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M. A. Vashakidze
Mikheil Alexandres dze Vashakidze (August 15 1909–November 27 1956) was a Georgian astronomer working in the Georgian astrophysical observatory from 1936 to 1956. He and Victor Alekseyevich Dombrovsky (Виктор Алексеевич Домбровский) (September 30 1913–February ..
Ma-V-Elle
Ma-V-Elle are a R&B group from South Auckland, New Zealand. Their first album earned them three trips to Europe, including two performances at the renowned Ronnie Scott's Club in London. They also played the Air and Water Show, sharing the stage with the likes of Mos Def, B*witched and Lutricia M..
Mačva
Mačva District in Central Serbia Northern Mačva within Vojvodina Mačva (Serbian: Mačva or Мачва, Hungarian: Macsó or Macsóság) is a region of Serbia, situated in the northwest of Central Serbia. It is located in a fertile plain between the Sava and Drina rivers. The chief tow..
Mačvanska Mitrovica
Mačvanska Mitrovica (Мачванска Митровица) is a town located in the Sremska Mitrovica municipality, in the Srem District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. Together with the neighbouring villages of Noćaj, Salaš Noćajski, Radenković, Ravnje an..
Mačva District
Mačva District in Central Serbia Mačva District (Serbian: Mačvanski okrug or Мачвански округ) is a district (okrug) of Serbia. The District expands in the western parts of Serbia, in the geographical region of Mačva. It has a population of 339,644 people. Its seat is in the c..
MAV
The acronym/initialism MAV may have several meanings, including: Mathematical Association of Victoria of Victoria, AustraliaMicro air vehicle, a type of remotely controlled unmanned aerial vehicleMojave Aerospace Ventures, the holding company for the SpaceShipOne space flight effort.Migraine Associ..
MAVA
MAVA or Men Against Violence & Abuse is a voluntary social organisation. MAVA is India's first men's organization to directly intevene against violence on women in India. Its head-office is situated in Mumbai. About MAVA As on date, MAVA has been able to reach out to over 3000 men and women fac..
MAVA-Renault
MAVA Company is the Greek importer of Renault automobiles. In 1979 it decided to enter the car-production business introducing a passenger-utility car, a type then very popular in Greece for tax cetagorization reasons. MAVA assigned the creation of the car to Georgios Michael, a Greek designer cre..
Mavado
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Mavalli Tiffin Rooms
The Mavalli Tiffin Rooms (also commonly known as simply MTR) is a restaurant on Lalbagh Road, Bangalore, India that was founded in 1924. It was once featured on the Discovery Channel series Globe trekker. Its owner, as of 2006, is Hemamalini Maiya. In the 1970s, during the period of food price en..
Mavare orchestra
Contents 1 History2 Different directors of the Mavare orchestra3 The UCLA initiative4 See also5 External links History In december 31, 1898, the Mavare Orchestra was created in Barquisimeto in the home of Don Aurelio Manzano, located in the old Márquez or San José stre..
Mavelikara
Mavelikara is a taluk in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala, India. Contents 1 Geography2 Transport3 Economy4 Politics5 Famous Personalities6 Famous Institutions7 Interesting Fact Geography Mavelikara lies at the south of Alappuzha district; on the banks of the ..
Mavelikkara
Mavelikara is a small town in Kerala, India. It is also the birth place of famed Indian painter Raja Ravi Varma. ..
Maveli Stores
Maveli Stores is a venture of the The Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation (Supplyco). Under the Government programme of market intervention, pulses and spices are purchased and sold to the consumers at subsidised prices fixed by the Government. The Government of Kerala aids this operation by ..
Mavelstone Road
Mavelstone Road is located in the Bickley area of the London Borough of Bromley; a major suburb of Greater London. This residential road dates from early in the Edwardian period. It is notable because, although it is located in one of the wealthier areas of one of Greater London’s more affluent s..
Maven
For other uses of the word Maven see: Maven (disambiguation) A maven (also mavin or mayvin) is an expert in a particular field, usually one who is self-appointed and who seeks to pass his knowledge on to others. History The word comes from the Yiddish meyvn and Hebrew mevin (מבֿ..
Maven (disambiguation)
A maven (also mavin or mayvin) is an expert in a particular field, usually one who is self-appointed and who seeks to pass his knowledge on to others. From Hebrew Apache Maven is a software tool for Java programming language project management and automated software build. Whereas Apache Ant provide..
Maven (Scrabble)
Maven is the current best known artificial intelligence Scrabble player, created by Brian Sheppard. Its name derives from the word maven. Hasbro Scrabble has used this algorithm. Algorithms Maven's game play is sub-divided into three phases: The "mid-game" phase, the "pre-endgame" phase and the "e..
Maven Huffman
Maven Klint Huffman (born November 26, 1976, in Chantilly, Virginia) is a former middle school teacher and professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment between 2001 and July 5, 2005. Contents 1 Career2 Finishing and signature moves3 Cham..
Maverick
Maverick can refer to: People: Samuel Maverick (1803–1870), a Texas cattleman from whom the term maverick originated Places: Maverick County, Texas, USAMavericks (location), a breakwater in Northern California known as a big wave surfing center In business: Maverick Records, a record labelMa..
Mavericks (location)
For other uses of the word, see: Maverick. Maverick's or Mavericks is a world-famous surfing location in Northern California. It is located approximately one-half mile (0.8 km) from shore in Pillar Point Harbor, just north of Half Moon Bay. After a strong winter storm has occurred in the northern..
Maverick (chocolate)
Maverick was a chocolate bar snack manufactured by Nestlé Rowntree and marketed in the UK. The snack, which was similar to the Fuse bar sold by Nestlé Rowntree competitor Cadbury, was launched in 1997 and contained caramel, raisins and biscuit and toffee pieces covered in milk chocolate. Three ye..
Maverick (film)
Maverick is a 1994 comedy Western movie, based on the 1950s television series Maverick, and created by Roy Huggins. It was directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by William Goldman. Synopsis [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. The story is about ..
Maverick (magazine)
Maverick is a South African business magazine published every four weeks. External links http://www.maverick.co.za ..
Maverick (MBTA station)
Blue Line Wonderland Revere Beach Beachmont Suffolk Downs Orient Heights Wood Island Airport Maverick Aquarium * State Government Center Bowdoin *Wheelchair ac..
Maverick (Mega Man)
A Maverick, in the video game series Mega Man X and Mega Man Zero, is a Reploid who generally defies the will of the Maverick Hunters or of the human governments. In the Japanese games, they are called Irregulars. Contents 1 Maverick causes1.1 Viral Mavericks1.2 Free-will Maverick..
Maverick (TV series)
Maverick is a comedy-western television series created by Roy Huggins that ran from September 22, 1957 to July 8, 1962 on ABC and featured James Garner, Roger Moore, and Jack Kelly as poker-playing travelling gamblers. Contents 0.1 Roy Huggins Creates An Anti-Hero0.1.0.1 James Garner as..
Maverick comp DX
Maverick comp DX is a type of suspention for a bike. Usually for MTBs, they are almost as good Rock shox. ..
Maverick County, Texas
Maverick County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 47,297. Its county seat is Eagle Pass6. Maverick county is named for Samuel Maverick, cattleman and state legislator. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent counties2 2004 Election3 Demo..
Maverick Hunters
Signas, the current leader of the Maverick Hunter organizaton The Maverick Hunters (Irregular Hunters イレギュラーハンター Iregyurā Hantā in Japan) is an organization from the science-fiction video game series Mega Man X created to hunt down and terminate Mavericks. Contents 1&n..
Maverick Late Night
Variety comedy program produced at The University of Texas at Arlington, airing on Arlington local access TV. Cast Ray SamarandiPhilip RabonVafa Akhtar-KhavariMarcus WilsonJonny CruzThomas Gonzales Episode list First broadcast on Comcast Channel 66 on December ?, 2005. The episodes of the f..
Maverick Records
Maverick Records, known on music channels as Maverick Recording Company, is a record label owned by the Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Brothers Records. Contents 1 Company history2 List of currently signed artists3 Previously signed artists4 See also Compa..
Maverick Square
Maverick Square is a business district in the Boston neighborhood of East Boston that is intersected by several thoroughfares, most notably Chelsea Street and Meridian Street. It is the location of a station on the Blue Line of the MBTA. The skyline of Downtown Boston can be seen clearly across Bost..
Maverick Virus
The Maverick Virus of the Mega Man X video game series by Capcom is a group of computer viruses which can turn a Reploid into a Maverick. It should be noted that not all Mavericks are infected: a great deal are simply terrorists, criminals, or freedom fighters. Contents 1 Properties of the ..
Mavia
Mavia could be Mavia (queen)Mavia (genus)MAVIA, Mothers Against Violence in America. redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
MAVIA
MAVIA is an acronym for Mothers Against Violence in America, an organization founded in 1994. Its goal is to prevent violence against children. External links [MAVIA webpage]..
Mavial Magadan Airlines
Mavial Magadan Airlines is an airline based at Magadan, Russia, operating Tupolev Tu-154 and Ilyushin aircraft. As of summer 2006, it was the only airline flying between the Russian Far East and the American state of Alaska. As of June 29, 2006 Magadan Airlines has filed bankruptcy and will no longe..
Mavia (genus)
Mavia is a genus of ichneumons on the subfamily Gelinae, described by Seyrig in 1952. ..
Mavia (queen)
Mavia, also known as Mania or Mawia, was the warrior-queen of the Bedouin Saracens. She ruled at around 375 C.E., and rebelled against Roman rule, leading troops into Phoenicia, Palestine, and Egypt. The Romans finally made a truce with her, and she agreed to it due to the influence of the teachings..
Mavic
Bicycle with Mavic CXP 14 rims Mavic is a French bicycle parts manufacturer whose name is an acronym for Manufacture d'Articles Vélocipédiques Idoux et Chanel founded by Charles Idoux and Lucien Chanel. The company is most noted as a manufacturer of bicycle wheels. Many competitive cyclists ..
MAVID
MAVID is a multiple sequence alignment program suitable for the alignment of large numbers of DNA sequences. The sequences can be small mitochondrial genomes or large genomic regions up to megabases long. The latest version is 2.0.4. The program can be used through the [MAVID web server�..
Mavilayi
Mavilayi is a census town in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Mavilayi had a population of 11,953. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. Mavilayi has an average literacy rate of 84%,..
Mavin Foundation
Mavin Foundation is a community organization which seeks to build “healthy communities that celebrate and empower mixed heritage people and families.”[link] Located in Seattle, WA, Mavin has been recognized nationally for its work toward a society inclusive of those in the mixed herita..
Mavin Manyshaped
Mavin Manyshaped is a shapeshifter within a series of nine novels written by Sheri S. Tepper that are collectively known as The True Game. The three novels telling the earliest part of the story focus on Mavin and are told principally from her point of view. Books in the Mavin series: The Song of M..
Mavis
Mavis is a female name and may refer to: People Mavis StaplesMavis WiltonMavis MadlingMavis HutchinsonMavis TaillieuMavis WilsonMavis Gallant Fictional characters Mavis, a diesel engine character from Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. Programs Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, a touch typing progra..
Mavis Banks
Mavis Banks is a rural coffee farming community located in the Blue Mountains approximately 10 miles North East of Kingston, Jamaica. ..
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing is a software program for teaching touch typing. It is published by Brøderbund. The program has been published regularly since 1993. Version 5 supports both QWERTY and the alternative Dvorak Simplified Keyboard layout, though more recent versions support only QWERTY. The..
Mavis Enderby
Mavis Enderby, the unusual name for a tiny hamlet nestling in the rolling hills of the Lincolnshire Wolds, east of Horncastle, is a corruption of Malbis Enderby, probably taken from the name of 14th century French landholders. Around the time of Domesday Book, it was called Endrebi. Standing just n..
Mavis Fan
Mavis Fan (}; }; born 27 February 1977) is Taiwanese pop singer who also plays flute and piano. Her career began when she was 17 years old singing children's songs, but in the late 1990s she adopted a more mature image, singing in a variety of pop styles for a more general audience. Her film debut..
Mavis Gallant
Mavis Leslie Gallant CC, née Young (born 11 August 1922) is a Canadian writer. An only child Gallant was born in Montreal, Quebec. Her father died when she was young and her mother remarried. Gallant received her education at 17 different public, convent, and French language boarding schools. In h..
Mavis Grind
Mavis Grind is the name given to a narrow isthmus joining the Northmavine peninsular to the rest of Shetland Mainland in the Shetland Islands, UK. It is just 35 yards wide at its narrowest point. The name means 'gate of the narrow isthmus' in the local dialect. It carries the main A970 road to Hill..
Mavis Hee
Mavis Hee is a Singaporean singer. Her first album Knowing Well was released in 1994. She was famous in the 1990s for her love songs. She was appointed a cultural ambassador for China in 2001. She was detained on the 28th of June, 2006 due to an outburst which caused her to be remanded in the Inst..
Mavis Hutchinson
Mavis Hutchinson is most famous for having run across the United States, from Los Angeles to New York in 70 days. Her route, run in 1978, took her 2871 miles and made her the first women to run across the United States. ..
Mavis Leno
Mavis Nicholson Leno is a political activist working on behalf of women's rights. In 1997 she joined the Board of Directors of the Feminist Majority Foundation, becoming chair of the Campaign to Stop Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan. Her husband is comedian and television talk show host Jay Leno. A ..
Mavis Madling
Mavis Madling was a guest character on the television series, Designing Women and was played by soap star, Kim Zimmer. The Episode she appeared in was called The Rowdy Girls. Character Mavis is the cousin of Charlene Frazier Stillfield. She too came from Poplar Bluff, Missouri, like Charlene, an..
Mavis Smitheman
Mavis Smitheman is a Labour Party politician in the City of Manchester. She is a councillor in the Ardwick ward. ..
Mavis Staples
Mavis Staples (born July 11, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American rhythm and blues singer. Biography Most of her career has been as lead singer for The Staple Singers. She first recorded solo for Stax subsidiary Volt in 1969. Subsequent efforts included a Curtis Mayfield-produced soundtrack o..
Mavis Taillieu
Mavis Taillieu (born August 8, 1952) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She is currently a member of the Manitoba legislature, representing the opposition Progressive Conservative Party. Taillieu holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Winnipeg. Before entering public life she wa..
Mavis Wilson
Mavis Wilson is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of David Peterson. Wilson began her political career as a school trustee, served on the Dufferin County Boar..
Mavis Wilton
Coronation Street character Mavis Wilton Played by Thelma Barlow Duration 1971 - 1997 Date of Birth Date of Death Marital Status Widowed Occupation Shop worker Family Derek Mavis Wilton, née Riley, was one of Coronation Street 's most renowned characters between 197..
Mavi Sakal
Mavi Sakal is a Turkish rock band of the 1990's. It was founded by Murat Tumer, Kaan Altan, and Tibet Agirtan in 1979, who were students at the Tarsus American College, Tarsus, Turkey. Albums 1983 Giderken demo-album1992 Çektir Git album1993 Mavi Sakal 2 album1997 İki Yol maxi single1998 Kan Kok..
Mavlet Batirov
Men's Wrestling Gold 2004 Freestyle 55 kg Mavlet Batirov (born December 12, 1983 in Khasavyurt, Dagestan) is a Russian wrestler who competed in the Men's Freestyle 55 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal. In April 2006, in Moscow, he became the 60 kg European champion..
Mavoor
Mavoor is a census town in Kozhikode district in the Indian state of Kerala. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Mavoor had a population of 27,843. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Mavoor has an average literacy rate of 82%, hi..
Mavora Lakes
The Mavora Lakes are located in the South Island of New Zealand. They consist of two lakes named North Mavora and South Mavora. The area has rudimentary camping sites and is maintained by the Department of Conservation. This park was also used as a film location for the Lord of the Rings movie tr..
Mavor Moore
James Mavor Moore, CC, OBC, BA, D.Litt (born March 8, 1919) is a Canadian writer, producer, actor, public servant, critic, and educator. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he is the son of Francis John Moore, an Anglican theologian, and Dora Mavor Moore (1888 - 1979), a teacher and director who helped estab..
Mavra
For the book of poetry, see Mavra (poetry). Mavra is a one-act opera buffa composed by Igor Stravinsky. Mavra premiered in Paris on June 3, 1922. The libretto of the opera, by Boris Kochno, is based on Aleksandr Pushkin's The Little House in Kolomna. Mavra is about 25 minutes long, and features ..
Mavra (poetry)
Mavra is a collection of poems written in the poetic style free verse by the Urdu poet Noon Meem Rashid. ..
Mavrocordatos
Mavrocordatos (also Mavrocordato, Mavrokordatos, Mavrocordat or Mavrogordato; Greek: Μαυροκορδάτος) was the name of a family of Phanariot Greeks, distinguished in the history of the Ottoman Empire, Wallachia, Moldavia, and modern Greece. The family was founded by a merchant of Chios. N..
Mavrodafni
Mavrodafni (also spelled Mavrodaphne) is both a dark wine grape, which is indigenous to the Achaia region in Northern Peloponnese, Greece, and the sweet, fortified wine produced by it. Contents 1 History2 Winemaking process3 As a wine4 Use in Holy Communion5 See also Hi..
Mavrodendri
Mavrodendri (Turkish: Karagatz) is a town in Kozani Prefecture, Greece. It is situated some 8 km east of Kozani on the road to Florina. ..
Mavrovo
From many points of view, the Gostivar region is divided into several small areas. One of them is the Mavrovo region with its three villages: Mavrovo, Nikiforovo and Leunovo. This micro region is named Mavrovo because most of the people lived in the village of Mavrovo and most respectable families w..
Mavrovouni (Laconia), Greece
Mavrovouni is a village (population ~500) in Mani, Greece, south of Gytheio. Mavrovouni is located on the ocean and has clean beaches. The town's economy is based on olive oil production and fishing. ..
Mavro Orbini
Mavro Orbini (mid-16th century - 1614) was a Croatian writer, ideologue and historian. His work The Realm of the Slavs influenced Slavic ideology and historiography in the later centuries. Orbini was born in Dubrovnik. After becoming a Benedictine monk, he lived for a while in the monastery on the ..
Mavrud
Mavrud is unique red wine common only for the region of Thrace in Bulgaria. It is crystal clear wine with the typical ruby color of the sort, brisk and with beautiful sparkle. The aroma is clear, rich and enduring. It contains the aroma of grape, combined with discrete fruitfulness. Taste is harmo..
MavTV
Mav TV is a digital cable lifestyle-themed channel targeted towards men in the 18-54 age group. It features original programming intended to appeal to male viewers on topics such as Sports, Gambling, Money, Gadgets and Women. It can be found on Verizon FiOS TV, Charter Communications and C-Band S..
Mavudis Island
Mavudis Island is the northernmost of the Batanes Islands and the northernmost island in the Philippines. It is part of the province of Batanes. ..
Mavuradona, Zimbabwe
Mavuradona (Mvuradona) is a wilderness area in Northern Zimbabwe. The name is Shona, roughly translating as 'Land of Falling Water' or simply 'water falls'. The area, lying north of Centenary on the Zambezi Escarpment, is relatively unknown. Characterised by rugged mountainous hills and miombo woodl..
Ma vie en cinémascope
Ma vie en cinémascope is a Quebec, Canada movie released in 2004. This biographical drama depicted the career of Quebec singer Alys Robi as portrayed by Pascale Bussières. The French title translates as My Life in Cinemascope, however the English-language release of the film was titled Bitters..
Ma vie en rose
Ma vie en rose (My Life in Pink) is a 1997 Belgian film that was directed by Alain Berliner and produced by Carole Scotta. The main character is a young boy named Ludovic, who believes that he was born in the wrong body and should have been a girl. The film shows the struggle that he and his famil..
Ma vraie vie à Rouen
Ma vraie vie à Rouen (The True Story of My Life in Rouen, also released as My Life on Ice) is a 2002 movie by French directors Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau, which tracks a year in the life of a teenage figure skater in a quasi-documentary, video diary style. Plot [Spoiler warningS..
Méav Ní Mhaolchatha
Méav Ní Mhaolchatha is a singer of traditional Irish music. Méav was born in Dublin, Ireland. She attended Trinity College in Dublin. Méav is one of the soloists in the Celtic Woman show, and had to take a short break from touring for the birth of her first child. Her international performanc..
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