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Master's in Public and Private Management The Master's in Public and Private Management was the graduate degree awarded by the Yale School of Organization and Management prior to 1994. This degree, very similar to a Master of Business Administration had a more non-profit focus.
Master-detail In computer user interface design, a master-detail page is one in which there is a list or tree of items, and a detail section next to it. Selecting an item from the master list causes the details of that item to be populated in the detail pane, hence the name.
Master-General of the Ordnance The Master-General of the Ordnance (MGO) was an important British military position before 1855, when its duties were largely abolished. Usually held by a serving General, the Master-General of the Ordnance was responsible for all British artillery, engineers, fortifications, military supplies, and much else, and was not subordinate to the Commander in Chief, the titular head of the British military.
Master-checker A master-checker is a hardware-supported fault tolerance method for multiprocessor systems, in which two processors, referred to as the master and checker, calculate the same functions in parallel in order to increase the probability that the result is exact. The checker-CPU is synchronised at clock level with the master-CPU and processes the very same programs as the master.
Master-slave dialectic The Master-Slave dialectic (Herrschaft und Knechtschaft) is a key element in Hegel's philosophy. It is a story or myth created by Hegel in order to explain his idea of how self-consciousness, as opposed to mere consciousness comes to be.
Master-slave morality Master-Slave Morality is the theme of some of Friedrich Nietzsche's works, in particular the first essay of On the Genealogy of Morals. Nietzsche argued that there were two fundamental types of morality: 'master morality' and 'slave morality'.
Masterbike Masterbike is a contest held on an annual basis to determine the best sport bikes of the year. Motociclismo, a Spanish sport bike magazine, invites cooperating magazines from all over the world (In Moto and Motosprint for Italy, Motociclismo Spain, Motociclismo Brazil, Motorrad, PS, Kickstart, MCN, Australian MCN, Cycle World, Motosprint, In Moto, Moto, Motociclismo Mexico, Motociclismo Portugal, Bike, Bike India, and Motorcyclist) and motorcycle manufacturers as well to join this pure racetrack comparison test.
Masterbook Masterbook is a generic role-playing game that was created by West End Games as a follow-up to the multi-genre role-playing game Torg and the science fiction game Shatterzone, which used a modified version of the Torg system.
Masterboy Masterboy is a German eurodance group formed in early 1990s with notable success in Europe, Asia, Oceania and South America in the mid-1990s. They are one of the most representative group for 90's "high energy" eurodance phenomenon, when this genre crossed over from dance clubs to the pop music arena.
Mastercraft (tool brand) Mastercraft is the Canadian Tire exclusive hardware line of products. It is broken down into two lines, Mastercraft; which is the household series; and Mastercraft Maximum(formerly the Mastercraft Professional Series); which is the new professional series.
MasterCraft MasterCraft, which is headquarted in Vonore, Tennessee, is a United States manufacturer of recreational boats, founded in 1968Company History.MasterCraft boats are popular for use in water skiing and wakeboarding.
Masterfile Masterfile Corporation is the largest independent stock photography library in North America. With a head office in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Masterfile has business development offices in New York, Chicago and Seattle and is represented in over 35 countries around the world by independent agents.
Mastering the Art of French Cooking Mastering the Art of French Cooking was the result of a collaboration between American Julia Child and Frenchwomen Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle and the impetus for Child's long and successful career as one of the pioneering television chefs. Originally published in 1963 after some early difficulties, Mastering volume 1 (ISBN 0-375-41340-5) was a broad survey of French flavors and techniques, and grew out of the work the three women had done for their Paris cooking school, "L'ecole des trois gourmandes" (whose logo Child wore as a badge throughout the production of her first TV series, The French Chef); volume 2 (ISBN 0-394-40152-2), released in 1970, expanded on certain topics of interest that had not been covered as completely as the three had planned to in the first volume.
Mastering the Art of Solution-Focused Counseling Mastering the Art of Solution-Focused Counseling is a 2006 book by mental health counselor, educator, and author Jeffrey Guterman that describes the theory and practice of solution-focused counseling. In the 1990s, Guterman developed a solution focused brief therapy model called solution-focused counseling.
Mastermind (Martinique Jason) Martinique Jason, also known as Mastermind, a fictional mutant supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. She first appeared in Wolverine/Gambit: Victims #2 (September 1995) and was created by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale.
Mastermind (Role Variant) Mastermind Rational is one of the 16 role variants the Keirsey Temperament Sorter is based on. David Keirsey originally described the Mastermind role variant; however, the personality descriptions of Isabel Myers greatly contributed to its development.
Mastermind Excello Mastermind Excello is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics, first appearing in its predecessor Timely Comics. The codename was first owned by a 1940's character, but was years later modified to fit a brand new character that debuted in the pages of Amazing Fantasy (2nd series) #15.
Mastermind School Mastermind School is an educational institution offering English Medium Education to students from Play Group to Grade 12, leading to the GCE O'Level and A'Level Examinations held under the University of London. The Main Administrative Building is situated in Rd, 31, Dhanmondi Dhaka, near the Metro shopping mall.
Masterminds (film) Masterminds is a 1997 comedy action film starring Patrick Stewart. Masterminds is about a young prankster/hacker named Oswald "Ozzie" Paxton (played by Vincent Kartheiser), who has an unhappy relationship with his parents (due mostly to his hacking and troublemaking).
Masterok Masterok (also spelled "Masterock") is a unique children's music band from Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. Founded in 1975 by composer, arranger, musician Mikhail Nekrich, the band had numerous members (age 5-14) who contributed their young talents towards its success.
Masterpiece Originally, the term masterpiece (or chef d'Ĺ“uvre) referred to a piece of handcrafted art produced by a journeyman aspiring to become a master craftsman in the old European guild system, which is partially retained today in Germany and France. These were (or are) typically perfect pieces of handicraft art, admired for their beauty and elegance.
Masterpiece Theatre Masterpiece Theatre is a long-running anthology television series produced by WGBH which premiered on PBS on January 10, 1971. The show has presented to American audiences a large number of award-winning British productions, primarily BBC television dramas, but also programs shown on the commercial ITV network and Channel 4.
Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity The Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity is a list maintained by UNESCO with pieces of intangible culture considered relevant by that organization. It was started in 2001 with 19 items and a further 28 were added in 2003.
Masters (athletics) Masters in athletics (especially track and field) is the name of the category reserved for competition among older athletes; the name of the category for keeping world records for these athletes; and a term for the competitors themselves. USATF and IAAF define a masters athlete as "any competitor over the age of 35".
Masters (snooker) The Masters, formerly the Benson & Hedges Masters, is a professional snooker tournament. Although not a ranking event, it is regarded as one of the most prestigious tournaments on the circuit, earning more prize money than any other tournament except the World Championships.
Masters and Johnson The Masters and Johnson research team, made up of William Masters and Virginia E. Johnson, pioneered research into the nature of human sexual response and the diagnosis and treatment of sexual disorders and dysfunctions from 1957 until the 1990s.
Masters and Johnson Institute Masters and Johnson Institute (1978–1994) was a research foundation created to study sexuality and its physical counterparts. After William Masters hired Virginia Johnson in 1957 as a research assistant on a project in human sexuality, they worked together in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Washington University in St.
Masters At Work Masters At Work is the house music production and remix team of Kenny 'Dope' Gonzales and Little Louie Vega. They first worked together using the name (which had originally been loaned to a mutual friend Todd Terry) in 1990.
Masters Cast Masters Cast, the first He-Man and She-Ra podcast, is a weekly Internet radio show that focuses on the highly popular Mattel action figure property, Masters of the Universe. Regular hosts include fans Jon Kallis, Josh de Lioncourt, and Katy Cartee - all who have been active in the online Masters of the Universe and Princess of Power communities for almost ten years.
Masters Cup The Masters Cup is an annual disc golf tournament held at De Laveaga Disc Golf Course in Santa Cruz, California. In late April and mid May 2005, the disc golf community will descend upon Santa Cruz for the amateur and professional events of the 20th Annual Masters Cup.
Masters football Masters football is a 6 a-side indoor football competition in the United Kingdom where players over the age of 35 represent a senior club for which they played. Regional heats are held, and the winners of each go forward to a national finals competition.
Masters of Cinema Masters of Cinema is a line of classic and contemporary films on DVD and a website dedicated to the most well-regarded film directors in the world. The Website is a resource of news, articles, and links about these directors and their works.
Masters of Darts The Masters of Darts is a unique darts tournament as it was the first televised confrontation between the darts players of the two rival organisations, the British Darts Organisation (BDO) and the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). There had been two "champion versus champion" matches held, but this tournament held in 2005 was the first major event featuring players from each organisation.
Masters of Disaster The Masters of Disaster are an airshow team that performs edge of your seat aerobatics in combination with ground based Jet Trucks and pyrotechnics. The team lost two founding members (Jimmy Franklin and Bobby Younkin) in a crash during a performance at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, on July 10, 2005.
Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture is a book by David Kushner about id Software and its influence on popular culture, focusing chiefly on John Romero and John Carmack. Adopting a novel-like narrative, Kushner chronicles the lives of both men from childhood through the early successes of id Software to the new heights the company reached with Doom.
Masters of Reality Masters of Reality is a hard rock group formed in 1981 by guitarist and singer Chris Goss and Tim Harrington in Syracuse, New York. The band is now part of the "Palm Desert Scene", which includes Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age and many other stoner rock or (as they prefer to call it) "desert rock" bands.
Masters of Rock (festival) Masters of Rock is a big heavy metal festival in Europe. The main styles represented on this festival are power, speed and heavy metal, though the production tries to make the fest more open for other rock and metal styles as progressive rock/metal, hardcore, death metal or even ska.
Masters of Rock: Ramones Masters of Rock: Ramones is a compilation album album by the Ramones released on EMI in 2001. It is made up of tracks from the five Ramones albums on Chrysalis Records,Brain Drain, Mondo Bizarro, Acid Eaters, ¡Adios Amigos!
Masters of Rome Masters of Rome is a series of historical fiction novels by author Colleen McCullough (b. 1937) set in ancient Rome during the last days of the old Roman Republic; it primarily chronicles the lives and careers of Gaius Marius, Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Pompey the Great, Julius Caesar, and the early career of Caesar Augustus.
Masters of the Backside Masters of the Backside was an early British punk rock group whose members included Chrissie Hynde, who would later front The Pretenders, and Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, and Rat Scabies, who would all become founding members of The Damned. Dave Zero was the only other member.
Masters of the Hemisphere (album) Masters of the Hemisphere is the first full album by the Athens, Georgia based indie pop band of the same name. Though it lacks the elaborateness of their followup, the heavily concept-based I Am Not A Freemdoom, it still maintains the essential element of the band's indie pop songcraft, drawing comparisons to R.
Masters of the Universe Masters of the Universe is the collective name of the popular toy series by Mattel, featuring characters such as He-Man and Skeletor. Since its initial launch in 1981 it has led to numerous spin-offs, including four animated series and a film.
Masters of the Wild Masters of the Wild: A Guidebook to Druids, Rangers and Barbarians is an optional rulebook for Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition, written by published in 2001 by Wizards of the Coast and notable for its trade paperback format. It has not been updated to 3.
Masters Olympia The Masters Olympia was an international bodybuilding competition which was held annually by the International Federation of BodyBuilders (IFBB). The competition was created by Joe Weider in 1994 as a venue for former champions (some of who had already won the IFBB Mr.
Masterton Masterton is a town (and local government district) in the Wellington region of New Zealand. It is the largest town in the Wairarapa, a geographical region that is separated from metropolitan Wellington by the Rimutaka ranges.
Mastertronic Mastertronic was originally a publisher and distributor of low-cost ("budget") computer game software founded in 1983. At its peak the label was the dominant software publisher in the UK, a position achieved by selling cassette-based software at the ÂŁ1.
Masterworks Records Masterworks Records was started in 1927 as a subsidiary of Columbia Records. It was renamed Columbia Masterworks Records in 1948, but remaind part of the Columbia family until 1980, when it was rechristened CBS Masterworks Records.
Mastery learning Mastery Learning is an instructional method that presumes all children can learn if they are provided with the appropriate learning conditions. Specifically, mastery learning is a method whereby students are not advanced to a subsequent learning objective until they demonstrate proficiency with the current one.
Masthead (publishing) A masthead is a list, usually found on the editorial page of a newspaper or magazine, of the members of the newspaper's editorial board. If no editorial board exists, the masthead will often feature a list of top news staff members.
Masthugget Church Masthugget Church in Gothenburg, Sweden, was built in 1914. Its position on a high hill (Masthugget) close to the city and near the Göta älv (Göta river) makes it a striking sight – the church tower is 60 meters high in itself.
Mastic Mastic (Pistacia lentiscus) is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 3–4 m tall, mainly cultivated on the Greek island of ChiosPistacia lentiscus L. at Mansfeld's Database Taxonomy, but it is also native throughout the Mediterranean region, from Morocco and Iberia east to Syria and Israel and north to southern France and Turkey; it is also native on the Canary IslandsPistacia lentiscus distribution at Germplasm Resources Information Network.
Mastichato Mastichato Chio (Greek: Μαστιχάτο Χίου; Μαστιχά λικέρ; Ούζο Μαστίχας) also known as Chios Masticha, (mastika, mastichat, mastikha, mastiha) and Masticha Ouzo is a Greek smooth mastic-flavored liqueur made out of resin, the Greek brandy based liqueur is native to the Aegean Island Chios, which is widely known for its Tears of Chio's Trees. The drink is consumed through out Greece and it is a related drink to Tsipouro, Tsikoudia (Raki) and Ouzo.
Mastocarpus stellatus Mastocarpus stellatus, also called ClĂşimhĂ­n Cait [Cats' Puff], Carragheen, or Carrageen Moss, is closely related to Irish Moss, or Chondrus crispus. It is collected in Ireland together with Chondrus crispus as Irish Moss, dried, and sold for cooking and as the basis for a drink reputed to ward off colds and flu.
Mastodon Mastodons or Mastodonts are members of the extinct genus Mammut of the order Proboscidea and form the family Mammutidae; they resembled, but were distinct from, the woolly mammoth which belongs to the family Elephantidae.
Mastodonsaurus Mastodonsaurus was a large-headed temnospondyl that belonged to a group of advanced, mostly Triassic animals called capitosaurs. It had a short, massive body, stout limbs, a short tail, and a long-jawed powerful skull.
Mastoid antrum Mastoid antrum (or tympanic antrum) is a cavity in the petrous portion of the temporal bone, communicating posteriorly with the mastoid cells and anteriorly with the epitympanic recess of the middle ear via the aperture of the mastoid antrum.
Mastoid foramen The outer surface of the temporal bone is perforated by numerous foramina; one of these, of large size, situated near the posterior border, is termed the mastoid foramen; it transmits a vein to the transverse sinus and a small branch of the occipital artery to the dura mater.
Mastopexy Mastopexy or breast lift surgery refers to a group of elective surgical operations designed to lessen the degree of breast ptosis (the "droop" of the breasts). Breast implants may be placed as part of the procedure, though some patients opt for mastopexy alone.
Mastoureh Ardalan Mah Sharaf Khanom Mastoureh Ardalan or Mastura Ardalan (Mestûrey Erdelan in Kurdish ) (1805 –1848) was an Iranian Kurdish poet and writer. She was born in Senna (Sanandaj) in north-western Iran and deceased in Sulaymaniyah in present-day north-eastern Iraq.
Masturbate-a-thon The Masturbate-a-thon is an event whereby participants masturbate in order to raise money for charity and awareness of, and dispel the shame and taboos that persist around this form of sexual activity. During the past six years, the Masturbate-a-thon has raised over $25,000 for women’s health initiatives and HIV prevention, education and treatment organizations, and has contributed to debates about safer sex and alternative safe methods of sexual expression in the USA, in the face of harsh conservative opposition.
Masturbation Masturbation refers to sexual stimulation, particularly of one's own genitals and often to the point of orgasm, which is performed manually, by other types of bodily contact (except for sexual intercourse), by use of objects or tools, or by some combination of these methods.Based on "masturbation" in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition, Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Masud ibn Davud Masud ibn Davud (Azeri: Məsud ibn Davud) was thought to be the architect, who designed the Maiden Tower in Baku, Azerbaijan in the 12th century. This theory was first brought forward by Soviet archaeologists, who discovered his name on a stone that had been inserted into the wall of the tower.
Masuhisa Tsukamoto Masuhisa Tsukamoto is a Japanese taxonomist and authority on mosquitoes. He has published many scientific papers on the subject and has described several new species, including Culex rajah and Toxorhynchites rajah.
Masumi Hayashi (photographer) Masumi Hayashi (September 3, 1945 - August 17, 2006) was a celebrated photographer and artist who taught art at Cleveland State University, in Cleveland, Ohio, for 24 years. She won a Cleveland Arts Prize, three Ohio Arts Council awards, a Fulbright fellowship; awards from National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Midwest, and Florida Arts Council; as well as a 1997 Civil Liberties Educational Fund research grant.
Masumi Hayashi (poisoner) is a Japanese woman convicted of putting poison in curry at a summer festival in Wakayama, Japan. Two children and two adults died, and sixty-three others suffered from acute arsenic poisoning after consuming the curry.
Masumi ItĹŤ (she also goes by the pseudonym, ) born May 21st, is a Japanese singer and composer from Ibaraki prefecture in Japan. Ito is an accomplished musician, composing the soundtracks to many anime television shows, and is part of the bands, Oranges & Lemons and Heart of air.
Masumi Kuwata Masumi Kuwata (桑田 真澄 Kuwata Masumi, born 1 April 1968 in Yao, Osaka,Japan) is a Japanese righthanded baseball pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. He was formerly with the Yomiuri Giants of the Central League.
Masuria Masuria (; ) is an area in northeastern Poland famous for its lakes and forests. Together with Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast to the north and a small section of Lithuania, the region used to be a part of Prussia and of the administrative region of East Prussia, a German exclave before World War II.
Masurian Institute The Masurian Institute (Polish: Instytut Mazurski) in Olsztyn is a scientific research institution established in 1943 during World War II in the Nazi occupied Poland in Radość near Warsaw by the underground Masurian Union (Związek Mazurski), since 1945 the headquarters moved to Olsztyn, the main city of the Masurian movement.
Masurian language Masurian (also known as Mazurian, Masovian, and Mazovian) is a dialect of Polish, once spoken in Masuria. In the 14th century, settlers from Masovia resettled the south of East Prussia which had been devastated by the war of the Teutonic Knights against the Old Prussians.
Masurium Masurium (symbol Ma) was a name proposed for chemical element 43, which was eventually named technetium. Two of the discoverers of rhenium, Walter Noddack and Ida Tacke claimed to have at the same time (1925) discovered this element which they named after Masuria in Eastern Prussia, the region where Walter Noddack's family originated.
Masursky Award The Masursky Award is awarded annually by the Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) of the American Astronomical Society. The award for Meritorious Service to Planetary Science was established by the DPS to recognize and honor individuals who have rendered outstanding service to planetary science and exploration through engineering, managerial, programmatic, or public service activities.
Masutatsu Oyama Masutatsu Oyama (大山倍達 Ōyama Masutatsu), also known as Mas Oyama was a karate master who founded Kyokushinkai, a major style of full contact karate. He was born Choi Yeong-eui (최영의; 崔永宜), but preferred to be called Choi Bae-dal (최배달; 崔倍達) to indicate his Korean ethnicity, since Baedal is a word for the Korean people.
Masuzo Shikata Masuzo Shikata (Tokyo, August 10 1895 – May 8 1964) was a Japanese chemist and one of the pioneers in electrochemistry. Together with his mentor and colleague, Czech chemist and inventor Jaroslav Heyrovský, he developed the first polarograph, a type of electrochemical analyzing machine, and co-authored the paper which introduced the machine and the name "polarograph".
Maswa Maswa District is one of the eight districts of the Shinyanga Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the north by the Bariadi District, to the east by the Meatu District, to the south by the Kishapu District and to the west by the Mwanza Region.
Masyu Masyu (Japanese:ましゅ; translates as "evil influence", but see History) is a type of logic puzzle designed and published by Nikoli. The purpose of its creation was to present a puzzle that uses no numbers or letters and yet retains depth and aesthetics.
MaSaI Solutions MaSaI Solutions Ltd is a New Zealand-based company that makes tools for creating installers. MaSaI Solutions was recently acquired by ScriptLogic Corporation who has released their application packaging software as Installer Design Studio.
Mat Herben Mathieu Herben (born in The Hague on July 15 1952) is a Dutch politician and a member of the List Pim Fortuyn. As of 23 May 2002 he has been a member of LPF's fraction within the lower house of the Staten-Generaal.
Mat Jackson Mat Jackson is a racecar driver from Henley-In-Arden, England, born 10th June 1981. He started racing in karts in his teens, before finishing 4th in the 2000 Renault Clio Cup, his first attempt at tin-top racing.
Mat Kearney Mat Kearney (IPA pronunciation: ) (born December 1, 1978) is a Contemporary Christian Music singer and songwriter who has crossed over into mainstream radio. He was born in Eugene, Oregon, and is now based out of Nashville, TN.
Mat Maneri Mat Maneri (born 1969) is an American jazz violin and viola player, specifically derivatives such as the five-string viola, the electric six-string violin, and the baritone violin. He has recorded with his father Joe Maneri, and others, including Cecil Taylor, Matthew Shipp, and Joe Morris,and Tim Berne, as well as with his own trio, quartet, and quintet.
Mat Mladin Mathew Mladin (born March 10, 1972, in Camden, New South Wales) is an Australian professional motorcycle racer currently competing for Suzuki in the AMA Superbike series. He has won the title 6 times, and holds series records for wins, poles, wins in a season (shared with Fred Merkel) and poles in a season.
Mat Nastos Mat Nastos (born November 17, 1972, Wilmington, Delaware) as Mathias Nicholas Nastos III, is an art, writer, film maker and publisher. Growing up in Hawaii, Nastos started and ran the first comic conventions in the state.
Mat Rempit A Mat Rempit is a Malaysian term for 'an individual who participates in illegal street racing', usually involving underbone motorcycles (Kapcai) or scooters. Minah Rempit can refer to either the female counterpart, or a female companion of a Mat Rempit.
Mat Rogers Mat Rogers (born February 1 1976 in Sydney and educated at The Southport School) is a former Australian rugby union player and rugby league player — a dual international. His father was the late Cronulla Sharks legend Steve Rogers, who was the Sharks' CEO.
Mat Wilcox MatWilcox founded and leads Wilcox Group, Canada’s largest national, independent corporate communications, crisis and issues management consulting firm with offices in Toronto and Vancouver. Her issues management and labour relations experience is unparalleled in the industry.
Mat Zemlya Mat Zemlya, also Matka Ziemia (literally Mother Earth, various other names are in use as well) is the collective term applied to a number of Slavic deities devoted to plants, growth, birth, creation and patrons of field works.
Mata Amritanandamayi Mātā Amritanandamayī Devi (Devanagiri: माता अमृतानन्‍दमयी, Malayalam: മാതാ അമൃതാനന്ദമയി), also known by her followers as 'Amma', 'Ammachi' or 'Mother' (September 27, 1953 - ), is an Indian spiritual leader revered by her followers as a saint. She is a widely respected humanitarian and called by some 'the hugging saint'.
Mata Gujri Mata Gujri, is considered to be one of the holiest saints in Sikhism. She played a pivotal role within the Sikh religion as the wife of Guru Tegh Bahadur (the ninth Guru of Sikhism) and the mother of Guru Gobind Singh (the tenth Guru of Sikhism).
Mata Hari Mata Hari was the stage name of Margaretha Geertruida (Grietje) Zelle (7 August, 1876, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands – 15 October, 1917, Vincennes, France), a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was executed by firing squad for alleged espionage during World War I.
Mata Hari (film) Mata Hari is a 1931 pre-code film loosely based on the life of Mata Hari (the stage name of Margaretha Geertruida Zelle), a courtesan executed for espionage during World War I. The film stars Greta Garbo in the title role.
Mata Leao Mata Leao is an album by Brooklyn hardcore punk band Biohazard. The words mata leĂŁo stand for "kill the lion" in Portuguese (the name is used for a special chokehold in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, look up Rear naked choke).
Mata Nui (Great Spirit) Mata Nui is a fictional spirit created by Lego for the Bionicle storyline. He is a god-like figure revered by the Matoran people (however, he is not worshipped as a deity; as Lego is specifically trying to avoid religious issues).
Mata Nui (Island) Mata Nui is a fictional island from the LEGO Bionicle storyline, and is the setting of the first story arc, known as Bionicle Chronicles. It is named after the Great Spirit Mata Nui, who cares for all life in the Bionicle universe.
Mata Ortiz Near the ancient ruins of Casas Grandes in the northern part of the Mexican state of Chihuahua, just south of the San Luis Mountains, a new artistic movement is flourishing. Mata Ortiz, a small village barely three streets wide, is home to Juan Quezada, the self-taught originator of Mata Ortiz pottery, and his predominantly young followers.
Mata Tripta Mata Tripta, is the mother of the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev. Mata Tripta gave birth to Guru Nanak Dev on April 15, 1469 in the village of Rai Bhoi Di Talwandi, some forty miles west of Lahore in the Shekhupura district of Punjab (Pakistan).
Matabeleland Modern day Matabeleland is currently divided into two provinces: Matabeleland North and Matabeleland South. These two provinces are in the west and south-west of Zimbabwe, between the Limpopo and Zambezi rivers.
Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project The Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project (MZWP) is an ambitious project being undertaken in the arid Matabeleland North province of Zimbabwe.The project seeks to end the perennial water shortages bedevelling Zimbabwe's second city of Bulawayo by bringing water from the mighty Zambezi river to the city.
Matabungkay Matabungkay Beach is a white sand beach reasonably accessible to Manila (120 km or so) that was originally 'discovered' to be a great weekend or daytrip destination in the early 1950's, allegedly by sun starved German residents of Manila. In fact the German Club had a cottage there then.
Matador (film) Matador (Spanish for "killer") is a 1986 film by Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar about a student matador, Ángel (Antonio Banderas), who confesses to murders he didn't commit and begins a romance with his lawyer, María (Assumpta Serna). Themes include sex, death, and religion.

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