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Māui (Hawaiian mythology)
In Hawaii, Māui appears in several different genealogies: In the Ulu line he is the son of Akalana and his wife Hinakawea (Hina). This couple has four sons, Māui-mua, Māui-hope, Māui-kiʻikiʻi and Māui-a-kalana. Māui-a-kalana's wife is named Hinakealohaila; and his son is Nanamaoa. Māui is..

Māui (Māori mythology)
In Māori mythology, Māui is a culture hero, famous for his exploits and his trickery. Contents 1 Māui's birth2 Finds his mother and brothers2.1 Restrains the sun2.2 Hauls up the North Island2.3 Discovers the secret of fire2.4 Finds his father2.5 Seeks immort..

Māui (mythology)
For the Hawaiian island named after the god Māui, see Maui. Māui (Maui) is the great hero of Polynesian mythology. Stories about his exploits are told in nearly every Polynesian land. Maui in most cases is regarded as a demi-god, or as fully divine; in some places, he regarded as merely human (Tr..

Mu$ic
Mu$ic is the name of a single released on 13 April 2005 by the Finnish band Pornorphans. Track Listing Mu$icWTO (White Trash Organisation)Candy Factory (Remix)Mu$ic (I Was A Teenage Satan Worshipper Remix)Mu$ic (Fancy Panties Radio Edit) Tracks 1 and 2 were produced, mixed and recorded by Mikko ..

Mu'in ad-Din Unur
Mu'in ad-Din Unur al-Atabeki (died August 28, 1149) was the ruler of Damascus in the mid-12th century. Contents 1 Origins2 Governor of Damascus3 The Second Crusade4 Death5 Sources Origins Mu'in ad-Din was originally a Mameluk in the army of Toghtegin, the founder of the..

Mu'izzi
Amir Abdollah Muhammad Mu'izzi (also written Mu'ezzi) was an 11th and 12th century poet of Persia. Born in 1048CE and originating from Nisa, he ranks as one of the great masters of the Persian panegyric qasideh. He lived in the courts of Malik Shah I and Sultan Sanjar. His divan of 18,000 distichs..

Mu'izz al-Daula
Ahmad (d. April 8, 967) was the first of the Buwayhid emirs of Iraq, ruling from 945 until his death. He was the son of Buya. During the Buwayhid conquest of Fars, Ahmad distinguished himself in battle. In 935 or 936, Ahmad's oldest brother 'Ali sent Ahmad to Kerman with the task of conquering that..

MUI
This article is about Multilingual User Interface. For the widget toolkit for AmigaOS, see Magic User Interface. Windows XP Professional with Chinese MUI MUI is a Microsoft Windows package from Microsoft that allows each user to select the Windows language. A similar tool is available from M..

Muideen Ganiyu
Muideen Ganiyu (born May 5, 1979) is a boxer from Nigeria, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native West African country. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Featherweight (57 kg) division by DPR Korea's eventual runner-up Song Guk Kim. ..

Muiden
[Muiden] is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Muiden received city rights in 1296. Population centres The municipality of Muiden consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Muiden, Muiderberg. Local government The ..

Muiderberg
The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of Muiderberg in the municipality of Muiden. Muiderberg ([52°20′N 5°7′E]) is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Muiden, and lies about 6 km north of Bussum. ..

Muiderberg convention
This article concerns Contract Bridge and uses terminology associated with the game. See Contract bridge glossary for an explanation of unfamiliar words or phrases. The Muiderberg convention in the card game Bridge is also known as the Dutch Two opening. It is a preemptive opening based on a two-s..

Muiderkring
In the Golden Age of the Dutch Republic, roughly equivalent to the 17th century, the Muiderkring was the name given to a group of figures in the arts and sciences who regularly met at the castle of Muiden near Amsterdam. The central figure was the poet Hooft; Constantijn Huygens, Sweelinck, Vondel a..

Muiderslot
Muiderslot The Muiderslot is located at the mouth of the river Vecht, some 15 kilometers southeast of Amsterdam, where it flows into what used to be the Zuiderzee. It's one of the better known castles in the Netherlands and featured in many a television show set in the Middle Ages. The hist..

Muidumbe District
Muidumbe is a district of the province of Cabo Delgado, in Moçambique. Its capital is the village of Muidumbe. The district of Muidumbe is limited to the north and the east by the district of Mocimboa da Praia, to the north and the west by the district of Mueda, and to the south by the district o..

Muika, Niigata
Muika (六日町; -machi) is a town located in Minamiuonuma District, Niigata, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 28,687 and a density of 108.75 persons per km². The total area is 263.79 km². The town was merged into the city of Minamiuonuma in Nove..

Muikaichi, Shimane
Muikaichi (六日市町; -cho) is a town located in Kanoashi District, Shimane, Japan. As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 6,124 and a density of 30.84 persons per km². The total area is 198.57 km². ..

Muilla
The genus Muilla belongs to the Alliaceae family and contains the following species of plants. Muilla clevelandii - San Diego goldenstarMuilla coronata - crowned muillaMuilla maritima - sea muillaMuilla transmontana - inland muilla ..

Muilla coronata
Crowned onion is a perennial herb that blooms from March to April. This species is found in water saturated soils in Joshua tree woodland and xerophytic saltbush scrub communities. This is a California Native Plant Society List 4 Plant. It is considered rare, but found in sufficient numbers and d..

Muimne
In Irish mythology Muimne son of Eremon was joint High King of Ireland with his brothers Luigne and Laigne for three years following the death of their father. Muimne died at Cruachan, and his brothers were killed in battle by Ir, Orba, Fearon and Ferga, the four sons of Eber Finn. |- style="text-..

Muin
Ogham letters Aicme Beithe Aicme Muine ᚁ Beith ᚋ Muin ᚂ Luis ᚌ Gort ᚃ Fearn ᚍ nGéadal ᚄ Sail ᚎ Straif ᚅ Nion ᚏ Ruis Aicme hÚatha Aicme Ailme ᚆ Uath ᚐ Ailm ᚇ Dair ᚑ Onn ᚈ Tinne ᚒ Úr ᚉ Coll ᚓ Eadhadh ᚊ Ceirt ᚔ..

Muine
Muine is an audio player for the GNOME desktop environment which runs on Linux, Solaris, BSD and other UNIX and UNIX-like systems. Muine is written in C# using Mono and Gtk#. The default backend is GStreamer framework but Muine can also use xine libraries. Features A simple, intuitive user interf..

Muineamhón
Muineamhón, a descendant of Eochaid Faebar Glas, was a legendary High King of Ireland. In his reign gold torques were first worn in Ireland. |- style="text-align: center;" ..

Muinebeag
Muinebeag (from Irish), also spelt Muine Bheag, or Bagenalstown is a town in County Carlow, Republic of Ireland. The area is between the midlands of Ireland and the southeast. The county town of Carlow is to the north of Muine Bheag. The town is the second largest in the county. The English name "..

Muintir na Tíre
Muintir na Tíre is a national Irish voluntary organisation dedicated to promoting the process of community development. Canon Hayes founded the organisation in 1937. It aims to enhance the capacities of people in communities, rural and urban, to become involved in local social, economic, cultural a..

Muir
Muir may refer to: People: Thomas Muir (1765–1799), Scottish radical.John Muir (1810–1882), British Sanskritist.William Muir (1819–1905), British orientalist.John Muir (1838–1914), British environmentalist, explorer, and writer.Richard Muir (1857–1924), British prosecutor.Thomas Muir (184..

Muir, Michigan
Muir is a village in Ionia County, Michigan, United States. The population was 634 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²). 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²) of it is land and 1.30% is water. Demographics As of the census2..

Muira puama
Muira Puama or "potency wood" is the indigenous name for ptychopetalum olacoides and ptychopetalum uncinatum, two related species of small tree from the Amazon rainforest. The root and bark are used for a variety of ailments by indigenous peoples in the Rio Negro area, and have become popular as he..

Muircheartach Ua Briain
Muircheartach Ua Briain was a high king of Ireland (1101-1118 AD). In 1101 he became king and travelled the island provinces. In 1114 the king became sick to the point where "he became a living skeleton". In response to the kings misfortune Diarmait ua Briain took control of the kingship of Mumu an..

Muirchertach MacLochlainn
Muirechertach mac Lochlainn (died 1166) was king of the Cenél nEógan (of modern County Tyrone) and High King of Ireland from around 1154 to 1156, following Tairrdelbach mac Ruaidri Ua Conchobair (died 1156). Mac Lochlainn survived an attempt by Ruaidri mac Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair to unseat him..

Muirchertach mac Maelruanaidh Mor
Muirchertach mac Maelruanaidh Mor was the second king of Moylurg, but is very obscure; not even the dates of his reign are known. He was succeeded by his son Tadhg. |- style="text-align: center;" References "Mac Dermot of Moylurg: The Story of a Connacht Family", Dermot Mac Dermot, 1996.htt..

Muirdale Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Muirdale Tuberculosis Sanatorium, also called Muirdale Tuberculosis Hospital, was built in 1928 by Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. It is located near the corner of Highway 100 and Watertown Plank Road in Wauwatosa. It was named for the noted naturalist John Muir. It included the "Preventorium," a segm..

Muirdris
In Irish mythology, Muirdris was a fearsome sea monster that inhabited Lough Rudraige. It is said to have been killed by Fergus mac Léti. In later texts the monster is called Sínach. See also CaoránachOilliphéist ..

Muireadach Bolgrach
Muireadach Bolgrach, son of Simeon Breac, was a legendary High King of Ireland. |- style="text-align: center;" ..

Muireadhach Albanach
Muireadhach Albanach Ó Dalaigh ("Murdoch the Scotsman") was a Gaelic poet and crusader. His name and some textual evidence taken from his own poetry indicate that he was Scottish. In one of his poems, he wrote "Ceadaigh dhamhsa dul dom thír ... i nAlbain bhfeadhaigh bhféraigh" ("Let me go back to..

Muireadhach I, Earl of Menteith
Muireadhach I., or Muireadhach Mór, (also written as Murethach, Murdoch or Maurice) is the second known Mormaer of Menteith. He succeeded his father Gille Críst by the time of his appearance in a charter of William the Lion confirming the church at Moulin to Dunfermline Abbey. The charter is undat..

Muireadhach II, Earl of Menteith
Muireadach II of Menteith, or Muiredach Óg, (also written as Murethach, Murdoch or Maurice), ruled 1213-1234, is the third known Mormaer of Menteith. Muireadach gained the Mormaerdom by challenging the rights of the current Mormaer, his elder brother, also called Muireadhach, hence Muireadhch Mór..

Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh (born 1978) is a musician and singer from County Kerry, Ireland. She is the lead singer from the traditional music group Danú. Contents 1 Biography2 Recording3 Discography3.1 Albums4 External links Biography Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh grew up on In..

Muiredach's High Cross
The Cross of Muiredach in Monasterboice gets its name from the carvings at the base of the west face, where the inscription is intertwined around two cats. It's unclear if this is a prayer for Muiredach, but it refers to the abbot Muiredach mac Domhnaill who died in 923. The cross is 5.5-metres h..

Muiredach mac Ainbcellaig
Muiredach mac Ainbcellaig was king of the Cenél Loairn, and of Dál Riata (modern western Scotland), from about 733 until 736. He was the son of Ainbcellach mac Ferchair. His coming to power is reported in 733, and is not obviously associated with the death of Eochaid mac Echdach, king of Dál Ri..

Muiredach mac Bran
Muiredach mac Bran was the fifth of ten Kings of Leinster to be inaugurated and based on Lyons Hill, Ardclough, County Kildare, a member of the Uí Dúnchada, one of three septs of the Uí Dúnlainge dynasty which rotated the kingship of Leinster between 750-1050, significant in County Kildare Histo..

Muiredach mac Murchad
Muiredach mac Murchad became king of Leinster (738-760) in Ireland after a turbulent period in 738 where Faelan mac Murchad (728-738) was replaced by Aed mac Colcu who ruled less than a year before he was replaced by Bran Bec mac Murchad who was finally replaced by Muiredach mac Murchad before the y..

Muiredach Tirech
Muiredach Tirech, son of Fiacha Sraibhtine, was a legendary High King of Ireland of the 4th century. He gained power by exiling the three Collas, who had killed his father. The Collas later returned and tried to provoke him into trying to kill them. When he didn't, they entered his service and led h..

Muirend railway station
The Muirend railway station is a railway station in Muirend, a district of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and lies on the Cathcart Circle Line. {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0.5em auto; text-align: center;" |- ! Preceding station ! colspan="3" | National Rail ! F..

Muirfield (Scotland)
This article is about Muirfield in Scotland. See also: Muirfield Village, USA Muirfield Muirfield is a golf course in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland which is one of the courses used in rotation for The Open Championship. Muirfield has hosted The Open Championship fifteen times, most recentl..

Muirfield Village
Muirfield Village is an upscale golf-oriented community located in the Columbus suburb of Dublin, Ohio. Founded by Jack Nicklaus, the village contains a golf course that is home to the Memorial Tournament each year. It is most likely named after the course called Muirfield in Scotland, where Nickla..

Muirgius mac Tadhg More
Muirgius mac Tadhg More, eighth king of Moylurg, reigned 1159 to 1187, brother of the previous king. The Annals of the Four Masters record his passing in the latter year with the comment: "Mac Dermot (Maurice, son of Teige), Lord of Moylurg, died in his own mansion on Claenlough, in Clann-Chuain." ..

Muirgius mac Tommaltach
Muirgius mac Tommaltach was King of Connacht (796-815). He was preceded by Colla mac Fergus and superseded by Mael Cothaid. ..

Muirhead's inequality
In mathematics, Muirhead's inequality, also known as the "bunching" method, generalizes the inequality of arithmetic and geometric means. Contents 1 Two preliminary definitions1.1 The \"''a''-mean\"1.2 Doubly stochastic matrices2 The inequality2.1 Another equivalent condi..

Muirhead Bone
Sir Muirhead Bone (23 March, 1876 - 21 October, 1953) was a Scottish etcher, drypoint and watercolour artist. The son of a printer, Bone was born in Glasgow and trained initially as an architect, later going on to study art at Glasgow School of Art. He began printmaking in 1898, and although h..

Muiris Ó Súilleabháin
Muiris Ó Súilleabháin (Maurice O'Sullivan), February 19, 1904 - June 25, 1950, became famous for his memoir of growing up on the Great Blasket Island off the western coast of Ireland, Fiche Blian ag Fás (Twenty Years a'Growing), published in Irish Gaelic and English in 1933. As one of the last..

Muiri tree
The muiri tree (Prunus africanus) has been used for thousands of years by inhabitants of East Africa for treating various ailments. However, recently European pharmaceutical companies have discovered its potential and have hired agents to harvest the tree by improper methods and to an unsustainable..

Muirkirk, Maryland
Muirkirk is a locality in central Maryland in the United States, located between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.. It is located along U.S. Route 1 between Beltsville and Laurel, and it contains a stop on the MARC commuter rail (on the Camden line). Muirkirk is located in the northern part of Prince ..

Muirkirk F.C.
Muirkirk Football Club are a Scottish football (soccer) club, based in the town of Muirkirk, Ayrshire. Nicknamed the Kirk, they were formed in 1937, and they play at Burnside Park. Currently playing in the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they wear blue strips (uniforms). ..

Muirne
Muirne or Muireann Muncháem ("beautiful neck") was the mother of Fionn mac Cumhail in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology. She had many suitors, but her father, the druid Tadg mac Nuadat, had foreseen that her marriage would lead to the loss of his home on the hill of Almu, so he refused them all...

Muirs Highway
Muirs Highway is a Western Australian highway linking Manjimup and Mount Barker on the Albany Highway. It is signed as State Route 102 and is about 160 km long. It provides a shorter distance between Manjimup and Albany. It is a lonely highway surrounded with karri and jarrah forests with no settl..

Muir Beach, California
Looking out from Muir Beach Muir Beach, located about 2 miles from the entrance to Muir Woods, is a city and beach located across the bay from San Francisco. The beach is about 300 yars wide and 100 yards long, with course sand and several large boulders. There is a parking lot at the beach. ..

Muir Glacier
Muir Glacier is a tidewater glacier in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located at 58.917°N, 136.117°W, and is about 3 km (2 miles) wide and about 80 m (265 feet) tall. It calves or sheds icebergs. The glacier is named after John Muir, the naturalist, wh..

Muir Island
Muir Island is a small, fictional island off of the northern coast of Scotland in the Marvel Comics universe. Contents 1 History2 Appearances In other media3 Bibliography3.1 List of titles3.2 Significant stories History It plays a prominent role in the Marvel Universe, ..

Muir Mathieson
Muir Mathieson was born in Stirling, Scotland on 24 January, 1911 and died in London on 1 January 1975). He was a British conductor, but was almost always described as a "Musical Director" because he worked in films. During his wartime service with the Ministry of Information, Mathieson is credited..

Muir Middle School
A middle school part of the Huron Valley School District located in Milford, MI. It is located in Milford, MI in Oakland County, MI. It is directly across the street from Baker Elementary. The Muir middle School track team this year came in 20th in the oakland county track meet, in the 4x800 th..

Muir of Ord railway station
Far North Line Principal stations (from south to north) Inverness Beauly Muir of Ord Dingwall (for stations on the Kyle of Lochalsh Line) Alness Invergordon Fearn Tain Ardgay Culrain Invershin Lairg Rogart Golspie Dunrobin Brora Helmsdale Kildonan Kinbrace F..

Muir Russell
Sir Muir Russell KCB DL FRSE is Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, in Scotland. He was born in Glasgow in 1949 and was educated at The High School of Glasgow and the University of Glasgow, where he took a first class honours degree in Natural Philosophy. He was elected as ..

Muir S. Fairchild
General Muir Stephen Fairchild was former vice chief of staff of the United States Air Force. He was born in 1894 at Bellingham, Washington, and died March 17, 1950 at Fort Myer, Virginia. Fairchild entered the service as a sergeant in the Washington National Guard in June 1916. A year later he be..

Muir Woods National Monument
Muir Woods National Monument ..

Muisca
The Muisca was a South American nation that lived mainly in modern-day Cundinamarca and Boyacá highlands of Colombia. At the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores they were organised in two regions, governed by the Zipa in Bogotá and the Zaque in Hunza (now Tunja) respectively. It was believed tha..

Muisjes
Muisjes are a typical Dutch sandwich filling. It has been a tradition to eat Dutch biscuits with muisjes – that are really no more than aniseed sprinkles with a sugared and coloured outer layer – when a baby is born. Muisjes is Dutch for 'little mice'. This name was chosen because th..

Muisne
Muisne is a coastal town in the southwest of the province of Esmeraldas in northwestern Ecuador, with 6,199 inhabitants in the last Ecuadorian census on November 24, 2001. It is the seat of the namesake canton. It is located on the northern tip of the small island known as Isla de Muisne. The popul..

Muistathan
Muistathan (English translation: "Do You Remember") was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1972, performed in Finnish by Päivi Paunu & Kim Floor. The song was performed tenth on the night (following Malta's Helen & Joseph with L'Imħabba and preceding Austria's Milestones with Falter ..

Muistojeni Laulu
Muistojeni Laulu (English translation: "The Song Of My Memories") was the Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, performed in Finnish by Laila Halme. The song was performed seventh on the night (following Italy's Emilio Pericoli with Uno Per Tutti and preceding Denmark's Grethe and Jørg..

Muixeranga
The Muixeranga (pronounced "mooh-eeh-sheh-rang-gah", IPA [muiʃeranga]) is the collective name given to the performance of ancient street dances and human castles, originating in the Land of Valencia, which are still preserved in the town of Algemesí, 30 km southwest from Valencia. ..

Muizenberg
Muizenberg is a beach-side suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is situated where the shore of the Cape Peninsula curves round to the east on the False Bay coast. It is considered to be the birthplace of surfing in South Africa and it is home to the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences. ..

Muiz ud din Bahram
Muiz ud din Bahram (1236) was an Islamic ruler and the sixth Sultan of Delhi of medieval India during the Slave Dynasty (or Mameluk dynasty). He was the son of Shams ud din Iltutmish (1211-1236) and brother of Razia Sultan (1236-1240). While his sister was in Bathinda, he declared himself king with ..

Muiz ud din Qaiqabad
Muiz ud din Qaiqabad (1286-1290) was an Islamic ruler and the tenth Sultan of Delhi of medieval India during the Slave Dynasty (or Mameluk dynasty). He was the son of Bughra Khan as well as grandson of Ghiyas ud din Balban (1266-1286). During Balban's reign, it was difficult for Balban to find a h..

MUI Group
Malayan United Industries Berhad (MUI) was founded in 1960. The main businesses of the group includes retailing, hotels, food and confectionery, financial services, property, travel and tourism. The group has business presence in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, the United States of America, ..

Mui Wo
Mui Wo (Traditional Chinese: }, lit. "plum nest") is a rural town on the south-eastern coast of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The main beach in Mui Wo is known as Silver Mine Bay (銀礦灣). Mui Wo, relative to the rest of Lantau Island. Mui Wo, as viewed from the hills from the north ..

Muñiz
Spanish surname around since the 12th century Marc Anthony - Puerto Rican Singer..

Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm
Mu isamaa, mu õnn ja rõõm ("My Fatherland, My Happiness and Joy") was adopted as the national anthem (Estonian: hümn or riigihümn) of the Republic of Estonia in 1920, and again in 1990. The lyrics were written by Johann Voldemar Jannsen and are set to a melody composed in 1848 by Fredrik (Frie..

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