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Maureen
Maureen is a female given name, . Anglicized form of Máirín, a pet form of Máire, which is the Irish cognate of Mary. It is a variant of Mary, and may be a feminine form of Maurice, also Mauicel, Mauricel, Maricel, Maui along with Maurissa and Maurisa.

Maurice (Shelley)
Maurice, or the Fisher's Cot is a children's story by the Romantic writer Mary Shelley. Written in 1820 for Laurette Tighe, a daughter of friends of Percy and Mary Shelley, Mary Shelley tried to have it published by her father, William Godwin, but he refused

Mauritania
Mauritania is a country in the Maghreb and West Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean in the west, by Western Sahara in the north, by Algeria in the northeast, by Mali in the east and southeast, and by Senegal in the southwest

Mauritanian
Mauritanian may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to Mauritania, a country in northwest Africa.* A person from Mauritania, or of Mauritanian descent. For information about the Mauritanian people, see Demographics of Mauritania.

Mauritian
Mauritian may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to Mauritius, an island nation off the coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about 900 kilometres east of Madagascar

Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar

Mauritius (play)
Mauritius is a play on Broadway which opened on October 4, 2007 at the Biltmore Theatre and closed November 25, 2007. Written by Pulitzer Prize for Drama-nominee Theresa Rebeck, it is her Broadway debut. It is about two sisters who inherit a stamp collection which might be worth a fortune. Many of the characters try to out con each other in the attempt to reap possible rewards

Maurizio
Maurizio is an Italian masculine given name, derived from the Roman name Mauritius. Mauritius is a derivative of Maurus, meaning dark-skinned, Moorish.-Art and music:* Maurizio Arcieri , singer

Mauser
Mauser was a German arms manufacturer of a line of bolt-action rifles and pistols from the 1870s to 1995. Mauser designs were built for the German armed forces

Mausoleum
A mausoleum is an external free-standing building constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or persons. A monument without the interment is a cenotaph. A mausoleum may be considered a type of tomb or the tomb may be considered to be within the mausoleum

Mauve
Mauve is a pale lavender-lilac color, one of many in the range of purples. The color mauve is named after the mallow flower.

Mauve (disambiguation)
Mauve is a color.Mauve may also refer to:* Mauve * Anton Mauve , Dutch painter* Perkin's mauve, a dye* Mauve Decade

Mauve (Fabergé egg)
The Mauve egg is a jewelled Easter egg made under the supervision of the Russian jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé in 1898, for Nicholas II of Russia, who presented it to his mother, the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna on April 18, 1897.

Mauves
Mauves is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.-Population:-References:*

Maux
Maux is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.-Demographics:At the 1999 census, the population was 148. On 1 January 2004, the estimate was 146.-References:*

Maven
A maven is a trusted expert in a particular field, who seeks to pass knowledge on to others. The word maven comes from Hebrew, via Yiddish, and means one who understands, based on an accumulation of knowledge.-History:

Maverick
Maverick or Maverik may refer to:* Maverick , an unbranded range animal, derived from U.S. cattleman Samuel Maverick - Computers :* MaverickCrunch, a floating point math coprocessor core intended for digital audio

Maverick (album)
Maverick is the fifth album by the band George Thorogood & The Destroyers. It was released in 1985, and was produced by Terry Manning.-Track listing:# "Gear Jammer" – 4:39# "I Drink Alone" – 4:35

Maverick (book)
Maverick : The Success Story Behind the World's Most Unusual Workplace by Ricardo Semler Maverick is essentially the autobiography of a business as well as a businessman, Ricardo Semler, Chairman of Semco, one of Brazil’s largest conglomerates

Maverick (Dark Horse)
Maverick is a now-defunct imprint of Dark Horse Comics, created in 1999 by editor Diana Schutz for creator-owned works, to "provid[e] a home for creator-owned properties — providing a certain identity to those creator-owned labors of love that distinguishes them from Dark Horse's licensed books." The imprint, Dark Horse's second attempt at a creator-owned imprint was

Maverick (entertainment company)
Maverick, is an entertainment company founded by Madonna, Frederick DeMann and Ronnie Dashev in April 1992. It is owned and operated by Warner Music Group.-History:

Maverick (pinball)
Maverick is a pinball machine produced initially by Data East Pinball, and then by Sega Pinball. It is based on the motion picture of the same name. It was the first pinball machine to use a bigger DMD and the last pinball machine produced by Data East.

Maverick (song)
"MaVERiCK" is a single released by D'espairsRay on February 12, 2003. It was re-released on March 26, 2003, coming in a DVD-case rather than a normal jewel case

Mavi
Mavi may refer to:* Gujjar clan- Mavi * A Turkish clothing company - Mavi * Greek initials for Northern Epirus Liberation Front, a resistance group in World War II and an extremist organization of the 1980s and 1990s.

Mavis (DC Comics)
Mavis is the name of two fictional characters who first appeared in the DC Comics' universe. In the Golden Age Wonder Woman series, the first character served as a Nazi provocateur

Maw
-Biology:* The stomach or mouth, usually of an animal* A fish's gas bladder * Abomasum, the fourth stomach of a ruminant-Games:* Maw , a card game*The Maw *The final level of Halo: Combat Evolved

MAW
MAW may refer to:* Malawi, a republic in southeast Africa* Make-a-Wish Foundation* Marine Aircraft Wing* Masters at Work, the house music producers "Little" Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzales* Maximum allowable weight* Medium anti-tank weapon

Mawk
Mawk can refer to:*Mike's AWK, an interpreter for the AWK programming language*Mark "Mawk" Young, the bassist for the band Hed PE

MAX
Max, originally an abbreviation of "Maximilian" may refer to:-Surname:*Adolphe Max, Belgian politician*Gabriel von Max, Austrian painter*Peter Max, American artist*Tucker Max, American author-Fictional characters:

Max (book)
Max is a children's book by Bob Graham. In 2000 it won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold Award.

Max (cigarette)
Max, introduced in 1975, was a brand of 120mm cigarettes produced by the Lorillard Tobacco Company of Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. The brand was discontinued in summer 2010.

Max (Comet Man)
Max is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. He is an alien, a member of the extraterrestrial race known as the Fortisquains, created by the Beyonders.-Publication history:

MAX (gene)
Protein max also known as myc-associated factor X is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MAX gene.- Function :Protein max is a member of the basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper family of transcription factors. It is able to form homodimers and heterodimers with other family members, which include Mad, Mxl1 and Myc

Max (novel)
Max is a novel by Howard Fast. It is about the life of Max Britsky, a poor Jewish kid who grows up to be an entrepreneur during the infancy of the motion picture business. He eventually becomes one of the first major studio owners and one of the richest people in America. Though a shrewd businessman, his people skills leave much to be desired

MAX (UTA)
Max is the name of a bus rapid transit line operated by Utah Transit Authority that opened on July 14, 2008. Max has service improvements that differ from regular bus service, such as signal priority, increased spacing between stops, high frequency service and improved stops

Max and Ruby
Max and Ruby is a Canadian animated series that debuted in 2002 that is aimed at a preschool audience. Created by children's book author/illustrator Rosemary Wells and based on the world of her Max and Ruby books, the episodes present stories about Max, a rambunctious and determined three-year-old rabbit, and his big sister, Ruby, a patient,

Maxed Out
Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders is an independent feature-length documentary film and book that chronicles abusive practices in the credit card industry.

Maxi
- People :Given name* Maxi Biancucchi , an Argentine footballer who plays for Flamengo* Maxi López , an Argentinian footballer who plays in Europe* Maxi Rodríguez , an Argentine footballer who plays for Liverpool FC

Maxi (singer)
Maxi is an Irish radio disc-jockey and producer; actor, journalist, and singer. Her real name is Irene McCoubrey. She was nicknamed Maxi in school because of the McC letters in her name. She came to fame as part of the popular girl band, Maxi, Dick and Twink, in Ireland in the late 1960s.She grew up in Dublin's Harold's Cross

Maxilla
The maxilla is a fusion of two bones along the palatal fissure that form the upper jaw. This is similar to the mandible , which is also a fusion of two halves at the mental symphysis. Sometimes The maxilla (plural: maxillae) is a fusion of two bones along the palatal fissure that form the upper jaw. This is similar to the mandible (lower jaw), which is also a fusion of two halves at the mental symphysis. Sometimes The maxilla (plural: maxillae) is a fusion of two bones along the palatal fissure that form the upper jaw. This is similar to the mandible (lower jaw), which is also a fusion of two halves at the mental symphysis. Sometimes (e.g

Maxilla (arthropod)
In arthropods, the maxillae are paired structures present on the head as mouthparts in members of the clade Mandibulata, used for tasting and manipulating food. Embryologically, the maxillae are derived from the 4th and 5th segment of the head and the maxillary palps; segmented appendages extending from the base of the maxilla represent the former leg of those respective segments

Maxim
Maxim may refer to:*Maxim , a principle that an individual uses in making a decision*Maxim , a type of aphorism*Legal maxim, certain guiding principles of law and jurisprudencePeople:*Maxim *Maxim

Maxim (given name)
Maxim , sometimes romanized as Maksim, Maksym or Maksum, is a male first name of Roman origin which is relatively common in Slavic-speaking countries, mainly in Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. According to the register of the General Directorate of Moscow, "Maxim" was the second most popular male name for children born in Moscow

Maxim (surname)
People named Maxim include;* Hiram Percy Maxim , founder of the American Radio Relay League* Hiram Stevens Maxim , inventor and firearm designer* Joey Maxim , American boxer and one-time Light Heavyweight champion of the world

Maximization
Maximization or maximisation can refer to:* Maximization in the sense of exaggeration* Entropy maximization* Maximization ** Profit maximization** Utility maximization problem** Budget-maximizing model** Shareholder value maximization

Maximum (Murat Boz album)
"Maximum" is the debut album of Turkish R&B singer Murat Boz. The album has only one officially released single, Aşkı Bulamam Ben, however music videos for the songs Maximum and "Püf" have been made but have not been released as physical singles.-Singles:

Maximum (song)
"Maximum" is the second single from Turkish singer Murat Boz. The song is from the album Maximum, which produced the previous hit "Aşkı Bulamam Ben". The song is currently the most successful song of Murat Boz's career charting on the European top 100 chart at 99

Maxine
-People:* Maxine Waters* Maxine Hong Kingston* Maxine Kumin* Maxine Sullivan* Maxine Nightingale* Maxine Peake* Maxine McKew* Maxine Audley* Karlee Pérez, a professional wrestler who competes for World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name Maxine

Maxwell
-People:* Maxwell , Grammy winning R&B/neo-soul singer* Maxwell Cabelino Andrade , a Brazilian footballer who plays for Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona

Maxwell (film)
Maxwell is a 2007 drama about Robert Maxwell, starring David Suchet as Maxwell and Patricia Hodge as his wife Betty. It was written by Craig Warner and directed by Colin Barr. Maxwell aired on BBC2. Suchet was later awarded an International Emmy for his performance.

Maxwell's demon
In the philosophy of thermal and statistical physics, Maxwell's demon is a thought experiment created by the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell to "show that the Second Law of Thermodynamics has only a statistical certainty." It demonstrates Maxwell's point by hypothetically describing how to violate the Second Law: A container is divided into two parts by an insulated wall, with a

May
May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days.May is a month of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere and spring in the Northern Hemisphere

MAY
May is a Korean singer, well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle". She speaks Korean, Japanese, and English.

May (B'z song)
"May" is the twenty-eighth single by B'z, released on May 24, 2000. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon chart.-External links:*

May (Hampshire cricketer)
May was an English professional cricketer who made 4 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1797 to 1798.-External sources:*

May Day
May Day on May 1 is an ancient northern hemisphere spring festival and usually a public holiday; it is also a traditional spring holiday in many cultures.

May Day (Matthew Ryan album)
May Day is Matthew Ryan's debut album. It was released in 1997 on A&M Records.-Track listing:All words and music by Matthew Ryan, except where noted.#"Guilty" – 4:53#"Watch Your Step" – 4:41#"Irrelevant" – 4:01#"The Dead Girl" – 3:46

May Day (play)
May Day is an early seventeenth-century stage play, a comedy written by George Chapman that was first published in 1611.May Day enters the historical record when it was printed in a quarto edition by the stationer John Browne. This was the sole edition of the play prior to the nineteenth century

Maya
-Peoples, languages, numerical systems:* The Maya peoples, peoples of southern Mexico and northern Central America** Maya civilization, their historical civilization** Mayan languages, the family of languages spoken by the Maya

Maya (film)
Maya is the coming of age story of a young girl in a South Indian village. Starring Nitya Shetty, Mita Vashisht, Anant Nag, Nikhil Yadav; the plot centers around an abusive religious ritual practiced in some villages in Southern India, when a young girl has her first period

Maya (given name)
Maya is a feminine name with multiple meanings. In Hindu philosophy, Māyā means "illusion" and in Hindu mythology, it is also an alternate name of the Hindu goddess Durga. According to tradition, Queen Māyā of Sakya was also the name of the mother of Siddartha Gautama, the Buddha

Mayak (disambiguation)
Mayak may refer to one of the following*Radio Mayak, a Soviet/Russian radio station*Mayak, a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant*Mayak, Azerbaijan , places in Azerbaijan*Maiac, an urban settlement in Transnistria

Mayan
The adjective Mayan is sometimes used to refer to the indigenous peoples of southeastern Mexico and parts of Central America, such as Guatemala; their culture, language, and history

Maybe
Maybe may refer to:-Music:* Maybe, a song written in 1926 by George and Ira Gershwin, from the musical Oh, Kay!* "Maybe" , a 1935 song by Allan Flynn and Frank Madden, performed by The Ink Spots, Dinah Shore and others

Maybe (1935 song)
"Maybe" is a popular song. It was written by Allan Flynn and Frank Madden and published in 1935.-Recordings in 1940:The first version to chart was recorded on June 11, 1940 by the Ink Spots and released by Decca Records as catalog number 3258B, with the flip side "Whispering Grass". The recording reached #2 on the chart that year

Maybe (Enrique Iglesias song)
"Maybe" is a pop song written by Kara DioGuardi, Enrique Iglesias, Steve Morales and David Siegel for Iglesias' 2001 album Escape. Iglesias stated in many interviews that the song was his favorite track from the album Escape. In 2002, the album was reissued with two new tracks, one of which was a reworking of the song dubbed the "Mark Taylor Mix"

Maybe (Jay Sean song)
"Maybe" is the second single from Jay Sean's second album My Own Way. It was originally scheduled to be released on 7 April 2008 but was postponed

Maybe (N.E.R.D song)
"Maybe" is a single from N*E*R*D's album Fly or Die and was only released in the UK, where it reached #24. It has since been released in America after 2004. The song was featured in an iPod commercial which also promoted the song

Maybe (No Angels song)
"Maybe" is a pop-rock song performed by German pop group No Angels. It was written and composed by Pelle Ankarberg, Niclas Molinder, Maryann Morgan, and Joacim Persson and originally recorded by Norwegian singer Trine Rein, featuring strings by violinist Andreas Ljones

Maybe (Split Enz song)
"Maybe" was a single written by Tim Finn and Phil Judd and recorded by Split Enz in 1975 for the album Mental Notes. Bassist Mike Chunn did not play bass on this song, as he thought the song was too difficult. Producer David Russell ended up playing bass on the song