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Mako may refer to:
Biology [link]
- Isurus, the mako shark genus, consisting of two living and several fossil species:
- Shortfin mako shark, Isurus oxyrinchus, the more common mako
- Longfin mako shark, Isurus paucus, the rarer mako
Places [link]
- Mako, Ethiopia, a town in Ethiopia
- Makó, a town in Hungary
- Makung City, a city on the main Pescadore Island in the Taiwan Strait ("Mako" is an alternate romanization)
People [link]
- MAKO (b. 1986), member of Japanese popular music group Bon-Bon Blanco
- Princess Mako of Akishino (b. 1991), member of the Japanese imperial family
- Mako Iwamatsu (1933–2006), Japanese-American actor and voice actor frequently credited as Mako
- Benjamin Mako Hill (b. 1980), a free/open source software developer and advocate
- Mako, chief of the Bedonkohe Apache and grandfather of Geronimo
Business [link]
- Mako Elektrik
- mako, Israeli news and entertainment portal owned by Keshet
In fiction [link]
- Mako, a substance on the fictional video game planet Gaia (Final Fantasy VII)
- Mako Ballistics, a fictional weapons manufacturer in the video game Deus Ex: Invisible War
- Mako Spince, a minor character introduced in Star Wars: Dark Empire
- Mako, a character from the manga/anime Initial D
- Mako, a villain from the Savage Dragon comic book
- Mako Hooker, the main character from Something's Down There by Mickey Spillane
- Captain Mako, a character in the City of Heroes franchise
- M35 Mako, an infantry fighting vehicle in the game Mass Effect
- Mako Island is a fictional island in H2O: Just Add Water
- Mako Tsunami, a duelist in the anime Yu-Gi-Oh
- Mako: The Jaws of Death, 1976 film
Other [link]
- Mako cotton, Egyptian extra-long staple cotton, from the name of Mako-bey, in whose garden Jumel discovered a cultivar of this cotton
- Mako (people), an indigenous people of South America
- Mako, a type of cryogenic open-circuit scuba set
- Mako (dance), an action dance from Tonga
- MAKO, a rock group from Ireland that includes former Cyclefly member Declan O'Shea
- Mako (template engine), an Internet template engine for Python
- M.A.K.O. (Movement Against Kindred Offenders), an Australian website promoting public awareness of sex crimes
- Mako, boat brand of Tracker Marine Group
- Fighting Makos, 93d Fighter Squadron based at Homestead ARB
- EADS Mako/HEAT, a jet aircraft
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Keshet Media Group
Keshet Media Group, also known as Keshet, (Hebrew: קשת, lit. "Rainbow") is a private Israeli mass media company headquartered in Tel Aviv.
The company has operated Keshet Broadcasting, a television broadcast operator and a franchisee of Israel’s Channel 2, since 1993. It shows original drama series, entertainment, current affairs, lifestyle shows, and foreign programs. Keshet’s global production and distribution arm is Keshet International, and the company's digital branch is Mako, one of the top three most-trafficked websites in Israel.
Keshet was established in 1993 and is one of Israel's largest media companies.Avi Nir has been serving as the chief executive officer of Keshet Media Group since 2002. As a leading network in Israel, Keshet is responsible for shows including Prisoners of War (Hatufim) and Rising Star (Hacokav haba).
History
Keshet was founded in 1993 when Israel’s Channel 2 was formed along with two other operators, Telad and Reshet. The company was started by Alex Gilady, the current president of Keshet and a former vice president at NBC International in London.
Mako Iwamatsu
Mako Iwamatsu (岩松 マコ Iwamatsu Mako, December 10, 1933 – July 21, 2006) was a Japanese-born American actor and voice artist who has been nominated for numerous awards. Many of his acting roles credited him simply as Mako where he omitted his surname. He is best known for his roles as Po-Han in The Sand Pebbles (for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), Akiro the Wizard in Conan the Barbarian and Conan the Destroyer, and for his voice roles as Aku in Samurai Jack and Iroh in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7095 Hollywood Blvd.
Early life
Mako was born in Kobe, Japan, the son of noted children's book authors and illustrators Taro Yashima and Mitsu Yashima. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, his parents, who were political dissidents, moved to the United States, leaving Mako in the care of his grandmother. After the war, his parents were able to arrange for him to join them, in 1949. He enlisted in the military in the 1950s and became a naturalized American citizen in 1956. When Mako first joined his parents in the USA, he studied architecture. During his military service, he discovered his theatrical talent, and trained at the Pasadena Community Playhouse.
Bleeding (disambiguation)
Bleeding usually means the loss of blood from the body.
Bleeding, bleed or bleeder may also refer to:
Entertainment
Bleed (Soulfly song)
"Bleed" is the third single by metal band Soulfly, released in 1998 from the self-titled album Soulfly. Limp Bizkit guest members Fred Durst and DJ Lethal sing this song about pain, lying and madness with lyrics written by Durst and Max Cavalera. This song tributes Cavalera for the untimely death of his stepson Dana.
"Bleed" has the first music video released by Soulfly. Scenes include a fight including strangling, guest singer Durst jumped, and driving with shattered windshield on the driver side of a car.
Track listing
Maxi-single
Promo CD
Personnel
References
Bleed (Angel Dust album)
Bleed is the fourth studio album by German heavy metal band Angel Dust, released in 1999. The band took a slightly darker direction on the album, without losing the power metal melodies they explored with their previous studio album, Border of Reality.
