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Definition: MI |
MINoun1. Destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle. 2. A British unit of length equivalent to 1,853.18 meters (6,082 feet). 3. A unit of length used in navigation; equivalent to the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude; 1,852 meters. 4. A unit of length equal to 1760 yards. 5. A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region. 6. The syllable naming the third (mediant) note of any major scale in solmization. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "MI" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | Myocardial infarction. Gross necrosis of the myocardium as a result of interruption of the blood supply to the area; it is almost always caused by atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries, upon which coronary thrombosis is usually superimposed. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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Definition
A heart attack is a colloquial term referring to a serious, sudden heart condition that presents as varying degrees of chest pain, weakness, sweating, nausea and vomiting, sometimes causing loss of consciousness. A heart attack is a medical emergency.
The medical term for a heart attack is acute myocardial infarction, often abbreviated as AMI or MI. "Acute" means sudden, "myo" refers to muscle, and "cardium" refers to the heart, i.e. to the heart muscle (myocardium). "Infarction" is a medical term describing tissue death (necrosis) caused by an obstruction of blood flow.
Causes
The underlying mechanism of a heart attack is the destruction of heart muscle cells due to a lack of oxygen. If these cells are not supplied with sufficient oxygen by the coronary arteries to meet their metabolic demands, they die.
A common cause of heart attack is atherosclerosis: a gradual buildup of fat-containing substances (plaque) in the walls of the arteries can erupt and cause a blood clot (thrombus) to form; this thrombus can then cause a sudden clogging of the coronary arteries. This is one reason why older people are more susceptible to heart attacks.
Heart attacks can also occur if the work load of the heart suddenly rises and the necessary oxygen cannot be supplied quickly enough. This is why extreme stress or physical exertion can result in heart attacks.
Diagnosis
The classical symptom of a heart attack is chest pain. However it is present only in 65-69% of cases. Pain most characteristic of a heart attack is described as "intense pressure" ("like an elephant sitting on your chest") but can also be a sharp or stabbing pain. The pain may radiate to the left arm, neck or the back and can be slight, moderate, or severe.
Some associated symptoms include dizziness, nausea, shortness of breath and diaphoresis (excessive sweating). In the absence of these symptoms, sharp chest pain which goes away promptly when the patient stops moving chest and arm muscles often is not associated with a heart attack; but a sharp chest pain that persists despite lack of movement is a strong indicator of a heart attack.
Heart attacks sometimes occur with atypical pain or in the absence of classical symptoms, particularly in women, who may experience simply chest discomfort, a sensation of uncomfortable chest pressure, cold sweats, nausea, or pain in the arm, back, jaw, or stomach (so called anginal equivalents). Women are just as likely to die of a heart attack as men.
First Aid
If you are having a heart attack, call for help immediately. Many people have died needlessly because they were afraid or unwilling to admit that they were having a heart attack until too late. If possible, take an aspirin because it makes blood clots less likely to form. Find other people who can get help and administer CPR should your heart stop beating.
A heart attack is a life-threatening medical emergency which demands immediate activation of the emergency medical services. Immediate transport by ambulance to a hospital where advanced cardiac life support is available needs to be arranged. Calm the patient as much as possible.
If the patient is conscious and able to swallow, it may be advisable to give one baby aspirin. Look to see if the patient has nitroglycerin tablets or patches available, particularly if they have been the victim of prior heart attacks. As a first-aider, you may assist a conscious patient in taking these self-rescue medications.
In wilderness first aid, a possible heart attack justifies medical evacuation by the fastest available means, including MEDEVAC, even in the earliest or precursor stages. The patient will rapidly be incapable of further exertion and have to be carried out. Note the correlation between age, exertion and the onset of chest pain.
Field Care (for EMTs)
Transport immediately if breathing and pulse are present. ("Load and go.") Place on oxygen therapy by mask and calm the patient. Monitor closely (with electrocardiogram if available).
Be prepared to apply advanced cardiac life support including defibrillation and (at the paramedic level) injection of medications into the heart per protocol. If equipment is not available, perform CPR if the heart stops beating.
About 20% of patients die before they reach the hospital; the cause of death is often fibrillation.
Clinical Treatment
A heart attack is treated with thrombolytic drugs (such as urokinase, streptokinase, or alteplase (recombinant tissue plasminogen activator)), heparin, and medication to prevent arrhythmia. Immediate or delayed treatment with angioplasty or coronary artery bypass surgery is another option. Following a heart attack, a patient's heart rhythm is closely monitored: antiarrhythmic medication may be needed. Some people at risk for coronary disease are prescribed medication to prevent heart attacks (such as aspirin or Plavix (clodipogrel)).
Doctors traveling by commercial aircraft: oxygen is available on board and the first aid kit on jetliners contains basic cardiac drugs used in advanced cardiac life support. If treating a potential heart attack while in the air, ask the stewardess to get this kit for you. The pilot will divert the flight to the nearest airport.
References
See also Ischaemic heart disease.
External Links
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Heart attack."
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List of people by name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z Ma - Mb - Mc - Md - Me - Mf - Mg - Mh - Mi - Mj - Mk - Ml - Mm-Mn - Mo - Mp-Mt - Mu - Mv-Mz
- Mi Hyun Kim, (LPGA Player)
- Michael I, Byzantine Emperor
- Michael I, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
- Michael II, Byzantine Emperor
- Michael III, (839-867), Byzantine Emperor
- Michael III, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
- Michael II of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria
- Michael II of Russia
- Michael II, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
- Michael I of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria
- Michael I of Russia, (born 1596)
- Michael I of Serbia, (july 9 1839 - 1842, 26 1860-1868), Serbian monarch
- Michaelis, August Karl Arnold, biologist
- Michael IV, (1038-1040), Byzantine Emperor
- Michael IV, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
- Michael of Anchialus, patriarch of Constantinople
- Michael of Dzialdow, Polish painter
- Michael of Massa, scholastic philosopher
- Michael of Portugal, (1828-1834), Portuguese monarch
- Michael of Romania, Romanian king
- Michaels, Al, (born 1944), sports reporter
- Michael V, Byzantine Emperor
- Michael VI, Byzantine Emperor
- Michael VII, Byzantine Emperor
- Michael VIII Palaeologus, (1225-1282), Byzantine Emperor
- Michael, George, (born 1963), composer, singer-songwriter, musician
- Michaelis, Georg
- Michaelis, Leonor, biologist
- Michaels, Anne, Canadian writer
- Michaels, Bret, (of rock group Poison)
- Michaels, Lorne, (born 1944), Canadian Saturday Night Live originator
- Michalak, Antoni, Polish painter
- Michalczewski, Dariusz, world champion boxer
- Michalowski, Piotr, Polish painter
- Michaux, André, French botanist and explorer
- Michaux, Henri, poet and painter
- Micheaux, Oscar, (1884-1951), author and pioneer filmmaker
- Michelet, Jules, historien
- Michelin, Andre, French industrialist
- Michelle, Karla, (born 1985), actress
- Michell, John, (died 1793)
- Michellozzo, sculptor
- Michelozzi, Michelozzo, architect
- Michels, Christine, Canadian writer
- Michelsen, Christian, (1905-1907), Norwegian Prime Minister
- Michelucci, Giovanni, architect
- Michener, James A, (1907-1997), US author
- Michikinikwa, (1752-1812), Chief of Miami Amerindian tribe
- Michael Autoreianus, patriarch of Constantinople
- Micombero, Michel, president
- Mickiewicz, Adam, (1798-1855), oustanding Polish poet and writer
- Midas, Greek mythological king
- Middleton, Arthur, (1742-1787), Declaration of Independence signatory
- Middleton, Henry
- Middleton, Thomas, (1580-1627), dramatist
- Midgley, Thomas, (1889-1944), chemist, inventor
- Midler, Bette, (born 1945), US actress, musician
- Midori, (born 1971), violinist
- Miedinger, Max, (1910-1980), typeface designer; inventor of Helvetica
- Mieghem, Eugeen Van, (1875-1930), painter
- Mieszko III of Poland, (1194-1202), Polish ruler
- Mieszko II of Poland, (1025-1031, duke 1032-1034), Polish ruler
- Mieszko I of Poland, (962-992), Polish ruler
- Mieszko IV of Poland, (1210-1211), Polish ruler
- Mifflin, Thomas
- Mifune Toshiro, (1920-1997), Japanese actor
- Migenes, Julia, (born 1949), soprano
- Miguel, Luis, (Mexican citizen, Puerto Rico born).
- Mihailescu, Freda, mathematician
- Mihajlovic, Draza, General of the Cetniks
- Mihelic, France, (1907-1998), painter, graphic artist
- Mihelic, Mira, (1912-1985), author
- Mihelic, Miran, (born 1925), architect
- Mihevc, Edo, (1911-1985), architect
- Mihok, Dash, (born 1974), actor
- Mikael IV of Alexandria, (1092-1102), Coptic Pope
- Mikael V of Alexandria, (1145-1146), Coptic Pope
- Mikan, George, (born 1924), basketball star
- Mikawa, Guinichi, Vice Admiral
- Mikhael I of Alexandria, (743-767), Coptic Pope
- Mikhail IV of Alexandria, (1475-1477), Coptic Pope
- Mikhalkov, Nikita, (born 1945), actor, director, producer, writer, politician
- Miki, Roy, Canadian writer
- Mikimoto Kokichi, (1858-1954), Japanese inventor of cultured pearl
- Mikita, Stan, (born 1940), Hockey Hall of Famer
- Miklosich, Franz von, (1813-1891), linguist
- Miklouho-Maclay, Nicolaus de
- Mikojan, Anastas, (died 1978), Soviet politician
- Mikolajczyk, Stanislaw, Polish statesman
- Mikulski, Kazimierz, Polish painter
- Milan I, (born 1854), king of Serbia
- Milan II of Serbia, (1868-6 1889), Serbian monarch
- Milankovic, Milutin, (1879-1958), Serb
- Milbrett, Tiffeny, (born 1972), soccer player
- Milburn, Amos, musician
- Milch, Erhard, German soldier
- Miles, Buddy, (born 1946), musician
- Miles, Josephine, poet
- Miles, Lizzy, (1895-1963), singer
- Miles, Margaret, author
- Miles, Sarah, (born 1941), actor
- Miles, Tony, (1955-2001), chess player
- Milestone, Lewis, (1895-1980), Ukranian film director
- Miles, Vera, (born 1929), actress
- Milgaard, David, imprisoned for murder didn't commit
- Milhaud, Darius, (1892-1974), French composer
- Miliukov, Paul, Kadet leader
- Milius, John, (born 1944), US film director
- Milk, Harvey, (1930-1978), US gay politician
- Mill, James, (1773-1836), philosopher
- Mill, John Stuart, (1806-1873), English economist, philosopher
- Milla, Roger, athlete
- Milland, Ray, (1907-1986), actor
- Millay, Edna St. Vincent, (1892-1950), poet
- Miller, Alice, (born 1923), psychologist
- Miller, Alice Duer, poet
- Miller, Arthur, (born 1915), US dramatist
- Miller, Buddy, musician
- Miller, Coco and Kelly WNBA basketball players
- Miller, Dan, 1999-08-25 to 2000-02-24
- Miller, Dennis, (born 1953), comedian
- Miller, Ernest "Punch jazz musician
- Miller, Frank, (born 1957), US comic artist
- Miller, George, film director
- Miller, Glenn, (1904-1944), US musician
- Miller, Henry, (1891-1980), US author
- Miller, James
- Miller, James (1963-2003), fan man
- Miller, Jane, musician
- Miller, Joaquin, (1837-1913), poet
- Miller, John, US governor, politician
- Miller, Jonny Lee, (born 1972), actor
- Miller, Keith Harvey
- Miller, Lee, (1907-1997), photographer
- Miller, Leszek, Polish politician and Prime minister
- Miller, Marcus, (1975-2000), musician
- Miller, Max, British comedian
- Miller, Mitch, (born 1911), singer, tv personality
- Miller, Nathan L, US politician
- Miller, Roger, (1936-1992), musician
- Miller, Shannon, (born 1977), US gymnast
- Miller, Steve, (born 1943), musician
- Miller, Sue, (born 1943), author
- Miller, Walter M., Jr, (1923-1996), author
- See also Miller
- Millerand, Alexandre, (1859-1943), Minster of War
- Milles, Carl, (1875-1955), Swedish sculptor
- Millet, Catherine, author, modern art expert
- Millet, Francis David, (1846-1912), painter
- Millet, Jean-Francois, (1814-1875), painter
- Millett, Kate, (born 1934), feminist writer
- Millhauser, Steven, (born 1943), US author, novelist
- Milligan, Spike, (1918-2002), UK comedian
- Millowitsch, Willy, (1909-1999), actor
- Mills, Hayley, (born 1946), actress
- Mills, John, (born 1908), (Sir)
- Mills, Juliet, (born 1941), actress
- Mills, Michael, Ombudsman
- Mills, Pat, comic creator
- Mills, Wilbur, (1909-1992), United States politician
- Mills, Wilbur Daigh, US congressman
- Milne, A. A, (1882-1956), author and journalist
- Milne, A.A, creator of Winnie the Pooh
- Milne, Christopher Robin, (born 1920), Christopher Robin prototype
- Milne, Lorna, Canadian senator
- Milner, Alfred, 1st Viscount Milner, politician
- Milnor, John, (born 1931), mathematician
- Milosevic, Slobodan, (born 1941), Serb
- Milosz, Czeslaw, Pole
- Milsap, Ronnie, musician
- Miltiades
- Miltiades, Pope, (311-314),
- Milton, John, (1608-1674), English poet
- Milton, Little, musician
- Milton, Roy, musician
- Milutin, (1282-1321), Serbian monarch
- Milutin, Stefan, (1282-1321), Serbian monarch
- Mimms, Garnet, musician
- Mimoun, Alain, athlete
- Mina I of Alexandria, (767-775), Coptic Pope
- Mina II of Alexandria, (956-974), Coptic Pope
- Minamoto no Sanetomo, (1192-1219), Japanese shogun
- Minamoto no Yoriie, (died 1204), Japanese shogun
- Minamoto no Yoritomo, (died 1199), Japanese shogun
- Minamoto no Yoshinaka, (1154-1184), Japanese general and shogun
- Minamoto no Yoshitomo, (1123-1160), Japanese general
- Minamoto no Yoshitsune, (1159-1189), Japanese general
- Minatti, Ivan, (born 1924), poet
- Mincy, Jerome BSN basketball player
- Mindaugas, (born 1253), King of Lithuania
- Mineo, Sal, (1939-1976), actor
- Miner, Jay, (1932-1994), microchip designer
- Minetti, Bernhard, (born 1905), actor
- Minger, Rudolf, (1881-1955), Swiss president
- Minghella, Anthony, (born 1954), film director
- Mingus, Charles, (1922-1979), US composer, musician
- Minkowski, Hermann, (1864-1909), non-euclidean geometry
- Minkowski, Rudolph, (1895-1976), astronomer
- Minne, George, Belgian sculptor
- Minnelli, Liza, (born 1946), US actor
- Minnelli, Vincente, (1903-1986), film director
- Minogue, Kylie, (born 1968), Australian-British singer
- Minoso, Minnie, baseball player
- Minott, Sugar, (born 1966), singer
- Minsky, Marvin Lee, (born 1927)
- Minter, Alan, (born 1951), world champion boxer
- Minter, Jeff, (born 1962), video game maker
- Mirabeau, Honoré, (1749-1791), politician
- Miranda, Carmen, (1914-1955), (singer and actress)
- Miranda, Mario, boxer
- Mirbeau, Octave, (1848-1917), French art critic, novelist
- Miro, Joan, (1893-1983), Spanish surrealist painter
- Mirra, Dave, (born 1974), extreme sports champion
- Mirren, Helen, (born 1945), British actress
- Mirys, Augustyn, Polish painter
- Mises, Ludwig von, (1881-1973), free-market economist
- Mises, Richard von, (1883-1953), mathematician
- Mishima Yukio, (1925-1970), Japanese writer
- Mishra, Vikas
- Mísia, (fado singer)
- Misic, Zivojin, (1855-1921), Field Marshal
- Mistinguett, (1875-1956), French singer
- Mistral, Gabriela, (1889-1957), 1945 Nobel laureate
- Mistry, Rohinton, (born 1952), author
- Mitchell, Adrian, poet
- Mitchell, Billy, (1879-1936), military aviation pioneer
- Mitchell, Donald Grant, US novelist
- Mitchell, Edgar, (born 1930), Apollo 14 astronaut
- Mitchell, Isaac, novelist
- Mitchell, Jane, Canadian writer
- Mitchell, Jared, Canadian writer
- Mitchell, John N
- Mitchell, Joni, (born 1943), singer/songwriter
- Mitchell, Margaret, (1900-1949), novelist
- Mitchell, Maria, (1818-1889), astronomer
- Mitchell, R.J
- Mitchell, S. Weir, American novelist, poet
- Mitchell, W.O, Who has Seen the Wind
- Mitchell-Hedges, F.A (1882-1959) UK explorer, writer
- Mitchum, Robert, (1917-1997), US actor
- Mitford, Jessica, (born 1917), writer.
- Mitford, Nancy, (1904-1973), English novelist
- Mitford, Unity, (died 1948), fascist sympthizer
- Mithridates
- Miti, Luca, (born 1957), composer
- Mitrokhin, Vasili, KGB defector
- Mitscherlich, Alexander, (1836-1918), chemist
- Mitscherlich, Margarete, (born 1917), physician
- Mitterer, Felix, dramatist, author
- Mittermaier, Rosi, alpine ski champion
- Mitterrand, Francois, (1916-1996), French president
- Mix, Tom, (1880-1940), actor
- Miyazawa, Kenji, (1896-1933), Night Train to the Stars, Matasaburo the Wind Imp
- Mizoguchi, Kenji, film director
- Mizzy, Vic, (born 1916), orchestra leader
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Michigan
(In Detail) (Full size) State nickname: Wolverine State ![]()
Other U.S. StatesCapital Lansing Largest City Detroit Area
- Total
- Land
- Water
- % waterRanked 11th
250,941 km2
147,255 km2
103,687 km2
41.3%Population
- Total (2000)
- DensityRanked 8th
9,938,444
40/km2Admittance into Union
- Order
- Date
26th
January 26, 1837Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4 Latitude
Longitude41°41'N to 47°30'N
82°26'W to 90°31'WWidth
Length
Elevation
-Highest
-Mean
-Lowest385 km
790 km
603 meters
275 meters
174 metersISO 3166-2: US-MI Michigan is a state in the United States. Its U.S. postal abbreviation is MI.
The state is known as the birthplace of the automotive industry. However, it also has a large tourist industry. Destinations like Traverse City, Mackinac Island, and the entire Upper Peninsula draw vacationers, hunters, and nature lovers from all over the U.S and Canada. Michigan has the longest coastline of any state except Alaska and more recreational boats than any other state.
USS Michigan was named in honor of this state.
History
Once a thriving lumber capital and supplier of iron and copper minerals, Michigan's declining natural resources gave way at the turn of the twentieth century. The birth of the automotive industry with Henry Ford's first plant in the Highland Park suburb of Detroit, marked the beginning of a new era in personal transportation that permanently changed the socio-economic climate of America. Many automotive manufacturing plants remain, however, Detroit lost its grandeur after World War II, as automotive companies abandoned huge industrial parks in the area for the cheaper labor found in Southern U.S. and offshore plants.
Early European History
- 1622 Étienne Brûlé and his companion Grenoble, French explorers, were probably the first white men to see Lake Superior.
- 1701 Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac, with his lieutenant Alphonse de Tonty, established a trading post on the Detroit River which they named Fort Pontchartrain; present site of Detroit.
U.S. History
- 1805 Michigan Territory was created, with Detroit designated as the seat of government. William Hull appointed as governor. Detroit was destroyed by fire.
- 1828 Territorial Capitol was built at Detroit at a cost of $24,500.
- 1835 First Constitutional Convention. Stevens T. Mason inaugurated as the first Governor. Stevens T. Mason started a war with Ohio over the city of Toledo, (now Toledo, Ohio) known as the Toledo War the same year: Ohio won Toledo but Michigan was given Michigan's upper peninsula which was part of the Territory of Wisconsin at the time.
- Admitted into the union in 1837 as the 26th state, its slave state twin is Arkansas
Major Historical Events
- January 26, 1837 Michigan became the 26th US State.
- 1838 Patriot War
- 1847 A law was passed by the State Legislature to locate the State Capital "in the township of Lansing, in the county of Ingham."
- 1879 New State Capitol dedicated in Lansing. The structure cost $1,510,130.
- 1890s and 1900s Ford, Chrysler and General Motors founded in southeastern Michigan.
- 1957 Five-mile long Mackinac Bridge opened November 1.
- 1974 Gerald R. Ford of Grand Rapids became the 38th President of the United States.
- 1976 Throw away bottles banned by referendum vote.
- 1987 Michigan celebrated 150 years of statehood.
Law and Government
See: List of Michigan Governors
- Capital: Lansing
- Law/Government of state [Note that all the U.S. states have similar legal and political systems, so maybe we only need to mention anything that makes the state distinct]
- governor -- current, previous governors
- Current: Jennifer Granholm
- legislature -- bicameral
- House of Representatives
- Senate
- structure of state judicary
- state constitution
- Referendum and Voter Initiative: Michigan's constitution provides for voter initiative and referendum (Article II, § 9 [[1] ), defined as "the power to propose laws and to enact and reject laws, called the initiative, and the power to approve or reject laws enacted by the legislature, called the referendum. The power of initiative extends only to laws which the legislature may enact under this constitution."
Geography
See: List of Michigan counties Islands of Michigan Michigan borders Indiana. Ohio, and Illinois to the south, Minnesota and Wisconsin to the southwest of the Upper Peninsula. It consists of two peninsulas:
The Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten and its 277 miles long from north to south and 195 miles from east to west. The Upper Peninsula (usually called simply "The U.P.") is as big as Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island combined, but has less than 300,000 inhabitants, who are known as "Yoopers" and whose speech has been heavily influenced by the large number of Scandinavian and Canadian immigrants who settled the area during the mining boom of the late 1800's.
- the Lower Peninsula and
- the Upper Peninsula
These two sections are connected only by the Mackinac Bridge -- the third longest suspension bridge in the world. The two peninsulas are surrounded by an extensive Great Lakes shoreline. Other than Alaska, Michigan has the longest shoreline of any state -- 2,242 miles (and another 879 miles if islands are included). This equals the length of the Atlantic Coast, from Maine to Florida. The Great Lakes which touch the two peninsulas of Michigan are Lake Erie, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. No point in Michigan is more than 6 miles from an inland lake or more than 85 miles from one of the Great Lakes, and the state has more than 11,000 inland lakes and more than 36,000 miles of rivers and streams.
National parks
Economy
- State income
- Major industries/products
- Automobiles (General Motors, Ford, Daimler-Chrysler), Amway, Cereal (Kellogg), Copper, Furniture (Steelcase, Herman Miller), Iron
- state taxes
Demographics
- Michigan Resident Population (2000 Census): 9,938,444
- racial/ethnic makeup of state
- religious makeup of state
Mercator projection: public domain Online Map Creation
Important Cities and Towns
See: List of cities in Michigan
- Detroit (Motor City, Motown)
- Grand Rapids (The Furniture City)
Education
- Adrian College
- Albion College
- Alma College
- Andrews University
- Aquinas College
- Baker College
- Calvin College
- Center for Creative Studies College of Art and Design
- Central Michigan University
- Cleary College
- Concordia University, Ann Arbor
- Cornerstone University
- Davenport University
- Eastern Michigan University
- Ferris State University
- Finlandia University
- Grace Bible College
- Grand Valley State University
- Hillsdale College
- Hope College
- Kalamazoo College
- Kendall College of Art and Design
- Kettering University
- Lake Superior State University
- Lawrence Technological University
- Macomb Community College
- Madonna University
- Marygrove College
- Michigan State University
- Michigan Technological University
- Northern Michigan University
- Northwood University
- Oakland University
- Olivet College
- Rochester College
- Saginaw Valley State University
- Saint Mary's College
- Siena Heights University
- Spring Arbor University
- University of Detroit Mercy
- University of Michigan System
- University of Michigan Ann Arbor
- University of Michigan Dearborn
- University of Michigan Flint
- Walsh College
- Wayne State University
- Western Michigan University
- William Tyndale College
- Detroit Tigers, Major League Baseball
- Detroit Lions, National Football League
- Detroit Red Wings, National Hockey League
- Detroit Pistons, National Basketball Association
- Detroit Shock, Women's National Basketball Association
- Minor League baseball teams
- West Michigan Whitecaps
- Michigan Battle Cats
- Lansing Lugnuts
Miscellaneous Information
Michigan has 116 lighthouses. The first lighthouses in Michigan were built between 1818 and 1822. They were built to project light at night and to serve as a landmark during the day to safely guide the freighters traveling the Great Lakes.
Michigan has most registered boats (over 1 million) in the United States.
See also Highways of Michigan
Quick Trivia
- Nicknames: Water - Winter Wonderland
- Features: Michigan is the only state composed of two separate peninsulas.
- Motto: "Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice" which is Latin for "If You Seek a Pleasant Peninsula, Look about You.", a paraphrase of a statement made by British architect Sir Christopher Wren about his influence on London.
- State Bird: red breasted robin
- State Rock: Petoskey Stone, which is composed of fossilized diatoms from long ago when the middle of the continent was covered with a shallow sea.
- State Tree: White Pine
External Links
- http://www.state.mi.us
- State Website: http://www.michigan.gov/
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Michigan."
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simple:MileMile is the name of several units of length; today, one mile is mainly equal to about 1609 metres on land and 1852 metres at sea and in the air, but see below for the details.
Current definitions
The meanings of mile that are commonly used today are:
- The international mile is the one typically meant when the word "mile" is used without qualification. It is defined to be precisely 1609.344 m or 5280 international feet. It is used in the US and UK as part of the Imperial system of units. The international mile is equal to 8 furlongs, or 1760 international yards.
- The U.S. survey mile or statute mile is precisely equal to 6336/3937 kilometres or 5280 U.S. survey feet, approximately 1609.347 metres. One international mile is precisely equal to 0.999998 survey miles. The survey mile is used by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
- The international nautical mile is defined to be exactly 1852 metres. It is used universally for aviation, naval and maritime purposes and originated from the geographical mile.
- In Norway and Sweden, a distance of 10 kilometres is most commonly referred to as a mile, see mil.
History
Throughout history many units of length named 'mile' have been used, with widely differing definitions, originating with the Roman mile of approximately 1479 metres. A Roman mile consisted of 1000 'double steps', or two strides by a Roman soldier. The word mile is derived from the word millia passuum, a thousand paces. Along the roads built by the Romans throughout Europe, it was common to erect a stone every mile to announce the distance to Rome, the so-called milestones.
In navigation, the geographical mile was commonly used, defined as 1 minute of arc along the Earth's equator, approximately equal to 1855 metres.
The name statute mile goes back to Queen Elizabeth I of England who redefined the mile from 5000 feet to 5280 feet by statute in 1593.
When the international mile was agreed upon in 1959, the survey mile was retained for measurements derived from US geodetic surveys.
In Denmark and most of Germany the mile in the 19th century was an approx. 7.5 km geographical mile (determined by 4 minutes of arc) specified by Ole Rømer. In parts of Germany there also existed an exact 7.5 km metric mile variant, but it mostly went out of use at the beginning of the 20th century. The Ole Rømer mile was for a long time used as a sea mile in Scandinavia, but was in the middle of the 20th century replaced by the international nautical mile. The international nautical mile is still often referred to by traditionalist Scandinavians as a quarter mile.
See also
- League
- U.S. customary units
- Historical weights and measures
External Link
- NIST General Tables of Units of Measurement
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Mile."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A square mile (symbol mi²) is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is equal to 27,878,400 square feet, 640 acres, or roughly 2½ square kilometers (2.589988 km², to be more exact).See also: Conversion of units In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Square mile."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
MI | Dutch | Verplichte indicatoren | Electrical Engineering |
MI | English | Metabolic inhibition | N/A |
mi | French | Mi mineur | Fine Arts |
MI | German | Mitralinsuffizienz | Medicine |
MI | Italian | Indicatori obbligatori | Electrical Engineering |
MI | Spanish | Indicadores obligatorios | Electrical Engineering |
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Synonyms: MISynonyms: air mile (n), geographical mile (n), international nautical mile (n), knot (n), land mile (n), mile (n), myocardial infarct (n), myocardial infarction (n), naut mi (n), nautical mile (n), stat mi (n), statute mile (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Oblivion | Phrase: non mi ricordo; the memory failing, the memory deserting one, being at (or in) fault. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: MI |
| English words defined with "MI": Sol-fa, Solfeggio ♦ Tonic sol-fa. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "MI": Aretinian Syllables ♦ Burdick & Jackson, Inc. ♦ Desktop Management Interface ♦ Gammut ♦ HRPT, huntilite ♦ Ignaro ♦ Maccabzaeus ♦ Non mi Recordo, Notarica. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "MI": solmization. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "MI" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Albanian (campagnol, mi, mouse, rat), Catalan (me), Croatian (me, of me, to me, we), Czech (me, to me), Hawaiian (mouse), Hungarian (cui bono?, how is business?, our withers are unwrung, that, times we live in, we, what), Italian (for me, me, myself, to me), Latin (mine, my), Papiamen (I, my), Portuguese (mi), Romanian (e), Scottish (I, me), Serbo-Croatian (me, ourselves, we), Slovene (me, of me, we), Spanish (e, mi, my, myself), Sranan (I), Swedish (mi), Turkish (mi), Vietnamese (thou), Welsh (I, me), Wolof (which). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Keetah mi pharos, aja nilo (The Mummy; writing credit: Stephen Sommers; Lloyd Fonvielle) Mi Verga es chiquita y muy fea y todo el mundo lo sabe (Orgazmo; writing credit: Trey Parker) Uh, tu casa o mi casa (Quantum Leap; writing credit: Ya'ackov Lazar; Jonathan Paz) | |
Lyrics | Te doy toda mi vida (Bailamos; performing artist: ENRIQUE IGLESIAS) Leave a steak out the door, mi casa, su casa (Anything; performing artist: Jay-Z) You are my love, mi corazon (Stop; performing artist: Jon Secada) Una poca de gracia pa mi pa ti. ("La Bamba"; performing artist: Ritchie Valens) Oye como va mi ritmo ("Oye Como Va"; performing artist: Santana) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Bashta mi boyadzhiyata (1974) Este es mi mundo (1974) El Embrujo de mi tierra (1974) Odio mi cuerpo (1974) Mi hijo Damián (1974) | |
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![]() | The tongue of the Malaspina Glacier, the largest glacier in Alaska, fills most of this image. The Malaspina lies west of Yakutat Bay and covers 1,500 sq mi (3,880 sq km). Credit: NASA. | ![]() | An infrared image transmitted from NOAA 2 satellite showing the East Coast of North America from the Gaspe Peninsula to northern Florida. A frontal system is offshore with "cloud streets" extending back to the west. This cold front brought low temperatures to the eastern United States. The image was sensed by the very high resolution radiometer with 1/2 mi. resolution. Credit: NOAA in Space. |
![]() | Family look for rocks on the beach at the Furnace Bay area on the shores of Lake Superior in the Hiawatha National Forest, MI. Credit: USDA. | ![]() | Kayaking on Lake Superior near the Hiawatha National Forest, MI. Credit: USDA. |
![]() | Caption: Replica of First Edison Incandescent Lamp, Displayed at Reconstructed Menlo Park Laboratory; Dearborn, MI; 1929; {15.510/10} (jpg). | ![]() | Caption: S.A. Huston, Father of Wilber Huston; Detroit, MI; 1910; {13.110/29} (jpg). |
![]() | Porque Quiero Tanto a Mi Bebé... : Dejé de Fumar / American Lung Association [and] March of Dimes. Credit: National Library of Medicine. | ![]() | Tu vida puede cambiar segun el color con que la mires el sida puede contagiar a todos-- y a mi tanbein : evitemos el contagio / fotographia, Gabriel Figueroa Flores. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
![]() | Antiaircraft gun carriage. Machining operation on the hold-down clamp for a thirty-seven millimeter antiaircraft gun carriage. War program production scene in one of Pennsylvania's heavy industry plants now converted to the production of vitally needed mi. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Mi hombre; and Mi noche triste. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Calle al lado de mi casa" by A D C Commentary: "A street in town." | "Piano" by Laura Giraudo Commentary: "El piano de mi casa, donde improvisamos jazz y no nos sale nada lindo (mentira)." |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Toda mi alma Es en mi ojos Porque ensenas A tus piernas |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | To find out if a particular filter removes crypto, contact NSF International (3475 Plymouth Road, P.O. Box 130140, Ann Arbor, MI 48113-0140, 1-800-673-8010, 1-313-769-0109 [fax]), an independent testing group. (references) | |
These include fatal and nonfatal MI, angina, sudden death, need for coronary artery bypass graft surgery, angioplasty and other cardiovascular endpoints, or favorable changes in coronary lesions as evaluated by serial quantitative imaging of the coronary artery. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Burma | For example, in September the NLD held a ceremony to commemorate the third anniversary of the Committee Representing the Peoples Parliament (CRPP) and the regime responded with MI personnel surrounding NLD headquarters. (references) |
Economic History | Kyrgyzstan | Area: 199,000 sq. mi. (references) |
Singapore | Area: 683 sq. km. (263sq. mi.). (references) | |
Travel | Colombia | Colombian Consulates throughout the United States are located in Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Beverly Hills, CA; Chicago, IL; Houston, TX; Coral Gables, FL; Minneapolis, MN; New Orleans, LA; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Hato Rey, Puerto Rico; St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC; Wheeling, WV; East Lake, OH; Detroit, MI. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "MI" is generally used as an unclassified items -- approximately 55.17% of the time. "MI" is used about 290 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Unclassified Items | 55.17% | 160 | 24,760 |
| Cardinal Number | 44.83% | 130 | 28,019 |
| Total | 100.00% | 290 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "MI" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Mi | First name Female | 5,000 | 1,384 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name |
| South Korea | Mi Chang Oil Ind. Co., Ltd. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "MI": ann arbor mi ♦ Chan Mi gong ♦ detroit mi ♦ flint mi ♦ Mi Wuk Village ♦ naut mi ♦ stat mi ♦ ypsilanti mi. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "MI": mi-allaqa, mi-ari, mi-blunt, Mi-fah-soh-lah-tee-doh, Mi-guel-ito, mi-hi-hi-hinkeeeeee, Mi-microsoft, Mi-rio-fil-loom, Mi-rio-fill-oom, Mi-rio-fil-oom, Mi-teinte, Mi-Wuk Village. | |
Ending with "MI": ija-mi, ingga-mi, la-mi, post-mi, yuu-mi, yuu-ndi-mi, yuu-ndi-yi-mi. | |
Containing "MI": poo-mi-loom, wet-mi-lips. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
grand rapid mi | 4,734 | westland mi | 656 |
mi gente | 3,249 | marquette mi | 655 |
lansing mi | 2,457 | west bloomfield mi | 650 |
kalamazoo mi | 2,423 | midland mi | 624 |
traverse city mi | 2,248 | monroe mi | 597 |
troy mi | 1,586 | grand haven mi | 579 |
jackson mi | 1,475 | ludington mi | 509 |
holland mi | 1,325 | sault ste marie mi | 497 |
livonia mi | 1,308 | clarkston mi | 482 |
mi | 1,245 | mackinac island mi | 481 |
canton mi | 1,150 | lake orion mi | 474 |
muskegon mi | 1,077 | new baltimore mi | 472 |
warren mi | 1,029 | houghton lake mi | 472 |
clinton township mi | 881 | iron mountain mi | 454 |
ypsilanti mi | 826 | grand blanc mi | 450 |
waterford mi | 747 | mount pleasant mi | 437 |
howell mi | 723 | trenton mi | 411 |
macomb mi | 679 | mackinaw city mi | 393 |
utica mi | 668 | mi lottery | 382 |
bay city mi | 668 | oscoda mi | 373 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "MI"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | mi (campagnol, mouse, rat). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | ми (me, mine). (various references) | |
Chinese | 英哩 (mile, Miles). (various references) | |
French | lieue (mile). (various references) | |
Hungarian | e hang. (various references) | |
Italian | miglio (mile, millet, nautical mile). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | ミドル級 (10^-3, aerogramme, communications within a small range, middleweight class, Mila Sohon, militarism, militarist, military look, milli-, millibar, milligram, millimeter, million, million seller, millionaire, millisecond, mimic, mi-mollet, mimosa, mineral, mineral water, Minerva, minestrone, mini, mini component, mini computer, mini floppy disk, mini size, mini theater, miniature, miniature car, minibuffer, minicar, minicomputer, mini-computer, minicycle, mini-disk, minifacsimile, minim, minimalist program, minimum, minimum access, minion, minipill, mini-skirt, ministate, Minnesota, Minolta, minute steak, miracle, mirage, mirror, mirror ball, mirror site, monitor, Muenchen, Muller, Munich, museum, music, music tape, music therapy, musical, musical comedy, musical play, musical show, musician, mutant, mute, Myanmar). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ミモレ (mi-mollet). (various references) | |
Korean | 군사정보, 마일 (mile, Miles). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | imay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | mi. (various references) | |
Russian | ми (e, mi 2). (various references) | |
Scottish | theab (nearly did, nearly did : theab mi), far (bring, freight, upon, upon : far an d' fhàg mi e, where, where I left it, with), cuala (heard you? : cha chuala mi, I), buidheach (well pleased : tha mi buidheach dhiot). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | treći ton dijatonske skale. (various references) | |
Spanish | mi (e, my, myself), me (for me, for myself, from me, I, me, mine, myself, to me). (various references) | |
Swedish | mi. (various references) | |
Turkish | mi notası, mi. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | мі. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 27, Verse 2 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai eipen idou geghraka kai ou ginwskw thn hmeran thV teleuthV mou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Cui pater vides inquit quod senuerim et ignorem diem mortis meae |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | To whom the fader, Thow seest, he seith, that Y am wexun olde, and vnknowe the day of my deeth. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And he sayde: beholde I am olde ad knowe not the daye of mi deth: |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And he said, See now, I am old, and my death may take place at any time: |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 27, Verse 2 |
| Cebuano | Ug miingon siya: Tan-awa karon, ako tigulang na, ako wala mahibalo sa adlaw sa akong kamatayon: |
| Chinese | 他 說 、 我 如 今 老 了 、 不 知 道 那 一 天 死 。 |
| Croatian | A on nastavi: "Vidiš, ostario sam, a ne znam dana svoje smrti. |
| Danish | Da sagde han: "Se, jeg er nu gammel og ved ikke, hvad Dag Døden kommer |
| Dutch | En hij zeide: Zie nu, ik ben oud geworden, ik weet den dag mijns doods niet. |
| Finnish | Niin hän sanoi: "Katso, minä olen tullut vanhaksi enkä tiedä, milloin kuolen. |
| French | Isaac dit: Voici donc, je suis vieux, je ne connais pas le jour de ma mort. |
| German | Und er sprach: Siehe, ich bin alt geworden und weiß nicht, wann ich sterben soll. |
| Haitian Creole | Izarak di l': -Ou wè jan m' fin vye. Mwen pa konn ki jou m'ap mouri. |
| Hungarian | És monda: Ímé megvénhedtem; nem tudom halálom napját. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ishak berkata, "Engkau tahu bahwa saya sudah tua dan mungkin tidak akan hidup lama lagi. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka katanya: Sesungguhnya telah tualah aku, tiadalah kuketahui akan ajalku hidup. |
| Italian | Riprese: «Vedi, io sono vecchio e ignoro il giorno della mia morte. |
| Korean | 이 삭 이 가 로 되 ` 내 가 이 제 늙 어 어 느 날 죽 을 는 지 알 지 못 하 노 니 |
| Maori | Na ka mea ia, Nana, kua koroheke ahau, kahore hoki ahau e mohio ki te ra e mate ai ahau: |
| Norwegian | Da sa han: Jeg er blitt gammel og vet ikke hvad dag jeg skal dø. |
| Portuguese | Disse-lhe o pai: Eis que agora estou velho, e não sei o dia da minha morte; |
| Rumanian | Isaac a zis: ,,Iacq am kmbqtrknit, wi nu wtiu ziua moryii mele. |
| Russian | пО УЛБЪБМ: ЧПФ, С УПУФБТЙМУС; ОЕ ЪОБА ДОС УНЕТФЙ НПЕК; |
| Spanish | Le dijo: --He aquí, yo ya soy viejo y no sé el día de mi muerte. |
| Swedish | Då sade han: "Se, jag är gammal och vet icke när jag skall dö. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "MI": miaou, miaoued, miaouing, miaous, miaow, miaowed, miaowing, miaows, miasm, miasma, miasmal, miasmas, miasmata, miasmatic, miasmic, miasmically, miasms, miaul, miauled, miauling, miauls, mib, mibs, mica, micaceous, micas, micawber, micawbers, mice, micell, micella, micellae, micellar, micelle, micelles, micells, miche, miched, miches, miching, mick, mickey, mickeys, mickle, mickler, mickles, micklest, micks, micra, micrified, micrifies. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "MI": ami, animi, borborygmi, calami, centesimi, chiasmi, degami, duomi, elemi, fermi, fortissimi, gourami, hippopotami, hypothalami, ignorami, isthmi, kami, kirigami, momi, origami, pastrami, pastromi, pianissimi, primi, rami, salami, salmi, santimi, sashimi, semi, surimi, swami, tatami, thalami, thymi, tsunami. (additional references) | |
Words containing "MI": abdomina, abdominal, abdominally, abominable, abominably, abominate, abominated, abominates, abominating, abomination, abominations, abominator, abominators, absentminded, absentmindedly, absentmindedness, absentmindednesses, abstemious, abstemiously, abstemiousness, abstemiousnesses, academia, academias, academic, academical, academically, academician, academicians, academicism, academicisms, academics, academies, academism, academisms, acclaiming, accustoming, acetamid, acetamide, acetamides, acetamids, acetaminophen, acetaminophens, acetazolamide, acetazolamides, achromic, acidemia, acidemias, acmic, acromia, acromial, acromion. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "MI" (pronounced mē") |
| 2 | m ē" | me. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words containing the letters "i-m" | |
+1 letter: aim, ami, dim, him, imp, ism, mib, mid, mig, mil, mim, mir, mis, mix, nim, rim, sim, vim. | |
+2 letters: aims, amia, amid, amie, amin, amir, amis, bima, brim, dime, dims, emic, emir, emit, film, firm, gimp, glim, grim, iamb, idem, imam, imid, immy, impi, imps, isms, item, jimp, jism, kami, lima, limb, lime, limn, limo, limp, limy, magi, maid, mail, maim, main, mair, maxi, mibs, mica, mice, mick, midi, mids, mien, miff, migg, migs, mike, mild, mile, milk, mill, milo, mils, milt, mime, mina, mind, mine, mini, mink, mint, minx, mire, miri, mirk, mirs, miry, mise, miso, miss, mist, mite, mitt, mity, mixt, modi, moil, momi, muni, nims, omit, oxim, pima, pimp, prim, rami, rime, rims, rimy, semi, shim, sima, simp, sims, skim, slim, smit, swim, time, trim, vims, whim, wimp. | |
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