeared in the antiquities market in 1990.
Marzena Paduch Marzena Paduch (born April 07, 1965 in Zwoleń) is a Polish politician. She was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 7838 votes in 17 Radom district, candidating from Samoobrona Rzeczpospolitej Polskiej list.
Marzieh The first lady of Persian music, now in her early eighties, has been one of the most outstanding figures the artistic society of Iran has ever seen. Marzieh has touched the hearts of millions of people by her lovely performances and songs that will be whispered forever.
Marzilibahn The Drahtseilbahn Marzili-Stadt Bern (short form: Marzilibahn) is a funicular in Bern, the capital of Switzerland. It leads from the Marzili quarter to the Bundehaus (parliament and federal government) in the city centre.
Marzipan Marzipan is a confection consisting primarily of sugar and ground almonds that derives its characteristic flavor from bitter almonds, which constitute 4% to 6% of total almond content by weight. Some marzipan is also flavored with rosewater.
Marzpanate Period Marzpanate period is the time in Armenian history after the fall of the Arshakuni Dynasty of Armenia in 428, when most of Armenia was governed by Marzbans (Governors-general of the boundaries), nominated by the Sassanid Persian King. Meanwhile, Byzantine Armenia was at that time ruled by Kuroupalates (Governors).
Marzuki Marzuki was an indie folk rock band from Holland, MI, with a significant fan base in western Michigan in the mid to late 1990s. They were especially popular among Hope College, Calvin College, and Grand Valley State University students.
Marzuki Stevens Marzuki Stevens (born February 16, 1974) is a professional long distance and marathon runner from Detroit, Michigan. Marzuki finished 5th American at the Chicago Marathon on October 10, 2004, and 20th overall at the Boston Marathon, 2006.
MaRS Discovery District MaRS Discovery District is a collection of buildings in downtown Toronto dedicated to cutting-edge medical and biological research. The MaRS Centre opened in May 2005, and is bounded by College Street to the north, University Avenue to the west, and Elizabeth Avenue to the east.
Mas Mucho Mas Mas Mucho Mas (1980) is Menudo's fifth Spanish album featuring brothers Oscar and Ricky Melendez, Fernando Sallaberry, Rene Farrait, and new member Johnny Lozada. Johnny replaced original member Carlos Melendez after Carlos reached the age limit.
Mas Que Nada "Mas que nada" (No way or Come on) is a song originally written and performed by Jorge Ben in 1963, which later became the signature song of Brazilian musician and performer Sergio Mendes. In the United States, it is one of the few Brazilian songs that are widely recognized (the most famous being, of course, A Garota de Ipanema).
Mas Selamat bin Kastari Mas Selamat Kastari (born 23 January 1961, Indonesia), a Singaporean, was Singapore's most wanted terror suspect and was allegedly the head of the Singapore branch of militant group Jemaah Islamiah (JI). In January 2006, Mas Selamat was arrested by Indonesian anti-terror squad in Java.
Mas Systems MAS Systems is a company in Santa Ana California that sells custom made joysticks for home video game consoles as well as manufactures its own supergun called the MAS Super Nova. Customers are given options to allow them to customise their joysticks; For example the types of buttons used.
Mas'ud I of Ghazni Ma'sud I seized the throne of the Ghaznavid Empire upon the death of his father Mahmud from his younger twin Mohammad who had been nominated as the heir upon the death of their father Mahmud of Ghazni. His twin was blinded and imprisoned.
Mas'ud of RĂĽm Rukn ad-Din Mas'ud (died in 1156) was the Seljuk sultan of RĂĽm (Anatolia) from 1116 until his death. Following the defeat and death of his father, Kilij Arslan I, by Radwan of Aleppo at Mosul in 1107, Mas'ud lost the throne in favor of Malik Shah.
Masa (restaurant) Masa is a high-end sushi restaurant with just 26 seats, located in the Time Warner Center in Columbus Circle, Manhattan, New York. According to a 2004 review in New York Magazine, "you will pay $300 each for the chef's omakase lunch or dinner, provided you've made a reservation for one of the 26 seats weeks in advance".
Masaaki Endoh (1967-08-28) is a Japanese singer/songwriter who is prominent in the area of soundtracks for anime and tokusatsu productions. He has recently cooperated with fellow musicians Hironobu Kageyama and Rica Matsumoto in the anison group JAM Project.
Masaaki Sakai Masa'aki Sakai (ĺ ş ć­Łç«  Sakai Masa'aki , born August 6, 1946 as Kurihara Masa'aki) is a popular Japanese performer from Tokyo. He is best known to English-speaking audiences as the title star of the TV show Monkey.
Masaaki Satake Masaaki Satake is a karate and kickboxing fighter. He is one of the pioneering fighters in K-1, being a member of Kazuyoshi Ishii's Seido-Kaikan school and organization, which many recognize as the prdeceesor of K-1.
Masaaki Suzuki Masaaki Suzuki (鈴木雅明, 29 April 1954) is an organist, harpsichordist and conductor, and the founder and musical director of the Bach Collegium Japan. He was born in Kobe to parents who were both Christian and amateur musicians.
Masaaki Yuasa Masaaki Yuasa (湯浅政明 Yuasa Masaaki) is an anime director and animator known for his wild free form style. This can be distressing for a poor fan used to a more pedestrian animation style, his episode of The Hakkenden has often been pronounced to be 'animated by monkeys', something of a joke considering the considerable creativity involved.
Masaba language Masaba, (Lumasaaba) sometimes Lugisu, after one of its dialects, is a Bantu language spoken by about 750,000 people in eastern Uganda in the administrative region of Bugisu on the border to Kenya. The language is closely related to, and mutually intelligible with Bukusu, spoken in western Kenya.
Masabih al-Sunnah Masabih al-Sunnah is a collection of hadith by the Persian Shafi'i scholar Abu Muhammad al-Husayn ibn Mas'ud ibn Mubammad al-Farra' al-Baghawi, also known as al-Farra' from sometime before 1122 CE. An improved version of this work, Mishkat al-Masabih, has additional hadith, and was the work of another Persian traditionalist Al-Tabari.
Masaccio Masaccio (born Tommaso Cassai or in some accounts Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Mone) (December 21,1401, San Giovanni Valdarmo, Italy – autumn 1428, Rome), was the first great painter of the Italian Renaissance. His frescoes are the earliest monuments of Humanism, and introduce a plasticity previously unseen in figure painting.
Masada Masada (a romanization of the Hebrew מצדה, Mitzada, from מצודה, metzuda, "fortress") is the name for a site of ancient palaces and fortifications in the South District of Israel on top of an isolated rock plateau on the eastern edge of the Judean Desert overlooking the Dead Sea. Masada became famous for its significance in the First Jewish-Roman War (Great Jewish Revolt), when a siege of the fortress by troops of the Roman Empire led to a mass suicide of the site's Jewish defenders when defeat became imminent.
Masada (Honorverse) Masada is a fictional star nation featured in David Weber's Honorverse. Located in the Endicott Star System, it is home to a society of religious fanatics dedicated to the eventual conquering of the planet Grayson.
Masada (miniseries) Masada was the name of American television miniseries that aired on ABC in April 1981. Advertised by the network as an "ABC Novel for Television", it was a fictionalized account of the historical siege in 73 A.
Masada cableway The Masada cableway is an aerial tramway at the ancient fortress of Masada, Israel. Its summit station is 10 metres below sea level, thereby making it the lowest aerial tramway in the world and the only one completely below sea level.
Masada String Trio The Masada String Trio is a chamber music ensemble comprising Marc Feldman (violin), Erik Friedlander (cello) and Greg Cohen (double bass) formed for the performance of works by the composer John Zorn. The trio performs as a freestanding trio or, with the addition of Marc Ribot (guitar), Cyro Baptista (percussion) and Greg Cohen (drums) as the Bar Kokhba Sextet.
Masah Masah (Arabic مسح) refers to the act of ritually cleaning the feet or head with a small amount of water before prayer (salat) in the Islamic faith. On the feet, masah can be done over thick woolen or over leather socks known as khuffs, but according to the overwhelming majority of the jurists not on normal cotton socks.
Masaharu Fukuyama Masaharu Fukuyama (福山 雅治 born February 6, 1969), is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, radio personality, and photographer from Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture. Among fans, he is known as Masha, Masha-nii, or Fuku-chan.
Masaharu Homma Masaharu Homma (本間雅晴 Honma Masaharu, November 27, 1887 in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, Japan - April 3, 1946 in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines), also known as the Poet General, was the Japanese General in charge of the troops and actions that created the Bataan Death March in Philippines during 1942 and the aerial bombardment of Manila after the declaration that it was an open city.
Masaharu Morimoto Masaharu Morimoto (森本正治 Morimoto Masaharu; born May 26, 1955 in Hiroshima, Japan) is a well-known Japanese chef, best-known as the third (and last) Iron Chef Japanese on the TV cooking show Iron Chef, and an Iron Chef on its spinoff, Iron Chef America. Morimoto's costume on Iron Chef is silver with red trim and a picture on the back of Japanese and American flags tied together in a sheaf, while on Iron Chef America he dons the standard blue Iron Chef outfit with white trim.
Masahiko Amakasu was a Japanese Lieutenant in charge of a detachment of military police during the Great Kanto Earthquake. On September 16, 1923, Noe Itou, Sakae Osugi and his nephew were killed by Amakasu's detachment, as a result of government paranoia and fear that they would use the opportunity to overthrow the government.
Masahiro Kobayashi Masahiro Kobayashi is a Japanese voice actor who portrayed Barret Wallace in the Japanese versions of Final Fantasy VII Advent Children and Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII. He has also appeared in Seija No Koushin as Tatsuo Inose, and GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka as Hajime Hakamada.
Masahiro Nonaka Masahiro Nonaka is a Japanese seiyū (voice actor). Nonaka is noted for his role as Kyo Kusanagi, as well as the two Kyo clones, Kyo-1 and Kyo-2, in The King of Fighters fighting game series, which he has contributed to since 1994.
Masahiro Shinoda Masahiro Shinoda (篠田正浩 Shinoda Masahiro, born 9 March 1931 in Gifu, Japan) is a Japanese film director, married to the actress Shima Iwashita. He retired from directing after making the historical epic Spy Sorge.
Masai Mara The Maasai Mara (also spelled Masai Mara) is a large park reserve in south-western Kenya, which is effectively the northern continuation of the Serengeti National Park game reserve in Tanzania. Named for the Maasai tribespeople (the traditional inhabitants of the area) and the Mara River which divides it, it is famous for its exceptional population of game and the annual migration of the wildebeest every September and October, a migration so immense to be called the Great Migration.
Masaichi Niimi Masaichi Niimi (新見政一, February 4, 1887 - April 2, 1993) was a General of Japanese Navy during the World War II period, who commanded the Japanese Invasion of Hong Kong. Unlike Takashi Sakai, he managed to evade execution for his involvement in the war.
Masakatsu Funaki Masakatsu Funaki is a well-known Japanese professional wrestler who performed in New Japan Pro Wrestling, PWFG, as well as the UWF. However, he is most famous as the co-founder of Pancrase along with Minoru Suzuki, one of the first modern-day non-rehearsed shoot wrestling promotions (following five years after the inception of Shooto but predating America's Ultimate Fighting Championship).
Masakazu Kawabe Masakazu Kawabe (1886 - 1965) was a Japanese Imperial Army officer who attained the rank of Chujo (Lieutenant General). He held important commands in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and during World War II in the Burma Campaign and defense of the Japanese homeland late in the war.
Masaki Aiba is a Japanese actor and musician. Along with Jun Matsumoto (松本潤), Kazunari Ninomiya (二宮和也), Satoshi Ohno (大野智), and Sho Sakurai (櫻井翔), Aiba is a member of the J-pop group Arashi (嵐) which belongs to Johnny & Associates.
Masaki Kobayashi Masaki Kobayashi (小林正樹 Kobayashi Masaki, February 14, 1916 – October 4, 1996) was a Japanese director who is probably best known for Kwaidan (怪談), a collection of four ghost stories (drawn from the book by Lafcadio Hearn), each of which has a surprise ending.
Masaki Liu Masaki Liu, sometimes referred to as "Saki", is the engineer and producer operating One Way Studio, a digital recording studio in Concord, California. Masaki has recorded and produced music for many bands, including Five Iron Frenzy, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Echoing Green, The W's and Yellow Second.
Masaki Okimoto Masaki Okimoto is a Japanese professional wrestler from Neyagawa, Japan; he's a current member of the El Dorado roster, under the alias of Jumping Kid Okimoto, of the Michinoku Pro Wrestling roster as Rasse and of the HUSTLE roster as HUSTLE Kamen Ranger Blue.
Masaki Tsuji Masaki Tsuji (辻 真先 Tsuji Masaki, born March 23, 1932) is a Japanese scenario writer of anime TV series and films as well as mystery fiction novels. Tsuji was most active in the business from the 1960s through the 1980s, and worked as a script writer on many popular series for the Toei Animation studio as well as for Mushi Productions on the anime versions of Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy (1963), Princess Knight (1967) and Kimba the White Lion (1965).
Masala (Boston) MASALA (Massachusetts Area South Asian Lambda Association) is a New England-based organization for "Gay, Lesbian, Bi, Trans, and Questioning" people of South Asian ethnicity. It was founded in 1992 and is the only organization designed specifically for all queer South Asians in New England.
Masalit language Masalit (autonym kana masara) is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken by the Masalit ethnic group in western Darfur. It has two sociolects: "heavy" Masalit, with a complicated agglutinative grammar, spoken by higher-ranking people and in the countryside, and "light", spoken particularly in the home and in the market, with a somewhat simplified grammatical structure and many borrowings from Sudanese Arabic, the regional lingua franca and language of education.
Masami Hirosaka Masami Hirosaka (Japanese:広坂正美, Hirosaka Masami) of Tokyo, Japan is the world's most successful radio controlled car driver with a record fourteen IFMAR World Championships to his credit and is considered the highest paid drivers in RC racing.
Masami Ihara is a former Japanese footballer. The influential defender was captain of the Japan national football team for more than a decade in the 1990s and was a pillar of strength in Japan's national team in the 1990s together with striker Kazuyoshi Miura and Brazilian-born midfielder Ruy Ramos.
Masami Tanaka Masami Tanaka (born January 5, 1979 in HokkaidĹŤ) is a former breaststroke swimmer from Japan, who won the bronze medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Her winning teammates in that race were Mai Nakamura, Junko Onishi, and Sumika Minamoto.
Masami Teraoka Masami Teraoka (born 1936) is a contemporary artist known for his watercolor paintings which mimic use of the traditional Japanese woodblock prints. His pieces blend reality with fantasy, humor with commentary, history with the present.
Masami Tsuda Masami Tsuda (津田雅美 Tsuda Masami) is a mangaka born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, on 9 July, 1970. She specialises in shojo manga, the most famous being Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou (Kare Kano), which is set in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Masami Tsuruoka Karate in Canada owes its mass introduction and development to one person: Masami Tsuruoka, 10th dan (awarded by NKA in 2006), Tsuruoka Karate-do Federation. Almost single handedly Masami Tsuruoka sensei had kept Karate before the Canadian public in the early beginnings, 1958 - 1968, through newspaper articles, magazine articles, frequent demonstrations as well as appearances on public television and numerous exhibitions across Canada.
Masamichi Amano Masamichi Amano (天野 正道 Amano Masamichi; Polish: Masamicz Amano; born January 26, 1957 in Akita, Japan) is a Japanese music composer. He studied at the Kunitachi College of Music in Tokyo and graduated in 1982.
Masamune Masamune OkazakiMasamunes family name (ć­Łĺ®—), also known as Goro Niudo Masamune (Priest Goro Masamune)Hachiwara with the enscription "Priest Goro Masamune made this", is widely recognized as Japan's greatest swordsmith. As no exact dates are known for Masamune's life, he has reached an almost legendary status.
Masanao Hanihara Masanao Hanihara (1876- ? ) was a Japanese diplomat, who came to the United States in 1902 as a member of the Japanese Embassy at Washington, was consul general at San Francisco in 1916-17, then returned to Japan as director of the Bureau of Commerce of the Japanese Foreign Office.
Masanobu Fukuoka Masanobu Fukuoka (福岡 正信 Fukuoka Masanobu), born February 2,1913, author of The One-Straw Revolution, The Road Back to Nature and The Natural Way Of Farming, is one of the pioneers of no-till grain cultivation. His system is referred to as "natural farming", Fukuoka Farming, or the Fukuoka Method.
Masanori Mark Christianson Masanori Mark Christianson (born Masanori Shirota, January 18, 1976 in Omori, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese American musician, art director, copywriter, visual artist and model. He may be best known as the 11th bass guitarist and tamborinist for the seminal Oakland, California indie rock band The Heavenly States.
Masanori Murakami Masanori Murakami (村上雅則, Murakami Masanori, Born May 6, 1944 in Otsuki, Japan) was a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. He is notable for being the first Japanese player ever to play for a Major League team, preceding the well known Hideo Nomo by over 30 years.
Masao Maruyama Masao Maruyama (丸山正雄 Maruyama Masao) is the co-founder, board of directors member, and producer of Studio Madhouse, one of the leading animation production companies in the world. He was born on June 19, 1941 in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, and is a forty-plus year veteran of the animation business.
Masapán Masapán sculpting is a special craft technique associated with the town of Calderón in Ecuador. It is an artform from which beautiful and detailed figurines are created from a bread dough mixture (Masapan means bread-dough).
Masarjawaih Māsarjawaih was one of the oldest Arabic Jewish physicians, and the oldest translator from the Syriac; he lived in Basra about 883. His name, distorted, has been transmitted in European sources; it has not yet been satisfactorily explained.
Masaru Emoto is best known for his controversial claim that if human thoughts are directed at water before it is frozen, images of the resulting water crystals will be beautiful or ugly depending upon whether the thoughts were positive or negative. Emoto claims this can be achieved through prayer, music or by attaching written words to a container of water.
Masaru Takumi Masaru Takumi (宅見 勝 Takumi Masaru; June 22, 1936 - August 28, 1997) was a powerful Japanese organized crime figure assassinated in 1997. Until his death, he was the second-in-command (wakagashira) and financial overseer of Japan's largest yakuza gang, the Yamaguchi-gumi.
Masaryk Circuit The Masaryk circuit (Czech: MasarykĹŻv okruh) is the most famous Czech racing circuit, located close to Brno. It was formerly the site of the pre-war Czechoslovakian Grand Prix and is now used primarily for motorbike races.
Masasi Masasi is one of the 5 districts of the Mtwara Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North by the Lindi Region, to the East by the Newala District, to the South by Mozambique and to the West by the Ruvuma Region.
Masatada Tsuchiya Masatada Tsuichiya (土屋 正忠) is a Japanese politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives of Japan since the September 2005 general election. He resigned his position as mayor of Musashino, Tokyo in order to run against the Deputy President of the Democratic Party of Japan, Naoto Kan, for the seat of Tokyo Constituency No.
Masato Harada Masato Harada (原田眞人 Harada Masato, alt. 原田真人 Harada Masato, born July 3, 1949 in Numazu, Shizuoka) is a Japanese film director, critic, and sometimes an actor; he is best known to Western audiences as Omura in The Last Samurai.
Masato Kato Masato Kato (加藤正人 Katō Masato) (born March 28, 1963) is a Japanese game developer and scenario writer, responsible for writing parts of the stories for Chrono Trigger (in which he wrote in-depth material to complement the main story, and also personally scripted all events in the era of 12,000 B.C.
Masato Tanaka Masato Tanaka (born February 23, 1973 in Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture) is a Japanese professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in Japan with Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling and in America with Extreme Championship Wrestling.
Masatoshi Nei Masatoshi Nei is Professor of Biology at Pennsylvania State University and Director of the Institute of Molecular Evolutionary Genetics. Nei is co-founder of the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution, together with Walter M.
Masawaiyh Yuhanna ibn Masawaih, also written Ibn Masawaih, Masawaiyh, and in latin Mesue, Masuya, Mesue Major, Msuya, and Mesue the Elder was an Assyrian physician The Second Part of the Popular Errors by Laurent Joubert - Page 99 from the Academy of Gundishapur. According to The Canon of Medicine for Avicenna and Oyun al-Anba for the medieval Arabic historian Ibn Abi Osaybe'a, Masawaiyh's father was Assyrian and his mother was Slavic.
Masayoshi Son Masayoshi Son (Japanese: 孫正義, Son Masayoshi; ; born August 111957 in Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan) is a second generation Korean Japanese (韓国系日本人, 한국계 일본인) and the founder and current chief executive officer of Softbank Capital, and the chief executive officer of SoftBank Mobile (the renamed, effective October 1, 2006, Vodafone K. K.
Masayoshi Yamazaki (born 山崎将義 Yamazaki Masayoshi on December 23, 1971 in Kusatsu Shiga) is a Japanese singer-songwriter who plays guitar-driven blues, rock, and pop music, though he has also recorded piano ballads. Though he primarily plays the guitar, he also has played the drums, piano, percussion, saxophone, and glockenspiel on some albums.
Masazumi Harada is a Japanese doctor and medical researcher. His most famous work has been into the effects of Minamata disease, a type of severe mercury poisoning that occurred in the city of Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture during the 1950s and 1960s.
Masbia Masbia is a humanitarian organization located in the Boro Park section of Brooklyn NY, whose stated mission is to feed the hungry in a respectful and dignified manner. Masbia is the only full service free soup kitchen serving kosher food in New York City.
Mascarene Coot The Mascarene Coot (Fulica newtoni) is an extinct species of coot that inhabited the Mascarene islands of Mauritius and RĂ©union. Long known from subfossil bones found on the former island, but only assumed from descriptions to also have been present on the latter, remains have more recently been found on RĂ©union also.
Mascarene Islands The Mascarene Islands (or Mascarenhas Archipelago) is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar comprising Mauritius, RĂ©union, Rodrigues, Cargados Carajos shoals, plus the former islands of the Saya de Malha, Nazareth and Soudan banks. The collective title is derived from the Portuguese navigator Pedro Mascarenhas, who first visited them in 1512.
Mascarene Parrot The Mascarene Parrot (Mascarinus mascarinus) is an extinct species of parrot known from bones, specimens and descriptions to have occurred in the Mascarene island of RĂ©union, and possibly Mauritius. The bird was first described by Dubois in 1674.
Masco Masco Corporation is a Fortune 500 company. Initially organized in 1929 as Masco Screw Products Company by Alex Manoogian in Taylor, Michigan, United States of America, Masco Corporation has emerged as the global leader in the manufacturing and distribution of branded consumer products for the home and family.
Mascoma Lake Mascoma Lake is a 1,115-acre lake in western New Hampshire, United States. Most of the lake is located within the town of Enfield, while a small portion is within the city of Lebanon, where it drains into the Mascoma River, a tributary of the Connecticut River.
Mascot A mascot, originally a fetish-like term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck, is now encompasses anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or corporation. Mascots are also used as fictional spokespeople for consumer products, such as the rabbit used in advertising and marketing for the General Mills Trix brand of breakfast cereal.
Mascot (disambiguation) Mascot is a name for something that is supposed to bring luck. The word originally denoted a magical/religious fetish-like object but is now is most commonly used to describe characters or items used to represent an event or organisation.
Mascot, New South Wales Mascot is a suburb in south-eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Mascot is located 7km south of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre of the City of Botany Bay.
Mascouten The Mascouten (also Mascoutin, Mathkoutench, or Musketoon) were a tribe of Algonquian-speaking native Americans who are believed to have dwelt on both sides of the Mississippi adjacent to the present-day Wisconsin-Illinois border. They are first mentioned by French missionaries, where they were described inhabiting southern Michigan.
Masculine psychology Masculine psychology is a term sometimes used to describe and categorize issues concerning the gender related psychology of male human identity, as well as the issues that males confront during their lives. One stream emphasises gender differences and has a scientific and empirical approach, while the other, more therapeutic in orientation, is more closely aligned to the psychoanalytic tradition.
Masculine rhyme A masculine rhyme, in English prosody, is a rhyme on a single stressed syllable at the end of a line of poetry. This term is interchangeable with single rhyme, and is often used contrastively with the terms "feminine rhyme" and "double rhyme.

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