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BMW E34 The BMW E34 is the version of the BMW 5 Series automobile built from February 1988 to 1995 (Touring until 1996). It replaced the BMW E28 in 1988 and was replaced by the E39 in 1996, although E34s were still being sold in 1996.
BMW E63/E64 In 1989 the 6 Series was supplanted by the 8 Series, but in late 2003, the 6 Series was reintroduced as a 2004 model, with coupe and convertible versions based on the BMW E63 and BMW E64 platforms, respectively. These two models are each available with either a 3.
BMW E90 The BMW E90 automobile platform is the fifth generation of BMW's 3 Series range of entry-level luxury/compact executive cars. The car is also available as a station wagon/estate (designated as E91), coupé (E92) and coupé cabriolet (E93).
BMW films The BMW film series The Hire was a series of eight short films (each about eight minutes long) produced for the Internet in the summers of 2001 and 2002. The films were directed by popular Hollywood and international directors.
BMW F01 The BMW F01 is an automobile platform expected to go into production in late 2008 as a replacement for the current 7 Series (BMW E65/E66) platform. The long wheelbase, codenamed BMW F02, will be longer by 14 cm than BMW F01.
BMW F650GS The BMW F650GS, introduced in 2001, is a dual-purpose BMW motorcycle, one of the the GS on-road / off-road family. It is available in a standard model, and a taller, off-road oriented "Dakar" model, named after the famous Dakar Rally which BMW rider Richard Sainct won on the F650RR in 1999 and 2000.
BMW Headquarters BMW Headquarters (also BMW Tower, or literally from German: "BMW four-cylinder") is a Munich landmark, which has been serving as world headquarters for the Bavarian automaker for over 30 years. The building was declared historical in 1999.
BMW Championship (European Tour) The BMW Championship, known as the "Volvo PGA Championship" for many years up to 2004, is an annual men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour. In 2007 a separate BMW Championship will be introduced in the United States as the third of four PGA Tour playoff tournaments for the FedEx Cup.
BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs The BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs is a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour. It is played annually at The Cliffs Valley, The Cliffs at Keowee Vineyards and The Cliffs at Walnut Cove in Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
BMW International Open The BMW International Open is an annual men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was founded in 1989 and has always been played at several different golf courses in and around Munich, which is BMW's home city.
BMW K 1200 R Before 2006 BMW was known for its conservative but innovative approach towards motorcycles. This model is the most powerful “naked” production motorcycle in the world producing a 163 hp (122 kW) @ 10,250 rpm from its 1157 cc 4 cylinder motor with a torque of 94 lbf·ft (127 N·m) @ 8,250 rpm, a mind numbing explosive acceleration of 100 km/h from stand-still in 2 seconds and a top speed of over 163 mph (260 km/h).
BMW K100 In the late 1970s, following several years of declining sales, BMW motorcycle engineers began work on developing a replacement for the aging flat-twin engines. The design team lead by Josef Fritzenwenger and Stefan Pachernegg eventually developed a design based on a Peugeot car engine, in which a four cylinder engine was laid on its side across the motorcycle frame.
BMW M BMW M GmbH (previously: BMW Motorsport GmbH) is a subsidiary of German car manufacturer BMW AG established in May 1972 with just eight employees. BMW M, also known as M-Technik or just "M" (for Motorsport) was initially created to facilitate BMW’s racing program, which was very successful in the 1960s and 1970s.
BMW M Coupe The BMW M Coupe, nicknamed the "Shoe", "Clown Shoe", "Boot", "Shooting Brake" or "Bread Van" by enthusiasts, is a high-performance automobile produced by BMW from 1998 to 2002.
BMW M42 The BMW M42 is a DOHC 16-valve I4 piston engine first built for the E30 318is 1989 year model. The engine block is based on the BMW M40, used on the 318i, but had distinctive features such as double overhead cams driven by a timing chain, hydraulic valve lifters, and an increased 10:1 compression ratio.
BMW M5 (E28) The first BMW M5, based on the E28 5 Series, made its debut at Amsterdam Motor Show in February 1985. It was the product of demand for an automobile with the carrying capacity of a saloon (sedan), but the overall performance of a sports car.
BMW N53 The BMW N53 will be BMW's latest and most modern straight-6 engine, which will debut 2007 in the facelifted 5 series (E60/E61). It is an improvement on the N52 Naturally Aspirated (NA) engine mainly since it has gasoline direct injection technology and can burn stratified.
BMW N54 The N54 is a twin-turbocharger straight-6 automobile engine from BMW. It was launched in late 2006 as a high-performance option for the BMW 3-Series, first to be released along with the new 3-series E92 Coupè, to be followed closely by other existing 3-series models, then with other BMW series as well.
BMW N73 The N73 is the latest V12 engine from BMW, built in Munich, Germany. It was along the first BMW engines to receive the revolutionary Valvetronic technology, which surprisingly gives it more economical fuel consumption than older non-Valvetronic V8 BMW engines.
BMW New Six The BMW New Sixes were a line of luxury six-cylinder automobiles produced from 1968 to 1977. The series was introduced as a response to the Mercedes-Benz-dominated large luxury car class and was very important in establishing BMW's reputation as a maker of sporting, luxury sedans.
BMW Oracle Racing BMW Oracle is a sailboat racing syndicate, initially formed to compete in the 2003 America's Cup (as Oracle BMW Racing). The syndicate is backed primarily by Larry Ellison, who made his billions from Oracle's database software.
BMW R1200RT The BMW R1200RT was introduced in 2005 by BMW Aktiengesellschaft (AG) as a touring motorcycle designed to replace BMW's successful R1100RT and R1150RT models. It was selected as the Best Touring Bike by two major American monthly motorcycle magazines.
BMW R27 After World War II, by proclamation of the USSR, USA, and UK, BMW Aktiengesellschaft (AG) was prohibited from building motorcycles . Later, this ban was lifted and in 1948 BMW produced its first postwar motorcycle, the 250cc R24 (see photo), which was based largely on the prewar R23.
BMW R60/2 The R60 and R60/2 were BMW motorcycles manufactured in Munich, Germany, by the Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW Aktiengesellschaft). Some 20,133 of these 600cc shaft-drive, opposed twin R60 (1956-1960, 28 hp), R60/2 (1960-1969, 30 hp), and R60US (1968-1969, 30 hp) were built.
BMW S85 The BMW S85B50 is a DOHC 40-valve V10 automotive piston engine found on the E60 M5 and E63 M6. It was inspired by BMW's formula 1 racing division and shares many components and technology that powers BMW Williams F1 cars.
BMW X5 The BMW X5 is a mid-size luxury crossover SUV (properly known as an SAV-a Sports Activity Vehicle) sold by BMW since 2000. It is based on the E39 5 Series and features all wheel drive and a line of straight-6 and V8 engines.
BMW X6 The BMW X6 is an upcoming full-size luxury crossover SUV to be released in the 2009 model year. It will be based off the BMW X5 platform, and will be built at BMW's North American plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
BMW Z1 The BMW Z1 is a two-seat roadster developed by BMW Technik GmbH and produced from July 1988 to June 1991. The Z1 featured unusual doors which, instead of opening outward or upward, dropped down into the door sills.
BMW Z3 The BMW Z3 was the first modern mass-market roadster produced by BMW, as well as the first BMW model assembled in the United States. It was introduced as a 1996 model year vehicle, shortly after being featured in the James Bond movie, GoldenEye.
BMX BMX (Bicycle Moto-cross(X)) is a form of cycling on specially designed bicycles which usually have 20-inch wheels (sometimes referred to as iron horses or steel ponies). The sport includes races on earthern tracks—BMX racing—as well as the performances of tricks —BMX freestyle.
Bnai Ephraim The Bnai Ephraim ("Children of Ephraim") of Nigeria numbered in 1930 about 2000 people in 400 families in 20 small villages in the Ondo district of southwestern Nigeria. According to their traditions, they came to Nigeria by way of Morocco.
Bnei Akiva Schools Yeshivat Or Chaim boys school ישיבת אור חיים and Ulpanat Orot girls school אולפנת אורות are two high schools sharing the same philosophy. They are both Jewish day schools, based on the principles of Religious Zionism.
Bnei Atzmon Bnei Atzmon () was an Israeli settlement originally founded in 1979 in the Yamit region of the Sinai peninsula as a response to Camp David Accords which promoted trading territory for peace. The yishuv was relocated to the Gush Katif region of the Gaza Strip about three kms north of Rafah after the signing of the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty and the subsequent evacuation of Sinai in 1982.
Bnei Brak Bnei Brak (or Bene Beraq) (, ) is a city in Israel, on the central coastal strip, just east of Tel Aviv, and part of the metropolis known as Gush Dan, the Tel Aviv District. Its population comprises predominantly religious Jews.
Bnei Menashe The Bnei Menashe ("Children of Menasseh", Hebrew בני מנשה) are a group of more than 8,000 people from India's North-Eastern border states of Manipur and Mizoram who claim descent from one of the Lost Tribes of Israel. Ethnically and linguistically, they are Tibeto-Burmans and belong to the Mizo, Kuki and Chin peoples (the terms are virtually interchangeable)Language in IndiaJoshua Project.
Bnei Shimon Regional Council The Bnei Shimon Regional Council (), is a regional council in the northern Negev in the south of Israel. Most of its territory lies north of Beersheba and the rest bounds Beersheba on the west and east sides as well.
Bnei Yoel The Bnei Yoel (also known as "the Rebbetzin's Hassidim", "kegeners", or "misnagdim") are a group of Satmar Hassidim, followers of Rebbe Joel Teitelbaum, who after the death of Rebbe Joel refused to accept the leadership of the new Grand Rabbi of Satmar, Rebbe Moshe Teitelbaum, a nephew of Rebbe Joel.
BN-350 reactor The BN-350 was a sodium-cooled fast reactor nuclear power plant located at Aktau (formally known as Shevchenko from 1964-1992), Kazakhstan, situated on the shore of the Caspian Sea. The BN-350 Fast breeder reactor went online in 1973, and closed in 1999.
BN-600 reactor The BN-600 reactor is a sodium-cooled fast breeder reactor built at the Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Station, in Zarechnij, in the Sverdlovsk region, Russia. Designed for 600 MW(electric) it produces 560 MW(electric) dispatching energy to the Middle Urals power grid.
BNA Records BNA Records is a label group that shares ties with Arista Nashville and RCA Nashville from parent company RCA Records, which itself is a subsidiary of Sony BMG. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, BNA focuses mainly on modern country music.
BNC Trumpeter A BNC Trumpeter is a device that aids in the placement and removal of video cables with a BNC connector from various pieces of video equipment, but mostly from densely arranged units such as a distribution amplifier, or a patch field.
BNCR Class A1 The Belfast and Northern Counties Railway had standardised on locomotives with a 2-4-0 wheel arrangement for its principal passenger trains during the 1870’s and construction continued through to the mid - 1890’s. With increasing loads and heavier trains a new, more powerful, design was needed and in 1897 the first 4-4-0 class arrived on the scene, the “Class B“.
BNDES The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) is a federal public company that is associated to the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. Its objective is the financing of endeavors that contribute towards the development of Brazil.
BNFL British Nuclear Fuels plc or BNFL manufactures and transports nuclear fuel (notably MOX), runs reactors, generates and sells electricity, reprocesses and manages spent fuel (mainly at Sellafield), and decommissions nuclear plants and other similar facilities. BNFL is owned by the British government.
BNH Hospital Bangkok In the latter years of the 19th century health care in Bangkok was rudimentary and based on traditional Chinese and Thai medicine Yet Bangkok was growing as a base for British and other foreign companies and an increasing numbers of expatriate employees who demanded familiar western-type health care. Western style clinics and hospitals were unknown and doctors trained in contemporary western medicine were exceptional by their absence.
BNN (television) BNN, Bart's Neverending Network, is a public-service broadcasting network in the Netherlands, which was founded on August 15, 1997 and is primarily targeted at a younger - teen to young adult - audience. BNN broadcasts both television and radio shows.
BNSF Railway The BNSF Railway , headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the four remaining transcontinental railroads and one of the largest railroad networks in North America (only one competitor, the Union Pacific Railroad, is larger in size). With globalization, the transcontinental railroads are a key component in the containerization of the Pacific Rim with the BNSF Railway moving more intermodal traffic than any other rail system in the world.
BNSF Railway Line The BNSF Railway Line is a commuter rail line in the United States, provided by Metra and operated by the BNSF Railway in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs. While Metra does not specifically refer to any of its lines by a particular color, the timetable accents for the BNSF line are printed in bright "Cascade Green".
BNTA The British Numismatic Trade Association is an association formed by a majority of the leading United Kingdom coin dealers. Originally formed to represent the trade in discussions with UK Customs & Excise regarding value-added tax on coins, it has developed, becoming a part of the fight against forgery, theft and other criminal activities.
Bo (parsha) Bo (בא — Hebrew for “go,” the first word that God speaks in the parshah, in Exodus 10:1) is the fifteenth weekly parshah or portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the third in the book of Exodus. It constitutes Exodus 10:1–13:16.
Bo Aung Kyaw Day On December 20 1938, Bo Aung Kyaw was killed by the British Indian Imperial Police during the third Rangoon University student boycott. Bo Aung Kyaw Day (20 December) commemorates him as the first student leader who died in the independence struggle of Myanmar.
Bo Belinsky Robert "Bo" Belinsky (December 7 1936 – November 23 2001) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who had a career record of just 28-51, but threw the first no-hitter in the history of the Los Angeles Angels and the first one at Dodger Stadium, beating the Baltimore Orioles 2-0 on May 5, 1962. It was Belinsky's fourth consecutive win to start his rookie season; he would be 5-0, then 7-1, before finishing the season with a 10-11 won-lost record, a 3.
Bo Brady Bo Brady (full name Beauregard Aurelius Brady) is a fictional character on the television soap opera Days of our Lives. The role has been played by Peter Reckell (1983 to 1987, 1990 to 1992, 1995 to present) and Robert Kelker-Kelly (1992 to 1995)
Bo Brady and Hope Williams Beauregard "Bo" Brady and Hope Williams Brady are fictional characters and the signature supercouple on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives. Bo is played by Peter Reckell and Hope is played by Kristian Alfonso.
Bo Carter Armenter "Bo Carter" Chatmon (March 21 1893, in Bolton, Mississippi — September 21, 1964, in Memphis, Tennessee) was a popular early blues musician. He was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks in live performance and on a few of their recordings.
Bo Diddley Bo Diddley (born December 30, 1928) aka "The Originator", is an influential American rock and roll singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is often cited as a key figure in the transition of blues into rock and roll, by introducing more insistent, driving rhythms and a hard edged guitar sound.
Bo Diddley (song) Bo Diddley is a rhythm and blues song first recorded and sung by Bo Diddley at the Chess Records studio in Chicago and released under its subsidiary, Checker Records in 1955. It became an immediate hit single that stayed on the R&B charts for a total of 18 weeks, seven more weeks than its flipside (the A-side, "I'm a Man").
Bo Gritz James "Bo" Gritz (born January 18, 1939 in Enid, Oklahoma) was a highly decorated United States Army Special Forces officer during the Vietnam War whose post-war activities—notably attempted POW rescues—have proven controversial. He remained a Special Forces officer until he resigned his commission in 1979.
Bo Hampton Bo Hampton (born 1954 in United States) graduated from the School of Visual Arts, New York City. He drew, wrote and painted comics and graphic novels for 15 years, always with a bent toward realism that was fairly uncommon in the medium.
Bo Henriksen Bo Henriksen (born February 7, 1975) is a Danish professional footballer who rose to prominence as a striker in both his home country, where he won the 1999-2000 Danish Superliga with Herfølge BK, as well as in England, where he played in the Nationwide Football League with Kidderminster Harriers.
Bo Hi Pak Bo Hi Pak (born August 18, 1930) is one of the most well-known members of the Unification Church, a major leader until the 1990s, serving as Rev. Sun Myung Moon's chief aide and interpreter in the United States and throughout the western world until the 1990s.
Bo jook "Bo Jook" (煮粥)is a Chinglish (Chinese/English slang) phrase which literally means "boil congee" in Chinese. It sounds very much like the English word, "bull shit", and this is how the term is most commonly used in social settings.
Bo Jackson Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson (born November 30, 1962 in Bessemer, Alabama) is an American multi-sport professional athlete who, before he retired, played football in the National Football League and baseball in the American League, the first athlete named an All-Star in both sports. He is also an actor who has had small roles in several films.
Bo Kaspers Orkester Bo Kaspers Orkester is a Swedish Jazz-Pop band consisting of Bo Sundström, Fredrik Dahl, Michael Malmgren and Mats Schubert. Bo Sundström calls himself Bo Kasper while playing with the band, but uses his normal name for his Solo project.
Bo Kimble Gregory Kevin "Bo" Kimble (born April 9 1966 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former college basketball star at Loyola Marymount University and professional National Basketball Association player. In the 1989-90 season, he led the 11th seeded Loyola Marymount basketball team on an amazing run to the regional finals of the NCAA Tournament.
Bo Lamar Dwight "Bo" Lamar (born April 7 1951 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former professional American basketball player. He attended high school in Columbus and graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
Bo McMillin Alvin Nugent "Bo" McMillin (January 12, 1895 - March 31, 1952) was a Hall-of-Fame college football player, and later successful head coach, who served at both the collegiate and professional levels but who achieved his greatest success at the college level. His legendary "poor mouthing", pronounced in his distinctive Texas drawl, was in sharp contrast to his teams' successes.
Bo Mya Bo Mya (; ; 20 January 1927 – 24 December 2006), born Htee Moo Kee, was a Karen rebel leader born in Papun District, which is in present-day Karen State, Myanmar. He was a long-standing chairman of the Karen National Union (KNU), a political organisation of the Karen people, from 1976 to 2000.
Bo Perasol Dolreich "Bo" Perasol is a Filipino professional basketball head coach of the Air21 Express in the Philippine Basketball Association. Perasol is a former player for the UP Fighting Maroons in the UAAP and coached numerous teams before making his PBA coaching debut with Air21 in the 2005-06 PBA season.
Bo Pi Bo Pi was a bureaucrat in the state of Wu in the Spring and Autumn Period. His grandfather, Bo Zhou-li, who was an official in the state of Chu, was executed, and Bo Pi fled to Wu, where he served as an advisor to the king of Wu.
Bo Ralph Professor Bo Rune Ingemar Ralph (born October 4 1945 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish linguist, member of the Swedish Academy, and professor of Nordic Languages at the Department of Swedish Language at Gothenburg University. He was elected to the Swedish Academy on April 15 1999 and admitted on December 20 1999.
Bo Rangers Bo Rangers is a Sierra Leonean football club based in Bo, Sierra Leone. The club is a member of the Sierra Leonean Premier League, the top soccer league in Sierra Leone, and play their home games at Bo Stadium in Bo Town, Sierra Leone.
Bo Rein Robert Edward "Bo" Rein (July 20, 1945 - January 10, 1980) was a noted two-sport college athlete in the United States, and a rising college football head coach, before his tragic death in an aircraft accident in 1980. Rein is the namesake of post-season player awards at two universities.
Bo Rogers Ronald "Bo" Rogers (born July 12, 1978 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Canadian Football League cornerback, last active in 2005 for the Ottawa Renegades. He previously played in the Arena Football League, NFL Europe, and the practice squad of the New York Giants.
Bo Ryan William "Bo" Ryan (born December 20, 1947 in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States) is the current head coach of the University of Wisconsin-Madison men's basketball team. Ryan is the current leader in overall winning percentage in the entire NCAA among coaches with at least twenty years of head coaching experience.
Bo Schembechler Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler (April 1 1929 – November 17 2006) was an American college football coach best known as the head coach at the University of Michigan, where he coached the Wolverines from 1969 until 1989. Schembechler won a total of 234 games; only Joe Paterno and Tom Osborne have recorded 200 victories in fewer games.
Bo School The Bo Government Secondary School or the Bo School is a primary school in Bo, Sierra Leone. The school was founded in 1906 at the behest of Governor Leslie Probyn to educate the sons of Paramount Chiefs in the British manner.
Bo Watson Bo Watson (born October 21, 1960) is an American poltician and a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate. He was first elected as a state senator since the 105th Tennessee General Assembly, having previously served as a state representative during the 104th General Assembly.
Bo Welch Bo Welch (born March 19, 1963) is a former motion picture production designer turned director. He worked as a production designer on the Tim Burton films Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, and Batman Returns, as well as A Little Princess and Men in Black, among other films.
Bo White Bo White is an American actor appearing in Christopher Larkin's 1974 groundbreaking film, A Very Natural Thing, the gay alternative to Love Story (1970). He plays Jason, a divorced photographer, who meets a lonely English Literature teacher David, Robert Joel, during New York's 1973 Gay Pride celebration in the second half of the film and show the potential to form a long term relationship.
Bo Xilai Bo Xilai (薄熙来; pinyin: Bó Xīlái; pronounced Beuh Shy'ii-lie) (born July 1949) is the current Minister of Commerce of the People's Republic of China. Bo is the son of Bo Yibo, a Communist revolutionary elder, and his rise to fame came from his tenures as the Mayor of the coastal economic hub of Dalian and subsequently the Governor of Liaoning.
Bo Ya Bo Ya (伯牙) was a qin player from the Spring and Autumn Periodor the Warring States period. He was known by his first name of "Boya", although his surname may have been Yu (俞), thus his complete name is sometimes given as Yu Boya (俞伯牙).
Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway The Bo’ness and Kinneil Railway, operated by the Scottish Railway Preservation Society, operates virtually the entire Bo’ness branch of the former North British Railway on the Firth of Forth in Scotland. Bo’ness railway station is the nucleus of the planned Scottish Railway Museum.
Bo-Kaap The Bo-Kaap is a picturesque area of Cape Town in South Africa formerly known as the Malay Quarter. It is situated on the slopes of Signal Hill above the city centre and is a historical centre of Cape Malay culture in Cape Town.
Bo-Weevils The Bo-Weevils (1985-97) were a Melbourne, Australia based psychedelic rock band blending psychedelic music, pop music, garage rock and rock music. Their early garage incarnation was a lot easier to classify and won fans easily, but the band evolved away from these roots from the late 80's into more cerebral and accomplished directions.
Bo! in the USA Bo! In The USA is the fourth series of Channel 4 comedy Bo' Selecta in which Avid Merrion (Leigh Francis) and his wife Sacha Merrion (Barunka O'Shaughnessy) own a hotel in Hollywood, California where celebrities stay.
Boa catshark The boa catshark, Scyliorhinus boa, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae found on the continental shelves and insular slopes of the western Atlantic from Barbados, Lesser Antilles, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Honduras, to Colombia between latitudes 20° N and 9° N, at depths of between 330 and 675 m. Its length is up to 54 m.
Boa constructor Boa constructor (the name is an obvious pun on boa constrictor) is a cross platform integrated development environment (IDE) for the Python programming language. It includes a graphical user interface (GUI) builder for the wxPython toolkit.
Boa Island Boa Island (from Irish Boadhbh, the Celtic war-goddess) is an island located in Lower Lough Erne, in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is over a mile long but relatively narrow and is linked to the mainland at each end by bridges leading westward towards Castlecaldwell and east to Kesh.
Boa knot The boa knot is a modern, binding knot invented by weaver Peter Collingwood in 1996. His intention was to develop a knot that would hold well when the constricted object was cut close to the winds of the knot.
Boa Vista Crioulo language The Boa Vista Crioulo (crioulo de Boa Vista in Portuguese, Kriolu di Boa Vista in ALUPEC/ALUPEK) is the variant of Capeverdean creole spoken in the Brava Island of Cape Verde. It belongs to the Barlavento (Criol) branch of the phylum.
Boa Vista, Cape Verde Boa Vista (Portuguese meaning "good view") is a desert island in the Barlaventos archipelago of Cape Verde and is also the easternmost. It economy was originally based on agriculture, but desertification led to salt collection becoming more important.
Boa Vista, Roraima Boa Vista is the capital of the Brazilian state of Roraima. It is also the most populous municipality in the state. Approximately one third of the people in the state live here. It is the only Brazilian capital located entirely above the Equator.
Boada Boada is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is 58 kilometres from the provincial capital city of Salamanca and has a population of 384 people.
Boalisk In the Dungeons and Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, the boalisk is a magical beast, created by crossbreeding a boa with a basilisk. It was introduced in the D&D module S4 - The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth and later reprinted in the Monster Manual II [http://www.
Boao Forum for Asia Boao Forum for Asia (Chinese: 博鳌亚洲论坛 , Bóáo Yàzhōu Lùntán), abbreviated as BFA, is a non-governmental, not-for-profit international organization modelled after the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The founding of BFA was driven by the People's Republic of China and founded by 26 Australasian states on 27 February 2001.
Boar The Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig. It is native in woodlands across much of Central Europe, the Mediterranean Region (including North Africa's Atlas Mountains) and much of Asia as far south as Indonesia, and has been widely introduced elsewhere.
Boar spear A boar spear is a special type of spear that was invented and widely used in Germany and Scandinavia during the Roman era. It is relatively short and heavy and has two "lugs" or "wings" on the spearsocket behind the blade, which act as a barrier to prevent an injured and furious boar from working its way up the shaft of the spear to attack the hunter.
Board (bridge) In duplicate bridge, a board is a device used to pass a pre-dealt bridge hand from table to table, keeping the cards belonging to each of the four players separate. More generally, the term board refers to one "deal" or "hand" of play.
Board examination In India, board examinations refer to the pivotal examinations that occur at the end of the 9th to 10th grade education (SSC), or at the end of the 11th to 12th grade education (HSC). The scores achieved in these exams are considered very important for getting into university, getting into professional courses or training programs, and even possibly in finding employment.

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