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BASA
Basa may refer to: Agreements * Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement, between National Aviation Authority regulators People * Basa (surname) * Bassa people (Cameroon), also spelled Basa, an ethnic group * Basa, leader and namesake of the Basingas, an Anglo-Saxon tribe Languages * Basaa language, also spelled Basa, a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon * Basa languages, a cluster of Kainji languages spoken in Nigeria Places * Basa River, Romania * Basa, Nepal, a village development committee * Basa, Sudan, a village * Basa Air Base, Floridablanca, Pampanga, Philippines Organizations * British Atomic Scientists Association, founded in 1946 * Black and Asian Studies Association, set up in London in 1991 * BASA Film, the Afghanistan cinema club Other uses * Basa (fish), a type of catfish * ''Basa'' (cicada) See also * BASA-press (1992–2009), the oldest independent news agency in Moldova * Bassa (other) Bassa may refer to: People * Bassa people (Cameroon) ** Basaa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BASA-press
BASA-press was a newsagency from the Republic of Moldova. Founded in November 1992, Moldova's oldest independent newsagency ceased its activity in December 2009. History BASA press was founded by a group of five journalists (including Vasile Botnaru) in Chişinău on 5 November 1992. The newsagency was the first independent news agency in the Republic of Moldova. Infotag was the second one, operating officially since 1 December 1993. BASA-press covered the entire range of political, social, economic, business and other events. On 31 December 2009, BASA-press, Moldova's oldest independent news agency closed down. Agency's ex-director Sergiu Ipati told the agency had been closed down because of the ongoing crisis. In 2009, the Moldovan information market lost another news agency - Flux, which was controlled by the Christian-Democratic People's Party (Moldova) The Christian-Democratic People's Party ( ro, Partidul Popular Creștin Democrat, PPCD) is a Christian-democratic p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BASA Film
BASA Film (Bashgahe Cinema, meaning Afghanistan Cinema Club) is a nonprofit organization that promotes cultural development in Afghanistan. It is made up of artists and cultural activists from Afghanistan, and some voluntary artists from around the world, including skilled professionals in cinema, literature, photography and graphic design. The organization’s major activities include producing documentary and narrative films; launching and providing film training courses; organizing public screenings for special audiences; supporting foreign production teams inside Afghanistan; sending artists' work to international festivals; and organizing large cultural events in Kabul, such as film festivals. Documentary films produced by BASA, such as ''Pamir Territory'' (2003), ''Drought in Hazarajat'' (2003), and ''The End of the Earth'' (2001) have won international awards and been screened worldwide at prestigious festivals. BASA has produced several films about women’s rights in Afgha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black And Asian Studies Association
The Black and Asian Studies Association (BASA) was set up in London in 1991. Until October 1997 it was known as the Association for the Study of African, Caribbean and Asian Culture and History In Britain (ASACACHIB). Founder members who attended the inaugural meeting at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies on 5 February 1991 include Stephen Bourne, Jeffrey Green, David Killingray, Marika Sherwood and Hakim Adi. The Association was set up to foster research and to provide information on the history of Black peoples in Britain. This has been done through a triannual Newsletter - first published in September 1991 - and an annual conference. They have also worked with local organisations to highlight the Black Presence in British society. BASA has lobbied government departments and quangoes, such as: * English Heritage - blue plaques * Qualifications and Curriculum Authority - school curriculum * Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (formerly Resource) regarding archives, libra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Atomic Scientists Association
The British Atomic Scientists Association (ASA or BASA), was founded by Joseph Rotblat in 1946. It was a politically neutral group, composed of eminent physicists and other scientists and was concerned with matters of British public policy regarding applications and dangers of nuclear physics (including nuclear weapons and nuclear power). In so doing it also sought to inform fellow scientists and the public of the essential facts, usually via published papers and other documents. Members The vice-president (VP) was the executive head while the president (P) was the honorary position. * Kathleen Lonsdale (VP, P 1967) * Harrie Massey * Nevill Mott * Joseph Rotblat (VP 1946) * Basil Schonland See also * Atomic Energy Research Establishment * Nuclear physics * Pugwash group * Science policy * Franco-British Nuclear Forum The first meeting of the Franco–British Nuclear Forum was held in Paris in November 2007, chaired by the Minister for Energy and the French Industry Ministe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basa River
Basa may refer to: Agreements * Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement, between National Aviation Authority regulators People * Basa (surname) * Bassa people (Cameroon), also spelled Basa, an ethnic group * Basa, leader and namesake of the Basingas, an Anglo-Saxon tribe Languages * Basaa language, also spelled Basa, a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon * Basa languages, a cluster of Kainji languages spoken in Nigeria Places * Basa River, Romania * Basa, Nepal, a village development committee * Basa, Sudan, a village * Basa Air Base, Floridablanca, Pampanga, Philippines Organizations * British Atomic Scientists Association, founded in 1946 * Black and Asian Studies Association, set up in London in 1991 * BASA Film, the Afghanistan cinema club Other uses * Basa (fish), a type of catfish * ''Basa'' (cicada) See also * BASA-press (1992–2009), the oldest independent news agency in Moldova * Bassa (other) Bassa may refer to: People * Bassa people (Cameroon) ** Basaa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basa (cicada)
''Basa'' is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae Cicadidae, the true cicadas, is the largest family of cicadas, with more than 3,200 species worldwide. The oldest known definitive fossils are from the Paleocene, a nymph from the Cretaceous Burmese amber has been attributed to the family, but co .... There is at least one described species in ''Basa'', ''B. singularis''. References Further reading * * * * Cicadini Cicadidae genera {{Cicadidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basa (fish)
Basa (''Pangasius bocourti'') is a species of catfish in the family Pangasiidae. Basa are native to the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins in Mainland Southeast Asia. These fish are important food fish with an international market. They are often labelled in North America and Australia as "basa fish", "swai", or "bocourti". In the UK all species of ''Pangasius'' may legally be described as "river cobbler", "cobbler", "basa", "pangasius", "panga", or any of these with the addition of "catfish". In the rest of Europe, these fish are commonly marketed as "pangasius" or "panga". In Asian markets, names for basa include "Pacific dory" and "patin". Other related shark catfish may occasionally be incorrectly labeled as basa fish, including '' P. hypophthalmus'' (iridescent shark) and '' P. pangasius'' (yellowtail catfish). Description The body of the basa is stout and heavy. The rounded head is broader than it is long, with the blunt snout having a white band on its muzzle. This species gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basa, Sudan
Basa (variation: Jabal Basa) is a village in Sudan. It lies northeast of Khartoum in Butana, upstream of Wadi Hawa, near Meroë and the Nile. Near Basa is a completely decayed temple which was excavated in 1907. It was built by Amanikhabale and probably dedicated to Apedemak, the lion-headed warrior god worshiped in Nubia by Meroitic peoples. Some fallen lion sculptures, each weighing two tons, were found by Francis Llewellyn Griffith. In 1970, five of the lion sculptures were recovered and placed at the entrance of the National Museum of Sudan The National Museum of Sudan or Sudan National Museum, abbreviated SNM, is a two-story building constructed in 1955 and established as a museum in 1971. The building and its surrounding gardens house the largest and most comprehensive Nubian ar ..., as were two stone frog sculptures. Griffith also excavated a limestone sundial which dates to Roman times. Abdel Rahman Ali Mohammad and Julie R. Anderson, ''Highlights from the Sudan Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basa Air Base
Cesar Basa Air Base, or simply Basa Air Base (formerly known as Floridablanca Airfield), is an airbase currently operated by the Philippine Air Force. It is located at Floridablanca, Pampanga about northwest of Metro Manila in the Philippines. It is named after César Basa, one of the pioneer fighter pilots of the Philippine Air Force. The base was built and used by the US Army Air Corps before the Second World War and was captured and used by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force during the early stages of World War II. Allied military forces recaptured it during the later stages of the war. History World War II Company B, 803rd Engineer (Aviation) Battalion, began work on what was originally known as Del Carmen Field in mid-November, 1941. It was to be major airdrome with multiple runways designed to serve heavy bombers that were to be assigned to the Philippines prior to the start of World War II. The engineers were not able to complete the field, and only the 34th Pursuit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basa (surname) (born 1985), Filipino model, actor and VJ
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Basa or Baša is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * César Basa (1915-1941), Philippine Air Force pilot and first Filipino casualty of World War II *Marko Baša (born 1982), Montenegrin footballer *Román Basa (1848-1897), Filipino leader of a secret society opposed to Spanish rule *Victor Basa Victor Emmanuel Basa (born June 6, 1985) is a Philippines, Filipino model, actor, radio V.J., television host and former ex-housemate of ''Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2''. Victor is the middle child of three, with a younger brother an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basa, Nepal
Basa, Nepal is a village development committee in Solukhumbu District in the Sagarmatha Zone of north-eastern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census The 1991 Nepal census was a widespread national census conducted by the Nepal Central Bureau of Statistics. Working with Nepal's Village Development Committees at a district level, they recorded data from all the main towns and villages of each ... it had a population of 3256. References External linksUN map of the municipalities of Solukhumbu District Populated places in Solukhumbu District {{Solukhumbu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
