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Mizan–Tepi University
Location
and student dorms are provided on each campus.
Megacorpstate
Oil pricing & Influence of Saudi Arabia
generate higher profits. Since the organization sets considerably low prices, many theorists have presented explanations for this act. Some have proposed that the intention behind lower prices is to reserve the oil for future investments or as an alternative to generating current revenues. Other economists believe that its motivation to establish low prices is due to a force that is present within its own organization and call the force Saudi Arabia. Influence of Saudi Arabia Oil state Saudi Arabia has always been adamant in maintaining low prices. Saudi Arabia is by far the biggest producer in OPEC and supplies approximately
Mr. Vain
Impact and legacy & Original version
vocals and stilted rapping, comes as close as anything to summarising the spirit of the genre." In their The ABC in Eurodance in 2016 Finnish broadcaster Yle noted: "If someone could look up "The archetypal Eurodance hit song" in an Encyclopedia there would probably be a link to an audio file for "Mr Vain" - a song that more than anyone else came to define the 90's dance music." BuzzFeed listed the song number 17 in their The 101 Greatest Dance Songs Of the '90s list in 2017. Original version ¹ Mr. Vain Remix! (Japanese mini album) ² Remix
Murder of Graeme Thorne
Investigation
two men heading out of Pennant Hills. On 11 July, Thorne's school cap and the contents of the case were found nearby. Soon after the discovery, an official reward of £5,000 was declared, and another £15,000 was offered by two newspapers, leading to a number of hoax calls. Investigators (now led by Ray Kelly, and with the collaboration of Sydney's underworld) followed other pieces of evidence. Some weeks before the kidnapping (on Tuesday, 14 June), a foreign man, acting as an investigator, had called at the Thornes' residence seeking a "Mr Bognor", also asking Freda Thorne to confirm their as yet
Marta Matamoros
Career
concessions for United States Military Bases in Panama to permanent status. In 1951, she became the first woman general secretary of the Trade Union Federation of Workers of Panama (Spanish: Federación Sindical de Trabajadores de Panamá) and was involved in protests against the United Fruit Company, which called for better working conditions and pay. She served as the Union's delegate to the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) Congress held in Vienna in 1953. In the 1950s, Matamoros began studying the works of Marx and Lenin, traveling to the Soviet Union to see first-hand the gains made by workers there.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Legacy and historical view
thought that Bolitho's book had failed to express the political aspects of Jinnah. The book received positive reception in Pakistan. Jinnah of Pakistan (1984) by Stanley Wolpert is regarded as one of the best biographical books on Jinnah. The view of Jinnah in the West has been shaped to some extent by his portrayal in Sir Richard Attenborough's 1982 film, Gandhi. The film was dedicated to Nehru and Mountbatten and was given considerable support by Nehru's daughter, the Indian prime minister, Indira Gandhi. It portrays Jinnah (played by Alyque Padamsee) in an unflattering light, who seems to act out of jealousy
Marta Matamoros
Career
She joined the People's Party of Panama and served on its Central Committee. She was arrested in 1951 and spent 99 days in the Modelo Prison for supporting a strike of bus drivers from Río Abajo, who were demanding salary and social insurance reforms. The McCarthyism which existed in the 1950s, led to job insecurity for Matamoros and she had to quit her factory employment. Instead she turned her focus to working independently and union organization. In 1959, Matamoros led the strike called "The Hunger and Desperation March" (Spanish: Marcha del Hambre y la Desesperación), in which protesters walked from Colón
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Return to politics
end of the year. Among those who met with Jinnah to seek his return was Liaquat Ali Khan, who would be a major political associate of Jinnah in the years to come and the first Prime Minister of Pakistan. At Jinnah's request, Liaquat discussed the return with a large number of Muslim politicians and confirmed his recommendation to Jinnah. In early 1934, Jinnah relocated to the subcontinent, though he shuttled between London and India on business for the next few years, selling his house in Hampstead and closing his legal practice in Britain. Muslims of Bombay elected Jinnah, though then absent in
Marie Adams
Biography
charts in the US, it was released in the UK and rose to number 2 on the UK Singles Chart in early 1958. To follow up its success, Adams and Otis recorded a duet, "Bye Bye Baby", which reached number 20 in Britain. However, other recordings by Adams with Otis, including their version of "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?" (covered in Britain by Emile Ford and the Checkmates) were less commercially successful, and in early 1960 Adams and the Three Tons of Joy left the Johnny Otis Show. Marie Adams and the
Multi leaf spring
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center .then the second leaf is cut longitudinally into two halves.
Muffie Meyer
Biography
Robert MacNeil, Al Roker, and many others. Meyer also co-directed (with Ellen Hovde) Enormous Changes at the Last Minute: Virginia's Story, a feature film for ABC, based on stories by Grace Paley. The film was written by Oscar nominee John Sayles, and starred Emmy Award-winning actress Ellen Barkin, Oscar nominee David Strathairn, Ron McLarty, and Kevin Bacon. While a number of the films Middlemarch’s productions focus on the founding of America (including the Peabody Award-winning mini-series, Liberty! The American Revolution, and Emmy award winning Benjamin Franklin, their documentary subjects have also included science, medicine, and the arts. Notable among them
Midlands Prison
History
Midlands Prison History The Midlands Prison was built adjacent to Portlaoise Prison with which it shares some facilities. It was built as a public-private partnership at a cost of £46 million (Irish punts). It opened in 2000. It is a committal prison as all prisoners resident have been transferred from other prisons. A very small number of prisoners in the resident population are awaiting trial but the vast majority of prisoners have already been sentenced. It receives prisoners from Carlow, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly and Westmeath. As of 2014 they are holding 800 prisoners.
Moutier
Demographics
in the same canton, while 1,808 or 23.5% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 1,605 or 20.8% were born outside of Switzerland. As of 2011, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 20.1% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 20.6%. As of 2000, there were 2,925 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 3,800 married individuals, 564 widows or widowers and 412 individuals who are divorced. As of 2010, there were 1,239 households that consist of only one person and 186 households
Missing in action
Before the 20th century
were exacerbated by the fact that it was common practice to loot the remains of the dead for any valuables e.g. personal items and clothing. This made the already difficult task of identification even harder. Thereafter the dead were routinely buried in mass graves and scant official records were retained. Notable examples include such medieval battles as Towton, the Hundred Years' War, the later English Civil Wars and Napoleonic Wars together with any battle taking place until around the middle of the 19th century. Starting around the time of the Crimean War, American Civil War and Franco-Prussian War, it became
Mallinckrodt, Inc. v. Medipart, Inc.
Factual background
was sold for four or five times that, most of the purchase price that hospitals paid Mallinckrodt apparently represented the value of the patent (or the patented technology). This fact apparently led the defendant Medipart to go into the recycling business, in which Mallinckrodt itself had no direct interest (it chose to sell only new devices). For a $20 recycling fee, Medipart would clean one of the devices for a hospital, replace some parts, subject the device to gamma radiation to kill germs, and return it to the hospital for reuse. The district court and court of appeals opinions do
Michele Messina
Viterbese Castrense & Loan to Triestina & Rimini
minute of a 1–0 home draw against Rende in the first round of Coppa Italia. Loan to Triestina On 30 January 2019, he joined Triestina on loan with a purchase option. Rimini On 2 September 2019 he moved to Serie C club Rimini.
Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
History
Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs History Ministry was established in May 2004 as the Ministry of Non-Resident Indians' Affairs. It was renamed as the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) in September 2004. Positioned as a ‘Services’ Ministry, it provided information, partnerships and facilitations for all matters related to Overseas Indians: Non-Resident Indian and Person of Indian Origin. The Ministry was merged with the Ministry of External Affairs on 7 January 2016. The government said that the decision was taken in line with government's "overall objective of minimising government and maximising governance" and that it will help the government address duplication as
Later Silla
Unification & Culture
a single political entity after the fall of Gojoseon. As such, the post-668 Silla kingdom is often referred to as Unified Silla. Unified Silla lasted for 267 years until, under King Gyeongsun, it fell to Goryeo in 935. Culture Later Silla carried on the maritime prowess of Baekje, which acted like the Phoenicia of medieval East Asia, and during the 8th and 9th centuries dominated the seas of East Asia and the trade between China, Korea and Japan, most notably during the time of Jang Bogo; in addition, Silla people made overseas communities in China on the Shandong Peninsula and
Mummer (album)
Background
on the BBC-TV show Pebble Mill At One where they lip-synced to "Love on a Farmboy's Wages". A promotional video was made for the "Wonderland" single. Five more videos were also made in July 1983 for the television documentary program Play At Home.
Mandalay Bay
Shows & Mandalay Beach
opened on May 15, 2009. Its run ended in 2011 to make way for Michael Jackson: One, by Cirque du Soleil, which opened May 2013. Another popular attraction is the House of Blues, a venue for live music and a restaurant, with a capacity of approximately 1,800. On the top floor of the hotel is the House of Blues Foundation Room, featuring a dining room, private dining rooms, and a balcony looking down the Las Vegas Strip. Mandalay Beach Mandalay Beach is an 11-acre (4.5 ha) pool area with three heated pools, a wave pool with connecting pool for small children, and
Murder of Sherri Rasmussen
Pretrial defense motions
missing aspects of the original file such as recordings of interviews, Sherri Rasmussen's blood toxicology report, as well as a polygraph test Ruetten allegedly failed. The motion noted Nels Rasmussen's belief that Lazarus was a suspect at the time of the murder, and his ensuing efforts to get the LAPD to take that theory seriously. Because of this failure, he argued, Lazarus' due process rights had been adversely affected since the quality of evidence had degraded in the intervening 23 years. Overland argued that the truth-in-evidence provisions of the California Constitution required that the long delay in bringing charges which adversely
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Education in England
in force there for centuries. To gain knowledge of the law, he followed an established barrister and learned from what he did, as well as from studying lawbooks. During this period, he shortened his name to Muhammad Ali Jinnah. During his student years in England, Jinnah was influenced by 19th-century British liberalism, like many other future Indian independence leaders. This political education included exposure to the idea of the democratic nation, and progressive politics. He became an admirer of the Parsi British Indian political leaders Dadabhai Naoroji and Sir Pherozeshah Mehta. Naoroji had become the first British Member of
Morning Sun (song)
Music video & Critical reception
Morning Sun (song) Music video The music video for the single was directed by Vaughan Arnell and filmed at Universal Studios Hollywood. It shows Williams as an astronaut on a mission in the International Space Station. Critical reception UK website Digital Spy gave the song three stars out of five and commented that: "[Morning Sun] is a bit like something from mid-'90s Britpoppers Electrasy - a straightforward trad-rock song complete with metronomic piano chords, swooning strings and the rest. Two minutes in, it gets close enough to 'I Am the Walrus' for George Martin to consider giving his lawyer a
Mavis Amankwah
Early life and education & St Leonard's Primary Care Trust
Mavis Amankwah Early life and education Amankwah was born in Newham, East London to a Ghanaian family. Mavis has one son aged 23 and one daughter aged 17. Having completed secondary school in 1990 at St Angela's Usruline Convent School in East London, Amankwah went on to study IT at the College of North East London where she qualified as an IT Technician. As a side note the secondary school she attended is awful and the college is not much better St Leonard's Primary Care Trust Amankwah worked as an IT Technician at St Leonard's Primary Care Trust in London for six
German immigration to Switzerland
History
German immigration to Switzerland History Ever since the emergence of Switzerland and Germany as distinct nations in the Early Modern period – the Swiss became exempt from the jurisdiction of the Imperial Diet in 1499 as a result of the Swabian War, formal recognition of Swiss independence dates to 1648 (Peace of Westphalia) – there has been considerable population movement in both directions. Meaningful population statistics became available only after the Napoleonic era, with the formation of the restored Swiss Confederacy and the German Confederation in 1815. In the first decades of the 20th century, a number of Germans and other
Michelito Lagravere
Biography
dollars a year. The minimum age for bullfighters in Spain is 16 years. Michelito was embroiled in a controversy recently for killing six young bulls in a single fight in the bullring of Mérida, Mexico in a bid to get his name in the Guinness Book of World Records (24 Jan 2009). Animal right activists and child protection groups in the region had objected to such an event but a local judge ruled in its favor after reviewing licenses submitted by Michelito's father. Michelito, who was eleven at the time, killed six calves aged from one to two years old. However,
Montgomery, Minnesota
2000 census
median household income was $34,145 and the median family income was $48,011. Males had a median income of $30,707 compared with $23,977 for females. The per capita income was $16,128. About 8.1% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 18.3% of those age 65 or over.
Man About Town (1947 film)
Reception
Le Silence est d'or was welcomed for marking not just the return of Clair to France but his resumption of the preoccupations and the wit and elegance of his pre-war films. In the UK the film received some qualified enthusiasm, alongside a feeling that it did not represent Clair at his best. For example: "...film and audience most enjoy themselves when the action is confined to the studio with sets and all the parphernalia of primitive film-making perpetually collapsing and a quartet of hands, strayed from some Gallic crazy gang, eternally playing cards... This is not a major film of Clair's,
Mary Lawson (actress)
Romances and marriage & Death
name. Death When the Second World War broke out Sark was occupied by the German military and Beaumont joined the Royal Air Force, reaching the rank of flight lieutenant. In May 1941 Flt Lt Beaumont received a week's leave and he, Lawson, friends and family travelled to Liverpool, where according to Hathaway they stayed at a hotel at 126 Smithdown Road in the Sefton Park district. This, however, is unlikely as 126 Smithdown Road was the address for Smithdown Road Infirmary (later Sefton General Hospital) and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission information suggests they were staying at 74 Bedford Street
Leningrad Front
History
however via the lake Road of Life. During the blockade, the front executed various offensive and defensive operations, until finally with the help of the Baltic and Volkhov Front, the blockade was lifted. From June 1942, Leonid Govorov had been the commander of the front, and in June 1944, he was awarded the title Marshal of the Soviet Union. In January 1943, forces of the Leningrad front made their first advances in years when they took the town of Shlisselburg from German forces, thus restoring communications between Leningrad and the rest of the country. In mid and late-January 1944 the Leningrad
Maynard Ferguson Octet
Reception
Maynard Ferguson Octet Reception Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars.
Montgomery, Minnesota
2010 census
(435.6/km²). There were 1,306 housing units at an average density of 498.5 per square mile (192.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.4% White, 0.2% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 2.3% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.4% of the population. There were 1,185 households of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.9% were non-families. 30.3%
Moutier
History & Geography
2013 a third plebiscite ended with the majority of residents choosing to remain in Bern, though a majority of residents of Moutier wanted to join Jura. On 18 June 2017 the municipality held a referendum, asking citizens 'Do you want the city of Moutier to belong to the Republic and Canton of Jura?' The result of the referendum was 51.7% of the citizenry voting in favour of Moutier joining the Canton of Jura. The vote has since been declared invalid. Geography Moutier has an area of 19.61 km² (7.57 sq mi). As of 2012, a total of 5.84 km² (2.25 sq mi) or 29.8%
Made (Big Bang album)
Music and lyrics & Songs
tongue-in-cheek lyrics". In contrast, "Let's Not Fall in Love" presents "the pressures and worries of starting a new relationship and committing to a person, and the potential pain that accompanies the risk of opening up to someone", while "Last Dance" is a message to their fans and a reflection of the group's decade together. Songs Made opens with "Fxxk It", a mid-tempo electronic hip-hop track with tropical elements. "Last Dance" is a pop-rock ballad while "Girlfriend" is a "hip hop throwback to the group's earlier efforts." "Let's Not Fall in Love" is a pop-rock tune with a classic dance sound,
Murder of Sherri Rasmussen
Second investigation
who had had an unblemished service record over the course of her career, with no disciplinary investigations or civilian complaints. They only referred to her as "No. 5", worked on the case after hours or behind closed doors, and developed cover stories to explain why they wanted to look at personnel records for one particular officer from 20 years ago. The detectives began looking into other aspects of Lazarus' life during the mid-1980s. Another detective recalled that at that time, most LAPD officers had preferred a .38 as their backup or off-duty carry gun; in fact they were required to only
Maverick Carter
Early life and education & Career
Maverick Carter Maverick Carter is an American businessman and media personality. Early life and education Originally from Atlanta, GA, Maverick grew up the son of Katherine Powers, a social worker, and Otis Carter, a drug dealer who spent much of Maverick's childhood in federal penitentiaries. He is a longtime friend of athlete LeBron James; both played basketball at St. Vincent–St. Mary High School (SVSM) in Akron. After graduating from SVSM, Carter played college basketball at Western Michigan, before transferring to The University of Akron and focusing on other endeavors. Career While in college, Carter interned with Nike, withdrawing from
Moody National Bank
History
South Shore Harbor subdivision, which was being developed by their family controlled insurance company, the American National Insurance Company. By the 2000s MNB began to spread out from its traditional base of Galveston County opening offices in Brazoria, Fort Bend, Harris and Travis counties.
Malik Sajad
Recognitions & As a cartoonist & Influences
Malik Sajad Recognitions Malik is an Inlaks Scholar (2011) and OMI Francis Greenburger (2013) fellow. As a cartoonist Sajad was 14 when he started working as a cartoonist, for a regional newspaper, Greater Kashmir. It was a lead story in 2005-06 by journalist, Arif Shafi Wani about endangered Kashmiri deers in Kashmiri forests, from where he drew inspiration, for his first debut novel, by comparing Kashmiris with 'Hanguls' as humanoids. Influences Graphic novels such as ‘Relatively Indolent But Relentless’ by Matt Freedman , ‘Fun Home’ by Alison Bechdel. Among others, Sajad also
Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
History & Geography
Lurgan Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania History The McClay's Twin Bridge (East) and McClay's Twin Bridge (West) were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. Geography Lurgan Township is in northeastern Franklin County, bordered to the northeast by Cumberland County. The southeastern two-thirds of the township are in the Cumberland Valley, while the northwestern third is in the Ridge and Valley Province of the Appalachian Mountains. Conodoguinet Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River, forms the southern boundary of the township, while the northwestern boundary follows the crest of Kittatinny Mountain. Blue Mountain runs parallel to and east
Moutier
Economy
municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 43.4% of the workforce. In 2008 there were a total of 3,437 full-time equivalent jobs. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 33, of which 31 were in agriculture and 2 were in forestry or lumber production. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 2,022 of which 1,744 or (86.3%) were in manufacturing and 246 (12.2%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 1,382. In the tertiary sector; 306 or 22.1% were in wholesale or retail
Mossi people
Attitude towards ancestors & Land
life on earth. They can help or punish their descendants depending on their behavior. Ancestors are also the judges that have the power to allow a descendant to enter the "pantheon of the ancestors". If an ancestor chooses to deny entrance, the soul of the disavowed one is condemned to run at random for all eternity. Because of these beliefs, Mossi swear by their ancestors or by the land; when they do so (which only occurs in extreme situations), it is more than symbolic — it is a call to imminent justice. Land Land is related to the ancestors, being
Mine clearance organization
Danish Demining Group & APOPO
Somaliland), Sri Lanka, South Sudan, Uganda, Ukraine and Yemen. DDG also works with armed violence reduction in several countries. APOPO APOPO trains Giant pouched rats from East Africa to detect landmines. This unusual idea has been developed into a competitive technology by a group of Belgian and Tanzanian researchers and animal trainers. APOPO is a non-profit organization that has partnered with the Belgian Government, Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD), the European Union (EU), the Province of Antwerp (Belgium), the Flemish Community, the US Army, the World Bank and private donors. It has further partnered in demining with Menschen
Moto Hospitality
Awards & Innovations
Moto won awards for the quality of their internal training programme "Achieve In Moto" (AIM) at the Training Journal Awards in 2017. Moto won Gold in the category "Best Private/Commercial Programme" and also two Silver awards in the categories "Best Talent Development Programme" and "Best Operational Programme". Moto have won awards for the standards of cleanliness in their public toilets, winning the 'Loo of the Year Award' in 2006 (for the fourth year running). The competition judges visited more than 1,000 public toilets all over Britain, scrutinising cleanliness, overall management, signage, accessibility, décor and the standard of fixtures and fittings. Innovations In
Mennonite Publishing Company
Decline & Legacy
1908, and Funk announced that the newly founded Mennonite Publication Board had purchased the Mennonite Publishing Company's periodicals. The company's employees purchased its printing equipment and buildings and organized a new commercial printing company, through which Funk continued printing under the Mennonite Publishing Company name. Legacy After the sale of the company's periodicals to the church's new Mennonite Publication Board, the board established the Mennonite Publishing House in Scottdale, Pennsylvania, where publication of denominational texts continued. During this sale the church board requested that the Mennonite Publishing Company cease identifying itself in connection with the Mennonite church, so that the
Liberal socialism
Hungary
disregarded. Jászi's views on socialism and especially his works justifying the denouncement of Bolshevik Communism came back into Hungarian public interest in the 1980s when copies of his manuscripts were discovered and were smuggled into Hungary that was then under Communist rule.
Multifaith space
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Multifaith space A multifaith space or multifaith prayer room is a quiet location set aside in a busy public place (hospital, university, airport, etc.) where people of differing religious beliefs, or none at all, are able to spend time in contemplation or prayer. Many of these spaces are "small, clean and largely unadorned areas", which can be adapted and serve for any religious or spiritual practice. Rarely, persons of different faiths may come together in such spaces within the context of multifaith worship services. The space may or may not be a dedicated place of worship. A recent research project at
Murder of Sherri Rasmussen
Trial
relationship with Ruetten at the time of the murder. Excerpts from a contemporaneous journal were offered as evidence; Lazarus wrote in it of dating several different men, none of them Ruetten. He reinforced his attack on the forensic evidence, calling as his last witness a fingerprint expert who said that some prints at the crime scene did not match those of Lazarus. Both prosecution and defense reiterated their themes in closing arguments. After showing the jury of eight women and four men photographs of a beaten, bloodied Rasmussen, prosecutor Paul Nunez told them, "It wasn't a fair fight ... This was
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Barrister
High Court remembered that "Jinnah's faith in himself was incredible"; he recalled that on being admonished by a judge with "Mr Jinnah, remember that you are not addressing a third-class magistrate", Jinnah shot back, "My Lord, allow me to warn you that you are not addressing a third-class pleader." Another of his fellow barristers described him, saying: He was what God made him, a great pleader. He had a sixth sense: he could see around corners. That is where his talents lay ... he was a very clear thinker ... But he drove his points home—points chosen with exquisite selection—slow delivery, word
Murder of Graeme Thorne
Extradition and trial & Aftermath
Criminal Appeal hearing was dismissed unanimously on 22 May 1961. Aftermath News surrounding the case led to an overwhelming sense of public shock, disbelief, and anger which, alongside later events such as the Wanda Beach Murders and the Beaumont disappearance, "marked an end of innocence in Australian life". Lottery procedures in Australia were changed after the Thorne case, with winners being given the option of remaining anonymous. The case also proved pivotal to the development of forensic science and new kidnapping laws in Australia. Kidnapping for ransom was seen as a primarily American phenomenon, most notably in the Lindbergh kidnapping.
Mireya Correa
Biography and career
of the Network of Mesoamerican and Caribbean Herbaria since 1995.
Moto Hospitality
History & Other operations & WHSmith
its Select Service Partner (SSP) UK division, but ownership of the Granada brand and trademark passed to the new media company. The Granada name was retained on the service stations until 23 May 2001, when the 47 sites were rebranded as Moto. In 2006, Moto separated from Compass Group and SSP following successful acquisition by a consortium of investors and underwent a period of intensive expansion through investment in new brands and offers. Other operations Moto operates various franchise outlets at Extra MSA locations. These include M&S Simply Food, Costa Coffee, West Cornwall Pasty Company, Krispy Kreme and Greggs. WHSmith
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Mountbatten and independence
the assemblies in Sind and Baluchistan. On 4 July 1947, Liaquat asked Mountbatten on Jinnah's behalf to recommend to the British king, George VI, that Jinnah be appointed Pakistan's first governor-general. This request angered Mountbatten, who had hoped to have that position in both dominions—he would be India's first post-independence governor-general—but Jinnah felt that Mountbatten would be likely to favour the new Hindu-majority state because of his closeness to Nehru. In addition, the governor-general would initially be a powerful figure, and Jinnah did not trust anyone else to take that office. Although the Boundary Commission, led by British lawyer Sir Cyril
Murder of Sherri Rasmussen
Second investigation
summer before the murder. Nuttall and Barba's investigations soon eliminated all but one of the other women. The other, a former coworker of Rasmussen's who had had some disputes with her, was eliminated by a covertly collected DNA sample. With only Lazarus left, they kept their investigation a closely guarded secret; not only did her husband also work in Commercial Crimes Division as a detective, she may have had other friends who could have tipped her off. If she were the killer, she could have improved her defense; if she were not, then they could have unintentionally smeared a fellow officer
Mount Ashley
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an altered form of the name was applied to the highest of the mountains, Mount Ashley.
Muffie Meyer
Biography
Muffie Meyer Muffie (Marion) Meyer is an American director, whose productions include documentaries, theatrical features, television series and children’s films. Films that she directed are the recipients of two Emmy Awards, CINE Golden Eagles, the Japan Prize, Christopher Awards, the Freddie Award, the Columbia-DuPont, and the Peabody Awards. Her work has been selected for festivals in Japan, Greece, London, Edinburgh, Cannes, Toronto, Chicago and New York and she has been twice nominated by the Directors Guild of America. Biography Meyer was born in New York City and raised in Chicago. She graduated from the Chicago Lab School, Grinnell College and
Mokola lyssavirus
Pathology & Control
death by encephalitis. The similarity between the symptoms associated with MOKV and rabies virus may be the reason why there are so few case records of MOKV infection, as MOKV infection might be falsely diagnosed as rabies virus infection. There is one significant difference between the symptoms observed in domestic cats infected with MOKV and those with rabies virus. MOKV-infected domestic cats do not demonstrate the unprovoked aggressive behaviour typically associated with rabies virus-infected mammals. Control At present, there is no medical or veterinary vaccine that protects against MOKV infection. It has long been established that, in spite of the relatedness
Maurer Motorsport (Germany)
Racing history
Results did not initially improve and there were setbacks after Höttinger was killed at Hockenheim when he was hit by a wheel which had become detached from a crashed car and Elgh broke an arm in a testing accident. However, Elgh brought some technical staff from his previous team, Chevron, and by mid-season the car (designated MM80) was more competitive, driven by substitute drivers, Beppe Gabbiani and Helmut Henzler. For 1981, Elgh continued with the team and was joined by future Formula One driver Roberto Guerrero. At the insistence of the former Chevron staff members, the team base was moved to
Moutier
Geography & Coat of arms & Demographics
it was the capital, was dissolved. On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois. Coat of arms The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules a Monastery Argent. Demographics Moutier has a population (as of December 2018) of 7,384. As of 2010, 23.4% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2001-2011) the population has changed at a rate of 0.2%. Migration accounted for 0%, while births and deaths accounted for -0.2%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks French (6,658 or
Mandalay Bay
History
Bob Dylan at the House of Blues. In June 1999, Circus Circus changed its name to Mandalay Resort Group. Construction of a major convention center at Mandalay Bay had begun in June 2001, with its opening originally set for mid-2002. After a delay in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the Mandalay Bay Convention Center opened in January 2003. With 1.5 million square feet (140,000 m²) of space, it was the fifth largest convention center in the nation. On May 23, 2002, the Mandalay Resort Group announced a second 1,122-room hotel tower, with a cost of at least $200 million. Construction began on
Missing in action
World War II
dead from the Vietnam War, “Vietnam had advocates. This was an older generation, and they didn’t know who to turn to.” In 2008, investigators began to conduct searches on Tarawa atoll in the Pacific Ocean, trying to locate the remains of 139 American Marines, missing since the Battle of Tarawa in 1943. Between 2013 and 2016 the remains of 37 US Marines were recovered from Tarawa. Among those recovered was Medal of Honor recipient Alexander Bonnyman. As of July 12, 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Accounting Office, there were still 72,687 U.S. servicemen and Civilians still
Mission Woods, Kansas
2010 census & 2000 census
who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.79. The median age in the city was 54.5 years. 18.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.4% were from 25 to 44; 32.7% were from 45 to 64; and 26.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 44.9% male and 55.1% female. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 165 people, 77 households, and 51 families residing in the
Mass drug administration
Assessing effectiveness & MDA and drug resistance
There are, with some notable exceptions, few properly designed and analysed cluster randomized trials conducted by health care researchers prior to 1978. One major handicap for researchers who need to use the cluster approach, besides the need for a large sample size, is the need to use statistical methods that differ from the familiar methods used in individually randomized trials. Significant progress has been made in the development of statistical methods for the analysis of correlated data. MDA and drug resistance The present unpopularity of MDA is not only due to doubts regarding the health benefit of this intervention but
Mars Needs Moms
Home media & Box office
an alternate scene called "Mom-Napping", a finished 3D alternate scene of the Martian abduction of Milo's mom. Box office Mars Needs Moms was a box-office failure and has the worst financial loss for a Disney-branded film. It earned $1,725,000 on its first day, for a weekend total of $6,825,000. This is the 22nd-worst opening ever for a film playing in 3,000+ theaters. Adjusted for inflation, considering the total net loss of money (not the profit-to-loss ratio), it was still the fourth-largest box office disappointment in history. In 2014, the Los Angeles Times listed the film as one of the most
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Second World War and Lahore Resolution
announced that India had entered the war along with Britain. There were widespread protests in India. After meeting with Jinnah and with Gandhi, Linlithgow announced that negotiations on self-government were suspended for the duration of the war. The Congress on 14 September demanded immediate independence with a constituent assembly to decide a constitution; when this was refused, its eight provincial governments resigned on 10 November and governors in those provinces thereafter ruled by decree for the remainder of the war. Jinnah, on the other hand, was more willing to accommodate the British, and they in turn increasingly recognised him
Murder of Graeme Thorne
Background & Ransom demand
weeks after the win, Thorne left for school as usual at 8:30 AM, but when Smith came to collect him at 8:40, he was nowhere to be seen. Smith drove to the Thornes' home to find out if he was going to school. Surprised, Freda Thorne confirmed that he was and wondered if he might have arrived at the school by some other means. Smith drove to the school, The Scots College in Bellevue Hill, but returned upon finding out Thorne was not there. A concerned Freda Thorne then called the New South Wales police to report him missing. Ransom
Murder of Sherri Rasmussen
Second investigation
Nuttall and Pete Barba reviewed the Rasmussen file and found it interesting enough to be worth pursuing. Because the DNA test pointed to a female suspect, they decided the burglary theory was invalid and they would have to start from the beginning. Nuttall and Barba looked at the case as a murder, with the burglary staged to throw the police off the trail. Many aspects of the crime were improbable for a break-in, especially one committed in daylight: Rasmussen's jewelry box, an inviting target for a burglar, was in plain view atop her dresser and had not been touched. The condo
Muffie Meyer
Biography
received an MFA from New York University’s film school. Meyer got her start as an assistant editor on the Oscar-winning documentary Woodstock (1970). Her early editing credits include The Lords of Flatbush (1974), starring Sylvester Stallone and Henry Winkler, and The Groove Tube (1974), starring Chevy Chase, a film precursor to Saturday Night Live. Along with Ellen Hovde and Lynzee Klingman, she edited Gilda Live (1980), starring Gilda Radner, directed by Mike Nichols. Meyer worked with pioneering cinema verité documentarians Albert and David Maysles and was one of the directors and editors of Grey Gardens (1975), the critically acclaimed documentary that was
Mike McCue
Tellme Networks and Microsoft
raise $238 million in venture capital. Tellme launched in July 2000 with the ambition of creating a 'voice browser' by using voice-recognition software to allow users to find internet-based information through their telephone with simple voice commands. “When you pick up a phone,” McCue explained in 2001, “you'll hear a friendly voice say, ‘What would you like to do?’ and you’ll be able to place a call or do a whole variety of things using simple key words.” Instead, McCue decided to "go where the phone calls are today, not where they'll be tomorrow”, and Tellme evolved into a service that allowed
Mike Dart
Background & Basket weaving
Mike Dart Background Dart is a member of the Cherokee Native Arts and Plant Society, Cherokee Artists Association, and Cherokee Arts and Humanities Council. Basket weaving Dart is an award winning Cherokee artist, specializing in the art of contemporary double-wall basketry – an exceptionally difficult technique involving the continuous weave of both an interior and exterior wall within each basket. Mike learned the art of basketry in 1992 from master Cherokee weaver, Shawna Morton-Cain who was designated a Living Treasure of the Cherokee Nation in 2006 for her knowledge and skill in the art of Cherokee basketry. However he says that
Mary Bacon
Ku Klux Klan participation and media downfall
told People magazine at the time she was confident the remarks would have no impact. "People will only worry about what I do from the starting gate to the finish line—not about what I do in my personal life," she says. "I'm paid to win races." Further, she told the publication that the Klan is not racist and that she isn't either. "All the records I buy are Motown records," she says stoutly. "Some of my best friends are blacks." At the time People magazine stated there is speculation that all this could merely be a sad attempt on Bacon's part to
Murder of Sherri Rasmussen
Cold case
married a fellow officer and adopted a daughter with him, moving back to Simi Valley; at work, she became an instructor at the police academy. Ruetten eventually remarried as well; he moved on with his life and did not pressure the police as his former father-in-law had. In the late 1990s, after DNA testing had become more prominent, the LAPD formed a new unit that looked through the forensic evidence collected from the department's cold case files to determine whether any had the potential for new leads through DNA testing. Among the evidence seen as likely to do so was that
Militant (Trotskyist group)
Early editions of Militant
election 'pledge' broken", Militant denounced the increased spending on nuclear weapons and their retention by the Labour Party, contrary to its commitment to nuclear disarmament. The paper supported the trade union struggle against the Labour government's incomes policy. Militant argued that the only long term solution to the problems facing working-class people was to end capitalism through a socialist transformation of society, nationally and internationally. In 1965, it demanded: "Nationalise the 400 Monopolies". In the meantime, Roger Protz had severed his connection with the group. A letter from Protz, written around this time, was leaked to The Observer newspaper
Murder of Sherri Rasmussen
Arrest of Lazarus
was an old boyfriend, Lazarus had long been married to someone else and they did not want her private life to become the subject of office gossip. Stearns and Jaramillo knew they would have to tread carefully since Lazarus herself was well aware of police interview techniques and her rights to silence and legal counsel, which she could invoke at any time. They rambled and digressed from the subject at times, sometimes discussing unrelated police business, but eventually came back to Rasmussen. Lazarus claimed to recall little due to the intervening years, but gradually revealed more and more knowledge — including
Maximilian MacAulay
Biography
United Kingdom.
Mister Ed
Death & Theme song
such (including sardonic comments on Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update) following his own death. Theme song The theme song, titled "Mister Ed", was written by the songwriting team of Jay Livingston and Ray Evans and sung by Livingston himself. The first seven episodes used only instrumental music to open the show; thereafter the version with lyrics was used. Livingston agreed to sing the song himself until a professional singer could be found; the producers liked the songwriter's vocals and kept them on the broadcast. During most of the show's run the ending theme song used only instrumental music.
Multi leaf spring
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are held together by means of two U-bolts and a center clip. Rebound clips are provided to keep the leaves in alignment and prevent lateral shifting of the leaves during operation. At the center, the leaf spring is supported on the axle. Multi-leaf springs are provided with one or two extra full-length leaves in addition to the master leaf and the graduated length leaves. The extra full-length leaves are provided to support the transverse sheer force. A multi spring is not just a bunch of pieces of steel put together. It is an engineered system designed to provide support, stability and
Momus
In classical literature
Aesop's story-telling as deficient in understanding, while Lucian insisted that anyone with sense was able to sound out a man's thoughts. As another result, Momus became a by-word for fault-finding, and the saying that if not even he could criticize something then that was the sign of its perfection. Thus a poem in the Greek Anthology remarks of statues by Praxiteles that "Momus himself will cry out, 'Father Zeus, this was perfect skill'." Looking the lovely Aphrodite over, according to a second fable of Aesop's, number 455 in the Perry Index, it was light-heartedly noted that he could not find
Michel Brière
Playing career & Death
Hall of Fame. Death After the playoffs, Brière returned to Quebec to marry his childhood sweetheart Michele Beaudoin, with whom he had a son, Martin. They were to be married on June 6, 1970. However, on the evening of May 15, 1970, Brière was involved in a single car crash with two friends. He was ejected from his orange 1970 Mercury Cougar along Route 117 in Val-d'Or, 70 miles from his hometown of Malartic. Suffering from major head trauma, he was flown 300 miles to Notre Dame Hospital in Montreal, where a leading neurosurgeon performed the first of four brain
Mona Mitchell
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the 1985 New Year Honours, and finally a Dame Commander in the 1992 New Year Honours. She died on 17 December 2002.
Munstead Wood
House
her was The Hut, a cottage built in the grounds of Munstead Wood in 1895. Jekyll used this as a workshop, and lived in it until Lutyens completed the main house in 1897. While the house was still being built, Lutyens obtained another, larger commission in Surrey, Orchards, as a result of his future clients being impressed with Munstead Wood when they happened to walk past the construction site. Jekyll lived at Munstead Wood until her death in 1932. The house was built in a U-shape around a courtyard open on its north side. The west wing contained Jekyll's workshops, and
Migdalia Cruz
Influences
Migdalia Cruz Influences Cruz' writing is known for its bold poetic crispness, violence and sexuality, transforming the ugly to beautiful. Her mentor, María Irene Fornés, has noted the voluptuousness of her work. Playwright Tony Kushner has said that "one can feel history in the bones of her characters," and indeed, her themes are drawn from Latinx history and her personal experiences of growing up in the South Bronx. Cruz received her MFA degree from Columbia University and is an alumna of New Dramatists (1987-1994). From 1991 to 1998, Cruz was a playwright in residence at Latino Chicago Theater Company. Cruz also
Mood congruence
Gordon Bower & Theory of emotional valence
details to form misrepresented or false memories. Theory of emotional valence Conversely, there are theories of mood-congruency in memory recall that explain the instances and studies that represent incongruences. One such theory is the circumflex model assumption, or the theory of emotional valence. The theory of valence in regards to mood-congruency and memory recall is that the nature (positive or negative) of the emotion at encoding is congruent with the nature of the emotion in which the memory is to be recalled. The theory of valence has had both significant and contradictory findings. The significant findings are similar to those
Malcolm Turnbull
August 2018 leadership spills
of Australia on the eligibility of Dutton to serve in Parliament and the receipt of a petition calling for a party room meeting that bore the signatures of at least half (43) of the parliamentary party, he would call such a meeting, vacate the leadership (regarding the petition as a vote of no confidence) and not stand in the subsequent leadership election. On the morning of 24 August, the Solicitor-General advised that Peter Dutton was "not ineligible" to serve. Later that morning, Dutton presented to Turnbull a document calling for a party room meeting that contained the minimum
Murder of Graeme Thorne
Investigation
a house. Police then searched for a house with a blue car, pink mortar, and with the two trees growing in the yard. Although cypresses could be found growing in many people's yards, the combination of the two together was rare. Following a tip-off from a postman, a house was identified at 28 Moore Street in the suburb of Clontarf, 1.5 km from where the body was found. Police visited the house on Monday, 3 October and learnt that it had been occupied by a Hungarian immigrant named Stephen Bradley. Bradley had also owned an iridescent blue 1955 Ford Customline (registration number
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Governor-General
carefully divided by agreement, even specifying how many sheets of paper each side would receive. The new Indian state, however, was slow to deliver, hoping for the collapse of the nascent Pakistani government, and reunion. Few members of the Indian Civil Service and the Indian Police Service had chosen Pakistan, resulting in staff shortages. Partition meant that for some farmers, the markets to sell their crops were on the other side of an international border. There were shortages of machinery, not all of which was made in Pakistan. In addition to the massive refugee problem, the new government
Linkage (horse)
Early racing career & Preakness Stakes
Gato Del Sol by two lengths. The race seemed to take a bit out of Linkage and with only three weeks until the Derby, Clark decided to skip that race and focus entirely on the Preakness Stakes. Preakness Stakes Five weeks after his Blue Grass victory his trainer Henry S. Clark decided to take a shot with a fresh horse at the second jewel of the Triple Crown. The $200,000 Preakness Stakes was run at a mile and three sixteenths on dirt at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. In that race Linkage listed as the heavey 1-2 favorite
Murder of the Zec family
Aftermath
sentence of 10 years. Siniša Rimac was sentenced to eight years. Igor Mikola was convicted as an accessory to murder as well as the illegal detention and extortion of Miloš Ivošević, Radom Pajić and Marko Grujić, and sentenced to five years in prison. Two other men were convicted of the latter crime with Mikola. After the verdict, Rimac was arrested, while Suljić and Mikola failed to appear at the sentencing. A year earlier, Igor Mikola was extradited from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Croatia after serving a 27-month prison sentence in the Zenica prison for the attempted extortion of one Mladen Žulj,
Movie production incentives in the United States
History
revenues from movie and video production in the US were estimated at $29.7 billion in the same year. As the TV and film industries grew through the 1990s, so did concern over runaway productions, TV shows and films that are intended for a US audience but are filmed in other countries in order to reduce production costs. The issue of runaway productions gained further traction after Canada adopted a movie production incentive program in 1997. Overall economic losses to the US due to runaway productions are difficult to measure, as the perceived economic benefit of film production could include benefits from
Municipalities of Switzerland
Structure and responsibilities
by the canton (see Taxation in Switzerland). As among the cantons, there is a tax transfer among the municipalities to balance various levels of tax income.
Mother Goose (Finnish band)
History
Mother Goose (Finnish band) History Mother Goose started playing alternative rock in 1989. They have recorded albums for a number of labels, such as Blast First and Seriously Groovy in the UK and Verdura Records, If Society and Lamplite Ltd. in Finland.
Minuscule 302
History
the Apostles and Catholic epistles of the manuscript. Reiche and Scholz examined Pauline epistles. The manuscript was also examined by Paulin Martin and C. R. Gregory, who saw the manuscript in 1885. Formerly it was labelled by 11ᵃ and 140ᵖ. In 1908 Gregory gave number 302 for it. The manuscript is currently housed at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Gr. 103) at Paris.
Medea (Pacini)
Performance history
Medea (Pacini) Performance history Following its premiere on 28 November 1843 at the Teatro Carolino on Palermo, Pacini revised the work for its performance at the Teatro Eretenio in Vicenza in 1845. It was further revised for its first performance at La Fenice in Venice on 9 March 1850. The final and definitive version premiered at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples on 26 February 1853. For two decades Pacini's Medea enjoyed considerable popularity in Italy, Russia and South America. It then fell into obscurity, eclipsed by Bellini's Norma which has a similar story and Cherubini's Médée which in the
Martha Hill
Career & Legacy
married Dr. Thurston Davies in 1952. Davies died in 1961. Hill remained the director of dance at Juilliard until 1985, training generations of dancers to the highest level of technique and artistry. Her students included Paul Taylor, Muriel Topaz, Pina Bausch, Daniel Lewis, Lar Lubovitch, Dennis Nahat, Linda Kent, Bruce Marks, Mercedes Ellington, H.T. Chen, Martha Clarke, Susan Marshall, Jenny Coogan, Robert Garland, Mark Haim, Henning Rübsam, Vernon Scott and Stanley Love. Hill was named Artistic Director Emeritus in 1985, but continued to teach at Juilliard for several years. Legacy A documentary about her, Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter, by Greg
Moutier
Religion & Climate
Hindu and 3 individuals who belonged to another church. 766 (or about 9.95% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 285 individuals (or about 3.70% of the population) did not answer the question. Climate Between 1981 and 2010 Moutier had an average of 136 days of rain or snow per year and on average received 1,118 mm (44.0 in) of precipitation. The wettest month was May during which time Moutier received an average of 112 mm (4.4 in) of rain or snow. During this month there was precipitation for an average of 13.5 days. The
Mood (psychology)
Etymology & Types of mood
but could also refer to a person's humor, temper, or disposition at a particular time. The cognate Gothic mōds translates both θυμός "mood, spiritedness" and ὀργή "anger". Types of mood Positive mood Positive mood can be caused by many different aspects of life as well as have certain effects on people as a whole. Good mood is usually considered a state without an identified cause; people cannot pinpoint exactly why they are in a good mood. People seem to experience a positive mood when they have a clean slate, have had a good night sleep, and feel no sense of stress
Mister Ed
Synopsis
Lane. The role of Ed's owner, a genial but somewhat klutzy architect named Wilbur Post, was played by Alan Young. The Posts resided at 17230 Valley Spring Road in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. Many of the program's gags follow from Mister Ed's tendency to talk only to Wilbur, his skills as a troublemaker, and his precociously human-like behaviour that far exceeds anything those around Wilbur expect of a horse. A running gag is other characters hearing Wilbur talking to Ed and asking to whom he is talking. Another running gag centers on Wilbur being accident-prone and
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Life and career
selected by one of the professors to prepare materials for a treatise, De Spinosismo, which was afterwards published. After acquiring his degree, Bengel devoted himself to theology. Even at this time he had religious doubts; it is interesting in view of his later work that one cause of his perplexities was the difficulty of ascertaining the true reading of certain passages in the Greek New Testament. Bengel entered the ministry in 1707 and was appointed to the parochial charge of Metzingen-unter-Urach. In the following year he was recalled to Tübingen to undertake the office of Repetent (theological tutor). He remained at Tübingen
Mister Ed
Theme song
In some episodes, however, the theme song is sung during the closing credits. The theme was actually sung at the end in all but the first seven episodes. The severely shortened end credits imposed by the current distributor necessitated the use of a shortened instrumental version. The theme song received renewed publicity twenty years after the show went off the air when Jim Brown, a preacher from South Point, Ohio, claimed in May 1986 that it contained "satanic messages" if heard in reverse. Brown and his colleague Greg Hudson claimed that the phrases "Someone sung this song for Satan" and "the
Lewis Waterman
Other career paths
he was promoting the "Reactionary Lifter", a form of weight training machine. Waterman remarried in 1872, and was back in the insurance business in Boston from 1875 to 1877. A few years later he was on the move again, working as editor for railroad journals "The Railroad Gazette" and "National Car Builder". It appears that it was during this period that Waterman began to sell fountain pens, not of his manufacture. Near the end of his life, Waterman started the Waterman Condensing Company to make fruit extracts, but this venture lasted only a few years.
Mode series
DoOon Mode
more modes, one of which is or resembles Xanth, the companions finally arrive at Darius' home mode. Burgess and the horses settle comfortably on a pasture dais and Colene and Pussy join Darius' household. After obtaining the Chip, Cat returns to DoOon to discharge his commitment, and Darius shuts down the Virtual Mode. Though Cat is honest, Ddwng suspects treachery and plans to torture it. Cat uses its link to Seqiro and the Key it has secretly swallowed to rescue Doe from Chains, though her trio is destroyed. After transporting back to Darius' mode, Cat and Doe recover, and the Felines