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Bama
Bama or BAMA may refer to: Places * Bama, shortened form of Alabama, a state of the United States of America ** The University of Alabama, the public university serving the state, often known as simply ''Bama'' * Bama, one of the colloquial Burmese names of Myanmar * Bama, Borno, Nigeria, a Local Government Area of Borno State * Bama, Burkina Faso, a town in Banwa Province, Burkina Faso * Bama Department, Houet Province, Burkina Faso * Bama, New South Wales, a parish in Cadell County in New South Wales, Australia * Bama Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China ** Bama Town, Guangxi, seat of Bama County * Boston-Atlanta Metropolitan Axis, colloquially known as "The Sprawl", a fictional near-future urban agglomeration in William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy People * Bama (writer) (born 1958), Indian Tamil author * James Bama (born 1926), American artist * Momodu Bama (died 2013), Nigerian member of Boko Haram * Bama Rowell (1916–1993), American baseball player Other uses * Bama (band) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama (state song), Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County, Alabama, Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama, Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 , area_total_sq_mi = 52,419 , area_land_km2 = 131,426 , area_land_sq_mi = 50,744 , area_water_km2 = 4,338 , area_water_sq_mi = 1,675 , area_water_percent = 3.2 , area_rank = 30th , length_km = 531 , length_mi = 330 , width_km = 305 , width_mi = 190 , Latitude = 30°11' N to 35° N , Longitude = 84°53' W to 88°28' W , elevation_m = 150 , elevation_ft = 500 , elevation_max_m = 735.5 , elevation_max_ft = 2,413 , elevation_max_point = Mount Cheaha , elevation_min_m = 0 , elevation_min_ft = 0 , elevation_min_point = Gulf of Mexico , OfficialLang = English language, English , Languages = * English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The University Of Alabama
The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, or Bama) is a public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of Alabama is the oldest and largest of the public universities in Alabama as well as the University of Alabama System. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". The university offers programs of study in 13 academic divisions leading to bachelor's, master's, education specialist, and doctoral degrees. The only publicly supported law school in the state is at UA. Other academic programs unavailable elsewhere in Alabama include doctoral programs in anthropology, communication and information sciences, metallurgical engineering, music, Romance languages, and social work. As one of the first public universities established in the early 19th century southwestern frontier of the United States, the University of Alabama has left a cultural imprint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bama (soil)
Bama is the official state soil of Alabama. The Professional Soil Classifiers Association of Alabama adopted a resolution at its 1996 annual meeting recommending the Bama Soil Series as the state soil. The association is of a group of soil classifiers representing the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Alabama A&M University, private soil consultants, the Board of Registration for Professional Soil Classifiers, and the Alabama Department of Public Health. The Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee and the Alabama Association of Conservation Districts also joined in recommending the Bama Soil Series as the official State Soil. The Bama series was designated the official state soil by the Alabama Legislature on April 22, 1997. Bama soils are mainly in level to gently sloping areas on high stream terraces paralleling major river systems and on broad marine terraces. These v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Aerosol Manufacturers' Association
The British Aerosol Manufacturers' Association (BAMA) is a UK trade association based in Stevenage representing companies involved in the aerosol supply chain, including suppliers of components and ingredients to fillers and marketers. History and objectives It was established in 1961. 2008 marked 80 years since Rotheim's patent for aerosols was approved in the UK and BAMA as the trade association, marked this through a trade and consumer public relations programme and by producing a series of marketing materials for member companies. BAMA also provides information to local authorities, households and businesses on recycling aerosols. BAMA's aims are to: * Promote the aerosol and encourage innovation * Set high standards in safety, good manufacturing practice and on environmental issues * Present industry's view to legislators, the media and key opinion formers Members Members include: * AkzoNobel * Beiersdorf * DuPont * GlaxoSmithKline * ICI Paints * Precision Valve - f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Names Of Myanmar
The country known in English as Burma, or Myanmar, has undergone changes in both its official and popular names worldwide. The choice of names stems from the existence of two different names for the country in Burmese, which are used in different contexts. The official English name was changed by the country's government from the "Union of Burma" to the " Union of Myanmar" in 1989, and still later to the "Republic of the Union of Myanmar". Since then, those name changes have been the subject of controversies and mixed incidences of adoption. Burmese names In the Myanmar language, Burma is known as ''Myanmar Pyi'' (မြန်မာပြည်). ''Myanmar Pyi'' is the written, literary name of the country, while ''Bama'' is the spoken name of the country.According to the Scottish orientalist Henry Yule (Hobson-Jobson: ''A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and discursive'', London, 1886 (new edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bama (band)
Bama was a studio pop group from Muscle Shoals, Alabama composed of Terry Skinner, Ken Bell, and J.L. Wallace. They released one album in 1979, ''Touch Me When We're Dancing'', which included the single and title track "Touch Me When We're Dancing". The song charted number 86 US and number 42 US AC. The song was favorably reviewed in ''Billboard''. It was re-recorded and released by The Carpenters in 1981 with their version reaching number 16 US and number 1 US AC. Country music group Alabama also recorded a version in 1986 that reached number 1 on the country charts. Bama also wrote, but did not release their own version of the song "Even the Nights Are Better", which became a major hit for Air Supply in 1982. Lead Terry Skinner has been a successful songwriter writing some pop hits, but mostly country hits for acts such as The Forester Sisters, David Frizzell and Highway 101 Highway 101 was an American country music band founded in 1986 in Los Angeles, California. The initia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bama Rowell
Carvel William "Bama" Rowell (January 13, 1916 – August 16, 1993) was an American professional baseball player. In Major League Baseball, he was a second baseman and outfielder for the Boston Bees/Braves (1939–41 and 1946–47) and Philadelphia Phillies (1948). Rowell was a native and lifelong resident of Citronelle, Alabama. He batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood tall and weighed . He finished 21st in voting for the National League Most Valuable Player for playing in 130 games and having 486 at bats, 46 runs scored, 148 hits, 19 doubles, eight triples, three home runs, 58 runs batted in, 12 stolen bases, 18 walks, .305 batting average, .331 on-base percentage, .395 slugging percentage, 192 total bases and three sacrifice hits. In six MLB seasons Rowell played in 574 games and had 1,901 at bats, 200 runs scored, 523 hits, 95 doubles, 26 triples, 19 home runs, 217 runs batted in, 37 stolen bases, 113 walks, a .275 batting average, a .316 on-base percentage, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bama (writer)
Bama (born 1958), also known as Bama Faustina Soosairaj, is a Tamil Dalit feminist, teacher and novelist. Her autobiographical novel '' Karukku'' (1992) chronicles the joys and sorrows experienced by Dalit Christian women in Tamil Nadu. She subsequently wrote two more novels, ''Sangati'' (1994) and ''Vanmam'' (2002) along with three collections of short stories: ''Kusumbukkaran'' (1996) and ''Oru Tattvum Erumaiyum'' (2003), 'Kandattam'(2009). In addition to this, she has written twenty short stories. Early life and family Bama was born in 1958 as Faustina Mary Fatima Rani in a Roman Catholic family belonging to the Paraiyar community from Puthupatti in the then Madras State. Later she accepted 'Bama' as her pen name. Her father, Susairaj was employed in the Indian Army and her mother was named Sebasthiamma. She is the sister of famous Dalit writer Raj Gauthaman. Bama's grandfather had converted from Hinduism to Christianity. Bama's ancestors were from the Dalit community an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bama, Borno
Bama is a Local Government Area of Borno State, Nigeria. It has its headquarters in the town of Bama. Landscape It has an area of 4,997 km2 Population a population of 269,986 at the 2006 census. Postal Code The postal code of the area is 610. History It is located "about 60 kilometres (37 miles) from Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state". It is one of the sixteen LGAs that constitute the Dikwa Emirate, a traditional state located in Borno State, Nigeria. Insurgency Cases The town was attacked by Boko Haram in May 2013 and February 2014. , The two border towns of Bama and Gwoza have been cut off since the declaration of a state of emergency with soldiers blocking the roads linking the town to the state capital, Maiduguri ... Escapees from Bama were forced to take bush routes through Dikwa, a town 60km away from Bama and 150km from Maiduguri to get to the state capital. On September 2, 2014, Boko Haram seized control of Bama, according to the town's residen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bama (fly)
Bama or BAMA may refer to: Places * Bama, shortened form of Alabama, a state of the United States of America ** The University of Alabama, the public university serving the state, often known as simply ''Bama'' * Bama, one of the colloquial Burmese names of Myanmar * Bama, Borno, Nigeria, a Local Government Area of Borno State * Bama, Burkina Faso, a town in Banwa Province, Burkina Faso * Bama Department, Houet Province, Burkina Faso * Bama, New South Wales, a parish in Cadell County in New South Wales, Australia * Bama Yao Autonomous County, Guangxi, China ** Bama Town, Guangxi, seat of Bama County * Boston-Atlanta Metropolitan Axis, colloquially known as "The Sprawl", a fictional near-future urban agglomeration in William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy People * Bama (writer) (born 1958), Indian Tamil author * James Bama (born 1926), American artist * Momodu Bama (died 2013), Nigerian member of Boko Haram * Bama Rowell (1916–1993), American baseball player Other uses * Bama (band), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bama
James Elliott Bama (April 28, 1926 – April 24, 2022) was an American artist known for his realistic paintings and etchings of Western subjects. Life in Wyoming led to his comment, "Here an artist can trace the beginnings of Western history, see the first buildings, the oldest wagons, saddles and guns, and be up close to the remnants of Indian culture ... And you can stand surrounded by nature's wonders." Biography Born in Washington Heights, New York, in 1926, he grew up copying Alex Raymond's ''Flash Gordon'' comic strip. He had his first professional sale when he was 15, a drawing of Yankee Stadium in the ''New York Journal-American''. He graduated from New York's High School of Music and Art and entered the Army Air Forces, working as a mechanic, mural painter, and physical training instructor. When discharged from the service, and back in New York City, he studied drawing and anatomy at the Art Students League. Beginning in 1951, he was an illustrator at New York's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bama Gruppen
Bama-Gruppen AS is Norway's largest private distributor of fruit and vegetables. Bama-Gruppen is engaged in wholesale trading of imported and Norwegian-produced fresh produce in fruits, vegetables and flowers. The corporation was founded as Chr. Matthiessen AS in 1886 when Christian Marius Emil Matthiessen (1850–1918) from Kristiansand started a lumber business. Banana imports began in 1905 as the first in Europe outside the UK. The company was eventually named Banana Matthiessen. In 1981, the corporate name was changed to Bama-Gruppen AS. The company has five divisions: retail, industry, institutions, flowers and convenience shops. On the retail market it delivers produce to the two wholesalers Norgesgruppen and Reitangruppen. Bama is the main sponsor of the Norway national football team The Norway national football team ( no, Norges herrelandslag i fotball, or informally ''Landslaget'') represents Norway in men's international football and is controlled by the Norwegi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
