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BWB (band) Members
BWB may stand for: * Braille Without Borders, an international organisation to develop and teach not yet existent Braille scripts for languages in developing countries * Burners Without Borders * BWB (band), short for "Brown-Whalum-Braun" * Blackwater Bossing, basketball team Media and entertainment * Better World Books, an online bookseller * '' Binging with Babish'', a YouTube cooking channel created by American filmmaker Andrew Rea * Bridget Williams Books, a New Zealand book publisher known as "BWB Books" Transport * Barrow Island Airport, IATA airport code "BWB" * Blended Wing Body, a form of aircraft in which the body and wing are not distinct * Bow Brickhill railway station, Milton Keynes, England; National Rail station code BWB * British Waterways British Waterways, often shortened to BW, was a statutory corporation wholly owned by the government of the United Kingdom. It served as the navigation authority for the majority of canals and a number of rivers and docks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braille Without Borders
Braille Without Borders (BWB) is an international organisation for the blind in developing countries. It was founded in Lhasa, Tibet, by Sabriye Tenberken and Paul Kronenberg in 1998. Overview BWB's mission is to give hope and practical skills to the blind and in particular to teach braille to the blind in developing countries; if no braille script exists for a particular language in a developing country, BWB must first develop it. Formerly known as the Project for the Blind, Tibet, in September 2002 the project adopted the name ''Braille Without Borders''. Schools and centres Tibet T.A.R *School for the blind: The first centre, a school for blind Tibetan children, was established in Lhasa in 1997. *Massage centre: A clinical massage centre run and operated by the blind in Lhasa. * Vocational Training Farm: A second centre, a farm and cheese factory, for the vocational training of adults has been established at Pelshong 270 km west of Lhasa near Shigatse. In Augus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burners Without Borders
Burners Without Borders (BWB) is a community-led NGO which initiates civic works projects and disaster relief in local communities around the globe. Overview Burners Without Borders formed in 2005 when Burners (Burning Man attendees) volunteered in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area. The group was originally named Temple to Temple Crew as they rebuilt a Vietnamese temple. The organization was renamed Burners Without Borders as volunteers continued to do Gulf Coast cleanup and help people rebuild their devastated communities. As the volunteer numbers grow, BWB has emerged to address projects globally. Efforts such as in Pisco, Peru a city hit by a magnitude 8.0 earthquake in the 2007 Peru earthquake, Burners Without Borders worked alongside 154 volunteers from 23 nations and such humanitarian groups as the International Committee of the Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders. In 2011 BWB participated in relief efforts in Japan, following the Fukushima disaster in the remote Toh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BWB (band)
Braun-Whalum-Brown, better known as BWB, is a jazz band that is named after its three members: guitarist Norman Brown (guitarist), Norman Brown, saxophonist Kirk Whalum, and trumpeter Rick Braun. Discography Albums * ''Groovin' '' (2002, Warner Bros. Records/Warner Music Group, WEA) * ''Human Nature: The Songs of Michael Jackson'' (2013, Heads Up International/Concord Music Group) * ''BWB'' (2016, Artistry Music/Mack Avenue Records) Session * "Hoddamile (Hot Or Mild)" from ''Into My Soul'', Kirk Whalum (2003, Warner Bros. Records/WEA) * "Can We Talk" from ''Kirk Whalum Performs the Babyface Songbook'', Kirk Whalum (2005, Rendezvous Entertainment) * "It Ain't Over BWB" from ''Stay with Me'', Norman Brown (2007, Peak Records/Concord Music Group) References External links Norman Brown [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackwater Bossing
The Blackwater Bossing is a professional basketball team owned by Ever Bilena, Inc. that is playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) beginning in the 2014–2015 season. The franchise began as one of the founding teams in the PBA Developmental League. It transferred to the PBA after being accepted as an expansion team. The team is named after the Ever Bilena's brand of men's fragrances. History PBA D-League Blackwater was one of the founding teams in the PBA Developmental League (PBA D-League). It won one PBA D-League championship. The team's predecessor was the Blu Detergent team in the Philippine Basketball League (PBL), best known as the first Philippine basketball team of Asi Taulava. PBA On April 10, 2014, Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc., along with Manila North Tollways Corporation ( NLEX Road Warriors) and Columbian Autocar Corporation (Kia Sorento) were given approval by the PBA Board of Governors to become expansion teams in the PBA. Upon entry to the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Better World Books
Better World Books (also known as Qumpus, Inc.) is an American online bookseller of used and new books, founded in 2002 by students of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. Better World Books' used book inventory comes primarily from regular book drives at over 1,800 colleges and universities and donations from over 3,000 library systems, in addition to donation boxes found on corners and on college campuses. The company has distribution warehouses in Mishawaka, Indiana; Reno, Nevada; York, Pennsylvania; and Dunfermline, Scotland. History In 2001, shortly after their graduation from the University of Notre Dame, Better World Books founders Christopher Fuchs, Xavier Helgesen and Jeff Kurtzman sold their used college textbooks online. The three then formulated a business plan using their experience selling books online. In 2002, Fuchs and Helgesen held a book drive benefiting the Robinson Community Learning Center in South Bend, Indiana. During the drive, they collected and sold 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binging With Babish
''Babish Culinary Universe'' (''BCU''; ), formerly ''Binging with Babish'', is a YouTube cooking channel created by American cook and filmmaker Andrew Rea (alias Oliver Babish) that recreates recipes featured in film, television, and video games in the ''Binging with Babish'' series, as well as more traditional recipes in the ''Basics with Babish'' series. The first video in the series was uploaded on February 10, 2016. History The YouTube channel was created by Rea as ''Binging with Babish'' on August 21, 2006; his name was inspired by ''The West Wing'' character Oliver Babish. Three videos unrelated to ''Binging with Babish'' were uploaded to the account, two in 2007 and one in 2010. The first episode of ''Binging with Babish'' aired on February 10, 2016, which is about a ''Parks and Recreation'' burger cook-off. Its first video to be widely circulated aired on November 14, 2016, making the "Moistmaker" sandwich from ''Friends''. The channel's growth has been driven by fans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridget Williams Books
Bridget Williams Books is a New Zealand book publisher, established in 1990 by Bridget Williams. Establishment Williams established the company in 1990 when the company she was working for, Allen & Unwin, was sold. She purchased the titles which she had developed as Allen & Unwin's managing director and started her own publishing company. Williams' vision for the company was for it to publish "good books that sell" – books with significant messages. Her personal interests in women's and Māori history, and New Zealand general history, have influenced the books that the company publishes. From 1995 to 1998, the company published under a joint imprint with Auckland University Press, before returning to independent publisher status in 1998. Development In 2006, the company established the Bridget Williams Publishing Trust, which applies for grants from philanthropic organisations to support publication of specific titles. For example, in 2013 the J.R. McKenzie Trust provided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrow Island Airport
Barrow Island Airport is a private airport, located at Barrow Island, Western Australia. Airlines and Destinations Notes Fly-in fly-out (FIFO) private charter operations only. See also * List of airports in Western Australia This is a list of airports in the Australian state of Western Australia. __TOC__ List of airports The list is sorted by the name of the community served, click the sort buttons in the table header to switch listing order. Airports named in bo ... * Aviation transport in Australia References External links Airservices Aerodromes & Procedure Charts Pilbara airports {{WesternAustralia-airport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blended Wing Body
A blended wing body (BWB), also known as blended body or hybrid wing body (HWB), is a fixed-wing aircraft having no clear dividing line between the wings and the main body of the craft. The aircraft has distinct wing and body structures, which are smoothly blended together with no clear dividing line.Crane, Dale. ''Dictionary of Aeronautical Terms, third edition''. Newcastle, Washington: Aviation Supplies & Academics, 1997. . p. 224. This contrasts with a flying wing, which has no distinct fuselage, and a lifting body, which has no distinct wings. A BWB design may or may not be tailless. The main advantage of the BWB is to reduce wetted area and the accompanying form drag associated with a conventional wing-body junction. It may also be given a wide airfoil-shaped body, allowing the entire craft to generate lift and thus reducing the size and drag of the wings. The BWB configuration is used for both aircraft and underwater gliders. History In the early 1920s Nicolas Woyevo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bow Brickhill Railway Station
Bow Brickhill railway station is a railway station that serves the civil parishes of Bow Brickhill and Walton in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the — Marston Vale Line, about 2 miles (3.25 km) east of Bletchley. The station is served by London Northwestern Railway local services from Bletchley to Bedford. Services are operated using Class 230 multiple units. This station is one of the seven stations serving the Milton Keynes urban area. History The London and North Western Railway opened Bow Brickhill station in 1905, significantly later than many other stations on the branch. It was one of seven halts built for the introduction of a steam rail motor service over the line."Disused Stations - Bow Brickhill" 'Disused Stations Site Record''; Retrieved 7 September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milton Keynes (borough)
The City of Milton Keynes is a unitary authority area with both borough and city status, in Buckinghamshire. It is the northernmost district of the South East England Region. The borough abuts Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and the remainder of Buckinghamshire. The principal built-up area in the borough is the Milton Keynes urban area, which accounts for about 20% of its area and 90% of its population. The ONS's provisional return from the 2021 census reports that the population of the borough has reached approximately 287,000. History The local authority was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a District under the (then) Buckinghamshire County Council, by the merger of Bletchley Urban District, Newport Pagnell Urban District, Newport Pagnell Rural District and Wolverton Urban District, together with that part of Wing Rural District within the designated New Town area. The district council applied for and received borough status that year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
