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BRB Players
BRB may refer to: * Bank of the Republic of Burundi or ''Banque de la République du Burundi'', the official name in French of the central bank of Burundi * Barbados, ISO country code BRB, country in the Caribbean Sea * Barreirinhas Airport, IATA Code BRB, airport in Barreirinhas, Brazil * "Be right back", in Internet/chat slang, also sometimes treated as a synonym of "bathroom break" * '' The Beatles: Rock Band'', 2009 music video game * Benefits Review Board, a part of the United States Department of Labor * Beta Ray Bill, a fictional character from the Marvel universe * Beveled rim bowl, clay bowls most common in the 4th millennium B.C. * ''Bibliothèque royale de Belgique'', the Royal Library of Belgium * Big red button, a type of command button * Birmingham Royal Ballet, a ballet company * Blaire Reinhard Band, a New Jersey rock band * Blood-retinal barrier, cells in the eye that prevent certain substances from entering the tissue of the retina * Brandenburg an de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bank Of The Republic Of Burundi
The Bank of the Republic of Burundi (french: Banque de la République du Burundi, BRB) is the central bank of Burundi. The bank was established in 1966 and its offices are in Bujumbura. The Bank is active in promoting financial inclusion policy and is a member of thAlliance for Financial Inclusion It is also one of the original 17 regulatory institutions to make specific national commitments to financial inclusion under the Maya Declaration during the 2011 Global Policy Forum held in Mexico. The Current governor is Jean Ciza. History The central bank evolved step by step: * Royal Decree of 27 July 1887 establishes the franc as the money of account for the Independent State of Congo, and Burundi is included as well. * Heligoland Agreement of 1890 puts Rwanda and Burundi within the German sphere of influence in Africa; German East African rupie is the official currency; circulation of the French franc continues nonetheless. * As a result of Belgium's actions, the Belgian Congo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BRB (Residuary) Limited
BRB (Residuary) LimitedCompanies House extract company no 4146505 BRB (Residuary) Limited (BRBR) was the successor to the British Railways Board. It was created in 2001 as a private company limited by shares, with 100% of the issued share capital owned by the Secretary of State for Transport. As part of the Public Bodies Act 2011, the company was abolished in 2013. History 
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British Railways Board
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom or, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *''Brit(ish)'', a 2018 memoir by Afua Hirsch *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) See also * Terminology of the British Isles * Alternative names for the British * English (other) * Britannic (other) * British Isles * Brit (other) * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazos River Bottom
Brazos River Bottom, also known as the BRB, was a gay bar located in the Midtown, Houston, Texas, United States, - Compare with F Bar's address. that opened in 1978. At the time of its closure in 2013, it was one of Houston's oldest gay bars, and the oldest still running at its original location. Description Brazos River Bottom hosted a unique cowboy atmosphere, drawing on Houston's Old Western history. BRB offered free line dancing lessons on Thursdays and included a large dance hall, a disco ball, and pool tables. BRB also hosted the Houston Council of Clubs's Let Us Entertain You Weekend, which began in 1971 and consists of four days of social events hosted by the council. The BRB also hosted charity fundraisers on Sunday nights, and in 2013, was a venue for several of the Texas Gay Rodeo Association's entertainment events. History The BRB opened at 2400 Brazos Street, Houston, in February 1978 in a building that had been constructed in 1887, and continued to operate there until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigade De Répression Du Banditisme
The ''Brigade de Répression du Banditisme'' ('Banditry Repression Brigade') are police special units of the French Ministry of the Interior (''Ministère de l'Intérieur''). They are in charge of armed robberies, serious burglaries and scams, stolen cars and art thefts. The first analogue of the Brigade de répression du banditisme was created in 1894, when the Sûreté service seconded the so-called “voie publique” brigade to the headquarters of the Paris police. The main task of the "voie publique Brigade" was the fight against crime, which takes place in an ordinary, but nevertheless very hostile environment: on the street. In 1948, Commissioner Charles Chenevier organized and led, under the auspices of la Sûreté nationale, a group called "Brigade de répression du banditisme". In addition to Commissioner Chenevier himself, the group included Commissioner Gillard, Inspector Leclerc, Inspector Hours and Inspector Roger Bornish. Trivia * The BRB of Paris (BRB-PP) is f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brienz Rothorn Bahn
The Brienz Rothorn Railway (, BRB) is a tourist rack railway in Switzerland, which climbs from Brienz, at the eastern end of Lake Brienz, to the summit of the Brienzer Rothorn. The railway is 7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi) long, is built to 800 mm gauge ( gauge), and uses the Abt double lamella rack system. Unusually for Switzerland, the line is not electrified, and most trains are operated by steam locomotives. The Brienz Rothorn Railway reaches a height of 2,244 metres above sea level and is the fourth-highest railway in Switzerland.After the Jungfrau, Gornergrat, and Bernina railway History The railway was opened on 17 June 1892, after a two years construction period. The two designers, engineer Alexander Lindner and contractor Theo Bertschinger were supported by the mountain railway pioneer Roman Abt, who had responsibility for equipping the line with his newly developed Abt double lamella rack system. The line connected at Brienz with the Brünig railway line, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BRB Internacional
BRB Internacional S.A.U is a Spanish licensing and production company of animated television series as '' Around the World with Willy Fog'', ''Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds'' and ''The World of David the Gnome''. On 31 January 2018, WildBrain, a leading digital kids’ network & studio, has been appointed the exclusive global manager of BRB Internacional's extensive catalogue of kids’ content on YouTube. History The name BRB comes after its three founders: Claudio Biern Boyd, José Luis Rodríguez and Títo Bastoas, who founded BRB Internacional SAU on July 19, 1972 as a merchandising agency in Spain – where the company is headquartered – Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain. At first, BRB bought distribution rights in Spain to some of popular characters of foreign studios such as Hanna-Barbera and Warner Bros., short film and television series as ''The Pink Panther'', ''Tom and Jerry'', ''The Muppets'' and ''Charlie's Angels''. In 1975, BRB began licensing and distributing ani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandenburg An Der Havel
Brandenburg an der Havel () is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, which served as the capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg until it was replaced by Berlin in 1417. With a population of 72,040 (as of 2020), it is located on the banks of the Havel, River Havel. The town of Brandenburg provided the name for the medieval Bishopric of Brandenburg, the Margraviate of Brandenburg and the current state of Brandenburg. Today, it is a small town compared to nearby Berlin but was the original nucleus of the former realms of Margraviate of Brandenburg, Brandenburg and Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia. History Middle Ages The castle of Brenna, which had been a fortress of the Slavic peoples, Slavic tribe Stodoranie, was conquered in 929 after the Battle of Lenzen by the Saxons, Saxon King Henry the Fowler. It was first mentioned as ''Brendanburg'' in 948. The name of the city is a combination of two words ''braniti'' – to protect/defend and ''bor'' – forest/wood. The town remained unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaire Reinhard Band
Blaire Reinhard is a singer, pianist, and songwriter from Morristown, New Jersey. She is the granddaughter of trumpet player and Tonight Show bandleader Doc Severinsen. On September 7, 2012, her single "No Nothing" with Curtis & Reinhard reached #92 on the iTunes US Pop Music Chart. Live performances Blaire has performed in choral programs at venues like Carnegie Hall and Notre Dame de Paris, and as a featured soloist with the Minnesota Orchestra singing original music arranged for big band, orchestra, and choir. Blaire also regularly performs with The Blaire Reinhard Band ("The BRB"), Curtis & Reinhard ("C&R"), and other groups in and around New York City. The BRB has opened for national artists such as Pete Francis of Dispatch, Kenny Loggins, the Gin Blossoms, Paul Rodgers of Bad Company, Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, the Pat McGee Band, and Blessid Union of Souls. They have been joined onstage by harmonica virtuoso John Popper of Blues Traveler and have jammed with guitar-tap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region of the Americas, and the most easterly of the Caribbean Islands. It occupies an area of and has a population of about 287,000 (2019 estimate). Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown. Inhabited by Island Caribs, Kalinago people since the 13th century, and prior to that by other Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Amerindians, Spanish navigators took possession of Barbados in the late 15th century, claiming it for the Crown of Castile. It first appeared on a Spanish map in 1511. The Portuguese Empire claimed the island between 1532 and 1536, but abandoned it in 1620 with their only remnants being an introduction of wild boars for a good supply of meat whenever the island was visited. An Kingdom of England, English ship, the ''Olive Blossom'', arrived in Barbados on 14 May 1625; its men took possession of the island in the name of James VI and I, King James I. In 1627, the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
