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Bahá'í Faith and science A fundamental principle of the Bahá'í Faith is the harmony of religion and science. The Bahá'í Faith teaches that properly appreciated, science and religion will never conflict, as each are complementary ways of explaining truth, which on any issue must necessarily be singular.
Bahá'í Faith and the unity of religion The Bahá'í Faith states that religion has the same foundation, and that there is unity of religion. It is one of the core teachings of the Bahá'í Faith, alongside the unity of God, and the unity of humanity.
Bahá'í Faith and world religions Bahá'ís see their religion as the latest, but not final, in a series of prophetic dispensations, which include various world religions as previous cycles. Their scriptures specifically acknowledge the divine origin of most of the major world religions.
Bahá'í Faith in fiction The Bahá'í Faith has appeared in fiction in multiple forms. The mention of the Bahá'í Faith, prominent members, or even individual believers have appeared in a variety of fictional forms including science fiction, and fantasy, as well as styles of short stories, Novelettes, and Novels, and even diverse media of the printed word and TV series.
Bahá'í House of Worship A Bahá'í House of Worship, sometimes referred to by its Arabic name of Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (), is the designation of a place of worship, or temple, of the Bahá'í Faith. The teachings of the religion envision Houses of Worship being surrounded by a number of dependencies dedicated to social, humanitarian, educational, and scientific pursuits, although none have yet been built to such an extent.
Bahá'í Institute for Higher Education The Bahá'í Institute for Higher Education (BIHE), popularly known as the Bahá'í Open University, is a university in Iran, designed and managed by the Bahá'í community for Iranian Bahá'ís, who are excluded from access to higher education in Iran. Founded in 1987 and offering 17 degree programs across 3 faculties, BIHE continues to develop and deliver academic programs of learning and research in the sciences, the social sciences and the arts.
Bahá'í literature Bahá'í literature, like much religious text, covers a variety of topics and forms, including scripture and inspiration, interpretation, history and biography, introduction and study materials, and apologia. Sometimes considerable overlap can be observed in a particular text.
Bahá'í orthography The Bahá'í Faith uses a standardized system of orthography when rendering Persian or Arabic words into English. The set of guidelines uses certain accents and dots when transliterating the Arabic script that allows for a near-accurate representation of the original Arabic.
Bahá'í pilgrimage A Bahá'í pilgrimage currently consists of visiting the holy places in Haifa, Akká, and Bahjí at the Bahá'í World Centre in Northwest Israel. Bahá'ís do not have access to other places designated as sites for pilgrimage.
Bahá'í prophecies Throughout the Bahá'í Writings, future events have been prophesied. As is the case with most prophecies, some of them could be interpreted in several ways, and they are often only properly understood after the event has taken place.
Bahá'í review "Bahá'í review" refers to a requirement within the Bahá'í Faith, that members of this religion must secure the permission of a Bahá'í committee before publishing anything on the faith. The Bahá'í community says the review is needed to protect the teachings of the Bahá'í Faith in its infancy when inaccurate statements could cause harm, especially given the current persecution of Bahá'ís in Iran and other parts of the world.
Bahá'í school A Bahá'í School is a class or set of classes, normally run weekly that Bahá'í and non-Bahá'í children get together to study about different religious topics such as God, religion, the prophets, and the soul.
Bahá'í statistics Statistical estimates of the worldwide Bahá'í population are difficult to judge. The religion is almost entirely contained in a single, organized, hierarchical denomination, but the Bahá'í population is spread out into almost every country and ethnicity in the world, being recognized as the second-most geographically widespread religion after Christianity, making statistics difficult to analyze.
Bahá'í study circle The term study circle has become common terminology in the Bahá'í Faith to describe a specific type of gathering for the study of the Bahá'í teachings, with an emphasis on "promoting the well-being of humanity."The introduction to 'Reflections on the Life of the Spirit' states that the Institute's purpose is "to use the courses as means of serving the Cause and promoting the well-being of humanity.
Bahá'í teachings The Bahá'í teachings represent a considerable number of theological, social, and spiritual ideas that were established in the Bahá'í Faith by its Central Figures. These, combined with the authentic teachings of several past religions, including Islam and Christianity, are regarded by Bahá'ís as teachings revealed by God.
Bahá'í World Centre The Bahá'í World Centre is the name given to the administrative centre of the Bahá'í Faith. Based in Haifa, Israel, the Bahá'í World Centre is recognisable by the gardens that dominate the area of Mount Carmel directly above the sea port.
Bahá'í World Centre buildings The Bahá'í World Centre buildings are buildings that are part of the Bahá'í World Centre in Israel. The Bahá'í World Centre buildings include both the Bahá'í holy places used for pilgrimage and the international administrative bodies of the Bahá'í Faith; they comprise more than 20 different administrative offices, pilgrim buildings, libraries, archives, historical residences, and shrines.
Bahá'ís in India The Bahá'í Faith has been established in India almost since the founding of the religion in 1844. An important early follower of Bahá'u'lláh, Jamal Effendi, arrived in India in 1872 to promulgate the Faith.
Bahá'u'lláh's family Bahá'u'lláh ( "Glory of God") was the founder and prophet of the Bahá'í Faith. He was born in 1817 to Khadíjih Khánum and Mírzá Buzurg of Nur (in the province of Mazandaran), a Persian nobleman, and went on to be a leader in the Bábí movement, and then established the Bahá'í Faith in 1863.
Bahçe Çiflik Bahçe Çiflik or Baxe Tsifliki (Greek: Μπαξέ Τσιφλίκ or Μπαξέ Τσιφλίκι) was an area near Thessaloniki. One famous song which talks about seven areas of Thessaloniki (in twelve lines) was "Baxe Tsifliki" by Vassilis Tsitsanis, dedicated to a woman from Thessaloniki named Marigoula.
Bahçelievler Bahçelievler (meaning 'houses with gardens' in Turkish language) is a large middle class residential suburb of Istanbul, Turkey on the European side of the city. It is on the E-5 Highway that runs from the Istanbul airport into the heart of the city and thus has always been ripe for development, covering 5% of Istanbul's land area and home to 500,000 people.
Bahçelievler massacre The Bahçelievler incident also known as Bahçelievler Massacre, is the name given to the events of October 9, 1978 in Bahçelievler, Ankara, Turkey, when seven university students, members of the Turkish Workers' Party, were assassinated by neo-fascists including Grey Wolves' leader Abdullah Çatlı, and Haluk Kırcı.
Bahçeşehir University Bahçeşehir University is a private educational institution in Turkey, located at the European Side of Istanbul. The Turkish National Assembly authorized the establishment of the University of Bahçeşehir by the Bahçeşehir Uğur Education Foundation in 1998.
Bahen Centre for Information Technology The Bahen Centre for Information Technology is a building in the University of Toronto. The university website bills it as a "[s]tate of the art facility for education of information technology professionals in electrical and computer engineering, computer science and IT research.
Bahia grass Bahia grass (Paspalum notatum), also known as Common bahia and Pensacola bahia, is a tropical to subtropical perennial grass (family Poaceae). It is notable for its prominent dual, V-shaped inflorescence consisting of two spike-like racemes containing multiple tiny spikelets, each about 2.
Bahiel ben Moses Bahiel ben Moses was a Jewish physician of the thirteenth century. He was court physician to King James I of Aragon, and in that capacity was present at the conquest of Majorca, where he rendered valuable service as interpreter between the Arabic-speaking Majorcan Moors and the conqueror, who understood only the Limousin dialect.
Bahing The Bahing are a subset of the Rai ethnic group, located widely in Solukhumbu District (Necha Batase, Salyaan, Tinglaa), in some of the villages like Bulaadi, Chisopani, Manebhanjyang, Ratmaate, Lekh Kharka of Okhaldhunga District, and in some other districts of eastern Nepal. Their language, also named Bahing, belongs to the family of Kiranti languages, a subgroup of Tibeto-Burman.
Bahing language Bahing (also known as Rumdali) is a language spoken by 2,765 people (2001 census) of the Bahing ethnic group in the Okhaldhunga district of Nepal and belongs to the family of Kiranti languages, a subgroup of Tibeto-Burman.
Bahir Bahir or Sefer Ha-Bahir סֵפֶר הַבָּהִיר (Hebrew, "Book of the Brightness") is an anonymous mystical work, attributed pseudepigraphically to a first century rabbinic sage Nehunya Ben Ha-Kanah (a contemporary of Yochanan ben Zakai) because it begins with the words, "R. Nehunya Ben Ha-Kanah said".
Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha In July 1924, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar founded the Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha (Society to Serve the Interest of Outcastes), an educational and cultural organization aimed at improving the conditions of depressed classes.
Bahishti Zewar Bahishti Zewar, described as an ancient tome of Islamic belief, was written by Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi. Bahishti Zewar (translated as Heavenly Ornaments) is a comprehensive handbook of fiqh (jurisprudence), especially for the education of girls and women.
Bahla Fort Bahla Fort (Arabic: قلعة بهلاء; transliterated: Qal'at Bahla') is one of four historic fortresses situated at the foot of the Djebel Akhdar highlands in Oman. Its walls and towers were built in adobe in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Bahlika Kingdom All the western Indian kingdoms were known by the general name Bahlika (Vahika, Vahlika and Valhika are variations of the name) meaning outsider. Thus these people were considered as outsiders of the Vedic culture.
Bahlul Ibn Marzuq Bahlul Ibn Marzuq (died 802) was a Spanish-Muslim who revolted in Zaragoza against the Arab-Muslim government of Al-Andalus in 798, and in 800 conquered Huesca to the Banu Salama. The emir send to the general Amrus Ibn Yusuf (born in Huesca), that conquered Zaragoza and Huesca (c.
Bahman Cultural Center The Bahman Cultural Center has had a significant impact on the process of social change in Iran. Opened in 1991 through the efforts of Karbaschi and other political elites, the Bahman Cultural Center used to be a slaughterhouse in the slums of southern Tehran.
Bahman Farmanara Bahman Farmanara (in Persian: بهمن فرمان آرا), Director, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Born 1942, Tehran, Iran. Graduated from the University of Southern California in film directing, started filmmaking with Ghamar Khanum’s House (1972).
Bahman Koohestani Bahman Koohestani was a former executive at Netscape, and was the co-founder of the Toronto software company Delano. He had formerly run the messaging division at Netscape, and Delano was founded to create software to allow companies to easily transfer information between their back and front offices.
Bahmani Sultanate The Bahmani Sultanate (Also called the Bahmanid Empire) was a Muslim state of the Deccan in southern India and one of the great medieval Indian kingdoms. The sultanate was founded on 3rd of August 1347 by the Turkish governor Ala-ud-Din Bahman Shah, who revolted against the Sultan of Delhi, Muhammad bin Tughluq.
Bahnhof Bahnhof is a Swedish Internet service provider, founded in 1994 by Oscar Swartz in Uppsala, and was the first independent ISP in Sweden. Today the company is represented in Stockholm, Göteborg, Uppsala, Borlänge and Lund.
Bahr el Ghazal The Bahr el Ghazal (Arabic: بحر الغزال) is both a river and a region of southwestern Sudan, the region taking its name from the river. The river flows about 805 km (500 miles) east to Lake No, where it joins the Bahr el Jebel to form the White Nile (Bahr el Abiad).
Bahr El Ghazal Bahr El Ghazal (Arabic: بحر الغزال ) was an administrative region in southern Sudan during the colonial era that has since been divided into three separate administrative areas - North Bahr al Ghazal, West Bahr al Ghazal and Warab. The name is still commonly used, particularly in media accounts on southern Sudan, to describe the general area of the three new states.
Bahr negus Yeshaq Bahr negus Yeshaq (died 1578) was a Bahr negus, or noble of medieval Abyssinia. His temporary alliance with the Emperor of Ethiopia during the invasion of Ahmed Gragn helped to preserve that country from its extinction.
Bahr Yussef The Bahr Yussef (Arabic: بحر يوسف), which roughly translates from Arabic as "the waterway of Joseph", is a canal which connects the Nile River with Fayyum in Egypt. This was originally in prehistoric times a natural offshoot of the Nile which created a lake to the west during high floods.
Bahrain (historical region) Bahrain ( ) is a historical region in eastern Arabia that was known as the Province of Bahrain ( ) unitl the 16th century. It stretched from Basra south along the Persian Gulf coast and included the regions of Kuwait, Al-Hasa, Qatif, Qatar, and the Awal islands (present-day Bahrain).
Bahrain Centre for Human Rights The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights is a Bahraini non-governmental organisation which registered with the Bahrain Ministry of Labour and Social Development in 2002. The centre was given a dissolution order after its president Abdulhadi Al Khawaja was arrested in September 2004 for criticising the country's Prime Minister, Shaikh Khalifah ibn Sulman Al Khalifah at a seminar in which he blamed the Prime Minister for the failure of widespread economic development for all citizens (in particular the disenfranchised Shia majority).
Bahrain Centre for Studies and Research The Bahrain Centre for Studies and Research (BCSR) was established with the mission to serve the Bahraini community by conducting applied research, particularly of a contractual type, and to offer consultancies to leaders and decision makers in both the public and the private sectors.
Bahrain election 2006 women candidates Bahrain is to hold parliamentary elections on 25 November 2006 and there are eighteen female candidates taking part. In Bahrain women were given the vote and can stand for office after wide ranging political reforms in 2001.
Bahrain Freedom Movement Bahrain Freedom Movement (or Islamic Bahrain Freedom Movement Arabic: حركة أحرار البحرين الإسلامية) is a London based Bahraini Islamist opposition group which has its headquarters in a north London mosque. Its main mouthpiece is the Voice of Bahrain website which was blocked for several years by Batelco, Bahrain's sole Internet service provider, on orders from the Ministry of Information.
Bahrain Human Rights Society The Bahrain Human Rights Society was set up in 2002 following wide ranging political reforms by the Bahraini government to allow the functioning of independent human rights groups. It is the main human rights group in Bahrain, and while several of its members are associated with the main Leftist opposition group, the National Democratic Action, the Society is generally respected for its professionalism.
Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society The Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society (BHRWS) is a Bahraini human rights organization established in November 2004 which has been at the forefront of efforts to protect housemaids, fight for women’s rights and confront Islamist campaigns to restrict personal freedoms. (It is not to be confused with Human Rights Watch, which is a separate organization with different goals).
Bahrain International Circuit The Bahrain International Circuit (Arabic: حلبة البحرين الدولية) is a venue used for drag racing, GP2, and an annual Formula One Grand Prix. For the first time in 2006, there was a V8 Supercar race, named the Desert 400, and also a 24 Hour Race.
Bahrain National Stadium The Bahrain National Stadium (Arabic: إستاد البحرين الوطني; transliterated: Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī) is the national stadium of Bahrain. It can accommodate 30,000 people and is used mostly for football (soccer) games.
Bahrain School Bahrain School is an English-using international school located in Juffair, Bahrain. The school is operated by the Bahrain International School Assosiation (BISA) with the United States Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) and takes students from Kindergarten to Twelfth grade.
Bahraini parliamentary election, 2006 Bahrain held parliamentary elections on 25 November 2006 for the 40-seat lower house of parliament, the Chamber of Deputies, as well as municipal elections. There was a 72% turnout in the first round of polling.
Bahrainian frigate Sabha (90) Bahrainian frigate Sabha (90) was called the USS Jack Williams (FFG-24) before the United States transferred it to Bahrain in 1996. It was ordered by the US Navy February 28, 1977, laid down in water February 25, 1980, officially launched by the US Navy August 30, 1980, then transferred to Bahrain September 13, 1996.
Bahrainona Bahrainona (Our Bahrain) () was the national anthem of Bahrain from independence in 1971 until 2002, when the country's ruler Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah declared himself king and his country a kingdom. The words of the national anthem were changed at this time although the melody was retained.
Bahram Bayzai Bahram Beizai (, born 26 December, 1938 in Tehran) is an Iranian film director, theatre director, screenwriter, playwright, film editor, producer, and researcher. He is the husband of actress and make-up artist Mozhdeh Shamsai.
Bahram Chobin Bahram Chobin (in Persian بهرام چوبین) was a famous Eran spahbod (military commander) during Khosrau II's rule in Sassanid Iran. Descended from the Mihran family, his first great victory came in Herat in 589, which is reported in a number of sources.
Bahram V Bahram V, King of Persia (421–438), also called "Bahram Gur", son of Yazdegerd I of Persia (399–421), after whose sudden death (or assassination) he gained the crown against the opposition of the grandees by the help of Mundhir, the Arabic dynast of al-Hirah. Bahram V's mother was Soshandukht, the daughter of the Jewish Exilarch.
Bahrey Abba Bahrey (Ge'ez ባሕርይ bāḥriy, Ge'ez "pearl") was a late 16th century Ethiopian monk, historian, and ethnographer. He is best known for his 1593 work on the history of the Oromo and their migrations in the 16th century, the "History of the Galla" ("Galla" being a historical and now pejorative term for the Oromo; ዜናሁ ፡ ለጋላ zēnāhū lagāllā).
Bahri dynasty The Bahri dynasty or Bahriyya Sultanate المماليك البحرية was a Mamluk dynasty of Kipchak Turk origin that ruled Egypt from 1250 to 1382 when they were succeeded by the Burji dynasty, another group of Mamluks. Their name means 'of the sea', referring to them ruling from al-Manyal island in the Nile (Bahr al-Nil) off Cairo.
Bahri Mudrika Seva Bahri Mudrika Seva (बाहरी मुद्रिका सेवा) or the Outer Ring Road Service of DTC is relatively new service from the DTC. It covers a vast area of Delhi as it revolves around the outer parts of the Delhi city.
Bahria University Bahria University (Urdu: بحریایونیورسٹی) is a multi-campus university, with its headquarter in Islamabad, Pakistan. It was established by the Pakistan Navy and has its campuses in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi.
Bahujan Samaj Party The Bahujan Samaj Party (Hindi: बहुजन समाज पार्टी) is a political party in India. It is a party formed to represent SC & ST known as Dalits, those at the bottom of India's caste system.
Bahujan Samaj Party (Ambedkar) Bahujan Samaj Party (Ambedkar), splinter-group of Bahujan Samaj Party in Punjab and Haryana, India. The party president was Devi Dass Nahar and the general secretary was Vijay Kumar Hans (later leader of Democratic Bharatiya Samaj Party).
Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna Bahujana Nidahas Peramuna (Mass Freedom Front) is a political party in Sri Lanka that was formed by Chandrika Kumaratunga when she broke away from Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya. In 1993 Kumaratunga returned to SLFP; however, BNP continued to live on as a separate political party.
Bahuka Bahuka (Sanskrit:बाहुक, IAST:Bāhuka) was the changed name of Nala, a character of Hindu mythology, while he was a charioteer of Rituparna, the king of Ayodhya. His story is told in the Mahabharata, published around the 8th century BC.
Bahut A bahut is a portable coffer or chest, with a rounded lid covered in leather, garnished with nails, once used for the transport of clothes or other personal luggage, it was, in short, the original portmanteau. This ancient receptacle, of which mention is made as early as the 14th century — its traditional form is still preserved in many varieties of the travelling trunk — sometimes had its leather covering richly ornamented, and occasionally its interior was divided into compartments; but whatever the details of its construction it was always readily portable.
Bahya ben Asher Bahya ben Asher (Hebrew: בחיי בן אשר) or Bahya ben Asher ben Halawa also known as the Rabbeinu Behaye, born about the middle of the thirteenth century at Saragossa, died 1340 was a 13th century rabbi and scholar of Judaism. He was a commentator on the Hebrew Bible and is noted for introducing Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism) into study of the Torah.
Bahya ibn Paquda Bahya ben Joseph ibn Paquda (also: Pakuda, Bakuda, Hebrew: בחיי אבן פקודה), known to Talmud scholars (in Hebrew) as the Rabbeinu Bechaya ("Our Rabbi Behaya"), was a Jewish philosopher and rabbi who lived at Saragossa, Spain, in the first half of the eleventh century.
Bach (New Zealand) Bach (pronounced Batch) is the name given in New Zealand to structures akin to small, often very modest holiday homes or beach houses. They are an iconic part of New Zealand history and culture, especially in the midst of the 20th century, where they symbolized the beach holiday lifestyle that was becoming more accessible to the middle classTe Ara, Encyclopedia of New Zealand (encyclopedia section about holiday life).
Bach family The Bach family was of importance in the history of music for nearly two hundred years, with over 50 known musicians and several notable composers, the greatest of whom was of course Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). A family genealogy was drawn up by Johann Sebastian Bach himself and completed by his son Carl Philipp Emanuel.
Bach Gesellschaft The Bach-Gesellschaft was a society formed in 1850 for the express purpose of publishing the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach without editorial additions. The founders of the society were Moritz Hauptmann, cantor of St.
Bach Chamber Choir, Milwaukee, Wisconsin In 1969 the Bach Chamber Choir & Orchestra was formed by a group of singers and instrumentalists who desired that there be a group to focus on early choral and instrumental chamber music, especially music from the Baroque and Classical periods. Then, as now, the group was a volunteer group.
Bach Ice Shelf Bach Ice Shelf () is an ice shelf which is irregular in shape and 45 miles in extent, occupying an embayment in the south part of Alexander Island entered between Berlioz Point and Rossini Point. A minor embayment in this position first appears on the charts of the US Antarctic Service (USAS), which explored the south part of Alexander Island by air and from the ground in 1940.
Bach language In theoretical computer science, the Bach language is the formal language over an alphabet of three distinct symbols containing all strings in which the three symbols occur equally often. The Bach language is a context-sensitive language.
Bach Long Vi Bach Long Vi (also known as Bacht Long Vi) is a Vietnamese island in the Gulf of Tonkin, about half way between Haiphong and Hainan Island (China). Administratively, it is an offshore district of Haiphong City.
Bach Ma National Park The Bach Ma National Park is a protected area found in central Vietnam, near the city of Hué. It covers 220 km² and is comprised of three zones: a strictly protected core area, an administrative area and a buffer zone.
Bach's algorithm Bach's algorithm is an efficient algorithm for generating random numbers along with their factorization, named after its discoverer, Eric Bach. It is of interest because no algorithm is known that efficiently factors numbers, so the straightforward method, namely generating a random number and then factoring it, is impractical.
Bach: Unaccompanied Cello Suites Performed on Double Bass Bach: Unaccompanied Cello Suites Performed on Double Bass is a contemporary classical album released by the double bass virtuoso Edgar Meyer. Throughout the album, Meyer plays 3 of JS Bach's famous Cello Suites.
Bacha Khan Zadran Bacha Khan Zadran was appointed Governor of Paktia Province, Afghanistan in December 2001, but he was asked to step down after local officials, backed by their own militia, refused to allow him to entry to the provincial capital to take office.
Bachar Houli Bachar Houli (Arabic: بشار الحولي) (pronounced as 'Bashar' [IPA: bæʃʌ]) (born 1988) is an AFL midfielder for the Essendon Football Club, he was drafted at pick 5 for the Bombers and pick 42 overall in the 2006 AFL Draft and is the first devout Muslim to play the AFL level consulting with a Sheik, Houli decided to break his [[Ramadan] fast for three days during the physical endurance tests at the draft camp, this allowed him to record sufficient times to be picked up in the draft.
Bachara The Bachara are a tribe of people in the western part of Madhya Pradesh in central India. They are known for the tradition of child prostitution, with families making their first daughters, as children, into prostitutes to support the family.
Bacharach Bacharach is a small German town, in Rhineland-Palatinate (Mainz-Bingen district), situated on the west bank of the Rhine, 48km (30 miles) south of Koblenz. Traditionally, the town is said to have been founded in pre-Roman times, possibly by the Celts.
Bacharach Giants The Bacharach Giants were a Negro League baseball team that played in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The club was founded when two African-American politicians moved the Duval Giants of Jacksonville, Florida, to Atlantic City in 1916 and renamed them after Harry Bacharach, the city's mayor.
Bachata Bachata is a form of music and dance that originated in the countryside and rural marginal neighborhoods of Dominican Republic. Its subjects are often romantic; especially prevalent are tales of heartbreak and sadness.
Bache Peninsula The Bache Peninsula is a geological formation in Canada, on Ellesmere Island in the Nunavut Territory. The peninsula is considered a cape, meaning that it is a headland that dramatically affects the ocean currents.
Bache, Cheshire Bache (pronounced [beɪtʃ] and often referred to as "The Bache" ) is a small civil parish aswell as a small suburb of Chester, Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 158.
Bachellier Bachelier is a French family name, sometimes misspelt or modified over time to Bachellier. The original meaning, and still in use today in France is that someone called a "Bachelier" is a person who has passed the Bacalaureat or in slang "Bac", which is the French school leaving exam.
Bachelor A bachelor is a man above the age of majority who has never been married (see single). A man who was formerly married is not a bachelor but rather is a divorcé or a widower (except in cases where the marriage was legally annulled, in which case there was legally no marriage - especially if it was never consummated).
Bachelor and Spinster Balls Bachelor and Spinster Balls (B&S) events are hosted regularly in rural Australia, known locally as "B & S Balls" or simply "B&S's". They involve young (18 years and over) spinsters and bachelors (single people), and more and more than often involve couples dressing up in formal wear at a venue and consuming large volumes of alcohol such as beer and spirits, typically Bundaberg Rum or Jim Beam.
Bachelor Father (US TV series) Bachelor Father was a sitcom starring John Forsythe that debuted in the fall of 1957 on CBS. The series followed the adventures of Bentley Gregg, a wealthy bachelor attorney living in Beverly Hills who assumes the responsibility of raising his niece, Kelly (Noreen Corcoran), after her parents die in an auto accident.
Bachelor Girl Bachelor Girl is an Australian band comprising of James Roche as writer/instrumentalist and Tania Doko as lead vocalist. Their debut single "Buses and Trains" was an international hit, but subsequent releases have only impacted Australian charts.
Bachelor herd Bachelor herds refer to gatherings of (usually) juvenile male animals who are still sexually immature, or of 'harem'-forming animals who have been thrown out of their parent groups but not yet formed a new family group.
Bachelor Mother Bachelor Mother (Garson Kanin; US, 1939) is a comedy film starring Ginger Rogers (in a non-dancing, non-singing role), David Niven and Charles Coburn. The screenplay was written by Norman Krasna based on a story by Felix Jackson (aka Felix Joachimson).
Bachelor of Applied Arts Bachelor of Applied Arts (BAA) is a bachelor's undergraduate degree with more specialization in qualitative aspects of a discipline, often requiring skill. The unfair and inaccurate stereotype of term "Applied Arts" is that it is vocational, not academic, which, by definition, is not the primary mission of most major academic institutions.
Bachelor of Business A Bachelor of Business (BBus) is a three or four year business degree offered by many universities around the world, particularly the newer universities from the post-Dawkins era in Australia and New Zealand . It is similar in format and structure to a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of Business Science (BBusSci) and Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS).
Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. In most universities, a Bachelor of Business Administration degree is conferred upon a student after four years of full-time study (120 credit hours) in one or more areas of business.
Bachelor of Business Science The Bachelor of Business Science (BBusSci) degree is aimed at students who wish to make a career in a Business Enterprise. It is similar to the Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree, however it is a four year Honours level stream that covers a broader spectrum of business-related topics.
Bachelor of Civil Law Bachelor of Civil Law or BCL is the name of various degrees in law conferred by English-language universities. Historically, it originated as a postgraduate degree in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, but many universities now offer the BCL as an undergraduate degree.

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