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Mau may refer to: Places Brazil * Maú River, an alternate name for the Ireng River Kenya * Mau Escarpment * Mau Forest India * Mau, Bhind, a town in Madhya Pradesh * Mau, Mawal, Pune district, Marahrashtra * Mau, Punjab, a village in Punjab * Mau, Uttar Pradesh, India * Mau district, Uttar Pradesh Vietnam * Cà Mau, a city in Vietnam People Surname * August Mau, German art historian and archaeologist * Bruce Mau, Canadian designer * , German photographer and companion of novelist Hubert Fichte * Vũ Văn Mẫu, the last Prime Minister of South Vietnam Other names * Maú (footballer), Santomean footballer * Mau Piailug, a traditional Micronesian navigator * Mau Power, an Australian hip hop artist, born Patrick Mau * Mau Heymans, a Dutch comics artist for Disney Animals * Arabian Mau, a short-haired cat breed * Egyptian Mau, a short-haired cat breed Other uses * ''Har-mau'', an alternative name for the ancient Egyptian deity Horus * Mau movement, the non-vi ...
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Mau Piailug
Pius "Mau" Piailug (pronounced ; 1932 – 12 July 2010) was a Micronesian navigator from the Carolinian island of Satawal, best known as a teacher of traditional, non-instrument wayfinding methods for open-ocean voyaging. Mau's Carolinian navigation system, which relies on navigational clues using the Sun and stars, winds and clouds, seas and swells, and birds and fish, was acquired through rote learning passed down through teachings in the oral tradition. He earned the title of master navigator (''palu'') by the age of eighteen, around the time the first American missionaries arrived in Satawal. As he neared middle age, Mau grew concerned that the practice of navigation in Satawal would disappear as his people became acculturated to Western values. In the hope that the navigational tradition would be preserved for future generations, Mau shared his knowledge with the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS). With Mau's help, PVS used experimental archaeology to recreate and ...
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Mau Movement
The Mau was a nonviolence, non-violent movement for Samoan independence from colony, colonial rule during the first half of the 20th century. ''Mau'' means 'resolute' or 'resolved' in the sense of 'opinion', 'unwavering', 'to be decided', or 'testimony'; also denoting 'firm strength' in Samoan language, Samoan. The motto for the Mau were the words Samoa mo Samoa (Samoa for the Samoans). Similarly in Hawaiian ''Mau'' means to strive or persevere, and is often linked with Hawaiian poetry relating to independence and sovereignty struggles. The movement had its beginnings on the island of Savai'i with the ''Mau a Pule'' resistance in the early 1900s with widespread support throughout the country by the late 1920s. As the movement grew, leadership came under the country's chiefly elite, the customary ''Fa'amatai, matai'' leaders entrenched in Samoan tradition and fa'a Samoa. The Mau included women who supported the national organisation through leadership and organisation as well ...
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Mau, Uttar Pradesh
Mau, also now known as Maunath Bhanjan, is an industrial town and the headquarter of the Mau district. It is located in the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh, India. The town is known for its saree industry which is a traditional business and centuries old art of the people of this city. History From historical and archaeological point of views, Mau is one of the oldest places in the region. Ancient cultural and archaeological remains have been found at multiple places in the area giving enough evidence of long history of human habitat in the area. The known archaeological history of Mau is about 1500 years old, when the entire area was covered under thick dense forest. The nuts who used to live along Tamsa river, are considered to be the oldest inhabitants and the ruler of the area. As per the records on official webpage of the district, in 1028 A.D. Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud, King Syed Shalar Masood Ghazi came with a huge army to conquer the area but he went back to Afghanistan, ...
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Egyptian Mau
The Egyptian Mau is a small to medium-sized, short to medium-haired List of cat breeds, cat breed. They are one of the few naturally spotted breeds of domesticated cat. The spots of the Mau occur on only the tips of the hairs of its coat. It is considered a rare breed. History Origins Historical evidence points to the Mau being an Egyptian breed. The feline genome data published in the Pentascope document shows the Egyptian Mau to be very closely related to the Maine Coon, Korat, and American Turkish Angoras (indistinguishable from native Turkish Angoras). The phylogenetic tree published in PlosOne demonstrates that the Egyptian Mau belongs to the group of Western-derived breeds. The East Mediterranean/Anatolian group is omitted because breeds that supposedly originate in that geographic area do not do so. In 1953 in Italy, Trubetskoy family, Princess Natalie Trubetskoy saw a cat belonging to the Egyptian ambassador to Italy and after asking about the cat she persuaded him to he ...
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Cà Mau
Cà Mau () is a city in southern Vietnam. It is the capital of Cà Mau province, a province in the Mekong Delta region, in the southernmost part of Vietnam's inland territory (mainland). The city is characterised by its system of transport canals, and most goods are transported there by boats and barges. The population is approximately 226,372 as of 2019.Nghị quyết số 24/NQ-CP ngày 04 tháng 6 năm 2009 của Chính phủ Việt Nam. Cà Mau is accessible by road (360 km south-west of Ho Chi Minh City) via National Route 1 or by air ( Cà Mau Airport). The city is administratively subdivided into eight urban ''phường'' (ward) and seven rural ''xã'' (commune). Economy Cà Mau is Vietnam's biggest exporter of shrimp and prawns. In 2005, Cà Mau province alone exported about $500 million of shrimp and prawns. A large petroleum project under construction, the Cà Mau Gas-Power-Fertilizer Complex, is valued at $1.4 billion. It includes: * 2 thermal power plants wi ...
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Bruce Mau
Bruce Mau (born October 25, 1959) is a Canadian designer and educator. He began his career a graphic designer and has since applied his design methodology to architecture, art, museums, film, eco-environmental design, education, and conceptual philosophy. Mau is the chief executive officer of Massive Change Network, a Chicago-based design consultancy he co-founded with his wife, Bisi Williams. In 2015, he became the Chief Design Officer at Freeman, a global provider of brand experiences. Mau is also a professor and has taught at multiple institutions in the United States and Canada. From 1985 to 2010, Mau was the creative director of Bruce Mau Design (BMD). In 2003, while still at BMD, he founded the Institute Without Boundaries in collaboration with the School of Design at George Brown College, Toronto. In 2010, Mau left the company and went on to co-found Massive Change Network in Chicago with his wife, Bisi Williams. Mau founded Bruce Mau Studio in 2020. Early life and educat ...
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Mau District
Mau district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Mau town is the district headquarters which is also one of the few remaining areas of handloom saree production in eastern Uttar Pradesh, specializing in Sadiya silk sarees. Mau was carved out as a separate district from Azamgarh on 19 November 1988. It is situated in the south-eastern part of the state with headquarters in Maunath Bhanjan. The district is surrounded by Ghazipur district to the south, Ballia district in the east, Azamgarh district in the west, and by Gorakhpur and Deoria districts to the north. This region was Ruled by Royal Family of Kakan Rajputs. They are Raghuvanshi Kshatriya. History From historical and archaeological point of views, Mau is one of the oldest place in the region. Ancient cultural and archaeological remains have been found at multiple places in the area giving enough evidence of long history of human habitat in the area. The known archaeological history of Mau is ...
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Mau Power
Mau Power, born Patrick James Mau, is a hip hop artist from Thursday Island in the Torres Strait and is the first Australian rapper to tour from this region.Australian Independent Record Labels Association, Sept 17, 2019, Mau Power – Arrived Power, https://www.air.org.au/news/4399/mau-power-arrived-feat-marcus-corowa He is also the founder and executive director of One Blood Hidden Image, the first Torres Strait independent record distribution label, film production and media company.The Combinator, Australia’s hip hop directory and community forum, Patrick Mau (Mau Power), https://australianhiphopdirectory.com/listing/patrick-mau/?doing_wp_cron=1564551345.0653600692749023437500 Career While he recorded his first song in Brisbane when he was 17 and attending the University of Southern Queensland. In 2012, Mau was a producer for the National Indigenous Television (NITV) ''Our Stories''. Mau's second album ''The Show Will Go On'', an autobiography, was released in 2014 after ...
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Mau Mau (other)
Mau Mau may refer to: * The Kenya Land and Freedom Army, an anti-colonial force ** The Mau Mau rebellion, Kenya, 1950s * Mau Mau Island or White Island, Brooklyn, New York City, US * Mau Mau (game), a card game * Gallery Mau Mau, Cape Town, South Africa * The Mau Maus, a 1950s New York City street gang * ''Mau Mau'', a 1973 documentary film of '' The Black Man's Land Trilogy'' * ''Mau Mau'' (film), two documentary films of 1954 and 1955, resp., about the Mau Mau rebellion In music * Mau Mau (band), Italy * The Mau-Mau's, a Hollywood, California, US, band * Mau Maus, a fictional hip hop group in the 2000 film ''Bamboozled ''Bamboozled'' is a 2000 American satirical black comedy-drama film written and directed by Spike Lee about a modern televised minstrel show featuring black actors donning blackface makeup and the resulting violent fallout from the show's succe ...'' See also * Mau (other) * '' Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers'', a 1970 book b ...
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Arabian Mau
The Arabian Mau is a Cat breeds, formal breed of domestic cat, originated from the early African wildcat, a short-haired landrace native to the Arabian Peninsula. It lives in the streets of the Arabian Peninsula and has adapted very well to its climate. The Arabian Mau is recognized as a formal breed by few Cat fancy, fancier and breeder organization and cat registry, World Cat Federation (WCF) and Emirates Feline Federation (EFF). Based on one landrace, the Arabian Mau is a natural breed. It is medium in size, with a body structure that is rather large and firm, not particularly slender, and with well-developed musculature. The legs are comparatively long, with oval paws. The head appears round but is slightly longer than broad. The nose is slightly concave curved when viewed in profile. The whisker pads are clearly pronounced, with a slight pinch. The chin is very firm. The eyes are slightly oval, large and slightly slanted. The cat may have any normal cat eye color. There is ...
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Mau Forest
Mau Forest is a forest complex in the East African Rift, Rift Valley of Kenya. It is the largest indigenous montane forest in East Africa. The Mau Forest complex has an area of . The forest area has some of the highest rainfall rates in Kenya. Mau Forest is the largest drainage basin in Kenya.Daily Nation, July 22, 2008Selfish interests threaten Mau forest Numerous rivers originate from the forest, including the Southern Ewaso Ng'iro, Sondu River, Mara River and Njoro River. These rivers feed Lake Victoria, Lake Nakuru and Lake Natron. The western slopes of the Mau Escarpment are covered by the Mau Forest. Ecology Typical tree species in the Mau Forest include ''Aningeria adolfi-friederici'', ''Strombosia scheffleri'', and ''Polyscias kikuyuensis''. ''Olea capensis'', ''Prunus africana'', ''Albizia gummifera'', and ''Podocarpus milanjianus'' are also found there. Endemic bird species in the area include Hartlaub's turaco (''Tauraco hartlaubi''), Hunter's cisticola (''Cisticola ...
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MAU (other)
Mau may refer to: Places Brazil * Maú River, an alternate name for the Ireng River Kenya * Mau Escarpment * Mau Forest India * Mau, Bhind, a town in Madhya Pradesh * Mau, Mawal, Pune district, Marahrashtra * Mau, Punjab, a village in Punjab * Mau, Uttar Pradesh, India * Mau district, Uttar Pradesh Vietnam * Cà Mau, a city in Vietnam People Surname * August Mau, German art historian and archaeologist * Bruce Mau, Canadian designer * , German photographer and companion of novelist Hubert Fichte * Vũ Văn Mẫu, the last Prime Minister of South Vietnam Other names * Maú (footballer), Santomean footballer * Mau Piailug, a traditional Micronesian navigator * Mau Power, an Australian hip hop artist, born Patrick Mau * Mau Heymans, a Dutch comics artist for Disney Animals * Arabian Mau, a short-haired cat breed * Egyptian Mau, a short-haired cat breed Other uses * ''Har-mau'', an alternative name for the ancient Egyptian deity Horus * Mau movement, the non ...
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