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Bass pedals Bass pedals are an electronic musical instrument consisting of a pedalboard and tone generation circuitry. They serve the same function as the pedalboard on an organ, and usually produce sounds in the bass range.
Bass Pro Shops Bass Pro Shops is a privately held sporting goods and outdoor goods store headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. In addition to the Outdoor World store located at the corner of Sunshine and Cambell in Springfield, Bass Pro Shops has over 30 large retail stores in the United States and one in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada.
Bass reflex A Bass reflex system (also known as a ported, vented box or reflex port) is a type of loudspeaker enclosure that utilizes the sound from the rear side of the diaphragm to increase the efficiency of the system at low frequencies as compared to a typical closed box loudspeaker.
Bass run A bass run is an instrumental break in which the main vocal or melody line rests (pauses, takes a "break") and the bass instruments and line are given the forefront. The technique seems to have originated in the marches of the "Sousa school", though its resemblance to call and response techniques familiar to African American musicians indicates an earlier origin.
Bass River (Victoria) The Bass River is a relatively short coastal river located in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The river headwaters are in the Strzelecki Ranges, north of the town of Korumburra, flowing west, then west-southwest before entering Western Port, near the town of Bass.
Bass River State Forest Bass River State Forest is a 23,563-acre (94 km²) state park in the Pine Barrens in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. It was acquired by the state in 1905 for public recreation, water conservation, and wildlife and timber management; it was the first of New Jersey's state forests.
Bass saxophone The bass saxophone (or bass sax for short) is the second largest existing member of the saxophone family (or third largest, if the subcontrabass tubax is counted). It is similar in design to a baritone saxophone, but is larger and its loop, near the mouthpiece, extends further vertically.
Bass synthesizer The Bass synthesizer is a musical intrument that was first heard on Parliament's classic funk single Flashlight. It produces an earthy sound and is basically an electronic version of the electric bass and a bass version of the synthesizer (with the same mechanical construction).
Bass trumpet The bass trumpet is a type of low trumpet which was first developed during the 1820s in Germany. It is usually pitched in 8' C or 9' Bâ™­ today, but is sometimes built in Eâ™­ and is treated as a transposing instrument sounding either an octave, a sixth or a ninth lower than written, depending on the pitch of the instrument.
Bass-baritone A bass-baritone is a singing voice that shares certain qualities of both the baritone and the bass. The term arose in the late 19th century to describe the particular type of voice required to sing Wagnerian bass roles like Wotan (in the Ring Cycle) and Hans Sachs (in Die Meistersinger von NĂĽrnberg).
Bassa Friulana Bassa Friulana is an area located in the very Southern part of the province of Udine, in an Italian region called Friuli Venezia Giulia. It is very well know for its beaches (Lignano Sabbiadoro, Lignano Pineta and Lignano Riviera), its lagoon (Marano Lagunare), a unique example of industrial archaeology (Torviscosa) and the small town shaped as a star, Palmanova.
Bassador A bassador is a member of the canine species. More specifically it is as hybrid of two breeds commonly referred to as the Basset Hound and Labrador -> Bass + ador coming from the combination of the two words in the breed.
Bassae Bassae (Latin) or Bassai, Vassai or Vasses (Greek, Modern: Βασσές, Ancient: Βασσαί) is an archaeological site at the southeastern end of the Ilia Prefecture that was a part of Arcadia in ancient times, south of Andritsaina, west of Megalopolis, east of Figaleia and in Sklirou village area, Naos- Stiles. It is famous for the well-preserved mid-5th century BC temple of Apollo Epikourios (helper).
Bassai dai Bassai Dai (披塞大 or 抜砦大), literally "To Storm a Castle, major" or "To Penetrate a Fortress, major" is a kata practiced in Shotokan karate and is one of many variations of the Passai kata. There are two Bassai kata, the other one being Bassai sho, and although the "Sho" translates to "minor", it is taught after Bassai Dai.
Bassai sho Bassai Sho (披塞小) (Japanese: "To Extract From A Castle, Minor" or "To Remove an Obstruction, Minor") is a kata practiced in Shotokan karate and is one of the many variations of the Passai kata. Bassai sho is the minor form of the Bassai kata, where Bassai dai is the major form.
Bassam al-Fara Bassam al-Fara was a civil court judge and local military commander of the Palestinian militant Islamist movement Hamas. He was killed by unidentified gunmen, who dragged Mr Fara from a taxi outside his courthouse and shot him at point blank range, in the southern Gaza Strip in December 2006.
Bassam Abdullah bin Bushar al-Nahdi Bassam Abdullah bin Bushar al-Nahdi (born in 1976 in Saudi Arabia, identified as a Yemeni citizen) became wanted in 2002, by the United States Department of Justice's FBI, which was then seeking information about his identity and whereabouts. He was identified as a known associate of the Yemen cell leader, Fawaz Yahya al-Rabeei.
Bassam Frangieh Bassam Frangieh (Arabic: بسام فرنجيه) is a scholar of contemporary Arabic literature and culture. He is best known for his pedagogical innovations in the study of the Arabic language, as well as his translations of modern Arabic poets and novelists.
Bassam Tibi Bassam Tibi (arabic:بسام طيبي), born 1944 in Damascus, is a German political scientist of Syrian origin. He is a Muslim, and is known for his analysis of international relations concerning Islamic countries and civilization.
Bassano Bassano or Bassan (Hebrew: בַּאסַאנוֹ, Standard Tiberian ;) is a Jewish surname derived probably from arabic name Bassan, elegant. Others varying of the surname Bassano can be: Bassan (exists also a Venetan root), Bassani, Basseni, Al Bassan (in the Arabic world).
Bassas da India Bassas da India (also called Basse de Judie) is an uninhabited, roughly circular atoll about 10 km in diameter, which corresponds to a total size (including lagoon) of 80 km². It is located at , in the southern Mozambique Channel, about half-way between Madagascar (which is 385 km to the east) and Mozambique, and 110 km northwest of Europa Island.
Bassdrive BassDrive is a 24/7 drum and bass radio station featuring live shows with guest DJs, as well as broadcasts from venues all over the world. The music policy is strictly drum and bass & jungle music, although other forms of historically relevant dance music such as Oldskool hardcore are also occassionally played by the DJs.
Basse danse The basse danse was the most popular court dance in the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, especially at the Burgundian court. When danced, couples moved quietly and gracefully in a slow gliding or walking motion.
Basse-Bretagne Basse-Bretagne (Breizh Izel in Breton) denotes the parts of Brittany west of Ploërmel, where the Breton language was traditionally spoken, and where the culture associated with this language is most prolific. The name is in contra-distinction to Haute-Bretagne, the eastern part of Brittany, of predominantly Romance culture.
Basse-taille Baisse-taille is an enamelling technique in which the artist creates a low-relief pattern in metal, usually silver or gold, by engraving or chasing. The entire pattern is created in such a way that its highest point is lower than the surrounding metal.
Bassein Fort The Bassein Fort is a fort near Vasai, just north of Mumbai on the mainland just north of the Bombay archipelago. It was established by the Portuguese as the headquarters of their Indian operations in 1534 and centre of their operations until 1739.
Bassel Fleihan Bassel Fleihan (September 10, 1963 - April 18, 2005) was a Lebanese legislator and Minister of Economy and Commerce. He died from injuries sustained when a massive bomb exploded on the Beirut seafront as he passed by in former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri's motorcade on February 14, 2005.
Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome Abetalipoproteinemia, or Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome, is a disease characterized by the body's inability to fully absorb dietary fats. This normally results in the affected person being extremely thin, and is normally, if untreated, fatal.
Bassenthwaite Lake Bassenthwaite Lake is located in the Lake District in England. It is the only lake in the Lake District with 'lake' in its name, all the others being "waters" (for example, Derwent Water, Ullswater), meres (for example, Thirlmere, Buttermere) or tarns (for example, Dock Tarn, Red Tarn).
Basser College Basser College is a residential college at the University of New South Wales in Kensington, Sydney, Australia. Accepting its first students in 1959, making it the oldest residential college on the University campus.
Basseri tribe The Basseri Tribe are variously described as Arab, Persian and nomadic within a defined territory. Although the descendants of the Basseri tribe have not experienced the nomadic life that existed for their ancestors as far back as 100 years, they are recognised among the Persian culture for their historical legacy.
Bassersdorf Bassersdorf is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Zurich, located in the district of BĂĽlach. The name until the 17th century was Basselsdorf, ultimately deriving from Basil's dorf "village of Basilius".
Basset Basset (French:Bassette, from Italian:Bassetta), also known as Barbacole and Hocca is a card game that was considered one of the most polite card games, and only fit for persons of the highest rank to play at, on account of the great losses or gains that might accrue on one side or the other. It is said that Basset was invented by a noble Venetian, who was punished with exile for the contrivance.
Basset clarinet The basset clarinet is a clarinet, similar to the usual soprano clarinet but longer and with additional keys to enable playing several additional lower notes. Typically a basset clarinet has keywork going to a low (written) C, as opposed to the standard clarinet's E or Eâ™­, and is most commonly a transposing instrument in A, although basset clarinets in C, and Bâ™­ also exist,Albert R.
Basseterre The city of Basseterre, estimated population 15,500 (2000), is the capital of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis in the West Indies. Geographically, the Basseterre port is located at , on the south western coast of Saint Kitts Island, and it is one of the chief commercial depots of the Leeward Islands.
Bassetlaw Bassetlaw is the northernmost district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population according to the 2001 UK census of 107,713. The borough is predominantly rural, with two towns: Worksop, site of the borough offices, and Retford.
Bassetlaw (wapentake) Bassetlaw was a wapentake (equivalent to a hundred) in the English county of Nottinghamshire. The wapentake covered an area in the north of the county, roughly equivalent to the modern Bassetlaw local government district.
Bassett Furniture Bassett Furniture is a furniture manufacturer located in North Carolina. Bassett Furniture is one of the oldest furniture manufacturers in North Carolina and has been producing hand crafted furniture for over 100 years.
Bassett-Lowke Bassett-Lowke was a toy company, based in the Northampton, England founded by Wenman Joseph Bassett-Lowke in 1898 or 1899 that specialized in model railways, model boats and ships, and construction sets. Bassett-Lowke initially started as a mail-order catalog business and primarily remained so, although it sometimes designed and even manufactured some of its own items.
Bassianus (senator) Bassianus, a Roman of distinction se­lected by Emperor Constantine I as the husband of his sister Anastasia, and destined for the rank of Caesar and the government of Italy, although probably never actually invested with these dignities. For, while negotiations were pending with Licinius respecting the ratification of this arrangement, it was discovered that Licinius and Bassianus had been plotting against Constantine.
Bassick High School It has been suggested that this school-related article be merged to the appropriate school district or locality article. It may not meet Wikipedia's standards of verifiability or notability, it may not feature multiple independent reliable sources, or it may be a short entry that provides only directory-style information about the school.
Bassie and Adriaan Bassie and Adriaan are a popular clown and acrobat duo who featured in their own television series, taped between 1976 and 1994 and (as of 2005) still aired in the Netherlands and Flanders (Belgium) television. Before Bassie and Adriaan went on television they were a successful acrobatic duo who performed in many Dutch circuses.
Bassignana Bassignana is a small village in northwest Italy (Piedmont). Many emigrants to America (Memphis, Tennessee): at present many Surnames there from Bassignana, including Vescovo, Robilio, Barzizza (Barzi), Sampietro, Soro.
Bassin's Black Bass with Hank Parker Bassin's Black Bass with Hank Parker is a tournament fishing video game for the Super Nintendo, in which the player attempts to rise up from an amateur tournament to the bass fishing championship and beat Hank Parker for the Championship.
Bassina Bassina is a genus of bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae. Shells are rather large, ovate, of only moderate convexity, scuptured with concentic lamellae, which vary from simple and low, to long and frilled.
Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth is a civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. Since the 1960's the parish contains the village of Bassingbourn and hamlet of Kneesworth and is situated just north of Royston in Hertfordshire.
Bassline In music a bassline, also bass line, is an instrumental part, or line, which is in the bass or lowest range and thus lower than the other parts and part of the rhythm section. "The bass differs from other voices because of the particular role it plays in supporting and defining harmonic motion.
Basslink Basslink is a HVDC link crossing Bass Strait, connecting the static inverter plant Loy Yang, in Victoria on the Australian mainland, and the static inverter plant George Town in northern Tasmania. The company that owns and operates the link is National Grid Australia Pty Ltd, which itself is owned by UK company National Grid plc.
Bassmasters "Bassmasters" is a season three episode of The Ren and Stimpy Show. It was written by Bob Camp and Jim Gomez, storyboarded by Peter Avanzino, background color design done by Scott Wills, and directed by Bob Camp.
Bassprov Bassprov is a two person longform improvisational comedy show. The main characters Donny Weaver (played by Mark Sutton) and Earl Hinkle (played by Joe Bill) are middle-aged central Indiana blue-collar guys that spend their free time fishing and talking about sports.
Bassui Tokusho Bassui Tokusho (1327-1387) was a Zen Master born in modern day Kanagawa Prefecture who had trained with Soto, Rinzai and Ch'an masters of his time. Bassui was unhappy with the state of Zen practice in Japan during his time, so he set out in life with the mission of revitalizing it.
Bast (biology) Bast are the strong fibers in the phloem of a number of dicotyledonous plants, in particular jute, hemp, flax, ramie, kenaf, roselle hemp, etc. They support the conductive cells of the phloem and provide strength to the stem.
Bast (mythology) In Egyptian mythology, Bast (also spelt Bastet, Ubasti, and Pasht) is an ancient goddess, worshipped at least since the Second Dynasty. The centre of her cult was in Per-Bast (Bubastis in Greek), which was named after her.
Bast fibre Bast fibre (fiber) or skin fibre is fibre collected from the Phloem (the "inner bark" or the skin) or bast surrounding the stem of a certain mainly dicotyledonic plant. Most of the technically important bast fibers are obtained from herbs cultivated in agriculture, as for instance flax, hemp or rhamie, but also bast fibers from wild plants, as stinging nettle, and trees as the lime tree, have been used to some extent.
Bast shoe Bast shoes are shoes woven primarily from bast of the linden tree or from birch bark, a kind of basket fit to the shape of a foot. It is an obsolete traditional footwear of forest areas of Eastern Europe used by poorer population of Finnic people, Balts, and Slavs.
Bastard (film) Bastard, also known as Vildmarkens sång in Swedish, is a Norwegian-Swedish film released in 1940. It stars Georg Løkkeberg and was directed by Helge Lunde and Gösta Stevens; the story is based on the story "Basterd" by F.
Bastard (Law of England and Wales) A bastard in the law of England and Wales was a person whose parents, at the time of their birth, were not married to each other. A person conceived to a couple not married to each other but who subsequently marry before the birth would not be treated as a bastard.
Bastard Nation Bastard Nation is a North American adoptee rights organization. It seeks to establish the right of adoptees to access their own original birth certificates, the sealed records typical of a closed adoption, a common type of adoption in the United States.
Bastard Operator From Hell The Bastard Operator From Hell (BOFH), a fictional character created by Simon Travaglia, is a rogue system administrator who takes out his anger on lusers (his colleagues, bosses and anyone who gets in his way).
Bastard Out of Carolina (novel) Bastard Out of Carolina was the first novel published by author Dorothy Allison. The book is set in Allison's hometown of Greenville, SC and follows the story of the fictional Boatwright family, noted for their drinking and womanizing.
Bastard trumpeter The bastard trumpeter or copper moki, Latridopsis forsteri, is a trumpeter of the genus Latridopsis, found in the eastern Indian Ocean, off southern Australia, and around New Zealand, at depths of from 20 to 160 m. Its length is between 30 and 65 cm.
Bastarda Bastarda (or bastard) was a Gothic script used in France and Germany during the 14th and 15th centuries. These scripts were designed to provide a simplified letter that was appropriate for the copying of books or documents of minor value or importance.
Bastardo (PG) Bastardo, a small town in the Italian province of Perugia in central Umbria in the valley of the Torrente Puglia, 42°56N 12°36E; altitude 290 m (951 ft) above sea-level. It is a frazione of Giano dell'Umbria, which is 7 km (about 4 mi) S by road.
Bastarnae The Bastarnae were an important ancient people of uncertain, but probably mixed Germanic-Celtic, ethnic origin, who lived in the Danube estuary and western Balkans during the last centuries BC and early centuries AD. Recent research indicates they were far more important and powerful than is generally realized (1).
Baster The Basters (also known as Baasters, Rehobothers or Rehoboth Basters) are the descendants of liaisons between the Cape Colony Dutch and indigenous African women. They largely live in Namibia and are similar to Coloured or Griqua people in South Africa.
Basterna A basterna was a kind of vehicle, or litter, in which Ancient Roman women were carried. It appears to have resembled the lectica; and the only difference apparently was, that the lectica was carried on the shoulders of slaves, and the basterna by two mules, according to Isaac Casaubon.
Bastian Balthazar Bux Bastian Balthazar Bux is the protagonist of Michael Ende's novel Die Unendliche Geschichte (English title The Neverending Story) and the subsequent motion pictures, television series and animated series based on the novel. Bastian is a shy, bookish boy who is mourning the recent death of his mother.
Bastian Schweinsteiger Bastian Schweinsteiger (born August 1 1984 in Kolbermoor, Bavaria, Germany) is a professional footballer from Germany who currently plays in midfield for Bayern Munich. Bastian's older brother, Tobias, currently plays for the German second division club Eintracht Braunschweig.
Bastiano da Sangallo Bastiano da Sangallo (1481-1551), Italian sculptor and painter, was a nephew of Giuliano da Sangallo and Antonio da Sangallo the Elder. He is usually known as Aristotile, a nickname he received from his air of sententious gravity.
Bastides Bastides are fortified towns built in medieval France starting around 1229, the date of the first recorded bastide. All bastides have a grid layout and a central market square with a covered weighing and measuring area.
Bastien Range The Bastien Range () is an Antarctic mountain range of moderate height which extends in a NW-SE direction for about 64 km (40 mi), flanking the SW side of Nimitz Glacier and the Sentinel Range, in the Ellsworth Mountains.
Bastille The Bastille () was a prison in Paris, known formally as Bastille Saint-Antoine—Number 232, Rue Saint-Antoine—best known today because of the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, which along with the Tennis Court Oath is considered the beginning of the French Revolution. The event was commemorated one year later by the Fête de la Fédération.
Bastille Day Bastille Day is the French national holiday, celebrated on 14 July each year. In France, it is called "FĂŞte Nationale" ("National Holiday"), in official parlance, or more commonly "quatorze juillet" ("14th of July").
Bastille Day Flare The Bastille Day Flare or Bastille Day Event was a powerful solar flare on July 14, 2000 occurring near the peak of the solar maximum. Active region 9077 produced an X5-class flare, which caused an S3 radiation storm on Earth fifteen minutes later as energetic protons bombarded the ionosphere.
Bastille Day Military Parade Bastille Day Military Parade (or 14 July Military Parade, translation of the French name of Défilé militaire du 14 juillet) is a French military parade held each year in Paris, in the morning of the 14 July.
Bastinado Bastinado was originally a Spanish word for the act of caning, in the literal sense of beating with a stick or similar implement. It is specifically used to refer to a form of torture or corporal punishment which consists of beating the soles of the offender's bare feet with a hard object, like a cane or rod, a club, a piece of wood, or a whip.
Basting Basting involves cooking meat with either its own juices or some type of preparation such as a sauce or marinade. Prominently used in grilling, rotisserie, roasting and other meat preparations where the meat is over heat for extended periods of time.
Bastion A bastion is a structure projecting outward from the main enclosure of a fortification, situated in both corners of a straight wall (termed curtain), with the shape of a sharp point, facilitating active defense against assaulting troops. It allows the defenders of the fort to cover adjacent bastions and curtains with defensive fire.
Bastion (naval) A bastion in naval strategy is a heavily-defended area of water in which friendly naval forces can operate safely. Typically, that area will be partially enclosed by friendly shoreline, defended by naval mines, monitored by sensors, and heavily patrolled by surface, submarine, and air forces.
Baston Baston is a parish on the edge of The Fens and in the administrative district of South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. Like most fen-edge parishes, it was laid out more than a thousand years ago, in an elongated form, so as to afford the produce of a variety of habitats for the villagers.
Bastrop, Texas Bastrop is the county seat of Bastrop County, Texas, and is located about thirty miles southeast of Austin, Texas. By 2005, the city had an estimated population of 7,297, up more than 35% from the 2000 census figure of 5,340; its population has doubled since the early 1970s.
Bastyr University Bastyr University was established as the John Bastyr College of Naturopathic Medicine in 1978 in Seattle, Washington (USA) by Sheila Quinn, Joseph Pizzorno, ND, LM; William Mitchell, ND; and Les Griffith, ND, LM. It is named after the late John Bastyr, ND, DC (1912-1995), a pioneering naturopathic physician and chiropractor in the Seattle area who was instrumental in keeping interest in naturopathic medicine alive through the 1960s.
Basudeb Barman Basudeb Barman (born 5 October, 1935) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Mathurapur constituency of West Bengal and is a member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) political party.
Basum Tso Lake Lake Basum Tso, also known as Lake Cuogao literally meaning green water in Tibetan, is a Tibetan lake covering 27 square kilometres in Gangbugjiangda County, approximately 300km east of Lhasa in Tibet. At 3700 metres over sea level it is about 18km long and has an average width of apprioximately 1.
Basut-Chay State Reserve Basut-Chay State Reserve or Besitchay State Reserve was established on the area of 107 hectares in 1974 for preserving and protecting the rare Oriental plane-tree. The reserve covers the area around the Besitchay of the southeastern part of Minor Caucasus.
Basutoland Basutoland is a former name of what is now Lesotho, in southern Africa. The mountainous and largely arid land that came to be Basutoland was populated by Bushmen (sometimes known as San) until the end of the 16th century.
Bat Bats are mammals in the order Chiroptera. Their most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammal in the world naturally capable of flight; other mammals, such as flying squirrels and gliding phalangers, can glide for limited distances but are not capable of true sustainable flight.
Bat (guided bomb) The SWOD MK 9 "Bat" was a radar-guided glide bomb that was built by the United States during World War II. It lacked any form of propulsion, but is still often, incorrectly, referred to as a missile.
Bat Ayin Bat Ayin is an Israeli settlement in Gush Etzion, Judea inhabited primarily by baal teshuvah religious-zionist Jews who adhere to Chassidic philosophy that combines spiritual religious life with organic agriculture. Bat Ayin was established in 1989 and its population as of 2005 has topped 1000.
Bat bug Bat bugs are blood-sucking insects of the family Cimicidae that are closely related to the bedbug. They are so-named because they feed primarily on the blood of bats, although they will bite humans if necessary.
Bat Boy: The Musical Bat Boy: The Musical is an Off-Broadway musical based on the character of Bat Boy, whose antics regularly appear in the Weekly World News tabloid. The story about a half-boy, half bat found living in a cave inspired bookwriters Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming to write a stage adaptation.
Bat Cave and Cascade Caverns State Nature Preserves Bat Cave and Cascade Caverns State Nature Preserves are two nature preserves totaling 146 acres located within the boundaries of Carter Caves State Resort Park in Carter County, Kentucky. Bat Cave was dedicated into the nature preserves system on Dec 16 1981 for the protection of the Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) with wintering numbers estimated at 28,000.
Bat detector A bat detector is a device used to detect the presence of bats by converting their echolocation ultrasound signals (with frequencies between 12 and 160 kHz) to audible frequencies. They can both be bought from professional manufacturers and self-built.
Bat Masterson (TV series) Bat Masterson was a Western television series which showed a fictionalized account of the life of real-life marshal/gambler/dandy Bat Masterson. The title character was played by Gene Barry and the half-hour black and white shows ran on NBC from 1958 to 1961.
Bat phone A bat phone is a common business euphemism for a private telephone number that is handled at a higher priority than a public line. The name derives from the Gotham police commissioner's secure line to the "bat phone" in the 1960s Batman television show.
Bat Shalom Bat Shalom is one of the smaller organizations of the Coalition of Women for a Just Peace. Bat Shalom is a feminist grassroots organization of Jewish and Palestinian Israeli women working together towards peace, a just resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, respect for human rights, and an equal voice for Jewish and Arab women within Israeli society.
Bat tail In reference to bodyboard design, Bat tail is used to describe a style of tail which was invented by Mike Stewart in the mid-nineties. The bat tail is essentially a combination of the clipped crescent tail and the square tail, which provides a balance of control and maneuverability.
Bat Thumb Bat Thumb is Steve Oedekerk's 2001 adaptation of the Batman movie series using Thumbation. This 30 minute film combines elements of the classic Batman TV series with Adam West with more recent Batman Movie elements.
Bat Ye'or Bat Ye'or (Hebrew: בת יאור) (meaning "daughter of the Nile" in Hebrew; a pseudonym of Gisèle Littman, née Orebi) is a British writer specializing in the history of non-Muslims in the Middle East, Islam, and in particular the history of Christian and Jewish dhimmis living under Islamic governments. Born to a Jewish family in Egypt, she personally experienced living as a member of a religious minority in a predominantly Muslim country.
Bat-Signal The Bat-Signal is a fictional device appearing in the various interpretations of the Batman mythos. It is a specially modified Klieg searchlight with a stylized symbol of a bat attached to the light so that it projects a large Bat emblem on the sky or buildings of Gotham City.

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