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Bodo Sahitya Sabha On November 16, 1952, the Bodo Sahitya Sabha, the vanguard of Bodo language and literature, was founded at Basugaon, in the district of Kokrajhar, Assam consisting of representatives of Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura and Nepal in abroad.
Bodok seal The Bodok seal is a specialised washer that ensures a gas-tight seal between the cylinder yoke or regulator of an anaesthetic machine or any medical device requiring a gas supply, and a gas cylinder. It was introduced along with the pin index safety system during the 1950s.
Bodoland Bodoland is an area located in the north bank of Brahmaputra river in the state of Assam in north east region of India, by the foothills of Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh; inhabited predominantly by Bodo language speaking ethnic group. Currently the map of Bodoland includes the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) administered by an autonomous Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC).
Bodoland Territorial Council The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) is a territorial previlege established according to the Memorandum of SettlementFull Text Memorandum of Settlement on Bodoland Territorial Council, February 10, 2003, signed by Government of India, Government of Assam and Bodo Liberation Tigers of February 10, 2003. BTC was announced to be formed just after the BLTF surrenders.
Bodong *Refers to the peace pact or peace council used in the province of Kalinga in the northern part of the Philippines. It is a unique judicial system wherein the pagta or peace pact holder appointed by the pangat (tribal leaders) of a certain tribe holds a peace agreement with another tribe.
Bodrost Bodrost (Bulgarian:БодроŃŃ‚) is a tourism and ski resort near Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Bodrost is located in the valley of the Blagoevgradska Bistritsa, 30 km east from Blagoevgrad at around 1250m above sea level.
Bodrum Bodrum (formerly Halicarnassus - in Greek ΑλικαĎναĎĎĎŚĎ‚-, and also, during the Middle Ages Petronium) is a Turkish port in MuÄźla Province. It is on the Bodrum Peninsula, near the northwest entrance to the Gulf of Gökova, and faces the Greek island of Kos.
Bodrum Institute for Advanced Studies Bodrum Institute of Advanced Studies (BIAS) is an attempt to establish a research environment where research studies, publications, discussions are carried out in an evolutionary, dynamic, open and easily accessible virtual environment. The objective is to encourage contributions to the scientific content on a wider scale and establish open evaluation mechanisms.
Bodva The Bodva (Hungarian: BĂłdva) is a river in Slovakia and Hungary. Its source is in the Slovak Ore Mountains, it crosses the border with Hungary near TurĹa nad Bodvou, and it flows into the river SajĂł in Boldva, north of Miskolc.
Body (writing) The body of literary piece consists of the content that is being discussed in that particular essay through paragraphs. The paragraphs provide a guide for the reader from the beginning of the piece to the end.
Body and Soul (1924 film) Body and Soul, filmed in 1924, is the best-known silent race film of pioneer African-American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux. In it, Paul Robeson, the great singer/actor/athlete, made his first appearance in a motion picture.
Body and Soul (1947 film) Body and Soul is a film made in 1947 film noir film which tells the story of a boxer who becomes involved with a corrupt promoter. It stars John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks, Anne Revere and William Conrad.
Body and Soul (song) "Body and Soul" is the title of a popular song written in 1930 by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton and Johnny Green. It was introduced in the revue Three's A Crowd by Libby Holman and used as a soundtrack theme in the 1947 film named for the song.
Body art Body art is art made on, with, or consisting of, the human body. The most common forms of body art are tattoos and body piercings, but other types include scarification, branding, scalpelling, shaping (for example tight-lacing of corsets), full body tattoo and body painting.
Body Bags John Carpenter Presents Body Bags is a 1993 horror / thriller TV movie directed by John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper. The film is an anthology, feature three unconnected stories, with bookend segments featuring Carpenter and Hooper as deranged morgue attendees.
Body Break Body Break is a series of ninety 90-second television programs dedicated to informing television audiences of ways to "keep fit and have fun". The programs are hosted by Hal Johnson and Joanne Mcleod and air regularly on Canadian television.
Body capacitance Body capacitance is a biological property of the human body that makes it a good capacitor and able to store charge. This principle allows touch switches and proximity detectors to interface with the human body the way they do.
Body cavity By the broadest definition, a body cavity is any fluid filled space in a multicellular organism. However, the term usually refers to the space, located between an animal’s outer covering (epidermis) and the outer lining of the gut cavity, where internal organs develop.
Body cavity search A body cavity search ("booty check" in US prison slang) is either a visual search or a manual internal inspection of body cavities for prohibited material (contraband), such as illegal drugs, money, or weapons. It is far more invasive than the standard strip search that is typically performed on individuals taken into custody, either upon police arrest or incarceration at a jail, prison, or psychiatric hospital.
Body cleansing Body cleansing or detoxification underpins many alternative medical treatments. Most of these treatments claim to rid the body of accumulated harmful substances, and their proponents maintain that a cleansed, detoxified body is able to heal itself of a variety of common ailments.
Body composition TIn physical fitness, body composition is used to describe the percentages of fat, bone and muscle in human bodies. The percentages of fat (body fat percentage) is of most interest because it can be very helpful in judging health in addition to body weight.
Body double A body double is a general term for someone who substitutes for the credited actor of a character in any recorded visual medium, whether videotape or film. The term is most commonly used in the context of head-to-toe (or nearly) shots involving nudity.
Body drag Body drag is the name given to a freestyle trick performed by a windsurfer. The trick involves the rider travelling across the water at high speed and stepping off the board and on to the water while still holding on to the boom which is connected to the sail.
Body dysmorphic disorder Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a mental disorder, which involves a disturbed body image. It is generally diagnosed of those who are extremely critical of their physique or self image, despite the fact there may be no noticeable disfigurement or defect.
Body fat percentage Body fat percentage is an estimate of the fraction of the total body mass that is adipose tissue (or referred to as Fat Mass), as opposed to lean body mass (muscle, bone, organ tissue, blood, and everything else) or referred to as Fat Free Mass. This index is often used as a means to monitor progress during a diet or as a measure of physical fitness for certain sports, such as body building.
Body fat redistribution (BFR) syndrome Body fat redistribution (BFR) syndrome, sometimes called fat derangement, is a medical condition characterized by fat loss (or occasionally fat gain), often in the cheeks or face. BFR most often occurs in HIV/AIDS patients undergoing antiretroviral therapy.
Body flex Body Flex is a lack of rigidity in a motor vehicle's chassis. It is often something to be avoided by car manufacturers as higher levels of body flex is a sign of structural weakness, and means that the vehicle's suspension cannot work as efficiently - the body takes up some of the 'slack', rather than the parts of the car which were specifically designed for this purpose.
Body fluids in art A relatively new trend in contemporary art is to use body fluids in art, though there have been rarer uses of blood (and perhaps feces) for quite some time, and Marcel Duchamp used semen decades ago. Examples include:
Body for Life Body for Life is a 12-week diet and exercise program, and also an annual physique transformation competition. It was created by Bill Phillips, a former competitive bodybuilder and the founder of EAS, a manufacturer of nutritional supplements.
Body Farm A Body Farm is used in the study of forensic anthropology: the study of human decomposition that occurs after death. Various forensic disciplines benefit from the studies done through a Body Farm, among them law enforcement, medical examiners and crime scene investigation.
Body Feels EXIT "Body Feels EXIT" is Namie Amuro's debut solo single on the avex trax label. Released nine days after her only album with former label, Toshiba-EMI, "Body Feels EXIT" debuted in the top three and would be her first of 24 consecutive top ten solo singles.
Body Freedom Collaborative The Body Freedom Collaborative (BFC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the integration and acceptance of non-sexual social nudity in a variety of public and private settings. The group was formed in late 2001.
Body horror Body horror, or, alternatively, biological horror, is a term applied to works of horror fiction in which the horror is principally derived from a sense of physical "wrongness" with the body. Body horror mainly focuses upon radical physical transformations, bodily degeneration, mutant births, and the invasion/violation of the body by a disease or foreign organisms.
Body Head Entertainment Body Head Entertainment is a Pensacola based record label originally founded in 1998 by Heavyweight boxing champion Roy Jones, Jr. The title "Body Head" was derived from the term "head to body", a favourite among Roy Jones, Jr.
Body chamber The body chamber, also called the living chamber, is the outermost or last chamber in the shell of a nautiloid or ammonoid cephalopod. The body of the animal occupies the living chamber, apart from the siphuncle which extends through the rest of septa (the phragmocone) to provide buoyancy.
Body image Body image is a person's perception of his or her physical appearance. A person with a poor body image will perceive his or her own body as being unattractive or even repulsive to others, while a person with a good body image will see him or herself as attractive to others, or will at least accept his or her body in its current form.
Body in White Body in White or BIW refers to the stage in automotive design or automobile manufacturing in which the car body sheet metal (including doors, hoods, and deck lids) has been assembled or designed but before the components (chassis, motor) and trim (windshields, seats, upholstery, electronics, etc.) have been added.
Body integrity identity disorder Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID), also known as Amputee Identity Disorder or Apotemnophilia (from Greek αποτÎμνειν "to cut off", and φιλία "love of") is the overwhelming desire to amputate one or more healthy limbs or other parts of the body. Sometimes its sufferers take it upon themselves to amputate their own limbs and/or penis.
Body kit A bodykit or body kit is a collection of exterior modifications to a car, typically comprising front and rear bumpers (fenders), side skirts, and spoilers. There are many companies that sell these replacements as alternatives to the traditional look of the vehicle from the factory.
Body language Body language is a broad term for forms of communication using body movements or gestures instead of, or in addition to, sounds, verbal language, or other forms of communication. It forms part of the category of paralanguage, which describes all forms of human communication that are not verbal language.
Body load Body load is a term employed by users of psychoactive drugs, and especially users of psychedelics, to describe specific tactile sensations brought on by drug use. Generally, body load is an unpleasant physical sensation that is difficult to describe either in terms of other sensations or in its specific location.
Body man A body man is, in American political jargon, a personal assistant to a politician or political candidate. A body man accompanies the politician or candidate virtually everywhere, often arranging lodging, transportation or meals, and providing companionship, snacks, a cellphone, and any other necessary assistance.
Body mass index Body mass index (BMI) or Quetelet Index is a statistical measure of the weight of a person scaled according to height. It was invented between 1830 and 1850 by the Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet during the course of developing "social physics".
Body memory Body memory is the theory that the body itself is capable of storing memories, as opposed to only the brain. This is used to explain having memories for events where the brain was not in a position to store memories and is sometimes a catalyst for repressed memories recovery.
Body modification Body modification (or body alteration) is the permanent or semi-permanent deliberate altering of the human body for non-medical reasons, such as spiritual, various social (markings), BDSM "edgeplay" or aesthetic. It can range from the socially acceptable decoration (e.
Body Melt Body Melt (1993) is an Australian horror film directed by Philip Brophy, influenced by "splatstick" Peter Jackson films like Bad Taste and Braindead. The movie is about the residents of the small town of Pebbles Court who are the unknowing test subjects for a new variety of "Vimuville" dietary supplement pills that arrive for free in their mailboxes.
Body nullification Body nullification is extreme body modification that involves the voluntary removal of body parts. Body nullification is a well documented phenomenon in modern society, aided in popularity (or at least given a higher profile) by the ability to share information via the Internet that might otherwise be kept isolated or private.
Body of Doctrine Body of Doctrine (Latin: Corpus doctrinae) in Protestant theology of the 16th and 17th centuries is the anthology of the confessional or credal writings of a group of Christians with a common confession of faith. It was a term first used by Philipp Melanchthon, a collection of whose confessional writings was published as the Corpus Doctrinae Philippicum or the Corpus Doctrinae Misnicum (F.
Body of femur The body of the femur (or shaft), almost cylindrical in form, is a little broader above than in the center, broadest and somewhat flattened from before backward below. It is slightly arched, so as to be convex in front, and concave behind, where it is strengthened by a prominent longitudinal ridge, the linea aspera.
Body of light Within the system of magick, the Body of light—often referred to as the subtle body—is the part of a person that can leave the corporeal body and carry one's senses and consciousness during astral travels. Aleister Crowley writes of it in Book 4 ("Notes for an Astral Atlas"):
Body of Secrets Body of Secrets: Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency is a book by James Bamford about the NSA and its operations. It also covers the history of espionage in the United States from uses of the Fulton surface-to-air recovery system to retrieve personnel on Arctic Ocean drift stations to Operation Northwoods, a secret US military plan that Bamford describes as a "secret and bloody war of terrorism against their own country in order to trick the American public into supporting an ill-conceived war they intended to launch against Cuba.
Body of ulna The body of the ulna at its upper part is prismatic in form, and curved so as to be convex behind and lateralward; its central part is straight; its lower part is rounded, smooth, and bent a little lateralward. It tapers gradually from above downward, and has three borders and three surfaces.
Body painting Body painting is a form of body art, considered by some as the most ancient form of art. Unlike tattoo and other forms of body art, body painting is temporary, painted onto the human skin, and lasts for only several hours, or at most (in the case of Mehndi or "henna tattoo") a couple of weeks.
Body plan A body plan, or body form, is essentially the blueprint for the way the body of an organism is laid out. An organism's symmetry, its number of body segments and number of limbs are all aspects of its body plan.
Body plethysmography Body plethysmography is a method of obtaining the absolute volume of air within one's lungs. It is used in situations where several repeated trials are required or where the patient is unable to perform the multibreath tests.
Body powder Body powder is the generic name for alternatives to talcum powder. It is usually made from a combination of tapioca flour, rice flour, cornstarch, kaolin, arrowroot powder, and/or orrisroot powder, but other powders may be used.
Body Pressure Body Pressure is a 1974 performance piece by American artist Bruce Nauman. The performer is instructed to press himself against a pane of glass in various positions; Nauman says that it "may become a very erotic experiencehttp://www.
Body Psychotherapy Body Psychotherapy (also known as Body-Oriented Psychotherapy, Somatic Psychology) is a branch of Psychotherapy with roots in the pre-Freudian work of Pierre Janet. It addresses itself to both body and mind, and emphasizes the relationship between the two.
Body roll Body roll is a reference to the weight transfer of a car towards the outside of a turn. Cars are fitted with a suspension that works to keep the wheels in contact with the road, providing grip for the driver of vehicle to control the vehicle's direction.
Body size scaling Body size scaling relationships are relationships between a physiological quantity (such as the respiration rate, or the maximum reproduction rate) of organisms and their body size (frequently taken to be body weight).
Body substance isolation Body substance isolation is a practice of isolating all body substances (blood, urine, feces, tears, etc.) of individuals undergoing medical treatment, particularly emergency medical treatment of those who might be infected with illnessess such as HIV, or hepatitis so as to reduce as much as possible the chances of transmitting these illnesses.
Body surface area In physiology and medicine, the body surface area (BSA) is the measured or calculated surface of a human body. For many clinical purposes BSA is a better indicator of metabolic mass than body weight because it is less affected by abnormal adipose mass.
Body swap A body swap is a storytelling device seen in a variety of fiction, most often in TV shows and movies, in which two people (or beings) exchange minds and end up in each others' bodies. Alternately, their minds may stay where they are as their bodies adjust - the end result is the same.
Body text Body text is the text on an web page which appears between the opening "" and closing "" tags that delimit the body section of the document. The tags themselves are not required if the document is HTML.
Body thetan In Scientology, a thetan is the term roughly corresponding to one's "soul", and a Body Thetan is an alien thetan who is 'stuck' in, on or near a human body, and all human bodies are said to be covered in these misplaced thetans, or clusters of them. This information is not divulged until one reaches the third Operating Thetan level (or OT III).
Body Talk (song) Body Talk is a song written and recorded by glam metal band Ratt. It appears as the fifth track of their third full-length album Dancing Undercover and the eleventh track of their compilation album Ratt & Roll 81-91.
Body weight Although many people prefer the less-ambiguous term body mass, the term body weight is overwhelmingly used in daily English speech and in biological and medical science contexts to describe the mass of an organism's body. Body weight is measured in kilograms throughout the world, although in some countries people more often measure their body weight in pounds (e.
Body without organs In Anti-Oedipus, Deleuze and Guattari begin to develop their concept of the BwO - body without organs, their term for the changing social body of desire. Since desire can take on as many forms as there are persons to implement it, it must seek new channels and different combinations to realize itself, forming a BwO for every instance.
Body Worlds Body Worlds (German title: Körperwelten) is a traveling exhibition of preserved human bodies and body parts that are prepared using a technique called plastination to reveal inner anatomical structures. The exhibition's developer and promoter is a German anatomist named Gunther von Hagens, who invented the plastination technique in the late 1970s.
Body-on-frame Body-on-frame is an automobile construction technology. Mounting a separate body to a rigid frame which supports the drivetrain was the original method of building automobiles, and its use continues to this day.
Body-snatching Body-snatching was the secret disinterment of bodies in churchyards to sell them for dissection or anatomy lectures in medical schools. Those who practised body-snatching or grave robbing were often called resurrectionists or resurrection-men.
Body, Mind, Soul Body, Mind, Soul is the fourth album by American singer Debbie Gibson released on the Atlantic label in 1993. The album was not successful in the US, peaking at #109 at Billboard 200 album charts and was uncertified.
Bodybuilding at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games Bodybuilding at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games was held at the Government Service Insurance System Theater in Pasay City, Philippines. This sport is not included in the olympic games but is included as one the events in the SEA Games since 2003.
Bodybuilding supplement Bodybuilding supplements are substances taken by athletes involved in weight training or other sport to aid in the building of muscle mass or aid fat loss. Bodybuilding supplements may also be used to improve sports performance and improve recovery from events and training.
Bodycote International Bodycote International plc is an industrial group which specialises in heat treatments and related services to the manufacturing sector. Based in Macclesfield England, it is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
Bodyguard A bodyguard is a person or group of people who professionally protect someone (known as their principal) from personal assault, kidnapping, assassination, loss of confidential information, or other threats. An alternative term for bodyguard that is gaining popularity (particularly with the bodyguards themselves) is close-protection officer.
Bodyline Bodyline, also known as fast leg theory, was a cricketing tactic devised by the English cricket team for their 1932–33 Ashes tour of Australia, specifically to combat the extraordinary batting skill of Australia's Don Bradman. A Bodyline bowler deliberately aimed the cricket ball at the body of the opposing batsman, in the hope of creating legside deflections that could be caught by one of several fielders in the quadrant of the field behind square leg.
BodyRockers BodyRockers are an electronic music act, consisting of British/Australian duo Dylan Burns (from Canterbury) and Kaz James (from Melbourne). The pair came together in early 2004 after a chance meeting between Dylan and Kaz in Australia.
Bodyskin A Bodyskin is a style of competitive swimwear worn by both female and male athletes. Bodyskins are normally made of technologically advanced lycra-based fabrics designed to hug the body tightly and provide increased speed and decreased drag resistance in the water.
Bodyslam (band) Bodyslam is a popular Thai rock band during the 2000s. It is best known by the voice of the leading vocal, Athiwara Khongmalai, nicknamed Toon, who also composed a majority of its songs. The band also did most of the music arrangements. As of 2006, it has released three albums, the latest one being Believe.
Bodystocking A bodystocking is an article of lingerie, similar to a leotard or a catsuit. It is much the same thing as a unitard, but the term bodystocking is likely to be preferred when the garment is worn as an underlayer in cold weather.
Boebie Solomons Abubakaar “Boebie” Solomons (born in Cape Town, Western Cape) is a South African football (soccer) coach who currently manages South African Premiership newcomers Bidvest Wits. Solomons is one of South Africa's most promising and highly qualified young football coaches.
Boecis The Boecis ("Lo Poema de Boecis") is a very old manuscript, written around the year 1000 in the Limousin dialect of Occitan, spoken in the nowadays southern France. It is the first known poem in langue d'Oc, and one of the first documents in this language.
Boehm garbage collector In computer science, Boehm-Demers-Weiser garbage collector, often simply known as Boehm GC, is a conservative garbage collector for C and C++, which is used by many projects that are implemented in C or C++, as well as by runtime environments for a number of other languages, including the GNU Compiler for Java runtime environment, and the Mono implementation of the Microsoft .NET platform.
Boehm system (clarinet) The Boehm system for the clarinet is a system of clarinet keywork, developed between 1839 and 1843 by Hyacinthe Klosé and Auguste Buffet jeune. The name is somewhat deceptive; the system was inspired by Theobald Boehm's system for the flute, but differs from it (necessarily, since the clarinet overblows at the twelfth rather than the flute's octave), and Boehm himself was not involved in its development.
Boechera Boechera (rockcress) is a genus of the family Brassicaceae, subfamily Brassicoideae. It was named after the Danish botanist Tyge Wittrock Böcher (1909-1983), who was known for his research in alpine plants, including the mustard genus Draba.
Boeing 221 The Boeing 221 Monomail was the passenger version of the Model 200 Monomail mailplane. The aircraft marked a departure from the traditional biplane configuration for a transport aircraft, instead featuring a single, low set, all metal cantilevered wing.
Boeing 2707 The Boeing 2707 was developed as the first American supersonic transport (SST). After winning a competition for a government-funded contract to build an American SST, Boeing began development at its facilities in Seattle, Washington.
Boeing 314 The Boeing 314 “Clipper” was a long-range flying boat produced by the Boeing Airplane Company between 1938 and 1941. One of the largest aircraft of the time, it used the massive wing of Boeing’s earlier XB-15 bomber prototype to achieve the range necessary for flights across the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean.
Boeing 367-80 The Boeing 367-80 or "Dash 80", as it was called within Boeing, was a concept demonstrator jet transport built in less than two years from project launch in 1952 to rollout on May 14, 1954 for a cost of US$16 million. This was at the time an enormous risk for the Boeing Company, since they had no committed customers for the project.
Boeing 40A The Boeing 40A was the first passenger aircraft built by the Boeing company. It was of a biplane configuration, and powered by an air-cooled Pratt & Whitney Wasp engine, which offered a 200 lb weight saving over an equivalent liquid cooled engine.
Boeing 707 The Boeing 707 (most commonly spoken as "Seven Oh Seven") is a four engined commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. Boeing delivered a total of 1,010 Boeing 707s, which dominated passenger air transport in the 1960s and remained common through the 1970s.
Boeing 717 The twinjet Boeing 717 was the smallest jet airliner produced by Boeing's Commercial Airplane division. Designed for the 100-seat market, the first order was taken in October 1995, and the type entered service in September 1999.
Boeing 737 The Boeing 737 is the world's most popular medium-range, narrowbody commercial passenger jet aircraft. With over 6,000 ordered and over 5,000 delivered, it is the most ordered and produced commercial jet airliner of all time and has been continuously manufactured by Boeing since 1967.
Boeing 737 AEW&C The Boeing 737 AEW&C is an Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft. It was designed in response to Australia's RFP for an aircraft (and supporting segments) for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as Project Wedgetail.
Boeing 747 The Boeing 747, commonly called a Jumbo Jet, is among the most recognizable jet airliners and is among the largest passenger airliners. First flown commercially in 1970, it has held the passenger capacity record for more than 35 years.
Boeing 747-400 The Boeing 747-400 is the only model of the Boeing 747 still in production and will remain the largest commercial airliner in service until the introduction of the Airbus A380 in 2007. The 400 series 747 is the best selling and the most advanced model of the 747 family.
Boeing 747SP The Boeing 747SP is a highly modified version of Boeing's Boeing 747-100 offering 'special performance'. Known during development as the 'short body' 747SB, the shortened fuselage permitted longer range flights to be made.
Boeing 757 The Boeing 757 is a medium-range transcontinental commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It was launched by Eastern Air Lines and British Airways to replace the Boeing 727 and entered service in 1983.
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