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Banach space In mathematics, Banach spaces (pronounced “Bah-nack”), named after Stefan Banach who studied them, are one of the central objects of study in functional analysis. Many of the infinite-dimensional function spaces studied in functional analysis are examples of Banach spaces.
Banach-Alaoglu theorem The Banach-Alaoglu theorem (also known as Alaoglu's theorem) states that the closed unit ball of the dual space of a normed vector space is compact in the weak* topology. A common proof identifies the unit ball with the weak* topology as a closed subset of a product of compact sets with the product topology.
Banach–Mazur game In mathematics, in particular in general topology and set theory, a Banach-Mazur game is a game played between two players, trying to pin down elements in a set (space). The concept of a Banach-Mazur game is closely related to the concept of Baire spaces.
Banach–Tarski paradox First stated by Stefan Banach and Alfred Tarski in 1924, the Banach-Tarski paradox or Hausdorff-Banach-Tarski paradox is the famous "doubling the ball" paradox, which states that by using the axiom of choice it is possible to take a solid ball in 3-dimensional space, cut it up into finitely many (non-measurable) pieces and, moving them using only rotations and translations, reassemble the pieces into two balls of the same radius as the original. Banach and Tarski intended this proof to be evidence in favor of rejecting the axiom of choice, but the nature of the proof is such that most mathematicians take it to mean that the axiom of choice merely results in bizarre and unintuitive consequences.
Banachiewicz (crater) Banachiewicz is a largely degraded lunar crater that is located near the eastern limb of the Moon. Portions of the western and southwest rim still survive as low ridges in the surface, while the remainder is a jumble of irregular terrain with little definition.
Banal oven The four banal (English: banal oven) was a common municipal institution in medieval France. Generally ovens were owned by the feudal lord of the municipality and operated by an ovenmaster or fournier; personal ovens were generally outlawed, requiring users of the communal oven to pay a fee to the fournier to cook their food.
Banality of Evil The Banality of Evil is a phrase coined in 1963 by Hannah Arendt in her work Eichmann in Jerusalem. It describes the thesis that the great evils in history generally, and the Holocaust in particular, were not executed by fanatics or sociopaths but rather by very ordinary people who accepted the premises of their state and therefore participated with the view that their actions were normal and ordinary.
Banana Banana is the common name used for herbaceous, cultigenic plants in the genus Musa, which, because of their size and structure, are often mistaken for trees. Bananas are cultivated for their fruit which bear the same name, and to a lesser extent for the production of fibre and as ornamental plants.
Banana bag A banana bag is a bag of IV fluids containing multivitamins (MVI). The bags typically contain MVIs, Thiamine and Folic acid, sometimes Magnesium sulfate, and are usually used to replenish nutritional deficiencies or correct a wrong chemical balance in the human body.
Banana belt The term "banana belt" is a typical informal geographic term used to describe a relatively small region in an area (such as a state, a part of a state, a mountain range, etc.) which enjoys warmer weather conditions than the region as a whole, especially in the wintertime.
Banana boat A banana boat (or water sled), often referred to simply as a banana, is an unpowered recreational boat designed to be pulled by a larger boat. Riders sit astride a large tube which is supported by two smaller tubes which provide balance and footrests, allowing them to experience some of the thrill of moving fast and close to the water much more easily and safely than by water-skiing or surfing and they are therefore a popular ride for children.
Banana boat (food) A banana boat is a traditional campfire treat consisting of a banana filled with marshmallow and chocolate wrapped in aluminum foil and cooked in an open fire. Sometimes the banana boat is topped with caramel sauce prior to cooking.
Banana bond In chemistry, the term banana bond is used to refer to bent bonds in three different contexts: 1) small ring molecules; 2) an alternate representation of the double and triple bonds; and 3) three-center two electron bonds. The name is due to the similarity between the shape of the bond and that of a banana.
Banana Boat Banana Boat is a Polish male vocal quintet, specializing in contemporary songs of the sea as well as in close-harmony interpretations of classical sea shanties, and recently (as of 2005) also experimenting with other genres of music (Christmas carols, popular songs, jazz compositions).
Banana Boat Song The Banana Boat Song is a traditional Jamaican Calypso folk song, whose best-known version was sung by Harry Belafonte and is the most well-known calypso. It is a song from the point of view of dock workers working the night shift loading bananas onto ships.
Banana connector A banana connector (commonly banana plug for the male, banana jack for the female) is a single-wire (one conductor) electrical connector, widely used in science laboratories for temporarily joining wires to equipment. It consists of a cylindrical metal pin about 25 mm (one inch) long, with a diameter of 4 mm, which can be inserted into a matching 4 mm socket to make an electrical contact.
Banana cream pie Banana cream pie, or Banana creme pie, is a banana variant of cream pie. It is a dessert originating from China often comprised of the following ingredients: a baked pie crust (sometimes made from graham flour), sugar, flour, salt, milk, eggs, butter, vanilla, and bananas and banana flavored crust.
Banana Doughnut theory The Banana Doughnut theory is a model in Seismic tomography that describes the shape of the Fresnel zone along the entire ray path. This theory suggests that the area that influences the ray velocity is the surrounding material and not the infinitesimally small ray path.
Banana ketchup Banana Ketchup is made in the Philippines from bananas, mashed, with sugar, vinegar, and spices and red food coloring. It was said to have been invented during the Japanese Occupation of the country, 1942-45, when American-made condiments became virtually impossible to find.
Banana leaf rice Banana leaf rice is South Indian food. What's special about Banana leaf rice is that the white rice is served on a banana leaf with an assortment of vegetables, curried meat or fish, papadum, and is best eaten with your hands.
Banana money Banana money is an informal term given to a type of currency issued by Imperial Japan during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore, and was named as such because of the motifs of banana trees on the banknotes. It was in widespread use within the occupied territories where the previous currency became a scarcity.
Banana republic Banana republic is a pejorative term for a small, often Latin American or Caribbean country that is politically unstable, dependent on limited agriculture, and ruled by a small, wealthy and corrupt clique put in power by the United States government in conjunction with the CIA and the US business lobby. The term was coined by O.
Banana Republicans Banana Republicans: How the Right Wing Is Turning America Into a One-Party State (ISBN 1-58542-342-4) is a book by Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber of the Center for Media and Democracy. It was published in 2004.
Banana River The Banana River is actually a lagoon that lies between Cape Canaveral and Merritt Island in Brevard County, Florida in the USA. It is part of the Indian River Lagoon system, and flows to the south into the Indian River; it is the only part of the lagoon system not in the Intracoastal Waterway.
Banana slug The banana slug (Ariolimax) is a genus of mollusk, although when used in the context of a species banana slug usually refers to the Pacific banana slug (Ariolimax columbianus). Banana slugs are usually bright yellow (somewhat resembling a banana) although they may also be green, brown, or white.
Banana Splits The Banana Splits Adventure Hour, syndicated as The Banana Splits and Friends Show, was an hour-long American package television program featuring both live action and animated segments, that ran for 31 episodes on NBC Saturday mornings from September 7, 1968 to September 5, 1970. The series was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions; the Banana Splits characters were designed by Sid and Marty Krofft; the series' sponsor was Kellogg's Cereals.
Banana, Cape Verde Banana (also in Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK) is a village situated at the heart of Santiago Island in Cape Verde. The village is linked with the road linking Praia and Assomada which is approximately 50 km away from the capital.
Bananadine Bananadine is a fictional psychoactive substance which is allegedly extracted from banana peels. A recipe for its extraction from banana peel was originally published as a hoax in the Berkeley Barb in March 1967.
Bananafish Magazine Bananafish is a magazine begun in 1987 in San Francisco, California, by Seymour Glass, focusing on various aspects of underground culture, particularly musical genres such as noise music. The style of the magazine was a mix of interviews, articles, fiction, and music reviews, often written in Glass's absurdist, stream-of-consciousness writing style, which at times bordered on nonsense.
Bananaquit The Bananaquit, Coereba flaveola, is a passerine bird, the only member of the genus Coereba and was originally placed within the family Coerebidae, although it is not placed into a family anymore because of uncertain taxomomy and is assigned Incertae sedis because of the uncertain taxonmomy Dunn, John L. and Alderfer, Jonathan, "National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Fifth Edition" ISBN 0-7922-5314-0 .
Bananas Foster Bananas Foster is a dessert made from bananas and vanilla ice cream, with the sauce made from butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, dark rum, and banana liqueur. The butter, sugar and bananas are cooked, and then the alcohol is added and ignited.
Banani International Secondary School Banani International Secondary School is an international girls' secondary school (grades 8-12) in Banani, Zambia. It is a non-profit institution and follows the principals of the Bahá'í Faith, although students of all religious backgrounds are admitted.
Banaras - A Mystic Love Story Banaras - A Mystic Love Story is the name of an Indian Bollywood film directed by Pankuj Parashar released in 2006. The film takes place in the Hindu Holy city of Varanasi (a city for the pilgrimage of millions of Hindu worshippers annually) and is centered around the relationship of a young woman with her parents and her lover.
Banaroo Banaroo is a German pop group, who have had several successful singles in countries including Germany and Switzerland. The group is made up of two males and two females, and their musical style can be compared to that of other successful European groups, such as Alcazar, the Fast Food Rockers and the Vengaboys.
Banarsi Prasad Saxena Banarsi Prasad Saxena was a very eminent historian who was associated with the Allahabad University. He was a known authority on Emperor Shah Jahan and his magnum opus Shah Jahan of Dilli is regarded as the most authoritative text of that period.
Banaskantha district Banaskantha is a district in Northeast of Gujarat state of India. The region is presumably named after the West Banas River which runs through the valley between Mount Abu and Aravalli Range, entering into the plains of Gujarat in this region and flowing towards the Rann of Kutch.
Banastre Tarleton General Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet, GCB (August 21, 1754–January 25, 1833) was a British soldier and politician. His reputation for ruthlessness earned him the nickname "Bloody Ban" and "Butcher" amongst American revolutionists.
Banat The Banat (Romanian: Banat, Serbian: Банат or Banat, Hungarian: Bánát or Bánság, German: Banat, Slovak: Banát, Banat Bulgarian: Banát) is a geographical and historical region of Central Europe currently divided between three countries: the eastern part lies in Romania (the counties of Timiş, Caraş-Severin, Arad, and Mehedinţi), the western part in Serbia (the Serbian Banat, mostly included in the Vojvodina region, except for a small part included in Central Serbia), and a small northern part in Hungary (Csongrád county).
Banat Bulgarians The Banat Bulgarians (, banatski balgari, endonym palćene and banátsći balgare) are a Bulgarian minority group living mostly in the Romanian part of the historical region of the Banat. They are Roman Catholic by confession and stem from groups of Paulicians and Roman Catholics from northern and northwestern Bulgaria (around Nikopol, Chiprovtsi, Svishtov).
Banat of Temeswar The Banat of Temeswar (German: Temeswarer Banat, Romanian: Banatul Timişoarei, Serbian: Tamiški Banat or Тамишки Банат, Hungarian: Temesi Bánság) was a Habsburg province that existed between 1718 and 1778. It was located in the present day region of Banat, which was named after this province.
Banat Republic The Banat Republic (Romanian: Republica Bănăţeană, German: Banater Republik, Serbian: Banatska republika or Банатска република, Hungarian: Bánáti köztársaság) was a short-lived state, proclaimed in Timişoara, on October 31, 1918, as the Austro-Hungarian Empire collapsed. The republic was an attempt to preserve the integrity of the multi-ethnic Banat region in the face of claims from rival nations.
Banat Swabians The Banat Swabians are an ethnic German population in Southeast Europe, part of the Danube Swabians, who immigrated over 200 years ago from different parts of Southern Germany into the Banat, since it had been sparsely populated after wars with Turkey. This formerly strong and important German minority has now become quite small, many of its members having returned to Germany as a result of the Second World War and again for economic reasons after 1990.
Banat, BaÄŤka and Baranja The Banat, BaÄŤka and Baranja was a de facto existing province of the Kingdom of Serbia and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes between October 1918 and March 1919. It included geographical regions of Banat, BaÄŤka, and Baranja.
Banate, Iloilo Banate is a coastal town in the northern part of the Province of Iloilo, Region VI (Western Visayas), Philippines. It is primarily a fishing and agricultural town which has a population of 27,263 inhabitants in 5,279 households as shown by the census of 2000.
Banatsko Aranđelovo Banatsko Aranđelovo (Банатско Аранђелово) is a village located in the Novi Kneževac municipality, in the North Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.
Banatsko Novo Selo Banatsko Novo Selo (Банатско Ново Село) is a village in northern Serbia, situated in the municipality of Pančevo, South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 7,345 people (2002 census).
Banatsko Veliko Selo Banatsko Veliko Selo (Банатско Велико Село) is a village in the Kikinda municipality, in the North Banat District of the Republic of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.
Banaue Rice Terraces The Banaue Rice Terraces are 2000-year old terraces that were carved into the mountains of Ifugao in the Philippines by ancestors of the Batad indigenous people. It is commonly thought that the terraces were built with minimal equipment, largely by hand.
Banausos Banausos (Ancient Greek , plural , banausoi) is an epithet of the class of manual laborers or artisans in Ancient Greece. The related abstract noun – banausia is defined by Hesychius as "every craft () [conducted] by means of fire", reflecting the folk etymology of the word as coming from (baunos) "furnace" and (auō) "to dry".
Banawá The Banawá (also Banawa, Banavá, Jafí, Kitiya, Banauá) are an indigenous group of just seventy people 1994, living along the Banawá River in the Amazonas State, Brazil, where they are concentrated in a single village and two smaller settlements containing a single extended family each. The Banawá, who call themselves Kitiya, speak an Arauan language.
Banbhori Banbhori (also spelt as Banbhauri) is a village in Hisar (also known as Hissar) district of Haryana province of northwestern India. The place is known for its local deity (Devi), which is worshipped by people who originally hail from around that area.
Banbury cakes Banbury cakes are a kind of spiced, currant-filled, flat pastry cake similar to an Eccles cake - although they are more oval in shape - once made and sold exclusively in Banbury. Banbury cakes have been made in the region to secret recipes since 1586 or earlier and they are still made, but not in as much quantity.
Banbury District and Lord Jersey FA The Banbury District and Lord Jersey FA is a football competition based in Oxfordshire, England. The league has a total of four divisions, of which the highest, the Premier Division, sits at level 13 of the English football league system and is a feeder to the Oxfordshire Senior Football League.
Banbury Guardian newspaper The Banbury Guardian is a local newspaper for Banbury (in Oxfordshire, England) and the surrounding area. The current editor is Paul Napior, the paper is published on a Thursday and the office is situated at 7 North Bar, Banbury.
Banbury Road Banbury Road is a major arterial road in Oxford, England, running from St Giles' at the south end, north towards Banbury through the leafy suburb of North Oxford and Summertown, with its local shopping centre. Parallel and to the west is the Woodstock Road, which it meets at the junction with St Giles'.
Banbury United F.C. Banbury United are a football club based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, who currently play in the British Gas Business Southern League. They are nicknamed The Puritans and they play their home matches at the Spencer Stadium.
Banburyshire Banburyshire is an informal area of England that is centred on the market town of Banbury. The county of Oxfordshire has two main commercial centres, the city of Oxford itself that serves most of the south of the county, and Banbury that serves the north plus significant parts of the neighbouring counties of Northamptonshire and Warwickshire.
Banc Banc (also banc-corp, bancorp, or bancorporation) is a marketing term (chiefly used in the United States) for the non-banking arms of a financial conglomerate that has "Bank" in its common name. For instance, if the original company was known as Bank of America the new investment banking entity is known as Banc of America Securities LLC or Bank of Manhattan, then its insurance business might be known as "Banc of Manhattan Insurance" and its holding company might be called "Manhattan Bancorp".
Banc d'Arguin National Park The Banc d'Arguin National Park (French: Parc National du Banc d'Arguin) lies on the west coast of Mauritania between Nouakchott and Nouadhibou. The World Heritage Site is a major breeding site for migratory birds.
Banc du Geyser Banc du Geysir (also Banc du Geyser) is a mostly submerged reef in the Mozambique Channel's northeastern part, 125 km northeast from Mayotte, 112 km southwest of the Îles Glorieuses, and 200 km off the northwestern coast of Madagascar, at . It is a dangerous oval-shaped reef 8 km long and 5 km wide, becoming exposed only at low tides, excluding some rock formations in the southern part of the reef.
Banc Du Banc Du is a prominent, fairly flat-topped southwards-projecting promontory of Foel Eryr, at about 334m OD at the west end of the Preseli Hills in north Pembrokeshire, Wales. First spotted in July 1990 during an aerial photographic survey of the region, this hilltop enclosure consists of two non-concentric and incomplete earthworks that define a roughly oval area around the hilltop, amidst a series of cultivation features and abandoned trackways.
Banc of America Securities Banc of America Securities LLC (BAS) is the investment banking subsidiary of Bank of America. The firm competes in both the domestic and international equity and investment banking markets, and pursues a strategy pioneered by Citigroup that combines corporate lending with investment banking advice and services.
Banca Comercială Română Banca Comercială Română (Romanian Commercial Bank) is the largest Romanian bank. As of end of 2005, it has assets in worth of €10 billion (of which more than €2 billion capital) and it is estimated that in 2005 it would have a profit of €250 million.
Banca Esperia Banca Esperia is the private bank of Mediobanca, Mediolanum & Partners. It was set up in July 2002 as a joint venture between Mediobanca and Mediolanum, with the aim of becoming the leading private bank in Italy for high net worth individuals.
Banca Transilvania Banca Transilvania, a bank corporation in Romania, was founded December 1993 in Cluj-Napoca by several local businessmen, with an initial capitalization of 2 billion Romanian lei (ROL) (approximately US$1 million); initial capitalization was 79% Romanian and 21% foreign.
Bancassurance Bancassurance is the term used to describe the sale of insurance products in a bank. The word is a combination of "banque or bank" and "assurance" signifying that both banking and insurance is provided by the same corporate entity.
Banciao City Banciao City (; Taiwanese POJ: Pang-kiô-chhī), also commonly spelled "Panchiao" (Wade-Giles) or "Banqiao" (Hanyu Pinyin), is the capital of Taipei County, Taiwan (Republic of China). It is the most populous county-controlled city in Taiwan.
BancNet BancNet (also spelled Bancnet) is an interbank network connecting the ATM networks of twenty-eight banks in the Philippines. It is the second-largest interbank network in the Philippines in terms of users and transactions, but is the largest interbank network in terms of member banks.
Banco (novel) Banco is a 1973 novel by Henri Charrière, it is a sequel to his previous novel Papillon. It document's Charrière's life in Venezuela, where he arrived after his escape from the penal colony on Devil's Island.
Banco Ambrosiano Banco Ambrosiano was an Italian bank which collapsed spectacularly in 1982. At the centre of the bank's failure was its chairman, Roberto Calvi and his membership in the illegal masonic lodge Propaganda Due (more commonly known as "P2") involved in Gladio's "strategy of tension" starting from the 1969 Piazza Fontana bombing.
Banco Bradesco Banco Bradesco, short for Banco Brasileiro de Descontos, that is 'Brazilian Discount Bank', is one of the Big Four banks in Brazil, the others being Banco do Brasil, Banco ItaĂş and Unibanco. Bradesco is the largest private bank in Brazil.
Banco Cabo-Verdiano de NegĂłcios The Banco Cabo-Verdiano de NegĂłcios (Portuguese meaning the "Bank of Cape Verde", Capeverdean Crioulo: Banku Kabuberdianu di NegĂłsius, SĂŁo Vicente: Bank' Kaboverdiano d' NgĂłcius) is a Cape Verdean banking service. The banking company is located in the second major city of Mindelo on SĂŁo Vicente Island in Cape Verde.
Banco Central burglary at Fortaleza The Banco Central burglary at Fortaleza was a bank robbery of the Banco Central in Fortaleza, a city in northeastern Brazil. It is one of the world's largest burglaries, along with the 1987 Knightsbridge Security Deposit robbery in London.
Banco Central de la RepĂşblica Dominicana The Banco Central de la RepĂşblica Dominicana (BCRD) was established by the Monetary and Banking Law of 1947 as the central bank of the Dominican Republic, responsible for regulating the country's monetary and banking system.
Banco Comercial do Atlântico The Banco Comercial do Atlântico (Portuguese meaning the "Atlantic Commercial Bank", Capeverdean Crioulo: Banku Komersial (or Kumersial) do Atlântiku, São Vicente: Bank' Komercial d' Atlântik') is a Cape Verdean banking service. The banking company is located in the largest city named Praia on Santiago Island in Cape Verde.
Banco de Cabo Verde The Banco de Cabo Verde (Portuguese meaning the "Bank of Cape Verde", Capeverdean Crioulo: Banku di Kabuberdi) is a Cape Verdean banking service. The banking company is located in the national capital of Praia on Santiago in Cape Verde.
Banco de Chile The Banco de Chile (Chile Bank), is the second biggest banking group of Chile, behind the Banco Santander Santiago followed by the BBVA Chile. Founded the 28 of October of 1893 by the fusion of the banks of Valparaiso (1855), National of Chile (1865) and Agriculturist (1869).
Banco de la NaciĂłn Argentina Banco de la NaciĂłn Argentina (English: Bank of the Argentine Nation) is a state-owned bank in Argentina, and the largest in the country's banking sector. It has 616 branches throughout the national territory and 14 branches abroad in 9 different countries (Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia, Santiago in Chile, AsunciĂłn in Paraguay, Rio de Janeiro and SĂŁo Paulo in Brazil, Panama City in Panama, Georgetown in the Cayman Islands, New York City and Miami in the United States, and Madrid in Spain), along with a representation office in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Banco de Oro Universal Bank 29%) (2005) de Oro Universal Bank (), commonly known as Banco de Oro, BDO, or sometimes BDO Unibank, is one of the largest banks in the Philippines], ranking fifth in terms of assets. It is owned by the [[SM Group of Companies, one of the country's largest conglomerates and owner of the SM chain of malls.
Banco de Oro-Equitable PCI Bank merger The Banco de Oro-Equitable PCI Bank merger is a plan by the SM Group of Companies and Banco de Oro Universal Bank, the fifth-largest bank in the Philippines, to merge with (although it is considered by some as an acquisition or even as a hostile takeover) Equitable PCI Bank, the third-largest bank. The merger is part of a long-term goal of Banco de Oro to become one of the largest names in the Philippine banking industry.
Banco de Portugal The Banco de Portugal is the central bank of the Republic of Portugal. Established by a royal charter of 19 November 1846 to act as a commercial bank and issuing bank, it came about as the result of a merger of the Banco de Lisboa and the Companhia de Confiança Nacional, an investment company specialised in the financing of the public debt.
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso Banco del Mutuo Soccorso is an Italian rock band having its origins in the spread of progressive rock from Britain to the continent in the 1970s. First recorded in 1972 under Ricordi, they are still active as of 2006 and have recorded 25 albums.
Banco EspĂ­rito Santo Banco EspĂ­rito Santo, whose official name is Banco EspĂ­rito Santo e Comercial de Lisboa, and which is known by the acronym BES, is a bank based in Lisbon, Portugal, and was founded in 1920. It is listed on the Euronext 100 index.
Banco Etcheverría Banco Etcheverría is the oldest bank in the Spanish financial system. It was founded in Betanzos, A Coruña (Spain) in 1717 by Juan Etcheverry, a French businessman established in Galice who also created a tanning factory.
Banco Filipino 37%) (2001) Filipino Savings and Mortgage Bank (), commonly known as Banco Filipino or BF, is one of the largest savings bank]s in the [[Philippines. It is known not only for its innovative offerings but also for its troubled history.
Banco Chinchorro Banco Chinchorro is a atoll reef near Belize that is one of the world's premiere shipwreck diving spots. The reef, which lies in Mexican waters in the Caribbean Sea, is home to at least nine shipwrecks, including two Spanish Galleons.
Banco Inter-Atlântico The Banco Inter-Atlântico (Portuguese meaning the "Inter-Atlantic Bank", Capeverdean Crioulo: Banku Inter-Atlântiku, São Vicente: Bank' Inter-Atlântik') is a Cape Verdean banking service. The banking company is located in in Cape Verde.
Banco Intercontinental Banco Intercontinental (or Baninter) was the second largest privately held commercial bank in the Dominican Republic before collapsing in 2003 in a spectacular fraud tied to political corruption. The resulting deficit of US$2.
Banco LeĂłn The Banco LeĂłn (Leon Bank) was formally introduced at a ceremony attended by former Dominican President HipĂłlito MejĂ­a on December 2, 2003. The bank represent a union between the Banco Professional and Banco Nacional de Credito (Bancredito).
Banco Nación Banco Nación is a rugby union club in Argentina; formally called Club Atlético Banco de la Nación Argentina (CABNA), it is based in Vicente López in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area, member of the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires (URBA).
Banco Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe Banco Nacional de São Tomé e Príncipe, or "National Bank of Sao Tome and Principe" in the English language, is the central bank of the Atlantic Ocean island nation of Sao Tome and Principe. This central bank is notable in that it also operates as a commercial bank.
Banco Nacional Ultramarino Banco Nacional Ultramarino, pron. , (in Macau, trading as 大西洋銀行 in Chinese, in English, National Overseas Bank) is a Portuguese bank with operations throughout the world, especially in Portugal's former colonies.
Bancomat Bancomat is the term used to refer to automatic teller machines in continental Europe and Russia. It is used in Western Europe, and in some parts of Central and Eastern Europe, although in Eastern Europe, the term ATM is used as well.
BancorpSouth Center The BancorpSouth Arena is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Tupelo, Mississippi, named for the locally-based BancorpSouth, a large multi-state commercial banking company. It was the home of the Tupelo FireAnts indoor football and the Tupelo T-Rex ice hockey teams, and in 2007 will be home to the Mississippi Mudcats American Indoor Football League team
Bancroft Award The Bancroft Award is an award of the Royal Society of Canada "given for publication, instruction, and research in the earth sciences that have conspicuously contributed to public understanding and appreciation of the subject". It is named in honour of Joseph Austin Bancroft (1882–1957).
Bancroft County, Iowa Bancroft County, Iowa was located in what today is the northern portion of Kossuth County. The county was established in 1851 by the Iowa General Assembly, but then abolished six years later in 1857 and the area joined to Kossuth County.
Bancroft Hall Bancroft Hall at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, is the largest single dormitory in the United States. Bancroft Hall, named after former Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft, is home for the entire brigade of 4,000 midshipmen, and contains some 1,700 rooms, five miles of corridors, and 33 acres of floor space.
Bancroft Mills Bancroft Mills is an abandoned mill complex along the Brandywine River in Wilmington, Delaware. It has been the site of some of the earliest and most famous mills from Wilmington and was the largest and longest running complex along the Brandywine.
Bancroft Prize The Bancroft Prize was established in 1948 with a bequest from Frederic Bancroft and is awarded by Columbia University for books about diplomacy or about the history of the Americas which were first published the year before.
Bancroft School of Massage Therapy Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the Bancroft School of Massage Therapy was founded in 1950 by Henry LaFleur, proprietor of the Bancroft Health Center, a facility specializing in Swedish Massage and Sports Massage since 1938. He purchased the George School of Massage in Boston, Massachusetts, moved it to Worcester, and renamed it the Bancroft School of Massage.

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