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Benton MacKaye Trail The Benton MacKaye Trail or BMT is a footpath nearly 300 miles in length in the Appalachian Mountains in the southeastern United States and is blazed by a white diamond, 5" across by 7" tall. The hiking trail was created and is maintained by the Benton MacKaye Trail Association and is named for Benton MacKaye, the Massachusetts forester and regional planner who first had the idea for the Appalachian Trail in 1921.
Benton Sans Benton Sans is a realist sans-serif typeface family begun by Tobias Frere-Jones in 1995, and expanded by Cyrus Highsmith of Font Bureau. In developing the typeface, Frere-Jones studied drawings of Morris Fuller Benton's 1908 typeface News Gothic at the Smithsonian Institution.
Benton, Arkansas Benton is the largest city and county seat of Saline County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 25,673, ranking it as the state's 15th largest city, behind West Memphis.
Bentonia School (blues) Bentonia School, a style of guitar-playing sometimes attributed to blues players from Bentonia, Mississippi, features a shared repertoire of songs, guitar-tunings and chord-voicings with a distinctively minor tonality not found in other styles of blues music.
Bentra Golf Course Bentra Golf Course is located in Whitehead, County Antrim] at Slaughterford Road (from UK Telephone 028 93378996). The 9 hole pay and pay [[golf course is owned and run by Carrickfergus Borough Council and was designed by James Braid (golfer)].
Bentwood Bentwood is a term used to describe furniture made by steaming wood, bending it, and letting it harden into curved shapes and patterns, and is most often used in the production of rocking chairs, cafe chairs, and other light furniture. The process was developed by Michael Thonet, a German who received a patent in 1856.
Bentworth School District Bentworth School District is a public school district located in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It operates three schools: one elementary (Bentworth Elementary Center), one middle (Bentworth Middle School), and one high school (Bentworth High School).
Benue-Congo languages The Benue-Congo group of languages constitutes the largest branch of the Niger-Congo language family, both in terms of sheer number of languages, of which 938 are known (not counting mere dialects), and in terms of speakers, numbering perhaps 550 million. Within Niger-Congo, Benue-Congo is a branch of Volta-Congo.
Benue-Plateau State Benue-Plateau State is a former administrative division of Nigeria. It was created on 27 May 1967 from parts of the Northern Region and existed until 3 February 1976, when it was divided into two states - Benue and Plateau.
Benveniste de Porta Beneviste de Porta (in Catalan Vidal Benvenist Saporta) (1200s), Jewish Bailie ("batlle") of Barcelona, Catalonia, and brother of Nahmanides (whose secular name was Bonastruc ça Porta or Bonastruc de Porta; see Grätz, Gesch. der Juden, vii.
Benvenuto Tisio Benvenuto Tisio [or Tisi] (1481 - September 16, 1559), commonly called Il Garofalo, Italian painter of the School of Ferrara, was born at Garofolo, in the Ferrarese territory, and constantly used the gillyflower (garofalo) as a symbol with which to sign his pictures.
Benwell and Scotswood Benwell and Scotswood is an electoral ward of Newcastle upon Tyne in North East England. The ward encompasses the Benwell and Scotswood housing areas, as well as the Newcastle Business Park, which is located on the banks of the River Tyne and houses the offices of companies such as British Airways and the AA.
Beny Moré Memorial Award The Beny Moré Memorial Award is an annual award presented by the International Latin Music Hall of Fame to an individual who has helped to popularize Latin music throughout the world, in honor of the late Cuban artist Benny Moré.
Benyamin Bahadori Benyamin Bahadori is an Iranian singer of Persian pop music from Tehran, Iran whose album, "85", was a massive commercial success within Iran and with the Iranian diaspora abroad. His most famous songs include Khatereha (more commonly known as Donya), Loknat (Stutter), and Adam Ahani (more commonly known as Halam Badeh)
Benz Patent Motorwagen After developing a successful gas-powered two-stroke piston engine in 1873, Karl Benz focused on developing a motorized vehicle. His Patent Motorwagen (or Motor Car), introduced in 1886, is widely regarded as the first purpose-built automobile, that is a vehicle designed from the ground up to be motorized.
Benz Velo Karl Benz followed on his successful three-wheeled Patent Motorwagen with the four-wheeled Velo of 1894. Along with the Duryea Motor Wagon it is credited as the first standardized car — 134 identical Benz Velos were built in 1895.
Benzaclin Benzaclin [sometimes nick named Benzachin, referring to the location of the face that is applied] is a drug typically prescribed to people suffering from acne vulgaris which utilizes clindamycin-benzoyl peroxide gel.
Benzaldehyde Benzaldehyde (C6H5CHO) is a chemical compound consisting of a benzene ring with an aldehyde substituent. It is the simplest representative of the aromatic aldehydes and one of the most industrially used members of this family of compounds.
Benzenediol Benzenediols or dihydroxybenzenes are aromatic chemical compounds in which two hydroxyl groups are substituted onto a benzene ring. Because they have at least one hydroxyl group covalently bonded directly to a carbon atom in a benzene ring, they are in a class of organic compounds called phenols.
Benzethonium chloride Benzethonium chloride, also called hyamine, is a synthetic quaternary ammonium compound used as a germicide and an antimicrobial agent in cosmetics and personal care products like eg. bowl cleaners, anti-itch medications, antibacterial moist towelettes and wipes, etc.
Benzilic acid rearrangement The benzilic acid rearrangement is the rearrangement reaction of benzil with potassium hydroxide to benzilic acid. First performed by Justus Liebig in 1838 this reaction type is displayed by 1,2-diketones in general.
Benzite In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Benzites are a humanoid race from the planet Benzar and members of the United Federation of Planets. The Benzites first made their appearance in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Coming of Age".
Benzodiazepine The benzodiazepines (pronounced [ˌbenzəʊdaɪˈæzəpiːnz], or "benzo" for short) are considered minor tranquilizers that are a class of drugs with sedative, hypnotic, anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, amnestic and muscle relaxant properties. Benzodiazepines are often used for short-term relief of severe, disabling anxiety or insomnia.
Benzoin Benzoin or 2-Hydroxy-2-phenylacetophenone or 2-Hydroxy-1,2-Diphenylethanone or desyl alcohol or bitter almond oil camphor is an organic compound consisting of an ethylene bridge flanked by phenyl groups and with a hydroxyl and a ketone functional group. It comes as off-white crystals, with a light camphor odor.
Benzoin condensation The Benzoin condensation is a condensation reaction between two aromatic aldehydes, especially benzaldehyde that is catalyzed by a cyanide Main text & image German Wiki original. The reaction product is an aromatic acyloin with benzoin as the parent compound Benzoin Roger Adams and C.
Benzonatate Benzonatate or 2,5,8,11,14,17,20,23,26-nonaoxaoctacosan-28-yl para-butylaminobenzoate is a non-narcotic oral antitussive (cough suppressant) drug which works by anesthetizing the tissues of the lungs and pleura responsible for the cough reflex. It is chemically related to other ester anesthetics such as procaine.
Benzopyran Benzopyran is an polycyclic organic compound that results from the fusion of a benzene ring to a heterocyclic pyran ring. There are two isomers of benzopyran depending on which type of pyran is fused to the benzene ring.
Benzothiophene Benzothiophene is an aromatic organic compound with a molecular formula C8H6S and an odor similar to naphthalene (mothballs). It occurs naturally as a constituent of petroleum-related deposits such as lignite tar.
Benzoyl In organic chemistry, benzoyl is the acyl of benzoic acid, with structure C6H5CO-. It should not be confused with benzyl, which is the radical or ion formed from the removal of one of the methyl hydrogens of toluene (methylbenzene).
Benzoyl chloride Benzoyl chloride, also known as benzenecarbonyl chloride, is a colourless, fuming liquid, C6H5COCl, with an irritating odour. In the laboratory it may be prepared by distilling benzoic acid (C6H5COOH) with phosphorus pentachloride in anhydrous conditions.
Benzyl In organic chemistry, benzyl is the term for the radical, ion or functional group C6H5CH2, which can be obtained formally by removing a hydrogen atom from toluene's methyl group. The benzyl functional group is sometimes abbreviated "Bn", not to be confused with "Bz", which is short for the benzoyl group.
Benzyl bromide Benzyl bromide, or α-bromotoluene, is an organic compound consisting of a benzene ring substituted with a bromomethyl group. It can be prepared by the bromination of toluene at room temperature in air, using manganese(IV) oxide as a heterogeneous catalyst.
Beočin monastery The Beočin monastery (Serbian: манастир Беочин / manastir Beočin) is a Serb Orthodox monastery just outside of Beočin, on the Fruška Gora mountain in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina. The date of its founding is unknown.
Beograđanka The Belgrade Palace or Beograđanka (Serbian: Палата Београд/Palata Beograd; Београђанка/Beograđanka) building is a modern high-rise building in downtown Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is 101m (331 ft) tall.
Beogradsko dramsko pozoriste The Belgrade Drama Theater - Beogradsko dramsko pozoriste (BDT) was founded in August 1947, and it was the first City theater formed in Belgrade (Serbia) after the Second World War. The first opening night of "The Youth of the Fathers" by Boris Gorbatov staged by Petar S.
Beondegi Beondegi (번데기) are a popular snack food in Korean cuisine. Literally meaning "chrysalis" or "pupa" in Korean, Beondegi are steamed or boiled silkworm pupae which are seasoned and eaten as a snack.
Beonex Communicator Beonex Communicator was a fork of the Mozilla Application Suite. It was created as an end-user product, because of the original statement of the Mozilla Organization that the Mozilla Application Suite was only for testing purposes and was not meant for end users.
Beopju Today, it is associated with Gyodong in Gyeongju, where the Gyeongju Choe clan brew a particularly famous variety; this Gyeongju Gyodong Beopju is designated by the government of South Korea as Important Intangible Cultural Property No. 86-3.
BeowĂĽlf BeowĂĽlf is a crossover thrash metal band from Venice Beach, California who defined the "Venice Scene" in the '80's with bands like Suicidal Tendencies, Neighborhood Watch, No Mercy and Excel, who all played a mix of skate punk, hardcore, heavy metal and thrash.
Beowulf & Grendel Beowulf & Grendel is a 2005 movie adaptation of the Old English epic Beowulf; filmed in Iceland and directed by Sturla Gunnarsson, it stars Gerard Butler as Beowulf, Stellan Skarsgard as Hrothgar, Ingvar Sigurdsson as Grendel and Sarah Polley as the witch Selma.
Beowulf (Los Angeles band) Beowulf (no umlaut over the "U") was a hard rock band from Los Angeles, California active during 1970s and 1980s. It should not to be confused with the Venice Beach crossover thrash band BeowĂĽlf (with an umlaut over the "U") of the Suicidal family.
Beowulf's Children Beowulf's Children is a science fiction novel written by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle and Steven Barnes. It is the sequel to The Legacy of Heorot, and concerns the actions and fate of the second generation of colonists on the planet Avalon.
Bep van Klaveren Lambertus ("Bep") van Klaveren (born September 26, 1907 in Rotterdam — died February 12, 1992 in Rotterdam) is a former Dutch boxer, who was nicknamed The Dutch Windmill. He won the golden medal in the featherweight division at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
Beparis Beparis are a group of traders or intermediaries in the raw jute trade, that stock and supply raw jute to jute mills in West Bengal, India and Bangladesh. The jute mills generally don't buy raw jute from the farmers.
Beppe Fenoglio Beppe Fenoglio (born Giuseppe Fenoglio 1 March 1922, Alba - 18 February 1963, Turin) was an Italian writer. His work was published in a critical edition after his death, but controversy remains about his book Il partigiano Johnny (translated as Johny the Partisan), often considered his best work, which was published posthumously (and incomplete) in 1968.
BeppoSAX BeppoSAX was an Italian-Dutch satellite for X-ray astronomy. The satellite structure and control was built by various Italian and Dutch companies, while the scientific instruments were developed by the Italian CNR science research institute.
Ber Sarai Ber Sarai is a small neighborhood located between Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and the IIT Delhi area in the South of New Delhi, India. The closest road is an undivided wide road that forms the link between the Outer Ring Road and other areas of Outer Delhi such as Vasant Kunj.
Bera Lake Bera Lake (Tasik Bera in Malay) is a natural freshwater lake system, located in southwest Pahang, Malaysia in the saddle of the main and eastern mountain ranges of Peninsular Malaysia, extending 35 km long and 20 km wide, drainings into the Pahang River.
Beracah Beracah is the name of a valley in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). It was named the "Valley of Blessings ("blessing" is "Berakhah" in Hebrew) by Jehoshaphat after his victory over Moab and Ammon, as is recounted in the Book of Chronicles.
Berakhah In Judaism, a berakhah or bracha (Hebrew: ברכה; plural ברכות, berakhot) is a blessing, usually recited at a specific moment during a ceremony or other activity. Berakhot traditionally start with the words Barukh attah, Adonai Eloheinu, melekh ha-olam, ...
Berakhot (Talmud) Berakhot (Hebrew: ברכות, "Benedictions") is the first masekhet ("tractate") of Seder Zeraim ("Order of Seeds") of the Mishnah, the first major text of Jewish law. It primarily addresses the rules regarding the Shema, the Amidah, Birkat Hamazon ("Grace after Meals"), Kiddush ("Sanctification"), Havdalah ("Separation") and other blessings and prayers.
Beraki Ghebreselassie Beraki Ghebreselassie is an Eritrean politician. He joined EPLF in 1972 and, since Independence, has held the following positions: member of the Central Council of PFDJ, member of the National Assembly, Secretary of Education, Minister of Information and Ambassador to Germany, The Holy See, Poland, Hungary and Australia.
Beramba (ship) The Beramba was a German freighter ship captured from the Germans in World War I and used as a Troopship. At the end of the war when carrying about 1200 back to Europe from Australia there was an outbreak of Spanish flu.
Berar Province Berar Province, known also as the Hyderabad Assigned Districts, was a former province of British India. The province, formerly ruled by the Nizam of Hyderabad, was administered by the British after 1853, although the Nizam retained formal sovereignty over the province.
Berastagi Berastagi ( means rice store ) is a town situated on a crossroads on the main route linking the Batak highlands of Northern Sumatra to the coastal city of Medan. The village rose to significance when Dutch settlers in Sumatra opened a boarding school there in the 1920s.
Berat cockerel The Berat cockerel is a unique fowl originating in Albania. Named after the city of Berat, its main characteristic is that it is all white; those that are not white are not generally deemed to be Berat cockerels.
Berava Berava are a social group or caste amongst the Sinhalese of Sri Lanka. Like the Burakumin of Japan and Paraiyar of the neighboring Tamil ethnic group in Sri Lanka as well as Tamil Nadu state in South India they were segregated from the mainstream society yet played and still play an important and vital role in the religious rituals of the mainstream community.
Berber (Etymology) The term Berber is but a variation of the Latin original word Barbarian, earlier in history applied by Romans specifically to their Northern hostile neighbors from Germanica (modern Germany). The variation is a French one when spelt "Berbere" and English when "Berber".
Berber Arouch Citizen's Movement The Arouch Movement, Berber Arouch Citizen's Movement, or simply Arouch, is an organization representing Algerian Berbers. Their name, "Arouch", is the plural form of the word "Arch", referring to a traditional Kabyle form of democratic assembly.
Berber Latin alphabet The Berber Latin alphabet is the version of the Latin alphabet commonly used to write Northern Berber languages. It uses the 23 standard letters, 7 modified letters and borrows 2 letters from the Greek alphabet.
Berber music The Berbers are an ethnic group in North and West Africa. Their music is widely varying across the area they inhabit, but is best known for its place in Moroccan music, the popular Kabylian music of Algeria and the widespread Tuareg music of Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali.
Berber pantheon The traditional Berber pantheon contains a variety of gods. Although most Berbers are now Muslim (and none profess paganism), vestiges of their previous religion remain, including traditions such as "Anzar" and his bride "Tislit".
Berber Revolt The Great Berber Revolt of 740-43 (122-25 Moslem calendar) took place during the reign of the Umayyad Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik and marked the first successful secession from the caliphate. The revolt began in Tangier in 740 and was led initially by Maysara al-Madghari, a member of the caliphal army.
Berber Spring The Berber Spring (in Kabyle, Tafsut Imazighen or simply Tafsut) was a period of political mobilization, cultural and labor and street agitation, and criminalization of political activity in Kabylie. It is traditionally dated beginning on March 10, 1980 with the banning of a speech by intellectual Mouloud Mammeri at Hasnaoua University in Tizi-Ouzou.
Berbera Berbera (Somali Berbera) is a city in northwestern Somalia and part of the newly established Saaxil region of Somaliland. Berbera was before the self-declaration of the establishment of Somaliland, and once part of the Woqooyi Galbeed.
Berbere Berbere (Ge'ez: በርበሬ berberē) is a spice mixture whose ingredients usually include chile peppers, ginger, cloves, coriander, allspice, rue berries, and ajwain (also known as bishop's weed). It is a key ingredient in both Ethiopian cuisine and Eritrean cuisine.
Berberidopsidaceae Berberidopsidaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been recognized by only a few taxonomists: the plants involved have often been treated as belonging to family Flacourtiaceae.
Berberine Berberine is a plant alkaloid found in such herbs as berberis, goldenseal, and coptis chinensis, usually in their roots, rhizomes, stems, and bark. It is nutritionally helpful against fungal infections, candida, yeast, parasites, and bacterial/viral infections.
Berberis Berberis is a genus of about 450-500 species of deciduous and evergreen shrubs from 1-5 m tall with thorny shoots, native to the temperate and subtropical regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and South America. They are closely related to the genus Mahonia, which is included within Berberis by some botanists.
Berberis buxifolia Berberis buxifolia, common name the Magellan Barberry, in Spanish Calafate, is an evergreen shrub, with shiny box-like leaves. The Calafate is native to the south of Argentina and Chile and is a symbol of Patagonia.
Berberis negeriana Berberis negeriana is a species of barberry, native and endemic to an extremely small area in coastal range of Bio-Bio Region in Chile. Common name include Neger's Barberry and (Chilean Spanish) Michay de Neger.
Berberis vulgaris Berberis vulgaris (European Barberry) is a shrub in the family Berberidaceae, native to central and southern Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia; it is also naturalised in northern Europe, including the British Isles and Scandinavia, and North America.
Berca Muddy Volcanos The Berca Muddy Volcanos are a geological and botanical reservation located in the Berca commune in the Buzău County in Romania. Its most spectacular feature is the muddy volcanos, some small (a few meters high) volcano-shaped structures caused by the eruption of natural gasses.
Berclair Mansion The Berclair Mansion is a 19th century, 22 room mansion located in Berclair, Texas (between Goliad and Beeville, Texas). For the latter half of the 20th century the mansion was occupied by a lone, eccentric woman.
Berco Spa Berco Spa is a large manufacturer specialising in the production of tracked vehicle components, equipment for overhauling the undercarriages of earth moving machinery and manufacture of machine tools for the reconditioning of internal combustion engines. The Copparo plant and its headquarters, stands on a site containing five hundred thousand square meters and has about 2200 employees.
Berd Berd (Armenian: Ô˛ŐĄÖ€Ő¤) is city in Armenia in the province of Tavush, and considered the regional center for the Shamshadin area. It is located to the left of the Tavush rivers, 211 km from Yerevan, and is surrounded by low mountains.
Berdan rifle The Berdan rifle is a Russian rifle created by famous American firearms expert and inventor Hiram Berdan in 1868. Standard issue in the Russian army from 1869-1891, the Berdan was replaced by the Mosin-Nagant rifle.
Berdon syndrome Berdon's Syndrome is a disorder of the newborn, most prevalent in females, characterised by constipation and urinary retention, microcolon, giant bladder (megacystis), intestinal hypoperistalis, hydronephrosis, and dilated small bowel. The pathological findings consist of an abundance of ganglion cells in both dilated and narrow areas of the intestine.
Berea College Berea College is a small liberal arts work college in Berea, Kentucky, south of Lexington, Kentucky with a full-time enrollment of 1514 students. Founded on the abolitionist principles of John Gregg Fee (1816-1901), Berea College admitted, from its beginning in 1855, both black and white students in a fully-integrated curriculum, making it the first non-segregated, co-educational college in the South, one of a handful of institutions of higher learning to admit both male and female students in the mid-1800s.
Berea College v. Kentucky Berea College v. Kentucky was significant case argued before the United States Supreme Court that upheld the rights of states to prohibit private educational institutions chartered as corporations admitting both black and white students.
Berea Power Squadron The Berea Power Squadron is a group of individuals dedicated to making recreational boating safer and more fun! Our members participate by: going on cruises, volunteering their time to teach classes and seminars, performing vessel safety checks and much, much more!
Berea University of Graduate Studies Berea University of Graduate Studies is an evangelical Baptist university in the Yeongdeungpo-gu district of Seoul, South Korea. The current president is Ki Dong Kim, who has presided over the school for its entire existence.
Bereans Bereans were the inhabitants of the ancient city of Berea, also known in the Bible as Beroea and now known as Veria. According to the Book of Acts, Chapter 17 verse 11, Paul of Tarsus and Silas preached at Berea, and the inhabitants "eagerly examined the scriptures every day to see whether these things were so", and many of them believed.
Bereavement benefit Bereavement benefit replaced Widows benefit in the United Kingdom in April 2001. It is a social security benefit that is designed to support people who have recently lost their spouse, and need some financial support to help them get back on their feet.
Bereavement in Judaism Bereavement in Judaism (אבלות aveilut; "mourning") is a combination of minhag (traditional custom) and mitzvot ("commandments") derived from Judaism's classical Torah and rabbinic texts. The details of observance and practice vary according to each Jewish community.
Berebescu A meaningless magical curse word frequently employed on Roman "defixiones", or curse tablets of the sort which were thrown in sacred spring waters like those found in Aquae Sulis, the Roman site of Bath, England. This word, along with other similar curse words such as "Bescu" and "Bazagra", are seemingly of Etruscan origin, and supposedly lent a magical power to the curse.
Beredskapstroppen Beredskapstroppen, nicknamed Delta, is a specialized police unit situated in Oslo, Norway. It is the main counter-terrorist force in Norway, trained to perform dangerous operations such as high-risk arrests and hostage situations.
Beregis Avtomobilya Beregis' Avtomobilya () ("Beware of the Car" or "Uncommon Thief" or "Watch out for the Automobile", the US title) is a Soviet crime comedy film by Eldar Ryazanov, produced by Mosfilm and released in 1966. It is universally credited as one of the best Russian comedies in existence (although a DVD with English subtitles is not currently available).
Beregynia Beregynia () originates in mythology of the Ukrainian folklore and has two meanings. The confusion in the name's etymology owes to the fact that a Slavic word bereg (берег) may mean either a river bank or to protect (compare to modern (oberihaty)).
Berehet Berehet is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Shewa Zone, Berehet is bordered on the south by Minjjarna Shenkora, on the west by Hagere Mariamna Kesem, on the northeast by Angolalla Terana Asagirt, on the north by Ankober, and on the east by the Afar Region.
Berechiah ha-Nakdan Berechiah ha-Nakdan, (1200s CE) was a Jewish exegete, ethical writer, grammarian, and translator; his name means "Berechiah the Punctuator (or grammarian)", indicating his possible profession. He is best known for his Hebrew work, Mishlei Shualim, which is derived from a collection of Aesop's fables.
Bereishit (parsha) Bereishit, Bereshit, Bereishis, B'reshith, Beresheet, or Bereshees (בראשית, Hebrew for "in beginning,” the first word in the parsha) is the first weekly parsha or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Jews in the Diaspora read it the first Sabbath after Simchat Torah, generally in October.
Bereitschaftspotential In neurology, the Bereitschaftspotential or BP (from German, "readiness potential"), also called the pre-motor potential or readiness potential (RP), is a measure of activity in the motor cortex of the brain leading up to voluntary muscle movement. The BP is a manifestation of cortical contribution to the pre-motor planning of volitional movement.
Berek Joselewicz Berek Joselewicz (1764-1809) was a Jewish-Polish merchant and a colonel of the Polish Army during the Kościuszko Uprising. Joselewicz commanded the first Jewish military formation in modern historywas born in Kretinga], near [[Kaunas, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and worked as the financial agent for a local magnate, who often sent him abroad on various tasks, during which he learned to speak French.
Berekhat Ram Berekhat Ram بركة رام, (also spelled Berekhet Ram, Berechat Ram Braikhat Ram, Bircat Ram, the Ram Pool or Lake Ram) is a Palaeolithic site near Mas'adah, at the foot of Mount Hermon, in the Golan Heights. It is the findspot of the Venus of Berekhat Ram, a pebble worked by Homo erectus.
Berel Lazar Rabbi Berel Lazar (born 1964) is an Orthodox rabbi affiliated with the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement. He presently serves as the Chief Rabbi of Russia, and is the chairman of the rabbinical alliance of the CIS.
Berel Wein Berel Wein is an American-born Orthodox rabbi, scholar, lecturer, and writer. He is regarded as an expert on Jewish history and has popularized the subject through more than 1,000 audio tapes, a four-volume book series, newspaper articles and international lectures.
Berendei The Berendei were a Turkic tribe of the Middle Ages, possibly of Kipchak or Oghuz origin. The Berendei were one of the tribes who formed the Chornye Klobuki ("Black Hats", Turkic "Karakalpak"), semi-nomadic tribes who fought as border guards for various Russian princes.
Berendrecht Berendrecht is a village in Antwerp province in Belgium. Its name means "dike of the bear", according to the area's dialect, or "dike of a man called Bear", or "passage by the marsh".
Berendrecht-Zandvliet-Lillo Berendrecht, Zandvliet and Lillo are three towns along the seaport docks north of the old city of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium. The substantial 1983 merger with former municipalities, led in 2000 to the decentralisation of this enlarged municipality of Antwerp while these three towns merged into one of the city's districts, called Berendrecht-Zandvliet-Lillo or Bezali.

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