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Baily (crater) Baily is the remnant of a lunar crater on the boundary between Mare Frigoris to the north and Lacus Mortis to the south. The crater interior has been flooded by lava in the past, and only the northern half of the crater rim remains relatively intact.
Baily's beads As the moon "grazes" by the Sun during the eclipse, the rugged lunar limb topography allows beads of sunlight to shine through. This effect is called Baily's Beads, named in honor of Francis Baily who first noted the phenomenon in 1836.
Bain & Company Bain & Company is a management consulting firm, headquartered in Boston, MA, recognized as one of the leading firms in the consulting industry, along with McKinsey & Company and Boston Consulting Group. It has been named by Consulting Magazine as the Best Firm to Work For in 2005 and 2006.
Bain Capital Bain Capital LLC is a Boston, Massachusetts-based private equity firm founded in 1984 by Mitt Romney, later Governor of Massachusetts, and two other partners from Bain & Company, the consulting firm: T. Coleman Andrews and Eric Kriss.
Bainbridge class cruiser USS Bainbridge (DLGN/CGN-25) was a nuclear-powered version of the Leahy-class double-ended guided missile frigate. Originally a guided missile destroyer leader, the class was re-designated guided missile cruiser in 1975.
Bainbridge Northeastern Railroad Originally a logging railroad called the Georgia Eastern Railway, the Bainbridge Northeastern Railroad ran 18 miles between Swindell Landing, GA to Mount Royal, GA starting in 1908. It lasted only two years before it was abandoned.
Bainbridge Northern Railway Known as "The Lumber Line," the Bainbridge Northern Railway was operated by the Flint River Lumber Company and originally began operations from Bainbridge, Georgia to Eldorendo between 1896 and 1899. It was then extended to Paulina.
Bainbridge, North Yorkshire Bainbridge is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, near the confluence of the River Bain with the River Ure.
Baining The Bainings are a cultural group living in the East New Britain Province of Papua New Guinea. They currently live in the Baining mountains on the Gazelle Peninsula where they are thought to have been driven to by the Tolais who migrated to the coastal areas in recent times.
Baining languages The Baining or East New Britain languages are a small language family spoken on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea. They were classified as East Papuan languages by Wurm, but this does not now seem tenable.
Bair Island Bair Island is 2,600 acres (11 km²) of marsh and a part of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Redwood City, California. Though portions of Bair Island are owned by the State of California as the Bair Island State Ecological Reserve, the entire island is managed by the Refuge.
Bairari This is an India musical raga (composition) that appears in the Sikh tradition from northern India and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called Sri Guru Granth Sahib or SGGS for short. Every raga has a strict set of rules which govern the number of notes that can be used; which notes can be used; and their interplay that has to be adhered to for the composition of a tune.
Baird Island (Queensland) Baird Island is an island in the Piper Islands National Park in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland, Australia, in Temple Bay about 100km North East of Iron Range National Park and LockhartRiver and 50 km South of Cape Grenville.
Baird Searles William Baird Searles (1934-1993) was a science fiction author and critic. He was best known for his long running review columns for the magazines Asimov's (reviewing books), Amazing, and Fantasy & Science Fiction (reviewing movies).
Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities Baird's Manual of American College Fraternites is a compendium of fraternities and sororities in the United States and Canada first published in 1879. It covers national and international general (social), professional, and honor fraternities, including defunct organizations, with an overview of each society's history and traditions, ideals and symbols, and membership information.
Baire one star function Baire one star function is a term from real analysis. A function f: mathbb{R} mapsto mathbb{R} is in class Baire* one, written f in mathbf{B}^{*}_{1}, and is called a Baire one star function, if for each perfect set P in mathbb{R}, there is an open interval I in mathbb{R}, such that P cap I is nonempty, and the restriction f |_{P cap I} is continuous.
Baire space In mathematics, a Baire space is a topological space which, intuitively speaking, is very large and has "enough" points for certain limit processes. It is named in honour of René-Louis Baire who introduced the concept.
Baire space (set theory) In mathematics, the Baire space is the set of all infinite sequences of natural numbers with a certain topology. This space is commonly used in descriptive set theory, to the extent that its elements are often called “reals.
Bairstow's method In numerical analysis, Bairstow's method is an efficient algorithm for finding the roots of a real polynomial of arbitrary degree. The algorithm first appeared in the appendix of the 1920 book "Applied Aerodynamics" by Leonard Bairstow.
Bais Yaakov Bais Yaakov (בית יעקב or Beit Yaakov or Beth Jacob -- literally "House [of] Jacob" in Hebrew) is a loosely organized group of Orthodox (mostly Haredi) full-time Jewish schools throughout the world for young Jewish females from religious families.
Baisha Baisha (Baksa in the Toisanese language, 白 沙 镇 ), in Taishan County, Guangdong Province, was the ancestral home of many of the first Canadian-Chinese. Their descendants live all over Canada, and used to predominate before the 1980s in the Chinatowns of Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Banff and Edmonton, and US West Coast cities such as San Francisco and Seattle.
Baisha xiyue Baisha xiyue (Chinese for "Baisha fine music") is one of the two surviving forms of traditional music of the Naxi (also spelled Nakhi or Nahi) people of Lijiang, Yunnan Province, China, known as "Naxi ancient music". Baisha is a town located ten kilometres north of Lijiang, and was the capital of the independent Naxi kingdom before it was annexed by the Yuan Empire in 1271.
Baissa Baissa is the richest and the most exciting Lower Cretaceous locality in Siberia, on the left bank of the Vitim River. The Zaza Formation sediments exposed at Baissa are represented mostly by sandstones, siltstones, marls and bituminous shales.
Bait (dogs) Bait or Baiting is the act of worrying or tormenting a chained or confined animal by setting game dogs upon it for sport. The dogs attack with endeavour, bite and tear, with an objective to subdue the opposing animal by incapacitating or killing it.
Bait and switch A bait and switch is a form of fraud in which the fraudster lures in customers by advertising a product or service at an unprofitably low price, then reveals to potential customers that the advertised good is not available but that a substitute good is. The goal of the bait-and-switch is to convince some buyers to purchase the substitute good as a means of avoiding disappointment over not getting the bait, or as a way to recover sunk costs expended to try to obtain the bait.
Bait car A bait car is a generic term used for a vehicle used by a law enforcement agency to capture car thieves. The vehicles are specially modified, with features including GPS tracking, hidden cameras that record audio/video, time, and date, and the ability to remotely monitor a variety of vehicle sensors and to control a vehicle by disabling the engine and locking the doors.
Bait fish Bait fish are small fishes caught for use as bait to attract large predatory fish, particularly game fish. Species used are typically those that are common and breed rapidly, making them easy to catch and in regular supply.
Baitadi District Baitadi district, a part of Mahakali zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Baitadi as its district headquarters, covers an area of 1,519 sq km and has a population (2001) of 234,418.
Baitarani River The Baitarani is one of six major rivers of Orissa, which lends its coastal plain the name of "Hexadeltaic region" or the "Gift of Six Rivers. These deltas divide the coastal plain into three regions from north to south.
Baiter A baiter is someone in an Internet dicsussion group who deliberately posts aggravating messages on a message board. Often, this is part of a previous conflict between the baiter and the baiter's intended target.
Baithéne of Iona Baithéne of Iona was the second abbot of Iona (597-600), and the direct successor of Columba himself. He was the cousin of Columba, and had administered the monasteries of both Hinba and Mag Luigne (in Tiree) before succeeding the saint to Iona.
Baiting (Internet) On the Internet, baiting is similar to trolling, in that baiters, like trolls, try to elicit a response from other users. The difference is that the response is supposed to be embarrassing to the user in question, and humorous to others.
Baix Penedès Baix Penedès is a comarca (county) on the coast of Catalonia, Spain. The area has been settled since the times of the Ibers, with ancient ruins remaining in Banyeres at Can Canyís, in the capital el Vendrell at the village of Guàrdies and in Calafell at the villages of Toixoneres and la Ciutadella ("The Citadel").
Baixada Fluminense The Baixada Fluminense (Fluminense Lowlands or Fluminense Flats) is a region of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between the city of Rio de Janeiro to the south and the Serra dos Órgãos hills to the north, and bordering on Guanabara Bay. Its government is separate from that of the city of Rio de Janeiro, but depending on the writer it is often considered to be part of the city’s greater metropolitan area.
Baixo Guandu, Espírito Santo Baixo Guandu is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 28,256 (2005) and its area is 918 km²IBGE - The area is most well known for its exports of shrimp and used automobile parts.
Baiyoke Tower II The Baiyoke Tower II, situated on the Rajprarop Road in the Ratchathewi district of Bangkok, Thailand, is the country's tallest building. It contains the Baiyoke Sky Hotel, the tallest hotel in south-east Asia and the third-tallest all-hotel structure in the world, with 673 guest rooms.
Baiyun International Airport Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was the main airport in Guangzhou, China, until August 5, 2004, when it was replaced by the identically named Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, some 17 kilometers away.
Baize Baize is a coarse woollen (or in cheaper variants cotton) cloth, sometimes incorrectly called "felt" in American English based on a similarity in appearance, often coloured red or green. It is often used on snooker and billiards tables (it is the green cloth that covers the top and is often referred to as 'the green baize').
Baizhang Baizhang Huaihai (Chinese: 百丈懷海; pinyin: Bǎizhàng Huáihái; Wade-Giles: Pai-chang Huai-hai; Japanese: Hyakujo Ekai) (720-814) was a Chinese Zen master during the Tang Dynasty. He was a dharma heir of Mazu Daoyi (Wade-Giles: Ma-tsu Tao-i).
Baja 1000 Baja 1000 is an off-road race that takes place on Mexico's Baja California Peninsula in the fall. The event includes various types of vehicle classes such as small and large bore motorcycles, stock VW, production vehicles, buggies, trucks, and custom fabricated race vehicles.
Baja Arizona Baja Arizona is an informal designation for the region of Arizona south of the Gila River and north of Sonora, Mexico (the section of the state added by the Gadsden Purchase). Baja Arizona includes the Tucson metropolitan area, as well as the cities of Tombstone, Willcox, Safford, Sierra Vista, Nogales, Douglas, Casa Grande, Gila Bend and Yuma.
Baja California Baja California (literally "lower California" in Spanish) is the northernmost state of Mexico. It is sometimes informally referred to as Baja California Norte or Baja California del Norte, to distinguish it from both the Baja California peninsula, of which it forms the northern half, and Baja California Sur, the adjacent state that covers the southern half of the peninsula.
Baja California collared lizard The Baja California collared lizard (Crotaphytus vestigium) is a large-bodied species of lizard with a broad head, short snout, granular scales, and two distinct black collar markings. The collar markings are separated at the dorsal midline by more than 12 pale scales.
Baja California peninsula The Baja California Peninsula or Lower California is a peninsula in the west of Mexico. It extends some 775 miles (1250 km) from Tijuana in the north to Cabo San Lucas in the south, separating the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California (or "Sea of Cortés").
Baja California Sur Baja California Sur is one of the 31 States of Mexico, occupying the part of the Baja California Peninsula south of the 28th parallel. It is bordered to the north by the state of Baja California, to the west by the Pacific Ocean, and to the east by the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortés.
Baja Fresh Baja Fresh is a restaurant chain of fresh Mexican style restaurants founded in Newbury Park, California, United States in 1990 by Jim and Linda Magglos. Categorized as a "fast-casual" restaurant, the quality and preparation time of its food is between that of a fast-food restaurant and a more formal restaurant.
Baja Mali Knindža Baja Mali Knindža (Serbian: Баја Мали Книнџа), whose real name is Mirko Pajčin, is a Serbian turbo folk singer. He was born on 13 October 1966 in the village of Gubin, near Livno, Bosnia, then Yugoslavia.
Baja Marimba Band The Baja Marimba Band was a musical group led by marimba player Julius Wechter. Wechter, who'd composed the song Spanish Flea for Herb Alpert, was encouraged to form his own group for Alpert and partner Jerry Moss' A&M Records, and in 1964 the Baja Marimba Band was born, using session men to supplement Wechter.
Bajaga i Instruktori Bajaga i Instruktori (Serbian: Бајага и Инструктори; trans: “Bajaga and the Instructors”) are a highly popular rock band from Serbia. The group was founded in Belgrade in 1984 by composer, lyricist and guitarist Momčilo Bajagić, and continue to record music today.
Bajaj Avenger The Bajaj Avenger is a cruiser indigenously conceptualized and produced by Bajaj Auto. It draws the styling and other design cues from the Bajaj Eliminator which had an air-cooled, Single cylinder Kawasaki engine and was sold at a premium.
Bajaj Pulsar The Bajaj Pulsar is a motorcycle brand owned by Bajaj Auto in India. The two wheeler was developed by the product engineering division of Bajaj Auto in association with famous Japanese design house Tokyo R&DAsian technological entrepreneur.
Bajan Bajan or as called by the industrialised world Barbadian Creole is an English-based creole language spoken by persons on the West Indian island of Barbados. Bajan uses a mixture of West African idioms and expressions along with English to produce a unique Barbadian/West Indian vocabulary and speech pattern.
Bajazet (opera) Bajazet (pronounced ; also called Il TamerlanoNot to be confused with the opera of the same name by Handel) is an Italian opera composed by Antonio Vivaldi in 1735. Its libretto was written by Agostino Piovene.
BajĂ­o The BajĂ­o is a region of central Mexico that includes the plain south of the Sierra de Guanajuato, in the state of Guanajuato. It is characterized by its highly technified agriculture, with annual precipitation on the order of 700 mm on average (one of the highest in the country).
Bajhang District Bajhang district, a part of Seti zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Chainpur as its district headquarters, covers an area of 3,422 sq km and has a population (2001) of 167,026.
Baji Prabhu Deshpande Baji Prabhu Deshpande (Marathi: बाजी प्रभू देशपांडे) (died 1660) was one of the lieutenants (also known as sardar) of Chattrapati Shivaji, founder of the Maratha empire. The legend of Baji Prabhu is intricately linked with the final battle during Shivaji's escape from Fort Panhala, where he played a key role in the final battle.
Baji Rao I Shrimant Baji Rao Vishwanath Bhatt (August 181699- April 25 1740), also known as Baji Rao I, was a noted general who served as Peshwa (Prime Minister) to the fourth Maratha Chhatrapati (King) Shahu between 1719 until Baji Rao's death. He is also known as Thorala (Marathi for Elder) Baji Rao.
Bajo de la Carpa Formation The Bajo de la Carpa Formation is a geologic formation that outcrops in Patagonia, in the provinces of Río Negro and Neuquén, Argentina. It is the first of two formations belonging to the Río Colorado Subgroup within the Neuquén Group.
Bajo Nuevo Bank The Bajo Nuevo Bank (also called the Petrel Islands) is a small, uninhabited reef with some small islets, covered with grass, located in the western Caribbean Sea at 15°53'N 78°33'W, with a lighthouse on Low Cay at 15°51'N 78°38'W.
Bajo sexto A bajo sexto (Spanish: "lower sixth") is a type of 12 string guitar used in Mexican music. It is used primarily in norteño music of northeastern Mexico and across the border in the music of south Texas known as "Tex-Mex," "conjunto," or "música mexicana-tejana".
Bajofondo Tango Club Bajofondo Tango Club is a South American music band consisting of seven musicians from Argentina and Uruguay. Often compared to Gotan Project, their music is a fusion of acoustic tango and electronic music, part of an evolving tango genre which is known as "Electrotango" or "Tango Fusion", which is greatly helping to bring tango back into the mainstream.
Bajoran Bajorans, a race of humanoids in the fictional Star Trek universe, were introduced in the Next Generation series and played an integral part in the Deep Space Nine series. In their TNG debut episode "Ensign Ro", a (faked) recording by a Bajoran terrorist identifies his people as the Bajora, but this term has only been used again twice.
Bajoran Resistance In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Bajoran Resistance (or sometimes, Bajoran Underground) refers to the anti-Cardassian forces of the planet Bajor. The resistance consisted of an unknown number of small autonomous terrorist cells including the Shaakar Resistance Cell and the Kohn-Ma spliter cell.
Bajos de Haina Bajos de Haina, also known simply as Haina, is a town and municipality in the San CristĂłbal (province), of the Dominican Republic. In 1993 the population was estimated at 68,261, but recent estimates in 2005 claimed the population was as high as 140,175.
Bajour (musical) Bajour is a Broadway musical that first opened on 23 Nov1964 at the Shubert Theatre, with music and lyrics by Walter Marks, and book by Ernest Kinoy based on stories by Joseph Mitchell originally published in The New Yorker. The show is set in New York City and Newark, NJ in the mid-1960s.
Bajourou Bajourou (meaning 'big strings' or 'big tune') is the name given to a strain of Malian (Mali) pop music usually played at weddings and social gatherings. Though now predominantly electric, its roots were in 60's acoustic music that borrowed patterns from the kora and the donsongoni (a hunting harp/guitar) and transferred them to acoustic guitars.
Bajrak In Albania, a Bajrak (pronounced "bayrak", the Albanian single "r" being akin to the English "r", definite form bajraku — "the" bajrak, plural indefinite bajrakë — "bajraks", plural definite bajrakët — "the" bajraks) is a traditional political entity in the Geg-inhabited northern Albanian territories under a single head, the bajraktar.
Bajrakitiyabha Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha (born 7 December 1978), the first grandchild of King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit of Thailand, is the eldest daughter of HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajralongkorn and HRH Princess Soamsavali.
Bajrakli Mosque, Belgrade The Bajrakli Mosque (also spelled Bayrakli) is a mosque in Belgrade, located in Gospodar Jevremova street in the neighbourhood of Dorćol. It was built between 1660 and 1688 and is the only mosque in the Serbian capital out of the 80 that had existed during the time of the Ottoman Empire's occupation of Serbia.
Bajram Curri (town) Bajram Curri is a town in Northern Albania on the border with Kosovo, in a remote, mostly mountainous region, water from the mountains flow into the waters of the Valbona River, famous for reported having the clearest river water in Albania. The town is named after Bajram Curri, a national hero of the early 20th century.
Bajram Kosumi Bajram Kosumi (born March 20, 1960, in Tuxhec, Kosovska Kamenica - Kosovo, then part of Yugoslavia) is an ethnic Albanian politician in Kosovo, a Serbian province under UN administration. He was the Prime Minister of Kosovo for the best part of a year, from March 23, 2005 until March 1, 2006 and the deputy chairman of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo.
Bajrang Dal Bajrang Dal (, ) is the youth wing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), and one of the Sangh Parivar family of organizations based on the core ideology of Hindutva. Founded on October 1 1984 in Uttar Pradesh, India, it has since spread throughout India.
Baju Ban Riyan Baju Ban Riyan (born 13 March, 1941) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Tripura East constituency of Tripura and is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) political party.
Bajuni Islands The Bajuni Islands or Baajun Islands are an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, on the southern coast of Somalia, from Kismayu to Ras Kiyemboni (not to be confusen with Ras Kamboni). They lie at the northern end of a string of reefs which also include Zanzibar and Pemba.
Bajuni people The Bajuni people belong to the coastal region of East Africa, in particular northern Kenya and southern Somalia. They are traditionally sailors or fishermen, as well as pursuing other trades such as metalwork.
Bajura District Bajura district, a part of Seti zone, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal, a landlocked country of South Asia. The district, with Martadi as its district headquarters, covers an area of 2,188 sq km and has a population (2001) of 108,781.
Bajwa Group The Bajwa Group is a commercial group based in the city of Narowaal, Punjab,Pakistan. The group owns agricultural land, a transport business in the Punjab, rice mills, filling stations and businesses in Saudi Arabia.
Bajwe The Bajwe (French Badjoué) are an ethnic group inhabiting the rain forest zone of southeastern Cameroon. The Bajwe live south of Massaména in the East Province in a region south of the Bekol and west of the Nzime.
Bajya Bajya (Hindi:बाज्या) or Bajia or Bajyar is a gotra of Jats found in Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana in India. In Mahabharata on the Chapter "Sabha Parva" We find a mention of the Bajia gotra.
Bak kut teh Bak kut teh is a Chinese soup concoction popularly served in Malaysia, Singapore and also states of neighbouring countries like Batam of Indonesia and Hat Yai of Thailand. Generally it is cooked in a clay pot with various parts of the pig, varieties of mushroom, lettuce, and dried tofu sheets or pieces .
Bak Mei Bak Mei (Chinese: 白眉, literally White Eyebrows; also known as Pai Mei, Pei Mei, Bai Mei, Pak Mei) is said to have been one of the legendary Five Elders — survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Temple by the Qing Dynasty imperial regime (1644–1912) — who, according to some accounts, betrayed Shaolin to the imperial government. He shares his name with the Southern Chinese martial art attributed to him.
Bak Middle School of the Arts Bak Middle School of the Arts is an art magnet middle school in Mangonia Park, just north of West Palm Beach, Florida. The school's campus was formerly that of Dreyfoos School of the Arts (DSOA), which enrolled students from the 7th to the 12th grades.
Bak-Sneppen model The Bak-Sneppen model is a simple model of co-evolution between interacting species. It was developed to show how self-organized criticality may explain key features of the fossil record, such as the distribution of sizes of extinction events and the phenomenon of punctuated equilibria.
Bak-Tang-Wiesenfeld sandpile In physics, the Bak-Tang-Wiesenfeld "sandpile" model is the first discovered example of a dynamical system displaying self-organized criticality. It is named after Per Bak, Chao Tang and Kurt Wiesenfeld.
Baka (Cameroon and Gabon) The Baka, also known as Bebayaka, Bebayaga, Bibaya, or Babinga, are a Pygmy ethnic group inhabiting the southeastern rain forests of Cameroon, northern Congo (Brazzaville), northern Gabon, and southwestern Central African Republic. They are sometimes mistakenly called a subgroup of the Twa pygmies, but the two peoples are not closely related.
Bakaara Market The Bakaara Market (also spelled Bakara) is the Mogadishu open market, the largest in Somalia. "Bakaara" means "cow" in Arabic (for example, the second and longest book of the Qu'ran is Al-Baqara, The Cow), and the market remains a key destination for livestock trading.
Bakaffa Bakaffa was (throne name Asma Sagad, later Masih Sagad Ge'ez መሲህ ሰገድ, "to whom the anointed bows") (May 18 1721 – September 1730) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was a son of Emperor Iyasu I and brother to Emperors Tekle Haymanot I and Dawit III.
Bakal Bakal () is a town in Satkinsky District, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Western slopes of the Ural Mountains 264 km west from Chelyabinsk, on the railroad branch Chelyabinsk–Ufa. Population: 22,314 (2002 Census); 24,101 (1989 Census).
Bakalai Bakalai (Bakale, Bangouens), a Bantu negroid tribe inhabiting a wide tract of French Congo between the river Ogowe and 2 S. They appear to be immigrants from the south-east, and have been supposed to be connected racially with the Galoa, one of the Mpongwe tribes and the chief river-people of the Ogowe.
Bakari Sagna Bacari Sagna (born February 14 1983 in Sens, Bourgogne) is a French soccer right-sided defender who has been playing for AJ Auxerre in the top division of French soccer since the 2004-5 season. Sagna has played for the French under-21 team during the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
Bakassi Bakassi is the peninsular extension of the African territory of Calabar into the Atlantic Ocean. It is currently ruled by Cameroon following the transfer of sovereignty from neighbouring Nigeria following a judgment by the International Court of Justice.
Bakasura Bakasura (also called Bakāsura, Baka, Vaka) (बकासुर) a great Asura who lived near the city of Ekachakra, and forced the Raja of the place to send him daily a large quantity of provisions, which he devoured, and not only the provisions, but the men who carried them. Under the directions of Kunti, her son Bhima took the provisions, and when the demon struck him, a terrific combat followed; each one tore up trees by the roots and belaboured the other, till Bhima seized the demon by the legs and tore him asunderto the great relief of the citizens.
Bakırçay Bakırçay (ancient name: Caicus also Caïcus (Greek: Καϊκος or Καϊκός, transliterated as Kaïkos, formerly Astraeus or Astræus) is the ancient name of a river of Asia Minor that rises in the Temnus mountains and flows through Lydia, Mysia, and Aeolis before debouching into the Elaeatic Gulf. (Herodotus vi.
Bakırköy Bakırköy is a large, densely populated middle class residential suburb of İstanbul, Turkey on its European side, between the E5 main road and on the coast of the Sea of Marmara. Bakırköy is an important shopping and commercial center for İstanbul.
Bake sale A bake sale is a fundraising activity where baked goods such as doughnuts, cupcakes and cookies, sometimes along with ethnic baked goods, are sold. Bake sales are usually held by small, non-profit organizations, such as clubs, school groups and charitable organizations.
Bake-out Bake-out is a term used in several areas of technology, fabrication, and in building construction, referring to the act of using heat and sometimes a vacuum to release volatile compounds from something as a form of cleaning or processing. Bake-out is an artificial acceleration of the process of outgassing.
Baked Alaska Baked Alaska (also known as glace au four, omelette à la norvégienne, Norwegian omelette and omelette surprise) is a dessert made of ice cream (ideally straight from the freezer) placed in a pie dish lined with slices of sponge cake or Christmas pudding and topped with meringue. The entire dessert is then placed in an extremely hot oven just long enough to firm the meringue.
Baked ziti Baked ziti is a popular baked Italian casserole dish made with ziti macaroni and sauce. In many recipes, the ziti is first cooked separately while a tomato and cheese sauce is prepared, which may include meat, sausage, mushrooms, peppers, onions, and more.
Bakemon Bakemon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise. A Ghost Digimon, Bakemon is said to be a product of "Death Evolution", when a Digimon's data is incompletely deleted that results in an undead-type Digimon.
Bakeneko A is, in Japanese folklore, a cat with supernatural abilities akin to those of the fox or raccoon dog. A cat may become a bakeneko in a number of ways: it may reach a certain age, be kept for a certain number of years, grow to a certain size, or be allowed to keep a long tail.

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