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Mazatenango ... McBride, Mary Margaret

Mazatenango town, southwestern Guatemala. It lies along the southward-flowing Sis River, on the southern piedmont of the central highlands, at an elevation of 1,217 feet (371 metres) above sea level. Mazatenango is an important commercial and manufacturing centre for the Pacific coastal lowlands that it overlooks. Cotton, coffee, sugarcane, cacao (the ... Mazatlan city and port, southwestern Sinaloa estado (state), western north-central Mexico. It lies just south of the Gulf of California and directly east of the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. Known for its beautiful beaches and warm, sunny weather, Mazatlan is a major resort destination as well as an ... Mazda Motor Corporation Japanese automotive manufacturer, maker of Mazda passenger cars, trucks, and buses. The company is affiliated with the Sumitomo group. It is headquartered at Hiroshima. Mazdakism dualistic religion that rose to prominence in the late 5th century in Iran from obscure origins. According to some scholars, Mazdakism was a reform movement seeking an optimistic interpretation of the Manichaean dualism. Its founder appears to have been one Zaradust-e Khuragan; a connection has been sought between him and ... Maze prison prison located 10 miles (16 km) west of Belfast, N.Ire., that was a symbolic centre of the struggle between unionists and nationalists during the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Mazeikiai town, northwestern Lithuania. It lies along the Virvycia River. The first oil refinery in the Baltic states began operation in 1980 about 12 miles (20 km) northwest of the town, processing crude oil brought by a pipeline completed in 1977. The refinery was designed to supply fuel for a thermal ... Mazepa, Ivan hetman (leader) of Cossack-controlled Ukraine who turned against the Russians and joined the Swedes during the Second Northern War (1700-21). mazer medieval drinking bowl of turned (shaped on a lathe) wood, usually spotted maple. The oldest extant examples, dating from the early 14th century, are mounted with silver or silver-gilt bands around the lip and foot and have an engraved or enameled embossed medallion, called a print or boss, in the ... Mazia, Daniel American cell biologist who was notable for his work in nuclear and cellular physiology, especially the mechanisms involved in mitosis (the process by which the chromosomes within the nucleus of a cell double and divide prior to cell division). Mazorca (Spanish: "ear of corn"), political group that supported Juan Manuel de Rosas, the governor of Buenos Aires provincia in Argentina during 1829-32 and dictator during 1835-52. Mazovia lowland territory in east-central Poland, located west of Podlasia in the basin of the middle Vistula and lower Bug rivers. Mazovia included the Plock-Ciechanow region (to which the name Mazovia originally referred) as well as the regions of Sochaczew, Grojec (formerly Grodziec), and Czersk. It was incorporated into the Polish ... Mazovian Lowland valley district, east-central Poland. Located in the eastern part of the central lowlands, it is directly south of the Masurian Lakeland and west of the Podlasian Lowland along the border with Belarus. Mazowiecki, Tadeusz Polish journalist and Solidarity official who in 1989 became the first non-communist premier of an eastern European country since the late 1940s. Mazowieckie wojewodztwo (province), east-central Poland. It is bounded by the provinces of Warminsko-Mazurskie to the north, Podlaskie to the northeast, Lubelskie to the southeast, Swietokrzyskie to the south, Lodzkie to the southwest, and Kujawsko-Pomorskie to the northwest. Created in 1999 as one of 16 new provinces, it comprises the former provinces ... Mazrui, Ali Al Amin Kenyan American political scientist. After receiving a doctorate from the University of Oxford, he taught at Uganda's Makerere University (1963-73) and later at the University of Michigan (1974-91). At SUNY-Binghamton (now Binghamton University) he founded and directed the Institute of Global Cultural Studies. He has also taught at many other ... Mazumdar-Shaw, Kiran Indian businesswoman who, as chairman and managing director (1978- ) of Biocon India Group, led a pioneering enterprise that utilized India's homegrown scientific talent to make breakthroughs in clinical research. mazurka Polish folk dance for a circle of couples, characterized by stamping feet and clicking heels and traditionally danced to the music of bagpipes. The music is in 34 time with a forceful accent on the second beat. The dance, highly improvisatory, has no set figures, and more than 50 different ... Mazyadid Dynasty Muslim Arab dynasty that ruled central Iraq from its capital at al-Hillah in the period from about 961 to 1150. The Mazyad family, which belonged to the Bedouin tribe of Asad, had settled along the Euphrates River, between Hit and Kufah, in the middle of the 10th century; soon afterward ... Mazyr city and centre of Mazyr rayon (district), Homel oblast (region), Belarus. It is situated on the high bank of the Pripet River. The city dates from at least the 12th century, and from the 18th century it was a centre of trade and handicrafts. Mazyr was a woodworking centre in ... Mazzei, Philip Italian physician, merchant, and author, ardent supporter of the American Revolution, and correspondent of Thomas Jefferson. Mazzini, Giuseppe Genoese propagandist and revolutionary, founder of the secret revolutionary society Young Italy (1832), and a champion of the movement for Italian unity known as the Risorgimento. An uncompromising republican, he refused to participate in the parliamentary government that was established under the monarchy of the House of Savoy when Italy ... Mbabane capital and largest town of Swaziland. Located in the Highveld of western Swaziland, Mbabane developed near the cattle kraal of the Swazi king Mbandzeni in the late 19th century. The actual town traces its foundation to 1902, when the British assumed control of Swaziland and established an administrative headquarters there. ... Mbale town located in southeastern Uganda. It lies at the western foot of the extinct volcano Mount Elgon (14,178 feet [4,321 metres]), 75 miles (120 km) northeast of Jinja. Located in a fertile coffee-growing region, Mbale is an agricultural trade centre and the site of one of Uganda's principal dairies. The ... Mbalmayo town located in south-central Cameroon. It lies along the Nyong River south of Yaounde. Located within the forest zone, it has a major plywood factory powered by electricity from the hydroelectric complex at Edea. It is also a commercial centre due to its position at the junction of three transportation ... Mbandaka city, northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It lies on the equator about 435 miles (700 km) northeast of Kinshasa, the national capital. It was a colonial administrative centre from 1886. It is now a busy river port situated at the junction of the Congo and Ruki rivers midway on ... Mbarara town located in southwestern Uganda. It is situated 167 miles (270 km) southwest of Kampala at an elevation of about 4,850 feet (1,480 metres) and is linked by road with Kikagati, Bushenyi, and Masaka. The town is located in a forest region and is known for its crafts, including wood ... Mbari Mbayo Club club established for African writers, artists, and musicians at Ibadan and Oshogbo in Nigeria. The first Mbari Club was founded in Ibadan in 1961 by a group of young writers with the help of Ulli Beier, a teacher at the University of Ibadan. Mbari, an Igbo (Ibo) word for "creation," ... Mbaya South American Indians of the Argentine, Paraguayan, and Brazilian Chaco, speakers of a Guaycuruan language. At their peak of expansion, they lived throughout the area between the Bermejo and Pilcomayo rivers in the eastern Chaco. At one time nomadic hunters and gatherers, the Mbaya became feared warlike horsemen shortly after ... Mbeki, Thabo politician who served as the president of South Africa (1999-2008). Mbembe group of peoples living along the middle Cross River in Nigeria. Numbering about 100,000 in the late 20th century, they speak a language of the Benue-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo family. mbira plucked idiophone (instrument whose sounding parts are resonant solids belonging to the body of the instrument itself)-or more specifically, a lamellaphone-that is unique to Africa and widely distributed throughout the continent. Mboya, Tom major political leader in Kenya until his assassination six years after his country had achieved independence. Mbuji-Mayi city, south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is situated on the Mbuji-Mayi River. It was developed by Europeans as a mining town after diamonds were found in the area in 1909. The region in which Mbuji-Mayi is situated annually produces one-tenth in weight of the world's industrial diamonds, with ... mbulu-ngulu tomb figure of carved wood covered with a sheet of copper or brass, created by the Kota tribe of Gabon, Africa, to protect the dead. Its traditional function, as a guardian figure standing against a wall, had a direct influence upon its form. Mbundu second largest ethnolinguistic group of Angola, comprising a diversity of peoples who speak Kimbundu, a Bantu language. Numbering about 2,420,000 in the late 20th century, they occupy much of north-central Angola and live in the area from the coastal national capital of Luanda eastward, between the Dande (north) and Kwanza ... MC5, the American rock group, one of the most controversial and ultimately influential bands of the late 1960s. The principal members were vocalist Rob Tyner (original name Robert Derminer; b. December 12, 1944, Detroit, Michigan, U.S., -d. September 17, 1991, Royal Oak, Michigan, ), lead guitarist Wayne Kramer (original name Wayne Kambes; ... McAdam, John Loudon Scottish inventor of the macadam road surface. McAdams, Rachel Canadian actress known for her versatility. McAdoo, William G U.S. secretary of the treasury (1913-18), a founder and chairman (1914) of the Federal Reserve Board, and director general of the U.S. railroads during and shortly after World War I (1917-19). He directed four fund-raising drives that raised $18,000,000,000 to help finance the Allied war effort. McAleese, Mary president of Ireland from 1997 to 2011. She was Ireland's second female president and its first president from Northern Ireland. McAlester city, seat (1907) of Pittsburg county, southeastern Oklahoma, U.S., south of Eufaula Reservoir and Dam and the South Canadian River. It originated as a trading post, built in 1870 by James McAlester (later lieutenant governor of the state) in Choctaw territory at the intersection of the Texas and California trails. ... McAllen city, Hidalgo county, southern Texas, U.S., in the irrigated lower Rio Grande valley, 7 miles (11 km) from the International Bridge to Reynosa, Mexico, and some 50 miles (80 km) west-northwest of Brownsville. With Edinburg and Pharr, McAllen forms a metropolitan complex. Founded in 1905, it was named for John ... McAllister, (Samuel) Ward U.S. lawyer and social leader who originated the phrase "the Four Hundred" to designate New York City's society leaders. McAllister was shortening an invitation list for Mrs. William Astor when he boasted, in 1892, that there were "only about 400 people in New York society." The phrase quickly became a ... McAlmon, Robert American author and publisher and an exemplar of the literary expatriate in Paris during the 1920s. Many of his short stories, however, are based on his own youthful experiences living in small South Dakota towns. McArdle's disease rare hereditary deficiency of the enzyme glycogen phosphorylase in muscle cells. In the absence of this enzyme, muscles cannot break down animal starch (glycogen) to meet the energy requirements of exercise. Muscle activity is thus solely dependent on the availability of glucose (blood sugar) and other nutrients in the circulating ... McArthur River river in northeastern Northern Territory, Australia, rising about 45 miles (70 km) south of Anthony Lagoon, along the scarp that marks the northern edge of the Barkly Tableland, and flowing northwest for 150 miles (240 km) across rugged country to Port McArthur on the Gulf of Carpentaria. Swamp and jungle ... McAuley, Catherine Elizabeth founder of the Religious Sisters of Mercy (R.S.M.), a congregation of nuns engaged in education and social service. McAuley, James Phillip Australian poet noted for his classical approach, great technical skill, and academic point of view. McAuliffe, Anthony C(lement) U.S. Army general who commanded the force defending Bastogne, Belgium, in the Battle of the Bulge (December 1944) during World War II. McAuliffe, Christa Corrigan American teacher who was chosen to be the first private citizen in space. The death of McAuliffe and her fellow crew members in the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster was deeply felt by the nation and had a strong effect on the U.S. space program. McBride, Mary Margaret American journalist and broadcaster, perhaps best remembered for the warm, down-home personality she projected on her highly popular long-running radio program.