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bakassi is a peninsula on the gulf of guinea. it lies between the cross river estuary, near the city of calabar and the rio del ray estuary on the east. it is governed by cameroon, following the transfer of sovereignty from neighbouring nigeria as a result of a judgment by the international court of justice. on 22 nove... |
a bestiary (from bestiarum vocabulum) is a compendium of beasts. originating in the ancient world, bestiaries were made popular in the middle ages in illustrated volumes that described various animals and even rocks. the natural history and illustration of each beast was usually accompanied by a moral lesson. this refl... |
"the ballad of the green berets" is a patriotic song in the ballad style about the united states army special forces. it is one of the few popular songs of the vietnam war years to cast the military in a positive light. in 1966 it became a major hit, reaching no. 1 for five weeks on the billboard hot 100 and four weeks... |
baroque dance is dance of the baroque era (roughly 1600–1750), closely linked with baroque music, theatre, and opera. english country dance the majority of surviving choreographies from the period are english country dances, such as those in the many editions of playford's the dancing master. playford only gives the fl... |
the borzoi or russian hunting sighthound is a russian breed of hunting dog of sighthound type. it was formerly used for wolf hunting, and until 1936 was known as the russian wolfhound. etymology the system by which russians over the ages named their sighthounds was a series of descriptive terms rather than actual names... |
the basenji () is a breed of hunting dog. it was bred from stock that originated in central africa. the fédération cynologique internationale places the breed in the spitz and primitive types. the basenji produces an unusual yodel-like sound, due to its unusually shaped larynx. this trait also gives the basenji the nic... |
the brit milah ( bərīṯ mīlā, ; ashkenazi pronunciation: , "covenant of circumcision"; yiddish pronunciation: bris ) is the ceremony of circumcision in judaism. according to the book of genesis, god commanded the biblical patriarch abraham to be circumcised, an act to be followed by his male descendants on the eighth da... |
business ethics (also known as corporate ethics) is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics, that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical problems that can arise in a business environment. it applies to all aspects of business conduct and is relevant to the conduct of individuals and entire organizatio... |
bbs may refer to: ammunition bbs, bb gun metal bullets bbs, airsoft gun plastic pellets computing and gaming bulletin board system, a computer server users dial into via dial-up or telnet; precursor to the internet bios boot specification, a firmware specification for the boot process blum blum shub, a pseudorandom num... |
british standards (bs) are the standards produced by the bsi group which is incorporated under a royal charter and which is formally designated as the national standards body (nsb) for the uk. the bsi group produces british standards under the authority of the charter, which lays down as one of the bsi's objectives to:... |
a building society is a financial institution owned by its members as a mutual organization, which offers banking and related financial services, especially savings and mortgage lending. they exist in the united kingdom, australia and new zealand, and formerly in ireland and several commonwealth countries, including so... |
the avro blue steel was a british air-launched, rocket-propelled nuclear armed standoff missile, built to arm the v bomber force. it allowed the bomber to launch the missile against its target while still outside the range of surface-to-air missiles (sams). the missile proceeded to the target at speeds up to mach 3, an... |
the branch davidians (or the general association of branch davidian seventh-day adventists) are an apocalyptic cult founded in 1955 by benjamin roden. they regard themselves as a continuation of the general association of davidian seventh-day adventists, established by victor houteff in 1935. houteff, a bulgarian immig... |
burwash hall refers to both burwash dining hall and burwash hall proper, the second oldest of the residence buildings at victoria university in toronto, canada. construction began in 1911 and was completed in 1913. it was named after nathanael burwash, president of victoria from 1887 to 1912. the building is an extrava... |
benzodiazepines (bzd, bdz, bzs), colloquially called "benzos", are a class of depressant drugs whose core chemical structure is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring. they are prescribed to treat conditions such as anxiety disorders, insomnia, and seizures. the first benzodiazepine, chlordiazepoxide (libriu... |
the bell curve is typical of the normal distribution. bell curve may also refer to: gaussian function, a specific kind of function whose graph is a bell-shaped curve the bell curve, a 1994 book by richard j. herrnstein and charles murray bell curve grading, a method of evaluating scholastic performance |
body mass index (bmi) is a value derived from the mass (weight) and height of a person. the bmi is defined as the body mass divided by the square of the body height, and is expressed in units of kg/m2, resulting from mass in kilograms (kg) and height in metres (m). the bmi may be determined first by measuring its compo... |
the behistun inscription (also bisotun, bisitun or bisutun; , old persian: bagastana, meaning "the place of god") is a multilingual achaemenid royal inscription and large rock relief on a cliff at mount behistun in the kermanshah province of iran, near the city of kermanshah in western iran, established by darius the g... |
barry morris goldwater (january 2, 1909 – may 29, 1998) was an american politician and major general in the air force reserve who served as a united states senator from 1953 to 1965 and 1969 to 1987, and was the republican party's nominee for president in 1964. goldwater was born in phoenix, where he helped manage his ... |
the baralong incidents were two incidents during the first world war in august and september 1915, involving the royal navy q-ship and two german u-boats. baralong sank , which had been preparing to attack a nearby merchant ship, the nicosian. about a dozen of the crewmen managed to escape from the sinking submarine an... |
banda may refer to: people banda (surname) banda prakash (born 1954), indian politician banda kanakalingeshwara rao (1907–1968), indian actor banda karthika reddy (born 1977), indian politician banda singh bahadur (1670–1716), sikh warrior places argentina banda department, a part of santiago del estero province, argen... |
the bladder (or urinary bladder) is an organ that collects urine for excretion in animals. bladder may also refer to: biology artificial urinary bladder, in humans gallbladder, which stores bile for digestion pig bladder, urinary bladder of a domestic pig, with many human uses swim bladder, in bony fishes, an internal ... |
robert young (born 1953/1954) is a serial entrepreneur who is best known for founding red hat inc., the open source software company. he owns the franchises for forge fc of the canadian premier league as well as the hamilton tiger-cats of the canadian football league for which he serves as self-styled caretaker of the ... |
babylon 5 is an american space opera television series created by writer and producer j. michael straczynski, under the babylonian productions label, in association with straczynski's synthetic worlds ltd. and warner bros. domestic television. after the successful airing of a test pilot movie on february 22, 1993, baby... |
beos is an operating system for personal computers first developed by be inc. in 1990. it was first written to run on bebox hardware. beos was positioned as a multimedia platform that could be used by a substantial population of desktop users and a competitor to classic mac os and microsoft windows. it was ultimately u... |
a biome () is a biogeographical unit consisting of a biological community that has formed in response to the physical environment in which they are found and a shared regional climate. biomes may span more than one continent. biome is a broader term than habitat and can comprise a variety of habitats. while a biome can... |
behavior (american english) or behaviour (british english) is the range of actions and mannerisms made by individuals, organisms, systems or artificial entities in some environment. these systems can include other systems or organisms as well as the inanimate physical environment. it is the computed response of the sys... |
the battle of marathon took place in 490 bc during the first persian invasion of greece. it was fought between the citizens of athens, aided by plataea, and a persian force commanded by datis and artaphernes. the battle was the culmination of the first attempt by persia, under king darius i, to subjugate greece. the gr... |
the balance of trade, commercial balance, or net exports (sometimes symbolized as nx), is the difference between the monetary value of a nation's exports and imports over a certain time period. sometimes a distinction is made between a balance of trade for goods versus one for services. the balance of trade measures a ... |
the biosphere (from greek βίος bíos "life" and σφαῖρα sphaira "sphere"), also known as the ecosphere (from greek οἶκος oîkos "environment" and σφαῖρα), is the worldwide sum of all ecosystems. it can also be termed the zone of life on earth. the biosphere (which is technically a spherical shell) is virtually a closed sy... |
a biological membrane, biomembrane or cell membrane is a selectively permeable membrane that separates the interior of a cell from the external environment or creates intracellular compartments by serving as a boundary between one part of the cell and another. biological membranes, in the form of eukaryotic cell membra... |
the balfour declaration of 1926, issued by the 1926 imperial conference of british empire leaders in london, was named after arthur balfour, who was lord president of the council. it declared the united kingdom and the dominions to be: the inter-imperial relations committee, chaired by balfour, drew up the document pre... |
the balfour declaration was a public statement issued by the british government in 1917 during the first world war announcing its support for the establishment of a "national home for the jewish people" in palestine, then an ottoman region with a small minority jewish population. the declaration was contained in a lett... |
unification or death (, ), popularly known as the black hand (, ), was a secret military society formed in 1901 by officers in the army of the kingdom of serbia. it gained a reputation for its alleged involvement in the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand in sarajevo in 1914 and for the earlier assassination of t... |
a board of directors (commonly referred simply as the board) is an executive committee that jointly supervises the activities of an organization, which can be either a for-profit or a nonprofit organization such as a business, nonprofit organization, or a government agency. the powers, duties, and responsibilities of a... |
the balkan wars were a series of two conflicts that took place in the balkan states in 1912 and 1913. in the first balkan war, the four balkan states of greece, serbia, montenegro and bulgaria declared war upon the ottoman empire and defeated it, in the process stripping the ottomans of their european provinces, leavin... |
buffalo most commonly refers to: true buffalo or bubalina, a subtribe of wild cattle, including most "old world" buffalo, such as water buffalo buffalo (bison), a genus of wild cattle, including the american buffalo buffalo, new york, a city in the northeastern united states buffalo or buffaloes may also refer to: anim... |
the bebox is a dual cpu personal computer, briefly sold by be inc. to run the company's own operating system, beos. it has powerpc cpus, its i/o board has a custom "geekport", and the front bezel has "blinkenlights". the bebox made its debut in october 1995 in a dual powerpc 603 at 66 mhz configuration. the processors ... |
biomedical engineering (bme) or medical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes (e.g., diagnostic or therapeutic). bme is also traditionally logical sciences to advance health care treatment, including diagnosis, monitoring, and therap... |
the balkans ( ), corresponding partially with the balkan peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern europe with various geographical and historical definitions. the region takes its name from the balkan mountains that stretch throughout the whole of bulgaria. the balkan peninsula is bordered by the adriatic sea ... |
in atomic physics, the bohr model or rutherford–bohr model of the atom, presented by niels bohr and ernest rutherford in 1913, consists of a small, dense nucleus surrounded by orbiting electrons. it is analogous to the structure of the solar system, but with attraction provided by electrostatic force rather than gravit... |
bombay sapphire is a brand of gin that is distilled by the bombay spirits company, a subsidiary company of bacardi, at laverstoke mill in the village of laverstoke in the english county of hampshire. the brand was first launched in 1986 by english wine-merchant idv. in 1997 diageo sold the brand to bacardi. its name or... |
james robert wills (march 6, 1905 – may 13, 1975) was an american western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader. considered by music authorities as the founder of western swing, he was known widely as the king of western swing (although spade cooley self-promoted the moniker "king of western swing" from 1942 to 19... |
badtrans is a malicious microsoft windows computer worm distributed by e-mail. because of a known vulnerability in older versions of internet explorer, some email programs, such as microsoft's outlook express and microsoft outlook programs, may install and execute the worm as soon as the e-mail message is viewed. once ... |
mehmet barış manço (born tosun yusuf mehmet barış manço; 2 january 1943 – 1 february 1999), better known by his stage name barış manço, was a turkish rock musician, singer, composer, actor, television producer and show host. beginning his musical career while attending galatasaray high school, he was a pioneer of rock ... |
blitz basic is the programming language dialect of the first blitz compilers, devised by new zealand-based developer mark sibly. being derived from basic, blitz syntax was designed to be easy to pick up for beginners first learning to program. the languages are game-programming oriented but are often found general purp... |
the bliss bibliographic classification (bc) is a library classification system that was created by henry e. bliss (1870–1955) and published in four volumes between 1940 and 1953. although originally devised in the united states, it was more commonly adopted by british libraries. a second edition of the system (bc2) has... |
blood alcohol content (bac), also called blood alcohol concentration or blood alcohol level, is a measurement of alcohol intoxication used for legal or medical purposes; it is expressed as mass of alcohol per volume of blood. for example, a bac of 0.10 (0.10% or one tenth of one percent) means that there is 0.10 g of a... |
a barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions. barristers mostly specialise in courtroom advocacy and litigation. their tasks include arguing cases in courts and tribunals, drafting legal pleadings, researching the law and giving legal opinions. barristers are distinguished from solicitors and other types... |
the battle of gettysburg () was a battle in the american civil war fought by union and confederate forces between july 1 and july 3, 1863, in and around gettysburg, pennsylvania. in the battle of gettysburg, union major general george meade's army of the potomac defeated attacks by confederate general robert e. lee's a... |
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