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Basimah Yusuf Butrus Professor Basimah Yusuf Butrus (or Basima Yousif Putros) (1963 Arbil, Iraq - ) is an Iraqi Assyrian politician who was Minister of Science and Technology in the Iraqi Transitional Government from May 2005 until May 2006. She was then the only Christian Minister in Iraq.
Basin and Range The Basin and Range Province is a particular type of topography that covers much of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico that is typified by elongate north-south trending arid valleys bounded by mountain ranges which also bound adjacent valleys. Death Valley is a good example of a modified basin and range valley.
Basin F Basin F was constructed by the Army in 1956 at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, to provide for the disposal of contaminated liquid wastes from the chemical manufacturing operations of the Army and its lessee Shell Chemical Company. As originally constructed, Basin F was equipped with a catalytically-blown asphalt liner (approximately 3/8-inch thick) covered with a 12-inch protective soil blanket.
Basin modelling Basin modelling is the term broadly applied to a group of geological disciplines that can be used to analyse the formation and evolution of sedimentary basins, often but not exclusively to aid evaluation of potential hydrocarbon reserves.
Basin Reserve The Basin Reserve (commonly known as "the Basin"), is a cricket ground in Wellington, New Zealand, used for test, first-class and one-day cricket. Some argue that its proximity to the city, its Historic Place status and its age make it the most famous cricket ground in New Zealand.
Basing Street Studios Basing Street Recording Studios were established by Chris Blackwell the founder of Island records. They became a creative hub every bit as important as the Muscle Shoals Studios of Stax Records, or the Sea Saint Studios of Allen Toussant.
Basingas The Basingas were an Anglo-Saxon tribe who settled in the Loddon Valley in approximately 700. Their leader, Basa, gave the tribe its name which survives today in the names of Old Basing and Basingstoke, both in Hampshire.
Basingstoke Basingstoke is a large town and third largest settlement in the county of Hampshire in the South East England region of the UK (after the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth). It is situated 77 km (48 miles) southwest of London and 48 km (30 miles) north of Southampton.
Basingstoke (UK Parliament constituency) Basingstoke is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The town was represented in the Model Parliament of 1295, but not again until a constituency was created in 1885.
Basingstoke and District Football League The Basingstoke and District League is a football competition based in England. It has a total of three divisions, of which the highest, the Basingstoke League Premier Division, is a feeder to the North Hants League and sits at level 14 of the English football league system.
Basingstoke College of Technology The Basingstoke College of Technology is a college in Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK. The college's campus is located either side of Worting Road, with the north side referred to as 'red' and the south side referred to as 'blue'.
Basingstoke Gazette The Basingstoke Gazette is a local newspaper for Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK. The newspaper is published three-times weekly, on a Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, with the Wednesday edition branded as the "Basingstoke Extra", and distributed free of charge.
Basingstoke Gymnastic Club Basingstoke Gymnastic Club offers gymnastics and trampolining classes to children and adults of all ages and abilities with an exciting awards scheme and excellent school and community links.The club are housed in a brand new purpose built premises known as The Active Life Centre.
Basingstoke Observer The Basingstoke Observer is a local newspaper for the Basingstoke and surrounding areas of north Hampshire, in the UK. The newspaper is published weekly, and is available free for readers to 'pick up' from various shops and public outlets in and around Basingstoke.
Basingstoke Town F.C. Basingstoke Town Football Club are an English association football team, based in Basingstoke, Hampshire, playing in the Conference South. Their ground, The Camrose, is named after their late benefactor, Lord Camrose.
Basirah Basirah (بصيرة) is an Arabic word meaning insight, discernment, and perceptivity when used by Sufis to denote the ability to directly perceive a transcendental truth, or meaning dark, sad, and frowning when referring to non-believers on Yaum al-Qiyamah.
Basis (options) In option trading, basis is used to evaluate the value differential between a call option and a put option. Also referred to as the reversal/conversion rate, it is calculated by determining the costs and benefits of being long or short the underlying security.
Basis Instrument Contract In financial derivatives analysis, a Basis Instrument Contract or BIC is a representative derivative contract that is an element of a set of classes of equivalence of contracts. Together, these contracts uniquely enable the static replication of any derivatives contract in a multi-period trading market without any model assumption.
Basis of unity The basis of unity is the unifying principles or ethics upon which all members of an organization or coalition can agree - identifying features of a movement. Also called principles of unity or basis for unity.
Basis of Union The Basis of Union (often termed the BoU) is the document which formed the basis on which most congregations of the Congregational Union of Australia, Methodist Church of Australasia and Presbyterian Church of Australia united to form the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) in 1977. It was issued in nearly its final form in 1974.
Basis risk Basis risk in finance is the risk associated with imperfect hedging using futures. It could arise because of the difference between the asset whose price is to be hedged and the asset underlying the derivative, or because of a mismatch between the expiration date of the future and the actual selling date of the asset.
Basis set (chemistry) A basis set in chemistry is a set of functions used to create the molecular orbitals, which are expanded as a linear combination of such functions with the weights or coefficients to be determined. Usually these functions are atomic orbitals, in that they are centered on atoms, but functions centered in bonds or lone pairs have been used as have pairs of functions centered in the two lobes of a p orbital.
Basis set superposition error In quantum chemistry, calculations of interaction energies are susceptible to basis set superposition error (BSSE) if they use finite basis sets. As the atoms of interacting molecules (or of different parts of the same molecule) approach one another, their basis functions overlap.
Basis swap A basis swap is an interest rate swap which involves the exchange of two floating rate financial instruments denominated in the same currency. A floating-floating interest rate swap under which the floating rate payments is referenced to different bases.
Basis trading Basis trading is an arbitrage strategy usually consisting of the purchase of a particular security and the sale of a similar security (often the purchase of a security and the sale of a corresponding futures contract).
Basis weight of paper The weight of paper is commonly expressed as its basis weight: the weight, in pounds, of a ream of standardized dimensions and sheet count. The standard dimensions and sheet count of a ream vary according to the type of paper.
Basiscape Basiscape is a video game music promoting company founded by composer Hitoshi Sakimoto on October 4, 2002. They cover music creation from composition to production for all interactive medias such as video games, Internet and advertising.
Basista Ashram Believed to be the Hermitage of sage Basistha (Vasistha), this Basista Ashram is situated on Sandhya Chal Hill, 12km from Guwahati, Assam. The Ashram is an important place of pilgrimage and a place of natural beauty with three mountain streams Sandhya, Lalita, and Kanta flowing nearby.
Baskak A Baskak (authentic plural Baskaki) were military district governors appointed -alongside civilian Daruga, doroga or doraga- by the ruling khan of the Golden Horde, responsible in their provinces for levying tribute and extinguishing popular discontent. The position was especially important during the Golden Horde's period of direct rule (1250-1275)
Baskerville Baskerville is a serif typeface designed in 1757 by John Baskerville (1706-1775) in Birmingham, England. Baskerville is classified as a transitional typeface, positioned between the old style typefaces of William Caslon, and the modern styles of Giambattista Bodoni and Firmin Didot.
Baskerville effect The Baskerville effect, or the Hound of the Baskervilles effect is a statistical observation that mortality through heart attacks is increased by psychological stress. It is named after the fictional Charles Baskerville from the Sherlock Holmes novel The Hound of the Baskervilles who died as a result of the stress of encountering the fierce dog after which the story is named.
Baskerville Holmes Baskerville Holmes (1964 – March 18, 1997) was an American professional basketball player from Memphis, Tennessee who was selected in the 1986 NBA Draft with the 68th (3rd round) pick by the Milwaukee Bucks. His unique name was given to him by his mother who was inspired by Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's crime novel The Hound of the Baskervilles.
Baskerville Shield The Baskerville Shield is a trophy awarded to the winner of rugby league test series between Great Britain and New Zealand. It named in honour of Albert Henry Baskerville, who organised the first ever tour by New Zealand of Great Britain in 1907.
Baskerville's syndrome Baskerville's syndrome was a spoof medical condition created as part of an experiment into the persuasive powers of graphic design. The project attempted to discover if the general public would believe the existence of a fictional medical condition if presented professionally through a website, flyers, leaflets and a short documentary.
Baskerville, Western Australia Baskerville (; post code: 6056) is an outer northeastern rural suburb of Perth, Western Australia, in the Swan Valley region, 31 km from Perth's central business district (CBD) via Midland and Great Northern Highway. Nearly all of it is under cultivation with viticulture being the main economic activity, and several well-established Swan Valley wineries are based here.
Basket cell Basket cells are inhibitory GABAergic interneurons found in the molecular layer of the cerebellum. They synapse on the cell bodies of Purkinje cells, and are multipolar and stellate, with freely branching dendrites.
Basket of Light Basket of Light is a 1969 (see 1969 in music) album by the folk rock group Pentangle. Basket of Light reached #5 on the UK charts largely on the basis of the single "Light Flight" (#43 UK), the theme from BBC1's first colour drama series Take Three Girls.
Basketball (ball) A basketball is an inflated spherical ball used in the game of Basketball. Basketballs typically range in size from very small promotional items possibly only a few inches in diameter to extra large balls nearly a foot in diameter used in training exercises to increase the skill of players.
Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics was the fifth appearance of the sport in Olympic competition. 16 nations were admitted into the Olympic tournament, with many others being eliminated in a pre-Olympic tournament held earlier in the year.
Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics Basketball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held at the Indoor Stadium of the Olimpiski Sports Complex and at the Sports Palace of the Central Sports Club of the Army, both located in Moscow. Two basketball events were contested: men's team and women's team.
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics [at the 2004 Summer Olympics] took place at the indoor arena in the [[Helliniko Olympic Complex for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex.
Basketball at the 2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games was the first Commonwealth Games at which the sport of basketball was played. It was one of the sports that took the Games to regional Victoria, with games being played in a number of regional centres including Traralgon, Bendigo, Ballarat, and Geelong.
Basketball at the Summer Olympics Basketball has been played consistently at the Summer Olympic Games since 1936, with a demonstration event in 1904. The United States have won all the gold medals in the men's competition from 1936-2000, with the exception of 1972 and 1988 (Soviet Union) and 1980 (Yugoslavia).
Basketball Association of the Philippines The Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) is the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) recognized national governing body for basketball in the Philippines. It was recognized by the FIBA in 1936.
Basketball court In basketball, the basketball court is the playing surface, conisting of a rectangular floor with baskets at either end. In professional or organized basketball, especially when played indoors, it is usually made out of a hardwood, often maple, and highly polished.
Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Basketball Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian and Croatian: Košarkaški savez Bosne i Hercegovine, Serbian: Кошаркашки савез Босне и Херцеговине) is the highest basketball governing body in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It organizes the Bosnian Basketball Championship and the Bosnian Cup.
Basketball Hall of Fame The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. It is separate from the Naismith Museum & Basketball Hall of Fame in Almonte, Ontario.
Basketball in England Basketball, although invented in the United States of America, has a very long history in England, having been introduced there by the YMCA almost immediately after it was created. World War I and II further spurred its popularity.
Basketball in the Philippines The Philippines is among the first basketball-playing nations in the world and Filipinos are among the most exciting basketball players and fans in the world of basketball. The Philippines is home of the world’s second oldest and Asia’s first professional basketball league, the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and for 30 years, the league help shaped the modern history of Philippine basketball.
Basketball Jones Basketball Jones is a 1974 animated short film based on the Cheech and Chong song, "Basketball Jones featuring Tyrone Shoelaces", from their album Los Cochinos. The cartoon was created to promote the song's release in the US.
Basketball Manitoba Basketball Manitoba is the Provincial Sport Governing body for basketball in the province of Manitoba. Managed by a Board of 10 Directors elected by its members, the Board is tasked with ensuring that all Manitobans have access to the programs run by the association and that the game of basketball is enjoyed by as many people possible!
Basketball position The five tactical basketball positions normally employed by organized basketball teams are: center, power forward, small forward, point guard and shooting guard. The rules of basketball do not mandate them, and in informal games they are sometimes not used.
Basketbowl The Basketbowl, between Michigan State University and the University of Kentucky was the most attended basketball game in history. It occurred on December 13, 2003 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan setting an attendance record of 78,129.
Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge is located in northwestern Oregon, 10 miles (16 km) west of Salem in Polk County. Situated in open farmland near the eastern foothills of the Oregon Coast Range with the broad Willamette Valley and the Cascade Range to the east, elevations range from 185 to 414 feet (56 to 126 m) MSL.
Baskin School of Engineering The Jack Baskin School of Engineering is the first professional school at the University of California, Santa Cruz. It offers programs in Applied Mathematics, Bioinformatics, Computer Engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, and Information Systems Management.
Baskin-Robbins Baskin-Robbins is a global chain of ice cream parlors founded by Burt Baskin and Irv Robbins in 1945 in Glendale, California. It claims to be "the world's largest ice cream franchise", with more than 5,600 locations, 2,800 of which are located in the United States.
Basking Ridge, New Jersey Basking Ridge is an unincorporated area located in Central Northern New Jersey within Bernards Township in the Somerset Hills region of Somerset County, New Jersey. The area was settled during the early days of the country.
Basmala Basmala (Arabic بسملة) is an Arabic-language noun which is used as the collective name of the whole of the recurring Islamic phrase . This phrase constitutes the first verse of the first "sura" (or chapter) of the Qur'an, and is used in a number of contexts by Muslims.
Basmati 2000 Rice Basmati 385 and Super Basmati are the main Basmati varieties grown in Punjab Province. Basmati 385 is an early-maturing and high-yielding variety, but it has long grain, which cannot compete with the extra long grained Indian varieties.
Baso Liben Baso Liben is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. A triangular-shaped district in the Misraq Gojjam Zone, Baso Liben is bordered on the south by the Abay River which separates it from the Oromia Region, on the northwest by Guzamn, and on the northeast by Awabel.
Basohli Painting Basohli, a town of Kathua, is widely known for its paintings called Basohli Paintings. Immortalised by their artistic eminences and their connoisseur patrons, Basohli today is a metaphor for a vigorous, bold and imaginative artistic style, rich, stylish and unconventional.
Basolateral membrane The basolateral membrane of a polarized cell is the part of the plasma membrane that forms its basal and lateral surfaces, distinct from the apical (or lumenal) surface. This is particularly evident in epithelial cells, but also describes other polarized cells, such as neurons.
Basotho The Basotho (Sotho-speaking people) have lived in southern Africa since around the fifteenth century. The Basotho nation (modern Lesotho) emerged from the accomplished diplomacy of Moshoeshoe I who gathered together disparate clans of Sotho origin that had dispersed across southern Africa in the early nineteenth century.
Basque cuisine Basque cuisine refers to the typical dishes and ingredients of the cuisine of the Basque people of Spain and France. These include meats and fish grilled over hot coals, marmitako and lamb stews, cod, bean dishes of Tolosa, paprikas from Lekeitio, pintxos (the Basque equivalent of tapas) of Donostia, sheep's-milk cheeses from Idiazabal, the wine Txakoli and the Gipuzkoan cider.
Basque Country (autonomous community) Basque Country (Basque Euskadi, Spanish PaĂ­s Vasco) is an autonomous community with the status of historical region within Spain, the capital of which is Vitoria-Gasteiz (Vitoria is the Spanish name, Gasteiz the Basque name). It is part of the larger Basque native lands, which are also called the Basque Country (Basque "Euskal Herria").
Basque Country (historical territory) The Territory of the Basque Country () is a cultural region in the western Pyrenees mountains that spans the border between France and Spain, extending down to the coast of the Bay of Biscay. It corresponds more or less with the homeland of the Basque people and language.
Basque diaspora The Basque diaspora is the name given to describe people of Basque origin living outside their traditional homeland on the borders between Spain and France. Many Basques have left the Basque Country for other parts of the globe for economic and political reasons, with substantial populations in Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, Mexico and the United States.
Basque Dub Foundation The Basque Dub Foundation started in the early 90s as studio project by Iñaki Yarritu, a London based reggae musician originally from the Basque Country (northern Spain). Iñaki moved into music production in the late 80's having being previously involved in Reggae since the late 70s as a radio DJ, journalist and promoter.
Basque nationalism Basque nationalism is a movement with roots in the Carlism and the loss by the laws of 1839 and 1876 of the Ancien Regime relationship between the Basque provinces and the crown of Spain when the Spanish government revoked part of the fueros after the Third Carlist War. The fueros acted as part of the Basque legal system and dealt with matters pertaining to the relation of the Basque Provinces with the crown.
Basque National Liberation Movement The Basque National Liberation Movement (Spanish: Movimiento de LiberaciĂłn Nacional Vasco, MLNV; Euskal Herri Askapenerako Mugimendua) is an umbrella term that comprises all social, political and military organizations that orbited around the ideas of ETA. The wide variety of organizations and their different levels of belonging to this political space made this name very common in the 80s and 90s.
Basque Nationalist Party The Basque Nationalist Party is the largest political party in the Basque Country. It led Basque regional government under the Spanish Second Republic and has done so again during the democratic decades following the rule of Francisco Franco.
Basque Nationalist Republican Party Basque Nationalist Republican Party (in Spanish: Partido Republicano Nacionalista Vasco) was a political party in Euskadi, Spain. PRNV was founded in 1911, as a progressive alternative to the conservative Basque Nationalist Party (PNV).
Basque Parliament The Basque Parliament (Basque: Eusko Legebiltzarra – Castillian Spanish: Parlamento Vasco) is the legislative body of the Basque Country autonomous community of Spain and the elected assembly to which the Basque Government is responsible.
Basque Pelota Pilota in Basque and Catalan, pelota in Spanish, or pelote in French (from Latin pila) is a name for a variety of court sports played with a ball using one's hand, a racket, a wooden bat (pala), or a basket propulsor, against a wall (frontĂłn in Spanish, frontoi in Basque, frontĂł in Catalan) or, more traditionally, with two teams face to face separated by a line on the ground or a net. Their roots can be traced to the Greek and other ancient cultures, but in Europe they all derive from real tennis (see Jeu de Paume).
Basque regional election, 2005 In the Basque Regional Election of 2005 the PNV-EA (Basque Nationalists) won 29 seats (4 less than in the previous elections), the Socialists came second with 18 seats (an increase of 5 seats), the PP (Popular Party) third with 15 seats (compared to 19 in the last elections). The controversial PCTV won an unprecedented 9 seats.
Basque Roads The Basque Roads are a sheltered bay on the Biscay shore of the Charente-Maritime département of France, bounded by the Île d'Oléron to the west and the Île de Ré to the north. The port of La Rochelle stands at the northeast corner of the roads, and the town of Rochefort is near the mouth of the Charente River to the south.
Basque settlement in Argentina Basque settlement in Argentina took place in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when many immigrants arrived in Argentina from the Basque Country. Basque people had already played a large part in the conquest and development of Argentina as a Spanish colony and in its independence, not least Juan de Garay, the founder of Buenos Aires.
Basque Shepherd Dog The Basque Shepherd Dog (Basque: Euskal artzain txakurra) is a breed of dog originating in the Basque Country and traditionally used by the local shepherds to help them taking care of the cattle. It is believed that originated from Central European shepherd dogs.
Basque trinquete A trinquete (also trinquet) is a special court for various indoor versions of pelota. It has some of the characterist features of a real tennis court, probably because many real tennis courts were converted to trinquetes in the 19th century.
Basque Workers' Solidarity Basque Workers' Solidarity (in Basque: Eusko Langileen Alkartasuna, in Spanish: Solidaridad de Trabajadores Vascos, ELA-STV) ELA) is the most influential trade union in Basque Country, having been created, as Solidaridad de Obreros Vascos, by members of the Basque Nationalist Party on June 10 1911, in Bilbao
Basque, British Columbia Basque, British Columbia, is located in the province of British Columbia, Canada, near the village of Ashcroft. It is the post office and whistlestop-crossing on the historic Basque Ranch, one of the earliest ranches in the Interior of British Columbia.
Basrur Basrur once upon a time called Vasupura is a historic port town located on the banks of the Varahi River on the Kanara Coast in Karnataka, India. For much of the sixteenth century and the first half of the seventeenth century, it was the rice port par excellence on that coast.
Bass (instrument) There are a range of musical instruments that can be collectively regarded as bass instruments since they produce tones that are in the bass range. They belong to different families of instruments and can cover a wide range of musical roles, often going well beyond simply providing a rhythmic and harmonic foundation for other instruments to build on.
Bass (musical term) Bass (IPA: [], rhyming with "face"), when used as an adjective, describes tones of low frequency or range. Played in an ensemble/orchestra, such notes are frequently used to provide a counterpoint or counter-melody, in an harmonic context either to outline or juxtapose the progression of the chords, or with percussion to underline the rhythm.
Bass (vocal range) A bass (or basso in Italian) is a male singer who sings in the lowest vocal range of the human voice. According to Grove Music Online a bass has a range extending from around the F below Low C to the E above middle C (ie F2-E4).
Bass Brothers Bass Brothers is the professional name for the team of Mark and Jeff Bass, the Detroit producers responsible for grooming rapper Eminem in his early days and collaborating on much of his subsequent music. They are credited under F.
Bass Bumpers Bass Bumpers is a German electronic music production team, made up of Henning Reith, Caba Kroll, CJ Stone, George Dee, Akira Yamamoto and Reinhard Raith. The group have had a number of hits across Europe under the names Bass Bumpers, CJ Stone and Bad Habit Boys, including "Good Fun" and "Move To The Rhythm".
Bass clarinet The bass clarinet is a musical instrument of the clarinet family. Like standard clarinets, it is usually pitched in B flat (meaning it is a transposing instrument on which a written C sounds as B flat), but it plays notes an octave below the more common soprano B flat clarinet and an octave above the contrabass clarinet.
Bass Coast Rail Trail The Bass Coast Rail Trail is a Rail trail located along the former Wonthaggi line, the trail starts at Anderson Station and finishes shortly after Wonthaggi, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The trail is 16km long and travels from Anderson heading towards the coast down hill to Kilcunda, heading along coastal sand dunes into the open farmland surrounding Wonthaggi.
Bass Coast Shire Bass Coast Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the south-eastern part of the state, less than 90 minutes from Melbourne, and includes the popular tourist destination, Phillip Island.
Bass effects Bass effects are electronic devices used to modify the tone, pitch or sound or electric bass guitars. Effects can be housed in effects pedals, bass amplifiers, bass amplifier simulation software, and rackmount preamplifiers or processors.
Bass fishing Bass fishing is the sport of angling for the North American gamefish known colloquially as the black bass. There are numerous black bass species considered as gamefish in North America, including largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui), Kentucky bass or spotted bass (Micropterus punctatus), Guadalupe bass (Micropterus treculii), and many other species and subspecies of the genus Micropterus.
Bass groper The bass groper, Polyprion moeone, is a wreckfish of the genus Polyprion, found around southern Australia, and New Zealand, at depths of between 30 and 800 m on rocky reefs on the upper continental shelf. Its length is between 60 and 200 cm.
Bass guitar The electric bass guitar (also called an electric bass or a bass) is an electrically-amplified string instrument played with the fingers by plucking or slapping, or by using a pick. The bass is similar in appearance to an electric guitar, but with a larger body, a longer neck and scale length, and, usually, four strings tuned one octave lower in pitch, in the bass range.
Bass Harbor Bass Harbor (formerly McKinley) is a well-protected natural harbor connected to Tremont, Maine near Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island in Maine. It ranks as one of the most lucrative lobster producing ports in the state.
Bass Highway, Tasmania The Bass Highway is a highway in Tasmania, Australia. It is a part of the National Highway, designated as National Highway 1 and connects the major cities across the north of the state - Burnie, Devonport and Launceston.
Bass Highway, Victoria The Bass Highway is a highway in Victoria, Australia and branches off the South Gippsland Highway at the township of Lang Lang. It runs south, along the eastern shore of Western Port to Anderson where a road turns west toward Phillip Island.
Bass instrument amplification Bass instrument amplification for the bass guitar, double bass and similar instruments is distinct from other types of amplification systems due to the particular challenges associated with low-frequency sound reproduction. This distinction affects the design of the loudspeakers, the cabinet, and the preamplifier and amplifier.
Bass Islands (French Polynesia) The Bass Islands (French: ĂŽles (de) Bass or ĂŽlots (de) Bass) consist primarily of Rapa () and Marotiri (). They are usually considered to be the southernmost of the Austral Islands, although this classification is one of geographic and political expediency more so than because of similarities between them and the rest of the Austral Islands.
Bass note The bass note of a chord or sonority is the lowest note played or notated. While the bass note is often the root or fundamental of the chord, it does not have to be, and sometimes one of the other pitches of the chord will be the root.

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