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Mais may refer to: People *John A. Mais (1888 – unknown), a German racecar driver *Petre Mais (1885–1975), a prolific British author, journalist and broadcaster *Roger Mais (1905–1955), a Jamaican journalist, novelist, poet, and playwright *Mais Hamdan (born 1982), a Jordanian actress, singer and television presenter Other uses * ''Mais'' (album), an album by Brazilian singer Marisa Monte *Mayıs (also Mais), a village in the Lachin Rayon of Azerbaijan *Mais (Bowness), a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, Cumbria, England See also *MAIS (other) * Mai (other) *Maize (other) *Mayes, a surname *Dumais Dumais is a French-Canadian surname. Persons People with this surname include: * Clarence C. Dumais, U.S. Navy officer, namesake of Antarctic mountain Mount Dumais * Daniel Dumais, Canadian judge * Jocelyn Dumais, Canadian politician * Black Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John A
Sir John Alexander Macdonald (January 10 or 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career that spanned almost half a century. Macdonald was born in Scotland; when he was a boy his family immigrated to Kingston in the Province of Upper Canada (today in eastern Ontario). As a lawyer, he was involved in several high-profile cases and quickly became prominent in Kingston, which elected him in 1844 to the legislature of the Province of Canada. By 1857, he had become premier under the colony's unstable political system. In 1864, when no party proved capable of governing for long, Macdonald agreed to a proposal from his political rival, George Brown, that the parties unite in a Great Coalition to seek federation and political reform. Macdonald was the leading figure in the subsequent discussions and conferences, which resulted in the Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petre Mais
Stuart Petre Brodie Mais (4 July 1885 – 21 April 1975), known publicly as S. P. B. Mais, was a British author, journalist and broadcaster. He was an author of travel books and guides, and had an informal style that made him popular with the general public. Biography Petre Mais, as he was known in his personal life,"SPB Mais", Nicholas Shakespeare, in The Best Australian Essays 2002, ed. Peter Craven, Black Inc., 2002, p. 208 was the son of Rev. John Brodie Stuart Mais, curate of St Margaret's, Ladywood, Birmingham and his wife Hannah Horden (née Tamlin). He was born at Ladywood, but raised in Tansley, Derbyshire, where his family relocated on his father's appointment as rector there in 1890.Who's Who Among Living Authors of Older Nations, vol. I 1931-1932, ed. A. Lawrence, Golden Syndicate Publishing Company, 1932, p. 267 He was educated at Denstone College, Staffordshire, then read English Literature at Christ Church, Oxford (BA 1909, MA 1913) After teaching at Rossall, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Mais
Roger Mais (; 11 August 1905 – 21 June 1955) was a Jamaican journalist, novelist, poet, and playwright. He was born to a middle-class family in Kingston, Jamaica. By 1951, he had won ten first prizes in West Indian literary competitions.Hawthorne, Evelyn J. "The Writer and the Nationalist Model", ''Roger Mais and the Decolonization of Caribbean Culture'', NY: Peter Lang, 1989, p. 7. His integral role in the development of political and cultural nationalism is evidenced in his being awarded the high honour of the Order of Jamaica in 1978. Biography Roger Mais was born in Kingston, Jamaica, where he was educated at Calabar High School. He worked at various times as a photographer, insurance salesman, and journalist,Michael Hughes, ''A Companion to West Indian Literature'', Collins, 1979, pp. 83–85. launching his journalistic career as a contributor to the weekly newspaper ''Public Opinion'' from 1939 to 1952, which was associated with the People's National Party. He als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mais Hamdan
Mais Abdel-Jabbar Hamdan Selim ( ar, ميس عبد الجبار حمدان سليم, born October 31, 1982), better known as Mais Hamdan ( ar, ميس حمدان), is a Jordanian actress, singer and TV presenter. Her sisters are Mai Selim and Dana Hamdan. Early life Mais Hamdan was born in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates to a Jordanian father of Palestinian descent, and a Jordanian- Lebanese mother. She graduated from the Faculty of Commerce – English Section, Cairo University. Career Hamdan started her career through the comedian TV show ''CBM'' which was aired on MBC, she was also the presenter of the TV show ''Meyya Mesa'' and ''Sister Soup'' with her sisters Mai and Dana. In 2004, Hamdan started her TV career in ''Khareta Am Rakan'' and ''Sawalef Hareem'', and ''Qerqee'aan'' in the next year. 2006 witnessed her film debut, she played the role of "Jameela" in the Egyptian film ''Zarf Taree (Emergency Case)'' alongside Ahmed Helmy and Nour, and the Saudi film ''Keif al-H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mais (album)
''Mais'' is an album by Brazilian singer Marisa Monte, released in 1991. By the time of the album's release, newspaper ''O Estado de S. Paulo'' praised the album, saying Monte was "less dramatic, with her voice even more tuned and crystalline, which seemed impossible, Monte even commoves. And, definitely, enters the pantheon of the titans, in all senses." In a 2020 retrospective review for his blog on G1, Mauro Ferreira said the album saw the emerging of "a Brazilian pop music which conciliated MPB, rock, samba and Northeastern razilmusic without having one genre overcome the other" and that ''Mais'' "reversed expectations of the ones waiting for another album of Brazilian music jewels polishing". Track listing # "Beija Eu" (Marisa Monte/Arnaldo Antunes/Arto Lindsay) # "Volte para o Seu Lar" (Antunes) # "Ainda Lembro" (Monte/Nando Reis) featuring Ed Motta # "De Noite na Cama " (Caetano Veloso) # "Rosa" (Pixinguinha/Otávio de Souza) # "Borboleta" (Folclore Nordestino) # "Ensaboa" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayıs
Mayıs () is a village in the Lachin District of Azerbaijan. History The village was located in the Armenian-occupied territories surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, coming under the control of ethnic Armenian forces during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War in the early 1990s. The village subsequently became part of the breakaway Republic of Artsakh as part of its Kashatagh Province Kashatagh Province ( hy, Քաշաթաղի շրջան) was a province of the Republic of Artsakh. It was the largest province by area (3,376.60 km2). The population as of 2013 was 9,656. Its capital was Berdzor. Territorial entities Kashata ..., referred to as Margis ( hy, Մարգիս). It was returned to Azerbaijan as part of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire agreement. References External links * Populated places in Lachin District Villages in Azerbaijan {{Lachin-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mais (Bowness)
Maia, or Mais, (with the modern name of Bowness-on-Solway) in Cumbria, England was a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, and was the last (or first) fort at the western end of the Wall, overlooking the Solway Firth. Name The ''Ravenna Cosmography'' gives the name of the fort as ''Maia'', and the Rudge Cup, the Amiens Skillet and the Staffordshire Moorlands Pan give the name as ''Mais''. Another name ''Maio'' appears a little earlier in the ''Ravenna Cosmography'' which may well be the same fort. The fort is not mentioned in the '' Notitia Dignitatum''. The name ''Maia'' means "The Larger". The fort was (by a small margin) the second largest fort on Hadrian's Wall. The largest fort was Uxelodunum, not far distant in Stanwix in Carlisle. Description The fort stands on a sea-cliff over high, rising steeply from the shore, and commanding lower ground in all directions. The name 'Bowness' means 'rounded headland', indicating the good position of the fort, having commanding views of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MAIS (other)
Mais may refer to: People *John A. Mais (1888 – unknown), a German racecar driver *Petre Mais (1885–1975), a prolific British author, journalist and broadcaster *Roger Mais (1905–1955), a Jamaican journalist, novelist, poet, and playwright * Mais Hamdan (born 1982), a Jordanian actress, singer and television presenter Other uses * ''Mais'' (album), an album by Brazilian singer Marisa Monte * Mayıs (also Mais), a village in the Lachin Rayon of Azerbaijan *Mais (Bowness), a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall, Cumbria, England See also * MAIS (other) *Mai (other) *Maize (other) Maize is a plant cultivated for food. Maize may also refer to: * ''Maize'' (album), by Pushmonkey * Maize (color), a shade of yellow, named for the cereal of the same name * ''Maize'' (video game), a 2016 Point-and-click adventure video game * ... * Mayes, a surname * Dumais, a surname * {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mai (other)
Mai, or MAI, may refer to: Names * Mai (Chinese surname) * Mai (Vietnamese surname) * Mai (name) * Mai (singer), J-Pop singer * Iris Mai (born 1962), German chess master Places * Chiang Mai, largest city in northern Thailand * Ma-i, a pre-Hispanic Philippine state * Mai, Non Sung, Thailand Organisations * Manufacturers Association of Israel, an Israeli business organization * Marina Abramović Institute, a performance art organization * Market for Alternative Investment, a stock market for small/medium enterprises in Thailand * Montreal Arts Interculturels, a multidisciplinary cultural organization in Montreal, Canada * Moscow Aviation Institute, an engineering and aviation university in Russia * Motorsports Association of India, the FIA arm of Indian Motorsports Science and Technology * Machine augmented intelligence, use of technology to amplify and empower human thought and consciousness * Mean annual increment, a measure of the average growth per year a tree or stand of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maize (other)
Maize is a plant cultivated for food. Maize may also refer to: * ''Maize'' (album), by Pushmonkey * Maize (color), a shade of yellow, named for the cereal of the same name * ''Maize'' (video game), a 2016 Point-and-click adventure video game * Maize, Kansas, a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States See also * Corn (other) Corn, especially in British English and in cognate form in all other Germanic languages, refers to the principal cereal crop of any given region, such as maize in the United States, wheat or barley in England and Wales, or oats in Scotland and Ire ... * Maze (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayes
Mayes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adrian Mayes (born 1980), American football player * Alan Mayes (born 1953), English footballer * Bernard Mayes (1929–2014), British-American lecturer and author * Clifford Mayes (born 1953), American professor of education * Clyde Mayes (born 1953), American professional basketball player * Colin Mayes (born 1948), Canadian politician * Derrick Mayes (born 1974), American football player * Frances Mayes (born 1940), American university professor, poet, memoirist, essayist, and novelist * Ian Mayes, British journalist and editor * Jeff Mayes (born 1971), American politician * Joel B. Mayes (died 1891), Chief of the Cherokee Nation * Johnny Mayes (born 1947), Australian rugby league player * Pete Mayes (1938–2008), American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter * Richard Mayes (1922–2006), English stage and television actor * Robert Burns Mayes (1867–1921), justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi * Ron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
