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Baine (other)
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Baine may refer to: * Baine Harbour (2006 population: 134), Canadian community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador *The baïne, a geographical phenomenon unique to the Aquitaine coast of France *Baine Kerr (1919–2008), American lawyer *James Baine (1710–1790), a minister of the second great secession from the Church of Scotland See also *Bain (other) *Bane (other) *Baines * Baynes *Bains (other) Bains may refer to: Places *Bains, Haute-Loire, a commune in France *Bains, Louisiana, US, an unincorporated area in West Feliciana Parish People with the surname Bains *Hardial Bains (1939–1997), founder of the Communist Party of Canada * Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baine Harbour
Baine Harbour is a Canadian community in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador northeast of Marystown. History In 1911 it had one store, one church and one hotel. The way office was established in 1883. The first way master was Lemuel Roberts. The first postmaster was W. Rodway in 1949. It was incorporated as a "government community" in 1970. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Baine Harbour had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. See also *List of cities and towns in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the ninth-most populous province in Canada, with 510,550 residents recorded in the 2021 Canadian Census, and is the seventh-largest in land area, with . Newfoundland and Labrador has 278 municipalities, including 3 ... References Populated coastal places in Canada To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baïne
A baïne is a pool of water of a few dozen to several hundred metres in length, parallel to the beach and directly connected to the sea. Each one is spaced every 300 to 400 metres and formed under the influence of Water waves, waves and the tide. The French term ''baïne'' is typical for the Aquitaine coast of France in the departements of Gironde, Charente-Maritime and Landes (department), Landes, but it can occur on beaches throughout the world. When a wave hits the coast, it can pass over the sandbar that separates the ''baïne'' from the sea and enter it all along its length. When the wave subsequently recedes, the ''baïne'' water is pushed out through the single point where it was connected to the sea. At this point a rip current, a very strong offshore current, can occur. The current will vary depending on the height of the waves and the height of the tide. It is at its strongest and most dangerous during the final hours approaching low tide, and in the first hours afterwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baine Kerr
Baine Perkins Kerr (August 24, 1919 – May 20, 2008) was a prominent Houston lawyer who was a partner in the law firm of Baker and Botts, where he managed the corporate law department, before he joined Pennzoil. Career Kerr was president of Pennzoil and on the board of directors from 1964 to 1994. He served in World War II, and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. He married Mildred C. Kerr in 1942, with whom he would raise four children, Baine P. Kerr, Jr., John Caldwell Kerr, James Robinson Kerr, and Mary Kerr. In the 1980s he served on the "Energy Engineering Board" of the National Research Council. In 1989 he was paid a $10 million bonus for his work on a lawsuit for Pennzoil that resulted in a $3 billion settlement from Texaco. Friendship with George Bush Kerr and his family were longtime friends of George H. W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, whom they used to live down the street from. According to an article by Walter Pincus and Bob Wood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Baine
James Baine (1710–1790) was one of the ministers of the secession from the Church of Scotland which took the name of the Relief Church. Life Baine was the son of the parish minister of Bonhill, Dumbartonshire, and born in the manse there in 1710. His elementary education was received at the parish school. He afterwards proceeded to the university of Glasgow. He had a brilliant career there and graduated M.A. Having been licensed as a preacher of the gospel, he was presented by the Duke of Montrose to the church of Killearn, the parish adjoining his father's. In 1756 he was translated to the high church of Paisley, and in 1757 had the celebrated Dr. John Witherspoon for a colleague. Baine supported evangelical doctrine, as opposed to what came to be known as moderatism. In 1745 he was promoting revival in the west of Scotland. In the General Assembly and Presbytery, and from his pulpit, he defended the church's spiritual freedom against "ecclesiastical tyranny". When the Genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bain (other)
Bain may refer to: People * Bain (surname), origin and list of people with the surname * Bain of Tulloch, Scottish family * Bain Stewart, Australian film producer, husband of Leah Purcell * Saint Bain (died c. 711 AD), Bishop of Thérouanne, Abbot of Saint Wandrille Fictional characters * Bain (''Wheel of Time''), character from the novels by Robert Jordan * Sunset Bain, a Marvel Comics character * Sheriff Joe Bain, a character in the work of Jack Vance * Miguel Bain, a character in the film ''Assassins'' * Noah Bain, a character in the TV Series It Takes a Thief * Bain, a character from the video game Payday 2 Companies * Bain & Company, a global management consulting firm * Bain Capital, a private equity group co-founded by Mitt Romney Places * Bain, Alberta, Canada * Bain, Iran * River Bain, Lincolnshire, England * River Bain, North Yorkshire, England Other uses * '' Le Bain'', a painting by Édouard Manet * Pegas Bain, a Czech paraglider design See also * Bane (disa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bane (other)
Bane may refer to: Fictional characters * Bane (DC Comics), an adversary of Batman * Bane (''Harry Potter''), a centaur in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Bane (''The Matrix''), a character in the ''Matrix'' film trilogy * Bane the Druid, a Guardian in the ''Legacy of Kain'' franchise * Darth Bane, a Sith Lord from the ''Star Wars'' franchise * Cad Bane, famous bounty hunter from the ''Star Wars'' franchise * The Bane, a character in ''The Underland Chronicles'' novel series * Bane, a character in ''Ten Gentlemen from West Point'' (1942) Music * Bane (band), a hardcore punk band formed in 1995 * ''Bane'', a Joey Arkenstat album produced in 2004 by Mike Gordon * "Bane", a song by D12 from ''Shady XV'', 2014 * "Bane", a song by alt-J from '' The Dream'', 2022 Places Africa * Bane, Nigeria, a village in Nigeria * Bané Department, one of the 13 departments of the Boulgou Province of Burkina Faso ** Bané, a town in the Bané Department Asia * Bane, Iran, a city in Kurdistan P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baines
Baines is a surname of English, Scottish or Welsh origin. It shares many of the same roots with the British surname Bains.Reaney, P.H. ''A Dictionary of British Surnames'' Routledge & Kegan Paul, 2nd edition (1976)Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. ''A Dictionary of Surnames'' Oxford University Press (1988) It shares some roots with the British surname Bain. Derivation and variants Baines has a number of different sources, several of them nicknames and another based on an occupation. In Scotland and the north of England the Old English word ''bān'' ('bone') became Middle English ''bān'' and ''bain''. It may have become a nickname in the plural, meaning 'bones' or ' ong-egs' (''cf.'' modern German ''Bein'', also meaning both "bone" and "leg"). The Middle English ''bayn'', ''beyn'' and the Old Norse ''beinn'' meant 'straight' or 'direct', which may have become a nickname. The Middle English ''bayne'' (and French ''bain'') meant 'bath'. This may have become an occupational surname for an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baynes
Baynes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Baynes, English politician * Aron Baynes (born 1986), New Zealand-born Australian basketball player * Helton Godwin Baynes, (1882–1943), analytical psychologist, author, translator of Carl Jung * James Baynes (1766–1837), English painter * Norman Hepburn Baynes (1877–1961), British historian of the Byzantine Empire * Pauline Baynes (born 1922), English illustrator * Robert Lambert Baynes (1796–1869), British naval officer * Simon Baynes, British politician * Stephen Baynes (born 1956), Australian dancer * Sydney Baynes (1879–1938), British conductor and composer * Thomas Mann Baynes (1794–1876), English artist, son of James Baynes * Thomas Spencer Baynes (1823–1887), English philosopher Fictional characters: * Inspector Baynes, from the Sherlock Holmes story ''The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge'' See also * Baynes Island, Tasmania, Australia * Baynes Sound, British Columbia, Canada * Baines Baine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
