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Bobby Thompson Bobby Thompson (1910-1986was a legendary comedian from Tyne & Wear] in the north east of [[England. Although born in Penshaw, near Sunderland, he later moved to Whitley Bay on Tyneside and became an adopted son of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Bobby Thomson Robert Brown "Bobby" Thomson (born October 25, 1923 in Glasgow, Scotland), nicknamed The Staten Island Scot, is a Scottish-American former Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter who played for the New York Giants (1946-53, 1957), Milwaukee Braves (1954-57), Chicago Cubs (1958-59), Boston Red Sox (1960) and Baltimore Orioles (1960).
Bobby Timmons Robert Henry "Bobby" Timmons (Born: December 19, 1935 in Philadelphia - Died: March 1, 1974 in New York City) was an American jazz pianist and composer. He is best known for his role as sideman in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers (1958 - 1959) and the composition of Moanin', Dat Dere, and This Here, each of which are typical of his distinctive gospel soul-jazz style.
Bobby Troup Bobby Troup (October 18 1918 - February 7 1999) was an American actor, jazz pianist and songwriter. He is best known for writing the popular standard "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66", and for his role as Dr.
Bobby Tulloch Robert John Tulloch (4 January, 1929 – 21 May, 1996) was a naturalist from the Shetland Islands, north of Scotland. He was born on a croft at Aywick on the eastern side of Yell, an island forming part of the Shetlands.
Bobby Turner Robert "Bobby" Turner (born May 6, 1949 in East Chicago, Indiana) is the Denver Broncos Running Backs coach. He joined Denver in 1995, he also worked for 20 years as a college assistant and has 34 combined years of coaching experience at the professional, collegiate and high school levels.
Bobby Valentino (singer) Robert "Bobby Valentino" Wilson, born on February 27, 1980 in Jackson, Mississippi, is an African-American R&B singer. He was raised in Atlanta, Georgia and currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.
Bobby Veach Robert Hayes Veach (June 29, 1888 - August 7, 1945) was an American left fielder in Major League Baseball who played fourteen seasons for the Detroit Tigers (1912-23), Boston Red Sox (1924-25), New York Yankees (1925) and Washington Senators (1925).
Bobby Wanzer Robert Francis (Bobby) Wanzer, also known as "Hooks" Wanzer (born June 4 1921 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former basketball player and coach. A 6'0" guard, he played collegiately at Seton Hall University, and was selected by the Rochester Royals with the 10th pick in the 1948 BAA Draft.
Bobby Witt Robert Andrew Witt (born May 11, 1964 in Arlington, Virginia) was a pitcher for the Major League Baseball Texas Rangers, Oakland Athletics, Florida Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Cleveland Indians, and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Bobby Wolff Robert (Bobby) Wolff (1932-) is a famous American bridge player and an original member of the Dallas Aces team, which was formed in 1968 to compete against the Italian Blue team which was dominant in world bridge at that time. The Aces were successful and won their first world championship in 1970.
Bobby Younkin Bobby Younkin (Oct 30, 1955 - July 10, 2005) was an airshow performer who flew several different aircraft over the years. He died during a mid-air collision with Jimmy Franklin during a performance by the Masters of Disaster on July 10, 2005.
Bobby's World (game) Bobby's World is a game most commonly played at parties or on long trips. The game is similar to the game Scissors in that at least two players know the secret of the game, while the other players attempt to guess it.
Bobi Jones Emeritus Professor Robert Maynard Jones (born 1929) a Christian and a Welshman, best known as Bobi Jones, is probably the most prolific Welsh writer in the history of the language. A versatile master of poetry, fictional prose and criticism, he is now in his seventies and still producing work of a high standard.
Bobino (TV series) Bobino is a French language children's television show made in Quebec and broadcast on Radio Canada, the French language television service of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation between 1957 and 1985. Its stories revolved around Bobino (a kind gentleman hobo played by Guy Sanche) and his sister Bobinette (a puppet voiced by Paule Bayard and later by Christine Lamer).
Bobinogs Bobinogs (original Welsh title: Bobinogi) is a children's television programme shown most recently on the BBC channel CBeebies in the UK. It debuted for a Welsh audience, but in 2003 started being broadcast in the English market.
Bobita Bobita (also written as Babita) (Bangla: ববিতা) is a renowned Bangladeshi film actress. During the 1970s and 1980s, she was arguably the most popular actress in the country, and to this day, she enjoys a large popular following.
Boblbee Boblbee (also BOBLBEË‘E when expressed on their products) was first established in 1997 as a thinktank for research and development of sports and recreational equipment. This eventually led to the design and manufacture of hardshell and softshell backpacks.
Boblins The Boblins are kind, loving, mischievous characters, who live in a land full of colour called Rainbow's End, existing in harmony with nature and caring for the animals, plants and trees. The Boblins enjoy a life filled with fun and adventure where each new day brings a fresh chance for their personalities to shine.
Bobnoxious Bobnoxious is a rock band from London, Ontario Canada. They have gathered a following in Southwestern Ontario with their live shows, and gathered attention with their singles "Won't Go Quietly" and "Big Cannons".
Bobo (gorilla) Bobo (1951-1968) was a western lowland gorilla who was a prominent feature of Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo from 1953 until his death. As a publicly accessible gorilla in the wake of King Kong, Bobo was one of Seattle's most prominent attractions before the 1962 World's Fair and the introduction of professional sports to the city.
Bobo Newsom Louis Norman (Bobo) Newsom (August 11 1907 – December 7 1962) was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. Also known as "Buck", Newsom played for a number of teams from 1929 through 1953.
Bobo Olson Carl Olson, (July 11 1928 – January 16 2002), was an American boxer. He was the world middleweight champion between October 1953 and December 1955, the longest reign of any champion in that division during the 1950s.
Bobo Stenson Bo Gustav Stenson (mostly known as Bobo Stenson, born in 1944) is a Swedish piano player and jazz musician. Stenson was noted as early as 1963, when he stepped up from the local scene in Västerås to start playing frequently in Stockholm, where he accompanied a long line of visiting American players including Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz and Gary Burton.
Bobo the Bear Bobo the Bear first appeared in the The Muppets Take Manhattan, but as a different puppet from the current one. He has been in several Muppet films as a major character and others as just a background character.
Bobo-Dioulasso Bobo-Dioulasso is a city of about 600,000, the second biggest city in Burkina Faso after Ouagadougou, the nation's capital. The name means literally, "home of the Jula-speaking Bobo," which is the dominant ethnic group in the region of the city.
Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo (sometimes known as Bo x 7, Bo^7, or Bo-bobo) is a manga by Yoshio Sawai, published by Shueisha in Japan and serialized in that country's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo has also been adapted into an anime.
Bobojon Ghafurov Bobojon Ghafurovich Ghafurov (December 31, 1909 - August 12, 1977) (Tajiki/Persian: Бобоҷон Ғафуров/باباجان غفورف) was a Tajik historian, academician, and the author of several books, including History of Tajikistan. He was born in Isfisar, near Khujand in Tajikistan.
Bobone (crater) Bobone is an old, heavily-eroded crater formation that lies on the far side of the Moon. Little remains of the original crater formation, leaving only a bowl-shaped depression in the surface that is pock-marked by tiny craterlets.
Bobotie Bobotie is a South African dish consisting of spiced, minced meat baked with a custard topping. The recipe probably originates from the Dutch East India Company colonies in Batavia, with the name derived from the Indonesian Bobotok.
Bobov (Hasidic dynasty) Bobov, (or Bobover Hasidism) (חסידות באבוב) is a Hasidic group within Haredi Judaism originating in Bobowa, Galicia in Southern Poland and now headquartered in the neighborhood of Borough Park in Brooklyn, New York. It has branches in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn; Monsey, New York; Miami; Montreal; Toronto; Antwerp and London.
Bobrinski Bucket The Bobrinski Bucket is a 12th century bronze bucket originally manufactured for a merchant in 1163 out of bronze with copper and silver inlaid decorations. It provides one of the earliest examples of Persian anthropomorphic calligraphy.
Bobsled roller coaster A Bobsled roller coaster is the generic name given to any roller coaster that uses a track design that is essentially a "pipe" with the top half removed and has cars that are sent down this pipe in a freewheeling mode. The name derrives from the great similarity to the track design used for the Bobsleigh winter sport.
Bobsleigh Bobsleigh is a winter sport invented by Englishmen in the late 1860s in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled. The various types of sleds came several years before the first track was built in St Moritz, where the original bobsleds were adapted upsized Luge/Skeleton sleds designed by the adventurously wealthy to carry passengers.
Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics Bobsleigh has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the first Winter Games in 1924, with the exception of the 1960 games in Squaw Valley when the organizing committee decided not to build a track in order to reduce expenses. Other than that exception, the four-man competition has been competed at every other games (in 1928, it was a five-man competition).
Bobtail Bobtail refers originally to an animal—usually a horse, dog, or cat—whose tail is cut short or is naturally short, and has since come to be applied to other objects whose tail or back end is shorter than normal. See:
BoBo Anderson A fictional character on the TV sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Anderson never actually appeared on the show. In fact, Will mentioned him as an example; "BoBo, you betta watch yo back bro," to which BoBo replied "Naw man, I'm cool, I'm cool," and then "bam!
Boca Burger A Boca Burger is a veggie burger made chiefly from soy protein and wheat gluten; it is a registered trademark of the Boca Foods Company, a subsidiary of Kraft Foods. Like all of Boca Foods' products, Boca Burgers serve as a meat analogue.
Boca Ciega High School Boca Ciega High School is a high school located in southern Pinellas County, Florida and is part of Pinellas County Schools. Boca Ciega High School is located in Gulfport, Florida but most of the students that attend live in or around St.
Boca da Lapa Boca da Lapa (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK and the São Vicente Crioulo: Boka da Lápa) is a rocky shoreline in the southeast the island of São Vicente. The area are linked with a road used for four-wheelers and SUVs.
Boca do Inferno Boca do Inferno (Portuguese for "Hell's Mouth") is a chasm located on a cliffy seashore close to the Portuguese town of Cascais. The seawater has access to the deep bottom of the chasm and vigorously strikes its rocky walls.
Bocage Bocage or Boscage is a French word referring to a terrain of mixed woodland and pasture, with tortuous side-roads and lanes bounded on both sides by banks surmounted with high thick hedgerows limiting visibility. It acquired a particular significance when applied to the countryside of Normandy during the Battle of Normandy making fighting and forward progress against entrenched opposition extremely difficult.
Bocal A bocal is a curved, tapered metal tube, which is part of some woodwind instruments, including the bassoon and the English horn, which extends from the top of the instrument to the reed. Most bocals are made of sterling silver, and covered at the lower end with a cork sleeve, which holds the bocal tightly in the metal socket at the top of the instrument.
Bocca Tigris Bocca Tigris (Chinese: 虎门) a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta, where the Pearl River discharges into the South China sea. Because of its strategic location, the strait was traditionally fortified and some major battles in the First Opium War were fought here.
Boccaccio '70 Boccaccio '70 is a 1962 Italian portmanteau film directed by Mario Monicelli, Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti and Vittorio de Sica, from an idea by Cesare Zavattini. It is an anthology of four episodes, each by one of the directors, all about a different aspect of morality and love in modern times, on the style of Boccaccio.
Boccaccio (operetta) Boccaccio is an operetta in three acts by Franz von Suppé to a German libretto by Camillo Walzel and Richard Genée, based on the play by Jean-François-Antoine Bayard, Adolphe de Leuven, Léon Lévy Brunswick and Arthur de Beauplan. It was first performed at the Carltheater, Vienna, 1879.
Boccadasse Boccadasse (Boccadaze in genoese) is an old mariners neighbourhood of the Italian city of Genoa; it lies at the eastern side of the Corso Italia stroll, the main sea front stroll of the city of Genoa, at the feet of Via Aurora a typical ligurian narrow street ("creuza").
Bocce Bocce is a precision sport closely related to bowls and pétanque with a common ancestry from ancient games played in the Roman Empire. Developed into its present form in Italy, it is played around Europe and also in overseas countries that have received Italian migrants, including the United States, Canada, Australia, Brazil and Argentina (where it's known as bochas), initially amongst the migrants themselves but slowly becoming more popular with their descendants and the wider community.
Boccob In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting and the default pantheon for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Boccob is the god of Magic, Arcane Knowledge, Balance, and Foresight. He is known as the Uncaring, the Lord of All Magic, and the Archmage of the Deities.
Bocconcini Bocconcini (singular Bocconcino) are small, semi-soft, white and rindless unripened mild cheeses which originated in Naples and were once made only from the milk of water buffaloes. Now they are usually made from a combination of water buffalo and cow's milk.
Bocfölde Bocfölde (often spelled as Bocfolde in English documents), is a village in Western Hungary. It has a growing commuter community that works in Zalaegerszeg, the county seat and regional industrial center that is located about 6 km to the North.
Bocksten Man The Bocksten Man is the remains of a mediæval male body found in a bog in Varberg Municipality, Sweden. It is one of the best preserved finds in Europe from that era and is exhibited at the County Museum of Halland.
Bocktoberfest Shiner Bocktoberfest is an annual music festival held each October in Shiner, Texas. Shiner Bocktoberfest features a concert line-up that blends Texas Country, Modern and Alternative Rock with Blues, Pop and Americana.
Bod (series) Bod was a BBC children's television programme first shown in 1975, comprised of thirteen episodes, based on four original Bod books by Joanna and Michael Cole. It was an animated cartoon series narrated by John Le Mesurier with music by Derek Griffiths and produced by David Yates.
Bod, BraĹźov Bod () is a town in Romania in BraĹźov County with 4085 inhabitants (1966 census). At Bod there is one of Romania's largest sugar factories and a broadcasting transmitter for long- and medium-wave radio, the Bod Transmitter.
Bodacious the Bull Bodacious the Bull (1988? - May 16, 2000), originally designated J31, was a crossbred Charbray bull who was infamous throughout the sport of rodeo, and was commonly referred to as "The World's Most Dangerous Bull".
Bodach A Bodach (plural Bodaich) is a mythical spirit or creature, rather like the Bogeyman. The word is a Scottish Gaelic term for "old man" although historically it was used as a pejorative term to refer to peasants or farmers (bothach) by the warrior class amongst the Scots .
Bodak The Bodak is an undead creature in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game that comes from the Infinite Layers of the Abyss. A bodak is humanoid in shape, with smooth grayish-black skin and a featureless face.
Bodélé Depression The Bodélé Depression (also Bodele), located at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert in north central Africa, is the lowest point in Chad,"Dust Storm in the Bodélé Depression, Chad". Natural Hazards, Earth Observatory, NASA.
Bodø Region The Bodø Region is a metropolitan region in the county of Nordland in northern Norway, centered on the city of Bodø. Before January 1, 2005, there was also a separate municipality Skjerstad that was merged with Bodø.
Boddington, Western Australia Boddington (; post code: 6390) is a town and shire in the Peel region of Western Australia, approximately 120km south-east of Perth. The town sits on the road from Pinjarra to Williams on the Hotham River, and around half of the Shire's area is state forest.
Boddingtons Boddingtons is an English beer, originally from Manchester, United Kingdom that has been brewed for more than 200 years. The bitter is now sold in over 30 countries worldwide, and can be drunk on tap around the world in countries as diverse as New Zealand, Hong Kong, and the United States.
Boddole Zer In the fictional Macross universe, Boddole Zer is the supreme commander of the 4,795,122-ship Boddole Zer Main Fleet belonging to the main antagonists, the Zentradi. He is known as Bodolza in AnimEigo's English subtitled Macross release and Dolza in Robotech, the series which adapted Macross as its first saga.
Bode (crater) Bode is a small crater located near the central region of the Moon, to the northwest of the Pallas-Murchison joined craters. It lies on a region of raised surface between the Mare Vaporum to the northeast; Sinus Aestuum to the west, and Sinus Medii to the southeast.
Bode Miller Alpine Racing Bode Miller Alpine Racing is a mobile game developed and published by Abandon Mobile, initially released for Verizon Wireless cell phones on January 30, 2006 and then soon aftwards on Cingular phones. This skiing game features the four events at which Olympic skier Bode Miller excels: Downhill, Slalom, and Super-G.
Bode-Holtemme Bode-Holtemme is a Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") in the district of Halberstadt, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated along the rivers Bode and Holtemme, east of Halberstadt.
Bodega Bay Bodega Bay is a small shallow, sand-choked inlet of the Pacific Ocean on the coast of northern California in the United States. It is approximately 5 miles (8 km) across and is located approximately 40 miles (64 km) northwest of San Francisco and 20 miles (32 km) west of Santa Rosa.
Bodega Harbor Bodega Harbor is a small shallow natural harbor on the Pacific coast of northern California in the United States, approximately 40 mi (64 km) northwest of San Francisco. The harbor is approximately 2 square miles (5 square km) in area.
Bodega Head Bodega Head is a small promontory on the Pacific coast of northern California in the United States. It is located in Sonoma County approximately 40 mi (64 km) northwest of San Francisco and approximately 20 mi (32 km) west of Santa Rosa.
Boden Fortress Boden Fortress, or Bodens fästning, is a recently decommissioned fortress surrounding the city of Boden, in northern Sweden. During the 20th century the fortress was a top secret installation and neither the exact size nor the capabilities of the fortress was public knowledge.
Bodenlaube Castle Ruins Bodenlaube castle is a ruined castle in Reiterswiesen, a district of the Bavarian spa town of Bad Kissingen. It was home to Otto von Botenlauben and his wife Beatrix de Courtnay (founders of the Frauenroth cloister), who both stayed from 1220 to 1242.
Bodetal Aerial Tramway The Bodetal Aerial Tramway is one between 1969 and 1970 in co-operation of the Czechoslovak collective combine Transporta Chrudim and the PGH Elektrotherm Quedlinburg builds wire ropeway in the proximity of Thale in the resin. It leads from the valley station at a value of 183 meters over the sea level to the mountain station at the witch dance place, which 428 meters over the sea level lies.
Bodger and Badger Bodger and Badger is a BBC children's comedy programme which was first broadcast in 1989. It starred Andy Cunningham as Simon Bodger, who had a badly behaved companion, a talking badger with a love for mashed potato.
Bodhi Bodhi (बोधि), the Pāli and Sanskrit word for "awakening" or "enlightenment", is an abstract noun formed from the verbal root budh (awake, become aware, notice, know or understand), corresponding to the verbs bujjhati (Pāli) and bodhati or budhyate (Sanskrit).
Bodhi Day Bodhi Day, traditionally December 8th, is the Buddhist holiday that commemorates the day that the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni or Siddhartha Gotama, experienced Enlightenment, also known as Bodhi in Sanskrit or Pali. According to tradition, Siddhartha had recently forsaken years of extreme ascetic practices and decided to sit under a Pipul tree and simply meditate until he found the root of suffering, and how to liberate one's self from it.
Bodhi Manda Zen Center The Bodhi Manda Zen Center, founded in 1973 is a Myoshin-ji Rinzai Zen Buddhist center in Jemez Springs, New Mexico, in the United States. It was once part of a Catholic monastery, but has been converted to suit Buddhist monastic practices.
Bodhi tree The Bodhi tree was a large and very old specimen of the Sacred Fig, located at the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya (about 100 km from Patna in the Indian state of Bihar) under which Siddhartha Gautama, the spiritual teacher and founder of Buddhism later known as Gautama Buddha, arrived at Bodhi. The Bodhi Tree belongs to the Sacred Figs (Ficus religiosa), also known as Bo, Pipul (Peepal) or Ashwattha trees, which are sacred to Hindus, Jains and Buddhists.
Bodhidharma, the martial arts, and the disputed India connection Claims that Chinese and Japanese martial arts come from Indian martial arts or are influenced by Indian martial arts via Bodhidharma are complicated by disputes over Bodhidharma's origins and history as well as the documented existence of martial arts in China—and specifically at the Shaolin Monastery—prior to the purported arrival of Bodhidharma.
Bodhimanda Bodhimanda is a Pali word that refers to the spot or seat under the Bodhi tree where the Buddha attained enlightenment. Its literal meaning is "place of enlightenment", and every Bodhisattva is said to occupy such a spot before becoming enlightened.
Bodhimandala The term bodhimandala or "bodhimanda" (Sanskrit for "buddha position" or "buddhahood"), in its original meaning, is the achievement of enlightenment, or the meditative posture adopted by a Buddhist to that end.
Bodhiruci A Buddhist monk and esoteric master from North India (6th Century CE). He became very active as a teacher following his arrival in China in 508, and produced translations of 39 works in 127 fascicles, including the Sutra on the Ten Grounds (Chi.
Bodhisattva In Buddhist thought, a bodhisattva (IPA pronunciation: ) (Pali: bodhisatta; Tibetan changchub sempa (byang-chub sems-dpa');; Korean: 보살 bosal ; Japanese: 菩薩 bosatsu; Vietnamese: Bồ Tát; Thai: พระโพธิสัตว์) is a being who is dedicated to assisting all sentient beings in achieving complete Buddhahood. Conventionally, the term is applied to hypothetical beings with a high degree of enlightenment.
Bodhisattva vows In the Bodhisattva vows (sometimes called the Bodhisattva Precepts) of Mahayana Buddhism, the bodhisattvas take vows stating that they will not realize or attain Nirvana until all sentient beings have done so. This four-part vow is made out of compassion and the bodhisattva devotes his/her powers to helping others attain Nirvana.
Bodhisena Bodhisena (Sanskrit बोधिसेन Chinese 菩提僊那) was an Indian Buddhist scholar-monk. He visited Japan, arriving in August 736 on the invitation of Emperor Shōmu, to Sanskrit and Huayan Buddhism in many Japanese monasteries.
Bodhrán The bodhrán (IPA or ; plural bodhráns or bodhráin) is an Irish frame drum ranging from 10" to 26" in diameter, with most drums measuring 14" to 18". The sides of the drum are 3½" to 8" deep.
Bodiam Bodiam is a small village in East Sussex, England in the valley of the River Rother near to the Sussex villages of Sandhurst and Ewhurst Green. It is home to Bodiam Castle, a small range of houses, a pub (called The Castle) opposite Bodiam Castle, a restaurant (called The Curlew).
Bodicote Bodicote is a village and civil parish in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England, on the southern fringe of the Banbury urban area, and lies almost entirely west of the A4260 (Oxford) road. According to the 2001 census Bodicote had a population of 2,065.
Bodie Suspension Bridge The Bodie Suspension Bridge in the Falkland Islands is said to be the southernmost suspension bridge in the world. It was built in 1925, from a kit imported from England, in order to shorten the distance sheep needed to be driven from southern Lafonia to the shearing sheds in Goose Green.
Bodies Without Organs Bodies Without Organs, formed in Sweden in 2004, is a musical group featuring Alexander Bard, Martin Rolinski and Marina Schiptjenko. Also connected to the band are Jean-Pierre Barda (from Army of Lovers) and record producer Anders Hansson.
Bodil Awards The Bodil Awards are the main Danish film awards, awarded annually by the association of Copenhagen film critics (Filmmedarbejderforeningen) at a gala show in the Imperial cinema in central Copenhagen. The name of the award honours the two important actresses in Danish cinema, Bodil Kjer and Bodil Ipsen.
Bodil Ipsen Bodil Ipsen was a Danish actress and director for both stage and screen (born August 30, 1889 in Copenhagen, Denmark, died on November 26, 1964 in Denmark). A documentary on her filmmaking career, Bodil Ipsen og filmen, was made in 2006.
Bodindecha (Sing Singhaseni) School Bodindecha (Sing Singhaseni) School (บดินทรเดชา (สิงห์ สิงหเสนี)), commonly abbreviated as Bodin, is a Thai high schools. It teaches students from grade 7 up to grade 12.
Bodle A bodle or boddle or bodwell, also known as a half groat or Turner was a Scottish copper coin, of less value than a bawbee, worth about one-sixth of an English penny, first issued under Charles II. Its name may derive from Bothwell (a mint-master).
Bodleian Library The Bodleian Library, the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in England is second in size only to the British Library. It is one of five copyright deposit libraries in the United Kingdom.
Bodmin Bodmin (Cornish: Bosvenegh) is a town in Cornwall, England, with a population of 12,778 (2001 census). It was the county town of Cornwall, until the Crown Courts moved to Truro, which is also the administrative centre.
Bodmin (UK Parliament constituency) Bodmin was a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 1868 general election, when its representation was reduced to one member. It was abolished for the 1983 general election.
Bodmin and Wenford Railway The Bodmin and Wenford Steam Railway (BWSR) is a heritage railway, based at Bodmin in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is unique in that it is served by high-speed trains from London Paddington which stop at Bodmin Parkway railway station, from whence BWSR trains depart.
Bodo culture The Bodo culture, the culture of the Bodo people in Assam is influenced by the land and the surroundings where they currently live. For long, Bodos are known as farmers, agriculturist community with a strong tradition of fishery, poultry, piggery, rice and jute cultivation, and betel nut plantation.
Bodo Illgner Bodo Illgner (born April 7, 1967 in Koblenz) is a former German football goalkeeper, who backstopped West Germany to the 1990 FIFA World Cup title. He became the first goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in a World Cup final.
Bodo language Bodo, 'pronounced BO-RO is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Bodo people of north-eastern India and Nepal. The language is one of the official languages of the Indian state of Assam, and is one of 22 scheduled languages given a special constitutional status in India.

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