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Bachelor of Commerce A Bachelor of Commerce, or BComm, is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a curriculum that lasts five years in India. But it is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a curriculum that generally lasts three years in Australia, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, Canada and the United Kingdom, Malta and four years in North America and South Africa.
Bachelor of Divinity In Western Christian theology, a Bachelor of Divinity (BD or BDiv) is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a courses taken in the study of divinity or related disciplines, such as theology or, rarely, religious studies.
Bachelor of Engineering Bachelor of Engineering (BAI (in latin), BEng, B Techor BE) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded to a student after three, four or five years of studying engineering at an accredited university in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Finland, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Nigeria, China and India.
Bachelor of Environmental Studies A Bachelor of Environmental Studies is an undergraduate bachelor's degree awarded for courses taken in the study of environmental studies or related disciplines, such as geography, urban planning, environmental resource studies, or architecture.
Bachelor of Fine Arts The Bachelor of Fine Arts, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. Also named in some countries the Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA.
Bachelor of General Studies A Bachelor of General Studies (BGS) degree is an undergraduate degree, offered by some universities in the Western world. It is very similar to a Bachelor of Arts degree, although there are often fewer requirements for studies in humanities and social sciences.
Bachelor of Human Kinetics A Bachelor of Human Kinetics (BHk or BHKin) is a four-year academic degree awarded by a university upon the completion of a program of study of Human Kinetics. Specializations within this degree can include: Athletic Therapy, Kinesiology, Physical Education, Recreation, and Sport management.
Bachelor of Information Technology A Bachelor of Information Technology degree (abbreviated BIT or BInfTech) is an undergraduate academic degree that generally requires three to four years of study to acquire. While the degree has a major focus on computers and technology, it differs from a Computer Science degree in that students are also expected to study management and information theory.
Bachelor of Laws The degree of Bachelor of Laws (or Baccalaureate of Laws) is the principal academic degree in law in most common law countries other than the United States, where it has been replaced by the Juris Doctor degree.
Bachelor of Liberal Studies The purpose of the Bachelor of Liberal Studies degree is to provide students with a solid multidisciplinary preparation in the Humanities, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and the Arts, subsequently allowing them to pursue careers in education, business, government, and other such fields.
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, or in Latin Medicinæ Baccalaureus et Baccalaureus Chirurgiæ (abbreviated MB BChir, MB BCh, MB ChB, BM BS, MB BS etc.), are the two degrees awarded after a course of study in medicine and surgery at a university in the United Kingdom and other places following its usage, such as medical schools in Australia, Egypt, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, New Zealand, Jamaica, South Africa, Pakistan and India.
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering A Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering is a kind of bachelor's degree typically conferred after a four year undergraduate course of study in biomedical engineering (BME). The degree itself is largely equivalent to a bachelor of science and many institutions conferring degrees in the fields of biomedical engineering and bioengineering do not append the field to the degree itself.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN, BScN) or Bachelor of Nursing (BN) is a four year academic degree in the science and principles of nursing, granted by a tertiary education university or similarly accredited school. This level of education has become the standard that many countries in the world require as an entry-level degree for a licensure as a registered nurse.
Bachelor of Technology Bachelor of Technology is an undergraduate academic degree conferred after completion of a three or four year program of studies at an accredited university or accredited university-degree level college in the Commonwealth of Nations, Norway, Republic of Ireland, the United States, and other countries. The common abbreviation for Bachelor of Technology is BTech, or BTech(Hons), if awarded with honours.
Bachelor pad A bachelor pad essentially means a house (pad) in which a bachelor or bachelors (single men) live. It should not be confused with a bachelor apartment, which is a zero bedroom apartment where the main room serves as a bedroom, living room, dining room and kitchen.
Bachelor party A bachelor party (also called a stag party, stag night (UK, Ireland, Canada, and NZ), bulls party (South Africa) or bucks party, bucks night (Australia)) is a party held for a bachelor shortly before he enters marriage, to make the most of his final opportunity to engage in activities a new wife might not approve of, or merely to spend time bonding with his male friends (often in his wedding party afterwards).
Bachelor Police The Bachelor Police (Policias Bachilleres) is an auxiliary or supportive policemen organisation in the Colombian National Police basically formed by adolescents over 18 years old or/and those who have completed their high school degree and need to define their obligatory military service.
Bachelor's degree or higher Bachelor's degree or higher is a commonly used term by the US Census Bureau and other United States government agencies on the federal as well as state and local level. The term describes the portion of the population that has either a Bachelor's degree or a higher degree such as a Master's or Doctorate degree.
Bachelorette (song) "Bachelorette" is a song by Björk, released as the second single from her 1997 album Homogenic. The song is emotionally charged and theatrical, following Homogenics theme of "beats and strings".
Bachelorette party A bachelorette party or hen party is a party held for a woman who is about to be married. The term "hen party" is more common in the UK and Ireland, while "bachelorette party" is more common in the United States and Canada.
Bachem Ba 349 Bachem Ba 349 Natter (Adder) was a World War II era German experimental rocket-powered interceptor aircraft which was to be used in a very similar way as surface-to-air missiles. The pilot's primary mission was to aim the aircraft at its target bomber and fire its armament of rockets, with the majority of the flight to the bombers being radio controlled from the ground, and landing under a parachute.
Bachchu Kadu Bachchu Kadu is an Independent MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) from Nagpur, India who had climbed an overhead water tank with his supporters and threatened to jump down if the police apprehended them in December 2006.
Bachianas brasileiras The Bachianas Brasileiras constitute a series of nine suites by the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, written for various combinations of instruments and voices between 1930 and 1945. Each represents a fusion between Brazilian folk and popular music and the style of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Bachir Attar Bachir Attar is the leader of Master Musicians of Jajouka, who sometimes record under the name "Master Musicians of Jajouka featuring Bachir Attar". His father, Hadj Abdesalam Attar, recorded groundbreaking albums with Brian Jones and Joel Rubiner released in 1971 and 1974, respectively.
Bachkovo Monastery The Bachkovo Monastery (, Bachkovski manastir) or Petritsoni Monastery in Bulgaria is an important monument of Georgian Christian architecture and one of the largest and oldest Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Eastern Europe. It is located on the right bank of the Chepelare River, 189 km from Sofia and 10 km south of Asenovgrad, and is directly subordinate to the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
Bachman diagram In computer software design, Bachman diagrams are diagrams which are used to design the data using a network "logical" model, separating the data model from the way the data is stored in the system. Using this technique, the execution of the database can be changed without changing the logical data model.
Bachmann's bundle Bachmann's bundle is one of the four conduction tracts that make up the atrial conduction system of the heart which is responsible for transmitting the pacemaking impulses of the sinoatrial node to the rest of the heart. Bachmann's bundle originates in the sinoatrial node and is the only tract that innervates the left atrium.
Bacho Kiro cave The Bacho Kiro cave (Bulgarian: пещера „Бачо Киро“) is situated 5 kilometers west of the town Dryanovo, Bulgaria, only 300 meters away from the Dryanovo Monastery. It is embedded in the exquisit canyons of the Andaka and Dryanovo River.
Bachpan Bachao Andolan Bachpan Bachao Andolan (South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude, or BBA) is a non-governmental organisation in India campaigning against child labour. It is a regional coalition representing individual members and more than 700 NGOs, human rights groups and trade unions.
Bai Bang 'Bai Bang are one of the most powerful rock acts from Sweden - features five talented and dynamic rockers: Diddi Kastenholt - Vocals, Pelle Eliaz - Leadguitar, Joacim - Bass, Jonas Langebro - Drums and Tony Rohtla - guitar. Since the band started some years ago the Bai Bang - members have spent a lot of time together on their tours all over Europe, Canada, Japan and USA.
Bai Ganio Bai Ganio is a fictional character created by Bulgarian author Aleko Konstantinov. He is considered an exemplary image of the progressive but yet uneducated middle class Bulgarian from the end of the 19th century.
Bai Gu Jing Bai Gu Jing (, means a "white bone demon") is a dangerous demon from Journey to the West It first uses one of its many transformations to manifest itself as an innocent pretty girl who says she left her father and mother to search for food and that she is willing to share them with Sanzang aka Xuanzang. Sun Wukong who uses his magical eyes could see through her disguise and hits her with the golden banded cudgel and smashes her body but she leaves the body before it is hit.
Bai Hao Yinzhen tea Bai Hao Yinzhen (Traditional Chinese: 白毫銀針, Simplified Chinese: 白毫银针, Pinyin: bái háo yín zhēn, Jyutping: baak6 hou4 ngan4 zam1) is a White tea which is chiefly produced in Fujian Province in China with only limited or negligible production outside and more commonly just known as Yinzhen. Amongst white teas this is the most expensive variety and the most prized as only top buds are used to produce the tea.
Bai Chongxi Bai Chongxi () (18 March 1893 – 1 December 1966), also spelled Pai Chung-hsi, was a Chinese Muslim general in the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China (ROC). He was a warlord with a sphere of influence centred around Guangxi Province, commanding his own troops and governing Guangxi with autonomy, though part of the Republic of China.
Bai Juyi Bai Juyi or Po Chü-i (白居易)(772 - 846) was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty. His poems are not cheerful, and were themed around his responsibilities as a governor of several small provinces to sympathise with his people.
Bai Mu Dan tea Bai Mu Dan (Chinese: 白牡丹, Pinyin: bái mǔ dān, Jyutping: baak6 maau5 daan1) is a White tea that is a cheaper version of Yinzhen with fewer buds and more leaf; it is produced in the spring and is usually covered in white downy. It is widely consider to be the second grade of white tea.
Bai Shouyi Bai Shouyi (Traditional 白壽彝; Simplified 白寿彝; Pinyin: Bái Shòuyì) (February 1909 - March 21 2000) was a prominent Chinese historian, thinker, social activist and ethnologist who revolutionized recent Chinese historiography and pioneered in relying heavily on scientific excavations and reports. However his interpretations, alike other peer historians, based on Marxist views.
Bai Yi Zhuan The Bai Yi Zhuan is a description of the Thai polity of Mong Mao in 1396 written by two envoys, Qian Guxun and Li Sicong, sent by the Ming court in China to resolve conflicts between the Ava kingdom in Burma and Mong Mao, also known as Luchuan-Pingmian. The description includes the history, geography, political and social organization, customs, music, food, and products of the region.
Bai-Ulgan Bai-Ulgan, also referred to as Bai-Ulgen, Ulgen, Ülgen, Ulgan, or Bay Ulgen (Bay means “rich” in ancient Turkish and Ulgen means “great, magnificent”), is a Turkic and Mongolian creator-deity, usually distinct from Tengri but sometimes identified with him in the same manner as Helios and Apollo. Ulgen is thought to be without a beginning and an end.
Baia Baia is a commune in the Suceava County, Romania with a population of 6,793 (2002 census). Located on the Moldova River, it was one of the earliest urban settlements in Moldavia, originally inhabited by Germans.
Baia-Hamangia Archaeology attests human traces in northern Dobruja since the Neolithic (approx. 5500-2799 BC) in the area of Baia commune (the Hamangia culture), in the Danube Meadow (Jijila, Garvan, Vacareni, Somova, Tulcea).
Baiae Baiae (in modern Italian, now only Baia) is a frazione of the comune of Bacoli, in the Campania region of Italy on the Bay of Naples. It was for several hundred years a fashionable coastal resort, especially towards the end of the period of the Roman Republic.
Baianism Baianism is a school of thought credited to the Roman Catholic theologian Michael Baius (1513-1589). It claims thorough Augustinianism over the scholasticism which held sway over most Catholic theologians at the time.
Baidawi Baidawi ('Abdallah ibn 'Umar al-Baidawi Arabic: عبدالله بن عمر البيدوي), was a Muslim scholar, was born in Fars, where his father was chief judge, in the time of the Atabek ruler Abu Bakr ibn Sa'd (1226-60). He himself became judge in Shiraz, and died in Tabriz about 1286.
Baidi Baidi or Baidicheng (Simplified and Traditional Chinese: 白帝城; 8 km east of present day Fengjie County, Chongqing) was an ancient city on the northern shore of the Yangtze River in China. The name of the city literally means City of the White Emperor.
Baidoa Baidoa (Somali: Baydhabo) is a city in south-central Somalia, situated 256 kilometers (159 miles) by road northwest of the capital Mogadishu. It is the capital of the Bay Region, which is historically inhabited by the Digil and Mirifle clans.
Baidu 500 The Baidu 500 (officially 百度歌曲TOP500) is a list of rankings generated by Chinese search engine Baidu as part of their mp3 downloading service featuring the top 500 songs in the Chinese language. Because it uses a download counter, the ranking is a fair assessment of the relative strength of artists and their music, and as a result has become one of the more recognized rankings in mainland China.
Baidu Baike Baidu Baike (; translation: Baidu Encyclopedia) is a Chinese language collaborative Web-based encyclopedia provided by the Chinese search engine Baidu. It is a wiki-like project that is modeled after the Chinese Wikipedia and currently prospered in the wake of the most recent blocking of Wikipedia in mainland China since October 19 2005.
Baie de Quiberon The Baie de Quiberon is an area of sheltered water on the south coast of Brittany. The bay is roughly triangular in shape, open to the south with mainland France to the north-east and the narrow peninsular of Presqu'île de Quiberon providing protection from the Atlantic Ocean to the west.
Baie Verte, Newfoundland and Labrador Baie Verte is a town located on the Northeast coast of the island portion of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador on the Baie Verte Peninsula. Baie Verte is one of 42 communities that comprise the Emerald Zone which is located North Central portion of Newfoundland.
Baie-Comeau, Quebec Baie-Comeau, Québec is the hometown of former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. It is a small town located approximately 420 kilometers north-east of Quebec City in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Québec, Canada.
Baie-d'Urfé, Quebec Baie-d'Urfé is a suburb located near to the western tip of the Island of Montreal, in Quebec, Canada. After the amalgamation of the Island's 27 distinct municipalities, it was merged with neighbouring Beaconsfield to create the Borough of Beaconsfield—Baie-d'Urfé, in the new city of Montreal.
Baie-des-Moutons, Quebec Baie-des-Moutons, more frequently known in English as Mutton Bay is a small isolated fishing village in Quebec, Canada on the Lower North Shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, near the border with Labrador. The village can be reached via a regular weekly ferry service, or La Tabatière Airport.
Baie-Mahault Baie-Mahault is the fourth-largest commune in the French overseas département of Guadeloupe. It is located at the east side of the island of Basse-Terre, and is part of the metropolitan area of Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest conurbation in Guadeloupe.
Baigong Pipes The Baigong Pipes are a series of pipe-like features found on and near Mount Baigong (白公山) about 40 km southeast of the city of Delingha (德令哈市), in the Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture (海西蒙古族藏族自治州) , Qinghai Province (青海省), China.
Baiheliang Baiheliang (literally "White Crane Ridge") is a rock outcropping in Fuling District, Chongqing, People's Republic of China, that parallels the flow of the Yangtze. In the past it served as an ancient device for measuring water levels of the Yangtze in China, the equivalent of a hydrometric station.
Baichung Stadium Baichung Stadium is a football stadium in Namchi, the district headquarters of South Sikkim district in the state of Sikkim, India. The stadium was built in honour of Baichung Bhutia, India's most well known contemporary footballer.
Baiji, Iraq Baiji (Arabic: بيجي ; also spelled Bayji) is a city of about 60,000 inhabitants in northern Iraq some 130 miles north of Baghdad, on the main road to Mosul. It is a major industrial centre best known for its oil refinery, the biggest in Iraq; it also has important weapons and chemical plants.
Baijiantan District The Baijiantan District (Pinyin: Báijiǎntān Qū; Uyghur: Jerenbulaq) is a district within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administrative jurisdiction of the Karamay City. It contains an area of 1,272 sq km.
Baijiu {{Chinesename|image=|image_caption='|traditional=[or shaojiu (烧][is potent [[China|Chinese] [[distilled beverage|distilled alcoholic beverage. The name baijiu literally means "white liquor," "white alcohol" or "white spirits.
Baiju parthan Baiju Parthan, a painter is known as a pioneer of intermedia art in India. While elaborating the workings of a mysterious inner universe through his paintings, Parthan has combined his painterly concerns with his explorations of cyberspace to produce a series of provocative, richly textured installations.
Baik Bong Baik Bong is famous for writing the official biography of Kim Il Sung published in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), also known as North Korea. The biography is notorious for exaggerating the feats of Kim Il Sung, and changes facts to feed the cult of personality that dominates the lives of the people living in the DPRK.
Baik Hyun-Man Baik Hyun-Man (born January 27, 1964) is a former heavyweight boxer from South Korea, who won the silver medal in his weight division at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. In the final he was knocked down in the first round by Ray Mercer of the United States.
Baikal MCM 25m Standard Pistol for competition according to the rules of International Shooting Sport Federation for round-target shooting at 25 m. The Margolin has been used since the 1950s, and complies with all international competition standards.
Baikal Mountains The Baikal Mountains rise steeply over the northwestern shore of Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, Russia. The Central Siberian Plateau is bounded on the south by the Eastern Sayan Mountains and the Baikal Mountains.
Baikal Teal The Baikal Teal (Anas formosa) is a dabbling duck which breeds within the forest zone of eastern Siberia from the Yenisey basin eastwards to Kamchatka. It is a migratory species, wintering in Japan, Korea and northern and eastern China.
Baikalfinansgrup Baikalfinansgrup (Russian: Байкалфинансгруп) is a Russian limited liability company owned by Rosneft Oil Company. It is best known as the company that won the December 19, 2004 auction for a 76.
Baikonur Baikonur (Kazakh: Байқоңыр; Russian: Байконур), formerly known as Leninsk, is a city in Qyzylorda Province of Kazakhstan rented and administered by Russia. It was constructed to service the Baikonur Cosmodrome and was officially renamed Baikonur by Boris Yeltsin on December 20, 1995.
Baikonur Cosmodrome The Baikonur Cosmodrome (Kazakh: Байқоңыр ғарыш айлағы, Bayqoñır ğarış aylağı; Russian: Космодром Байконур, Kosmodrom Baykonur), also called Tyuratam, is the world's oldest and largest operational space launch facility. It is located in Kazakhstan, about 200 kilometers (~125 mi) east of the Aral Sea, on the north bank of the Syr Darya, near the town of Tyuratam.
Bail (cricket) In the sport of cricket, a bail is one of the two smaller sticks placed on top of the three stumps to form a wicket. The bails are used to determine when the wicket is broken, which in turn is one of the critical factors in determining whether a batsman is out bowled, stumped, run out or hit wicket.
Bail bondsman A bail bondsman is any person or corporation which will act as a surety and pledge money or property as bail for the appearance of a criminal defendant in court. Although banks, insurance companies and other similar institutions are usually the sureties on other types of contracts, for example, to bond a contractor who is under a contractual obligation to pay for the completion of a construction project, such entities are reluctant to put their depositors' or policyholders' funds at the kind of risk involved in posting a bail bond.
Bail out (finance) Bail out in economics and finance is a term used to describe a situation where a bankrupt or nearly bankrupt entity, such as a corporation or a bank, is given a fresh injection of Liquidity, in order to meet its short term obligations. Often bail outs are by governments, or by consortiums of investors who demand control over the entity as the price for injecting funds.
Bail Organa His Royal Highness, Prince Bail Prestor Organa of Alderaan (69 BBY - 0 ABY) is a fictional character from the Star Wars universe, the Viceroy and Prince of Alderaan, the husband of Queen Breha Organa, and a noted statesman of the late Republic and early Imperial eras. He is Princess Leia Organa's adoptive father and a friend of Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Baila Baila is the term used to describe a form of dance music popular on the island of Sri Lanka. The genre originated centuries ago among the 'kaffir' communities (mixed communities consisting of Portuguese, African and native Sri Lankan people), and was later amalgamated with European instruments and rhythms.
Bailando por un sueño Bailando por un sueño ("Dancing for a dream") is a reality series on the Mexican television network Televisa, in which celebrities are partnered with common, everyday people with dreams they want to fulfill (unlike the British Strictly Come Dancing, where the celebrities are partnered with professional dancers), who each week compete against each other in a competition to impress a panel of judges. In each show, the two couples who receive the lowest score go head to head against each other to survive potential elimination.
Bailarico The pairs unembrassed facing each other, and with their backs turned to neighbour pair, form a circle. on the first part of the music, the circle rotates with the girls backing up and the boys going towards them.
Baildon (ward) Baildon (Celtic sun God Baal and Dune hill) is a village north of Bradford in Northern England. It is part of the metropolitan borough of Bradford in the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire and within the historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Baile (Spanish play) A baile (which means 'dance' in Spanish) is a short theatrical piece in the Spanish Golden Age (Siglo de Oro) tradition. It consists of an elaborate production number with singing and dancing, and is used between the acts of a comedia in place of the usual entremés.
Baile na nGall Baile na nGall or Ballydavid is a Gaeltacht village in the Ard na Caithne region of the Dingle Peninsula of County Kerry, Ireland. As the 2003 Official Languages Act revoked the status of the English language name "Ballydavid", this community's only official name is "Baile na nGall".
Bailey bridge The Bailey bridge is a portable pre-fabricated truss bridge, designed for use by military engineering units to bridge up to 60 m (200 foot) gaps. It requires no special tools or heavy equipment for construction, the bridge elements are small enough to be carried in trucks, and the bridge is strong enough to carry tanks.
Bailey Flat Bailey Flat is a small barren island within Westport Harbor in Westport, Massachusetts, USA. The island is just north of the northwestern point of Horseneck Point on Horseneck Beach and far west of Route 88's Bascule Bridge.
Bailey Gate Bailey Gate was the name of a railway station on the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway in Dorset, England. The station served the village of Sturminster Marshall but was named after a local farm to avoid confusion with other nearby stations on the same railway called Sturminster Newton and Charlton Marshall.
Bailey Gatzert Bailey Gatzert was the eighth mayor of Seattle, Washington, serving from 1875 to 1876. He was the first Jewish mayor of Seattle, narrowly missing being the first Jewish mayor of a major American city (Moses Bloom became mayor of Iowa City, Iowa, in 1873), and has been the only Jewish mayor of Seattle to date.
Bailey Ice Stream Bailey Ice Stream () is an ice stream on the northern margin of the Theron Mountains, flowing westsouthwest to the Filchner Ice Shelf. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Jeremy Thomas Bailey (1941-65), a BAS glaciologist, who with two companions died in a crevasse accident during a radio echo sounding traverse inland from Halley Station on October 12, 1965.
Bailey Road Bailey Road is a well-known thoroughfare in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. It runs through Shantinagar, connecting the Kakrail-Ramna road with the Siddheshwari junction, including both Nailey Road proper and the New Bailey Road.
Bailey Rocks The Bailey Rocks () are small chain of rocks in the Antarctic Windmill Islands which extends northeast from the north side of Bailey Peninsula into Newcomb Bay. They were first mapped from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump, 1946-47, and observed in 1957 by Wilkes Station personnel under C.
Bailey School Kids The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids (sometimes referred simply as The Bailey School Kids) is a best-selling children's book series by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones. It centers around a group of four third grade children, two boys and two girls, who frequently mistake adults in their life for folk lore and fairy tale characters.
Bailey's Discount Woodsman Supplies Bailey's Discount Woodsman Supplies is the world's largest mail order woodsman supplies company selling at discounted prices. Bill Bailey and his wife Judith started their business in the small town of Laytonville, California when in 1975 Bill was injured in a timberfalling accident.
Bailey-Johnson 150-metre race The Bailey-Johnson 150-metre race was a track and field event that occurred in Canada on May 31, 1997. In an effort to settle the dispute regarding who the world's fastest man is, a race was created between 1996 Olympic 100 m champion Donovan Bailey from Canada, and 1996 Olympic 200 m (and 400 m) champion Michael Johnson from the United States.
Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum opened to the public in 1995. The museum operates as an information and reference center for national and international scientists, students, and shell enthusiasts who are interested in the marine, terrestrial, and land mollusks of the Gulf of Mexico and Florida.
Bailiff (Channel Islands) The Bailiff is the first civil officer in each of the Channel Island bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, serving as president of the legislature and the Royal Court. Each bailiwick has possessed its own bailiff since the islands were divided into two jurisdictions in the 13th century.
Bailiwick Repertory Bailiwick Repertory theater was founded in 1982, and has been a leader of Chicago's vibrant Off-Loop theater scene, under Artistic Director David Zak. The theater has for the last several season won the most Jeff Citations of all non-Equity theaters for KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (2006), PARADE (2005) and the world premiere of DR.
Bailleur A bailleur, a French term, is a land owner who outsourced uncultivated parcels of land as part of an early Middle Age share cropping system known as complant — a precursor to the métayage system. Under this system, a laborer known as a prendeur would agree to cultivate land owned by the bailleur in exchange for ownership of the crop and its production.
Bailli Bailli (English: bailiff) was the rank and title of the head of each of the bailiwicks of the Knights Hospitaller and also of the head, at Rhodes and Malta, of one of the seven, later eight, Langues (or tongues) into which the members of the Knights Hospitaller were grouped once the Order was established on Rhodes and subsequently on Malta. The langues were Auvergne, Spain (later split into Castile-Portugal and Aragon), England, France, Germany, Italy, and Provence.
Baillie A baillie (alternative spelling bailie, from Old French) was a local civic officer in Scottish burghs, approximately equivalent to the post of alderman or magistrate (see bailiff) in other countries. They were responsible for a jurisdiction called a bailiary (alt.
Baillie & the Boys Baillie & the Boys is a country music group which gained prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s was originally comprised of lead singer Kathie Baillie, her husband guitarist Michael Bonagura, and bassist Alan LeBoeuf. They performed in live shows in Baillie's home state of New Jersey before signing their first recording contract with RCA Victor in 1987.
Bailly (crater) Bailly is a lunar impact crater that is located near the south-west limb of the moon. The oblique viewing angle gives the crater a foreshortened appearance, and the location near the limb can limit visibility due to libration.
Bailment Bailment describes a legal relationship where physical possession of personal property (chattels) is transferred from one person (the 'bailor') to another person (the 'bailee') who subsequently holds possession of the property. However, it is distinguished from a contract of sale or a gift of property, as it only involves the transfer of possession and not its ownership.
Bailrigg FM Bailrigg FM (Formerly known as URB and Radio Bailrigg) is the radio station for Lancaster University, whose daytime music policy consists predominantly of cutting edge new indie. During evening and weekend hours programming moves to specialist content where the presenter is free (within reason) to play whatever they wish.
Bailup, Western Australia Bailup (; post code: 6082) is a Western Australian locality and rural residential estate located 62 km north-east of the state capital, Perth along Toodyay Road. The area is split between the Shire of Toodyay and Shire of Mundaring, the latter of which contains most of the land area.

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