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IIB or IIb may refer to: * IIb, a diamond type * IIb, a type of type II supernova * Intergranular and Interphase Boundaries (IIB) in Materials, a series of triennial international conferences which started in Paris (France) in 1989 * International Investment Bank, a multilateral development bank * "Ice Ice Baby", a hip hop song written by American rapper Vanilla Ice * International Patent Institute (''Institut International des Brevets''), an intellectual property organisation established on June 6, 1947, now defunct * Islamic International Brigade, an international unit of Islamist mujahideen founded in 1998 * KBC Bank Ireland, (established in 1973 as Irish Intercontinental Bank), one of the leading non-retail banks in Ireland * Type II string theory (type IIB), described by type IIB supergravity in ten dimensions * IBM Integration Bus, an enterprise service bus software product by IBM * A rating in the Hong Kong motion picture rating system The Hong Kong motion picture rating sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Investment Bank
International Investment Bank (IIB) is a multilateral development institution with headquarters in Budapest, Hungary. It was established in 1970 and operates as an international organisation based on the intergovernmental ''Agreement Establishing the International Investment Bank'' dated 10 June 1970, registered with the United Nations Secretariat on 1 December 1971 under number 11417, as amended and restated from time to time. IIB specialises in medium- and long-term financing of projects aimed at supporting the economies of its members that would have a significant positive social, economic and environmental impact. IIB offers direct financing and provides loans in partnership with other Financial institutions as well as through partner banks. Member states Current members * * * * * * * * * Former members * (1970–1993) * (1970–1990) * (1970–2000) * (1970–1991) The IIB statutory documents allow for the admission of either Sovereign states or int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KBC Bank Ireland
KBC Bank Ireland plc is a bank in Ireland with offices in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and Belfast. It was established in 1972 as ''Irish Intercontinental Bank''. In 1978 KBC Bank, which is headquartered in Brussels, acquired a 75% interest. KBC Bank acquired a full 100% shareholding in IIB in 1999, and in 2000 the bank's name changed to IIB Bank. On 27 October 2008, the 30th anniversary of KBC's majority ownership, the bank was renamed KBC Bank Ireland plc. KBC Bank Ireland provides a wide range of banking services including Corporate, Commercial and Business Banking, Private Banking and Treasury & Capital Markets. Its mortgage division, KBC Homeloans KBC may refer to: Broadcasting * KBC (TV channel), Algeria * Kenya Broadcasting Corporation * Kwangju Broadcasting Corporation, South Korea * Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting, a Japanese station referred to as KBC Companies * KBC Advanced Technologie ..., is a leading mortgage provider in Ireland. KBC began operating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamond Type
Diamond type is a method of scientifically classifying diamonds by the level and type of their chemical impurities. Diamonds are separated into five types: Type Ia, Type Ib, Type 1aB, Type IIa, and Type IIb. The impurities measured are at the atomic level within the crystal lattice of carbon atoms and so, unlike inclusions, require an infrared spectrometer to detect. Different diamond types react in different ways to diamond enhancement techniques. Different types can coexist within a single stone; natural diamonds are often mixes of Type Ia and Ib, which can be determined by their infrared absorption spectrum. Types of Diamond Type I Type I diamonds, the most common class, contain nitrogen atoms as their main impurity, commonly at a concentration of 0.1%. Type I diamonds absorb in both the infrared and ultraviolet region, from 320 nm. They also have a characteristic fluorescence and visible absorption spectrum (see Optical properties o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type II Supernova
A Type II supernova (plural: ''supernovae'' or ''supernovas'') results from the rapid collapse and violent explosion of a massive star. A star must have at least 8 times, but no more than 40 to 50 times, the mass of the Sun () to undergo this type of explosion. Type II supernovae are distinguished from other types of supernovae by the presence of hydrogen in their spectra. They are usually observed in the spiral arms of galaxies and in H II regions, but not in elliptical galaxies; those are generally composed of older, low-mass stars, with few of the young, very massive stars necessary to cause a supernova. Stars generate energy by the nuclear fusion of elements. Unlike the Sun, massive stars possess the mass needed to fuse elements that have an atomic mass greater than hydrogen and helium, albeit at increasingly higher temperatures and pressures, causing correspondingly shorter stellar life spans. The degeneracy pressure of electrons and the energy generated by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ice Ice Baby
"Ice Ice Baby" is a hip hop song by American rapper Vanilla Ice, K. Kennedy and DJ Earthquake. It was based on the bassline of the song "Under Pressure" by British rock band Queen and British singer David Bowie, who did not receive songwriting credit or royalties until after it had become a hit. Released on Vanilla Ice’s debut album, ''To the Extreme'' (1990), it is his best-known song. It has appeared in remixed form on ''Platinum Underground'' and ''Vanilla Ice Is Back!'' A live version appears on the album ''Extremely Live'', while a nu metal version appears on the album ''Hard to Swallow'', under the title "Too Cold". "Ice Ice Baby" was first released as the B-side to Vanilla Ice's cover of "Play That Funky Music", but the single was not initially successful. When disc jockey David Morales played "Ice Ice Baby" instead, it began to gain success. "Ice Ice Baby" was the first hip-hop single to top the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Outside of the United States, "Ice Ice Baby" topp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Patent Institute
The International Patent Institute (IIB) (French: ''Institut International des Brevets'') was an intellectual property organisation established on June 6, 1947 in The Hague, Netherlands, by a set of European countries, i.e. France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. It was integrated into the European Patent Organisation on January 1, 1978. Its purpose was to centralize patent searching and archiving as well as the resources needed for the prior art searches for its member countries.Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), ''Patents, innovation and economic performance: OECD conference proceedings'', 2004, page 28. The integration of the International Patent Institute and the European Patent Organisation led to the creation of the European Patent Office's branch in Rijswijk in the Netherlands, a town close to The Hague. This branch is one of three locations (along with Munich and Berlin) where European patent applications may be filed. See also * Intell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islamic International Brigade
The Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade (russian: Исламская международная миротворческая бригада; abbreviated IIPB), also known as the Islamic International Brigade, the Islamic Peacekeeping Army, was the name of an international Islamist mujahideen organization, founded in 1998. IIPB was designated a terrorist entity by the United States in February 2003. History The unit was composed of between 400 and 1,500 militants, most of them Dagestanis (mainly Avars and Darginians), as well as Chechens, Arabs, Turks, Azeris and other foreign fighters. Its Emirs (leaders) were the Arab Mujahid Ibn Al-Khattab and Chechen Shamil Basayev, and was active in the War in Dagestan where many of its members were killed or captured by Russian forces. Most of its remaining members fought in the Second Chechen War The Second Chechen War (russian: Втора́я чече́нская война́, ) took place in Chechnya and the border ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Type II String Theory
In theoretical physics, type II string theory is a unified term that includes both type IIA strings and type IIB strings theories. Type II string theory accounts for two of the five consistent superstring theories in ten dimensions. Both theories have the maximal amount of supersymmetry — namely 32 supercharges — in ten dimensions. Both theories are based on oriented closed strings. On the worldsheet, they differ only in the choice of GSO projection. Type IIA string theory At low energies, type IIA string theory is described by type IIA supergravity in ten dimensions which is a non-chiral theory (i.e. left–right symmetric) with (1,1) ''d''=10 supersymmetry; the fact that the anomalies in this theory cancel is therefore trivial. In the 1990s it was realized by Edward Witten (building on previous insights by Michael Duff, Paul Townsend, and others) that the limit of type IIA string theory in which the string coupling goes to infinity becomes a new 11-dimensional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IBM Integration Bus
IBM App Connect Enterprise (abbreviated as IBM ACE, formerly known as IBM Integration Bus or WebSphere Message Broker) is IBM's premier integration software offering, allowing business information to flow between disparate applications across multiple hardware and software platforms. Rules can be applied to the data flowing through user-authored integrations to route and transform the information. The product can be used as an Enterprise Service Bus supplying a communication channel between applications and services in a service-oriented architecture. IBM ACE provides capabilities to build integration flows needed to support diverse integration requirements through a set of connectors to a range of data sources, including packaged applications, files, mobile devices, messaging systems, and databases. A benefit of using IBM ACE is that the tool enables existing applications for Web Services without costly legacy application rewrites. IBM ACE avoids the point-to-point strain on dev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Motion Picture Rating System
The Hong Kong motion picture rating system () is a legal system of movie screening and rating. An official government agency issues ratings for any movie that will be shown in Hong Kong cinemas. History At the beginning of the film industry in Hong Kong, when the viewing of movies had no age restrictions, films were made under strict guidelines. For instance, movie characters were not allowed to get away with crimes, and sex scenes were not permitted. In 1986, with the release of John Woo's violent gangster movie ''A Better Tomorrow'' (later rated ''IIB''), the general public became concerned about the influence films had on children. As a result, the Hong Kong motion picture rating system was established under the ''Movie Screening Ordinance Cap.392'' on 10 November 1988. The purpose behind the law was to provide parents of minors a chance to prevent their children from being exposed to inappropriate materials, as well as to allow people to watch movies with content aimed towa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
