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Boss Hoss Boss Hoss is a motorcycle company, founded by Monte Warne in 1990 and based in Dyersburg, Tennessee, that distinguishes itself for making motorcycles and trikes equipped with General Motors V8 engines and semi-automatic transmissions. By the mid-90's, Boss Hoss was selling 300 vehicles per year.
Boss key A boss key is a special hot key or combination of hot keys used in computer games or other programs to quickly hide the program and possibly display a special screen that appears to be a normal productivity program (such as a spreadsheet application). One of the earliest implementations was by Friendlyware, a suite of entertainment and general interest programs written in BASIC and sold with the original IBM AT and XT computers from 1982 to 1985.
Boss od-3 BOSS's latest overdrive pedal, the OD-3, was released in 1997 to mark the 20th anniversary of Boss's first and legendary pedal, the OD-1. It's predecessor, the Boss OD-2, was labelled as overdrive/distortion, but in expanding the range of sounds the pedal was capable of, Boss had diminished the tonal quality and the overdrive produced was raspy and tinny.
Boss of All Bosses Boss of All Bosses is the second album from the American rapper Slim Thug due to be released in February of 2007. *"Slim Thug Addresses LeToya Relationship, Independent Album" by Chris Richburg and Dawn Danz, Allhiphop.
Boss Radio Boss Radio was the name chosen to promote two new radio programming formats which were both launched in May, 1965 on both KHJ-AM broadcasting from Los Angeles and on Swinging Radio England broadcasting from the motor vessel Laissez Faire anchored three and a half miles off the Frinton-on-Sea, Essex coast of England in international waters. Although the name of the format was the same, its application on both stations was quite different and while the KHJ version actually came on the air that month, the SRE version which was born in May of that year would take several months more to actually hit the airwaves.
Boss Rush A Boss Rush is a succession of bosses defeated in the earlier parts of a video game. The "rush" can be included in a single stage or parts of stages near the end of the game, usually directly before the last boss.
Bossa nova Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music created by AntĂ´nio Carlos Jobim and JoĂŁo Gilberto and first introduced in Brazil by Gilberto's recording of "Chega de Saudade", in 1958, a song written by AntĂ´nio Carlos Jobim, first released as a single, and shortly thereafter as the album by Gilberto, bearing the same title as the song (1959).
Bossa Nova (film) Bossa Nova is a 2000 romantic comedy film directed by Bruno Barreto dealing with several interwoven stories about people finding and losing love in Rio de Janeiro. The film stars Amy Irving (Barreto's wife and star of his earlier films A Show of Force, Carried Away, and One Tough Cop) as an English language teacher named Mary Ann.
Bosse Ringholm Bo "Bosse" Ingvar Karchimirer Ringholm (born August 18, 1942) is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. He held the titles of Minister of Finance, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Policy Coordination, and Minister for Sport in the Persson administration.
Bossembélé Bossembélé is a small town in the Central African Republic, lying 157 miles north west of Bangui on the main road to Cameroon. It is known for its market and its nightlife and is home to a cinema and an airstrip.
Bossiaeeae The bossiaeeae are plants with red and yellow flowers endemic to Australia. These pea-flowered shrubs, also called "The Egg-and-Bacon Peas of Australia," make up a tribe of legumes related to the mirbelieae.
Bossier City, LA Tornado In the early morning of December 3, 1978, an F4 tornado touched down on the eastern bank of the Red River in Bossier City, LA cutting a path a half-mile wide and nearly 4 miles long through the heart of Bossier City. Extensive damage was done to the Heart of Bossier Shopping Center, the Airline Drive corridor, the now-defunct Highway 80 entertainment district, and the Meadowview and Swan Lake Subdivisions.
Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings The Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings are a member of the af2 based at Bossier City's CenturyTel Center. Started in 2001, the best season this team has seen is the 2002 season, in which it finished with nine wins and seven losses.
Bossism Bossism, in the history of the United States, is a system of political control centering about a single powerful figure (the boss) and a complex organization of lesser figures (the machine) bound together by reciprocity in promoting financial and social self-interest. Bossism was a very large issue in the late 1800s and the early 1900s.
Bossk Bossk is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. He first appeared in the 1980 movie Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back as a bounty hunter hired to track down the Millennium Falcon in order to capture Han Solo.
Bosson Staffan "Bosson" Olsson is a Swedish singer. He got his big break composing and performing the song "One in a Million" from the album One in a Million, which also appeared in the movie Miss Congeniality.
Bossong Bossong (Ger: Boßong) is a surname common to Rhineland-Palatinate (Ger: Rheinland-Pfalz; Fr: Le Rhénanie-Palatinat ) in Germany (Ger: Deutschland; Fr: l'Allemagne) and Alsace (Ger: Elsaß; Fr: l'Alsace) in France.
Bosta Bosta (English: The Autobus Arabic: Bosta — بوسطة) is a 2005 Lebanese film by the director Philippe Aractingi. Bosta is a story of young lebanese artists who meet again, after being separated, and tour different cities of Lebanon with an idea of a new generation of a modern dabkeh.
Bostanai Bostanai was the first exilarch under Arabian rule; he flourished about the middle of the seventh century. The name is Aramaized from the Persian "bustan" or "bostan" (as proper name see Ferdinand Justi, Iranisches Namenbuch, p.
Bostancı Bostancı is a neighborhood located on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, Turkey and which fronts the Sea of Marmara and is not far from the Princes' Islands. From the Bostancı shore, the two islands of Burgazada and Kınalıada can be seen.
Bostech Corporation Bostech Corporation, which was founded in 1998, is a company that provides SOA and application integration software. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, with company operations in Columbus, Ohio and Beijing,China.
Boston (band) Boston is an American rock band that achieved its most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s. Centered on guitarist, songwriter, and producer Tom Scholz, the band is a staple of classic rock radio playlists.
Boston (horse) Boston (1833-1850), a chestnut with a white nose (and often called "Damn his eyes" because no one could beat him), was born in Richmond, Virginia. Boston was the sire of a horse that would become America's leading stud for many years, the brilliant Lexington, but before that day Boston himself was a great—if tempestuous— race horse.
Boston accent The Boston accent is the English dialect not only of the city of Boston, Massachusetts itself but also much of eastern Massachusetts. It and closely related accents can be heard commonly in an area stretching throughout Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and southern Maine.
Boston and Albany Railroad The Boston and Albany Railroad was a railroad connecting Boston, Massachusetts to Albany, New York, later becoming part of the New York Central Railroad system. Passenger service is still operated on the line by Amtrak (as part of their Lake Shore Limited), and the MBTA Commuter Rail system uses the section east of Worcester as their Framingham/Worcester Line.
Boston and Albany Railroad (Georgia) The Boston and Albany Railroad (not to be confused with the Boston and Albany Railroad that operated in New England) was chartered in 1891 to build a rail line from Boston, GA to Albany, GA. After two years, very little progress had been made and the railroad was reorganized as the Georgia Northern Railway.
Boston and Lowell Railroad The Lowell Line is a railroad line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system, running north from Boston to Lowell, Massachusetts. Originally built as the Boston and Lowell Railroad, and later operated as part of the Boston and Maine Railroad's Southern Division, the line was one of the first railroads in North America and the first major one in Massachusetts.
Boston and Maine Railroad The Boston and Maine Railroad , also known by the abbreviation B&M, was the dominant railroad of the northern New England region of the United States for a century. It is now part of the Pan Am Railways network.
Boston and Providence Rail Road The Providence/Stoughton Line is a line of the MBTA Commuter Rail system running southwest from Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The main line was originally built by the Boston and Providence Rail Road, and now carries service between Boston and Providence, Rhode Island.
Boston and Worcester Street Railway Boston and Worcester Electric Companies (B&W) was a holding company for several streetcar companies between Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts. The main line, built by the Boston and Worcester Street Railway, was an interurban streetcar line partly on the old Boston and Worcester Turnpike (now Route 9) and partly on private right-of-way.
Boston African American National Historic Site The Boston African American National Historic Site, in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts's Beacon Hill neighborhood, interprets 15 pre-Civil War structures relating to the history of Boston's 19th century African-American community, including: the Museum of Afro-American History's African Meeting House, the oldest standing African-American church in the United States. The various structures are linked by the Museum's 1.
Boston Athletics The Boston Athletics are a member of the Atlantic division in the Boston Men's Baseball League, the largest amateur baseball league in New England. The entered the league in 1994, and are managed by Kevin McGowan.
Boston Aztec Boston Aztec is part of the Aztec Soccer Club, a full-scale developmental soccer organization located on the North Shore of Massachusetts. The Aztec Soccer Club is structured like a pyramid, running programs for all age groups and genders.
Boston Bar First Nation The Boston Bar First Nation is a First Nations government in the Fraser Canyon area of the Central Interior of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Located near the town of Boston Bar, it is a member of the Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council.
Boston Bar, British Columbia Boston Bar is a town in the Fraser Canyon of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It was not named for an organization of Massachusetts lawyers but dates from the time of the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush (1858-1861).
Boston Beach, Portland Parish, Jamaica Boston Beach is a coastal community on the north coast of the island of Jamaica, with a public beach which is one of the few beaches in Jamaica attracting surfers. It is located nine miles east of the town of Port Antonio.
Boston Blazers The Boston Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1997. They were called the New England Blazers from 1989 to 1991 while based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and were renamed the Boston Blazers in 1992 when they moved to Boston.
Boston Bolts The Boston Bolts were an inaugural franchise of the third incarnation of the American Soccer League in 1988. The team joined the American Professional Soccer League in 1990 when the ASL merged with the Western Soccer League.
Boston Brahmin Boston Brahmins, also called the First Families of Boston, are the class of New Englanders who claim hereditary and cultural descent from the English Protestants who founded the city of Boston, Massachusetts and settled New England. They are part of the historic core of the East Coast establishment, along with the wealthy families of New York City and Philadelphia.
Boston Brahmin accent The Boston Brahmin accent is an affected New England accent associated with the 19th century and early 20th century upper social class most often called the Boston Brahmins and Harvard University before changes that took place in the 1960s. This accent has received considerable play in television and film, most notably by the character Thurston J.
Boston By Foot Boston By Foot is a non-profit organization offering guided architectural and historical tours of Boston, MA. Founded in 1976, Boston By Foot offers daily scheduled tours from May through October and year-round pre-arranged tours for groups and private parties.
Boston class cruiser The United States Navy's Boston class were the first guided missile cruisers in the world. Both ships in this experimental class were originally Baltimore class heavy cruisers that had been decommissioned after World War II, but were redesignated as guided missile heavy cruisers (CAGs) and entered refit in 1952.
Boston cooler A Boston cooler is a drink typically composed of ginger ale and vanilla ice cream. Variations abound, however, with club soda, sherbet, rum, milk, sugar, or even coffee sometimes added or substituted for the key ingredients.
Boston crab The Boston crab is a professional wrestling hold that typically starts with the opponent laying back-first on the mat, with the wrestler standing and facing them. It is a type of spinal lock where the wrestler hooks each of the opponent’s legs in one of his arms, and then turns the opponent face-down, stepping over him in the process.
Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Program The Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Program (BCDSP), established in 1966, was a pioneer in the field of drug epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology . Still active, the group has published over 400 articles and reviews in peer-reviewed journals.
Boston College (MBTA station) The Boston College station is the western terminus of the MBTA Green Line's B-branch (also known as the "Boston College" line). It is located at St Ignatius Square on the Boston College campus in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, near the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Lake Street.
Boston College Graduate School of Arts & Sciences With approximately 1,100 students and 425 faculty dedicated to the highest levels of teaching and research, the Graduate School is small enough to know you as a person, yet large enough to serve you and prepare you for a rewarding life and satisfying career.
Boston College High School Founded in 1863, Boston College High School (also known as BC High) is an all-male Jesuit college preparatory secondary school with historical ties to Boston College. It has an enrollment in grades 9-12 of approximately 1,300 students and is located on a 40-acre campus on Morrissey Boulevard in the Dorchester section of Boston, Massachusetts.
Boston College Media Research and Action Project The Boston College Media Research and Action Project (MRAP), founded in 1986, provides training and technical assistance to community and grassroots organizations. In collaboration with community and grassroots organizations, they address the problems of negative interaction between community and mass media and the lack of resources community organizations and groups experience when they attempt to change negative stereotypical images of their communities portrayed in the mass media.
Boston Communications Group bcgi develops products and services that enable wireless operators to fully realize the potential of their networks. bcgi's Access Management, Billing, Payment and Network Solutions help operators rapidly deploy and manage innovative voice and data services for subscribers.
Boston Computer Society The Boston Computer Society (usually called "BCS") was an organization of personal computer users, based in Boston, Massachusetts. The organization was founded by a thirteen year old boy named Jonathan Rotenberg in 1977, and grew to become the largest such organization in the world.
Boston Consulting Group The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is a management consulting firm founded by Harvard Business School alum Bruce Henderson in 1963. He left HBS ninety days before graduation to work for Westinghouse, where he became one of the youngest vice presidents in the company's history.
Boston Consulting Group's Advantage Matrix After its well known ‘growth-share matrix the Boston Consulting Group subsequently developed another, much less widely reported, matrix which approached the `economies of scale' decision rather more directly. This is their `Advantage Matrix' also in the form of a quadrant (four boxes) but which takes as its `axes' the two contrasting `alternatives', `economies of scale' (described by them as `potential size of advantage') against `differentiation' (shown as `number of approaches to achieving advantage').
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) is the largest exhibition center in the Northeast United States, with some 1,700,000 square feet of contiguous exhibition space. It is located near the South Boston waterfront, Boston's World Trade Center, and across the harbor from Logan International Airport.
Boston Cooking-School Cook Book The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (1896) by Fannie Merritt Farmer is a 19th century general reference cookbook which is still available both in reprint and in updated form. It was particularly notable for a more rigorous approach to recipe writing than had been common up to that point.
Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps The Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps are a Division I drum and bugle corps based in Boston, Massachusetts and founded in 1940, and are a charter member corps of Drum Corps International. The Boston Crusaders are one of the oldest corps still in existence, and have been renamed twice, first being called the Most Precious Blood Crusaders and then the Hyde Park Crusaders.
Boston Cutters The Boston Cutters are a member of the Bay State division in the Boston Men's Baseball League, the largest amateur baseball league in New England. The entered the league in 1994, when they were known as the Yankees, and are managed by Jeff Coveney.
Boston Cyberarts Festival The Boston Cyberarts Festival is a biannual event held in the spring in Boston, Massachusetts, celebrating cyberarts in the area and encouraging collaboration among its featured artists. It is coordinated by the nonprofit Boston Cyberarts, Inc.
Boston Elevated Railway The Boston Elevated Railway (BERy) was the precursor to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, operating rapid transit, streetcars and buses in the Boston, Massachusetts, USA area. It was formerly known as the West End Street Railway.
Boston Evening Transcript The Boston Evening Transcript was a daily afternoon newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts published from July 1830 to April 1941. The WBET Radio Station takes its call letters from the Boston Evening Transcript as they shared a common owner.
Boston fern The Boston fern (Nephrolepis exaltata) is a species of fern in the family Lomariopsidaceae (sometimes treated in the families Davalliaceae or Oleandraceae, or in its own family, Nephrolepidaceae), native to tropical regions throughout the world. It is common in humid forests and swamps, especially in northern South America, Mexico, Central America, Florida, the West Indies, Polynesia and Africa.
Boston Gazette The Boston Gazette was an early newspaper printed in the British North American colonies; it began publication December 12, 1719 and appeared weekly. The paper was started as a rival to the Boston News-Letter, the first successful newspaper in the Colonies, which had begun its long run in 1704.
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award The Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards were first presented by The Boston Globe and Horn Book Magazine in 1967. The are among the most prestigious honors in the United States in the field of children’s and young adult literature.
Boston hardcore Boston Hardcore is the influential hardcore punk scene of Boston, Massachusetts. It evolved due to the city's American working class traditions, large numbers of colleges and art schools, independent record labels and possibly a revolt against the conservative values upon which the city was founded.
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area The Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area is a National Recreation Area situated amongst the islands of Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts. The area is made up of a collection of islands, together with a former island and a peninsular, many of which are open for public recreation and some of which are very small and best suited for wildlife.
Boston Herald The Boston Herald is a tabloid newspaper, the smaller of the two big dailies in Boston, Massachusetts (the other being The Boston Globe), with a daily circulation of 230,543 in September 2005.It has a history that can be traced back through two lineages and two media moguls.
Boston High School Boston High School, also known as Boston High School for Girls, is an all-female selective state secondary school for ages 11-18 in the north of Boston in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. It is on Spilsby Road (A16/A52), near the Pilgrim Hospital.
Boston Children's Museum The Boston Children's Museum is a children's museum in Boston, Massachusetts dedicated to the education of children. Located at 300 Congress Street in South Boston on the Fort Point Channel, the museum contains many activities meant to both amuse and educate young children.
Boston Christmas Tree Every Christmas since 1971, Nova Scotia has donated a large Christmas tree to the City of Boston in thanks and remembrance for the help the Boston Red Cross and the Massachusetts Public Safety Committee provided immediately after the Halifax Explosion. The tree is Boston's official Christmas tree and is lit in the Boston Common throughout the holiday season.
Boston magazine Boston (almost invariably called "Boston magazine" and often incorrectly written as "Boston Magazine") is a glossy monthly magazine concerning life in the Greater Boston area and has been in publication for more than 40 years.Boston magazine: About Boston magazine
Boston marriage Boston marriage was a term used in the 19th century for households where two women lived together, independent of any male support. Whether these were lesbian relationships — in the sexual sense — is debated.
Boston molasses disaster The Boston Molasses Disaster which is also known as the Great Molasses Flood or The Great Boston Molasses Tragedy occurred on January 15, 1919, in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. A large molasses treacle tank burst and a wave of molasses ran through the streets at an estimated 35 mph (56 km/h), killing 21 and injuring 150.
Boston Manufacturing Company Boston Manufacturing Company was organized during the War of 1812 by Boston merchants previously engaged in the India trade. It built at Waltham, Massachusetts the first complete textile factory in America, combining power spinning and weaving, on looms invented by one of the proprietors.
Boston Marathon The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Boston, Massachusetts, on Patriot's Day, the third Monday of April. The Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon and ranks as one of the world's most prestigious road racing events.
Boston Mariners The Boston Mariners are a member of the Atlantic division in the Boston Men's Baseball League, the largest amateur baseball league in New England. The entered the league in 2002, and are managed by Matt Englander.
Boston Market Boston Market (formerly Boston Chicken), headquartered in Golden, Colorado, is a chain of American fast-food restaurants that was founded in December 1985, in Newton, Massachusetts. Boston Market grew rapidly in the early and mid-1990s, filed bankruptcy in the late-1990s, and was purchased by McDonald's Corporation in May 2000.
Boston Marriage (play) Boston Marriage is a 1999 play by American playwright David Mamet. The play concerns two women at the turn of the 20th Century who are in a "Boston marriage," a relationship between two females that involves both physical and emotional intimacy.
Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre was the killing of five civilians by British troops on March 5, 1770 and its legal aftermath, which helped spark the American Revolutionary War. Colonists were already resenting the Townshend Acts.
Boston Medical Center Boston Medical Center (BMC) is a non-profit 547-bed medical center in Boston, Massachusetts. It was created by the formal merger of Boston City Hospital (BCH) and Boston University Medical Center Hospital (BUMCH).
Boston Men's Baseball League The Boston Men's Baseball League is New England's largest amateur baseball league [1], located in and around Boston, Massachusetts. It is the local chapter of the national Men's Senior Baseball League (MSBL, founded in 1988) and Men's Adult Baseball League (MABL, founded in 1993).
Boston Modern Orchestra Project The Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) was formed by artistic director Gil Rose in 1996 as a full professional orchestra in Boston, Massachusetts dedicated to performing and recording orchestral music of the last century, and frequently gives world premieres of orchestral works by living composers. BMOP generally performs 4-6 concerts each year, mostly in Boston but also at Tanglewood and in New York City, and hosts a series of smaller "Club Concerts" featuring individual performers.
Boston Music Hall The Boston Music Hall was built in Boston in 1852, after a donation of $100,000 was made by the Harvard Musical Association towards its construction. Ten years later, the members of the Association raised an additional $60,000 to install in the hall an organ built in Germany by Walcker.
Boston Navy Yard The Boston Navy Yard, originally called the Charlestown Navy Yard and after 1945 called Boston Naval Shipyard, was one of the oldest shipbuilding facilities of the United States Navy. Established in 1801, it was officially closed 1 July 1974 and the 30 acre property was transferred to the National Park Service to be part of Boston National Historical Park.
Boston Orioles The Boston Orioles are a member of the Bay State division in the Boston Men's Baseball League, the largest amateur baseball league in New England. The entered the league in 2001, and are managed by Jason Bressner.
Boston Padres The Boston Padres are a member of the Atlantic division in the Boston Men's Baseball League, the largest amateur baseball league in New England. The entered the league in 2005, and are managed by Leigh Zancewicz.
Boston Playwrights' Theatre Founded in 1981 by poet, playwright and Nobel Laureate, Derek Walcott, Boston Playwrights' Theatre is an award-winning small professional theatre dedicated to promoting the writing and production of new plays in Boston, Massachusetts.
Boston Police Department The Boston Police Department (BPD) has the primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation within the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is the 20th largest department in the United States and is argued to be the oldest police department in the country.
Boston Police Special Operations Unit The Boston Police Special Operations Unit is a specialized unit within the Boston Police Department responsible for combined duties involving traffic enforcement, crowd control, and special weapons and tactics (SWAT) services within the city.
Boston Pops Orchestra The Boston Pops Orchestra was founded in 1885 as a subsection of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), founded four years earlier. Careful examination of the rosters of “Pops" or “Festival" orchestras, which are associated with a co-resident symphony orchestra in the same community, shows that the principal players of a “Pops" ensemble usually hold the post of assistant or associate principal of the “parent" ensemble.
Boston Post Road The Boston Post Road was a system of roads from New York City to Boston, Massachusetts, containing some of the first major highways in the United States. It began as a path to deliver the post using post riders (the first ride to lay out the Upper Post Road starting January 22, 1673), and developed into a wagon, or stage road in later colonial times.
Boston Public Library The Boston Public Library is the largest municipal public library in the United StatesAmerican Library Association fact sheet Only the Library of Congress and the combined libraries of Harvard University, an academic library collection not open to the general public, contain more volumes and was established in 1848. It was the first publicly supported municipal library in the United States and the first public library to allow people to borrow books and other materials.
Boston Public School Boston Public School is a feeder school to Townsend Central Public School and Waterford District High School, part of the Grand Erie District School Board. It is located in Boston, Ontario, near Waterford, Ontario, at 2993 Cockshutt Road, Waterford, Ontario N0E 1Y0.
Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a Major League Baseball franchise competing in the Eastern Division of the American League. Their home stadium, Fenway Park, opened on April 20, 1912, making it the oldest major league ballpark still in operation.
Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame [Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame was instituted in 1995] to recognize the careers of former [[Boston Red Sox players. A 15-member selection committee comprised of Red Sox broadcasters and executives, past and present media personnel, and representatives from The Sports Museum of New England and the BoSox Club are responsible for nominating candidates.
Boston Red Sox spring training home Since 1993, the city of Fort Myers in Lee County, Florida, United States has been the spring-training home of the Boston Red Sox when the club moved from Winter Haven (now the spring-training home of the Cleveland Indians). Boston trains at the City of Palms Park since the ballpark opened, while the minor-league facility, featuring five full fields, is a short distance away.
Boston Reds The Boston Reds were a 19th century baseball team located in Boston, Massachusetts that played in the Players League in 1890 and in the American Association in 1891. They played in the Congress Street Grounds in the 1890s.
Boston RFC Boston Rugby Football Club (also known as BRFC) is a rugby union team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The club competes in, and is governed by, the New England Rugby Football Union (their LAU), the Northeast Rugby Union (their TAU), and USA Rugby.
Boston Road Train Station Boston Road Railway Station is on the Western Line of the Auckland railway network, near Mt Eden Prison and St Peter's College, a Catholic secondary school. It is directly under State Highway 1, one of the busiest motorways in New Zealand.
Boston slang Boston slang consists of words and phrases of slang originating from and commonly used in Boston. Though most often used in Boston, the slang can also be heard in other cities of Massachusetts or even other New England states, though not always as frequently.
Boston sports Boston, Massachusetts, is home to several major league sports teams, including the Boston Red Sox (baseball), Boston Celtics (basketball), and Boston Bruins (hockey). The New England Patriots (football) and New England Revolution (soccer) play at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro.

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