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Éméritat
From latin emeritus: retired but retaining an honorary title corresponding to that held immediately before retirement: a professor emeritus. Honourably discharged with a pension. Famous people who held an éméritat position: Georges-Henri Lemaître inventor of Big Bang theory, the philosopher of s..

M@rix
M@rix is an album by German industrial music artist P.A.L. It was released in Europe by Ant-Zen records as a CD. The title is pronounced "matrix". Track listing "Metrum V1.2""T.A.E.""Unwanted""E-Mass""Purge""Cyber Junkyard""Germanized Industry""Hybcollab 3""Whomp That Sucker! (Live)""Wasteland"..

Máriapócs
Máriapócs County Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg Area 22,09 km² Population Total (2001)Population density 218699 /km² Postal code 4326 Area code 42 Máriapócs is a small town in eastern Hungary, near Nyíregyháza. It is an important place for pilgrimage. It has a..

Mária Gáliková
The title of this article contains the character á. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Maria Galikova. Mária Gáliková (born August 21, 1980) is a Slovakian athlete, specializing in long distance walking. ..

Mária Royová
Mária Royová (1858 - 1924) was Slovak protestant actvist, charity worker and songwriter. She and her sister Kristína Royová founded the Blue Cross Organization and diaconical centre in Stará Turá. ..

Mária Telkes
Mária Telkes (1900 - 1995) was a Hungarian-American scientist and inventor who worked on solar energy technologies. Telkes moved to the United States after completing her PhD in physical chemistry in Hungary. She worked as a biophysicist in the United States and from 1939 to 1953 she was involved ..

Mária Valéria bridge
The Mária Valéria bridge joins Esztergom in Hungary and Štúrovo in Slovakia, across the River Danube. The bridge is over 500 metres in length. The current bridge is the third built on the site. The first bridge was destroyed in 1920, and rebuilt in 1927. This second bridge was destroyed durin..

Mārikoriko
In a Māori legend attributed by White to the Ngāti Hau tribe, Mārikoriko (Twilight) is the first woman, created by Ārohirohi (Shimmering heat) from the heat of the sun and the echoing cliff. She married Tiki, the first man, and gave birth to Hine-kau-ataata (Woman floating in shadows). This is ..

Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos
Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos or just Mário Cesariny, (August 9, 1923) is among the most important Portuguese surrealist poets, having published several major works during a career spanning 50 years. Cesariny is also a painter, but his work became more centered in poetry in the 1950s. Biography ..

Mário Coluna
Mário Esteves Coluna (pron. IPA: /ma.ɾiw ku.'lu.nɐ/) (born August 6, 1935 at Inhaca, Mozambique) was a Mozambican-born Portuguese footballer, perhaps the best midfielder his country has ever had. His footballer nickname is " O Monstro Sagrado " The sacrate monster. He moved to Benfica in 1954/5..

Mário Coutinho
Mario Coutinho (1955- )born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Cardiologist, intensive care specialist, medical researcher and adjunct professor of Medicine at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil. ..

Mário Covas
Mário Covas Júnior was a distinguished Brazilian politician (Santos, 21 April 1930 - São Paulo, 6 March 2001). He was elected federal representative, mayor of São Paulo City (1983-1985), senator and twice Governor of the state of São Paulo (1994-1998/1998-2001). He was a founder and member of P..

Mário da Graça Machungo
Mário Fernandes da Graça Machungo (born 1940) is a Mozambican politician. He was Prime Minister of the country from 17 July 1986 to 16 December 1994. |- style="text-align: center;" ..

Mário de Andrade
''For the Angolan politician and writer see Mário Pinto de Andrade. For others with the name see Andrade. Mário Raul de Morais Andrade (October 9, 1893 – February 25, 1945) was a Brazilian poet, novelist, musicologist, art historian and critic, and photographer. One of the founders of Br..

Mário de Araújo Cabral
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Mário de Sá-Carneiro
Mário de Sá-Carneiro (19 May, 1890 – 26 April, 1916) was a Portuguese poet and novelist. --> Born in Lisbon into a military family, he lost his mother at the age of two and his grandmother at the age of nine and was cared for in his childhood by a nanny. He studied Law for a brief period (19..

Mário Eloy
Mário Eloy (1900 - 1951) was a Portuguese expressionist painter. His style shows the influence of painters like Picasso, van Gogh, and, mostly, from the german expressionist painting, that he admired during his staying in Germany, from 1927 to 1932, specially Carl Hofer. After returning to Portug..

Mário Frias
Mário Frias (born October 9 1971 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian telenovela actor. Television jobs Malhação (1999-2001)As Filhas da Mãe (2001)O Quinto dos Infernos (2002)O Beijo do Vampiro (2003)Senhora do Destino (2004)Floribella (2005) External links ..

Mário Hipólito
Mário Hipólito, often called just Mário (born June 1, 1985 in Luanda, Angola) is an Angolan football goalkeeper who currently, as of May 2006, plays for InterClube. He was called up to the 2006 World Cup, despite having never appeared for the national team. ..

Mário Jardel
Mário Jardel Almeida Ribeiro (born 18 September 1973 in Fortaleza, Brazil) is a professional footballer. Jardel played for Vasco da Gama, but moved in 1995 to Grêmio Porto Alegre, where he won the Libertadores Cup. In 1996, he was linked to several teams, and after failing to transfer to SL Ben..

Mário Lemos Pires
Mário Lemos Pires was the last Portuguese governor of Portuguese Timor. After the depature of the Portuguese in 1975, Portuguese Timor became a political region of Indonesia from 1975 to 1999. Pires served from November 18, 1974 to August 26, 1975, but the administration was forced onto Atauro Is..

Mário Pinto de Andrade
Mário Coelho Pinto de Andrade (August 21, 1928 – August 26, 1990) was an Angolan poet and politician. He was born in Golungo-Alto and studied philology at the University of Lisbon and sociology at the Sorbonne in Paris. While there, he became active in opposing Portuguese colonial rule of An..

Mário Pires
Mário Pires (b. 1949?) is a Guinea-Bissau politician and former Prime Minister. He held that position from 17 November 2002 to 14 September 2003, when President Kumba Ialá and his government were overthrown in a military coup. He is a member of the Social Renewal Party (PRS). ..

Mário Sacramento
Mário Sacramento in a sticker of the Portuguese Communist Party Mário Emílio de Morais Sacramento (July 7, 1930 - March 27, 1969) was a Portuguese doctor and essayist that became famous for his Anti-fascist activities against the dictatorial regime led by Oliveira Salazar in Portugal. Má..

Mário Schenberg
Mário Schenberg Mário Schenberg, (b. July 2, 1914, Recife (Pernambuco); d. November 10, 1990, São Paulo), var. Mário Schönberg, Mario Schonberg), was a Brazilian electrical engineer, physicist, art critic and writer. The Urca process Widely regarded as Brazil's most important theoretical..

Mário Silva (footballer)
Mário Fernando Magalhaes da Silva is a Portuguese Soccer Player who currently plays for Cadiz in Spain in the Spanish La Liga he helped the team get to the La Liga for the first time in many years. He currently plays at Boavista FC ..

Mário Soares
Mário Soares Prime Minister of Portugal Order: 107th and 114th (53rd and 60th of the Republic, 5th and 12th since the Carnation revolution) Term of Office (1st) July 23, 1976 - August 28, 1978(2nd) June 9, 1983 - November 6, 1985 Predecessor: (1st) José Pinheiro de Azevedo(2nd)..

Mário Wilson
Mário Wilson (born October 17, 1929 in Lourenço Marques, Mozambique) is a retired football player and a former coach of the Portuguese squad, Académica de Coimbra, Sport Lisboa e Benfica and Vitória de Guimarães, among other football teams. As a player, he played for clubs such as Académica de..

Mário Zagallo
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Mâris Bružiks
Mâris Bružiks (born August 25, 1962 in Plavinas) is a retired triple jumper who represented the USSR and later Latvia. He first won the European Indoor Championships in 1986, setting a championship record (CR) with 17.54 metres. The record still stands, having been equalled by Christian Olsson in..

Māris Gailis
Māris Gailis (born 1951) is a Latvian political figure. He served as Prime Minister of Latvia between September 15 1994 and December 21 1995. External links http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/latvia.htmhttp://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-7725.html |- style="text-align: center;" ..

Māris Smirnovs
Māris Smirnovs (born June 2, 1976 in Daugavpils) is a football defender from Latvia. As of October 2005 he has played 13 international matches for the Latvia national team. He debuted in 2003, and played at the Euro 2004. He has played for Dinaburg FC, FK Ventspils, and now Amica Wronki. External ..

Māris Verpakovskis
Māris Verpakovskis (born October 15, 1979) is a striker who plays for the Latvia national football team. He also plays for Dynamo Kyiv, Ukraine. Verpakovskis was born in Liepāja, Latvia and first played for his hometown team, FHK Liepājas Metalurgs. He moved to Skonto FC, Rīga in 2000. Verp..

Mărţişor
Mărţişor is the traditional celebration of the beginning of the spring in Romania and Moldova, on 1 March. The day's name is the diminutive of March (in Romanian Martie), and thus means something like "little" or "dear March". Nowdays, men offer women a talisman object also called Mărţişor, co..

Méribel
Méribel by J. M. Gouedard Méribel refers to three neighbouring villages in the Les Allues commune of the Savoie département of France, near the town of Moûtiers ([45.401° N 6.5655° E]). The villages are within the Vanoise National Park. Méribel Les Allues ..

Méribel Ice Palace
Méribel Ice Palace is an indoor ice hockey arena in Méribel, France. It was built in 1991 and held 8,000 people when it opened. The ice hockey games from the 1992 Winter Olympics were held at this arena. After the Olympics the name of the arena changed to the Patinoire Olympique (Olympic Skatin..

Méricourt
Méricourt is the name of several communes in France: Méricourt, in the Pas-de-Calais départementMéricourt, in the Yvelines département See also Méricourt-en-Vimeu, in the Somme département Méricourt-l' Abbé, in the Somme département Méricourt-sur-Somme, in the Somme département ..

Méricourt, Pas-de-Calais
Méricourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département of Northern France. As of 1999, its population was 11,723. See also Courrières mine disaster on March 10, 2006 which also affected Méricourt External links [Official site] (in French) ..

Méric Casaubon
(Florence Estienne) Meric Casaubon (August 14, 1599 - July 14, 1671), son of Isaac Casaubon, was an English classical scholar. Although biographical dictionaries (including the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica) commonly accentuate the name Meric, he himself did not do so. He was born in Geneva. At an ..

Mérida, Mérida
Mérida Flag of the city of Mérida Coat of arms of the city of Mérida Panoramic view of the city of Mérida Founded as: Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida Motto of the city: La ciudad de los caballeros State Mérida Municipality Libertador Municipality Mayor Carlos Leó..

Mérida, Spain
Roman theater in Mérida. Mérida is the capital of the autonomous community of Extremadura, Spain. It is situated in the province of Badajoz and has a population of 50,780 (2002). Contents 1 History2 Sights3 Miscellaneous4 External links History It was founded in the ..

Mérida, Yucatán
Mérida is the capital city of the Mexican state of Yucatán. It is located in the northwest part of the state, about 35 km (22 miles) from the Gulf of Mexico coast, at [20°58′12″N, 89°37′12″W]. In 2003 the population was about 793,000, ranking 11th among the most populous Me..

Mérida (disambiguation)
Places named Mérida or Merida include: Mérida, capital city of the state of Yucatán, MexicoMerida, municipality of Leyte province, PhilippinesMérida, capital city of the Extremadura Autonomous Community, SpainMérida, capital city of Mérida State, Venezuela Non-Geographical Merida include: M..

Mérida (state)
Estado Mérida is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided. The state capital is Mérida. Mérida State covers a total surface area of 11 300 km² and, in 2001, had an estimated population of 715 268. Municipalities and municipal seats Alberto Adriani (El Vigía)Andr�..

Mérida cable car
The Mérida Cable Car (Spanish: Teleférico de Mérida) is the world's highest (15,633 ft) cable car. Its base is located in the Venezuelan city of Mérida at an altitude of 1640 meters, and its terminus is on Pico Espejo, at 4765 meters. Contents 1 Structure2 Administration3 His..

Mérida México Temple
The Mérida México Temple is the 92nd operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The building of the Temple in Mérida, Yucatán, was announced on September 25, 1998. It is one of twelve Mormon temples in Mexico. A groundbreaking ceremony and site dedication were held on..

Mérida State Anthem
The anthem of the Mérida State, Venezuela, was written by Antonio Febres Cordero; the music was added by Gil Antonio Gil. Alike the anthems of Cojedes and Guárico, it has only one stanza. Lyrics in Spanish Language Chorus Con orgullo lancemos al viento la canción de la tierra natal de confí..

Mérida UD
Mérida Unión Deportiva is a football team based in Mérida in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1990 the club plays in Segunda División B - Group 4. The stadium of Mérida UD is Estadio Romano with a capacity of 15,000 seaters. Seasons 2004/2005: Tercera División 1st - Promo..

Mérignac
Mérignac is the name of several communes in France: Mérignac, in the Charente départementMérignac, in the Charente-Maritime départementMérignac, in the Gironde département This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an refe..

Mérignac, Gironde
Mérignac is a commune in the département of Gironde and the Aquitaine région of France. It is the largest suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the west. Thus, it is a member of the metropolitan Urban Community of Bordeaux. In the 1999 census, Mérignac had a population of 61,..

Méringue
Music of Haïti Carnival Cadence rampa Kompa Kadans Méringue Mizik rasin Rara Zouk Timeline and Samples Francophone Caribbean Martinique and Guadeloupe - Haïti - Louisiana Other islands Anguilla - Antigua and Barbuda - Aruba and the Dutch Antilles - Bahamas - Barbados - Bermuda - Cayman ..

Míriel
This article is about Míriel, queen of the Ñoldor. For the queen of Númenor of the same name, see: Míriel (Second Age) In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth, Míriel Þerindë (=Míriel Byrde, the broideress) was the first wife of Finwë, King of the Ñoldor. Her son was Curufinwë, who..

Móricz Zsigmond körtér
Móricz Zsigmond körtér ("Zsigmond Móricz circus") is a square in Budapest, Hungary. It is a center of south Buda and it is noted for the egg-looking heated stones erected in 2004. [link] It is a changing place for several trams (6, 18, 19, 41, 47, 49, 61, 118) and buses (3, 7, 7A, 27..

Móric Beňovský
Moric Benovsky (born 1741 or 1746 as Móritz Benyovszky - died May 23, 1786) was a Slovak noble in the Kingdom of Hungary, adventurer, globetrotter, explorer, colonizer, writer, the King of Madagascar, a French colonel, Polish military commander and Austrian soldier. Contents 1 Variation..

Móric Esterházy
Móric Count Esterházy de Galantha (1881-1960) was a Hungarian aristocrat and politician who served as prime minister for a few months during World War I, after the fall of István Tisza. His attempts at reform were defeated by Tisza's conservative forces, and he quickly resigned, to be replaced b..

Móric Farkasházi Fischer
Moritz von (Farkasházi-)Fischer, Mór(ic) Fischer von/de Farkasház, Moritz Fischer von Farkasház, or Mór Farkasházi Fischer (Hungarian: Farkasházi Fischer Mór(ic); 1800, Totis/Tata - February 25, 1900, Tata) was a Hungarian porcelain-manufacturer; was one of the founders of the Herend porcel..

Mr. I-Magination
Mr. I-Magination was one of the earliest television shows for children. It ran live for thirty minutes as a weekly show, 1950-53. The host, Paul Tripp, or Mr. I-Magination, gathered a group of children each week. The same child actors appeared on a rotating basis. Two would be selected to ask ab..

Mr. II
Joseph Mbilinyi, known for his stage names Mr. II and Sugu and 2-proud, is one of the founders of the hip hop music scene in Tanzania. He has travelled around the world perfoming. He's respected among his peers for his outstanding contribution to helping the music business find its own direction. M..

Mr. Immortal
Mr. Immortal (Craig Hollis) is a fictional mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe and leader of the Great Lakes Avengers who first appeared in the pages of the Avengers West Coast in 1989. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details about the G.L.A. mini-series ..

Mr. Incredible
Robert "Bob" Parr (superhero name Mr. Incredible), is a fictional superhero with great strength introduced in Disney and Pixar movie The Incredibles. His strength is of such dimensions that he can single-handedly lift a semi-truck with little difficulty. He is still good friends with fellow "Super..

Mr. Interesting's Guide to the Continental United States
Promotional flyer for the performance of Mr. Interesting's Guide to the Continental United States, from Spring 2000 Mr. Interesting's Guide to the Continental United States was a 6-part radio series broadcast on CBC Radio One Saturday afternoons during the third hour of Definitely Not the Oper..

Mr. Irrelevant
"Mr. Irrelevant" is the tongue-in-cheek moniker bestowed each year upon the last pick of the annual National Football League draft. While the origin of the nickname itself is unknown, the term's meaning is rather obvious: the last player selected in the draft is the one most likely to be cut from th..

Mri
For other meanings, see MRI (disambiguation). The Mri are a fictional alien species in the Faded Sun Trilogy of C. J. Cherryh's Alliance-Union universe. Their culture appears to be drawn upon those of the Apache, Arabs, and Japanese samurai. Their name means simply "the People," and all other races..

Mridangam
The mridangam is a percussion instrument from South India. It is the primary rhythmic accompaniment in a Carnatic music ensemble. Alternate spellings include mridanga, mrudangam, and mrithangam. Contents 0.1 History0.2 Physical components0.3 Methods of use0.4 Posture0.5 ..

Mridula Sarabhai
Mridula Sarabhai was born (1911) in Ahmedabad, India to an affluent business family. She was one of eight children of Ambalal Sarabhai and Sarla Devi, and sister of famous physicist Vikram Sarabhai. At an early age, Mridula came under the influence of Mahatma Gandhi, moved out of her ancestral ho..

Mrigala
Mrigala is a census town in Hugli district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Mrigala had a population of 17,664. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mrigala has an average literacy rate of 73%..

Mriganka Sur
Mriganka Sur is the Sherman Fairchild Professor of Neuroscience and Head of the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He was born in Fatehgarh, India, in 1953, received the BTech degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Te..

Mrinalini Mata
Sri Mrinalini Mata, a close disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda and one of those chosen by him to carry on the Self-Realization Fellowship work after his death, has served as vice-president of the society since 1966. It was in 1945, at the Self-Realization Fellowship Temple inSan Diego, that the futu..

Mrinalini Sarabhai
Mrinalini Sarabhai is a celebrated classical dancer of India. She is the founder director of the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, an institute for imparting training in dance, drama, music and puppetry, in the city of Ahmedabad. She has received many distinguished awards and citations in recognit..

Mrinal Miri
Mrinal Miri (born August 1, 1940) is an Indian philosopher and educationalist who is currently vice-chancellor and CEO of North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) in Shillong, Meghalaya. He was awarded a BA in Philosophy from the University of Cambridge in 1966 and gained his doctorate in 1970. From 1..

Mrinal Sen
Mrinal Sen (Bengali: Mrinal Shen) is a Bengali Indian filmmaker. He was born on (May 14, 1923) , in the town of Faridpur, now in Bangladesh. After finishing his high school there, he left home to come to Calcutta as a student and studied physics at the Scottish Church College and at the University..

Mrin Codex
The Mrin Codex is a fictional book of prophecy mentioned many times in David Eddings' Belgariad and Mallorean series of fantasy novels. Together with the Darine Codex, it provides the principal instructions for the Child of Light and his companions during the Age of Prophecy. Eddings has gone on th..

Mriswith
A mriswith a fictional creature in the Sword of Truth fantasy series by Terry Goodkind. Description Mriswith are former wizards that were transformed by use of additive and subtractive magic, and thus gave up their gift. They were first created during the Great Wizard War 3000 years earlier, and we..

Mrityudata
Mrityudata is a 1997 Bollywood film directed by Mehul Kumar with music by Anand Milind. The film is considered to be a comeback role for Amitabh Bachchan who temporarily left the industry in 1992, at the age of 50. This film was produced by his own production company called Amitabh Bachchan Corporat..

Mrityunjaya Mantra
Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra is a Mantra that is a part of Taittiriya Upanishad. It can be quoted as (Language Sanskrit) "Om Tryambakam Yajaamahe Sugandhim Pushti Vardhanam Urvaarukamiva Bandhanaat Mrityor Muksheeya Ma-Amritaat" Its meaning: "Let us worship Shiva (the three-eyed One), who is sa..

MRI (disambiguation)
MRI can mean: Magnetic resonance imaging, a medical imaging techniqueManchester Royal Infirmary, a hospital in Manchester, EnglandA Member of the Royal InstitutionThe Mri, a fictional alien species ..

Mr India
Mr India is 1987 Indian science fiction thriller directed by Shekhar Kapur. Orphaned as a child, Arun Verma (Anil Kapoor) has dedicated his adult life to looking after orphaned children, in a house where he is unable to afford to pay the rent nor even day to day expenses for necessities. He dec..

Müritz
Müritz Statistics State: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Capital: Waren |- | Area:||1,713 km² |- | Inhabitants:||69,544 (2001) |- | pop. density:||41 inh./km² |- | Car identification:||MÜR |- | Homepage:||[landkreis-mueritz.de] |- !colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=#DEFFAD|Map |- |c..

Müritz National Park
The Müritz National Park is situated in the south of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It extends over large portions of the Müritz lakeland in the two districts of Müritz and Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The total area is 318 km². The National Park is divided into two separated areas: The large..

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