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Ballantyne (other)
Ballantyne may refer to: People * Ballantyne (surname), includes a list of people with the surname Places Canada * Ballantyne Park, a city park in Ottawa, Ontario * Ballantyne Pier, a commercial and passenger dock of the Port of Vancouver, British Columbia * Ballantyne Strait, a natural waterway through in the Northwest Territories United States * Ballantyne (Charlotte neighborhood), a neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina * Ballantyne Lake a lake in Jamestown Township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota Other uses * ''The Ballantyne Novels'', a series of four novels published between 1980 and 1984 by Wilbur Smith * Ballantyne syndrome, a rare disorder affecting pregnant women See also * Balanchine * Ballandean, Queensland * Ballantine (other) * Ballantine (surname) * Ballantynes Cove, a community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada * Ballantyne's fire, a 1947 fire that destroyed Ballantyne's department store in Christchurch, New Zealand * Ballenden * Ballyntin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballantyne (surname)
Ballantyne is a surname of Scottish Gaelic origin, with variant spellings Balentyne, Ballantine, Ballintine, Ballentyne, and Ballendine. Other variants include Bellenden and Ballentine, and Bannatyne and Ballantyne have been interchangeably even by the same person at different times. It is a habitational surname, probably derived from the Gaelic ''baile an deadhain'', meaning "the dean's farmstead". Its most probable location is Bellenden, now spelt Bellendean, on Ale Water, west of Roberton in Roxburghshire, but there may be more than one location origin, as there is Bellenden in Selkirk, and a village called Ballintoun, in Stirlingshire. The name has often been associated with Falkirk and Edinburgh as well as Roxburghshire. William Arthur, in ''An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names, with an Essay on their Derivation and Import'' (1857) suggested that the name denoted "a place of ancient pagan worship", derived from the Celts, who worshipped the sun, call ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballandean, Queensland
Ballandean is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Ballandean had a population of 338 people. Ballandean is in the Granite Belt Region of the Southern Downs. It is on the Queensland border with New South Wales. The town has a number of nearby vineyards which attracted tourists to the area. Geography The Severn River marks part of the northern boundary. Kelvin Grove Creek, Washpool Creek, Accommodation Creek and Smiths Creek all flow through Ballandean into the Severn River. The New England Highway passes through Ballandean from north to south in the north-east of Ballandean in close parallel to the Southern railway line. The Ballandean railway station is in this area and the urban development surrounds the railway station. The station is now closed as there are no passenger services on this line. The rest of the locality is predominantly farmland. Apple Vale is a neighbourhood in the north of the locality ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballyntine Cove, Newfoundland And Labrador
Ballyntine Cove is a former fishing and farming settlement in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It was located in the Bay St. George area. Its population was 103 in 1911. See also *List of ghost towns in Newfoundland and Labrador A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ... References Ghost towns in Newfoundland and Labrador {{Newfoundland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballenden
Ballenden may refer to: * John Ballenden * William Ballenden * Sarah McLeod (Ballenden) {{surname See also *Balanchine *Ballentine (other) *Ballantyne *Ballantine (surname) * Ballantine *Bellenden *Ballandean, Queensland Ballandean is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Ballandean had a population of 338 people. Ballandean is in the Granite Belt Region of the Southern Downs. It is on the Quee ... * Balindean, the spelling used by the Ogilvy-Wedderburn baronets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballantyne's Fire
On Tuesday, 18 November 1947, a fire engulfed Ballantynes department store in central Christchurch, New Zealand. 41 people died; 39 employees and two auditors, who found themselves trapped by the fire, or were overcome by smoke while evacuating the store complex without a fire alarm or evacuation plan. It remains the deadliest fire in New Zealand history. Background Ballantynes is a Christchurch department store that traces its origins back to a millinery and drapery business that began in the front room of a Cashel Street residence in 1854. After being named ''Dunstable House'' and going through various of owners and buildings as it grew, it was purchased by John Ballantyne in 1872. The business was managed as a series of partnerships involving Ballantyne family members until the company formed as J. Ballantyne & Co. in 1920. From its humble beginnings the Ballantyne's business expanded until, by 1947, it occupied 80 m of street front in Cashel Street, 50 m in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballantynes Cove
Ballantyne's Cove is a community in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada, lying on a small cove of the same name at the north-western end of St. George's Bay. The community and cove are named for one of its early settlers, David Ballantyne, a lowland Scotsman and British soldier who served in the 82nd regiment during the American Revolution and who received a grant for military service. He settled in the area around 1810, taking up 1000 acres of land on the south side of the cape. He died in 1840. Ballantyne's Cove shelters a Small Craft Harbour, managed by the Harbour Authority of Ballantyne's Cove which is a principal trading point for Japanese merchants looking for sushi-grade Atlantic bluefin tuna. The harbour also hosts a 40 slip marina on floating docks with showers, washrooms, laundry facilities and fuel in addition to Ballantyne's Cove Bluefin Tuna Interpretive Centre as well as Ballantyne's Cove Beach. "Fish and Ships" (a take out restaurant) is located on-sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballantine (surname)
Ballantine is a surname of Scottish Gaelic origin. It is first found in Lanarkshire, where the family had been settled since ancient times. The name has also been variously spelled Ballantyne, Bannatyne, Ballanden, and Ballentine. Origin of the name In his book ''The Clans, Septs, and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands'' (1908), Sir Thomas Innes Learney states that the original family name was Bannatyne, and was a sept associated with both Clan Campbell and Clan Stuart of Bute. In the Fourth Edition (1952) of that book, the Bannatyne association with Clan Campbell is stated to have begun in 1538, formalized in a bond signed May 10, 1547, in which the Chief of the MacAmelynes (aka Bannatynes) and Sir John Stuart, ancestor of the Marquis of Bute, engaged to stand by and support each other against all persons except the King and the Earl of Argyll, the latter reservation made so that the Chief of the Bannatynes couldfulfill the conditions of a bond of manrent give to the Early of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballantine (other)
Ballantine may refer to: * Ballantine Inc., a manufacturer of underground construction equipment *Ballantine Books, an American publishing company * Ballantine Brewery, an American brewery, producer of Ballantine Ale * Ballantine's, a range of Scotch whiskies * Ballantine scale, a standard for measuring shoreline exposure People * Ballantine (surname) Places * Ballantine, Montana, a US census-designated place * John Ballantine House, a historic home and museum See also *Balanchine * Ballentine (other) * Ballantyne * Bellenden * Ballenden *Ballandean, Queensland Ballandean is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Ballandean had a population of 338 people. Ballandean is in the Granite Belt Region of the Southern Downs. It is on the Queen ... * Balindean, the spelling used by the Ogilvy-Wedderburn baronets {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balanchine
George Balanchine (; Various sources: * * * * born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze; ka, გიორგი მელიტონის ძე ბალანჩივაძე; January 22, 1904 (O. S. January 9) – April 30, 1983) was an ethnic Georgian American ballet choreographer who was one of the most influential 20th-century choreographers. Styled as the father of American ballet, he co-founded the New York City Ballet and remained its artistic director for more than 35 years.Joseph Horowitz (2008)''Artists in Exile: How Refugees from 20th-century War and Revolution Transformed the American Performing Arts.''HarperCollins. His choreography is characterized by plotless ballets with minimal costume and décor, performed to classical and neoclassical music. Born in St. Petersburg, Balanchine took the standards and technique from his time at the Imperial Ballet School and fused it with other schools of movement that he had adopted during his tenure on Broadway and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballantyne Park
Ballantyne Park is a city park in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The north side of the park is bounded by the Queensway. The park is small, measuring only 100 metres long by 30 metres wide. The land for the park was donated to the city in 1929 by the family of James Ballantyne, a merchant and municipal A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ... office-holder. The park is made notable by the presence of three antique gas streetlights. OC Transpo buses 5 (St. Laurent) stop at a bus shelter at the park. See also * List of Ottawa, Ontario parks References Parks in Ottawa {{Ottawa-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballantyne Syndrome
Mirror syndrome or triple edema or Ballantyne syndrome is a rare disorder affecting pregnant individuals. It describes the unusual association of fetal and placental hydrops with maternal preeclampsia. The name "mirror syndrome" refers to the similarity between maternal edema and fetal hydrops. It was first described in 1892 by John William Ballantyne. Causes The etiology may be any of the variety of obstetric problems that range from immunological disorders, including Rh-isoimmunization, to fetal infections, metabolic disorders, and fetal malformations. Ballantyne syndrome can result from the maternal reaction to a fetus that has hemoglobin Barts disease due to inherited double alpha thalassemia trait (alpha thalassemia major) from both parents. Pathogenesis The etiopathogenetic mechanism of Ballantyne syndrome remains unknown. Signs and symptoms Ballantyne syndrome has several characteristics: * edema, always a key feature * albuminuria of the mother, usually mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ballantyne Novels
''The Ballantyne Novels'' are a series of novels published between 1980 and 1984 by Wilbur Smith. They chronicle the lives of the Ballantyne family, from the 1860s to the 1980s against a background of the history of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). A fifth novel published in 2005 seeks to combine the Ballantyne narrative with that of Smith's other family saga, The Courtney Novels. A sixth novel was published in 2019. The Ballantyne Series The books, and the period they cover, are: *''A Falcon Flies'' aka ''Flight of the Falcon'' (1980) - 1860s *''Men of Men'' (1981) - 1870s-1890s *'' The Angels Weep'' (1982) - first part 1890s, second part 1977 *'' The Leopard Hunts in Darkness'' (1984) - 1980s *''The Triumph of the Sun'' (2005) - Courtney and Ballantyne - 1880s *'' King of Kings'' (2019) - Courtney and Ballantyne - 1880s *''Call of the Raven'' (2020) - with Corban Addison - Early 1800s ''A Falcon Flies'' In 1860, the slave trade is still flourishing in southern Africa. Fuller Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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