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Beca (other)
Beca may refer to: * Beca (artist group), group of artists formed in the 1970s in Wales * Beca Group, engineering and consultancy services companies * Beca (garment), a form of stole worn on the breast and shoulder by tunos * Beca (musician), American singer * Cycle rickshaw Persons with the surname * Andon Beça (1879–1944), Albanian politician * Damir Beća (born 1969), Bosnian football player and manager * Matt Beca (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player * Ramón Beca (born 1953), Spanish equestrian See also * Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act * Becca, a given name {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beca (artist Group)
Beca was a group of artists formed in the 1970s in Wales. The group was formed by Welsh artist Paul Davies (artist), Paul Davies and brought a new national consciousness to late 20th-century art in Wales. Although Beca's importance in Welsh art is still widely unrecognised, it was the instigating movement in the politicalization of art in the country. The group took international trends and methodologies in art and applied them to a Welsh context. The group's artists drew on a diverse range of sources including Arte Povera, Fluxus and Surrealism. The group continued into the 21st century, led by Davies' brother Peter; and together with the likes of artists Ivor Davies (artist), Ivor Davies, Iwan Bala, Peter Finnemore and Tim Davies (artist), Tim Davies the group found respectability under post-modern reassessments. The group used a mixture of artistic expression, including installation, painting, sculpture and performance, engaging with language, environmental and land rights issue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beca Group
Beca Group Limited (generally referred to as Beca) is one of the largest employee-owned professional services consultancy firms in the Asia-Pacific. The company has more than 3,800 staff working across 23 offices around the globe, with headquarters located in Auckland, New Zealand. History Beca was founded in 1920 by Arthur Gray on his return to New Zealand after World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ..., where he purchased an engineering practice that would later become Gray and Watts, then Gray Watts & Beca. A merger with Wellington firm Hollings & Ferner in 1968 formed Beca, Carter, Hollings & Ferner, with the firm eventually known as Beca Group Ltd. The company's name reflects the contribution of George Beca, CBE, DFC, D.Eng (Hon) (1921–2001), who joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beca (garment)
The beca is worn on the breast and shoulder, over the doublet. The colors of the beca and the coat of arms embroidered on it identify the university and school or faculty that the tuno belongs to. The beca is given to the tuno by his companions when they consider that he has enough experience, and is fit to represent his University Tuna In Spain, Portugal and Latin American countries, a tuna is a group of university students in traditional university dress who play traditional instruments and sing serenades. The tradition originated in Spain and Portugal in the 13th century as ... and, by extension, his/her university."La Beca" ''by Luis Enrique Rodríguez-San Pedro Bezares'', Retrieved on 2010-10-29 (in spanish) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beca (musician)
Becca Schack, known by her stage name Beca (also Beca Dreams) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer from New York. Early life Beca grew up in Upstate New York. In her youth she played the piano, sang, and studied many genres of music including jazz and classical. At age 18 she moved to Manhattan to study music composition at Juilliard with composers Samuel Adler, Christopher Rouse, and Elliott Sharp. She found herself drawn to the club scene and started playing with various indie bands. Music career Her two first EPs ''Let's Run Wild'' and ''Born to Fly'' were released via UK label This Is Music Ltd in 2012. The songs on ''Let's Run Wild'' were co-written and co-produced by Findlay Brown. Her debut album, ''Ecliptic'', was independently released in 2015. The album accrued radio spins from over 50 stations nationwide including Los Angeles' KCRW. Her song "Meteor" charted on Beatport's Top 100 Indie Dance Releases and debuted in the Top 90 of the FMQB (Friday Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cycle Rickshaw
The cycle rickshaw is a small-scale local means of transport. It is a type of hatchback tricycle designed to carry passengers on a for-hire basis. It is also known by a variety of other names such as bike taxi, velotaxi, pedicab, bikecab, cyclo, beca, becak, trisikad, sikad, tricycle taxi, trishaw, or hatchback bike. As opposed to rickshaws pulled by a person on foot, cycle rickshaws are human-powered by pedaling. Another type of rickshaw is the auto rickshaw. Overview The first cycle rickshaws were built in the 1880s, and they were first used widely in 1929 in Singapore. Six years later they outnumbered pulled rickshaws. By 1950 cycle rickshaws were found in every south and east Asian country. By the late 1980s there were an estimated 4 million cycle rickshaws in the world. The vehicle is generally pedal-driven by a driver, though some are equipped with an electric motor to assist the driver. The vehicle is usually a tricycle, though some quadracycle models exist, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andon Beça
Andon Beça (7 September 1879– 31 October 1944) was an Albanian politician. Under the Italian occupation of Albania during World War II he was Minister of Agriculture and Domestic Economy in Shefqet Vërlaci’s government which started functioning on 12 April 1939, and Minister of Finances in 1943. Beça was a loyal hanger-on of Vërlaci and was injured during an attempt on Vërlaci's life in 1927, inspired by his enemy, Zog. As a deputy of the electoral zone of Elbasan, he raised the cry "Long Life Italy" at the opening of the Albanian Parliament, on 15 October 1938, evoking no response from the audience. Beça had a son, who was sentenced by Enver Hoxha Enver Halil Hoxha ( , ; 16 October 190811 April 1985) was an Albanian communist politician who was the authoritarian ruler of Albania from 1944 until his death in 1985. He was First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania from 1941 unt ..., and died in prison. He also had adopted his late brother's infant daught ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damir Beća
Damir Beća (born 13 February 1969) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of First League of FBiH club Jedinstvo Bihać. Personal life Beća's son Omar ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate o ... is also a professional footballer. Managerial statistics Honours Manager Radnik Hadžići * Second League of FBiH: 2018–19 (Center) References External linksDamir Bećaat Vecernji.ba 1969 births Living people Footballers from Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina men's footballers FK Radnik Hadžići players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Bosnia and Herzegovina football managers FK Goražde managers FK Radnik Hadžići managers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Beca
Matt Beca (born March 6, 1986) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He last played for Glasgow Clan of the EIHL, where he was player/assistant coach. He previously played for fellow Elite League side Manchester Storm and Rote Teufel Bad Nauheim of the DEL2. Playing career Prior to turning professional, Beca attended Clarkson University, where he played four seasons of college hockey with the NCAA Division I Clarkson Golden Knights men's ice hockey team. Beca was a freshman with the Golden Knights when they won the 2006-07 ECAC conference tournament, and he was named as the team's most valuable player, winning the Bill Harrison MVP Award, during his senior year. During the 2012–13 season, Beca compiled 23 points in 31 games for the Everblades before he was reassigned by the Checkers as part of a trade for Matthew Pistilli to the South Carolina Stingrays on December 31, 2012. After four seasons of professional hockey in North America, Beca left to sign his fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Beca
José Ramón Beca Borrego (born 8 April 1953) is a Spanish-born equestrian, who has been competing for Uruguay since 2015. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics, the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics. After switching to Uruguay, Beca competed in dressage at three Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held .... References External links * 1953 births Living people Spanish male equestrians Uruguayan male equestrians Uruguayan dressage riders Olympic equestrians for Spain Equestrians at the 1988 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1996 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2000 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2015 Pan American Games Equestrians at the 2019 Pan American Games Equestrians at the 2023 Pan American Games Sports ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act
Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act (BECA) is set of laws enacted by the government of Bangladesh in 1995 to conserve the nation's environment. Its main goals were to "provide for conservation of the environment, improvement of environmental standards and control and mitigation of environmental pollution."(Bangladesh Environmental Conservation Act, 1995). The Act gives operational definitions of terms that historically did not exist, including ''ecosystem'', ''pollution'', ''waste'' and ''hazardous substance''. Seven areas in Bangladesh are defined as Ecologically Critical Areas under this law. Despite the Act and its supporting laws and policies the environmental degradation of Bangladesh continues principally under the population pressure. History Former environmental laws in Bangladesh include the Bangladesh Wild Life (Preservation) Order of 1973, the Marine Fisheries Ordinance of 1983 and the Brick Burning (Control) Act of 1989. Other major preservation laws enacted bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
