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BasicX BasicX is a free programming language designed specifically for NetMedia's BX-24 microcontroller and based on the BASIC programming language. It is used in the design of robotics projects such as the Robodyssey Systems Mouse robot.
Basidiocarp A basidiocarp, or basidioma (plural: basidiomata), is the sporocarp of a basidiomycete, the multi-cellular structure on which the spore-producing hymenium is borne. Basidiocarps are characteristic of the hymenomycetes; rusts and smuts do not produce such structures.
Basil Arthur Horsfall Basil Arthur Horsfall (October 4, 1887 - March 27, 1918) was a Ceylonese recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Born on October 4, 1887 in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Horsfall was educated at schools in Colombo and England.
Basil Bernstein Basil Bernstein (1 November1924-24 September2000) was a British sociologist and linguist, known for his work in the sociology of education. He wrote on the language of schoolchildren, and was an influential theorist of comprehensive education.
Basil Blackwell Sir Basil Blackwell (1889–1984) was born Henry Blackwell in Oxford, England. He was the son of the founder of Blackwell's bookshop in Oxford, which went on to become the Blackwell's family publishing and bookshop empire, located on Broad Street in central Oxford.
Basil Boioannes Basil III, called Boioannes (Βασίλειος Βοϊωάννης) in Greek and Bugiano in Italian, was the Byzantine catepan of Italy (1018-1028) and one of the greatest Byzantine generals of his time. He reestablished Byzantium as a major force in southern Italy after centuries of decline, yet the Norman adventurers introduced into the power structure of the Mezzogiorno would be the eventual beneficiaries.
Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough Basil Stanlake Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough, Bt, KG, CBE, MC, PC (June 9 1888 – August 18 1973) was a British Ulster Unionist politician. He held several ministerial positions in the Government of Northern Ireland.
Basil Butcher Basil Fitzherbert Butcher (born September 3, 1933, Port Mourant, British Guiana (now Guyana)) is a former West Indian cricketer who played in 44 Tests from 1958 to 1969. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1970.
Basil Cardinal Hume Basil Cardinal Hume OM OSB (March 2, 1923 – June 17, 1999) was an English prelate, the Archbishop of Westminster (1976–1999) and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales (1979–1999). Cardinal Hume was, until his death, the spiritual leader of English and Welsh Catholics.
Basil Clarke Sir Basil Clarke (1879-12 Dec 1947) was an early pioneer of public relations (PR). He also acted as a war correspondent in the First World War, later writing a book of his experiences entitled My Round of the War.
Basil de Ferranti Basil Reginald Vincent Zianai de Ferranti 2 July 1930 – 24 September 1988 was a British businessman and a Conservative Party politician. He was the grandson of the electrical engineer and inventor Sebastian de Ferranti.
Basil Embry Air Chief Marshal Sir Basil Edward Embry GCB KBE DSO and 3 bars DFC AFC RAF (28 February, 1902 – 8 December, 1977) was a senior Royal Air Force commander. He was Commander-in-Chief of Fighter Command from 1949 to 1953.
Basil Fawlty Basil Fawlty is the major character in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers, played by John Cleese. The character is often thought of as an iconic British comedy character, and has been deemed unforgettable despite only a dozen half-hour episodes ever being made.
Basil Gogos Basil Gogos is an American illustrator best known for his striking portraits of movie monsters which appeared on the covers of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine in the 1960s and 70s. Born to a Greek family living in Egypt, Basil was 16 years old when he and his family immigrated to the U.
Basil Gorgis Basil Gorgis (or Basil Korkis, * September 6, 1961) was a former Iraqi Assyrian international football player. Despite having a short career, he is considered to be one of the best player of all time in Iraq, being known for his tenacity and attacking threat.
Basil Grieve Basil Arthur Firebrace Grieve (born 28 May 1864 in Kilburn, Middlesex, England; died 19 November 1917 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England) played two cricket Test matches for England during the England tour of South Africa in 1888-89. The games represent the first two first-class cricket games played in South Africa.
Basil Hall Chamberlain Basil Hall Chamberlain (18 October 1850–15 February 1935), was a professor of Tokyo Imperial University and one of the foremost British Japanologists active in Japan during the late 19th century. (Others included E.
Basil Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava Basil Sheridan Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 4th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava DL (April 6 1909 - March 25 1945) was a Conservative politician and soldier and was the eldest child and only son of the 3rd Marquess of Dufferin and Ava.
Basil Hayden Basil Hayden (born May 18, 1899 in Stanford, Kentucky - died January 10, 2003 in Paris, Kentucky) was a head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky in 1927. He complied a 3-13 record, and has the distinction of coaching the last losing season at UK until 1988-1989, when Eddie Sutton coached the Wildcats to a 13-19 record
Basil Hayden's Basil Hayden's is the lightest bodied bourbon whiskey in the family of Jim Beam small batch bourbons. It is 80 proof in contrast with its three sibling brands of higher concentration (Knob Creek, Booker's, and Baker's).
Basil Hirschowitz Basil Hirschowitz is an academic gastroenterologist from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) best known in the field for having invented an improved optical Fiber which allowed the creation of a useful flexible endoscope. This invention revolutionized the practice of gastroenterology and also was a key invention in optical fiber communication in multiple industries.
Basil Hood Basil Charles Hood (April 5 1864 – August 7 1917) was a British librettist and lyricist, perhaps best known for his libretti of a half dozen Savoy Operas and his English adaptations of operettas, including The Merry Widow.
Basil Charles Godfrey Place Basil Charles Godfrey Place (VC, CB, CVO, DSC)(19 July 1921-27 December 1994) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Basil John Douglas Guy Basil John Douglas Guy (VC, DSO) (9 May 1882 - 29 December 1956) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Basil King William Benjamin Basil King (1859–1928) was a Canadian-born clergyman who became a writer after retiring from the clergy due to loss of eyesight and thyroid disease. His novels and non-fiction were spiritually oriented.
Basil Kovpak Father Basil Kovpak (or Vasyl Kovpak), a priest of the Archeparchy of Lviv of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, is the founder and current head of the Byzantine Rite traditionalist Catholic Priestly Society of Saint Josaphat, which rejects some of the decisions of the Second Vatican Council and some of the current forms of ecumenism and interreligious dialogue practised by the Holy See.
Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve (October 23, 1831 – January 9, 1924), American classical scholar, was born in Charleston, South Carolina, son of Benjamin Gildersleeve (1791-1875), a Presbyterian evangelist, and editor of the Charleston Christian Observer from 1826 to 1845, of the Richmond (Va.) Watchman and Observer from 1845 to 1856, and of The Central Presbyterian from 1856 to 1860.
Basil Markesinis Professor Sir Basil Markesinis, QC, DCL, LLD, FBA, is, simultaneously, Professor of Common and Civil Law at University College London and Jamail Regents Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. He also practises from Essex Court Chambers.
Basil Mesardonites Basil Argyros Mesardonites was the Catapan of Italy, representing the Byzantine Emperor there, from 1010 to 1016 or 1017. He succeeded the catapan Curcuas, who died fighting the Lombards, then in rebellion under Melus, early in 1010.
Basil Montagu Basil Montagu (born 24 April, 1770 - died in 27 November, 1851) was a British jurist, barrister, writer and philanthropist. He was educated in Charterhouse School and studied law in Cambridge, later wrote and worked on reforms in bankruptcy laws of Britain.
Basil Moreau The Venerable Father Basil Anthony Marie Moreau, CSC (February 11, 1799-January 20, 1873) was a French priest who founded the Congregation of Holy Cross from which three additional congregations were founded, namely the Marianites of Holy Cross, the Sisters of the Holy Cross and the Sisters of Holy Cross.
Basil Mott Sir Basil Mott, 1st Baronet (16 September 1859 – 7 September 1938) was one of the most notable English civil engineers of the late 19th & early 20th centuries. He was responsible for some of the most innovative work on tunnels and bridges in the United Kingdom in the 40-year period centred on World War I.
Basil of Trebizond Basil Megas Komnenos (Greek: Βασίλειος Μέγας Κομνηνός, Basileios Megas Komnēnos), (died April 6, 1340), Emperor of Trebizond from August 1332 to his death in 1340. Basil was a younger son of Emperor Alexios II of Trebizond and his wife Djidjak Jaqeli.
Basil Peto Sir Basil Edward Peto (1862-08-13–1945-01-28) was a British Unionist politician. At the January 1910 general election he was returned as Member of Parliament for the Devizes constituency in Wiltshire, and retained the seat until the 1918 election.
Basil Radford Basil Radford (25 June 1897 Chester - 20 October 1952 London) was an English character actor who featured in many British films of the 1930s and 1940s. He is probably best-remembered for his appearances alongside Naunton Wayne as two cricket-obsessed Englishmen in several films from 1938-1949.
Basil Schonland Sir Basil Ferdinand Jamieson Schonland CBE FRS (2 February 1896 - 24 November 1972) was the first president of the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. He was born in Grahamstown, South Africa to Selmar Schönland (botanist and a founder of Rhodes University) and Flora MacOwan, daughter of Peter MacOwan.
Basil Spence Sir Basil Urwin Spence (13 August 1907 – 19 November 1976) was a Scottish architect, most notably associated with Coventry Cathedral and the Beehive, but also responsible for numerous other buildings in the Modernist/Brutalist style.
Basil Stag Hare Basil Stag Hare was previously a member of the Fur and Foot Fighting Patrol, as well as an outfit known as the 47th Hare Border Rangers. Due to his admiration for stags, he took his middle name for the creature.
Basil the Physician Basil the Physician († 1118) was the Bogomil leader burned at the stake by Patriarch Nicholas III of Constantinople and Byzantine Emperor Alexius I Comnenus. Basil had tried to convert Alexius to Bogomilism.
Basil the Rat "Basil the Rat" is the sixth and final episode of the second series of the BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers and the final episode of the programme as a whole. Unlike all other eleven episodes of Fawlty Towers, "Basil the Rat" ran for 40 minutes.
Basil Theodorocanus Basil Theodorocanus () briefly served as Byzantine Catepan of Italy. He was a patrician and a former companion in arms of George Maniaches when he was appointed to go to Apulia and Calabria and put down the revolts of Maniaches and Argyrus in 1042.
Basil W. Duke Basil Wilson Duke (May 28, 1838 or 1837 – September 16, 1916) was a Confederate general during the American Civil War, perhaps most noted for his service as a brigade commander in the 1863 Morgan's Raid (Duke later wrote a popular account of the raid). In postbellum Louisville, he served as chief counsel for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad.
Basil Wolverton Basil Wolverton (July 9, 1909 – December 31, 1978) was an American cartoonist, comic book writer-artist, illustrator and professed "Producer of Preposterous Pictures of Peculiar People who Prowl this Perplexing Planet",Yahoo! Groups: Basilwolvertonia whose many publishers included Marvel Comics and Mad Magazine.
Basil Zaharoff Sir Basil Zaharoff, originally Zacharias Basileios, (1849, MuÄźla, Turkey - 1936, Monte Carlo, Monaco) was a Greek arms trader and financier, the director and chairman of the Vickers munitions firm during World War I.
Basilar plexus The basilar plexus (transverse or basilar sinus) consists of several interlacing venous channels between the layers of the dura mater over the basilar part of the occipital bone, and serves to connect the two inferior petrosal sinuses.
Basildon and Billericay (UK Parliament constituency) Basildon and Billericay will be a borough constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It will elect one Member of Parliament (MP) using the first past the post electoral system at the United Kingdom General Election in 2009 or 2010.
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the United Kingdom's thirty-four NHS Foundation Trusts. It provides healthcare for people in the south west Essex, in the East of England.
Basildon United F.C. Basildon United are an English football club based in Basildon, Essex. Nicknamed the Bees, due to the club adopting gold and black as the team colours, Basildon United came in to being in 1967, previously operating under the name Armada Sports as a junior club who were formed in 1963.
Basile Bouchon Basile Bouchon was a textile worker in Lyon who invented a way to control a loom with a perforated paper tape in 1725. The son of an organ maker, Bouchon adapted the concept of music automata controlled by pegged cylinders to the repetitive task of weaving.
Basilea Schlink Mother Basilea, born Klara Schlink (21 October 1904, Darmstadt, Germany - 21 March 2001, Darmstadt) was a German religious leader and writer. She was leader of the Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary, which she cofounded, from 1947 to 2001.
Basilect In linguistics, a basilect is a dialect of speech that has diverged so far from the standard language that in essence it has become a different language. A basilect represents the opposite end of the scale of linguistic formality from an acrolect.
Basileiades Basileiades is one of the most historic Greek machine building companies and the largest in its field in the country (as well as one of the most important Greek companies) during the second half of the 19th century. It was founded in Piraeus in 1859, and along with similar companies like Ifaistos and Koupas in the same city, Neorion in Syros, Vlahanis-Petropoulos in Athens, Glavanis-Kazazis in Volos and others founded in the 19th century, mark the contribution of the machine building sector in the Greek version of Industrial Revolution.
Basileus Basileus (Greek , plural , basileis), signifies "sovereign". It is perhaps best known in English as a title used by Byzantine emperors, but also has a longer history of use for persons of authority in Ancient Greece.
Basilic (cannon) The Basilic, or The Ottoman Cannon was a supercannon designed by Urban, a Hungarian cannon engineer, Saruca Usta and architect Muslihiddin Usta at a time when cannons were still new. It was horribly inaccurate, but when it hit, it caused massive damage to Constantinople's walls.
Basilic vein In human anatomy, the basilic vein is a large superficial vein of the upper limb that helps drain parts of hand and forearm. It originates on the medial (ulnar) side of the dorsal venous network of the hand, and it travels up the base of the forearm and arm.
Basilica The Latin word basilica (derived from Greek, Basiliké Stoà, Royal Stoa), was originally used to describe a Roman public building (as in Greece, mainly a tribunal), usually located at the centre of a Roman town (forum). In Hellenistic cities, public basilicas appeared in the 2nd century BC.
Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa The Basilica Cathedral of Arequipa ("BasĂ­lica Catedral", in Spanish) is located in the "Plaza de Armas" of the city of Arequipa, province of Arequipa, Peru. It is the most important church of the city and Diocese of Arequipa since it is the base of the Archbishop and Metropolitan council.
Basilica Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary The Cathedral Basilica Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary is a minor basilica and cathedral dedicated to the local Virgin of the Rosary, in the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is the motherchurch of the Archdiocese of Rosario.
Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo (Venice) The Basilica di San Giovanni e Paolo, run together by the Venetian dialect into San Zanipolo, is one of the largest churches of Venice and has the status of a minor basilica. A huge Gothic brick edifice, it is the Dominican church of Venice, and as such was built for preaching to large congregations.
Basilica della Ghiara The Tempio della Beata Vergine della Ghiara(Temple of the Blessed Virgin of Ghiara), also known as Basilica della Madonna della Ghiara is a church in Reggio Emilia, northern Italy. The building is the property of the comune (municipality) of the city.
Basilica della Santissima Annunziata di Firenze The Basilica della Santissima Annunziata (Basilica of the Most Holy Annunciation) is a Roman Catholic minor basilica in Florence and the mother church of the Servite order. It is located at the northeastern side of the Piazza Santissima Annunziata.
Basilica di San Clemente The basilica of San Clemente is a complex of buildings in Rome centred around a 12th century Roman Catholic church dedicated to Pope Clement I. The site is notable as being an archaeological record of Roman architectural, political and religious history from the early Christian era to the Middle Ages.
Basilica di San Lorenzo di Firenze The Basilica di San Lorenzo (Basilica of St Lawrence) is one of the largest churches of Florence, Italy, situated at the centre of the city’s main market district, and the burial place of all the principal members of the Medici family from Cosimo il Vecchio to Cosimo III. It is one of several churches that claim to be the oldest in Florence; when it was consecrated in 393It was dedicated by Saint Ambrose of Milan.
Basilica di San Miniato al Monte The Basilica di San Miniato al Monte (Basilica of St Minias on the Mountain) stands atop one of the highest points in Florence, and has been described as the finest Romanesque structure in Tuscany and one of the most beautiful churches in Italy.
Basilica di Santa Croce di Firenze The Basilica di Santa Croce (Basilica of the Holy Cross) is the principal Franciscan church of Florence, Italy, and a minor basilica of the Roman Catholic Church. It is situated on the Piazza Santa Croce, to the east of the Duomo.
Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute The Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute (Basilica of St Mary of Health/Salvation), commonly known simply as the Salute, is one of the largest churches of Venice and has the status of a minor basilica. It stands at the junction between the Grand Canal and the Bacino di San Marco on the lagoon.
Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari The Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, usually just called the Frari, is one of the greatest churches of Venice and has the status of a minor minor basilica. It stands on the Campo dei Frari at the heart of the San Polo district of the city.
Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore The Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore — also known as the Basilica di Santa Maria della Neve and Basilica Liberiana in the Italian language and Saint Mary Major Basilica or the Liberian Basilica in the English language — is an ancient Catholic basilica of Rome. It is one of the four major basilicas, and one of the five Patriarchal basilicas associated with the Pentarchy: St.
Basilica Julia The Basilica Julia, was a large, ornate, public building used for meetings and other official business during the early Roman Empire. The building was initially dedicated in 46 BC by Julius Caesar, with building costs paid from the spoils of the Gallic War.
Basilica Minore del Santo Niño Basilica Minore del Santo Niño (sometimes also called Basilica del Santo Niño) is a 16th century church structure in the heart of downtown Cebu City, Philippines. It is built in the exact spot where the image of Santo Niño (the Black Holy Child Jesus image/sculpture) was found by the Spanish conquistadors in 1565 preserved in a burned wooden box which was left behind by the Portuguese and Spanish explorers in 1521.
Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana The Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana is a 16th century Spanish colonial shrine that houses the image of the Virgin of Copacabana. It is located in the town of Copacabana, Bolivia on the shores of Lake Titikaka near the Peruvian border in the region known as the Altiplano.
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe The name Basilica of Guadalupe (also Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe in Spanish) may refer to one of the two churches built on top of Tepeyac hill, north of Mexico City. The site is nearby the place where it is said Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared in front of Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin.
Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Brooklyn, New York) The Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help is a large major architectural landmark in the southwestern portion the New York City Borough of Brooklyn. It is located on a hilly site on 5th Avenue between 59th and 60th Street in the Sunset Park neighborhood.
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar The Basilica-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar or Nuestra Señora del Pilar is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Zaragoza, Aragon, of great importance in Spain. The Pilar Basilica is one of two minor basilicas in the city of Zaragoza, and is co-cathedral of the city alongside the nearby La Seo Cathedral.
Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral The Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral is a Roman Catholic parish church at 310 West Stephen Foster Avenue in Bardstown, Kentucky. It is the former cathedral mother church of the former Roman Catholic Diocese of Bardstown.
Basilica of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception (Norfolk) The Minor Basilica of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception, located in downtown Norfolk is the oldest Roman Catholic parish community in the Diocese of Richmond. It is known locally as "The Mother Church of Tidewater Virginia.
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura — known in English as the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls or St Paul-without-the-Walls — is one of five churches considered to be the great ancient basilicas of Rome. The Roman Catholic Church counts among them St.
Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré The Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré is a basilica in a bucolic setting by the Saint Lawrence River 30 km east of Quebec City in Quebec, Canada. It has an hexagonal entrance, surmounted by a huge pyramidal dome with divine lights always on.
Basilica of San Domenico The Basilica of San Domenico is one of the major churches in Bologna, Italy. The remains of Saint Dominic, founder of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), are buried inside the exquisite shrine Arca di San Domenico, made by Nicola Pisano and his workshop, Arnolfo di Cambio and with later additions by Niccolò dell' Arca and the young Michelangelo.
Basilica of San Isidoro The Basilica of San Isidoro of Leon stands on the ground which was once a Roman temple. Its Christian roots can be traced back to the early 10th century when a monastery for Saint John the Baptist was erected on the grounds.
Basilica of San Vitale The Basilica of San Vitale is the most famous monument of Ravenna, Italy and is one of the most important examples of Byzantine Art and architecture in western Europe. The building is one of eight Ravenna structures inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe The Basilica of Sant' Apollinare in Classe is an important monument of Byzantine art in Ravenna, Italy. When the UNESCO inscribed eight Ravenna sites on the World Heritage List, it cited this basilica as "an outstanding example of the early Christian basilica in its purity and simplicity of its design and use of space and in the sumptuous nature of its decoration".
Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo The Basilica of Sant' Apollinare Nuovo is a church in Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna (Italy). It was erected by the Arian King Theodoric as his palace chapel, during the first quarter of the 6th century (as attested in the Liber Pontificalis).
Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima The Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima is a National Basilica of the Roman Catholic Church located in Lewiston, New York, USA, north of Niagara Falls, honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary as Our Lady of Fatima, the Patroness of the United States. It is directed by The Barnabite Fathers
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, also called the Baltimore Basilica, was the first Roman Catholic Cathedral built in the United States, and was the first major religious building constructed in the nation after the adoption of the U.S.
Basilica of the Sacré Cœur The Sacré-Cœur Basilica (French: Basilique du Sacré-Cœur, "Basilica of the Sacred Heart") is a Roman Catholic basilica and popular landmark in Paris, France, dedicated to the Sacred Heart. Sacré-Cœur is pronounced .
Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Indiana The Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Notre Dame, Indiana serves as the college church of the University of Notre Dame as well as the mother church of the Congregation of Holy Cross in the United States. The neo-gothic church features 44 large stained glass windows and murals by Vatican painter Luigi Gregori.
Basilica of the Virgin Mary The Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health is a church located at Velankanni in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. Devotion to Our Lady of Good Health of Velankanni can be traced to the mid-16th century and is attributed to three miracles: the apparition of Mary and the Christ Child to a slumbering shepherd boy, the curing of a lame buttermilk vendor, and the rescue of Portuguese sailors from a violent sea storm.
Basilica Palladiana The Basilica Palladiana is a Renaissance building in the central Piazza dei Signori in Vicenza, north-eastern Italy. The most notable feature of the edifice is the loggia, which shows one of the first examples of the what came to be known as the Palladian window, designed by a young Andrea Palladio, whose work in architecture was to have a significant effect on the field during the Renaissance and later periods.
Basilicata Basilicata is a region in the south of Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Puglia (Apulia) to the east, Calabria to the south, it has one short coastline on the Tyrrhenian Sea and another of the Gulf of Taranto in the Ionian Sea to the south-east. The region covers 9,992 km² and in 2001 had a population of about 600,000 inhabitants.
Basilicata regional election, 2005 Due to some legal issues with the presentation of the list of Alternativa Sociale, Basilicata did not vote along with the other Italian regions in the Italian Regional Elections, April 3 and 4, 2005, but a couple of weeks later instead, on April 17 and April 18 2005. The Union's success, with beyond 2/3 of the votes, was the largest in Italy.
Basilicon Basilicon, or basilicum, is the name given to various ointments that were believed to have 'sovereign' virtues. One such example was an unguent composed of rosin, wax, pitch, and oil, which pre-modern surgeons used as a suppurative.
Basilikos In the last chapter of Fire Emblem 7, Nergal creates morphs of past generals that you may have foughten. Each morph is carrying a powerful weapon of each genre: axe, sword, lance, bow, light magic, anima magic, and dark magic.
Basilio Augustin Basilio Agustin was a Spanish Governor-General of the philippines in the middle of the Philippine Revolution. to attempted create a Consultative assembly of filipino Ilustrados loyal to spain, a militia force of filipinos, as well as planning for an autonomy for the Philippines.
Basilio Martín Patino Basilio Martín Patino (born in 1930) is a Spanish film director, specializing in a creative approach to documentary works. He produced important pieces on the Spanish Civil War (Canciones para después de una guerra), the infamous dictator (Caudillo), or his executioners (verdugos).
Basilisk In European bestiaries and legends, a basilisk (from the Greek βασιλίσκος basiliskos, a little king, in Latin Regulus) is a legendary reptile reputed to be king of serpents and said to have the power of causing death by a single glance. According to the Naturalis Historia of Pliny the Elder, the basilisk is a small snake that is so venomous that it leaves a wide trail of deadly venom in its wake, and its gaze is likewise lethal.
Basilisk II Basilisk II is an open source software emulator which emulates the 680x0-based Apple Macintosh computer on a variety of operating systems, including BeOS, Linux, AmigaOS, Windows NT, Mac OS X and even on the Sony PSP.
Basilisks in fantasy fiction and games Basilisks in fantasy fiction and games figure in the list of species in fantasy fiction or bestiaries of role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Final Fantasy, or in Tales of Phantasia. A large, snake-like basilisk was also featured in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and another in the computer game King's Quest VIII: The Mask of Eternity.
Basiliximab Basiliximab (Simulect) is a chimeric mouse-human monoclonal antibody to the IL-2Rα receptor of T cells.IL-2Rα receptor is also known as the CD25 T-cell antigen It is used to prevent rejection in organ transplantation, especially in kidney transplants.
Basilosaurus Basilosaurus ("King Lizard") was a genus of cetacean that lived from 40 to 37 million years ago in the Eocene. Its fossilized remains were first discovered in the southern United States (Alabama), and were initially believed to be some sort of reptilian sea monster, hence the suffix -"saurus".

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