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BLD could refer to: Transportation * Baildon railway station, England; National Rail station code BLD * Beresfield railway station, Australia; station code BLD * Boulder City Airport, Nevada, United States; FAA location identifier BLD (closed c. 1988) * Boulder City Municipal Airport, Nevada, United States; IATA airport code BLD (opened 1990) Stocks * Ballard Power Systems, Toronto Stock Exchange symbol BLD * Boral, Australian Securities Exchange symbol BLD * TopBuild Corp., New York Stock Exchange symbol BLD Other uses * Bharatiya Lok Dal, a former Indian political party * Blacklite District, a solo singer * '' Blue Lambency Downward'', an album by experimental band Kayo Dot * BLD, a computer-building service by NZXT NZXT is an American computer hardware manufacturer based in Los Angeles, California. The company manufactures computer cases, components, and accessories for the PC gaming market. History NZXT was founded in 2004 by Johnny Hou producing products ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baildon Railway Station
Baildon railway station serves the town of Baildon near Shipley, West Yorkshire, Shipley in West Yorkshire, England. The station reopened under British Rail on 5 January 1973, by the Chairman of Baildon Council - Arnold Lightowler, having been closed for exactly 20 years, and is north of Bradford Forster Square railway station, Bradford Forster Square on the Wharfedale Line. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Northern Trains. History Opened by the Midland Railway in December 1876, the station became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Railways Act 1921, Grouping of 1923, and then passed to the North Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission as an economy measure in January 1953 (though it briefly reopened for 3 months in 1957). Goods traffic at the station ceased in April 1964. Services During Monday to Saturday daytimes, there is a half-hourly service t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beresfield Railway Station
Beresfield railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It opened on 31 July 1925, serving the western Newcastle suburb of Beresfield. History Beresfield railway station opened on 31 July 1925. 1997 collision On 23 October 1997, Beresfield was the site of a major rail accident, when a FreightCorp coal train passed a red signal and collided with the rear of another coal train standing on the same track. Six people were injured, including the station master and a passenger who jumped from the platform moments before the collision. The crash resulted in dozens of coal wagons tumbling over the platform and across the tracks, blocking all four tracks and destroying most of the station. Three 82 class locomotives were destroyed. In 2002, Beresfield was fully redeveloped, receiving new easy-access facilities, station signage and booking office. Platforms & services Beresfield has one island platform with two faces. It is serviced by NSW TrainL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulder City Airport
Boulder City Airport was an airport in Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada, that operated from 1933 through the mid-1980s. It was also known as Bullock Airport during its early history. History Boulder City Airport was dedicated on December 10, 1933, although it appears to have been operational at least a month earlier, per a newspaper report of the era. On September 30, 1935, a plane crashed and burned at the airport after the pilot, Arizona businessman Gene Redewill, had attended the dedication of the nearby Boulder Dam—although severely injured, Redewill survived. Airline service began on June 15, 1936, with Grand Canyon Airlines. On April 3, 1938, the airport began airmail service, linking Los Angeles and San Francisco eastward. Trans World Airlines (TWA) opened a terminal at the airport the following month, and operated at Boulder City through the late 1940s. In December 1949, the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) suspended commercial flights from operating at Boulder Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulder City Municipal Airport
Boulder City Municipal Airport is a public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) southwest of the central business district of Boulder City, in Clark County, Nevada, United States. In operation since 1990, it is owned by Boulder City Municipality. As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 300,553 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 194,838 in 2009, and 169,923 in 2010. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a '' primary commercial service'' airport. Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Boulder City Municipal Airport is assigned BVU by the FAA and BLD by the IATA (which assigned BVU to Beluga Airport in Beluga, Alaska). History Boulder City Municipal Airport opened on July 2, 1990. It replaced Boulder City Airport, which operated from 1933 into the 1980s. The prior airport was located north of the current airport, much c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballard Power Systems
Ballard Power Systems Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell products for markets such as heavy-duty motive (consisting of bus and tram applications), portable power, material handling as well as engineering services. Ballard has designed and shipped over 400 MW of fuel cell products to date. History Ballard was founded in 1979 by geophysicist Geoffrey Ballard under the name Ballard Research Inc. to conduct research and development on high-energy lithium batteries. Since committing to the development of PEM fuel cell technology in 1989, Ballard has delivered PEM fuel cell products worldwide to a number of leading product manufacturers. Ballard went public in 1993 on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE), and in 1995 was listed on the NASDAQ. Ballard Power Systems opened a fuel cell manufacturing facility in 2000 in Burnaby, B.C. Automotive fuel cell cooperations On February 1, 2008, Ballard spun out Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation (AFCC) t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boral
Boral Limited is Australia's largest building and construction materials supplier, with market-leading positions in quarries, cement, concrete and asphalt. Boral is actively pursuing a decarbonisation strategy through recycling of demolition materials, converting landfill and waste to energy and transitioning to 100 percent renewable electricity. With revenue for total operations of A$2.96 billion (2022), Boral has about 9,000 employees and contractors working across 356 operating and distribution sites. Its headquarters are located in Sydney, Australia. History Boral was founded by David Craig on 4 March 1946 as Bitumen and Oil Refineries (Australia) Limited with Caltex having a 40% shareholding. In March 1947, it opened Matraville Refinery, Australia's first bitumen and oil refinery. In 1963, the company was renamed Boral Limited having been commonly referred to by its acronym since it commenced trading. In 1964, it purchased the Gas Supply Company with 28 coal gas companies i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE, nicknamed "The Big Board") is an American stock exchange in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed companies at US$30.1 trillion as of February 2018. The average daily trading value was approximately 169 billion in 2013. The NYSE trading floor is at the New York Stock Exchange Building on 11 Wall Street and 18 Broad Street and is a National Historic Landmark. An additional trading room, at 30 Broad Street, was closed in February 2007. The NYSE is owned by Intercontinental Exchange, an American holding company that it also lists (). Previously, it was part of NYSE Euronext (NYX), which was formed by the NYSE's 2007 merger with Euronext. History The earliest recorded organization of securities trading in New York among brokers directly dealing with each other can be traced to the Buttonwood Agreement. Previously, securiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bharatiya Lok Dal
Bharatiya Lok Dal (English: Indian Peoples' Party) was a political party in India. The BLD or simply BL was formed at the end of 1974 through the fusion of seven parties opposed to the rule of Indira Gandhi, including the Swatantra Party, the Utkal Congress, the Bharatiya Kranti Dal, and the Socialist Party. The leader of the BLD was Charan Singh. In 1977, the BLD combined with the Jan Sangh and the Indian National Congress (Organization) to form the Janata Party. The newly formed Janata Party contested the 1977 elections on the BLD symbol and formed independent India's first government not ruled by the Indian National Congress. Subsequently, Ajit Singh (son of Charan Singh) founded the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD). Now BLD is led by Chaudhary Sunil Singh of Aligarh Constituent Parties * Bharatiya Kranti Dal * Swatantra Party * Samyukta Socialist Party * Utkal Congress * Rashtriya Loktantrik Dal * Kisan Mazdoor Party * Punjabi Khetibari Zamindari Union Punjabi, or Panjab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blacklite District
Kyle Pfeiffer (born June 9, 1990), better known by his stage name Blacklite District, is an American rock music artist. Raised in Indiana, Pfeiffer moved to Spearfish, South Dakota at a young age. Before taking the name as his own, Blacklite District was previously a band comprised by Pfeiffer and Roman James. Blacklite District has four songs which have reached Top 40 on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. Early life Kyle Pfeiffer was born on June 9, 1990, and grew up in Indiana before moving to South Dakota at a young age. As both of his parents struggled with drug addiction, Pfeiffer was raised by his grandparents. On May 3, 1999, his mother passed away from a heroin overdose at the age of 27. Shortly after, Pfeiffer began listening to artists like Ozzy Osbourne, as an escape from the trauma of losing a parent at such a young age. He claims Ozzy Osbourne as his biggest musical influence and for getting him started on the path to a career in music. At the age o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Lambency Downward
''Blue Lambency Downward'' is the third studio album by Kayo Dot, released on Hydra Head Records in May 2008. After much of the group left to pursue outside projects, the only members who remained were frontman Toby Driver and violinist and long-time collaborator Mia Matsumiya. The two began recording the album in early 2007 using a revolving door of contributing musicians. The album is heavily influenced by chamber and orchestral music and jazz, and features an abundance of woodwinds. It is widely considered to be Kayo Dot's least heavy album to date. The ensuing tour featured a mostly new group of musicians: Patrick Wolff on woodwinds, Daniel Means on woodwinds and guitar, David Bodie on drums, and Terran Olson on woodwinds and keyboards. Much of the lineup would stay the same for the recording of their next album, ''Coyote''. Reception The album received mixed reviews. Pitchfork Media criticized it for a lack of memorability, giving it a 3.3 out of 10, while AllMusic was more ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
