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Bière
Bière is a commune of Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, located in the district of Aubonne. ..
Bières de Chimay
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BIR
BIR may mean: Burma (IOC country code)Brainerd International Raceway ..
Bir-Hakeim (Paris Metro)
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Biraban
Biraban (d. 14 April 1846), known to most Europeans as John McGill (also spelt M‘Gill, MacGil, Maggill), was a leader of the Awakabal tribe of Indigenous Australians at Lake Macquarie. His native name, also spelt Barabahn, Bi-ra-bán, and Birabān, means "eaglehawk" in the Awabakal language. Bi..
Biracial Family Network
The Biracial Family Network (BFN) is a nonprofit organization based in Chicago. Founded in September 1980, BFN is one of the oldest nonprofit multiethnic family support organizations in the United States. It has traditionally focused on supporting those in interracial/intercultural relationships via..
Birago Diop
Birago Diop (1906-1989) was a Senegalese poet and storyteller. He studied veterinary medicine at the University of Toulouse, and worked as a veterinary surgeon for the French colonial government in several West African countries. Throughout his civil service career, he collected and reworked Wolof..
Birak
Birak (Arabic: براك) is the administrative center of the ash-Shati' municipality in west-central Libya. The town has a population of 43,100 (2004) and is home to a technical college. ..
Biramitrapur
Biramitrapur is a city and a municipality in Sundargarh district in the state of Orissa, India. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Biramitrapur had a population of 29,434. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Biramitrapur has an ..
Biramous
Biramous is a term used for branched arthropod appendages. These are most commonly branched into a gill and leg with a common root at a body segment. Each leg/gill structure will be paired with a second biramous structure on the other side of the body. Biramous appendages are best known from tril..
Birán
Birán is a small town in the Oriente region of Cuba, best known as the birthplace of Fidel Castro in 1926. Castro's father owned a 23,000 acre (93 km²) plantation there. ..
Biranha
Biranha is a character of Fathom, a comic book created by Michael Turner. Contents 1 History1.1 Resurrection of Taras1.2 Cannon Hawke mini-series2 See also History Biranha is a soldier of the artic blue, a northern sect of the blue that, up until her death, was represented ..
Biranit
Biranit is an agricultural settlement in the country of Israel. Biranit was one of settlements hit by Katyusha rockets sent by Hezbollah on July 14, 2006 during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. ..
Birao
Birao is the capital of Vakaga, one of the 14 prefectures of the Central African Republic. ..
Birati
Birati is a town in the eastern part of India. It was few miles east of Calcutta (now called Kolkata), beside the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International and Domestic Airport (Dumdum Airport). Now it is in Kolkata. Birati is well connected by both train and bus with proper Kolkata. The pollution l..
Birational geometry
In mathematics, birational geometry is a part of the subject of algebraic geometry, that deals with the geometry of an algebraic variety that is dependent only on its function field. In the case of dimension two, the birational geometry of algebraic surfaces was largely worked out by the Italian sch..
Birational invariant
In mathematics, a birational invariant in algebraic geometry is a quantity or object that is well-defined on a birational equivalence class of algebraic varieties. In other words, it depends only on the function field of the variety. For example in the case of an algebraic surface, the Hodge number..
Birational isomorphism
In mathematics, two varieties are birationally isomorphic if there is a bijective birational map from one variety to the other, defined over the set of real numbers. ..
Biratnagar
Biratnagar (बिराटनगर), a sub-metropolitan and Nepal’s second largest city is located in Koshi Zone on the southern Terai belt of Nepal, near the south-eastern border with India. The population of the municipality is 166,674 (2001 census). It is the administrative centre of Morang d..
Biratori, Hokkaido
Biratori (平取町; -chou) is a town located in Saru District, Hidaka, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2004, the town has an estimated population of 6,151 and a density of 8.28 persons per km². The total area is 743.16 km². The Nibutani Dam was constructed in Nibutani (二風谷) district on the Saru R..
Birbal
Raja Birbal (1528-1586) was a courtier in the administration of the Mughal emperor Akbar and one of the members of Akbar's inner council of nine advisors, known as the 'navaratana', a Sanskrit word meaning 'nine jewels.' Birbal was referred to as a court wit as a result of the fact that he frequent..
Birbalomys
Birbalomys is an extinct genus of rodent from Asia. The 30 cm (1 ft) long creature has been thought to have been a member of the extant gundi family, but reconstructions of its physical appearance are highly speculative. Some paleontologists consider Birbalomys to be the most primitive true rodent..
Birbal Dhar
Birbal Dhar was a leader in the Kashmiri resistance to Afghan rule in the early 19th century. He led a deputation which persuaded Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh to invade Kashmir in 1819, which ended Afghan rule. ..
Birbal Sahni
Birbal Sahni, FRS (1891-1949) was an Indian paleobotanist who studied the fossils of the Indian subcontinent. He founded what is today the Birbal Sahni Botanical Institute in Lucknow, India. Birbal Sahni was born on 14th November 1891 and got his early education in India at Lahore and graduated fro..
Birbhum
Birbhum is a district in West Bengal.It lies on the western periphery of the state. The Headquarters of Birbhum are at Siuri.Birbhum is famous for its topography and cultural heritage which is unique and is somewhat different from that of the other districts in West Bengal. Palm-tree: single legg..
Bircas hatorah
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Birch
For the use of 'birch' for a bundle of twigs, see birching. There is also Birch, Wisconsin, Birch Township, Minnesota, Birch Tree, Missouri, and the mathematician Bryan Birch. Birch is the name of any tree of the genus Betula, in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the beech/oak family, Faga..
Birch's theorem
In mathematics, Birch's theorem,B. J. Birch, Homogeneous forms of odd degree in a large number of variables, Mathematika, 4, pages 102-105 (1957) named for Bryan John Birch, is a statement about the representability of zero by odd degree forms. Statement of Birch's theorem Let K be an algebraic num..
Birch, Essex
Birch is a village and civil parish in the borough of Colchester in Essex, England, about six miles south-west of Colchester. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 817. ..
Birch, Wisconsin
Birch is a town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin, United States. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 93.5 km² (36.1 mi²). 92.6 km² (35.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (0.97%) is water. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, t..
Birch-Murnaghan equation of state
In continuum mechanics, an equation of state suitable for modeling solids is naturally rather different from the ideal gas law. A solid has a certain equilibrium volume [V_0], and the energy increases quadratically as volume is increased or decreased a small amount from that value. The sim..
Birchall
Birchall may refer to: Christopher Birchall, English-born footballerAdam Birchall, English footballerLeonard Birchall, Canadian soldierPaul Burchill, English wrestler ..
Bircham
Bircham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It includes the three villages of Great Bircham, Bircham Newton and Bircham Tofts. The parish is located about 20 km north-east of the town of King's Lynn and 60 km north-west of the city of Norwich.[#endnote_osexp1] The civil par..
Bircham International University
Bircham International University is an international distance education university. The university was founded in 1989 in New Zealand. External links [Official Site] ..
Bircham Newton
Bircham Newton is the smallest of the three villages that make up the civil parish of Bircham, in the west of the English county of Norfolk. The village is located about 1 km north of the larger village of Great Bircham, 20 km north-east of the town of King's Lynn, and 60 km north-west of the city o..
Bircham Tofts
Bircham Tofts is one of the three villages that make up the civil parish of Bircham, in the west of the English county of Norfolk. The village is located about 1 km east of the village of Great Bircham, 20 km north-east of the town of King's Lynn, and 60 km north-west of the city of Norwich.[#e..
Birchanger
Birchanger is a village and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England, nestled between Bishop's Stortford (in Hertfordshire to the south-west), Stansted Mountfitchet (to the north) and London Stansted Airport (to the east). According to the 2001 census it had a population of 987. ..
Birchanger green services
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Birchard Letter
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } The Birchard Letter (June 29, 1863), was a public le..
Birchdale Township, Minnesota
Birchdale Township is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 814 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.1 km² (36.0 mi²). 85.1 km² (32.9 mi²) of it is land and 8.0 km² (3.1 mi²) of it (8..
Birchenough Bridge
A recent picture of Birchenough Bridge Birchenough Bridge is the name for both a bridge across the Save River (pronounced Sa've) and a village next to the bridge. Birchenough Bridge is located 62 km from Chipinge in the Manicaland province of Zimbabwe linking Mutare with Masvingo ([19°57..
Birchen Edge
Birchen Edge is a rock face in the Peak District, United Kingdom, popular with walkers and with novice climbers as most of the climbing routes are in the lower grades. There are generally good belays to be found at the tops although there are a couple of areas such as Stoker's Wall where it can be t..
Birchfield
Birchfield is an area of Perry Barr, Birmingham, England. ..
Birchfield (car)
Birchfield Motor Company of Rockingham, Western Australia is a small Australian specialty car manufacturer, making replicas of the 1937 SS Jaguar model on individual orders. Birchfield is the continuation of earlier British Shapecraft that is known to have built about 20 replicas. See also List of..
Birchfield Harriers
Birchfield Harriers Athletics Club is an athletics Club, founded in 1877. Its home is at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium, England. Their previous home, at nearby Perry Barr, is now a Greyhound stadium and race track. It still carries their badge, a leaping deer, rendered in this case in art deco sty..
Birchgrove
This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Birchgrove is the name of a number of areas in a number of places. There are..
Birchgrove, Cardiff
Birchgrove (Welsh: ) is a district of Cardiff stretching between Llanishen and the Gabalfa interchange, along the A469 Caerphilly road. It centres on a crossroads dominated by the Birchgrove Inn which also lies between Heath and Whitchurch. Heath Park and University Hospital of Wales adjoin. The a..
Birchgrove, New South Wales
Birchgrove LGA: Leichhardt Council Established: 1836 Postcode: ..
Birchgrove, Swansea
|Police= South Wales Police }} Birchgrove (Welsh: Y Gellifedw) is the name of a community and a large village in the city and county of Swansea, south Wales. The village is situated roughly 6 miles from the centre of Swansea. It is situated roughly between the flood plain of the Riv..
Birchgrove railway station
Birchgrove railway station is a railway station serving Birchgrove, near Cardiff in South Wales. It is located on the Coryton Line, with the station situated beneath the A469. Passenger services are provided by Arriva Trains Wales as part of the Valley Lines network. External links [Train tim..
Birching
Birching is corporal punishment with a birch rod, typically a spanking (i.e. given on the delinquent's buttocks, usually bared), although occasionally on the back and/or over the shoulders. Contents 1 The Implement2 Position3 History4 Non-punitive Uses5 Sources and refer..
Birchington-on-Sea
Birchington-on-Sea is a village and civil parish in Thanet, Kent, lying between Herne Bay and Margate. According to the 2001 census the registration district of this name had a population of 9,827, although the town itself boasts 14,000 people, and calls itself "Kent's largest village". The parish ..
Birchington-on-Sea railway station
Birchington-on-Sea railway station is on the Chatham Main Line in north Kent, and serves the town of Birchington-on-Sea. Train services are provided by Southeastern. The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour to London Victoria via the Medway Towns and Bromley South, and t..
Birchinlee
Birchinlee is a hamlet in the Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire, England, on the western shore of Derwent Reservoir. It is the site of "Tin Town", a village built for the workers (and their families) who constructed the Derwent Dam early in the 20th century. Most of them had previously been engage..
Birchip, Victoria
Birchip is a small country town in Victoria, Australia with approximately 800 people with an additional 200 people living on farming areas. It has a P-12 school, and an Australian Rules Football club, "The Bulls", also known as the Birchip-Watchem Bulls. The farms in the area typically grow wh..
Birchiş, Arad
Birchiş is a location in Arad County, Romania. Towns: Arad | Chişineu-Criş | Curtici | Ineu | Lipova | Nădlac | Pâncota | Pecica | Sântana | Sebiş Communes: Almaş | Apateu  | Archiş | Bata | Bârsa | Bârzava | Beliu | Birchiş | Boc..
Birchleaf, Virginia
Birchleaf is a community in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States. The population was 761 at the 2000 census. Geography Birchleaf is located approximately 5 miles SE of the town of Haysi, Virginia. The Russell Fork of the Levisa River runs through the center of the community. Frequent flooding ..
Birchmount Road
Birchmount Road is a north-south road in Scarborough in Toronto. Like Warden Avenue, Birchmount Road is a mix of residental and light industrial development typical of bed room communities in Toronto and ends in Markham north of 14th Avenue. Nearby Things to see along Birchmount Birchmount Stadi..
Birchover
Birchover is a village and civil parish in the Peak District National Park, in Derbyshire, England. It is about five miles north-west of Matlock, and according to the 2001 census had a population of 362. Birchover has a rock formation called Rowtor rocks consisting of several tunnels, carvings and..
Birchview Elementary School (Plymouth, Minnesota)
Birchview Elementary School is a U.S. public primary school located in Plymouth, Minnesota which educates children in kindergarten to fifth grade. It is part of the Wayzata School District. The mascot of Birchview Elementary School is the bobcat. As of 2005, the school principal is Dr. or Mr. ..
Birchville Cat Motel
Birchville Cat Motel is a one-man experimental music group formed by Campbell Kneale from Wellington, New Zealand. Although largely unknown in his home country, Kneale has toured throughout Japan, America ,Europe, and Australia. His first vinyl release was Jewelled Wings on the Freedom From label. M..
Birchwood
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. redirect [[Template:Infobox England place]] Birchwood is a district in the eastern part of Warrington in the North West of England. It was built during the time of much expansion in the town of Warrington as it became a "new town". Birchwood Town is separat..
Birchwood, Wisconsin
Birchwood is a village in Washburn County, Wisconsin, USA. The population was 518 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Birchwood. Geography Birchwood is located at [45°39′26″N, 91°33′15″W] (45.657262, -91.554367)[Geographic references#1GR1]. A..
Birchwood (Arlington, Virginia)
Birchwood is a log house recontructed in 1936 using logs from an earlier structure built in about 1836. The first log house on the site was an even earlier structure built by Caleb Birch in approximately 1800 that burned down. Birchwood has been recognized as a Historic District by Arlington Cou..
Birchwood (disambiguation)
Birchwood may refer to the Birch tree and its wood. There are also a few places named Birchwood: Birchwood, near Warrington, EnglandBirchwood, Alaska, north of Anchorage near Eagle River, Alaska, USABirchwood (Arlington, Virginia), a house recognized as a historic district in Arlington, Virginia,..
Birchwood (town), Wisconsin
Birchwood is a town in Washburn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 453 at the 2000 census. The Village of Birchwood is located within the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 181.2 km² (70.0 mi²). 165.3 km² (63.8 mi²) of ..
Birchwood Forest Park
Birchwood Forest Park covers the area formerly occupied by the Royal Ordnance Factory, ROF Risley, in Birchwood, Warrington, in north-west England. The park covers an area of 500 acres and stretches from the M6 in the west to the M62, junction 11, in the east [link]. The park's history is..
Birchwood railway station
|start=July 1981 |platforms=2 |exits=0.3 |locale=Birchwood |borough=Warrington |image= }} Birchwood railway station is a railway station serving the Birchwood district to the North East of Warrington, in the north west of England. The station is operated by First TransPennine Express, and is on th..
Birchwood Village, Minnesota
Birchwood Village is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 968 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 968 people,..
Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture
Millennium Prize Problems P versus NP The Hodge conjecture The Poincaré conjecture The Riemann hypothesis Yang–Mills existence and mass gap Navier-Stokes existence and smoothness The Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture In mathematics, the Birch and Swinnerton-Dyer conjecture relates..
Birch bark
Birch bark or birchbark is generally understood to be the bark of the Paper Birch tree (Betula papyrifera), or sometimes of related species such as Gray (Wire) Birch (Betula populifolia). The strong and water-resistant cardboard-like bark can be easily cut, bent, and sewn, which made it a valuable ..
Birch bark document
A Birch bark document is a document written on pieces of birch bark. Such documents existed in several cultures. Contents 1 Russian culture1.1 Oldest Finnic language text2 India3 See also4 References5 External links Russian culture Birch-bark letter no. 497..
Birch bark letter no. 292
The Birch bark letter given the document number 292, found in 1957 in excavations in Novgorod, is the oldest known document in any Finnic language. The document is dated to the beginning of the 13th century. The language used in the document is thought to be an archaic form of the language spoken i..
Birch bark scrolls
The Ojibwa (Anishinaabe) people of North America had written down complex geometrical patterns and shapes on birch bark scrolls. These writings enabled one to memorize complex ideas, and to pass along history and stories to the next generations. Several such scrolls are in museums including one on..
Birch Barlow
Birchibald T. Barlow is a fictional character appearing in the animated television series The Simpsons voiced by Harry Shearer. To date, he has been featured prominently only in the episode Sideshow Bob Roberts, appearing from time to time in the background of subsequent episodes. He is a right-w..
Birch Bay, Washington
Birch Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. The population was 4,961 at the 2000 census. Geography Birch Bay is located at [48°55′56″N, 122°44′50″W] (48.932167, -122.747192)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the U..
Birch Bayh
For Birch Bayh's son, Birch Evans Bayh III, see Evan Bayh. Birch Evans Bayh II (born January 22, 1928) was a U.S. Senator from Indiana between 1963 and 1981. He was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president in the 1976 election but lost to Jimmy Carter. He is the father of former Indi..
Birch beer
Birch Beer is a carbonated soft drink made from herbal extracts, usually from birch bark. It usually has a similar taste to root beer. The color depends on the species of birch tree from which the sap is extracted. Popular colors include brown, red, and white though others are possible. After the s..
Birch bolete
The birch bolete (Leccinum scabrum) is an edible mushroom. It belongs to the family of boletes and occurs only in symbiosis (mycorrhiza) with birches. The birch bolete is widespread in Europe and grown from June to October. Contents 1 Characteristics2 Possibility of confusion3 Us..
Birch bracket
[[template:mycomorphbox|?]] Mycological characteristics of Piptoporus betulinus : pores on hymenium no cap attachment: decurrent edibility: inedible stem: NA white spore print parasitic ecology Birch Bracket (Piptoporus betulinus - also kno..
Birch Close
Birch Close is a village in Dorset (southern England) near to Wimborne Minster. ..
Birch Cooley Township, Minnesota
Birch Cooley Township is a township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 257 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 107.4 km² (41.5 mi²). 107.4 km² (41.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.02% is water. De..
Birch Creek
Birch Creek can mean: Birch Creek, a tributary of the Two Medicine River in Montana in the United StatesBirch Creek in Alaska in the United States.Birch Creek, a tributary of Lake Fork Creek in Texas in the United StatesBirch Creek, a tributary of the Snake River in southeastern Idaho in the United..
Birch Creek, Alaska
Birch Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 28 at the 2000 census. Geography Birch Creek is located at [66°15′24″N, 145°48′55″W] (66.256708, -145.815319)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According ..
Birch Creek, Wisconsin
Birch Creek is a town in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 520 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 120.8 km² (46.7 mi²). 115.5 km² (44.6 mi²) of it is land and 5.4 km² (2.1 mi²) of it (4.44%..
Birch Creek (Alaska)
Birch Creek is a river in the U.S. state of Alaska. 113 miles (182 km) of the river is managed by the Bureau of Land Management as a wild river under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The river travels through state, private, and National Wildlife Refuge land for 344 miles (553 km) ..
Birch Creek (Montana)
Birch Creek is a tributary of the Two Medicine River in Montana in the United States. It rises at the continental divide in the Lewis and Clark National Forest, and flows northeast, through Birch Creek Reservoir. It receives Dupuyer Creek and joins the Two Medicine in northern Pondera County. It for..
Birch Creek Township, Minnesota
Birch Creek Township is a township in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 217 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.9 km² (35.1 mi²). 90.8 km² (35.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it..
Birch gun
General Charecteristics Birch Gun Mk II General characteristics Crew 6 Length 5.80 m Width 2.40 m Height 2.30 m Weight 12,100 kg (26,500 lb) Armour and armament Armour 6 mm (0.24 inch) Steel Main armament 1 x 75 mm (2.95 inch) Gun Secondary armament n/a Mobi..
Birch Hills, Saskatchewan
Birch Hills is a town located in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located southeast of Prince Albert and the Muskoday First Nation. Directly to the west is the village of St. Louis, and to the east is Kinistino. The community takes its name from hills in the area, which were once heavily treed with bir..
Birch Hills Airport
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Birch Hills County, Alberta
Birch Hills County is a municipal district in north-western Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 19, north-east of Grande Prairie. Contents 1 Demographics2 Communities2.1 Surrounding Communities3 References4 External links Demographics The municipal d..
Birch Lake
Birch Lake may refer to: Cities, towns, townships etc. Birch Lake Township in Cass County, MinnesotaLakes Canada*Birch Lake, a lake in OntarioUnited States*Birch Lake, a lake in Goodhue County, MinnesotaThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the s..
Birch Lake, Minnesota
Birch Lake is an unorganized territory in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 648 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the unorganized territory has a total area of 182.3 km² (70.4 mi²). 149.7 km² (57.8 mi²) of it is land and 32..
Birch Lake State Recreation Site
Birch Lake State Recreation Site is a 48-acre (0.19 km²) state park in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located on the Richardson Highway about 60 miles (100 km) southeast of Fairbanks. See also List of Alaska state parks External links [Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation - Bir..
Birch Lake Township, Minnesota
Birch Lake Township is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 573 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 91.6 km² (35.3 mi²). 74.4 km² (28.7 mi²) of it is land and 17.2 km² (6.6 mi²) of it ..
Birch Mountain Airport
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Birch ratings
Birch Ratings was a United States radio ratings service that was founded in 1978 and grew internally and through acquisitions in the 1980's to become the nation's largest provider of newspaper audience data and second largest provider of radio audience ratings. Using a daily telephone interview to ..
Birch River
Birch River may be: Birch River in CanadaBirch River in West Virginia in the United States This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended..
Birch River, Manitoba
Birch River is a community in the Canadian province of Manitoba located in the Rural Municipality of Mountain (North) in the western portion of central Manitoba. The municipality is split into two regions, Mountain North and Mountain South. Mountain North is one of the most northerly municipalities ..
Birch River (West Virginia)
The Birch River is a tributary of the Elk River in rural central West Virginia in the United States, on the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau. It rises near the town of Cowen in western Webster County, and flows generally WNW through northern Nicholas County and southern Braxton County, where it joins ..
Birch Run
Birch Run is the name of two places in the state of Michigan in the United States: Birch RunBirch Run Township This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. If an referred you here, y..
Birch Run, Michigan
Birch Run is a village in Saginaw County, Michigan, United States. The population was 1,653 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Birch Run Township. Birch Run is home to one of the largest outlet malls in the United States. This mall, along with the proximity of the tourist mecca of Fr..
Birch Run Expo Center
The Birch Run Expo Center is a 2,500 seat multi-purpose arena in Birch Run, Michigan. It was the home of the Great Lakes Storm from 2002 to 2005. The Birch Run Expo Center is the home of one of Michigan's biggest hardcore/metal/punk festivals: Dirt Fest. Taking place in August, Dirtfest is the pre..
Birch Run Township, Michigan
Birch Run Township is a civil township of Saginaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 6,191. The village of Birch Run is located within the township. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 92.2 k..
Birch sap
Birch sap is the sap extracted from a birch tree, for example a Sweet Birch or a Silver Birch. The sap is often a slightly sweet, watery liquid. Depending on the type of birch, the sap must be collected during a specific time in the summer. The collected sap can be drunk as a tonic, or can be combi..
Birch syrup
Birch syrup is a sweetener made from the sap of birch trees, and used in much the same way as maple syrup. It is used for pancake or waffle syrup, to make candies, as an ingredient in sauces, glazes, and dressings, and as a flavouring in ice cream, beer, wine, or soft drinks. It is condensed from th..
Birch Township, Minnesota
Birch Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 116 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.6 km² (36.1 mi²). 88.4 km² (34.1 mi²) of it is land and 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²) of it (5...
Birch Tree, Missouri
Birch Tree is a city in Shannon County, Missouri, United States. The population was 634 at the 2000 census. Geography Birch Tree is located at [36°59′35″N, 91°29′37″W] (36.993041, -91.493663)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau,..
Birch Vale
Birch Vale is a village in the High Peak district of Derbyshire, just outside the boundary of the Peak District National Park, near New Mills and Hayfield. Most of Birch Vale, including the attached village of Thornsett, comes under the administration of New Mills Town Council, though the small part..
Bircotes
Bircotes is a mining village in the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, on the border with the metropolitan borough of Doncaster (part of South Yorkshire). It is located at [53°25′N 1°2′W], and forms the civil parish of Harworth Bircotes with its neighbour Harworth. The parish has..
Bircza
Bircza is a village in Subcarpathian Voivodship, Poland. It is located at around [49°40′60″N, 22°28′0″E], close to the border with Ukraine. ..
Bird
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Aves redirects here. For the Caribbean island administered by Venezuela, see Isla Aves. For the Portuguese top division football (soccer) club, see Clube Desportivo das Aves. For the Portuguese parish, see Vila das Aves. Birds are bipedal, warm-blooded, ov..
Bird's-eye view
A bird's-eye view is a view of an object from above, as though the observer were a bird, often used in the making of blueprints, floor plans and maps. See also Top-down perspective ..
Bird's-nest Orchid
The Bird's-nest Orchid, Neottia nidus-avis, is a non-photosynthetic orchid found in shady woodland on basic soils. It is a myco-heterotroph. It obtains its nutrients from a mycorrhizal fungus that is attached to a photosynthetic host plant. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: [Speci..
Bird's Custard
Bird's Custard is the brand-name given to (and original version of) a cornflour-based powder that, when mixed with milk, thickens to form a custard-like sauce. It was invented by Alfred Bird in 1837 because his wife was allergic to eggs, a key ingredient used to thicken custards. In some places, ..
Bird's eye Maple
Bird's Eye Maple is a specific type of extinction exhibited by Micas, especially Muscovite under cross polarized light. It gives the mineral a pebbly appearance as it passes into extinction. This is caused when the grinding tools used to create petrographic slides of precise widths alter the alignme..
Bird's eye shot
In film, a Bird's eye shot refers to a shot looking directly down on the subject. The perspective is very foreshortened, making the subject appear short and squat. This shot can be used to give an overall establishing shot of a scene, or to emphasise the smallness or insignificance of the subjects. ..
Bird's Foot, Texas
Bird's Foot was a community about 22 miles (35 km) northwest of present downtown Dallas, Texas (USA). In 1841, when John Neely Bryan established Dallas, he invited the settlers at Bird's Foot to come live in his proposed city [Handbook of Texas Online] - [DALLAS, TX]. Retrieved..
Bird's Invasion of Kentucky
Western theater Vincennes – Fort Laurens – St. Louis – Bird's expedition – Piqua – Crawford expedition – Blue Licks – Fort Henry – Clark expedition Bird's Invasion of Kentucky during the American Revolutionary War was just one phase of an ext..
Bird's Marsh
Bird's Marsh is a large woodland, approximately 24 hectares in size, outside the town of Chippenham, Wiltshire in England. The forest is home to many kinds of wildlife, and is located just to the north of the town. It is a very popular place for walkers, especially due to its fairly large size and s..
Bird's nest
Bird's nest may refer to: Bird's nest soup, a delicacy made from the salivary excretions of the swiftletThe nickname of Beijing National Stadium, currently being constructed in preparation for the 2008 Summer OlympicsActual nests made by birds This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page:..
Bird's Nest Fern
Bird's Nest Fern is a common name applied to several related species of ferns in the genus Asplenium, of which the best-known species is Asplenium nidus; others include Asplenium australasicum and Asplenium serratum. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associ..
Bird's nest fungus
[[template:mycomorphbox|?]] Mycological characteristics of Nidulariales : smooth on hymenium infundibuliform cap attachment: NA edibility: inedible stem: NA brown spore print saprophytic ecology Bird's nest fungi are fungi with fruiting bo..
Bird's nest soup
The key ingredient of bird-nest soup An island in southern Thailand where bird nests are collected Bird's nest soup (?? pinyin Yàn Wo-) is a delicacyMarcone, Massimo F. (2005) “Characterization of the edible bird’s nest the Caviar of the East”. Food Research International 38:112..
Bird's Opening
tright Bird's Opening is a chess opening characterised by the move (in algebraic notation) 1.[[wikibooks:Chess/Opening Theory/1.f4|f4]] It is named after the 19th century English master, Henry B..
Bird's Point, Missouri
This former town located on an island or former island in the Mississippi River near the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers is situated directly across the Mississippi River from Cairo, Illinois. This is the point where the U.S. Highway 60 bridge connects up with Wickliffe. The area was a..
Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania
Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania is an unincorporated community in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Contents 1 General information2 History3 Economy4 Museums and historic sites5 Attractions6 See also General information ZIP Code:..
Bird-Meertens Formalism
The Bird-Meertens Formalism (also known as Squiggol) is a calculus for deriving programs from specifications (in a functional-programming setting), devised by Richard Bird and Lambert Meertens. External links [Bird Meertens Formalism] on the Program Transformation Wiki ..
Bird-safe
Bird-safe (or less popularly bird-proof) is a term used to describe objects that are safe for captive birds and it is most commonly associated with pet birds. Birds are smaller than humans and other pets and therefore are considerably more vulnerable to dangers. Contents 1 Household dangers..
Birdbeak dogfish
Deania calcea (Lowe, 1839) or birdbeak dogfish is a common deepwater shark. Contents 1 Physical Characteristics2 Distribution3 Habits and Habitat4 References Physical Characteristics The birdbeak dogfish has a very long narrow snout, no anal fin, two long and low dorsal fin..
Birdbrook
Birdbrook is a village and civil parish in the Braintree district of Essex, England, about four miles south of Haverhill. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 369. ..
Birdcage Inn
Birdcage Inn (Paran Daemun, 파란대문 ), Blue Gate, is South Korean director Kim Ki-duk's third film, released in 1998. The drama stars Lee Ji-eun, Lee Hae-eun and Ahn Jae-mo. It was released domestically in October 1998, and screened at the Berlin International Film Festival in February, 1999. ..
Birdcatcher
Birdcatcher, or Irish Birdcatcher, was a Thoroughbred racehorse. Lived: 1833-1860Place of Birth: Brownstown Stud, in IrelandColor: Dark chestnutMarkings: large star and narrow blaze, white half-way up to the hock on the left hind, ticking on his flanks and tailHeight: 15.3 hhSex: StallionBreed: Tho..
Birdcatcher spots
Birdcatcher spots are small white spots, usually between 1 mm and 1 inch (25.4 mm) in diameter, seen on some horses. They are very rare and it is not yet known what controls their expression, although it is believed that they are not genetic. Birdcatcher spots occur in many breeds. These spots may..
BIRDEM
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } BIRDEM, the Bangladesh Institute of Research and Reh..
Birdfeeding
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] A bird table, with a Wood Pigeon on the roof, in an English garden. The table provides water, peanuts, sunflower seeds, and a seed mix Birdfeeding is the activity of feeding (and usually observing) wild birds. While birdwatchers seek out birds by species, bir..
Birdforth
Birdforth is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 13. The village is on the A19 road, about six miles south of Thirsk. ..
Birdham
Birdham is a village and civil parish on the Manhood Peninsula, in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England, about five miles south from Chichester. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,408. ..
Birdhaven, Gauteng
Birdhaven is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 3. Suburbs in Region 3 of Johannesburg Abbotsford | Atholhurst | Atholl Gardens | Atholl | Bagleyston | Benmore Gardens | Beverley Gardens | Birdhaven | Birnam | Blairgowrie | Blue Haven | Bordeaux | Bramley |..
Birdhouse in Your Soul
"Birdhouse in Your Soul" is one of the all-time biggest hits of the alternative rock band They Might Be Giants. It was released in March of 1990 as a single from the album Flood. It reached #3 on the United States Modern Rock Tracks chart and #6 on the UK Singles Chart and remains their highest-ch..
Birdhouse Skateboards
Birdhouse Skateboards is a skateboard company formed by ex-Powell Peralta pros Tony Hawk and Per Welinder in 1992. It is part of the Blitz Distribution family. Birdhouse makes decks and wheels, as well as clothing and accessories. Their last video, The End, was released in 1998. They are currently..
BIRDHSO
BIRDHSO (French, Bureau International pour le Respect des Droits de l'Homme au Sahara Occidental; Spanish, Oficina International para el Respeto de los Derechos Humanos en el Sahara Occidental; English, International Bureau for the Respect of Human Rights in Western Sahara) is a Switzerland-based hu..
Birdie (Street Fighter)
Birdie is a video game character from Capcom's Street Fighter series of fighting games. Story Before his criminal career, Birdie was a professional wrestler, teaming with occasional rival Titanic Tim (from the Saturday Night Slam Masters series) as the "500 Million Trillion Powers." When his wres..
Birdie Cree
William Franklin "Birdie" Cree is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He spent his entire 8 year career with the New York Highlanders, which would become the New York Yankees. Statistically, Cree's best comparison would be Harry Walker. Born Monday, October 23, 1882 in Khedive, Pennsylvania..
Birdie Kim
frame Birdie Kim (born Ju-Yun Kim in Ik-San on 26 August 1981) is a South Korean golfer. Her career highlight is winning the 2005 US Women's Open at Cherry Hills Country Club. Kim won the 1998-99 Korea Junior Championship. She turned professional in November 2000 and joined the Futures Tour, wh..
Birdie King
Birdie King is an early golf arcade game released in 1982 by Taito. It was controlled by a trackball. Series Birdie King (1982)Birdie King 2 (1983)Birdie King 3 (1984) ..
Birdie King 2
Birdie King 2 is a golf arcade game released in 1983 by Taito. It was controlled by a trackball. Series Birdie King (1982)Birdie King 2 (1983)Birdie King 3 (1984) ..
Birdie King 3
Birdie King 3 is a golf arcade game released in 1984 by Taito, featuring 36 different holes. It was controlled by a trackball. Series Birdie King (1982)Birdie King 2 (1983)Birdie King 3 (1984) ..
Birdie Tebbetts
George Robert "Birdie" Tebbetts (November 10, 1912 - March 24, 1999) was born in Burlington, Vermont, and was raised in Nashua, New Hampshire. Tebbetts acquired his nickname as a boy when an aunt said of his high-pitched voice, "He chirps like a bird". In 1924 he graduated from Providence College w..
Birdie the Early Bird
Birdie the Early Bird Birdie the Early Bird is one of the McDonaldland characters used to promote McDonald's Corporation's restaurants. She was the first identifiably female character, introduced in 1980 to promote the company's new breakfast items. Birdie is a female yellow bird wearing a pi..
Birdingbury
Birdingbury is a village and civil parish in the Rugby district of Warwickshire, England, just south of the River Leam, and not far from Draycote Water. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 327. It is located roughly half way between Rugby and Leamington Spa, about eight miles fro..
Birding (magazine)
Birding is the bimonthly club magazine of the American Birding Association. While not a formal journal, Birding offers enthusiasts in-depth and scholarly articles on field identification and bird conservation. Each issue also features tips on North American and foreign birdfinding, news in the world..
Birding Business
Birding Business is a business publication that serves as a trade news source for the wild bird and nature products industry. The magazine is published five times each year by Longdown Management, Inc. External links [Birding Business] See also List of journals and magazines relating to ..
Birding with Bill Oddie
Birding with Bill Oddie was a British TV programme, about natural history, presented by Bill Oddie. Three series were made. Birding with Bill Oddie was only loosely scripted and a lot of Bill's dialogue was spontaneous - he would start to talk and the cameraman would film him. The reason that the v..
Birding World
Birding World is a monthly birding journal published in the United Kingdom. It is the magazine of the Bird Information Service, based at Cley next the Sea, Norfolk. Originally published in 1987 as Twitching volume 1, the magazine underwent a name-change, to its present name, at the end of that ye..
Birdland
In jazz, Birdland may refer to: *A famous jazz club in New York City, originally located on 52nd Street, now at 315 W. 44th St. *A jazz club in Vienna, founded by Joe Zawinul. *A song composed by Joe Zawinul in 1977 for his band Weather Report on the album Heavy Weather. :The term birdland comes fr..
Birdland (album)
Birdland is a 2003 album by the Yardbirds and was the first Yardbirds release in over 35 years. The musicians in this version of the Yardbirds differed greatly from their 60's counterpart containing only drummer Jim McCarty and rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja (although Jeff Beck makes a cameo on one ..
Birdland (band)
Birdland was an English rock band active between 1989 and 1990. Contents 1 Biography2 Discography2.1 Albums2.2 Singles3 External links Biography Formed in 1989 by brothers Robert and Lee Vincent. Their debut single 'Hollow Heart', released on 'Lazy Records', was much h..
Birdland (song)
For other uses of the term 'Birdland', see Birdland. "Birdland" is an instrumental composition by keyboardist Joe Zawinul which debuted on the Weather Report album Heavy Weather in 1977. A jazz-fusion piece, it achieved unusual commercial success and became a jazz standard, entering the repertoire o..
BirdLife International
BirdLife International (formerly known as the International Council for Bird Preservation) is the international conservation organization working to protect the world’s birds and their habitats. It is a global conservation federation with a worldwide network of Partner organizations, including the..
BirdLife Malta
BirdLife Malta is Malta's biggest environmental NGO (non-governmental organisation). The aim of the organisation is to achieve protection of wild birds, natural habitat and biodiversity. BirdLife Malta was founded in 1962, and was then known as MOS (Malta Ornithological Society). It started off mor..
Birdlime
Birdlime is a viscid, adhesive substance used in trapping birds. It is spread on a branch or twig, upon which a bird may land and be caught. Historically, the substance has been prepared in various ways, and from various materials. A popular form was made from holly bark, boiled for 10 to 12 hours...
Birdling's Flat
Birdling's Flat, originally named Poranui, is a settlement in Canterbury, New Zealand, close to the shore of Lake Ellesmere. It is known as a launch site for sounding rockets, and is located at 43°49' S and 172°40'59" E. The launch site has been in service since 1963. Birdling's Flat is named ..
Birdman
Birdman may refer to: Nicknames Chris Andersen, a former NBA player nicknamed The BirdmanTony Hawk, a famous skateboarder, also nicknamed "Birdman"Robert Franklin Stroud, the "Birdman of Alcatraz"James Ware (professional wrestler) aka "The Birdman," Koko B. WareBrian "Baby" Williams, wealthy rap..
Birdman (novel)
Birdman was the first novel of British crime-writer Mo Hayder. Published in 2000, it introduced her protagonist DI Jack Caffery. External links [Official author website][Interview with The Telegraph from time of publication][Review from The Guardian][Review from..
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio
Birdman and the Galaxy Trio was a science fiction animated series created by Alex Toth for Hanna-Barbera which had its debut on NBC in 1967. Birdman was granted his powers by the sun god Ra. With his eagle, Avenger, he worked with a government agency (run by a man code-named Falcon 7) to fight evi..
Birdman of Alcatraz
Robert Franklin Stroud (January 28 1890–November 21 1963), known as the Birdman of Alcatraz, was a prisoner in Alcatraz who supposedly found solace from segregation in raising and selling birds. Despite his nickname, he never kept birds in Alcatraz, running his business until transfer to Alcat..
Birdman of Boston
Birdman of Boston is an episode of the Disney Channel show The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. Plot There is an eagle at the Tipton hotel and they have to get rid of it. But when Arwin scares it away Cody has to look after it's egg. The egg hatch's and a baby eagle, Babba, emerges. after looking aft..
Birdman Rally
Birdman Rally (1977-) is a Japanese homemade glider and human-powered flight competition. This yearly competition is taken place in July over Lake Biwa. ..
Birdman Records
Birdman Records is an independent record label based in South San Francisco founded by former Warner Brothers A&R vice-president David Katznelson. It is under the umbrella of the Birdman Recording Group, which includes other labels such as Sepia Tone Records, Tornado Records and Tariff Records. Not..
Birdmen
The Birdmen are an alien species that appear in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. They originally cohabited the Earth with humans, but when the humans turned to hunting the Birdmen, the Birdmen fled to the stars. Out of fear of being hunted, the Birdmen stopped flying and eventually lost their wings ..
Birdmen of Catrazza
Birdmen of Catrazza Captain Daddallo Motto Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines Battle-Cry Tally Ho! Using completely unique flying contraptions, the Birdmen of Catrazza offer a unique option to any general with the cash to hire them. They are a Dogs of War unit in the tab..
Birdo
is a fictional, anthropomorphic dinosaur-like creature featured in Nintendo's Mario series of video games. While Nintendo has never made the exact nature of Birdo clear, she appears to be both a particular character and a species of character, just as Yoshi from Super Mario World can refer either ..
Birdoswald Fort
for at grid reference NY615663 Birdoswald Fort is an ancient Roman fort towards the western end of Hadrian's Wall. As of 2005, it is the only site on Hadrian's Wall at which significant occupation in the post-Roman period has been proven, and it is subject to a long-term archaeological progr..
Birdpur
Birdpur is a town in Uttar Pradesh in India located at [27.3833° N 83.1167° E]. It is at an elevation of 92 m (301 feet). It was an estate (Zamindari) during British Raj, it was a part of the United Province. During 1896-97, the place became widely known as excavatio..
Birdramon
Birdramon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, a bird type digimon who appears much like a Phoenix. She is both brave and strong and attacks with flames and meteors. Only people with goods hearts are able to touch her otherwise they will be burnt by her flames. Birdramon is voiced b..
Birds, Beasts, & Flowers (album)
For the poetry collection by D.H. Lawrence, see Birds, Beasts and Flowers. Birds, Beasts, and Flowers is a split EP between indie rock band The Autumn Defense and indie folk band Hem. Track listing Half Acre (Hem)Bluebirds Fall (The Autumn Defense)Pacific Street (Hem)You Know Where I Live (The ..
Birds, Beasts, and Flowers
Birds, Beasts, and Flowers can refer to: The D.H. Lawrence book of poetry, Birds, Beasts and Flowers.The split EP by Hem and The Autumn Defense, Birds, Beasts, & Flowers. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you..
Birds, Beasts and Flowers
Birds, Beasts and Flowers is a collection of poetry by the English author D.H. Lawrence, first published in 1923. These poems include some of Lawrence's finest reflections on the 'otherness' of the non-human world. Lawrence started the poems in this collection during a stay in San Gervasio near Fl..
Birds, Illinois
Birds is a village in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States. The population was 51 at the 2000 census. Geography Birds is located at [38°50′12″N, 87°40′6″W] (38.836617, -87.668467)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the villa..
Birdsall
Birdsall is the name of two places: Birdsall in the county of Yorkshire in the United KingdomBirdsall in the state of New York in the United States Jim Birdsall is a voice-over announcer for CNBC and NFL Films. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated ..
Birdsall, New York
Birdsall is a town in Allegany County, New York, USA. The population was 268 at the 2000 census. The town is named after John Birdsall, a circuit judge. The Town of Birdsall is in the northeast part of Allegany County. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 Communi..
Birdsall, North Yorkshire
Birdsall is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 180. The village is about four miles south of Malton. ..
Birdsboro, Pennsylvania
Birdsboro is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, eight miles (13 km) southeast of Reading. In the past, Birdsboro was noted for its large foundries and machine shops. The population has increased slowly from 2,261 in 1890 to 2,264 in 1900 to 2,930 in 1910. The population was 5,064 at the 2000 c..
Birdsedge
Birdsedge is a small village on the edge of Yorkshire's Pennine hills, standing just below one thousand feet above sea level. It is linked with the neighbouring hamlet of High Flatts, a former Quaker settlement (and still home to a Friends' Meeting House). Though originally an area of upland farms, ..
Birdseye, Indiana
Birdseye is a town in Dubois County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 465. Geography Birdseye is located at [38°18′57″N, 86°41′43″W] (38.315781, -86.695283)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bure..
Birdshot retinochoroidopathy
In ophthalmology, birdshot retinochoroidopathy is a form of uveitis, an eye inflammation. It is suspected to be an autoimmune disease, and is associated with the haplotype Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A29 in 99% of the cases. Therefore if birdshot retinochoroidopathy is suspected, a person would be..
Birdsill Holly
Birdsill Holly (November 8, 1820 - 27 April, 1894) was an inventor. Holly was born in Auburn, New York. He spent his early years in Seneca Falls, New York, a major center of water powered industries, and he began inventing, his first patented invention being a rotary water pump. He left Seneca Fall..
Birdsong
This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. For the sounds of birds see Bird song.Birdsong is a 1993 novel by Sebastian Fa..
Birdsong, Arkansas
Birdsong is a town in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 40 at the 2000 census. Geography Birdsong is located at [35°27′33″N, 90°15′38″W] (35.459101, -90.260597)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, t..
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
Cover by Roger Dean for The Iridium Controversy, 2003. Birdsongs of the Mesozoic is a musical group founded serendipitously in Boston, Massachusetts in 1980. Birdsongs owes its origins to the 1978 breakup of the Boston post-punk band Moving Parts, which included future Birdsongs members Erik ..
Birdsong (novel)
Birdsong is a novel by Sebastian Faulks, published by Vintage in 1993. It tells of a man at different stages of his life both before and during World War I. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. The first stage is set before the war in Amiens, France where..
Birdstone
For the Native American sculpture, see Bird stone Birdstone (born May 16, 2001) is a thoroughbred racehorse now best known for winning the 2004 Belmont Stakes. Owned by Marylou Whitney of Whitney family racing fame, Birdstone had won the Champagne Stakes, a leading race for two-year-olds, at Belmo..
Birdstrike simulator
A bird strike simulator simulates the impact of a bird with an aircraft. This is of particular importance as many planes are traveling 160 mph or faster soon after takeoff, near where birds may be flying. When a bird strikes an airplane, it is physically similar to the aircraft being hit with a 2 to..
Birdsville, Queensland
Location of Birdsville in Queensland (red) Birdsville ([25°53′S 139°21′E]) is a small town located in Western Queensland, Australia. The town is located 1590 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane, and 720 kilometres south of the city of Mount Isa. Birdsville is situat..
Birdsville Races
The Birdsville Races are horse races held each year in September in the Queensland, Australia, town of Birdsville. Funds are raised in aid of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. The population is swelled from about 100 to around 6,000 people for the two-day event. As Birdsville is very r..
Birdsville Track
Birdsville Track (C83) The Birdsville Track is one of the more famous outback roads in Australia. The 514 km track runs from Marree, a small town in northern South Australia, north across the Strzelecki Desert and ending in Birdsville in southwestern Queensland. In former years the track was..
Birds & Blooms
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Birds & Blooms is an American magazine about backyard plants, birds, butterflies, and other creatures..
Birds (Bic Runga album)
Birds is the third solo album by New Zealand artist Bic Runga, released in New Zealand on November 28 2005. The "Limited Australian Tour Edition" was released in Australia on March 4 2006. Release is the United Kingdom is expected to be on May 15. Birds was the New Zealand Herald's 2005 album of..
Birds Anonymous
Birds Anonymous is a 1957 Merrie Melodies animated short, directed by Friz Freleng and written by Warren Foster, starring Tweety and Sylvester. The voices were performed by Mel Blanc. The film is a lighthearted satire of Alcoholics Anonymous, as well as the many melodramas regarding substance abuse..
Birds Australia
Satellite image of Australia Birds Australia was previously known as the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union until a change of name in 1996. It was founded in 1901 to promote the study and conservation of the native bird species of Australia, making it the oldest national birding associa..
Birds Do It
Birds Do It is a 1966 comedy movie that was made by Columbia Pictures and stars Soupy Sales, Tab Hunter, Arthur O'Connell, Edward Andrews and Beverly Adams. The movie is not currently available in VHS or DVD and has been shown very rarely on television. Taglines: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No....
Birds Edge
Birds Edge is a small village 14km (9 m) south east of Huddersfield on the A629 road to Sheffield. It is situated between the villages of Shepley, Upper Cumberworth and High Flatts. Unfortunately it no longer has a pub or any shops, but it does retain Birds Edge First School. ..
Birds Eye
Birds Eye is a company which operates in many countries, making and selling frozen foods such as seafood, meat and vegetables. It was founded by General Foods, which in 1929 had bought the rights to use a fast-freezing process patented by Clarence Birdseye. The company is considered to be one of th..
Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)
Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream) was a hit single in 1984 written by Ian McNabb, produced by Hugh Jones and performed by The Icicle Works (of whom McNabb was a member). Rather confusingly, the song was also released as "Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)", and it became a hit under this reversed title ..
Birds Hill, Manitoba
Birds Hill is a town in the Canadian province of Manitoba located a few kilometers north east of Winnipeg, Manitoba, in the Rural Municipality of East Saint Paul. The town is a few kilometers east of the Red River. A river lot of land in the area was granted to Doctor Curtis James Bird in the late 1..
Birds Hill Provincial Park
Birds Hill Provincial Park is a provincial park in Manitoba, Canada. It is located 24 kilometres north of Winnipeg on Manitoba Provincial Highway 59, ([50°01′01″N, 96°53′01″W]) and covers approximately 8300 acres (35.1 square kilometres). The area (and park) is named after Dr. ..
Birds in Israel and Palestine
The variety of geographical zones and habitats, climate range, and its position at the junction of three continents, Europe, Asia and Africa, make the area a unique location for the study of birds; over 200 indigenous and over 300 migratory species have been recorded. These are classified into 206 g..
Birds in Redwall
Throughout the Redwall series by Brian Jacques, there are several bird characters. Contents 1 Birds1.1 The Warden1.2 Boldred1.3 Krar Woodwatcher1.4 ..
Birds in the Bush
Birds in the Bush was a UK-Australian situation comedy series produced in 1972. The series was set on a remote Australian property run by seven beautiful but naive young women. When the property is inherited by an English water diviner (Hugh Lloyd) he and his Australian half-brother (Ron Fraser) ..
Birds of Australia
Australia has about 800 species of bird, ranging from the tiny 8 cm Weebill to the huge, flightless Emu. Some of the more endangered species are the Gang Gang Cockatoos in the Sydney location. To the visitor from the northern hemisphere, many will immediately seem familiar - Australian wrens look a..
Birds of a Feather
For the song by Phish, see Birds of a Feather (song). Birds of a Feather Birds of a Feather was a successful situation comedy shown on BBC1 in the United Kingdom between 1989 and 1998. The premise revolved around two sisters, the archly named Sharon (Pauline Quirke) and Tracey (Linda Robson) ..
Birds of a Feather (song)
Birds of a Feather is also a British television sitcom. "Birds Of A Feather" is the second track on Phish's 1998 album The Story of the Ghost. It was released as a promo single to the radio to promote the album. ..
Birds of Central Indian Highlands
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Birds of Fire
Birds of Fire (1973) is the Mahavishnu Orchestra's second studio album and the last one performed by the original Mahavishnu Orchestra line-up, before Jean-Luc Ponty replaced Jerry Goodman on violin and Narada Michael Walden replaced Billy Cobham on drums. (See 1973 in music.) The back cover of th..
Birds of My Neighborhood
Track listing "Where Does The Time Go?" (3:32)"Snow" (3:47)"Follow Me" (3:19)"The Lakes Of Canada" (4:35)"You Are the Light" (2:56)"Birdless" (334)"I Haven't Seen This Day Before" (209)"She May Turn Around" (217)"I Was in The Air" (238)"July" (322)"Going Away" (306)"Green Grass, Red Tree" (220)..
Birds of Nepal
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Birds of Pray
Birds of Pray is LIVE's sixth album, released in 2003. The first single, “Heaven”, became the band's most successful single in several years. While Birds of Pray only reached #28 at home and failed to reach gold, it still posted a sales boost from 2001's V. Contents 1 Track listing2&..
Birds of Prey (comic)
For other meanings of the term, see Birds of Prey (disambiguation). Birds of Prey is a comic book published by DC Comics that features the adventures of a group of female superheroes who are based in Gotham City (and later Metropolis). The series was conceived by Jordan Gorfinkle and originally w..
Birds of Prey (novel)
For other meanings of the term, see Birds of Prey (disambiguation). Birds of Prey is a novel by science fiction / fantasy author David Drake, first published in 1984. It is related as a historical novel set in the late Roman Empire, in the second half of the Third Century of the common era. There..
Birds of Prey (TV series)
For other meanings of the term, see Birds of Prey (disambiguation). Birds of Prey was a live action American television series produced in 2002. The series, which was created and produced by David Carson for The WB, was loosely based on the DC Comics series, Birds of Prey. Despite its initially hig..
Birds of the Faroe Islands
There are 68 species of birds breeding in the Faroe Islands, including the following: Atlantic Puffin, Common Guillemot, Northern Gannet, Kittiwake, Fulmar, Storm-petrel, Arctic Tern, House Martin, Barn Swallow Black Guillemot, Razorbill, Common Starling, Merlin, Eurasian Golden Plover, Whimbrel,..
Birds of the Master
Birds of the Master is volume five in the French comic book (or bande dessinée) science-fiction series [[Valérian: Spatio-Temporal Agent]] created by writer Pierre Christin and artist Jean-Claude Mézières. Contents 1 Outline2 Synopsis3 Principal Characters4 Setting Outli..
Birds of the West Indies
Birds of the West Indies (ISBN 0618002103) is a book containing exhaustive coverage of the 400+ species of birds found in the Caribbean Sea, excluding the ABC Islands, and Trinidad and Tobago, which were considered part of South America. It was written by James Bond and first published in 1936 by ..
Birds of the World Abstract
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Birds on stamps
Birds on stamps is a very common theme in philately. Every country has produced some bird stamps. Often these are masterpieces of stamp design. External links [Bird stamps by country] ..
Birds Without Wings (novel)
[Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Birds Without Wings is a novel by Louis de Bernières, written in 2004. Narrated by various characters, it tells the tragic love story of Philothei and Ibrahim. It also chronicles the rise of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, a Tu..
Birdville Independent School District
The Birdville Independent School District is a K-12 public school district based in Haltom City, Texas. It has about 22,000 students in 32 schools. Its superintendent is Stephen F. Waddell. Contents 1 Demographics2 Schools2.1 High schools (grades 9-12)2.2 Middle schools (6-8)2..
Birdwatchers' Field Club of Bangalore
The Birdwatchers' Field Club of Bangalore is a birdwatching club in Bangalore founded in the 1970s. The group has been active in conducting mid-winter waterfowl censuses. The club was also involved in a survey of wetlands around Bangalore in collaboration with the Forest Department of the Karnataka ..
Birdwatching
Birdwatching or birding is a hobby concerned with the observation and study of birds (the science proper is termed ornithology). The term "birding" is of American origin; "birdwatching" is the more commonly used word in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is frequently said that "birding" is obser..
Birdwatch (magazine)
Birdwatch (ISSN 0967 1870) is a British magazine for birdwatchers, produced by Solo Publishing, first published in 1992. It is distributed via subscription and also via newsagents. Its publisher and editor is Dominic Mitchell. External links [Birdwatch website] ..
BirdWatch Ireland
BirdWatch Ireland (BWI) is the current name of the organisation that used to be known as the Irish Wildbird Conservancy. BirdWatch Ireland is the leading voluntary conservation organisation in Ireland, devoted to the conservation and protection of Ireland's wild birds and their habitats. BWI has ov..
Birdwell
Birdwell can refer to: Birdwell, a village in South Yorkshire, EnglandBirdwell, a clothing company This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the ..
Birdwell, South Yorkshire
Birdwell is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. ..
Birdwell (clothing)
Birdwell is an American surf clothing company, headquartered in California, makers of Birdwell Beach Britches. Founded by Carrie Birdwell Mann in 1961, the company manufactures and sells customised heavy-duty swimsuits, which are sold internationally. With four basic models, various fabrics, includi..
Birdwing
Birdwings are large, tropical papilionid butterflies native to mainland and archipelagic Southeast Asia and Australasia (with one Indian species), and are usually regarded as belonging to three genera: Ornithoptera, Trogonoptera and Troides. Other genera are recognised by some authorities, with a s..
Birdwood
Birdwood can refer to: William Birdwood, 1st Baron BirdwoodBirdwood, South Australia This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended articl..
Birdwood, South Australia
Birdwood ..
Birdwoodton, Victoria
Birdwoodton is a locality in north western Victoria, Australia. It was established as an agricultural soldier settler scheme soon after World War One. It is named after William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, leader of the ANZAC forces at the Battle of Gallipoli. Today the locality is poorly known, e..
Birdy
Birdy may refer to: Birdy (book), by William Wharton* Birdy (film), starring Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage, based on the book** Birdy (album), the soundtrack by Peter GabrielBirdy (bicycle), a folding bicycleA gun dog that gets excited by birds Birdie may refer to: In golf, a birdie is 1 below..
Birdy (album)
Birdy is the first soundtrack and sixth album overall by British rock musician Peter Gabriel, for the movie of the same name, released in 1985 (see 1985 in music). The album marked Gabriel's first work with producer Daniel Lanois. It was remastered with most of Gabriel's catalog in 2002. In addit..
Birdy (bicycle)
The Birdy is a folding bicycle designed by Riese und Müller. As of 2005 over 60,000 examples have been sold. Released in 1995, it was the first fully suspended folding bike. The ride is regarded as more sporty than the Brompton, thanks in part to slightly larger (18") wheels and a stiff single-pie..
Birdy (film)
Birdy is a movie directed by Alan Parker starring Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage, released in 1984. It is based on a novel of the same name written by William Wharton about a man who comes back shattered after the Vietnam War. The film's soundtrack, Birdy, was written and performed by Peter Gabri..
Birdy Airlines
Birdy Airlines was an airline based in Belgium. It operated services on routes from Brussels to East, Central and West Africa on behalf of Sabena successor airline, SN Brussels Airlines. All operations and fleet have been fully integrated into SN Brussels Airlines. Contents 1 Code Data2 ..
Birdy Nam Nam
Birdy Nam Nam are a DJ crew from France whose members are Crazy-B, DJ Pone, DJ Need, and Little Mike. Birdy Nam Nam have won several prizes throughout their career including the DMC Technics 2002 World TEAM Championships. Birdy Nam Nam's goal is to use the turntable player as an actual musical ins..
Birdy the Mighty
|} Birdy the Mighty is an anime based on a manga by Masami Yūki, who is best known for producing the long-running series Patlabor. Birdy the Mighty was produced and, on the last episode, scripted by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, who is known for anime titles such as Vampire Hunter D, Bloodlust, Wicked City,..
Bird & Bird
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Bird (1988 film)
Bird is a 1988 U.S. film directed by Clint Eastwood. The film is a biopic, a tribute to the life and music of jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker, written by Joel Oliansky. It is constructed as a collage of scenes from Parker's life, from his childhood in Kansas City, through his marriage to Chan Rich..
Bird (disambiguation)
Other than the class of animals known as birds, bird or birds may refer to more than one article: Bird is a common surname: Colonel Bird Colonial Secretary, Cape ColonyDickie Bird (born 1933), English cricket umpireLarry Bird (born 1956), American basketball playerHenry Edward Bird (1830–190..
Bird abatement
The risks that birds create in certain circumstances have brought the need for bird abatement. Amongst those risks are loss of investments in farming and aviculture, airplane crashes, and bacteriological and viral contamination. With more recent outbreaks of Newcastle's disease and the Avian Flu, it..
Bird anatomy
Bird anatomy shows so many unusual adaptations (mostly aiding flight) that birds have earned their own unique class in the vertebrate phylum. Contents 0.1 Respiratory system0.2 Circulatory system0.3 Digestive system0.4 Skeletal system0.5 Muscular system0.6 Head0.7&..
Bird bath
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. A bird bath is essentially a man-made puddle on a pedestal with a shallow basin filled with water for bathing an..
Bird Blobs
The Bird Blobs are a band from Melbourne, Australia. They formed in 2000, and consist of Tim Evans, Ian Wadley, and Steve Masterson. They have released two albums on Tasmanian label Unstable Ape, as well as appearing on numerous compilations. Discography Stihl Life CD (Unstable Ape, 2003)Bird Blob..
Bird Bones in the Bughouse
Bird Bones in the Bughouse was the second EP from The Dead Science, released in 2004, on Absolutely Kosher Records. It featured a cover of Terence Trent D'Arby's "Sign Your Name." Track listing "Ossuary" – 4:47"Gamma Knife" – 4:51"Film Strip Collage" – 5:28"Cuz She's Me" – 5:23"Sign Your..
Bird cherry
The bird cherries are a subgenus of the genus Prunus, characterised by having deciduous leaves, flowers 12-30 together on slender racemes produced in late spring well after leaf emergence, and small, sour fruit usually only palatable to birds, whence the name. They are native throughout the temper..
Bird Cherry
A Bird Cherry with fairly hefty Ermine moth infestation The Bird Cherry (Prunus padus) is a species of bird cherry, native to northern Europe and northern Asia. It is the type species of the subgenus Padus with flowers in racemes, and is a deciduous small tree or large shrub 8-16 m tall. T..
Bird City, Kansas
Bird City is the smaller of two cities in Cheyenne County, Kansas, United States. The population was 482 at the 2000 census. Geography Bird City is located at [39°45′3″N, 101°32′1″W] (39.750950, -101.533480)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United State..
Bird dog
A bird dog is a gun dog used to hunt or retrieve birds. In the southern United States the term bird dog refers specifically to the English Pointer. Other uses: A man who steals another man's girlfriend or date, as in The Everly Brothers's song "Bird Dog", possibly referring to slang terms for wome..
Bird dropping spider
The bird dropping spider (Celaenia excavata) derives its name from mimicking bird droppings to avoid predators, mainly birds. Contents 1 Habitat and appearance1.0.1 Hunting2 Additional images3 External links Habitat and appearance The males are much smaller than the females,..
Bird fauna of Japan on postage stamps
This page identifies and classifies the birds found in Japan and featured on japanese stamps and by some other countries showing japanese sceneries on their postage stamps. Each species name is followed by the chronological list of postage stamps featuring it, with the date of issue, value, and cat..
Bird feeder
A pole hung bird feeder with a American Goldfinch. A hummingbird feeder. Bushtits on a suet feeder A birdfeeder, bird feeder, or bird table is a device placed out-of-doors to supply food to birds. The success of a birdfeeder in attracting birds depends on its placement and the..
Bird flight
Flight is the mode of locomotion used by most of the world’s bird species. It is important to birds for feeding, breeding and avoiding predators. Contents 1 Evolution and purpose of bird flight2 Basic mechanics of bird flight3 The wing4 Wing shape and flight4.1 Ellipt..
Bird flu in India
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Contents 0.1 Initial reaction0.2 Government response0.3 Grievances of locals0.4 Economic Impact0.5 Official response Initial reaction The first reports of bird flu in India came from the village of Nawapur in the Nandurbar district of Mah..
Bird food
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Bird Girl
Cover of the novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, which made Bird Girl famous. The sculpture known as the Bird Girl was created in 1938 by sculptor Sylvia Shaw Judson in Lake Forest, Illinois. It achieved fame when it was featured on the cover of the 1994 novel Midnight in the Garde..
Bird goddess
The Burney Relief, ca. 1950 BC. The term Bird goddess was coined by Marija Gimbutas with relation to Neolithic Europe. The Vinca culture, in particular, had a bird goddess. Griffen (2005) even claims to have discovered a sign for the bird goddess in the Vinca script. Later goddesses with as..
Bird hide
A bird hide is a camouflaged shelter used to observe wildlife, especially birds, at close quarters. Once built chiefly as a hunting aid, hides are now commonly found in parks and wetlands for the benefit of bird watchers, ornithologists and other non-interacting observers. A typical bird hide resem..
Bird hybrid
A bird hybrid is basically a bird that has two different species as parents. The resulting bird can present with any combination of characters from the parent species, from totally identical to completely different. Usually, the bird hybrid shows intermediate characteristics between the two species...
Bird intelligence
The level of intelligence in birds, as a scientific inquiry, has not been as thoroughly researched as similar questions regarding primates and other mammals. However, there is a general belief that they are more intelligent, as a class, than the reptiles, and that many species are just as intelligen..
Bird Internet routing daemon
Bird is an open source implementation of a TCP/IP routing daemon for Unix like systems. It was developed as a school project at the Faculty of Maths and Physics, Charles University, Prague, with major contrbutions from Martin Mares, Pavel Machek and Ondrej Filip. It supports both IPv4 and IPv6, mul..
Bird in Space
Bird in Space is a series of sculptures by Constantin Brancusi created in 1923. Seven of the sculptures in the series are made of marble, while the other nine were cast in bronze. The first and best known of the series is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, while a bronze..
Bird in the hand
The proverb "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" is a metaphoric expression meaning that it is better to settle with what you have rather than risking losing everything by attempting to gain more of what you have. This popular proverb is applied to a variety of situations in every day lif..
Bird Island
Bird Island is used to name dozens of islands throughout world. Bird Island (Algoa Bay)Bird Island (Isla Aves) - located in the middle of the Caribbean Sea, currently disputed by Venezuela and the Commonwealth of Dominica.Bird Island, Queensland is an island within the Whitsunday Islands, Australi..
Bird island, Algoa Bay
Bird Island is situated in Algoa Bay, off the coast of Port Elizabeth and is the breeding ground of African penguins and Cape Fur Seals. External links [For the Birds] ..
Bird Island, Minnesota
Bird Island is a city located on U.S. Highway 212 in Renville County, Minnesota about an hour and a half drive west of Minneapolis-St. Paul. WTCN-11 weather forecaster Barry ZeVann (Minneapolis NBC affilitate) often listed the temperature in tiny Bird Island during his weather forecasts in the 1970'..
Bird Island, Seychelles
Bird Island lies in the northern Seychelles. The coral island is known for its birdlife, including sooty terns, fairy terns and common noddies, and for hawksbill and green turtles. It is now a private resort. ..
Bird Islands, Queensland
Bird Islands are 2 small islands in the Northern part of Shelburne Bay in far north Queensland, Australia about 30km North of Cape Grenville, Cape York Peninsula in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland, Australia. Aerial photos & maps Coordinates: [-11.790° 143.083°] [Ma..
Bird Island (Massachusetts)
Bird Island is a tiny island in Buzzards Bay at the mouth of Sippican Harbor, less than a mile off the mainland coast of the town of Marion, Massachusetts (USA). Contents 1 Landmarks2 Flora and Fauna3 See also4 Sources5 External links Landmarks The only landmarks on B..
Bird Island (South Georgia)
Bird Island off South Georgia Bird Island ([54°00′S 038°03′W]) is 4.8 km (3 mi) long and 800 metres (0.5 mi) wide, separated from the western end of South Georgia by Bird Sound. It is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom, also claimed by Argentina as part of Tierra del F..
Bird Island Township, Minnesota
Bird Island Township is a township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 269 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 85.4 km² (33.0 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2..
Bird louse
Bird louse refers to any chewing louse (paraphyletic suborder Mallophaga) which parasitizes birds. Recent reclassification has found that bird lice belong to two suborders, Amblycera and Ischnocera, although some members of these suborders do not parasitize birds and are therefore not bird lice. B..
Bird Man
The Bird Man is a fictional character in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. Description The Bird Man is the title for the leader of the Mud People and a man who can call birds to himself. The Mud people look to him for direction in leading their people. The current Bird Man is a man wit..
Bird McIntyre
Bird in a concert performance Bird McIntyre (born Albert Thongchai McIntyre, December 8 1958) is a Thai pop singer who released his debut album in 1986. He is also sometimes known as Thongchai McIntyre (Thai ธงชัย แมคอินไตย์) and Pi Bird. Contents 1 Biograp..
Bird migration
Contents 1 Long-distance land bird migration2 Broad-winged long distance migrants3 Short-distance land bird migration4 Wildfowl and waders5 Seabirds6 The tropics7 Australasia8 Study techniques9 Migration Conditioning10 See also11 References12&..
Bird Noises
Bird Noises is an EP by Midnight Oil that was released in 1980 under Midnight Oil's Sprint Music independent label, and manufactured & distributed by the CBS record label. Track listing "No Time for Games" (Robert Hirst, James Moginie)"Knife's Edge" (Peter Garrett, Martin Rotsey, Moginie)"Wedding..
Bird observatory
A bird observatory is a centre for the study of bird migration and bird populations. They may be located anywhere around the world. They are usually focused on local birds, but may also include interest in far flung areas. Most bird observatories are small operations with a limited staff, many volun..
Bird of paradise
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. The Birds of paradise are members of the family Paradisaeidae of the order Passeriformes. They are found in Australasia regions of Eastern Indonesia, New Guinea and Northeastern Australia. The member of this family are perhaps best known for the striking pl..
Bird of paradise (disambiguation)
The term birds of paradise can refer to either: the birds themselves orthe plants named after them—usually Strelitzia reginae or another Strelitzia species, but also Caesalpinia. Birds of Paradise is the name of a [[Magic: The Gathering]] card. Within the Arts, the following references exist: Bi..
Bird of Paradise (Xiaolin Showdown)
Contents 1 Plot Synopsis2 Episode Notes2.1 Total Shen Gong Wu2.2 Kimiko's Appearance2.3 Trivia Plot Synopsis The Warriors are having a break since their now Wudai Warriors, but they hear this eerie, loud and screechy noise. An old hag is singing outside, most terribly. ..
Bird of prey
A bird of prey or raptor is a bird that hunts its food using its curved beak and talons. They also generally have sexual dimorphism and excellent vision. Diurnal birds of prey belong to the orders Accipitriformes and Falconiformes in several groups including: Accipitriformes* Cathartidae: New ..
Bird of prey (disambiguation)
Bird of prey may refer to: Bird of prey, several species of large carnivorous birdsBird of Prey (Star Trek), a type of spacecraft in the fictional Star Trek universeBird of Prey (BBC TV), a 1982 BBC drama series starring Richard GriffithsBoeing Bird of Prey, a black project Boeing aircraftARIA EC-1..
Bird Of Prey (Star Trek)
"Bird of Prey" is a common name for various makes of Romulan and Klingon warship in the Star Trek fictional universe. Ships referred to as birds-of-prey include: The Romulan Bird of Prey class starship, a 2260s-era fighter seen in "Balance of Terror", featuring a cloaking device and a powerful plas..
Bird of Prey (TV serial)
Bird of Prey is a British television serial produced by the BBC in 1982. The series starred Richard Griffiths as humble civil servant Henry Jay, who finds himself drawn into a strange conspiracy involving the mysterious Le Peauvoir organisation. A sequel, Bird of Prey 2 followed in 1984. Another m..
Bird on a Wire (film)
Bird on a Wire is a 1990 film starring Goldie Hawn and Mel Gibson. The film was directed by John Badham, and shot mainly in British Columbia, Canada. Plot The manager Marianne Graves (Goldie Hawn) meets Rick Jarmin (Mel Gibson) who was her boyfriend 15 years ago. External links ..
Bird on the Wire
"Bird on the Wire" is one of Leonard Cohen's signature songs. It was included on his 1969 album Songs from a Room. A previous recording produced by David Crosby was never finished. Judy Collins was the first to release the song on her 1968 album Who Knows Where the Time Goes. In the 1960s, Cohen li..
Bird people
Bird people is also the translation of Absaroka, the name of the Crow Nation in their own language. In science fiction, fantasy fiction and mythology, bird people are a race of people who resemble, or who are evolved from, birds. This is a common motif in movies, TV, and video games. Sometimes, t..
Bird Reserve
Bird reserves are a form of wildlife refuge designed to protect bird species. Like other wildlife refuges, the main goal of a reserve is to prevent species from becoming endangered or extinct. Typically, bird species in a reserve are protected from hunting and habitat destruction. Because of the pro..
Bird ringing
An early bird band used by Jack Miner for geese. Bird ringing (also known as bird banding) is an aid to studying wild birds, by attaching a small individually numbered metal or plastic ring to their legs or wings, so that various aspects of the bird's life can be studied by the ability to re-fi..
Bird River (Lac Du Bonnet) Airport
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Bird River Water Aerodrome
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Bird scarer
A bird scarer is any one of a number devices designed to scare birds, usually employed by farmers to disuade birds from eating recently planted arable crops. Contents 1 Visual scarers1.1 Scarecrow1.2 bird kite2 Auditory scarers2.1 Propane gas gun2.2 Ultrasonic sc..
Bird skeleton
The bird skeleton is highly adapted to the capacity for flight. It is extremely lightweight but strong enough to withstand the stresses that a bird experiences, when taking off, flying or landing. One of the adaptations that make this possible is the fusing of bones that are separate in mammals..
Bird song
This article is about the sounds of birds. For the book, see Birdsong (novel). Bird songs are certain vocal sounds that birds make—in non-technical use, those sounds that are melodious to the human ear. In ornithology, bird 'songs' are often distinguished from shorter sounds, which may be te..
Bird species new to science
This is the parent page for a series of pages listing bird species new to science described since 1900. Prior to the twentieth century and indeed into the early decades of the twentieth century, the pace of discovery of new species was fast; during this period, with numerous collecting expeditions ..
Bird species new to science described in the 1960s
See also parent article Bird species new to science The following are the bird species described as new to science in the years 1960 to 1969: 1960 The year 1960 saw the publication of accounts of the following new species: To be completed 1961 The year 1961 saw the publication of accounts ..
Bird species new to science described in the 1980s
See also parent article Bird species new to science The following are the bird species described as new to science in the years 1980 to 1989: 1980 The year 1980 saw the publication of accounts of the following new species: To be completed 1981 The year 1981 saw the publication of accounts ..
Bird species new to science described in the 1990s
See also parent article Bird species new to science The following are the bird species described as new to science in the years 1990 to 1999: 1990 The year 1990 saw the publication of accounts of the following new species: To be completed 1991 The year 1991 saw the publication of accounts ..
Bird species new to science described in the 2000s
See also parent article Bird species new to science This page details the bird species described as new to science in the years 2000 to 2005: Summary statistics Number of species described per year Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Number of new species described 5 8 6 3 ..
Bird stone
For the race horse, see Birdstone Bird stones are prehistoric, abstract stone carvings made by Native Americans. The artifacts were a common inclusion in graves and thought to have ceremonial importance. They are noted for their distinctive simplicity and beauty. The exact purpose of these artifac..
Bird strike
Bird shot redirects here; for the type of ammunition, see birdshot. F16 after a bird strike A bird strike (sometimes birdstrike, bird hit, or BASH (bird aircraft strike hazard)) in aviation, is a collision between an airborne animal (most often a bird, but also sometimes another species) and ..
Bird Studies Canada
Bird Studies Canada is a government-owned corporation that studies birds for the Canadian government's environmental programmes. Without their help, many bird species would be extinct due to pollution and hunting. ..
Bird Studio
Bird Studio is the comic studio founded by Akira Toriyama, where he works with his assistant. The name for the studio is a pun off his own name, Toriyama (tori means bird in Japanese). Toriyama does almost all of the work in Bird Studio; his assistant does mostly backgrounds. The studio has not been..
Bird stump
A Bird stump is a variety of vase popular in 1920's England. It was generally made of porcelain in the shape of a tree stump, with a bird for decoration. Stumps of branches on the side of the tree formed the openings into which the stems of flowers might be inserted. ..
Bird Woman Falls
Bird Woman Falls is a 492 foot (150 m) waterfall located immediately west of the continental divide in Glacier National Park, Montana, United States. The falls are readily visible from a distance of two miles (3.2 km) along the Going-to-the-Sun Road, which bisects the park east to west. The falls ..
Birecik
Birecik is a district of Şanlıurfa Province of Turkey. Birecik Dam, part of the Southeastern Anatolia Project is situated within the district as well as the ancient city of Zeugma, famous for its mosaics. Although the mosaics have been taken to Gaziantep Museum, some of the rescued remains of Z..
Birecik Dam
Birecik Dam is one of the 21 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project of Turkey. External links and sources [www.gap.gov.tr - Official GAP web site][www.un.org.tr/undp/Gap.htm - United Nations] Southeast Anatolia Sustainable Human Development Program (GAP)[www.gapturkiy..
Birefringence
A calcite crystal laid upon a paper with some letters showing the double refraction Birefringence, or double refraction, is the decomposition of a ray of light into two rays (the ordinary ray and the extraordinary ray) when it passes through certain types of material, such as calcite crystals..
Birel
Birel S.p.A. of Lissone (Milan) started building karts in the late 1950s after many years as a bicycle manufacturer. They have had numerous world champions over the years including Mike Wilson and Gianluca Beggio, and a book was recently published about them. Sauro Cesetti - a current Birel work..
Biréli Lagrène
Biréli Lagrène is a French guitarist. A "guitar phenomenon", according to John McLaughlin, he came to prominence in the 1980s via his manouche (django-like) style. Biography Biréli Lagrène was born on the September 4, 1966 in Soufflenheim, (Lower-Rhin) in a traditional gypsy family and comm..
Bireme
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Birendra of Nepal
Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev (विरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव) (December 28, 1945 – June 1, 2001) was king of Nepal from 1972 until 2001, and the son of King Mahendra, whom he succeeded. He was made a British Field Marshal in 1980. Educated at prem..
Biretta
A traditional biretta A Cardinal's biretta The biretta is a square cap with three ridges or peaks, surmounted by a tuft, traditionally worn by Roman Catholic clergy, as well as by some clergy of the Anglican Churches. Historically, the biretta was used by all ranks of the clergy from Ca..
Bireuen
Located on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, Bireuen is 105 miles east of the local capital, Banda Aceh. Also known as Bireun, it faces the Strait of Malacca on the northeast coastline. The location is at [5°12′18″N, 96°42′06″E]. Bireuen has been affected by the clashes between t..
Birganj
Birganj is a town in southern Nepal, only 5 kilometres from the border with Uttar Pradesh, India. ..
Birgaon
Birgaon is a census town in Raipur district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Birgaon had a population of 23,352. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Birgaon has an average literacy rate of ..
Birger Bohlin
Dr. Birger Bohlin (1898-1990) was a Swedish palaeontologist. As well as his work on dinosaurs and prehistoric mammals, Bohlin was part of the group that established the existence of Peking Man (Sinanthropus pekinensis). ..
Birger Braadland
Birger Braadland (1879-1966) was Norwegian Minister for Forign Affairs 1931-1932 and 1932-1933, as well as acting prime minister in 1932. ..
Birger Brosa
Birger Brosa's seal Birger Brosa (Brosa means "smiling"), earl of Sweden 1174-1202, d. 9 January 1202 on Visingsö, was a son of Bengt Snivil and a member of the powerful Folkung party. In the medieval texts he is either called the earl of the Swedes or the earl of the Swedes and the Geats. H..
Birger Ekstedt
Birger Ekstedt, (1921-1972), was a Swedish politician (christian democrat) and a priest. Birger Ekstedt began his political career as a cultural-conservative member of the right-wing youth organisation, Högerns Ungdomsförbund and a frequent editorial in their newspaper. After losing a battle ov..
Birger Furugård
Birger Furugård (1887-1961) was a Swedish politician and veterinary. He hailed from Deje in Värmland. During the 1920s Furgård became inspired by the advance of National Socialism in Germany. He made several trips to Germany, and met with Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring and Heinrich Himmler. In 19..
Birger Gregersson
Birger Gregersson (1327 – 11 march 1383) was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, from 1366 to his death 1383. It is known that he was vicar of Österhaninge and then priest in Uppsala. He was a supporter of King Albrekt, who appointed him chancellor. After being elected archbishop in 1366 he wor..
Birger jarl
Birger jarl, a modern representation. [Birger jarl] ([Media helphelp]·[info]) (English: "Earl Birger"), full name Birger Magnusson of Bjälbo (about 1210 – October 21, 1266), was a Swedish statesman and the founder of Stockholm. He was a member of the anci..
Birger Jarl's Tower
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Birger Jarlsgatan
Birger Jarlsgatan is one of the longest streets in central Stockholm, Sweden. The street works as a boarder between Östermalm and Norrmalm and between Östermalm and Vasastaden. The street is named after Birger jarl since 1885, then "Birger Jarls gata" (gata meaning "street"). The contemporary spe..
Birger Jarls Torg
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Birger Kildal
Birger Kildal (1849-1913) was the Norwegian Minister of Auditing 1884-1886, as well as head of the Ministry of Postal Affairs in 1885. He was a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1886-1887 and 1904-1905, Minister of Justice and Minister of Labour 1887, Minister of Labour 1887-1888,..
Birger Ljungberg
Birger Ljungberg (1884-1967) was the Norwegian Minister of Defense 1939-1942. ..
Birger Magnusson
The name Birger Magnusson can refer to: Birger of Sweden (1280 – 1321), King of SwedenBirger jarl (or Birger Magnusson of Bjälbo) (1210 – 1266), founder of Stockholm This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you..
Birger Martin Bergersen
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Birger Nerman
Birger Nerman (1888 – 1971) was a Swedish archaeologist and writer. Born in Norrköping, he was the younger brother of the Swedish Communist leader Ture Nerman, and the twin brother of the artist Einar Nerman. Birger Nerman became a professor in Uppsala in 1917. He was part of the excavations of..
Birger Nordholm
Birger Joseph Nordholm (June 25 1897 - November 30, 1989) was the director for, and founder of the Swedish tourist office in New York, a member of the Scandinavian Travel Commission and the founder of the European Travel Commission. He was born in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of Per Gustav Nordholm ..
Birger of Sweden
Birger Magnusson (1280 – 1321) was hailed king of Sweden when he was four years old. This was done by his father Magnus Barnlock in order to secure the succession. Birger was only ten years old when his father died, the most influential statesman being the Constable of the Realm Torgils Knutss..
Birger Ruud
Birger Ruud (August 23, 1911 – June 13, 1998) was a Norwegian ski jumper. Born in Kongsberg, Birger Ruud, with his brothers Sigmund and Asbjørn, dominated international jumping in the 1930s. World Champion in 1931, 1935 and 1937, Birger also won the Olympic gold medal in 1932 and 1936. He also..
Birger Sandzén
Sven Birger Sandzén (February 5, 1871 - June 19, 1954), known more commonly by his last two names, Birger Sandzén was a Swedish born painter. He produced most of his work in the United States where he worked as an art professor at the Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas. Born in Bildsberg, Sweden..
Birger Sellin
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Birger Sjöberg
Birger Sjöberg (December 6, 1885 - April 30, 1929) was a modern Swedish poet and songwriter. Originally a journalist, Sjöberg wrote songs in his spare time. His first collection Frida's Book (Fridas bok, 1922) was extremely popular. After initiating a series of concert tours, he withdrew from p..
Birger Stuevold-Hansen
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Birger Øivind Meidell
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Birgir Sigurðsson
Birgir Sigurðsson is a writer born in Reykjavík on August 28, 1937. He was a journalist and then an elementary teacher in Iceland in the 1960s, but then moved to Amsterdam to study singing. While there he quit singing, but became a poet and returned to Iceland as such. He continued to teach, but a..
Birgitta Dahl
Birgitta Dahl Birgitta Dahl (born September 20, 1937) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. She is a member of the Social Democrats. In 1969 she was elected to the Riksdag as a Member of Parliament, a post she held until 2002. From 1994 to 2002 she was the speaker of the Riksdag. She hel..
Birgitta Haukdal
Birgitta Haukdal (born July 28 1979) is a pop singer who comes from the small town of Húsavík in Iceland. For most of her life she has lived in the northern part of Iceland. In November 1999 Haukdal replaced the then lead vocalist of the pop group Írafár. They released their first single "Hvar..
Birgitta Ohlsson
Eva Birgitta Ohlsson (born 20 July 1975 in Linköping) is a Swedish politician and Member of Parliament with the Liberal People's Party. She was born in Linköping and graduated from Katedralskolan in Linköping. Before being elected to the Riksdag in 2002, she was chairman of the Liberal Youth ..
Birgitta Trotzig
Birgitta Trotzig (born 1929), Swedish writer. Elected member of the Swedish Academy in 1993. Trotzig is one of Sweden's most renowned modern writers, having written several novels in which she gives voice to her Catholic faith and her dark visions. Returning themes are the death and resurrection o..
Birgitte, The Duchess of Gloucester
The Duchess of Gloucester British Royal Family HM The QueenHRH The Duke of EdinburghHRH The Prince of WalesHRH The Duchess of CornwallHRH Prince William of WalesHRH Prince Henry of WalesHRH The Duke of YorkHRH Princess Beatrice of YorkHRH Princess Eugenie of YorkHRH The Earl of Wesse..
Birgitte Einarsen
Birgitte Einarsen is a Norwegian singer and musical theatre artist from Helgeroa in Larvik, Vestfold county. She was born in 1975. Birgitte has performed in popular musicals like Grease, Fame and The Little Shop of Horrors. She has also done the show My First, My Last, My Everything. In 2003 she g..
Birgitte Macmillan, Countess of Stockton
(Hélène) Birgitte "Bitta" Macmillan née Hamilton, who is now known as Birgitte, Countess of Stockton was the first wife of Alexander Macmillan, 2nd Earl of Stockton (married 1970, divorced 1991). They have one son, Daniel Macmillan, Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden, and two daughters, Lady Rebecca M..
Birgitte Raaberg
Birgitte Raaberg (born 1954) is a Danish actress who starres in Riget. ..
Birgitte Silverbow
Birgitte Silverbow is a fictional character in Robert Jordan's epic fantasy series, The Wheel of Time. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Typically described as having a long blonde braid of hair down her back, wearing a man's coat and trousers, and bein..
Birgitt Bender
Birgitt "Biggi" Bender (born December 28, 1956 in Düsseldorf) is a German politician and member of Alliance '90/The Greens in the Bundestag. External link [Official Website] () ..
Birgit Cullberg
Birgit Cullberg (born 3 August 1908 in Nyköping, died 8 September 1999) was a Swedish choreographer. The daughter of bank manager Carl Cullberg and Elna Westerström, Cullberg was married from 1942 to 1949 to Anders Ek. She was the mother of Niklas Ek, Mats Ek, and Malin Ek. Cullberg studied balle..
Birgit Finnilä
Birgit Finnilä (born January 20 1931) is a Swedish contralto and opera singer. Finnilä was born in Falkenberg, Sweden and studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. She made her operatic debut in Göteborg in 1963. Though principally singing concert works, her operatic roles include parts ..
Birgit Fischer
Birgit Fischer (born 25 February 1962 in Brandenburg an der Havel, then East Germany) is a kayaker, who has won 8 gold medals over a record 6 different Olympic Games: twice representing East Germany, then four times representing the reunited nation. After both the 1988 and 2000 games, she announc..
Birgit Friggebo
Birgit Friggebo (born 25 December 1941) is a Swedish politician and member of the Liberal People's Party. Born in Falköping, she married Bo Södersten in 1997. Friggebo was Minister for Planning in the Ministry of Housing between 1976 and 1978 and Minister for Housing between 1978 and 1982. Betwee..
Birgit Hogefeld
--> Birgit Hogefeld (born 1956 in Wiesbaden) was a member of the West German terrorist group The Baader-Meinhof Gang also known as the Red Army Faction. As a terrorist Hogefeld joined the Red Army Faction late in the eighties (around 1984) long after its founding members Andreas Baader, Gudrun En..
Birgit Kroencke
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Birgit Kroencke is an ex-Danish model who has been married to the British actor Christopher Lee since 1961. ..
Birgit Nilsson
Birgit Nilsson (May 17, 1918 – December 25, 2005) was a Swedish soprano who specialized in operatic and symphonic works. Contents 1 Overview2 Early life3 Career4 Later life5 References6 External links Overview Birgit Nilsson (pronounced ber-GEET [(1)]..
Birgit Prinz
Birgit Prinz (born October 25, 1977) is a German international football player. Prinz was born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and she trained to become a physiotherapist. Prinz has been playing football since she was a child and has been with 1. FFC Frankfurt (1st Frankfurt Women's Football Club) ..
Birgit Rausing
Birgit Rausing, together with her three children, inherited packaging giant Tetra Laval in January 2000 after her husband Gad Rausing's death. As of 2005, her net worth is about $7.6 billion. See also List of billionaires External links [Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People] ..
Birgit Schuurman
Birgit Schuurman (July 1 1977, Utrecht, Netherlands) is a Dutch rock singer and actress. Schuurman was born and raised in Bunnik, and was a younger sister to Katja Schuurman . Some years before she graduated, she began singing. Her first attempt to break into the music business was with some unsucc..
Birgoojur
The Bargujar are a clan of rajputs in India. Contents 1 History2 Origins and statistics3 Notes4 See also History The Bargujar's were the original rulers of Dhundhar in Rajasthan which comprises present day Alwar, Macheri, Amber (Jaipur), and Dausa. The Kacchwaha rajput clan b..
Birgte
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Birgu
Three Cities of Malta Cospicua - Vittoriosa - Senglea Birgu is a small town in Malta that played a vital role in the Siege of Malta in 1565. It is one of the three best-known cities on this small island nation. The city was established on the Great Harbour of Malta around Fort St. Angelo..
BirGün
BirGün (One Day) is an Istanbul-based Turkish left-wing daily. The paper was founded in 2004 by a group of Turkish intellectuals. External link [BirGün on-line] In Turkish ..
Birgunj
Birgunj, located in proximity to Bihar, an Indian state on the southern border of Nepal, is a border town and an entry point to the Kingdom of Nepal from Patna and Calcutta. The town has significant economic importance for Nepal as a large part of goods imported by Nepal reaches Terail regions, K..
Birhanu Bayeh
Birhanu Beyhe (born 1938) was a politician in Ethiopia during the regime of Mengistu Haile Mariam. He was foreign minister of Ethiopia from 1986 until 1989. When the government fell in 1991 he fled to the Italian embassy, where as of June 2004 he still remains in hiding. On June 2 2004, he reportedl..
Birhan Weldu
Birhan Weldu (born c.1981) is an Ethiopian woman best known as a poster child for the 1984 Band Aid concert that served as fundraiser for the Ethiopian drought of that same year. Born in Mek'ele, Birhan's family travelled from their village in Tigray to Mek'ele, which is roughly 500 miles north of ..
Birhan Woldu
-->Birhan Woldu (born circa 1981) is an Ethiopian famed for being the starving child, near death, shown in a video at Live Aid in 1985. Woldu was originally found in 1984 by a Canadian documentary crew led by Tony Burman, then became the iconic symbol that rallied the world to address the Ethiopia..
Biri
Biri may refer to the following: Biri, Northern SamarBiri, Norway This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. If an referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point ..
Biri, Northern Samar
Biri is a 5th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 8,700 people in 1,661 households. Barangays Biri is politically subdivided into 8 barangays. Poblacion (Biri)MacArthurKauswagan (Basud)Pio Del PilarProgress or Ta..
Biri, Norway
Biri is a village and former municipality in Oppland county, Norway. The municipality was created as Biri formannskapsdistrikt in 1837. On 1 January 1910 the district Snertingdal was divided from Biri to form a municipality of its own, leaving Biri with 2,815 inhabitants. On 1 January 1964 Bi..
Biria
Biria is an agricultural settlement in the country of Israel. Biria was one of settlements hit by Katyusha rockets sent by Hezbollah on July 14, 2006 during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict. ..
Biriatou
Biriatou (Basque Biriatu) is a small village in the traditional Basque province of Labourd, now a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of southern France. External link [BIRIATU in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] Information avai..
Biribi
Biribi, or cavagnole, a French game of chance, prohibited by law since 1837. It is played on a board on which the numbers 1 to 70 are marked. The players put their stakes on the numbers they wish to back. The banker is provided with a bag from which he draws a case containing a ticket, the tickets c..
Biribol
Biribol is the name of a sport, which resembles an aquatic variation of Volleyball. It has originated in Brazil. ..
Birieux
Birieux Country      France Région Rhône-Alpes Départment Ain Arrondissement Bourg-en-Bresse Canton Villars-les-Dombes INSEE 01045 Postal Code 01330 MayorCurrent Term Paul Brazier2001-2008 Intercommunality Longitude Latitu..
Birigüi
Birigüi is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Its coordinates are [21°17′19″S, 50°20′24″W]. The population in 2003 is 104,138 and the area is 532.13 km² The elevation is 406 m. ..
Birim South District
Birim South District Region Eastern Region District type Ordinary District Chief Executive Frank M. Bosumtwi Capital Akim Oda Area 1,090 km² Population (2002) 178,459 ISO 3166 GH-EP-BS The Birim South District is a district of Ghana in the Eastern Region. Sources [Districts o..
Birinus
Birinus (c. 600 - 649), saint, was the first bishop of Dorchester, Oxfordshire in England and the "Apostle to the West Saxons." The commissioning of Birinus (center) by Asterius (left), from Dorchester Cathedral. After Augustine of Canterbury performed initial conversions in England, Birinus..
Biritch
Biritch (birich, biryuch Russian: ) in Ancient Rus was an announcer of the will of a knyaz. A birich travelled to settlements, played bugle or horn in the center of a town square or yard to gather people and read the announcement. The word is thought to be derived from a Turkic word for "bugler"/"ho..
Biritiba-Mirim
Biritiba-Mirim is a Brazilian city of the state of São Paulo in the metropolitan region. The population in 2003 is 26,754, the population density is 84.40/km² and the area of 317 km². Its limits are Guararema in the north, Salesópolis in the east, Bertioga to the south and Moji das Cru..
Biritinga
Biritinga ist a municipality in Bahia, Brazil. As of 2004, it has a population of 14,652 and a land area of 222 suare miles. ..
Biriwal Bulga National Park
Biriwal Bulga is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 284 km northeast of Sydney. Fact sheet Area: 47 km²Coordinates: [31°30′26″S, 152°18′23″E]Date of establishment: January 1, 1999Managing authorities: New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife ServiceIUCN categor..
Birjand
Birjand is the central city of the South Khorasan province in east Iran, known for its saffron, rug and handmade carpet exports. It had an estimated population of 183,010 in 2005.[link] Being close to the Afghanistan border, Birjand is located on the "Silk Road" of opium smuggled fr..
Birjand University of Medical Sciences
Birjand University of Medical Sciences (BUMS) is a medical school in Iran. Located in Birjand of South Khorasan Province, the school was founded in 1985 under the supervision of Mashad University of Medical Sciences, but was separated later as an independent institute. The university is state op..
Birju Maharaj
Pandit Birju Maharaj (born February 4, 1937) is the current head of the Lucknow gharana of Kathak dance in India. He is a descendant of the legendary Maharaj family of kathak dancers, including his two uncles, Shambu and Lacchu Maharaj, and his father and guru, Acchan Maharaj. Even though he has a ..
Birka
Birka [listen] ([Media helphelp]·[info]) , also Birca and Bierkø (today named Björkö, literally "Birch Island"), was an important trading center in the Baltic Sea region from the 8th century, which handled goods from Eastern Europe and the Orient, possibly as far ..
Birkaland
Birkaland (Pirkanmaa) is the name of a geographical region in Finland which can refer to: Birkalands landskap - a current Region of FinlandWestern Finland - a current Province of Finland Satakunda - a historical Province of Sweden (Historical provinces of Finland)Åbo och Björneborgs län - a form..
Birkali
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } Birkali is a small village in the state of Rajasthan..
Birkat HaHammah
Birkat ha-Hammah (ברכת החמה, also: ha-Chamah, Hahammah, Hachammah), is Hebrew for "The Blessing of the Sun." It is a special Jewish prayer recited once every twenty-eight years, the period of the solar cycle. According to the Babylonian Talmud (tractate Berachot 59b), it is said when the Ea..
Birkat Hamazon
Birkat Hamazon (ברכת המזון), known in English as the Grace After Meals (lit. "Blessing on Nourishment" (or as Bentschn, בענטשן, in Yiddish, "to bench", "benching" in Yinglish), is a set of Hebrew blessings that according to Halakha are recited after eating a meal that includes bread..
Birkat Ram
--> Birkat Ram is a crater lake in The Northeastern Golan Heights. The only sources of the lake are rain water and an underground spring. The water does not leave the lake to any other body of water. According to The Talmud, Birkat Ram is one of 3 underground springs, along with Hamat Gader in The..
Birka Line
Birka Line is an Ålandian cruise line that concentrates on cruises on the Baltic Sea with Stockholm as starting point. Birka Line has a wholly-owned subsidiary named Birka Cargo, that concentrates on cargo shipping. Birka Line was founded in 1971, they bought the ship M/S Prinsessen from DFDS and ..
Birkbeck
Birkbeck can refer to: Birkbeck, University of London, a college of the University of LondonBirkbeck, a railway station and tram stop in south LondonGeorge Birkbeck (1776-1841), a doctor, academic, philanthropist and pioneer in adult education.Elena Birkbeck (1840-1897), first wife of William Knox ..
Birkbeck, University of London
Birkbeck, University of London, sometimes referred to by its former name Birkbeck College or by the abbreviation BBK, is a College of the University of London. At undergraduate level, it aims at working people who want to study for degrees in the evenings (adult education). At graduate level, it..
Birkbeck station
Birkbeck station on the evening of 24 October 2005, viewed from the Tramlink platform Birkbeck station is located on Elmers End Road (A214), in the London Borough of Bromley, and alongside Beckenham Crematorium. The tracks here are located well above street level; the buildings were damaged by..
Birkby
Birkby could be Birkby, North YorkshireBirkby, West Yorkshire, a suburb of Huddersfield redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Birkby, North Yorkshire
redirect [[Template:Infobox England place]] Birkby is a village and civil parish about 6 miles north of Northallerton in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The village lies very close to the East Coast Main Line, it is possible to see Birkby from the left hand side of a southbound ..
Birkby, West Yorkshire
Birkby is a large multi-cultural suburb close to the town centre in Huddersfield, in the Kirklees borough of West Yorkshire, England. It has a semi-rural atmosphere. The area is home to a large white and Asian population and there are two mosques in the area. Elsewhere, the suburb contains two Churc..
Birkdale
Birkdale is a coastal village and district in northwestern England. It forms the southernmost part of the conurbation of the town of Southport. Located in Sefton, Merseyside on the Irish Sea coast in the north-west of England, Birkdale is approximately a mile away from the centre of its now parent..
Birkdale, New Zealand
Suburb:Birkdale City:North Shore Island:North Island Surrounded by  - to the north  - to the north-east  - to the east  - to the south-east  - to the south-west  - to the north-west Windy Ridge Marlborough Hillcrest Chatswood Waitemata Harbour Beach Haven ..
Birkdale, Queensland
Birkdale is a suburb south east of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is in the bordering shire of Redlands. The Redlands get their name from their rich, iron red soil. The Redlands used to be referred to as "The Salad Bowl of South East Queensland," where most of the population of the state lives..
Birkdale (disambiguation)
There are several places named Birkdale. All are likely to be named after the original village of Birkdale in Southport. Birkdale, Queensland in AustraliaBirkdale, New Zealand, a suburb of Auckland This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same..
Birkdale Palace Hotel
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. The Birkdale Palace Hotel was located in the coastal resort of Birkdale, Merseyside (then part of Lancashire). ..
Birkdale Palace railway station
Birkdale Palace was a station located in Birkdale, Merseyside. The Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway (SCLER) openened Birkdale Palace on 1 September 1884, as an intermediate station from Southport Lord Street railway station. The station was built adjacent to a hotel called the Birkdale..
Birkdale railway station
Birkdale railway station serves the Birkdale suburb of Southport, England. The station is located on the Southport branch of the Merseyrail network's Northern Line. External links [Train times] and [station information] for from National Rail[Street map] and [a..
Birkdale railway station, Brisbane
Birkdale Station is a railway station on the Cleveland Line of Brisbane, Australia. It is part of the QR CityTrain network. It is in Zone 5 of the TransLink integrated public transport system. }> '''253 - - : ''' via () ('' |Brisbane Transport=BT |Brisbane Bus Lines=BBL |Veolia Transport=VT |M..
Birkdale School
Birkdale School is a public school for boys in the city of Sheffield, Yorkshire in England. It was founded in 1904 by the Reverend Maurice Asterley as a preparatory school for boys between the ages of 4 and 13 to provide a Christian education, an ethos it has stuck to throughout its 100 year hist..
Birkebeiner
The Birkebein Party or Birkebeinar was the name for a rebellious party in Norway, formed in 1174 around the pretender Eystein Meyla. The name has its origins in propaganda from the opposing party that the rebels were so poor that they made their shoes of birch bark. Although originally a pejorative ..
Birkebeinerrennet
Birkebeinerrennet (lit. The Birkebeiner run/race) is a long-distance cross-country ski race (ski marathon) held annually in Norway. It is Norway's race in the Worldloppet Ski Federation. Race The race starts at Rena and ends at Lillehammer, a distance of 54 km. History The run has been held since..
Birkeland
Are you looking for: Kristian Birkeland, Norewegian Explorer and auroral scientist, after which is named:*Birkeland current, an electric current found in the aurora and space plasmas*Birkeland (lunar crater), a lunar impact crater in the southern hemisphere on the far side of the Moon.Birkeland, a ..
Birkeland, Hordaland
Birkeland is a village in Austevoll municipality, Norway. Located north of the municipality centre Storebø, Birkeland is included in the urban area Storebø which has a population of 1,032 . References ..
Birkeland, Norway
Birkeland is the administrative centre of Birkenes municipality, Norway. Its population (SSB 2005) is 2,254. ..
Birkeland (lunar crater)
Crater characteristics Coordinates ..
Birkeland current
A Birkeland current generally refers to any electric current in a space plasma, but more specifically when charged particles in the current follow magnetic field lines. They are caused by the movement of a plasma perpendicular to a magnetic field. Birkeland currents often show filamentary, or twis..
Birken
Birken may refer to: Birke (onomastics)#BirkenBirkebeinerrennet This list is [Incomplete listsincomplete]; you can help by [:|action=edit}} expanding it].||}} redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Birkenau
Birkenau may mean the following: the municipality Birkenau in Hesse, see Birkenau, Hessethe German spelling of the Polish Brzezinkathe death camp and part of the concentration camp Auschwitz located near Brzezinka, see Auschwitz concentration campBirkenau (band), one man American black metal band p..
Birkenau (Odenwald)
Birkenau is a municipality in the Odenwald located in the South of Hessen in Germany. It is part of the district of Kreis Bergstraße (translated: mountain road) and is called "the village of sun dials". Twin city La Rochefoucauld, France External links http://www.birkenau.de ..
Birkenes
Birkenes kommune County Aust-Agder District Municipality NO-0928]] Administrative centre Birkeland Mayor (2004) Harald Vestøl (H) Official language form Neutral Area - Total - Land - Percentage km²630 km²0.21 % 2004) - Percentage -..
Birkenfeld
For Birkenfeld in Baden-Württemberg see Birkenfeld (Enz). Birkenfeld is a town and municipality, capital of the district Birkenfeld, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated in the Hunsrück, approx. 15 km south-west of Idar-Oberstein. In the 17/18th century Birkenfeld was capital of the P..
Birkenfelde
Birkenfelde is a Thuringian (Germany) municipality in the district of Eichsfeld. Population: 596 (31 December 2002)Area: 8.34 km²Postal code: 37318Car designation: EIC ..
Birkenfeld (district)
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Birkenfeld (Enz)
Birkenfeld is a municipality in the Enz district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Enz, 6 km southwest of Pforzheim. ..
Birkenhauer Island
Birkenhauer Island ([66°29′S 110°37′E] is a mainly ice-free Antarctic island lying south of Boffa Island in the Windmill Islands. It was first mapped from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and 1948. Named by the US-ACAN for Reverend Henry F. Bi..
Birkenhead
This article is about Birkenhead in northwest England. For other meanings of the word and places with this name, see Birkenhead (disambiguation) Birkenhead is a town on the Wirral Peninsula, on the left bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. The town was famous as a sea port and as a centre..
Birkenhead, New Zealand
Suburb:Birkenhead City:North Shore Island:North Island Surrounded by  - to the north  - to the east  - to the south  - to the west Highbury Northcote Waitemata Harbour Chatswood 200px Birkenhead is a suburb of North Shore, one of several cities ..
Birkenhead, South Australia
Birkenhead ([34°50′S 138°29′E]) is a north-western suburb of Adelaide 14 km from the CBD, on the LeFevre Peninsula, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. It is adjacent to Peterhead, Exeter and Glanville. The post code for Birke..
Birkenhead (disambiguation)
There are several places around the world with the name Birkenhead. The most famous Birkenhead is a town on the Wirral peninsula in Northwest England. Other places called Birkenhead include: Birkenhead, a suburb in North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand.Birkenhead, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide..
Birkenhead (UK Parliament constituency)
Birkenhead Borough constituency Birkenhead shown within Merseyside, and Merseyside shown within England Created: 1861, 1950 MP: Frank Field Party: Labour Type: House of Commons County: Merseyside EP constituency: North West England Birkenhead is a constituency represented in the ..
Birkenhead Central railway station
Birkenhead Central railway station serves the town of Birkenhead, Wirral, England. Situated on the south side of Birkenhead town centre, it lies on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail network. History The station was opened in 1886 as part of the M..
Birkenhead Dock Branch
Birkenhead Dock Branch is a, presently, disused railway line running from Rock Ferry South Junction, to the south of Rock Ferry railway station to the site of the former Bidston Dock. The branch is approximately 4½ miles in length & is also accessible, by rail, from Bidston East Junction. The forme..
Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park
Birkenhead Lake Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. ..
Birkenhead Mollington Street
The railway depot at Mollington Street in Birkenhead was situated on the Birkenhead Dock Branch. The depot served steam, &, subsequently, diesel locomotives until 1985 when the depot was closed & demolished. The depot code was BC, during the British Rail era & 8H during the earlier steam era. Steam ..
Birkenhead Monks Ferry railway station
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Birkenhead Monks Ferry railway station was a railway station formerly used as the main rail terminus for Birken..
Birkenhead North railway station
Birkenhead North railway station is situated in Birkenhead, Wirral, England. The station is situated on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network, close to the junction of the New Brighton and West Kirby branches. Birkenhead North TMD, situated just to the west of the station, is the main Tractio..
Birkenhead North TMD
Birkenhead North TMD is situated opposite Birkenhead North railway station. The Traction Maintenance Depot is the main facility for servicing of Merseyrail multiple units & rolling stock. The depot code is BD. Contents 1 History2 Allocation3 External Links4 References History..
Birkenhead Park
Birkenhead Park is a public park in the centre of Birkenhead, Wirral. It was designed by Joseph Paxton and opened on 5 April 1847. It is commonly regarded as the first civic public park anywhere in the world. Paxton had earlier designed Princes Park, Liverpool, a private development. It is widely a..
Birkenhead Park railway station
Birkenhead Park railway station is situated in Birkenhead, Wirral, England. It lies on the Wirral Line of the Merseyrail network. Contents 1 History2 Services3 Facilities Nearby4 External links History The station was opened on 2nd January 1888, as a joint station between t..
Birkenhead Point, New South Wales
Birkenhead Point is a point in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is also the site of a shopping centre. Business History In 1844 a salting and boiling down works was established by Charles Abercrombie. In 1900 the Perdriau Brothers set up a rubber importing company, which, as..
Birkenhead Priory
Birkenhead Priory, Priory Street, Birkenhead, Merseyside, England was founded about 1150 for the Benedictines, the parts that remain are open to the public. St Mary's Tower has been dedicated to those who died on HMS Thetis. In 1317 the monks from the Priory were granted ferry right by Edward II. ..
Birkenhead River
The Birkenhead River is a major tributary of the Lillooet River, which via Harrison Lake and the Harrison River is one of the major tributaries of the lower Fraser River. It is just over 50 km long from its upper reaches in the unnamed ranges south of Bralorne, British Columbia (these ranges are so..
Birkenhead School
Birkenhead School - Preparatory. Shown here the clock tower and the Chapel Birkenhead School is an independent school located on the Wirral, in the Northwest of England. Founded in 1860, for boys from aged three to eighteen. In 2000 the sixth form became co-educational, followed in 2006 by ..
Birkenhead Town railway station
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Birkenhead Town railway station was a railway station based near the current entrance to the Queensway Tunnel o..
Birkenhead United
Birkenhead United is a soccer club in New Zealand. The club has some of the best young talent in the country, with players such as Mokthar Mohammadi (15) playing in the 1st team, and Shannon Watson (15) playing in the u-17 side. They are two gifted individuals who are likely to shine in the futur..
Birkenhead Woodside railway station
Birkenhead Woodside is a former railway station in Birkenhead. The station was the terminus for many services on the Wirral including Great Western Railway services to London Paddington. During the mid 1960s, this station was demolished, as part of the Richard Beeching axe, & a bus depot now stands ..
Birkenshaw
Birkenshaw is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, to the east of Glasgow, and in proximity to Uddingston and Viewpark. Birkenshaw is largely a housing estate, but is more widely known for the Birkenshaw trading estate, popular with couples on Sundays for its range of DIY stores. ..
Birkenstock
Birkenstock is a German brand of sandals and other shoes, famous for their contoured "footbeds," which are supposed to match the shape of their wearers' feet. Birkenstock's "classic" model, the highly prolific "Boston" clog, is worn just as commonly barefoot as with socks, the choice generally bas..
Birkerød
A straw roof building in Birkerød Birkerød is a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Frederiksborg County on the island of Zealand (Sjælland) in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 34 km², and has a total population of 21,930 (2005). Its mayor is Ove C. Alminde, a member of t..
Birkerød station
Birkerød station is the railway station in Birkerød near Copenhagen, Denmark. It is served by S-trains on the Hillerød radial. {| class="wikitable" style="margin: 0.5em auto; text-align: center; clear: both;" |- ! Preceding station ! colspan="3" | S-Train lines ! Following station |- style="t..
Birkett Davenport Fry
Birkett Davenport Fry (June 24, 1822 – January 21 or February 5, 1891) was a lawyer, cotton manufacturer, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War. Fry was born in Kanawha County, Virginia (now West Virginia). Friday died in Richmond, Virginia, and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, M..
Birke (onomastics)
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Onomastics and disambiguational informations about the words and geological- or human names that forms Birk-, Birke-, Birken-, etc. The German word Birke means birch. Contents 1 Supposed forms2 Place names3 Birk..
Birkfeld
Birkfeld is a large village in the Weiz political district, in Styria. It lies in the valley of the Feistritz river. External links () [Official site] ..
Birkhall
Birkhall is a 53,000 acre estate in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is alongside the River Muick to the southwest of Ballater. The property was acquired from the Gordon family (owners of the Abergeldie estate) by Prince Albert, consort to Queen Victoria. It became the Deeside home of Qu..
Birkhoff
Birkhoff could refer to: Garrett Birkhoff, son of George D.George David Birkhoff a mathematician. Birkhoff (crater) Birkhoff interpolationBirkhoff's axiomsBirkhoff's theorem* Birkhoff's theorem (electromagnetism)* Birkhoff's theorem (relativity)Poincaré–Birkhoff–Witt theorem See also: Birke ..
Birkhoff's axioms
In 1932, G. D. Birkhoff created a set of four postulates of Euclidean geometry sometimes referred to as Birkhoff's axioms. These postulates are all based on basic geometry that can be confirmed experimentally with a scale and protractor. Since the postulates build upon the real numbers, the approach..
Birkhoff's theorem
This term Birkhoff's theorem is used for several theorems fundamental to different areas of mathematics and physics: The ergodic theorem of George David Birkhoff relates averages over time and space; see ergodic theory. The HSP theorem of Garrett Birkhoff characterises varieties of algebraic struct..
Birkhoff's theorem (electromagnetism)
In physics, in the context of electromagnetism, Birkhoff's theorem concerns spherically symmetric static solutions of Maxwell's field equations of electromagnetism. The theorem is due to George D. Birkhoff. It states that any spherically symmetric solution of the source-free Maxwell equations is ..
Birkhoff's theorem (relativity)
In general relativity, Birkhoff's theorem states that any spherically symmetric solution of the vacuum field equations must be static and asymptotically flat. This means that the exterior solution must be given by the Schwarzschild metric. The theorem was proven in 1923 by G. D. Birkhoff (author of..
Birkhoff (crater)
Crater characteristics Coordinates ..
Birkhoff interpolation
In mathematics, Birkhoff interpolation is an extension of polynomial interpolation. It refers to the problem finding a polynomial p of degree d such that [ p^(x_i) = y_i \qquad\mbox i=1,\ldots,d, ] where the data points [(x_i,y_i)] and the nonnegative integers [n_i] are..
Birkin
For people named Birkin, see Birkin (surname) Birkin is a village and civil parish in the south-west of the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. It is north of the River Aire, near Beal, North Yorkshire. The closest town is Knottingley, in West Yorkshire, four miles to the south-west. Acc..
Birkin (surname)
Birkin is a surname, and may refer to Annette Birkin, fictional character from Resident Evil 2Henry Birkin, British racing driverJane Birkin, British actressRowley Birkin, fictional character from The Fast ShowSherry Birkin, fictional character from Resident Evil 2William Birkin, fictional characte..
Birkin Bag
The Birkin Bag is a purse. It is named after British born French actress and singer Jane Birkin It is manufactured by Hermès. Recently, due to media spotlight in television shows such as "Sex and the City" and "Gilmore Girls", the Birkin Bag has become a symbol of ultimate luxury. Generally,..
Birkirkara
Birkirkara (or B'Kara) is a town of 25,000 inhabitants in central Malta. It is the largest town on the island and consists of four autonomous parishes: St Helen, St Joseph, and Our Lady of the Carmel and St.Mary. It also houses one of the most famous colleges in Malta, St Aloysius' College. Birkir..
Birkirkara F.C.
Birkirkara FC is a Maltese football club, based in the town of Birkirkara, the largest town on the island. Birkirkara FC only have a synthetic football ground where to train, and then almost all league matches are played at Ta' Qali. Birkirkara FC is one of the best football teams in Malta. Afte..
Birkir Kristinsson
Birkir Kristinsson (born October 15, 1964) is a former Icelandic football goalkeeper, who got 73 caps for the national team. He started his career with Vestmannaeyjar team ÍBV, and also played with KR, ÍA and Fram in the Icelandic league before moving to S.K. Brann in 1996. Failing to make a soli..
Birkrigg stone circle
The Birkrigg stone circle, also known as the Druid's Temple is a Bronze Age stone circle in the English county of Cumbria dating to between 1700 and 1400 BC. It consists of two rings of stones, the outer measuring 26m and consisting of 15 stones and the inner being 9m wide and consisting of 10 ston..
Birk Sproxton
Birk Sproxton (born 1943) is a Canadian poet and novelist who lives in Red Deer, Alberta. Selected works Headframe (1985), ISBN 0888010990The Hockey Fan Came Riding (1990), ISBN 0889950563The Red-Headed Woman with the Black Black Heart (1997), ISBN 0888012160 ..
Birla
Birla could refer to Aditya Birla Group of companiesAditya BirlaBirla familyKrishna Kumar BirlaShri Ghanshyam Das Birla This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to p..
Birlapur
Birlapur is a census town in South 24 Parganas district in the state of West Bengal, India. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Birlapur had a population of 19,830. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Birlapur has an average lite..
Birla Corporation
Birla Corporation Limited, popularly known as Birla Corp is an Indian company based in Kolkata. It is the flagship company of the M P Birla group of companies. In 1919, Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla founded the Birla Jute Manufacturing Company. This company diversified and expanded and was renamed to i..
Birla family
Birla Family The Birla family is one of the foremost business houses in India. Their businesses vary from petrochemicals and textiles to automobiles and Infocomm. The founder of the Birla Group was Baldeo Das Birla, a member of the successful Marwari community from the westerly state of Rajas..
Birla Foundation
Birla Foundation can mean: K.K. Birla FoundationM.P. Birla Foundation See also Birla family redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Birla Global Finance
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } Birla Global Finance is an Indian company. It is par..
Birla House
Birla House, the palatial house of the Indian business tycoons, Birlas, located a couple of kilometres from the Connaught Place, one of the CBDs of New Delhi is now a well-known tourist attraction in the greenest area of Delhi. This is the place where Mahatma Gandhi spent the last 144 days of his..
Birla Institute of Technology
Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) Mesra, Ranchi, India is a deemed university under Sec. 3 of the UGC act 1986. It was declared as one of the top 10 engineering institutes in the country in India Today-AC NIELSEN-ORG-MARG June 2005. Contents 1 Administration2 Admissions3 Histor..
Birla Institute of Technology and Science
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan, India (popularly known as 'BITS Pilani') is one of the oldest and leading technology schools of India. In addition to Pilani, BITS has campuses in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Goa, India, an extension centre in Bangalore, India, and ..
Birla Planetarium
The Birla Planetarium is present at the center of Hyderabad city, on the small hill known as Naubat Pahad (in hindi). It was opened by the Late Mr. N.T. Rama Rao, on 8 September 1985. This planetarium displays and demonstrates the advances in science and technology. Visitors can tune in for daily..
Birla Public School
Birla Public School Mottos Respect Knowledge Duty Established 1944 School type Private Campus 100 acres, Suburban Head of School Pam Kalsy Location Pilani, Rajasthan, India Enrollment 1000 students Homepage [www.bpspilani.com] The Birla Public School (or Vidya Niket..
Birley
Birley Shown within Sheffield District: Sheffield UK Parliament constituency: Sheffield Hillsborough Ceremonial county: South Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Population (2001): 18,100 Councillors Bryan Lodge (Labour Party)Michael Pye (Labour Party)Denise Fox (Labour Party) Bir..
Birley Spa
Birley Spa. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: [media] Birley Spa is a community bath hall and a Victorian bathouse in the Hackenthorpe district of the City of Sheffield, England. It was built for Charles Herbert Pierrepont, 2nd Earl Manvers and the Lord of the Manor of Bei..
Birley with Upper Hill
Birley with Upper Hill is a civil parish in Herefordshire, England, consisting of Birley and Upper Hill. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 321. ..
Birling
Birling can refer to several places in England: Birling, KentBirling, NorthumberlandBirling Gap, Sussex See also: Birlingham, Worcestershire Birling can also refer to the sport of logrolling as practiced by lumberjacks. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles a..
Birling, Kent
Birling is a village and civil parish in the Tonbridge and Malling district of Kent, England, about seven miles west of Maidstone. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 430. ..
Birling, Northumberland
Birling is a small settlement in Northumberland, in England. It is situated immediately to the north of the village of Warkworth. ..
Birlingham
Birlingham is a village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England, about three miles south of Pershore. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 325. It is situated on a loop in the River Avon, surrounded by it to the north, east and south. ..
Birling Gap
--> Birling Gap is a coastal hamlet in East Sussex on the South Downs between Eastbourne and Seaford It is situated on the Seven Sisters not far from Beachy Head and is owned by the National Trust. Interesting features Coastal erosion has already removed the hotel and some of the row of fishing c..
Birlinn
A Birlinn comprised a class of small galleys with 12 to 18 oars, used especially in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland in the Middle Ages. Variants in English and Lowland Scots include "berlin" and "birling". It probably derives ultimately from the Norse byrðingr, i.e. a ship of burden. T..
Birmabright
Birmabright is a trade name of the former Birmetals Co. (Birmabright works in Clapgate Lane, Quinton, Birmingham, UK) for various types of lightweight sheet metal in an alloy of aluminium and magnesium. The BB2 is one example, of which equivalent specifications are British standard NS4, American 525..
Birman
Birman A sealpoint Birman's face Alternative Names Sacred Birman, Sacred Cat Of Burma Country of origin Burma or Thailand Breed standards (external links) [CFA], [ACFA], [TICA], [CCA], [ACF], FIFe The Birman is a breed of domestic c..
Birmendreïs
Birmendreïs is a town in Algeria. ..
Birmenstorf, Aargau
Birmenstorf is a village in the Swiss district of Baden (canton of Aargau). Birmenstorf lies in the valley of the Reuss River near its confluence with the Aare river and 4 kilometers west-south-west from Baden. Population On 31 December 2003, the population of Birmenstorf was 2370. By the last ce..
Birmenstorf, Switzerland
Birmenstorf is the name of a municipality in Switzerland and in the canton Aargau: Birmenstorf AG, SwitzerlandDon't mix-up with the Birmensdorf in canton Zurich: Birmensdorf ZH, SwitzerlandThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If..
Birmingham
This article is about the city in England. For other uses, please see Birmingham, Alabama or other places named Birmingham. The city from above Centenary Square. City of Birmingham Shown within the West Midlands Geography Status Metropolitan borough, City (1889) Region West Midlands ..
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋˌhæm) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and is the county seat of Jefferson County. The population of the city proper is 242,820 (2000 U.S. census), and declined to 231,483 according to the 2005 estimate. However, it also serves as the primary nucleus for a ..
Birmingham, Edgbaston
Birmingham, Edgbaston Borough constituency Birmingham, Edgbaston shown within Birmingham, and Birmingham shown within England Created: 1885 MP: Gisela Stuart Party: Labour Type: House of Commons County: West Midlands EP constituency: West Midlands Birmingham, Edgbaston is a consti..
Birmingham, Erdington
Birmingham, Erdington Borough constituency Birmingham, Erdington shown within Birmingham, and Birmingham shown within England Created: 1918, 1974 MP: Sion Simon Party: Labour Type: House of Commons County: West Midlands EP constituency: West Midlands Birmingham, Erdington is a con..
Birmingham, Hall Green
Birmingham, Hall Green Borough constituency Birmingham, Hall Green shown within Birmingham, and Birmingham shown within England Created: 1950 MP: Steve McCabe Party: Labour Type: House of Commons County: West Midlands EP constituency: West Midlands Birmingham, Hall Green is a cons..
Birmingham, Hodge Hill
Birmingham, Hodge Hill Borough constituency Birmingham, Hodge Hill shown within Birmingham, and Birmingham shown within England Created: 1983 MP: Liam Byrne Party: Labour Type: House of Commons County: West Midlands EP constituency: West Midlands Birmingham, Hodge Hill is a consti..
Birmingham, Hodge Hill by-election, 2004
Hodge Hill constituency shown within Birmingham A by-election was held for the United Kingdom Parliament seat of Birmingham, Hodge Hill, on July 15, the same day as the Leicester South by-election. The seat was won by the Labour Party Liam Byrne, but with a vastly reduced majority. The reduc..
Birmingham, Iowa
Birmingham is a city located in Van Buren County, Iowa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 423. Geography Birmingham is located at 40°52'43" North, 91°56'48" West (40.878626, -91.946610)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, ..
Birmingham, Ladywood
Birmingham, Ladywood Borough constituency Birmingham, Ladywood shown within Birmingham, and Birmingham shown within England Created: 1918 MP: Clare Short Party: Labour Type: House of Commons County: West Midlands EP constituency: West Midlands Birmingham Ladywood is a constituency..
Birmingham, Michigan
Birmingham is a city in Oakland County, Michigan, United States. It is an affluent suburb of Detroit with an upscale, pedestrian-friendly downtown that attracts shoppers from throughout the metropolitan area. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Transportation4 Notable people ..
Birmingham, Missouri
Birmingham is a village in Clay County, Missouri, United States. The population was 214 at the 2000 census. Geography Birmingham is located at [39°9′60″N, 94°27′7″W] (39.166653, -94.451845)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, t..
Birmingham, Northfield
Birmingham, Northfield Borough constituency Birmingham, Northfield shown within Birmingham, and Birmingham shown within England Created: 1950 MP: Richard Burden Party: Labour Type: House of Commons County: West Midlands EP constituency: West Midlands Birmingham, Northfield is a c..
Birmingham, Pennsylvania
Birmingham is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 91 at the 2000 census. Birmingham is the site of the Birmingham Window, a geologic structure created by a Paleozoic thrust fault. Geography Birmingham is located at [40°38′50″N, 78°11′43″W&#..
Birmingham, Perry Barr
Birmingham Perry Barr Borough constituency Birmingham Perry Barr shown within Birmingham, and Birmingham shown within England Created: 1950 MP: Khalid Mahmood Party: Labour Type: House of Commons County: West Midlands EP constituency: West Midlands Birmingham Perry Barr is a const..
Birmingham, Selly Oak
Birmingham, Selly Oak Borough constituency Birmingham, Selly Oak shown within Birmingham, and Birmingham shown within England Created: 1955 MP: Lynne Jones Party: Labour Type: House of Commons County: West Midlands EP constituency: West Midlands Birmingham, Selly Oak is a constit..
Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath
Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath Borough constituency Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath shown within Birmingham, and Birmingham shown within England Created: 1997 MP: Roger Godsiff Party: Labour Type: House of Commons County: West Midlands EP constituency: West Midlands ..
Birmingham, Yardley
Birmingham, Yardley Borough constituency Birmingham, Yardley shown within Birmingham, and Birmingham shown within England Created: 1918 MP: John Hemming Party: Liberal Democrat Type: House of Commons County: West Midlands EP constituency: West Midlands Birmingham, Yardley is a con..
Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman Metropolitan Area
Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman Combined Statistical Area The Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman Combined Statistical Area sometimes known as Greater Birmingham, is made up of 8 counties in Central Alabama. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, officially designated as the Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman, AL CSA, it ..
Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area
The Birmingham-Hoover CMSA also known as Greater Birmingham, is made up of 7 counties in Alabama. The population of the metro area as of the 2000 census was 1,052,238. It is the 48th largest metropolitan area in the United States according to the 2000 U.S. Census. List of Counties BibbBlountChilt..
Birmingham-Southern College
BSC: Birmingham-Southern College is a 4-year, private liberal arts college in Birmingham, Alabama. Founded in 1856 it is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. As of 2005 there are approximately 1500 students from 30 states and 23 foreign countries. Birmingham-Southern is in the top tier of..
Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C.
Birmingham and Solihull Rugby Football Club are a rugby union club representing Birmingham and Solihull. It was formed in 1989 by a merger of the original Birmingham and Solihull clubs. They play in National Division One using the name Pertemps Bees, following a sponsership deal with Pertemps, a..
Birmingham (crater)
Crater characteristics Location of the Birmingham crater. Coordinates Wikimedia Commons has media related to: [Special] See the reference table for the general listing of literature and web sites that were used in the compilation of this page. ..
Birmingham (disambiguation)
Birmingham may refer to Birmingham, the largest city in the United Kingdom after London (the largest place commonly known as Birmingham) Several places in the United States: Birmingham, Alabama, the largest Birmingham in the U.S.Birmingham, GeorgiaBirmingham, IowaBirmingham, MichiganBirmingham, Mis..
Birmingham (HM Prison)
HM Prison Birmingham, known locally as Winson Green Prison is a Victorian local prison in the Winson Green area of Birmingham, England. The prison was built in 1849 for adult male prisoners. It serves the Crown and Magistrates' Courts of Birmingham, Stafford and Wolverhampton and the Magistrates' C..
Birmingham 6 (band)
Birmingham 6 is a Danish Industrial/EBM group founded in 1991 and named after the Birmingham Six, a group of Irish men mistakenly imprisoned for the Birmingham pub bombings. Members include Kim Løhde Peterson and Michael Hillerup. They took on the name as they focused on injustices worldwide, but ..
Birmingham Alabama Temple
The Birmingham Alabama Temple is the 98th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When the Mormon Church announced in 1998 the desire to build a temple in Alabama two sites were originally considered. The first site revealed that the earth was too unstable for construct..
Birmingham Americans
The Birmingham Americans were the most successful of the World Football League franchises. Founded late December 1973, they led the league in attendance and had also won all 13 home games at legendary Legion Field. Led by Jack Gotta, the former Ottawa Rough Riders coach put together a solid squa..
Birmingham and Bristol Railway
The Birmingham and Bristol Railway was a short-lived railway company, formed in 1845 by the merger of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway and the Bristol and Gloucester Railway. At Gloucester the latter had formed a junction with the broad gauge Cheltenham and Great Western Union running into the..
Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway
Stations and landmarks Birmingham New Street Saltley Bromford Castle Bromwich Water Orton Kingsbury Wilncote Tamworth Elford Croxhall Barton Branston Burton upon Trent Repton Peartree Derby The Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway was a British railway company. From Birmingham it connected at..
Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway Locomotives
The Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway ordered twelve 2-2-2 passenger locomotives in 1838 and two four-coupled goods in 1841 from various makers: 2-2-2 Passenger Mather, Dixon and Company, Liverpool: 'Barton','Tamworth' and 'Hampton'.Charles Tayleur and Company, The Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Wi..
Birmingham and District Premier League
The Birmingham and District Cricket League is the oldest club cricket league in the world, formed in 1888. Arguably the best club competition in the country, it was also the first ECB Premier League, being designated such in 1998. --> Contents 1 Geography2 History3 ECB Premier Lea..
Birmingham and Fazeley Canal
Part of the Farmers Bridge flight looking towards the BT tower The Birmingham and Fazeley Canal is a canal in the West Midlands of England, between Birmingham and Fazeley, just outside Tamworth. It runs 15 miles (24 km) through 38 locks. It also has a one mile (2 km) branch called the Digbet..
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
The Birmingham and Gloucester Railway is a railway route linking Birmingham to Gloucester in England. It is one of the world's oldest mainline railways and includes the famous Lickey Incline, a two mile dead straight stretch of track running up the Lickey Ridge at a gradient of 1/37. The line was b..
Birmingham and Midland Institute
The Birmingham and Midland Institute (Grid reference ), now on Margaret Street in the city centre of Birmingham, England was a pioneer of adult scientific and technical education (General Industrial, Commercial and Music) and today offers Arts and Science lectures, exhibitions and concerts. It is ..
Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Trust
The Birmingham and Midland Motor Omnibus Trust (BaMMOT) is a charity that runs a transport museum just outside Birmingham, at Chapel Lane, Wythall, Worcestershire, England. The Trust was formed in 1977 and the museum site was acquired in February 1978. The museum has two halls, presenting a signifi..
Birmingham and Worcester Canal
The Worcester and Birmingham Canal is a canal linking Birmingham and Worcester in England. The parliamentary bill permitting its construction was passed in 1791. A further Act of Parliament authorised the raising of more money in 1808. The canal was surveyed by Josiah Clowes and John Snape. Its en..
Birmingham Assay Office
The Birmingham Assay Office is one of the four remaining Assay Offices in the UK. The development of a silver industry in 18th century Birmingham was hampered by the legal requirement that items of solid silver be assayed, and the nearest Assay Offices were in Chester and London. Matthew Boulton..
Birmingham Aston (UK Parliament constituency)
Birmingham Aston Burgh constituency Created: 1918 Abolished: 1974 Type: House of Commons Birmingham Aston was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1974. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of elec..
Birmingham Astronomical Society
The Birmingham Astronomical Society was founded in 1977 in Birmingham, Alabama by amateur astronomers. Monthly meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. at the Samford University Planetarium o­n the third Tuesday of each month. Monthly observing sessions (see star party), are held at dark sky site called ..
Birmingham Back to Backs
The Birmingham Back to Backs at 50-54 Inge Street and 55-63 Hurst Street are the last surviving court of back-to-back houses in Birmingham, England, now operated as a museum by the National Trust. Built in the 1820s, they are examples of the thousands of similar houses that were built, literally ba..
Birmingham Barons
Chicago White Sox American League AAA Charlotte Knights AA Birmingham Barons A Winston-Salem WarthogsKannapolis Intimidators R Bristol White SoxGreat Falls White Sox The Birmingham Barons are a minor league baseball team based in Birmingham, Alabama. The team, which plays in..
Birmingham Barracudas
Birmingham Barracudas League Canadian Football League Division South Division Founded 1995 Folded 1995 Home field Legion Field Based in Birmingham, Alabama Colours Teal, Black, Blue and Burnt Orange Owner(s) Art Williams Head Coach Jack Pardee The..
Birmingham Black Barons
Birmingham Black Barons Leagues Negro Southern League Negro National League Negro American League Significant Players Joe Bankhead Lyman Bostock Lorenzo "Piper" Davis Bill Foster Willie Greason Willie Mays Satchel Paige Ted Radcliffe Harry Salmon Sam Streeter Mules Suttles Willie Wells Artie W..
Birmingham Blitz
The Birmingham Blitz was the heavy bombing of the city of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, beginning on 9 August 1940 and ending on 23 April 1943. Situated in the Midlands, Birmingham is an important industrial and manufacturing location and is also heavily populated, being the UK's second largest ..
Birmingham board schools
The Birmingham board schools were set up very rapidly after the Forster Elementary Education Act 1870 was enacted. Over forty were created in Birmingham. The Act covered England and Wales. Joseph Chamberlain, mayor of Birmingham, leader of the National Education League, and a nonconformist..
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens in Birmingham, England were designed in 1829 and opened in 1832. They were designed by J. C. Loudon, a leading garden planner, horticultural journalist and publisher. The layout is recognisably Loudon's and, as he proposed, there is a conservatory at the top of ..
Birmingham Botanical Gardens (USA)
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens is a 67.5 acre (273,000 m²) botanical garden located inside of Lane Park at the southern foot of Red Mountain in Birmingham, Alabama. It is home to some 3,000 different types of plants in 20 different gardens that includes a Japanese garden. The gardens inclu..
Birmingham Bowl
The Birmingham Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I-A college football bowl game that was approved in April 2006 and will be played annually at the historic 71,594 seat Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. ESPN Regional Television (a subsidiary of ESPN) will own and operate the Birmingha..
Birmingham Bridge
The Birmingham Bridge is a tied arch bridge in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which crosses over the Monongahela River, connecting Southside and Downtown/Oakland. See also List of crossings of the Monongahela River ..
Birmingham Bullets
Birmingham Bullets League British Basketball League Founded 1974 Team History Coventry 1974-1980 Team Fiat 1980-1982 Birmingham Bullets 1982-present Arena North Solihull Sports Centre City Birmingham, West Midlands Team Colours Red and White Ownership Un..
Birmingham Bulls
The Birmingham Bulls were an ice hockey team based out of Birmingham, Alabama that played in the World Hockey Association, playing from 1976 to 1979. Their home ice was Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center. Previous to being in Birmingham, the team was known as the Ottawa Nationals and Toronto ..
Birmingham Business School
Birmingham Business School is part of the University of Birmingham in the UK and was originally established, as the School of Commerce, in 1902 making it the oldest Business School in England. Faculty History In 1901, Sir William Ashley took the first Chair of Commerce at the school, where he fost..
Birmingham campaign
The Albany movement proved to be an important education for the SCLC, however, when it undertook the Birmingham campaign in 1963. The campaign focused on one concrete goal—the desegregation of Birmingham's downtown merchants—rather than total desegregation, as in Albany. It was also h..
Birmingham Canal Navigations
Birmingham Canal Navigations (BCN) is a network of canals linking Birmingham, England to Wolverhampton via the eastern part of the Black Country. At its working peak, there were about 160 miles (257 km) of canals; today just over 100 miles (160 km) are navigable, and the majority of traffic is from ..
Birmingham Cathedral
There are three cathedrals in Birmingham, England: St Philip's (Church of England)St Chad's (Catholic)Dormition of the Mother of God and St Andrew (Greek Orthodox) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to thi..
Birmingham Central (UK Parliament constituency)
Birmingham Central Burgh constituency Created: 1885 Abolished: 1918 Type: House of Commons Birmingham Central is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was created upon the abolition of Birmingham in 1885 and abolished in 1918. Contents 1 Boundaries2 Members of..
Birmingham Central Library
Birmingham Central Library in Chamberlain Square Birmingham Central Library is the main library in Birmingham, England. The main body containing the music library, collections, and reference library is located on several floors over Paradise Forum, with the main entrance and lending section in..
Birmingham Central Mosque
Birmingham Central Mosque, a Mosque in Birmingham, England, run by the Birmingham Mosque Trust, is one of the largest Muslim centres in Europe. Birmingham Central Mosque is the second purpose built mosque in the United Kingdom. After initially raising money to lay the foundations of the mosque, f..
Birmingham Children's Hospital
Location Birmingham, UK Beds 300 Affiliation National Health Service Certification NHS Trust Speciality Paediatrics, CAMHS (mental health) Founded |- |Website |colspan="2"|http://www.bch.org.uk/ |} Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Trust manage the central Birmingham hospital now also ..
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club are an English football club based in Birmingham, and currently play in the Football League Championship. Originally known as Small Heath Alliance, followed by Small Heath in 1888, they became Birmingham F.C. in 1905 and Birmingham City F.C. in 1945. The club is nick..
Birmingham City L.F.C.
Birmingham City L.F.C. is a English Women's football club, affiliated with Birmingham City F.C.. The play their home games at The Valley Stadium, the home of Redditch United F.C. Contents 1 History2 Current squad3 Honours4 See also5 External links History The club was ..
Birmingham city managers
Managers of Birmingham City F.C. Name Period Committee 1892 - 1910 Bob McRoberts 1910 - 1915 Frank Richards 1915 - 1923 Billy Beer 1923 - 1927 Bill Harvey 1927 - 1928 Leslie Knighton 1928 - 1933 George Liddell 1933 - 1939 Bill Camkin 1939 - 1944 Harry Storer 1945 - 1948 Bob Brocklebank..
Birmingham City Police
Birmingham City Police was a police force responsible for policing the city of Birmingham in the West Midlands of England until 1974, when it was amalgamated under the Local Government Act 1972 with West Midlands Constabulary and parts other forces to form the West Midlands Police. ..
Birmingham City Schools
Birmingham City Schools is the public school district that serves Birmingham, Alabama. It is currently the third largest school system in Alabama behind Mobile County Public School System and Jefferson County School System. The current enrollment of the system is 30,500 students, but has been conti..
Birmingham City School District
Birmingham City School District is also called BPS for Birmingham Public Schools. It is located in Birmingham, Michigan and also includes all of the following municipalities: Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms, Franklin and Southfield Township, Michigan; and parts of these municipalities: Bloomfield Hills..
Birmingham Civil Rights District
The Birmingham Civil Rights District is an area of downtown Birmingham, Alabama where several significant events in the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s took place. The district was designated by the City of Birmingham in 1992 and covers a six-block area. Among the landmarks in..
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a large interpretive museum and research center that features the struggles of the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s. The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is located in the Civil Rights District which includes the historic 16th Street Baptist..
Birmingham class battleship
Birmingham class battleship Fast Facts Ship TypeBattleship Class:Birmingham Launched:before Universal Century 0083 Class Fate:Sunk in nuclear attack General Characteristics Displacement:88,500 tons Length:398 meters Beam:171 meters Draft:129 meters Armament:5x 2-barrel main gun 2x 1-barrel main g..
Birmingham Coat of Arms
Following the incorporation of Birmingham as a borough in 1838, the corporation approved the design of a seal comprising "The Birmingham Arms, encircled with a wreath", with the motto "Forward". The arms were those used circa 1413 - 1536 by the de Bermingham family, holders of the manor. The quart..
Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and Creative Studies
Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and Creative Studies or BCFTCS is a higher education college in Birmingham, England. The college is located in central Birmingham and offers both vocational education and academic education (both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees). The college specialises in..
Birmingham Conservation Trust
Birmingham Conservation Trust is a charity which saves and restores historic buildings in the city of Birmingham, England. In 2004 it completed the conservation and restoration of the last surviving court of Back to Back houses in the city. These are now run by the National Trust. Birmingham Conser..
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, commonly known as BCMG, is a chamber orchestra based in Birmingham, England specialising in the performance of new and contemporary music. Founded in 1987 by musicians from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and originally performing at Birmingham Conserv..
Birmingham Convention Quarter
The Birmingham Convention Quarter is a neighbourhood in the centre of Birmingham, England. It contains the following organizations: BBCBRMBBirmingham Repertory Theatre ("The Rep")BrindleyplaceBroad StreetGalaxyHeart FMITV CarltonInternational Convention Centre (ICC)The MailboxNational Indoor Arena ..
Birmingham Council election 1998
Elections to Birmingham Council were held on 7 May, 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was Labour 83Conservative 17Liberal Democrat 16Others 1 Election result Prec..
Birmingham Cross-City Line
Cross-City Line (from north to south) Lichfield Trent Valley for West Coast Main Line Lichfield City Shenstone Blake Street Butlers Lane Four Oaks Sutton Coldfield Wylde Green Chester Road Erdington Gravelly Hill Aston for Walsall Line Duddeston Birmingham New Street for all destinations Five ..
Birmingham Crows
The Birmingham Crows are a now-defunct Australian rules football club in Birmingham, England. History The Birmingham Crows, wearing the uniforms of the Adelaide Crows from the AFL, were formed formed following the completion of the 1992 British Australian Rules Football League season during which m..
Birmingham derby
In English football, the Birmingham derby (also known as the Second City Derby) is the local derby between Aston Villa and Birmingham City. Both are situated in England's second city of Birmingham and a fierce rivalry has developed. History They clubs first met in 1879, when Birmingham City were ..
Birmingham District
The Birmingham District refers to a geological area in the vicinity of Birmingham, Alabama where the raw materials for making steel, limestone, iron ore, and coal are found together in abundance. The district includes Red Mountain, Jones Valley, and the Warrior and Cahaba coal fields in Central Alab..
Birmingham East (UK Parliament constituency)
Birmingham East Burgh constituency Created: 1885 Abolished: 1918 Type: House of Commons Birmingham East is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was created upon the abolition of Birmingham in 1885 and abolished in 1918. Contents 1 Boundaries2 Members of Parli..
Birmingham European Airways
Birmingham European Airways was originally established in 1983 (as Birmingham Executive Airways). The airline as its name implies was based at Birmingham Airport (BHX/EGBB) in the UK and operated services geared towards business travellers. The fleet initially included Jetstream 31 aircraft. A Saab ..
Birmingham Fire
The Birmingham Fire was a professional American football team that played in the World League of American Football in 1991 and 1992. The team played at Legion Field, and it made the playoffs in both seasons. In 1995, the franchise was resurrected in Düsseldorf, Germany as the Rhein Fire of NFL E..
Birmingham Gardens, New South Wales
Birmingham Gardens is a small suburb just on the outskirts of Jesmond in Newcastle Australia. It would be lucky to be 2 kilometres long but in this 2 kilometre is a little patch of heaven. It hosts a wide variety of recreational activities such as cricket, soccer and Rugby League. It has a Greyhoun..
Birmingham Guild and School of Handicrafts
Birmingham Guild and School of Handicrafts was started in the late 1880's at Kyre Hall with architect A S Dixon closely involved, then founded formally in 1890 with Montague Fordham as first director in Vittoria Street School for jewellers and silversmiths. The guild was modelled on Charles Robert ..
Birmingham handshake
A Birmingham handshake is an undefined act, possibly with violent connotations. Ozzy Osbourne famously threatened Metallica with a Birmingham Handshake while they were opening for him on his "Ultimate Sin" tour for "taking the piss", according to Lars Ulrich's induction speech for Black Sabbath a..
Birmingham Heritage Festival
The Birmingham Heritage Festival is a Mardi Gras style event that runs through the month of August in Birmingham. Caribbean and african culture are celebrated with parades and street performances by buskers. ..
Birmingham High School
School name Birmingham High School Type Public Established 1953 Website [link] Principal Marsha Coates School District Los Angeles Unified Enrollment approx. 4,000 Location Los Angeles, California Mascot Patriots Colors Blue and Gold Birmingham..
Birmingham Hippodrome
Banner advertising the Birmingham Royal Ballet at the Birmingham Hippodrome The Birmingham Hippodrome is a theatre in the Chinese Quarter, situated on Hurst Street in Birmingham, England. Although most famous as the home stage of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, it also hosts a wide variety of othe..
Birmingham Institute of Art and Design
The Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (BIAD) is the largest British university art and design teaching and research centre outside London. It is part of the University of Central England in Birmingham (UCE). The main BIAD campus and library is located at Gosta Green, just north of Birmingh..
Birmingham International Airport
Birmingham International Airport may refer to: Birmingham International Airport (Alabama), United StatesBirmingham International Airport (England) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may w..
Birmingham International Airport (England)
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Birmingham International Airport (US)
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Birmingham International Carnival
Birmingham International Carnival takes place biennially in Birmingham, England. Caribbean style carnivals were held in Handsworth Park there, from 1984 – 1994. The following year, the carnival moved from the park out onto the streets of Handsworth, since which time it was known as the Birmin..
Birmingham International railway station
Birmingham International railway station is located in the borough of Solihull, just east of the city of Birmingham in England. The station is on the West Coast Main Line and serves both Birmingham International Airport and the National Exhibition Centre. The railway station lies next to the M42 ..
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex
The Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (formerly Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center) is a sports, convention and entertainment complex located in Birmingham, Alabama. It consists of a 17,000 seat arena, a 3,000 seat concert hall, a 220,000 square foot (20,440 M²) exhibition hall, a 1,000 seat t..
Birmingham Lions
Birmingham Lions Logo Entered BCAFL 1989-1990 Team Colors Blue & White Universities University of Birmingham Home Field Bournbrouke Rugby Pitch Division Southern Conference-Central Division Record 88-39-9 Playoff Record 10-10-0 Playoff Appearances (11..
Birmingham local elections
One third of Birmingham Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election. Contents 1 Political control2 Council elections3 By-election results4 External links Political control Labour 1973 - 1975 No overall control 1975 - 1976 Conservative 1976 - 1979 No..
Birmingham Magicians
Birmingham Magicians Founded 2005 Team History Birmingham Magicians (2005-present) Arena Fair Park Arena Team Colors Red, white and black Championships 0 Division Titles 0 Owner Reginald D. McDaniel Head Coach Jim Farmer Cheerleaders Magic N Motion..
Birmingham Mail
The Birmingham Mail is a tabloid newspaper based in Birmingham, UK but distributed around Birmingham, The Black Country and parts of Worcestershire and Staffordshire. The newspaper, which was re-branded from the Birmingham Evening Mail in October 2005, is one of the biggest selling local newspapers ..
Birmingham Midshires
Birmingham Midshires is a commercial bank in the United Kingdom, a subsidiary of HBOS plc. It is headquartered at Pendeford Business Park,Wolverhampton, England and has offices throughout England and Wales. Previously it was a building society, known as the Birmingham Midshires Building Society. ..
Birmingham military history
The city of Birmingham, in England, has a long military history and has been for several centuries a major manufacturer of weapons. Contents 1 Roman Britain: Metchley Camp2 16th century: the Spanish Armada3 17th century: the English Civil War4 18th century5 19th century6&..
Birmingham Mint
The Birmingham Mint in Birmingham, England was established in 1794 in Slaney Street by Ralph Heaton I, using second-hand coin presses bought from the estate of Matthew Boulton. Over the next 200 years, the mint became renowned globally for its high quality coins. As the use of coinage around the w..
Birmingham Moor Street railway station
Birmingham Moor Street railway station is one of three main railway stations in the city centre of Birmingham, England. The old terminus station at Moor St., a Grade-II listed building, has been partially renovated to its 1930s condition at a cost of £11-million. Contents 1 Early history2&..
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Industrial Gallery, the original part of the Art Gallery Opened in 1885 as an art gallery, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (BM&AG), in Birmingham, England, has a collection of international importance covering fine art, ceramics, metalwork, jewellery, archaeology, ethnography, local and indu..
Birmingham Museum of Art
The Birmingham Museum of Art is a large public art museum, located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. It is currently the largest municipal art museum in the Southern United States. The museum's collection encompasses more than 21,000 objects from all periods of artistic production and in all media. P..
Birmingham Nature Centre
Birmingham Nature Centre is a small zoo in Birmingham, England. It is managed by Birmingham City Council. It features small mammals, notably a pair of male Red pandas, birds (especially owls), reptiles and insects. External links [Official website] ..
Birmingham New Street Station
For the street in Birmingham named New Street, see New Street, Birmingham. The tracks at the eastern end of Birmingham New Street station Birmingham New Street is a major railway station located in the centre of the city of Birmingham, England. It lies on the Birmingham branch of the Wes..
Birmingham North (UK Parliament constituency)
Birmingham North Burgh constituency Created: 1885 Abolished: 1918 Type: House of Commons Birmingham East is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency. It was created upon the abolition of Birmingham in 1885 and abolished in 1918. Contents 1 Boundaries2 Members of Parl..
Birmingham Opera Company
Birmingham Opera Company is a professional opera company based in the Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham, England, that specialises in innovative and avant-garde productions of the operatic repertoire, often in unusual venues. The company was founded by leading international opera director Graham Vick..
Birmingham Oratory
The Birmingham Oratory is a Catholic Oratorian church, also known as Little Rome in Birmingham. It is on the Hagley Road, Birmingham, United Kingdom. The church was constructed between 1907 and 1910 in the Baroque style as a memorial to Cardinal Newman, founder of the English Oratory. The church is..
Birmingham Orthodox Cathedral
Birmingham Orthodox Cathedral The Orthodox Cathedral of the Dormition of Theotokos and Saint Andreas The Dormition of the Mother of God and St Andrew is a Greek Orthodox cathedral in Birmingham, England, dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God and St Andrew. In Greek: The Orthod..
Birmingham Outer Circle
Route 11C seen in Acocks Green Village The Birmingham Outer Circle is a roughly circular, 27 mile (43km) bus route in Birmingham, England (a small section crosses into Sandwell). It follows the city's outer ring road, the A4040 with some small deviations. Buses on the Outer Circle travel both..
Birmingham Paleontological Society
The Birmingham Paleontological Society was established in 1984 and is a non-profit corporation. The Society meets at 7:00 PM on the first Monday of every month at the McWane Science Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Monthly programs are related to paleontology or geology, and fossil workshops. ..
Birmingham pen trade
The Birmingham Pen Trade evolved in the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter and surrounding area in the 19th century. History In Newhall Street John Mitchell manufactured pens, he pioneered mass production of steel pens (prior to this the Quill pen was the most common form of writing instrument), Mitch..
Birmingham Political Union
The Birmingham Political Union was a political organisation in Great Britain during the early nineteenth century. Founded by Thomas Attwood, its original purpose was to campaign in favour of the 1832 Reform Act. It included both middle-class and working-class members. Contents 1 Early years2..
Birmingham Post
The Birmingham Post newspaper was originally published under the name Daily Post in Birmingham, England in 1857 by John Frederick Feeney. It is the largest selling broadsheet in the West Midlands region, though it faces little if any competition in this category. The 70 foot high Post and Mail of..
Birmingham Post-Herald
The Birmingham Post-Herald was a daily newspaper in Birmingham, Alabama with roots dating back to 1850, before the founding of Birmingham. The final edition was published on September 23, 2005. In its last full year, its average daily circulation was 7,544, down from 8,948 the previous year. Cont..
Birmingham Power
Birmingham Power Founded 2001 Disbanded 2005 Team History Birmingham Power (2001-2005) Team Colors Championships 0 Owners Head Coach The Birmingham Power were one of the original franchises of the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL). Based in Birming..
Birmingham Pride
LGBT movements  Around the world ·   · · Opposition · Violence Birmingham Pride is a three-day gay and lesbian festival held annually in the Gay Village, Hurst Street, Birmingham, England, over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend (i.e. preceding the last Monday in May). ..
Birmingham Proof House
The Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House was established in 1813 by an act of Parliament at the request - and expense - of the then prosperous Birmingham Gun Trade. Its remit was to provide a testing and certification service for firearms in order to prove their quality of construction, particularly in..
Birmingham pub bombings
The Birmingham pub bombings were two pub bombings by the Provisional IRA in Birmingham, England on November 21, 1974 which killed 21 people. The devices were placed in two central Birmingham pubs: the Mulberry Bush, at the foot of the Rotunda, and the Tavern in the Town, a basement pub on New Street..
Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company
The Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company (BRC&W) was a railway locomotive and carriage builder, founded in Birmingham, England and, for most of its existence, located at nearby Smethwick, with the factory divided by the boundary between the two places. BRC&W made not only carriages and wag..
Birmingham Railway Museum
The Birmingham Railway Museum Trust in Birmingham, England operates two subsidiaries: Tyseley Locomotive Works and Vintage Trains. The latter exist to run standard gauge trains in the area, particularly to Stratford-upon-Avon. The museum was also previously used as a base of operations for Fragonse..
Birmingham Redevelopment Scheme
The Birmingham Redevelopment Plan is a large redevelopment plan for Birmingham, UK. The reason for this plan was how Birmingham was portrayed to the world. The local people were angry at how the architecture of the 1960's left tourists feeling as if their city was "dirty" and a "dump". Several surve..
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
The Rep in Centenary Square Birmingham Repertory Theatre (commonly called Birmingham Rep or just The Rep) is a theatre and theatre company based on Centenary Square in Birmingham, England. It is one of the most influential companies in the history of the English Stage. The Rep was founded by B..
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Banner advertising the Birmingham Royal Ballet at the Hippodrome The Birmingham Royal Ballet (BRB) is one of the UK's foremost ballet companies, based at the Birmingham Hippodrome theatre in Birmingham, where it enjoys custom-buit facilities such as the Jerwood Centre for the Prevention and Tre..
Birmingham School of Acting
Birmingham School of Acting is a United Kingdom drama school, located in Birmingham, formerly known as Birmingham School of Speech & Drama. Two higher education courses exist with a range of part time, summer schools and short courses for adults and children. The 3 year BA Hons Acting course and th..
Birmingham School of Art
The Birmingham School of Art was a municipal art school based in Birmingham, England. Although the organisation was absorbed by Birmingham Polytechnic in 1971 and is now part of the University of Central England's Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, its Grade 1 listed building on Margaret St..
Birmingham School of Law
The Birmingham School of Law is a law school in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. The law school offers night classes with a faculty of judges and practicing attorneys. Graduates receive the Juris Doctor degree. It was founded in 1915 by Judge Hugh A. Locke: a prominent attorney, Judge of the Chanc..
Birmingham Six
The Birmingham Six were six men—Hugh Callaghan, Patrick Hill, Gerard Hunter, Richard McIlkenny, William Power and John Walker—sentenced to life imprisonment in 1975 in an infamous miscarriage of justice for two pub bombings in Birmingham, England on November 21, 1974 that killed 21 people. The..
Birmingham Small Arms Company
The Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) was a British manufacturer of vehicles, firearms, and military equipment. At its peak, BSA was the largest motorcycle producer in the world. Contents 1 History1.1 World War One1.2 World War Two1.3 Post war1.4 Norton Villiers Triu..
Birmingham Snow Hill station
A Midland Metro tram at Snow Hill Snow Hill is presently the terminus of the Midland Metro tram system from Wolverhampton (via Wednesbury and West Bromwich). Birmingham Snow Hill station is a railway station located in the centre of Birmingham, England. Though only a shadow of its former sel..
Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network
The Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network (BiSON) consists of a network of six remote solar observatories monitoring low-degree solar oscillation modes. It is operated by the High Resolution Optical Spectroscopy group of the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Birmingham, UK, in ..
Birmingham Southern Railroad
Birmingham Southern Railroad (AAR reporting mark BS) is a subsidiary of Transtar, operator of several short-line railroad companies. The BS operates on 84 miles of track, providing switching services in the Birmingham, Alabama area. History The Birmingham Southern Railroad Company was organized..
Birmingham Speed of America
Birmingham Speed of America, Inc., formerly Confederate Motor Company, Inc., is the maker of the F131 Hellcat and the B120 Wraith motorcycles. Now based in Birmingham, Alabama, the motorcycles will still maintain the Confederate Motor Company brand, only under the new holding company name Birmingha..
Birmingham Stage Company
The Birmingham Stage Company is a theatre company resident at the Old Rep Theatre in Birmingham, England. It was founded by director and actor Neal Foster in 1992, with Derek Jacobi and Paul Scofield as patrons. It continues to present productions both on its home stage and touring throughout the U..
Birmingham Stallions
The Birmingham Stallions were a franchise in the United States Football League, an attempt to establish a second professional league of American football in the United States in competition with the National Football League. They played their home games at Birmingham, Alabama's Legion Field. The..
Birmingham Steeldogs
The Birmingham Steeldogs were incorporated in 2000 as one of the charter teams in the af2, the developmental league of the Arena Football League. Entering their sixth season as of 2005, they are the longest running of many professional football franchises in the city of Birmingham. Since their in..
Birmingham Steel Magnolias
Birmingham Steel Magnolias was the name of a team in the professional Women's Football Association which played in the 2002-2003 season. Their home games were played at Lawson Field. The owner was Alta Svoboda. References [Birmingham Steel Magnolias page at Birmingham ProSports site] ..
Birmingham St George's F.C.
Birmingham St. George's F.C. was a football club based in England. They were formerly known as Mitchell St. George's F.C., changing to their new name in 1888. They were the founding members of the Football Alliance in 1889. They reached the Quarter-Finals of the FA Cup in the 1888-89 season. However..
Birmingham Sunlights
The Birmingham Sunlights is an African-American a cappella gospel singing group from the Birmingham, Alabama area. This group developed their style within the Church of Christ, a Christian denominational group in which no instruments are used for performing church music. James, Barry and Steve Tayl..
Birmingham Tattoo
The Birmingham Tattoo is held annually at The NIA (National Indoor Arena) in the centre of Birmingham, England. The military tattoo features massed military bands, spectacular displays and a massed chorus, the event takes place for two weekend performances in November. The event has been held since ..
Birmingham Temple
The Birmingham Temple is the first Humanistic Jewish congregation. It was founded by Rabbi Sherwin Wine in Detroit, in 1963. The Birmingham Temple Bar/Bat Mitzvah experience is rather unique. The Jewish boy or girl picks a hero in Judiasm that he or she connects with and writes a rather lengthy pap..
Birmingham Thunderbolts
The Only Season The Birmingham Thunderbolts were a short-lived springtime American football team based in Birmingham, Alabama. This team was part of the failed XFL begun by Vince McMahon of the World Wrestling Federation and by NBC, a major television network in the United States. They were part o..
Birmingham Tornado (UK)
This article refers to a tornado in Birmingham, UK. For the 1998 tornado in Birmingham, Alabama, see Birmingham Tornado of April 1998. thumb -->The Birmingham Tornado was the strongest tornado recorded in the United Kingdom in nearly 30 years, occurring on 28 July 2005 in the suburbs of Bi..
Birmingham Tornado of April 1998
This article refers to a tornado in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. For the 2005 tornado in Birmingham, UK see Birmingham, UK Tornado The Birmingham Tornado was a tornado event that occurred on April 8, 1998 striking the western part of Jefferson County, Alabama, near Birmingham, and continuing into neig..
Birmingham Township, Pennsylvania
Birmingham Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,221 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 16.8 km² (6.5 mi²). 16.6 km² (6.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) o..
Birmingham Town Hall
A view of the town hall (on the right) from a 1886 drawing Birmingham Town Hall is a Grade I listed concert and meeting venue in Victoria Square, Birmingham, England. It was not created as an administrative building but as a home for the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival (established 1784)..
Birmingham to Peterborough Line
Birmingham-Peterborough Line Principal stations Birmingham New Street Water Orton Nuneaton (for West Coast Main Line) Hinckley Narborough South Wigston Leicester (for Midland Main Line and Ivanhoe Line) Melton Mowbray Oakham Stamford Peterborough (for East Coast Main Line and Peterborough-Ely li..
Birmingham to Worcester via Kidderminster Line
Birmingham-Worcester Line (from north to south) Birmingham Snow Hill M for Chiltern Main Line Jewellery Quarter M The Hawthorns M Smethwick Galton Bridge for West Coast Main Line Langley Green Rowley Regis Old Hill Cradley Heath Lye Stourbridge Junction for Stourbridge Town Hagley Blakedown Kid..
Birmingham Trades Council
Birmingham Trades Council is the trades council body which brings together trade unionists from across Birmingham, England. Its headquarters were formerely in Digbeth, with a huge mural above the canteen area depicting the 1972 Battle of Saltley Gate. External links [Birmingham Trades Council..
Birmingham Triennial Music Festival
The Birmingham Triennial Musical Festival, founded in 1784, was the longest-running classical music festival of its kind. It happened once every three years in Birmingham, England. The Birmingham Town Hall was built, and opened in 1834 to house it. Bibliography The Music Makers - a Brief History of..
Birmingham Vulcans
After the 1974 World Football League season the Birmingham Americans were replaced by a new team. The 1975 entry in the WFL was known as the Birmingham Vulcans. and they were the best team in the league with a 9-3 record and the best at the box office until the league folded in midseason. The Ame..
Birmingham Wire Gauge Company
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } The Birmingham Wire Gauge Company was the main provi..
Birmingham Zoo
The Birmingham Zoo, is a major zoological park founded in 1950 in Birmingham, Alabama. The 50 acre (20 hectare) zoo is home to approximately 750 animals of 250 species including many endangered species from six continents. The Zoo, which is managed by a private non-profit corporation, participates h..
Birnagar
Birnagar is a city and a municipality in Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Birnagar had a population of 26,596. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Birnagar has an average lite..
Birnam
Birnam, is a village near Dunkeld, Scotland, the location of Great Birnam Wood in Shakespeare's Macbeth Birnam is also the name of a place in South Africa, named by Scottish emigrants: Birnam, Gauteng, South Africa External links [Dunkeld and Birnam Tourist Association] This is a [di..
Birnam, Gauteng
Birnam is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 3. Suburbs in Region 3 of Johannesburg Abbotsford | Atholhurst | Atholl Gardens | Atholl | Bagleyston | Benmore Gardens | Beverley Gardens | Birdhaven | Birnam | Blairgowrie | Blue Haven | Bordeaux | Bramley | Br..
Birnamwood, Wisconsin
Birnamwood is a village in Wisconsin, United States. The population was 795 at the 2000 census. The village is located mostly within the Town of Birnamwood in Shawano County. A small portion extends into the Town of Norrie in adjacent Marathon County. It was home to the world's largest badger. Geo..
Birnamwood (town), Wisconsin
Birnamwood is a town in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 711 at the 2000 census. The Village of Birnamwood is located mostly within the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 81.3 km² (31.4 mi²), all land. Demograph..
Birnaviridae
|- style="text-align:center; background:violet;" !Genera |- | style="padding: 0 .5em;" | Aquabirnavirus Avibirnavirus Entomobirnavirus |} The birnaviridae are a family of viruses, including the following genera: Genus Aquabirnavirus; type species: Infectious pancreatic necrosis virusGenus Avibirnav..
Birnbaum
The name Birnbaum can mean: a tree that bears the pear. (Birne in German means pear, baum means tree.)Birnbaum an der Warthe is a city in Posen district, Poland, today Międzychóda city in the Franconian Forest, see Birnbaum (Franconian Forest)the name of a city in Lesach, see Birnbaum (Lesach)a d..
Birnessite
Birnessite (Na0.3Ca0.1K0.1Mn4+Mn3+O4·1.5(H2O)) is an mineral oxide of manganese along with calcium, potassium and sodium. It has a dark brown to black color with a submetallic luster. It is also very soft, with a hardness of 1.5. Birnessite is formed by precipitation in lakes, oceans and groundwate..
Birney
This article describes the mass transit vehicle. For other usages, see Birney (disambiguation). A Birney or Birney Safety Car is a small light streetcar intended to be an economical means of providing frequent service at a lower infrastructure and labor cost than conventional streetcars. Contents..
Birney, Montana
Birney is a census-designated place in Rosebud County, Montana, United States. The population was 108 at the 2000 census. Geography Birney is located at [45°24′57″N, 106°27′58″W] (45.415961, -106.466135)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Cen..
Birney (disambiguation)
Birney may refer to: A birney is a once-popular small streetcar.Birney, MontanaEarle Birney (May 13, 1904 - September 3, 1995), Canadian poetJames G. Birney (February 4, 1792 - November 25, 1857), minor party candidate for U.S. President (Liberty Party) in 1840 and 1844David Birney (b. April 23 1939..
Birni-N'Konni
Birni-N'Konni (also Birnin-Konni), often shortened to Konni, is a town in Niger, lying on the border of Nigeria and the Kori River. It is an important market town and transport hub and has a population of 44,663 (2001 census}. Konni is known for its vernacular architecture including traditional..
Birniehill, East Kilbride
Birniehill is an area of the Scottish new town East Kilbride, in South Lanarkshire. Birniehill lies between the Town Centre and St Leonards. It is the site of the National Engineering Laboratories, once home to a small nuclear reactor. Birniehill roundabout is also the start point of the A725 roa..
Birnie Island
Birnie Island is a small coral island, part of the Phoenix Island Group, which belongs to the nation of Kiribati. It is located about 100km SE of Kanton Island and 90km WNW of Phoenix (Rawaki) Island. Birnie island is uninhabitated, and measures only 1.2km long and 0.5km wide. Birnie island is a dr..
Birnin Kebbi
Birnin Kebbi is a city located in northwestern Nigeria. It is the capital city of Kebbi State and headquarters of the Gwandu Emirate. The city has an estimated population of 108,000. ..
Birnin Kurdu
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since July 2006. } Birnin Kurdu is a town in northern Nigeria some 120 ..
Birnirk culture
The Birnirk culture is a prehistoric Inuit civilization of the north coast of Alaska, dating from 500 to 900 CE and disappearing around 1000 CE. It succeeded the Punuk and Old Bering Sea/Okvik cultures and is distingushed from those cultures due to different art and harpoon styles. It preceded the T..
Birni block
Birni block one of the twelve administrative blocks of Giridih district of Jharkhand state, India, has a population (2001 census) of 134,425. ..
Birni N'Gaouré
Birni N'Gaouré (or Birnin Gaouré) is a town located in the Dosso Department of Niger. ..
Biro
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Biro is a common term for a ballpoint pen. The name comes from the pen's inventor, Hungarian László Bíró. Other uses of the term or name biro include: Biromash, a term used for a ballpoint pen drawing. Charles Biro, a comic boo..
Birobidzhan
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Birobidzhaner Shtern
The Birobidzhaner Shtern (Yiddish: ;Russian: ) is a newspaper published in both Yiddish and Russian in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast of Russia. It was set up in the 1930s in Birobidzhan to cater to the newly arrived Jewish immigrants. The Jewish Autonomous Oblast had been set up by the Soviet govern..
Birog
In Irish mythology, Birog was a druidess who aided Cian in climbing Balor's crystal tower where had imprisoned his daughter, Ethlinn. When Ethlenn gave birth to Lugh, the result of that visit, Balor threw the baby into the ocean. Birog saved him and gave him to Manannan mac Lir to raise. In some ..
Biroidakuni High School
Biroidakuni High School is Catholic secondary school founded in 1941 by the Congregation of Holy Cross in the city of Mymensingh in the Bengal region of (India), now the independent nation of Bangladesh. ..
Biroldo
There are very few or no other articles that link to this one.Please help [[help:link|introduce links]] in articles on [related topics]. After links have been created, remove this message.This article has been tagged since June 2006. } Biroldo is an Italian black pudding that is well kno..
Birol Ünel
Birol Ünel (born 18 August 1961 in Silifke) is a Turkish actor. Birol's most famous role is probably that of Cahit Tomruk in the award winning Gegen die Wand. His slated upcoming movies include Transylvania and Seven Heroes. ..
Biron
Biron is the name of several communes in France: Biron, in the Charente-Maritime départementBiron, in the Dordogne départementBiron, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques départementBiron, Wisconsin Biron is also the name of the centaur who later became Comet (comics) the Superhorse in the DC Comics fic..
Biron, Dordogne
Biron is a commune of the Dordogne département, in France. Population (1999): 143. Geography Biron lies between the Dropt and Lède rivers between the towns of Monpazier, Villereal and Villefranche-du-Périgord. Sights Biron is dominated by the stunning château that overlooks the village, a ba..
Biron, Wisconsin
Biron is a village in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 915 at the 2000 census. Geography and History Biron is located at [44°25′21″N, 89°46′44″W] (44.422492, -89.778792)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau..
Bironico
Bironico is a village in the northern end of the Lugan district in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Biornico is north of Lugano, the district seat. Its area code is 091. The municipality is bounded with Camignolo to the south, Medeglia to the north and Rivera to the west. Settlements Rosario ..
Birote
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. Birote is a Union Council on the edge of Abbottabad District on right bank of Jhelum River and two borders..
Birote Khurd
Birote Khurd The western part of Birote called Birote Khurd. It is also a much naturally beautiful area in district Abbottabad. The Maine tribe of Birote Khurd is Also Dhond Abbasi sub Lahral, Mojwal and Nikodrals. Others are Awans, Gujjars, Seyeds among them. The main places of Birote Khurd are Nak..
Birotron
The Birotron was an ill-fated tape replay keyboard conceived by Dave Biro of Meriden, Connecticut, USA, and funded by Rick Wakeman of the progressive-rock group Yes in the late 1970s. The Birotron was a keyboard instrument that used 8-track tapes to play sounds whenever a key was pressed on the key..
Birougou National Park
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Biro Funk
Biro Funk is the debut album by Braintax, released on Low Life Records in 2001. It was recorded at Christie's own Low Life Records studio in Shepherd's Bush. The album features guest appearances from other stars of UK hip hop and scratches performed by DJ Harry Love of the Scratch Perverts. In the..
Birpara
Birpara is a small commercial town in the centre of the Dooars region of Jalpaiguri district. It is a hub for transportation and trade for the tea garden region of the area. ..
Birpur
Birpur is a small town in Bihar, India on the Indo-Nepal border near the historical Kosi Barrage on the river Kosi. The city has a very good medical and health system.[[Citing sources citation needed]] ..
Birr
This article is about Birr, the town in Ireland. For alternative meanings see: Birr (disambiguation). Birr (Biorra in Irish) is a town in the Midlands county of Offaly in Ireland. Once called "Parsonstown", after the Parsons family, Birr is situated at the meeting of the Camcor and Little Brosna ri..
Birr, Switzerland
For other things named "birr", see Birr (disambiguation). Birr is a municipality in the central Switzerland of the Canton of Aargau and the capital of both the canton and Brugg (district). The village lies halfway between Lenzburg and Brugg. Birr has grown with its neighbour Lupfig into a connurb..
Birrahgnooloo
In Australian aboriginal mythology (specifically: Kamilaroi), Birrahgnooloo is a goddess of fertility who would send floods if properly asked. Ash et al. (2003) spell he name as 'Birra-ngulu', i.e. the vowels are short. She is one of two wives of Baiame, with whom she is the mother of Daramulum. A..
Birralee International School
Birralee International School Trondheim is a co-educational day school catering for children from 4 to 13. The classes are in English, with a basis in the British National Curriculum modified to cater for international and Norwegian children. The school is located in the city centre and is within wa..
Birrarung Marr, Melbourne
Birrarung Marr Pedestrian bridge in Birrarung Marr Location Immediately south-east of the CBD, adjacent to Federation Square Governing Body City of Melbourne Date Established 26 January, 2002 Size 8 hectares (20 acres) Terrain Hilly Vegetation Native gardening Water Y..
Birra Moretti
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Birra Peroni
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Birra Tirana
An Advertisemnt for Birra Tirana in downtown Tirana Birra Malto is the largest brewer in Albania. The company sells a pilsener beer under the Birra Tirana brand, named after the capital Tirana where the beers are brewed. It was first produced in 1961 by the Kombinati Ushqimor (a state agency). ..
Birregurra, Victoria
Birregurra is a town in Victoria, Australia approximately 130kms south-west of Melbourne. See also Birregurra railway station, Victoria ..
Birregurra railway station, Victoria
Birregurra railway station is located in Birregurra, Victoria, Australia. Warrnambool line Winchelsea → Birregurra → Colac Entire regional network | [Facilities at Birregurra] ..
Birren
In Irish mythology, Birren was the wife of Bith, a son of the biblical Noah, and with him the mother of Cessair. When her husband was denied a place on the ark, Cessair led Birren, Bith, two other men and fifty women to Ireland, where they landed forty days before the flood. ..
Birria
Birria is a spicy Mexican meat stew usually made with goat,lamb or mutton, often served during festive periods, such as Christmas and New Year's Eve. Originally from Jalisco, it is a common dish in some Mexican food establishments. It is sometimes served with tortillas, guajillo peppers, onion, ..
Birrkuta - Wild Honey
Birrkuta - Wild Honey Album by Yothu Yindi Released 26 November, 1996 Recorded 1995 Genre Aboriginal rock Length 53 min 10 s Record label Yothu Yindi Music Producer Andrew Farriss Professional reviews Yothu Yindi Chronology Freedom(1993) Birrkuta - Wild Honey(1996) One Blood(1998) ..
Birrong, New South Wales
Birrong is a suburb in the south-west of Sydney, Australia. It is part of the Local Government Area of Bankstown and is Bankstown's northern-most suburb. Birrong is a largely residential suburb, populated mainly by families and single residents that work mainly in other parts of inner Sydney. Birron..
Birrong railway station, Sydney
Birrong is a minor railway station on the CityRail Bankstown line. It has an island platform, built with the opening of the line. Service The station is served by 2 trains per hour on the Inner West line and 2 trains per hour on the Bankstown line, making 4 trains per which are not necessarily ev..
Birr (disambiguation)
Birr is: A town in Ireland - Birr.The currency of Ethiopia - Ethiopian birr.A municipality in Switzerland - Birr, Switzerland. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the li..
Birr Castle
Birr Castle is a large castle in the town of Birr in County Offaly, Ireland. It is home of the seventh Earl of Rosse. The \"Great Telescope\" A main feature on the grounds of the castle is the "Great Telescope" of the third Earl of Rosse, an astronomical telescope with a 72-inch reflector. It wa..
Birsay
Birsay is a parish in the north west corner of The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. Almost all the land in the parish is devoted to agriculture; mainly grass land used to rear beef cattle. Contents 1 Ancient Monuments2 Brough of Birsay3 Earl's Palace4 External links Ancient Mon..
Birsa Munda
Biography Early Childhood Born on a Thursday, in the year 1875, Birsa was named after the name of the day. Such was the custom of the Munda Tribe. There seems to be some confusion regarding the place of birth, if one goes by the folk songs. Both Ulihatu and Chalkad are mentioned as his birth plac..
Birsa Seva Dal
Birsa Seva Dal, a political group in India. BSD demanded a separate Chhotanagpur state. The party had both Christian and Naxalite influences. It was founded in 1967 by Lalit Kuzur. The general secretary was Moses Guria. In 1967-1969 BSD was engaged in a violent agitation for the expulsion non-Chhot..
Birsel Lemke
Birsel Lemke (* 1950) is a Turkish political scientist and environmentalist. She studied politics at the University of Ankara and in the USA. Between 1975 and 1985 she lived in Germany, but then returned to Turkey, where she became member of the green party. In 1990, she founded the citizens' init..
Birsel Vardarlı
Birsel Vardarlı (born July 12, 1984 in İzmir, Turkey), is a Turkish female basketball player. The young national plays for Migrosspor in İstanbul. She participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain and won gold medal with the national team. ..
Birsen Bekgoz
Birsen Bekgoz (Turkish: Birsen Bekgöz) born on October 18, 1980 is a Turkish athlete in the sprint category. Bekgöz participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain in the categoriea 200 m, 400 m hurdles, 4x100 m relay and 4x400 m relay. She ran bronze medal with her teammates Ö..
Birsig
The Birsig river is a small river, which sources in eastern France near the Swiss border. The Birsig is about 21 kilometers long and its watershed area is about 82 square kilometers. It flows variably through Swiss and French territory and through the Birsig Valley. Afterwards it passes the city of ..
Birsinghpur
Birsinghpur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Satna district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Birsinghpur had a population of 12,334. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Birsinghpur has ..
Birsingpur
Birsingpur is a small town located between Shahdol and Umaria district in the state of Madhya Pradesh India. History Birsingpur is a really old town quite rich in the history. It is believed that a guy named Birsingh had visions of the goddess Birasani Devi lying in the pond near by. These visi..
Birsk
Birsk Population 39,992 (2002 Census) Time zone UTC+5 Latitude/Longitude ..
Birstall
There are at least two places called Birstall Birstall, LeicestershireBirstall, West Yorkshire This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. If an referred you here, you might want to..
Birstall, Leicestershire
Birstall is a large village north of Leicester in Leicestershire, England. It lies on the A6 and is the last major settlement before Leicester when heading from the North. The village centre lies just off the A6, along Sibson Road. There is a supermarket (Somerfield), a garden centre and various o..
Birstall, West Yorkshire
Birstall is small village roughly 6 miles south-west of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. It is part of the borough of Kirklees. Situated centrally between Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield and Wakefield close to the M62 Motorway, Birstall has recently seen massive growth due to the construction of a ..
Birstall United F.C.
Birstall United F.C. is a football club based in Leicestershire, England. They joined the Leicestershire Senior League Division Two in 1976. In the 1997-98 season, they reached the 4th round of the FA Vase. For the 2005-06 season, they are members of the Leicestershire Senior League Premier Divi..
Birštonas
Birštonas ([pronunciation] ([Media helphelp]·[info])) is a spa town in Lithuania situated on Neman River. Birštonas received its town privileges in 1966. ..
Birštonas municipality
Birštono savivaldybė (Location) (Coat of arms) Location Ethnographic region Sudovia / Dzūkija County Kaunas County General information Capital Birštonas Major settlements Birštonas (pop. 3,225) ? Number of elderates 1 Area (rank) 53rd) Population (rank) ..
Birstwith
Birstwith is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate of North Yorkshire, England. It is part of the Nidderdale, and is situated on the River Nidd. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 756. ..
Birt
Birt may refer to: People Charlie Birt (born 1942), Canadian politician.John Birt (born 1944), Director-General of the British Broadcasting Corporation 1992–2000.Henry Norbert Birt, Benedictine historianWilliam Radcliffe Birt (1804–1881), British astronomerBirt Acres (1854 - 1918), a photo..
Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome
Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHD) is a rare human genetic disorder. The disorder has been reported in more than 30 families, and it is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome is a rare disorder that affects the skin and increases the risk of certain types of tumors. The co..
Birtavarre
Birtavarre is a village in Kåfjord municipality, Norway. Its population in 2003 was 231 , but since 2004 it is not considered an urban settlement by Statistics Norway, and its data is therefore not registered. . It was registered under the name Kåfjordbotn (Sami: Gaivuonbahta), which is the name..
Birth
For other uses, see Birth (disambiguation). Birth is the process in animals by which an offspring is expelled from the body of its mother. Different forms of birth are ovipary, vivipary or ovovivipary. In humans, the unborn offspring is called a fetus after its embryonary stage. Contents 1 ..
Birth, School, Work, Death
Birth, School, Work, Death is an album by the alternative rock band The Godfathers, released in 1988. The album's release pre-dated the explosion of the alternative rock scene, and therefore went relatively unoticed in the band's native UK. Track listing Birth, School, Work, DeathIf I Only Had Ti..
Birth-death process
Definition The birth-death process is a Markov process where the states represent the current size of a population and where the transitions are limited to births and deaths. Birth-death processes have many application in demography or in biology, for example to study the evolution of bacteria. W..
Birthday
A child on her first birthday A birthday is the date on which a person is born, marking the day a life begins. It is customary in many cultures to celebrate the anniversary of one's birthday, for example by having a birthday party with classmates, friends, family and even kids; gifts are often..
Birthday (Angel episode)
Contents 0.1 Overview0.2 Expanded overview1 Writing and acting2 Production details3 Quotes and trivia4 Continuity4.1 Arc significance4.2 Timing5 External links Overview During a private celebration at the hotel for Cordelia's 21st birthday, she has a..
Birthday (disambiguation)
Birthday can mean: A celebration on a person's Birthday.Birthday, the fifth day of the week on the Zork calendar.redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Birthday (song)
For the old-fashioned birthday song, see Happy Birthday To You. "Birthday" Song by The Beatles From the album The Beatles Album released 22 November 1968 Recorded 18 September 1968 Genre Rock Song Length 2:44 Record label Apple Records Producer George Martin The Beatles Album Listing J..
Birthday attack
A birthday attack is a type of cryptographic attack which exploits the mathematics behind the birthday paradox, making use of a space-time tradeoff. Specifically, if a function yields any of [H] different outputs with equal probability and [H] is sufficiently large, then after ev..
Birthday Bear's Blues
Birthday Bear's Blues, written by J. D. Smith, is the twelth episode in the Care Bears television series. It originally aired on November 15, 1986 on the ABC network. Contents 1 Characters2 Synopsis3 Plot4 Moral5 External links Characters The Care Bears - Tenderheart, Tr..
Birthday Boy
Birthday Boy is a movie by Sejong Park, still only a student at the Australian Film Television and Radio School. Birthday Boy is set in Korea, 1951. It is set on little Manuk's birthday, and begins as he is playing on the village streets, imagining his father's daily life as a soldier at the frontl..
Birthday cake
Birthday Cake A birthday cake with writing on it A birthday cake in Western culture is a pastry or dessert served to a person on his or her birthday, sometimes decorated with the person's name and/or a message of congratulations. It is often decorated with candles, one for each year the..
Birthday Cake Interview
The "Birthday Cake Interview" refers to a famous political interview in Australia that was carried out between interviewer Mike Willesee and Liberal Party candidate Dr John Hewson shortly before the 1993 federal election. It is remembered as the interview which contributed to Hewson's failure to wi..
Birthday Eve
Contents 1 Information2 Cover3 Tracklist4 Chart History4.1 Chart trajectory4.2 Sales5 References Information This is a limited edition single by Kumi Koda, 50,000 copies available. "Birthday Eve" was used in a television advertisement for . Cover Each of the ..
Birthday Girl
Birthday Girl is a 2001 British Film Four-backed film featuring Nicole Kidman as a Russian mail-order bride. It is directed by Jez Butterworth and stars Ben Chaplin and Vincent Cassel. Plot John, a banker orders a mail-order bride Nadia from Russia on the internet. Later on, her cousins turn up t..
Birthday Honours 2006
The Birthday Honours 2006 for the Commonwealth Realms were announced on 17 June, 2006, to celebrate the Queen's Birthday of 2006. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged firstly by the country whose ministers advised the Queen on the ap..
Birthday Letters
Birthday Letters, published in 1998, is a collection of poetry by English poet and children's writer Ted Hughes. Released only months before Hughes' death, the collection won multiple prestigious literary awards. This collection of eighty-eight poems is widely considered to be Hughes's most explic..
Birthday paradox
In probability theory, the birthday paradox states that if there are 23 or more people in a room then there is a chance of more than 50% that at least two of them will have the same birthday. For 60 or more people, the probability is already greater than 99%, although it cannot actually be 100% unle..
Birthday party
For other uses of this term, see The Birthday Party. A Birthday Party is a party held during someone's birthday. Guests may give gifts and cake is often served. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this p..
Birthday Party (album)
This article about a musical group, band, singer, musician, album, or song does not make it clear whether the subject meets the [WikiProject MusicWikiProject Music] criteria for [importanceimportance]. For guidelines see the [Notability Wikipedia music notability guidelines&..
Birthday People
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. Birthday People was a British..
Birthday Wish
Birthday Wish is an episode of Nickelodeon's animated series, The Fairly Oddparents, created by Butch Hartman. It originally aired in May 2005. Synopsis [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. On Tootie's birthday, Timmy uses the "Mike E. Mozzerella's" passes ..
Birthe Neumann
Birthe Neumann (born April 30 1947 in Vanløse, Copenhagen) is a Danish actress. In 1972 she graduated from the Danish National School of Theatre, and was shortly afterwards employed as an actress at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen. At the Royal Danish Theatre she has appeared in a number of..
Birthe Wilke
Birthe Wilke (born, March 19, 1936) is a popular Danish singer. She grew up in a musical family in Copenhagen's Vesterbro area. Already as a teenager she won a talent competition at the National Scala Theatre in Copenhagen, sang as solist with Bruno Henriksen's Orchestra at Tivoli and made her fir..
Birthing center
A birthing center or centre is a healthcare facility, staffed by nurse-midwives, midwives and/or obstetricians, for mothers in labor, who may be assisted by doulas and coaches. By attending the laboring mother, the doulas can assist the midwives and make the birth easier. The midwives monitor the ..
Birthing chamber (Benzite)
In the fictional Star Trek universe, a birthing chamber is a fluid-filled tank in which Benzites are placed for further development after they are first born. Birthing chambers only appear on the planet Benzar. A Benzite deprived of this treatment will be weak, sickly, and thin-skinned. He may eve..
Birthing The Giant
Birthing The Giant is Cancer Bats's first full-length album. It was released on June 6,2006 by Distort Entertainment. Track listing "Golden Tanks" - 3:46"French Immersion" - 3:10"Grenades" - 3:51"Shillelagh" - 3:19"Butterscotch" - 3:08"Death Bros" - 4:48"Firecrack This" - 3:30"Diamond Mine" - 4:1..
Birthmark
A birthmark is a blemish on the skin formed before birth. They are part of the group of skin lesions known as naevi. The cause of birthmarks is unknown, but may include cellular damage due to radiation or chemicals. Some types seem to run in families. In Italian and Middle Eastern cultures they're ..
Birthorpe
Birthorpe is a small hamlet in Lincolnshire, England lying west of Billingborough, off the B1177 Pointon Road, and northwest of Sempringham, Lincoln. Birthorpe was the actual site of the Gilbertine Abbey usually associated with Sempringham. External links Birthorpe is located at [52°53′46�..
Birthplace of Ali ibn Abi Talib
Ali ibn Abi Talib (ca 599-661 CE) was a prominent figure in early Islamic history. He had been taken into his cousin Muhammad's household as a child, and was one of the first converts to Islam, when he was only ten years old. Later, he married Muhammad's daughter Fatima Zahra and fathered Muhammad's..
Birthright
Birthright can mean: An object or title to which a person is entitled, due to circumstances before their birth; see inheritance.Birthright (1939 movie), a 1939 film by Oscar Micheaux.Birthright (campaign setting), a campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons.Birthright (comic), a comic book series by..
Birthright: The Book of Man
Birthright: The Book of Man is a science fiction novel (or, more exactly, a novel-like series of vignettes) written by Mike Resnick, published in 1982. It describes the fictional history of mankind's conquest of the galaxy that serves as environment for a number of the author's other novels. Conten..
Birthright (campaign setting)
The original Birthright logo. Birthright is a Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting based on the world of Aebrynis on the continent of Cerilia, in which the players take on the role of the divinely-empowered rulers, with emphasis on the political, rulership level of gameplay. In 1996, Birthrig..
Birthright (Doctor Who)
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Birthright (episode)
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Birthright (Stargate SG-1)
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Birthright (TNG episode)
Birthright is a two-part episode of season six of [[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]. Plot (Birthright Part I) A character from the Star Trek series Deep Space Nine, Julian Bashir, appears on the ship in this episode. Julian has a unique conversation with Data. During the conversation, he notic..
Birthright Israel
The official logo of Taglit-Birthright Israel Birthright Israel (also known as "Taglit-Birthright Israel") is an organization dedicated to helping Jews who have never been to Israel on an organized trip to travel there. Birthright Israel's goals are to diminish the growing division between Is..
Birth (anime)
Birth is a 1984 anime OVA, which was released on VHS and DVD in North America by ADV Films. Birth is based on a far futuristic planet where four mercenaries try to find the ultimate weapon who can save the humanity or erase it. Against mechas and strange races, together sweep the vast planet to reac..
Birth (disambiguation)
Birth is the process in animals by which an offspring is expelled from the body of its mother. Birth may also refer to: The Birth of a Nation, a controversial silent film directed by D.W. Griffith and released in 1915Birth (film), a 2004 film starring Nicole KidmanThe Birth of Venus (Botticelli),..
Birth (film)
Birth is a 2004 film directed by Jonathan Glazer and starring Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall and Cameron Bright. The story is about Anna (played by Kidman) who is convinced that her husband, who died ten years previous, has been reincarnated in the form of a 10-year-old boy named Sean (Bright). The..
Birth (Wonder Showzen Episode)
Birth was the first "real" episode for Wonder Showzen, making its debut appearance on MTV2's channel on March 11, 2005. Premise Extended version of the original unaired "Kids Show" pilot episode. The gang tries to help out the depressed Letter N. Information Present in the opening and closing scene..
Birth certificate
Mary Elizabeth Winblad (1895-1987) birth certificate In most countries, a birth certificate is an official legal document usually containing most of the following information: Name at birthDate and time of birthSexPlace of birthBirth registration number (NHS number in UK)Legal parent(s) (inc..
Birth control
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Birth control is a regimen of one or more actions, devices, or medications followed in order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of a woman giving birth or becoming pregnant. Methods and intentions typically termed birth control may be considere..
Birth Control (band)
Birth Control was a German Krautrock band known for their progressive hard-rock sound and provocative album covers. Birth Control formed in the middle of 1968 in Berlin from two other bands, the Earls and the Gents. The initial members were: Bernd Koschmidder (bass), Reinhold Sobotta (organ), Rolf ..
Birth control (disambiguation)
Birth control is a means of preventing pregnancy or birth. Birth control may also refer to: Birth control pill, a type of oral contraceptiveBirth Control (band), a Krautrock band This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an ref..
Birth cries of atoms
Robert Millikan pursued the theory of birth cries of atoms for many years, to explain the origin of cosmic rays. According to the birth cry theory, cosmic rays (now known to be fast-moving charged particles) were photons created by the generation of new atoms, and in later modifications of the theo..
Birth dearth
Birth Dearth is a term currently applied to the lowered fertility rates in most industrialized nations, and their possible effects on society. It is often cited as a response to overpopulation, but is not incompatible with it. Russia Russia is mentioned often in articles concerning the Birth Deart..
Birth of a Butterfly
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. FILM SYNOPSIS: (c) 1993. ..
Birth of a Nation (1982 film)
Birth of a Nation was a thought provoking and at times harrowing tale of life at an English comprehensive school. Made for TV in 1982 the film starred Jim Broadbent as teacher Geoff Figg. Scripted by David Leland and directed by Mike Newell, the film was part of a series titled "Tales Out Of School"..
Birth of a Prince
Birth of a Prince is the fourth album from American hip hop musician RZA, the main producer of the Wu-Tang Clan. It was released on October 7, 2003. Chart information The album's performance on various music charts are as follows: Billboard Magazine's The Billboard 200: #49Billboard Magazine's T..
Birth of the Beatles
Birth of the Beatles is a 1979 biopic TV movie, produced by Dick Clark's company (Dick Clark Productions), that focuses on the early history of 1960s rock band The Beatles. It originally appeared on the ABC television network. While entertaining, and including most of the expected elements to a dra..
Birth of the Blue-Eyes
Birth of the Blue-Eyes (Japanese: 青い瞳のキサラ, Birth of the Blue-Eyes) is episode 205 of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters. Contents 1 In other languages2 Synopsis3 Major events3.1 Debuts3.2 Duel4 Characters4.1 Kas5 Voice Credits6 Trivia7 D..
Birth of the Cool
Birth of the Cool Album by Miles Davis Released February 1957 Recorded January 21 & April 22 1949, & March 9 1950 Genre(s) Cool Jazz Hard bop Length 35:29 Label Capitol Records Producers Walter Rivers & Pete Rugolo Professional reviews All Music Guide [link] Mile..
Birth of the Dead
Birth of the Dead is a two-CD compilation album chronically the early years of the San Francisco, CA psychedelic band the Grateful Dead. The set was original part of the twelve-CD box set The Golden Road (1965-1973), released on October 21, 2002, but was released as a stand-alone album on March 25,..
Birth of the Italian Republic
The birth of the Italian Republic (officially on June 2, 1946) is a key event of Italian contemporary history. Until 1946, Italy was officially a monarchy ruled by the House of Savoy, kings of Italy since the Risorgimento and, previously, of Sardinia). However, Benito Mussolini imposed fascism after..
Birth order
The phrase birth order refers to the order of birth. Children with siblings are "firstborn" or "laterborns." Alfred Adler developed a theory of how later borns vary in personality depending on family size. Children with no siblings are "only children." There has been much debate within the academic..
Birth postponement
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Birth rate
Countries by birth rate In demography, the crude birth rate of a population is the number of childbirths per 1000 persons per year. It can be mathematically represented by [birth rate = \frac] where n is the number of childbirths in that year, and p is the current population. This f..
Birth trauma
This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Birth trauma can refer to: The theorized psychological trauma of childbirth, ..
Birth weight
Birth weight and gestational age Classifications Large for gestational age: Weight is above the 90th percentile at gestational ageMacrosomia: Weight is above a defined limit at any gestational ageAppropriate for gestational age: Normal birth weightSmall for gestational age: Weight is below..
Birtle, Manitoba
For the rural municipality see Birtle, Manitoba (rural municipality). Birtle is a small town of 715 people (2001 Census), located on the prairies of western Manitoba, Canada. Incorporated in 1884, the town is situated in the Birdtail Creek valley. A pleasant place to visit in the summertime (May to..
Birtley
Birtley can refer to several villages in England: Birtley, HerefordshireBirtley, NorthumberlandBirtley, ShropshireBirtley, Tyne and Wear (traditionally in County Durham) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you ..
Birtley, Herefordshire
Birtley is a village in Herefordshire, in England. It is situated to the west of Ludlow and Leominster, approximately 16 km (10 miles) from both towns. ..
Birtley, Northumberland
Birtley is a village in Northumberland, in England. It is situated approximately 16 km (10 miles) to the north of Hexham. ..
Birtley, Shropshire
Birtley is a village in Shropshire, in England. It is situated a short distance to the west of Ticklerton, near Church Stretton. ..
Birtley, Tyne and Wear
Birtley is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. It is situated to the south of Gateshead town, close to the Washington area of the city of Sunderland, The town was a civil parish with a parish council until April 1, 2006 after a local referendum agreed to abolis..
Birtle (electoral division)
Birtle is a former provincial electoral division in Manitoba, Canada. Birtle was established in 1881, following the western expansion of the province's boundaries. It was located in the central western region of the province, near Roblin and Russell. It was eliminated for the 1886 provincial el..
Birtsmorton
Birtsmorton is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills of Worcestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 250. It is situated in the south-west of the county, not far from the borders with Herefordshire and Gloucestershire. ..
Birtsmorton Court
Birtsmorton Court is a medieval moated manor house near Malvern in Worcestershire. It was the birth place of William Huskisson on 11 March 1770 although he left when he was 13. It is now privately owned and available for wedding receptions and other special events. See [Birtsmorton Court]..
Birt (crater)
For other uses of the word Birt see Birt (disambiguation). Crater characteristics Coordinates ..
Birt Acres
Birt Acres (July 23, 1854–1918), born in Richmond, Virginia, USA of English parents was a photographer and film pioneer. With his partner Robert W. Paul, he was the first person to build and run a working 35 mm camera in Britain. The pair fell out after Acres patented their design in his o..
Biruaca
Biruaca is a city in Apure State, Venezuela. It is sited on the Apure River, a tributary of the Orinoco River, close to the larger city of San Fernando de Apure, 400 km south of the national capital Caracas. ..
Biruinţa
Ship name Histria Crown Earlier names Biruinţa, Iris Star Type Of Vessel crude oil tanker Summer DWT 164,004 MT Built 1984 Builders NAVOL Romania, Constanţa, Romania Flag Malta Overall Length 298.00 m Beam 46.00 m Draft 17.40 m Depth (Moulded) 22.5 m SCNT 79,985.54 Cargo Capacity At 9..
Birur
Birur is a in Chikmagalur district in the state of Karnataka, India. Geography Birur is located at [13.62° N 75.97° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Birur]. It has an average elevation of 833 metres (2732 feet). Demographics As of 2001 India census[G..
Birutė
Birutė (died in 1382) was the second wife of Kęstutis, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and mother of Vytautas the Great. There is very little known about Birutė's life but her cult was strong in the pagan times. Most likely she was born around Palanga city to a Samogitian magnate family. The story o..
Birutė Galdikas
Dr Biruté Marija Filomena Galdikas, OC Ph.D. (born May 10, 1946, Wiesbaden, Germany), is a primatologist, conservationist, ethologist, and author of several books relating to the endangered species orangutan. A giant in the field of modern primatology, Galdikas is recognized as the world's foremos..
Birutė Šakickienė
Birute Sakickiene (born November 26, 1968) is a Lithuanian rower who won an Olympic silver medal in the Double Sculls event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. ..
Biru County
Biru County (Tibetan འབྲི་རུ་རྫོང་, Wylie'bri ru rdzong ) is a small county within the Nagchu Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region ..
Birwadi
Birwadi is a census town in Raigarh district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Birwadi had a population of 7271. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Birwadi has an average literacy rate of 75..
Biryani
Iraqi Biryani (as served in Amman, Jordan) --> Biryani is a rice dish from the Indian Subcontinent made from a mixture of spices, basmati rice, meat/vegetables and yogurt. There are many kind of biryanis and each kind has an uniqueness about it. From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, from East India ..
Biryawaza
Biryawaza was king of Damascus in the mid fourteenth century BCE. In the Amarna letters, he was ordered by his Egyptian overlords to take armed action against Labaya's sons (EA 250). The name Biryawaza is Indo-European in origin. Biryawaza may have been of an Indo-European maryannu caste similar to..
Biryu of Baekje
Biryu of Baekje (reigned 304–344) was the eleventh king of the ancient Korean kingdom of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea. According to the Samguk Sagi, he was the younger brother of the seventh king of Baekje, King Saban. However, since this would make him rule until at least the..
Biržai
Biržai is a city in northern Lithuania famous for its beer breweries and castle. Jurgis Radvila was the first noble to settle in the city. After his daughter, Barbora Radvilaite married to king of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Sigismund II Augustus in 1547, the power and influence of the R..
Biržai district municipality
Biržų rajono savivaldybė (Location) (Coat of arms) Location Ethnographic region Aukštaitija County Panevėžys County General information Capital Biržai Major settlements Biržai (pop. 15,262) Vabalninkas (pop. 1,328) Number of elderates 8 Area (rank) 16th..
Birżebbuġa
Birżebbuġa is a town (population 8,000) and port on St. Georges Bay in southern Malta. The name of the town is Maltese for "land of olives". The town is most well known for the Ice Age fossils found in nearby cave called Ghar Dalam. The Birzebbuga parish church is dedicated to St.Peter of the Ch..
Birzeit University
‎) is a Palestinian university situated just outside the town of Bir Zeit near Ramallah. It is widely considered the foremost third-level educational institute in the Palestinian territories and has played a significant role in Palestinian political affairs. Contents 1 Foundation an..
Bir Bhadur Chettri
Bir Bhadur Chettri is a famous indian hockey player. ..
Bir Bikrom
Bir Bikrom (literally, "Valiant hero" in Bangla) is the third highest gallantry award in Bangladesh. Like the other gallantry awards, this was introduced immediately after the Liberation War of Bangladesh. Bir Bikrom was awarded to 175 freedom fighters. ..
Bir Gandus
Bir Gandus (or Bir Gandouz, bi'r qandūz) is a village on the border between Western Sahara and Mauritania. It is close to the Moroccan Wall, and the area is heavily mined, after the war between the indigenous Sahrawi Polisario Front and the government of Morocco, which occupies the area. It holds a..
Bir Krsna Goswami
His Holiness Bir Krsna Goswami is a religious leader of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. He spent his childhood in Long Island, New York, and became a member of the Krishna conscious community in Gainesville, Florida in 1971. Shortly thereafter, he was initiated as Srila Prabhup..
Bir Lehlou
Bir Lehlou is a small city in north-eastern Western Sahara, east of the Moroccan wall, in Polisario-held territory. It is the interim capital of the Sahrawi Republic, as long as the Sahrawi capital of El-Aaiun is under Moroccan control. This is also from where the republic's existence was proclaime..
Bir Moghrein
Bir Moghrein is a city in northern Mauritania, close to the border with Western Sahara. It is located at around [25.23° N 11.62° W]. ..
Bir Protik
Bir Protik (Symbol of Bravery) is the fourth highest gallantry award in Bangladesh. ..
Bir Sreshtho
The Bir Sreshtho (Bangla: বীরশ্রেষ্ঠ) (The Most Valiant Hero) is the highest military award of Bangladesh. It was awarded to seven men who showed utmost bravery and made the ultimate sacrifice for their nation. They are considered martyrs. The other three gallantry awards are ..
Bir Uttom
Bir Uttom (Bangla: বীর উত্তম) (literally, Best Hero in Bengali) is the second highest award for individual gallantry in Bangladesh. Since independence of Bangladesh in 1971, 68 people have been awarded Bir Uttom. List of Bir Uttom award holders No. NAME SECTOR RANK 01 Abdur Rob ..
Bir Zeit
Bir Zeit (Arabic: ‎) is a Palestinian town on the outskirts of Ramallah in the West Bank. The name Bir Zeit literally translates to "well of [olive] oil"; referring to the wells in which its inhabitants historically stored virgin-pressed olive oil. The topology of the town consi..

 

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