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Bab Mousalla
Bab or BAB can refer to: *Bab (toponymy), a component of Arabic toponyms literally meaning "gate" * Set (mythology) (also known as Bab, Baba, or Seth) ancient Egyptian god * Bab (Shia Islam), a term designating deputies of the Imams in Shia Islam * Báb (Sayyid `Alí Muḥammad Shírází, 1819–1850), founder of Bábism and a central figure in the Bahá'í Faith * Bab-ı Âli, the gate to the palace of the Grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire * Báb, Nitra District, a village and municipality in the Nitra District in western central Slovakia * Bab Ballads, cartoons published by W. S. Gilbert under the childhood nickname, ''Bab'' * Back-arc basin, a geologic feature: a submarine basin associated with island arcs and subduction zones * "Base Attack Bonus", a term used in d20 System RPG games * Beale Air Force Base (IATA airport code: BAB), in California * ''Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry'', an academic journal * Boris Berezovsky (businessman) (1946–2013), Boris Abramovich B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bab (toponymy)
The glossary of Arabic toponyms gives translations of Arabic language, Arabic terms commonly found as components in Arabic toponyms. A significant number of them were put together during the PEF Survey of Palestine carried out in the second half of the 19th century. A B C D H I J K M N O Q R S U W See also *Maghreb place name etymology *Oikonyms in Western and South Asia *Place names of Palestine *List of Arabic place names References Sources * * * * External linksThe intro to a 1950s gazetteer for 35,000 placenames of Arabian Peninsula and surrounding waters and islands contains a glossary of generic toponymic features {{Glossaries of science and engineering Lists of place name etymologies Geography-related lists Geography terminology, Arabic toponyms Glossaries of science, Arabic toponyms Place name element etymologies, * Arabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aikido
Aikido ( , , , ) is a gendai budō, modern Japanese martial art which is split into many different styles including Iwama Ryu, Iwama Shin Shin Aiki Shuren Kai, Shodokan Aikido, Yoshinkan, Renshinkai, Aikikai, and Ki Aikido. Aikido is now practiced in around 140 countries. It was originally developed by Morihei Ueshiba, as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy and religious beliefs. Ueshiba's goal was to create an art which practitioners could use to defend themselves against attacks, while also protecting the attackers from injury. Aikido is often translated as "the way of unifying (with) Qi, life energy" or as "the way of harmonious spirit". According to the founder's philosophy, the primary goal in the practice of aikido is to overcome oneself instead of cultivating violence or aggressiveness. Morihei Ueshiba used the phrase to refer to this principle. Aikido's fundamental principles include: (entering), , (breathing control), (triangular principle), and (turn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby (other)
A baby, or infant, is the very young offspring of human beings. Or, by extension, it can refer to a young animal. Baby, Babies, or The Baby may also refer to: Aircraft * Avro Baby, a British single-seat light sporting biplane * Sopwith Baby, a seaplane used by the British Royal Naval Air Service from 1915 * Supermarine Baby, a British flying boat fighter aircraft of the First World War * Wight Baby, a British seaplane fighter which first flew in 1916 Arts and entertainment Characters * Baby (Dragon Ball), in the anime ''Dragon Ball GT'' * Baby, in the ''Super Monkey Ball'' series of video games * Circus Baby, in the ''Five Nights at Freddy's'' series of video games * Scrap Baby, a broken-down version of Circus Baby from '' Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator'' * Baby, in the 2017 film ''Baby Driver'', played by Ansel Elgort * Frances "Baby" Houseman, in the 1987 film ''Dirty Dancing'', played by actress Jennifer Grey * Baby Sinclair, in the television sitcom ''Dinos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babe (other)
Babe may refer to: * Babe, a term of endearment * A newborn baby * An attractive (especially female) person People * Babe (nickname), a list of people * Jerome Babe (1837–1893), American inventor and miner * Thomas Babe (1941–2000), American playwright * Oliver Hardy (1892–1957), American comic actor sometimes billed as "Babe Hardy" early in his career * Babe the Farmer's Daughter, a ring name of professional wrestler and businessperson Ursula Hayden (1966-2022) Places * Babe (Bragança), a civil parish in the municipality of Bragança, Portugal * Babe (Sopot), a village in Serbia Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Babe the Blue Ox, companion of the mythical lumberjack Paul Bunyan * Babe, the title character of the Dick King-Smith book '' The Sheep-Pig'' * Babe Carano, from '' Game Shakers'' * Babe Carey, a character in the American soap opera ''All My Children'' Films * ''Babe'' (film), a 1995 Australian film based on the book ''The Sheep-Pig'' ** '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babb
Babb is surname of mostly English origin which has been documented as far back as 1322 in Devon County, England. While the name appears to have originated in the Devon area, Y-DNA Genetic testing has revealed a number of distinct lineages throughout various parts of England. The surname also appears in the Bavaria state of Germany. Y-DNA Genetic testing has confirmed that this Bavarian line does not relate to the Babbs of England. Notable people with the surname include * Alfred Babb (1858–1933), American politician *Charlie Babb (born 1950), American football player * Charlie Babb (baseball) (1873-1954), American baseball player * Chris Babb (born 1990), American basketball player * Faith Babb (fl. 1980–2019), Belizean politician * Gene Babb (1934–2018), American football player * Glenn Babb (born 1943), South African politician and diplomat * Janet Babb, Geologist * John H. Babb (1860–1938), American politician * Keedie Babb (born 1982), British singer * Kroger Babb (190 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babs (other)
Babs or BABS may refer to: People * Nickname of Barbara Windsor (1937-2020), British actress * Babs McMillan, Australian actress * Babs Olusanmokun, American actor * Babs Reingold, American artist * Babs Fafunwa (1923-2010), Nigerian educationist, scholar and Minister for Education, full name Aliu Babatunde Fafunwa * Nickname of Barbra Streisand (born 1942), American singer and actress * Nickname of Michael Keating (hurler) (born 1944), Irish retired hurling manager and player * Babs Gonzales (1919-1980), American jazz singer, born Lee Brown * Alice Babs (1924-2014), Swedish singer and actress, born Hildur Alice Nilson * Babs Shanton (1912-1947), Puerto Rican-American performer with the Ziegfeld Follies In entertainment Films * ''Babs'' (1920 film), a silent film starring Corinne Griffith * ''Babs'' (2000 film), a 2000 Dutch film * ''Babs'' (2017 film), a 2017 British film biopic of Dame Barbara Windsor Fictional characters * Babs, a character in the animated film ''Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Childs Carpenter
Edward Childs Carpenter (1872–1950) was an American writer of novels and plays and a stage director in the early through mid-20th century.James Fisher: "Carpenter, Edward Childs (1872–1950)" in ''The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater'', http://american_theatre.enacademic.com/225/Carpenter%2C_Edward_Childs , accessed 2 Mar 2018. Biography Carpenter was born December 13, 1872 (1874 per his gravestone) at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a son of Edward Payson and Frances Bradley "Fanny" (née Childs) Carpenter, of the New England Rehoboth Carpenter family.Amos B. Carpenter: ''Genealogical History of the Rehoboth Branch of the Carpenter Family in America'', Carpenter & Morehouse, Amherst, Mass., 1898, p. 676, erroneously listed as Edward Payson Carpenter (Jr.). After leaving school, Carpenter became a newspaperman and quickly rose to the position of financial editor at ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''. In 1903 he published his first novel, ''The Chasm'', co-authored w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bab (play)
''Bab'' is a 1920 play by Edward Childs Carpenter, based on a 1916 series of magazine stories by Mary Roberts Rinehart, collected into book form in 1917. It is a four-act comedy that leans towards farce, with five scenes, two settings, and eleven characters. The action of the play takes place over four weeks time in late Spring. The story concerns events in the life of Barbara "Bab" Archibald, a "sub-deb", a girl in the year before she makes her Debutante, debut in society. The play was produced by George C. Tyler and Arthur Hopkins, staged by Ignacio Martinetti, with Helen Hayes as the female lead. It had tryouts in Boston and Baltimore then premiered on Broadway during October 1920. It ran three months on Broadway and could have gone longer, but was forced to go on tour by prior scheduling and a lack of unteneted Manhattan theaters. It had been preceded by a 1917 trilogy of silent films based on the Bab stories, all now lost. Characters Characters are listed in order of appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balcombe Railway Station
Balcombe railway station is a stop on the Brighton Main Line, serving the village of Balcombe, in West Sussex, England. It lies down the line from , via , and is situated between and . It is managed by Southern, but trains calling at the station are operated by Thameslink. History The original station was opened in July 1841 by the London and Brighton Railway, which became the London Brighton and South Coast Railway in 1846. The station was resited to its present position in 1848 or 1849. The station became part of the Southern Railway during the grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. When sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the privatisation of British Rail. Services All services at Balcombe are operated by Thameslink using electric multiple units An electric multiple unit or EMU is a multiple-unit train consisting of self-pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babcock International
Babcock International Group plc is a British aerospace, defence and nuclear engineering services company based in London, England. It specialises in managing complex assets and infrastructure. Although the company has civil contracts, its main business is with public bodies, particularly the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence and Network Rail. The company has four operating sectors, with overseas operations based in Africa, North America, South America, Europe and Australasia. Babcock is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. History 1891–1979 Babcock International traces its history back to the 19th century and the American heavy industrial manufacturers Babcock & Wilcox Company, which had been founded in 1867 by partners Stephen Wilcox and George Babcock to manufacture and market Wilcox's patented water-tube boiler. During the 1870s and 1880s, the company, having decided to expand internationally, developed an initial footp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulster Farmers' Union
The Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) is a member organisation/industry association for farmers in Northern Ireland. The UFU was formed in 1918 and currently claims over 12,500 members. Presidency Previous Presidents of the UFU included Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough, Sir Basil Brooke, later the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, who served as UFU President between 1930 and 1931, as well as Robert Moore (Northern Ireland politician), Rev. Robert Moore (1937–38, 1939–40 and 1941–42), Harry West (1955–56) and John Gilliland (2002–04), who was a cross-community candidate in the 2004 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom, 2004 European Parliament election. Harry Sinclair from Draperstown, County Londonderry, was president between 2012 and 2014. The current President is Ian Marshall (politician), Ian Marshall from Markethill, County Armagh. Campaigns The UFU has been involved in a number of campaigns for farmers' rights in Northern Ireland, including oppos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Farmers' Union Of Scotland
The National Farmers' Union of Scotland (NFU Scotland, NFUS) is an employer association organisation that represents the interests of the Scotland's farming industry. It was formed in 1913, and has approximately 10,000 members who are farmers, crofters and others involved in Scottish agriculture. It is organisationally independent of the larger and similarly named National Farmers' Union (NFU) in England and Wales. History In 1972, the NFUS — alongside other employers' associations National Farmers' Union of England and Wales and the Ulster Farmers' Union — set up the ' British Agriculture Bureau' to represent their interests in the European Economic Community affairs, and later in European Union affairs. In the late 2000's, proposals were made to reform the EU Common Agricultural Policy by altering the direct payment system. NFU Scotland declared their opposition to the reform package with NFUS policy director Scott Walker stating it would have a disproportionat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
