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Maa (other)
Maa or MAA may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * Maa (1998 album), ''Maa'' (1998 album), by Sagarika * Maa (album), ''Maa'' (2007 album), by Rajaton * Maa, 1991 ballet music by Kaija Saariaho#Career highlights, Kaija Saariaho * Maa (2019 album), ''Maa'' (2019 album), by Zubeen Garg Film and television * Maa (1952 film), ''Maa'' (1952 film), Bollywood film directed by Bimal Roy * Maa (1959 film), ''Maa'' (1959 film), Oriya film directed by Nitai Palit * Maa (1976 film), ''Maa'' (1976 film), Bollywood film directed by M.A. Thirumugham * Maa (1991 film), ''Maa'' (1991 film), Bollywood film starring Jeetendra and Jaya Pradha * ''Maa'', 1992 Bengali film directed by Prashanta Nanda * Maa (2022 film), ''Maa'' (2022 film), Indian Punjabi-language film by Baljit Singh Deo * Maa (2025 film), ''Maa'' (2025 film), Indian Hindi-language film directed by Vishal Furia * Maa (drama serial), an Indian Bengali-language television serial * Star Maa, a Telugu-language television channel based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maa (1998 Album)
Sagarika Mukherjee, also known as Saag, is an Indian singer and actress. She sings mainly in Hindi language, Hindi, Assamese language, Assamese and Bengali language, Bengali language songs but has also sung in Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu languages. She is the daughter of singer and composer Manas Mukherjee and granddaughter of lyricist Jahar Mukherjee. Before going solo, she was half of a popular Indian duo with her brother with whom she released albums such as ''Q-Funk'', ''Roop Inka Mastana'' and ''Naujawan''. Apart from singing and acting in movies and albums, she is also a restaurateur. Early life Sagarika Mukherjee was born in Guwahati, Assam, India, but originally belongs from Kolkata metrocity of West Bengal in a Bengali family. In 1973, she moved to Mumbai, Maharashtra (now in Mumbai) with her family. Her father died in 1986. Then, her mother became a singer and took charge of the entire family. Career Early singing Sagarika made her debut as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magma Arizona Railroad
The Magma Arizona Railroad was built by the Magma Copper Company and operated from 1915 to 1997. The railroad was originally built as a narrow gauge line, but was converted to in 1923. Originally headquartered in Superior, Arizona, the company primarily hauled cattle and copper on of standard gauge track to and from the Southern Pacific mainline in Magma, Arizona, between Florence and Queen Creek. BHP purchased the Magma Copper Company and its lines in 1996 for A$3.2 billion and suspended rail operations on this line a year later. The Magma was the last industrial short line railroad to use steam power, dieselizing on September 4, 1968. Revival The railroad has since changed hands and is currently owned by Resolution Copper, a joint venture of Rio Tinto and BHP. Exploration in 2001-2003 resulted in the discovery of a large copper ore body some beneath the surface of lands just east of Superior. If the mine is eventually reopened, it is highly likely the Mag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maa Languages
The Maa languages are a group of closely related Eastern Nilotic languages (or from a linguistic perspective, dialects, as they appear to be mutually intelligible) spoken in parts of Kenya and Tanzania by more than a million speakers. They are subdivided into North and South Maa. The Maa languages are related to the Lotuko languages spoken in South Sudan. History In the past, several groups of people have abandoned their languages in favor of a Maa language, usually following a period of intensive cultural and economic contact. Among groups that have assimilated to Maa peoples are the Aasáx (Asa) and the El Molo people, El Molo, former hunter-gatherers who spoke Cushitic languages, and the Mukogodo-Maasai (Yaaku), former bee-keepers and hunter-gatherers (Eastern Cushitic languages, Eastern Cushitic). The Okiek language, Okiek of northern Tanzania, speakers of a Southern Nilotic languages, Southern Nilotic Kalenjin languages, Kalenjin tongue, are under heavy influence from Maasai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maa Palaeokastro
Maa Palaeokastro was a Prehistoric Cyprus, Late Bronze Age settlement in southwest Cyprus, near the modern town of Pegeia. The settlement was occupied from the late 13th century BC to the middle of the 12th century BC.{{Cite thesis , last=Georgiou , first=Artemis , url=https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:d4adbae2-3dd8-43d8-a997-a2f0ecddc450 , title=Pyla-Kokkinokremos, Maa-Palaeokastro and the settlement histories of Cyprus in the twelfth century BC , publisher=University of Oxford , year=2012 It was located on a peninsula and fortified, suggesting that it had defensive functions. Artifacts found indicate that metal-working and trade took place. The settlement was abandoned as part of the Late Bronze Age collapse after a few generations of habitation. See also * Kokkinokremmos, Pyla-Kokkinokremos References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maa Afia Konadu
Henrietta Okyere Twum (17 November 1950 – 1 May 2019), popularly known as Maa Afia Konadu, was a Ghanaian The Ghanaian people are a nation originating in the Gold Coast (region), Ghanaian Gold Coast. Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 34 million people as of ... media personality known for hosting a mid-morning show, "Asomdwe Nkomo" on Peace FM. She left Peace FM after working for 10 years. She was nominated for the Radio Female Presenter of the Year at the 2013 Radio and Television Personality Awards. Career Beginning her career as a teacher, she worked with Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) and was later poached by Dr. Osei Kwame to help him establish Peace FM. She was nominated for Ghana's Outstanding Woman Radio Presenter 2018 GOWA awards. She hosted the programmes:'''Wo haw ne sɛn''', '''Mpom Te Sɛn''' and Asomdwee NkomƆ''' and was loved for her flair in the use of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MAA (singer)
MAA is a Japanese recording artist, former TV host and model. Previously known as Mar (stylized as MAR), she was vocalist of the alternative rock band Marbell from 2006 to 2010. When they disbanded she embarked on a solo career, switching to pop music. History MAA was born on January 25, 1986, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa to a Japanese mother and an American father. She started as a model and later became a host for a TV show called ''Visual Shock''. Through this job she met fashion designer H. Naoto (who would later design the clothes and outfits for Marbell). 2006–2010: Marbell In 2006, she, going by the name Mar, and Tsunoda Takanori formed the alternative rock band Marbell. They were later joined by bassist Azusa and drummer yu-ya before releasing their debut album ''Sister'' on May 14, 2008. The band toured throughout Japan, mainly performing live in Tokyo, but also performed at the 2008 Otakon convention in the United States. Four of the songs from their album were performed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museum Of Archaeology And Anthropology, University Of Cambridge
The Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, also known as MAA, at the University of Cambridge houses the university's collections of local antiquities, together with archaeological and ethnographic artefacts from around the world. The museum is located on the university's Downing Site, on the corner of Downing Street, Cambridge, Downing Street and Tennis Court Road. In 2013 it reopened following a major refurbishment of the exhibition galleries, with a new public entrance directly on to Downing Street. The museum is part of the University of Cambridge Museums consortium. History Founded in 1884 as the university's Museum of General and Local Archaeology, the museum's initial collections included local antiquities collected by the Cambridge Antiquarian Society and artefacts from Polynesia donated by Alfred Maudslay and Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore, Arthur Gordon. Anatole von Hügel, the museum's first curator donated his own collection of artefacts from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moot Alumni Association
The Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot or Vis Moot is an international moot court, moot competition. Since 1994, it has been held annually in Vienna, Austria, attracting approximately 400 law schools from all around the world and spurring the creation of more than 30 pre-moots each year before the actual rounds are held in Vienna. It is the largest arbitration moot competition, and second-largest moot overall, in the world; considered a grand slam or major moot. A sister moot, known as the Willem C. Vis (East) Moot, is held in Hong Kong just before the rounds in Vienna. It was established in 2003 and attracts around 150 teams every year, making it the second largest commercial arbitration moot and also a grand slam moot. It uses the same moot problem as the Vis Moot, as does the various pre-moot friendlies. The objective of both Vis moots is to foster study in the area of arbitration, international commercial arbitration and encourage the resolution of busines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal AAA
Montreal Amateur Athletic Association is Canada's oldest athletic association, located in Montreal, Quebec. It was renamed as the ''Club Sportif MAA'' or just ''MAA'' (Montreal MAA) in 1999 after a brush with bankruptcy, but is still widely known as the MAAA. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the MAA was one of the most important sporting institutions in Canada, and North America, with affiliated teams winning ice hockey's Stanley Cup and Canadian football's Grey Cup. History The Montreal Amateur Athletic Association came into existence June 1881 and began as a confederation of three sporting clubs: The Montreal Snow Shoe Club, The Montreal Bicycle Club, and The Montreal Lacrosse Club. These founding clubs shared the club space of the Montreal Gymnasium, located at Mansfield Street and de Maisonneuve Boulevard. In the 1880s, the MAAA organized the famous annual Montreal Winter Carnival. The Winter Carnival featured a temporary "ice castle" or "ice fort", which would be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Aviation Authority
The Military Aviation Authority (MAA) is an organisation within the British Ministry of Defence and is the single regulatory authority responsible for regulating all aspects of Air Safety across Defence, with full oversight of all Defence aviation activity. It is part of the MoD, but operates independently, via a Charter signed by the Secretary of State for Defence. History The MAA was established on 1 April 2010 in response to the recommendations made by Mr Justice Haddon-Cave in his Nimrod Review, which called for a radical overhaul of military airworthiness regulation. The authority incorporates the former Directorate of Aviation Regulation & Safety, previously the Defence Aviation Safety Centre (DASC) which had been located at RAF Bentley Priory until the station closed in 2008 and the organisation moved to RAF Northolt. The MAA, which is located at MoD Abbey Wood in Bristol. On 1 April 2015, the MAA became part of the Defence Safety Authority. Principal personnel Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microcomputer Applications Associates
Digital Research, Inc. (DR or DRI) was a privately held American software company created by Gary Kildall to market and develop his CP/M operating system and related 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit systems like MP/M, Concurrent DOS, FlexOS, Multiuser DOS, DOS Plus, DR DOS and GEM. It was the first large software company in the microcomputer world. Digital Research was originally based in Pacific Grove, California, later in Monterey, California. History 1974–1979: Founding and incorporation In 1972, Gary Kildall, an instructor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, began working at Intel as a consultant under the business name Microcomputer Applications Associates (MAA). By 1974, he had developed Control Program/Monitor, or CP/M, the first disk operating system for microcomputers. In 1974 he incorporated as Intergalactic Digital Research, with his wife handling the business side of the operation. The company soon began operating under its shortened name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medieval Academy Of America
The Medieval Academy of America (MAA; spelled Mediaeval until ) is the largest organization in the United States promoting the field of medieval studies. It was founded in 1925 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The academy publishes the quarterly journal '' Speculum'', and awards prizes, grants, and fellowships such as the Haskins Medal, which is named for Charles Homer Haskins, one of the academy's founders and its second president. Overview The academy supports research, publication and teaching in medieval art, archaeology, history, law, literature, music, philosophy, religion, science, social and economic institutions, and all other aspects of the Middle Ages. The academy was admitted to the American Council of Learned Societies in 1927. It has been affiliated with the American Historical Association The American Historical Association (AHA) is the oldest professional association of historians in the United States and the largest such organization in the world, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
