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Manna (other)
Manna is the food produced for the Israelites in the desert, as described in the Biblical Book of Exodus. Manna may also refer to: *crystallized products of plant sap, especially when rich in sugars and used as a source of food by people or animals, in particular saps of: ** manna ash (''Fraxinus ornus'') ** European ash (''Fraxinus excelsior'') ** narrow-leafed ash (''Fraxinus angustifolia'') **''Alhagi maurorum'' (Alhagi manna) **Eucalyptus or Australian manna: ***''Eucalyptus viminalis'' ***''Eucalyptus gunnii'' ***''Eucalyptus pulverulenta'' Arts and entertainment * Manam (film), ''Manam'' (film), a 2014 Telugu language film * Manna (album), ''Manna'' (album), a 1971 album by the band Bread * Manna (novel), ''Manna'' (novel), a novel by Marshall Brain * Manna (short story), "Manna" (short story), a 1949 story by Peter Phillips People * Manna (actor) (1964–2008), Bangladeshi film actor * Manna Dey (1919–2013), Indian singer and composer * Manna Naidoo (1948–2022), South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manna
Manna (, ; ), sometimes or archaically spelled Mahna or Mana, is described in the Bible and the Quran as an edible substance that God in Abrahamic religions, God bestowed upon the Israelites while they were wandering the desert during the 40-year period that followed the Exodus and preceded the Book of Joshua, conquest of Canaan. Description Biblical narrative In the Hebrew Bible, manna is described twice: once in Book of Exodus, Exodus 16:1–36 with the full narrative surrounding it, and once again in Book of Numbers, Numbers 11:1–9 as a part of a separate narrative. In the description in the Book of Exodus, manna is described as being "a fine, flake-like thing" like the Ground frost, frost on the ground.. It is described in the Book of Numbers as arriving with the dew during the night. Exodus adds that it had to be collected before it was melted by the heat of the Sun, and that it was like a coriander seed in size, but white in colour.. Numbers describes it as having the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manna Naidoo
Sagadava "Manna" Naidoo (4 December 1948 – 25 May 2022) was a South African politician. He represented the United Democratic Movement (UDM) in the National Assembly from February to November 2000 and was also a former mayor of Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal. Political career Born on 4 December 1948, Naidoo entered politics around 1998. He stood for the UDM as a candidate in the general election the following year, but he was not immediately elected. Instead, he joined the National Assembly on 1 February 2000, filling the casual vacancy in the UDM caucus that arose after Roelf Meyer resigned. He served less than a year in the seat, resigning on 2 November 2000. He later served as mayor of Verulam. Personal life and death Naidoo and his brother, businessman Sivaraj Naidoo, inherited several properties and businesses in KwaZulu-Natal. Naidoo unsuccessfully sued his brother in 2014, seeking a share in his brother's transport business and in one of the inherited properties, a piece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manna (gymnastics)
This is a general glossary of the terms used in the sport of gymnastics. A ;AA: Abbreviation for all-around. ;AB: A scoring abbreviation for uneven bars, from the name asymmetric bars. ;A-score: Under the current ''Code of Points'', this score tallies the gymnast' counted skills, combinations and EGR. In theory, the A-score can be open-ended, depending on the skills the gymnast presents. ;Acrobatic gymnastics: A discipline of gymnastics where partners work together to combine the tumbling and power of the floor exercise in artistic gymnastics with the flexibility and artistry of dance. Acrobatic gymnastics routines are performed on the floor apparatus. ;: A term in which a singular athlete competes (and scored in) on all four (women) or six (men) apparatus in a single continuous meet. This can be qualified individually as part of, or simultaneously during, a team competition, and/or in a completely separate singular continuous event termed 'Individual All-Around Finals'. ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manna (horse)
Manna (1922–1939) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and Horse breeding#Terminology, sire. In a career which lasted from summer 1924 until September 1925, Manna ran eight times, winning four races. As a three-year-old in 1925 he won the 2000 Guineas Stakes, 2000 Guineas at Newmarket Racecourse, Newmarket and Epsom Derby, The Derby by a record margin of eight lengths. Manna was retired after breaking down in his bid to win the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing#English Triple Crowns, Triple Crown in the St. Leger Stakes, St. Leger at Doncaster Racecourse, Doncaster. He later had a successful career at stud. Background Manna, described by the Breeders’ Review as "a superb creature" with whom it was "impossible to find fault", was a bay horse bred in Ireland by James J. Maher at his Confey Stud in County Kildare. As a yearling he was sent to the sales at Doncaster, where he was sold for 6,300 Guinea (British coin), gns to the trainer Fred Darling acting on behalf of the Shang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operation Manna
Operation Manna was the Code word (communication), codeword for a Second World War operation by the British and Greek forces in Greece in mid-October 1944, following the gradual withdrawal of the Axis Occupation of Greece, German occupying forces from the country. The operation included an Airborne forces, airborne element, which was conducted by the 2nd Parachute Brigade (United Kingdom), British 2nd Independent Parachute Brigade on 12 October, when elements of the 4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment, 4th Parachute Battalion parachuted onto the Megara airfield outside of Athens. The prevailing weather conditions forced the abandonment of further parachute operations and it was not until 14 October that the rest of the brigade, less the 5th (Scottish) Parachute Battalion, 5th Parachute Battalion, arrived. After landing, the 4th and 6th (Royal Welch) Parachute Battalion, 6th Parachute Battalions marched on Athens. On 16 October, the 5th Battalion and the brigade's glider-borne ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Operations Manna And Chowhound
Operation Manna and Operation Chowhound were humanitarian food drops to relieve the Dutch famine of 1944–45 in the German-occupied Netherlands undertaken by Allies of World War II, Allied bomber crews during the End of World War II in Europe, last 10 days of the official war in Europe. Manna (29 April – 7 May 1945), which dropped 7,000 tonnes of food into the still Nazi-occupied western part of the Netherlands, was carried out by British Royal Air Force (RAF) units and squadrons from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) and Polish Air Force squadrons in the RAF. Chowhound (1–8 May 1945) dropped 4,000 tonnes and was undertaken by the United States Army Air Forces. In total, over 11,000 tonnes of food were dropped over the 10 days, with the acquiescence of the occupying Nazi Germany, German forces, to help feed Dutch civilians in danger of starvation. Fighting ended in the Netherlands with the German Instr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manna Aviation
Manna Aviation is an Australian aircraft manufacturer based in Toronto, New South Wales, founded by Phil Hale. The company specializes in provision of parts and plans for amateur construction. The company focuses on plans for wooden aircraft, with the aim of preserving older aircraft designs. History Manna Aviation was established in February 2012, initially as service intended to match available hangar space with aircraft owners seeking hangars. That business proved to be not profitable and the company expanded into aircraft parts, specifically for the Oceania market, including Australia. The first product sold was an oxy-acetylene welding torch intended for use in welding 4130 steel tubing. This led to the founding of a new company, Cobra Torches Australia. The company next became a dealer for Flybox Avionics of Italy in Australia and New Zealand, selling electronic flight instrument systems, engine-indicating and crew-alerting systems, instruments and an autopilot s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manna, Greece
Manna (, before 1927: Μάρκασι - ''Markasi'') is a village in Corinthia, southern Greece. It is a community of the municipal unit Xylokastro. It resides at the mountain foot of Ziria at an elevation of 850m. The name originates from a spring in the village. Before that the village was named Markasi which is a Turkish word that means Marias eyebrow because of the mountain line above the village which looks like an eyebrow. History The village was founded in 1800 from colonists that came from Barbitsa and from Lagadia Arkadias. Members of the family Barbitsioti settled in Markasi at around 1820. The village participated in the revolution of 1821 against the Turks. Under the leadership of Basili Barbitsioti they fortified under a rock at the entrance of the village and drive the Turks away many times. At that time the family Barbitsioti built the church of Ag. Dimitrios. During World War II the village was the only one that wasn't demolished by the Germans because the women of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
