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Bringing it All Back Home - Again (Bringing It All Back Home -Again) is an album by The Brian Jonestown Massacre, released in 1999. It is the last release to feature Matt Hollywood who left the band following an onstage argument, footage of which can be seen in the documentary Dig!.
Bringing Out the Dead Bringing Out the Dead is a 1999 motion picture. It is a dark drama about Paramedics shot mostly at night in New York City, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Nicolas Cage, Ving Rhames, John Goodman, and Tom Sizemore as paramedics, as well as Patricia Arquette.
Bringing Up Baby Bringing Up Baby, a 1938 screwball comedy telling the story of a scientist winding up in various predicaments with a woman with a unique sense of logic and a leopard named Baby, stars Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Charles Ruggles, Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Catlett, and May Robson.
Bringle Ferry Bridge The Bringle Ferry Bridge is a crossing of the Yadkin River Channel as in crosses Tuckertown Resevoir in Rowan County, NC and Davidson County, NC. The bridge is on Bringle Ferry Road between Salisbury, NC and Denton, NC.
Brini Maxwell Sabrina "Brini" Maxwell is a fictional character played by American actor Ben Sander. Maxwell is a cross between Martha Stewart and Donna Reed who celebrates the fashion of the late 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s.
Brinkler classification Brinkler Classification is the library classification system of Bartol Brinkler described in his article "The Geographical Approach to Materials in the Library of Congress Subject Headings" (1962). The geographical aspect of a subject may be conveyed through three types of headings.
Brinkmanship Brinkmanship is the policy or practice of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster in order to achieve the most advantageous outcome. It occurs in international politics, foreign policy and (in contemporary settings) in military strategy involving the threatened use of nuclear weapons.
Brinks Mat robbery The Brinks Mat Robbery occurred on 26 November 1983 when six robbers broke into the Brinks Mat warehouse at Heathrow Airport, England. The robbers thought they were going to steal ÂŁ3 million in cash; however when they arrived they found ten tonnes of gold bullion (worth ÂŁ26 million).
Brinks robbery (1981) The Brinks robbery of 1981 was an armed robbery in which Kathy Boudin and several members of the Weather Underground and the Black Liberation Army stole over $1 million from a Brinks armored car at the Nanuet Mall, near Nyack, New York on October 20, 1981. The robbers were stopped by police later that day and engaged them in a shootout.
Brinkworth, Wiltshire The village of Brinkworth is located in rural Wiltshire, 8 miles east of Malmesbury and 6 miles west of Junction 16 of the M4 motorway; 14 miles to the north is Cirencester. This attractive village is most noteworthy for being the longest village in Britain, at over 7 miles.
Brinnington Brinnington is a north-eastern suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester. It is situated on a bluff above a bend in the Tame Valleyand is an area of vast regeneration, it consists mainly of council owned dwellings including high rise flats.
Brinsford Lodge Brinsford Lodge was a hall of residence for The Polytechnic, Wolverhampton (now the University of Wolverhampton) from the mid 1960s to the early 1980s. Prior to that it was a Teacher Training College for Malaysian students and, during the Second World War, a hostel for employees at a nearby armaments factory.
Brinsley Forde Brinsley Forde (born 1952 in Guyana) is best known as one of the founding members of the reggae band, Aswad. Prior to this, he had been a child actor in the children's television series, Here Come the Double Deckers.
Brinsley Le Poer Trench, 8th Earl of Clancarty William Francis Brinsley Le Poer Trench (September 18, 1911–May 18, 1995) was 8th Earl of Clancarty (an earldom in the Peerage of Ireland), Marquess van Heusden in the peerage of the Netherlands, as well as a prominent ufologist.
Brinsley Schwarz Brinsley Schwarz is a 1970s English pub rock band, named after their guitarist Brinsley Schwarz. With Nick Lowe on bass and vocals, keyboardist Bob Andrews and drummer Billy Rankin, the band had evolved into its most well-known form by 1969 after achieving some success as Kippington Lodge.
Brinsworth Brinsworth is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England, between Rotherham (to the north-east) and Sheffield (to the south-east). It had a population of 8,950 according to the 2001 census.
Brinsworth House Brinsworth House is a retirement home especially for members of the acting and entertainment professions, in Twickenham, Middlesex. The house, opened in 1911, is provided and maintained by the Entertainment Artistes Benevolent Fund, founded in 1908 to care for members of what was at that time the variety and music hall profession.
Brio Technology Brio Technology was a San Francisco Bay area software company cofounded in 1984 by Yorgen Edholm and Katherine Glassey. It made money early on by doing contract work for Metaphor Corporation and performing contract programming.
Brion (Irish) Brion son of Eochaid Mugmedon, older half-brother of Niall Noigiallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages), was one of the three brothers whose descendants were known as the Connachta and who gave their name to the province of Connacht in the west of Ireland. His particular descendants, the Ui Briuin, gave rise to many Kings of Connacht and its ruling families over the next thousand years.
Brion James Brion James (born February 20, 1945 in Redlands, California, died August 7, 1999 in Malibu, California) was an American character actor. Best known for playing the character of Leon Kowalski in the movie Blade Runner, James portrayed a variety of colorful roles in well-known American films such as 48 Hrs.
Brion of Gwynedd In the fictional universe of the Deryni novels of Katherine Kurtz, Brion Haldane was the twenty-fifth King of Gwynedd, reigning from 1095 to 1120. He was the twentieth member of the House of Haldane to sit upon the throne of Gwynedd, and the fourteenth consecutive Haldane king since the end of the Festillic Interregnum.
Brioni Agreement The Brioni Agreement is a document signed on the Brioni (Brijuni) islands (near Pula, Croatia) on July 7 1991 by representatives of the Republic of Slovenia, Republic of Croatia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia under the political sponsorship of the European Community. With this document, the SFRY stopped all hostilities on Slovenian territory, thus ending the Slovenian War while Slovenia and Croatia froze independence activities for a period of three months.
Briquet Griffon Vendéen A Briquet Griffon Vendéen is a breed of hunting dog originating in France. Prior to th first World War it was bred down in size by the Comte d’Elva from the Grand Griffon Vendéen, a descendant of the Canis Segusius used by the Gauls.
Briquetage Briquetage is the name for a coarse ceramic material used to make evaporation vessels and supporting pillars used in extracting salt from seawater. Thick-walled saltpans were filled with saltwater and heated from below until the water had boiled away and salt was left behind.
Bris Vegas (term) Bris Vegas is a tongue-in-cheek nickname given to the city of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, based on a perceived (usually ironic) resemblance to Las Vegas. Reported origins for the name are numerous, but it usually is seen as being a comment by out-of-town visitors on the small-town tackiness associated (or previously associated) with Brisbane.
Brisbane Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia, with a greater metropolitan population of just under two million. It is a city set close to the Pacific Ocean, and is situated beside the Brisbane River on plains between Moreton Bay and the Great Dividing Range in south-eastern Queensland.
Brisbane (lunar crater) Brisbane is a lunar crater that is located in the southeastern part of the Moon, to the south of Peirescius crater. To the northwest lie Vega and Reimarus craters, and further to the east is the Lyot walled-plain.
Brisbane Anime Society The Brisbane Anime Society (shortened to BAS) is an anime fanclub in Brisbane, Australia, which meets fortnightly on alternate Saturdays and Sundays for screenings of fan subtitled anime that has not yet been released in English. BAS can be found at the Gardens Point campus of the Queensland University of Technology.
Brisbane Arts Theatre The Brisbane Arts Theatre is a theatre in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Though an amateur theatre, it has showcased notable Australian performers in the past including Carol Burns, Michael Caton, Barry Otto , Judith McGrath , Bunny Brooke and Jennifer Flowers.
Brisbane Bandits The Brisbane Bandits were a foundation team in the now defunct Australian Baseball League. The Bandits won the ABL Championship in 1994 and finished 2nd in 1997 going down to Perth Heat in the championship series.
Brisbane Bands Cricket Association The Brisbane Bands Cricket Association is a group who compete in the Brisbane Bands Cricket Competition. This competition has been running since 1993 and is a social cricket competition played through the winter months in Brisbane, Australia.
Brisbane Bears The Brisbane Bears were an Australian rules football Club and was the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League. It played its first match in 1987, but struggled on and off the field until it made the finals for the first time in 1995.
Brisbane Birralee Voices Brisbane Birralee Voices is a world-renowned children’s community choir organization that has performed at many venues around the world. Brisbane Birralee Voices is one of the only community based choirs in Brisbane, Australia and it gives young people from the age of 5-26+ the opportunity to participate in an internationally-regarded community choir.
Brisbane Blue Tongues The Brisbane Blue Tongues are a semi-professional ice hockey team in the Australian Ice Hockey League. The team plays its home games at the Ice World in Boondall, a suburb of Queensland's capital city, Brisbane.
Brisbane Broncos The Brisbane Broncos are a professional rugby league football team that are Brisbane based in Queensland, Australia. The Broncos play in the National Rugby League and are one of the most successful clubs of the modern era, having won 6 premierships in the 19 seasons they have played.
Brisbane Bullets The Brisbane Bullets are a professional basketball team competing in Australia's National Basketball League. The Bullets are one of only two teams that have survived since the NBL's inception in 1979; the other is the Wollongong Hawks.
Brisbane central business district The Brisbane central business district (CBD), or 'the City' is located on a peninsula on the northern bank of the Brisbane River. The triangular shaped peninsula is bounded by the Brisbane River to the east, south and west.
Brisbane Central Technical College The Brisbane Central Technical College was founded in 1908, and eventually became the Queensland Institute of Technology. While not able to grant bachelor's degrees, the college was able to issue diplomas which gave the recipients the right to "letters" after their name.
Brisbane City Botanic Gardens The Brisbane City Botanic Gardens is located at Gardens Point on the south-east of the peninsula of the Brisbane River that contains the central business district of the city of Brisbane. The gardens area has frontages on both Alice Street and George Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Brisbane City Council The Brisbane City Council is the governing council for Brisbane, which is the capital of Queensland, Australia. Unlike councils in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, where the local councils are generally responsible for relatively small areas of those cities, the Brisbane City Council administers the larger part of the Brisbane metropolitan area and has a larger population than any other Local Government Area in Australia.
Brisbane City Hall Brisbane City Hall is the seat of the Brisbane City Council and is located adjacent to King George Square, where the City Hall has its main entrance. The City Hall also has frontages to both Ann Street and Adelaide Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Brisbane College of Theology Brisbane College of Theology, in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, is an ecumenical theological education consortium, comprising St Francis' Theological College (Anglican), St Paul's Theological College (Roman Catholic) and Trinity Theological College (Uniting). It offers both under-graduate and post-graduate qualifications
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre The Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre is a convention facility in Queensland, Australia. It is located on the site of the former Interstate railway station in South Brisbane near the South Bank Parklands.
Brisbane Cup The Brisbane Cup is a Group 1 Australian thoroughbred horse race for 3 year olds and over, run under handicap conditions over a distance of 3200 metres at Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane in June. 2006 Prizemoney is AUD$500,000.
Brisbane Exhibition Ground The Brisbane Exhibition Ground (also known as the RNA Showgrounds and the Ekka Grounds), was established during 1875 especially for Ekka (formally titled the Royal Queensland Show). The Exhibition ground is owned and operated by the Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland.
Brisbane Ferries This page deals with Brisbane ferry history, this covers non operational ferry services and private operational passenger and vehicular services such as Dutton Park Ferry, Moggill Vehicular Ferry and Bulimba Vehicular Ferry and pre translink council services.
Brisbane Forest Park, Queensland Brisbane Forest Park, which is located on part of the D'Aguilar Range, is a large nature reserve on the western boundary of the City of Brisbane. The main entrance to the Park is located in the Brisbane suburb of The Gap.
Brisbane Girls Grammar School Brisbane Girls Grammar School, founded in 1875, is one of eight grammar schools in Queensland which were established under the Grammar Schools Act of 1860. The school originally opened as a branch of the Brisbane Grammar School in Brisbane, Queensland, with fifty female students under the direction of a Lady Principal, Mrs.
Brisbane International Film Festival Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) held in Brisbane provides a focus for film culture in Queensland, Australia. The festival has taken place since 1992 and focuses on films from the Asia-Pacific region.
Brisbane Ladies Brisbane Ladies is an Australian folksong, one of many adaptions of Spanish Ladies. The version given below is the most commonly sung, but the original mentions Nanango favourably as "that jolly old township"
Brisbane Line The Brisbane Line was a controversial defence proposal allegedly formulated by the Menzies government during World War II to concede the northern portion of the Australian continent in the event of an invasion. The actual location of the "line" demarcating this territory is unclear.
Brisbane Linked Intersection Signal System Brisbane Linked Intersection Signal System or BLISS is Brisbane City Council's ITS infrastructure platform. This system incorporates large scale Traffic Signal control, a Real Time Passenger Information System (RAPID), and other infrastructure for managing and monitoring the road network for the Greater Brisbane Area.
Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra The Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra is a community orchestra based in Brisbane, Australia. The orchestra is formed of over 70 players of all ages and professions, who enjoy playing a wide variety of orchestral works.
Brisbane Powerhouse Brisbane Powerhouse is a performing arts and cultural venue located in the Brisbane suburb of New Farm, Queensland, Australia. It is located on the northern bank of the Brisbane River and has been constructed in a decommissioned power station.
Brisbane River The Brisbane River is situated in southeast Queensland, Australia, and flows through the state capital Brisbane, before emptying into Moreton Bay. The river is dammed by the Wivenhoe Dam, forming Lake Wivenhoe, the main water supply for Brisbane.
Brisbane River cod The Brisbane River cod is a form of Maccullochella cod that occurred naturally in the Brisbane River system, an east coast river system in south east Queensland, Australia. Their exact taxonomic status is not known.
Brisbane River Stage The Brisbane River Stage is an outdoor entertainment venue located on the Brisbane River, Brisbane, Australia. River Stage has seen a variety of performers pass through its gates; from Powderfinger to INXS; annual community carols performances to ‘Sing for Water’ – a fundraising outlet staged as part of the River Festival.
Brisbane Rugby League premiership The Brisbane Rugby League premiership was a rugby league competition held in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia from 1909 to 1997. Until the 1980s it was the premier sporting competition in Brisbane, attracting large crowds and broad media coverage.
Brisbane Trades Hall The Brisbane Trades Hall is the Trades Hall building in the Australian city of Brisbane. It is used by the Queensland trade union movement for meetings, offices, social and educational events, and is the location of the Trades and Labour Council, now known as the Queensland Council of Unions.
Brisbane Tramway Museum Brisbane Tramway Museum is a transport museum which preserves and displays trams and trolley-buses, most of which operated in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The museum also has a collection of vehicles and other equipment used in maintaining Brisbane's electric street transport system (which operated from 1897 to 1969).
Brisbane Valley Highway The Brisbane Valley Highway is a state highway in Queensland. It leaves the Warrego Highway near Ipswich and travels in a northwesterly direction, following the Brisbane River until it reaches the D'Aguilar Highway, where it ends.
Brisbane Water (utility) Brisbane Water is a business of the Brisbane City Council in Brisbane, the capital of the Australian state of Queensland. Brisbane Water is responsible for the water supply system and wastewater removal and treatment throughout the metropolitan area.
Brisbane, California Brisbane is a small city located in the northern part of San Mateo County, California. It is on the eastern edge of South San Francisco next to the San Francisco Bay and near the San Francisco International Airport.
Briscola Briscola (brìscula in Sicilian, briškula in Croatian, la brisca in Spanish) is an Italian trick-taking card game for two to six players, played with a standard Italian 40-card deck. The game is also popular in Croatia and Spain.
Brise soleil Brise soleil, sometimes brise-soleil (breez-soh-ley, from French, "sun break") in architecture refers to a variety of permanent sun-shading techniques, ranging from the simple patterned concrete walls popularized by Le Corbusier to the elaborate wing-like mechanism devised by Santiago Calatrava for the Milwaukee Art Museum or the mechanical, pattern-creating devices of the Institut du Monde Arabe by Jean Nouvel.
Brise-Glace Brise-Glace (French for "ice-breaker") was an instrumental avant-rock band of the 1990s. Composed of the members Jim O'Rourke, Darin Gray, Dylan Posa, and Thymme Jones, Brise-Glace use guitar improvisation, white noise, and found sounds to create a brooding and almost minimal, eerie musical sound.
Briseis In Greek mythology, Brisēís (Greek Βρισηίς) was a Trojan widow (from Lyrnessus) who was abducted during the Trojan War by Achilles upon the death of her three brothers and husband, King Mynes of Lyrnessus, in the fight. After an oracle forced Agamemnon to give up Chryseis, a woman he had captured, the king ordered his heralds Talthybius and Eryrates to take Briseis from Achilles as compensation.
Brisingamen Brisingamen is said to be the (principally amber) necklace of the goddess Freyja from Norse Mythology. When she wore it no man or god could withstand her charms, which was obviously a matter of great concern to the other goddesses during springtime when she reputedly wore it.
Brisk yeshivas and methods The Brisk yeshivas and methods refers to the movement and to the adoption of the Brisker method of Talmudic study, originated by the Soloveitchik dynasty of rabbinic scholars and their students. It is so called because of the Soloveitchiks' origin in the town of Brisk, or Brest-Litovsk, located in what is now Belarus.
Brissago Brissago is a small town on the banks of Lago Maggiore in the Canton of Ticino in Switzerland. The town comprises the main population in Brissago plano, the lake-front main street and shops, and 13 districts scattered in the hills on roads leading to Mount Gridone (2188m).
Brisson, Ontario Brisson is a small place in Russell Township in Ontario, Canada. Although still marked on some maps and still listed as a locality by Statistics Canada, the community effectively no longer exists, and is not recognized by any municipal entity Brisson is not on the list of communities supplied by the United Counties of Prescott and Russell at this url and is not recognized as a community by Russell Township according to this url.
Bristlecone pine The bristlecone pines are a small group of pine trees (Family Pinaceae, genus Pinus, subsection Balfourianae) that can reach an age far greater than that of any other single living organism known, up to nearly 5,000 years.
Bristly catshark The bristly catshark, Halaelurus hispidus, is a cat shark of the family Scyliorhinidae, found from southeastern India and the Andaman Islands between latitudes 15° N and 5° N, at depths of between 200 and 300 m. Its length is up to 29 cm.
Bristly locust Bristly Locust (Robinia hispida) is a shrub or small tree in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, native to the southeastern United States. Other common names include Rose acacia and Rose locust.
Bristol (UK Parliament constituency) Bristol was a former two member constituency, used to elect members to the House of Commons in the Parliaments of England (to 1707), Great Britain (1707-1800) and the United Kingdom (from 1801). The constituency existed until Bristol was divided into single member constituencies in 1885.
Bristol and Bath railway path The Bristol and Bath railway path is an approx 15-mile section of the UK's National Cycle Network. It follows the route of the Midland Railway from Lawrence Hill in central Bristol to Newbridge in Bath, closed during the Beeching Axe of the 1960s.
Bristol and Bath Tennis Club The Bristol and Bath Tennis Club was founded in 1985 by a small group of enthusiasts with the aim of providing a real tennis facility for people in Bristol, Bath, and adjacent areas in the southwest of England.
Bristol and District League The Bristol and District League is a football competition based in Bristol, England. The top division in this league, which is the Senior Division, sits at level 14 of the English football league system and is a feeder to the Bristol Premier Combination.
Bristol and Exeter Railway 0-4-0T locomotives The Bristol and Exeter Railway 0-4-0T locomotives were two small 0-4-0T locomotives built for shunting by the Bristol and Exeter Railway. On 1 January 1876 the Bristol and Exeter Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway, after which the locomotives were given new numbers.
Bristol and Exeter Railway 0-6-0 locomotives The Bristol and Exeter Railway 0-6-0 locomotives include three different types of broad gauge and standard gauge 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed for working freight trains. On 1 January 1876 the Bristol and Exeter Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway, after which the locomotives were given new numbers.
Bristol and Exeter Railway 0-6-0T locomotives The Bristol and Exeter Railway 0-6-0T locomotives were two different types of 0-6-0T locomotives built for the Bristol and Exeter Railway. On 1 January 1876 the Bristol and Exeter Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway, after which the locomotives were given new numbers.
Bristol and Exeter Railway 2-2-2T locomotives The seven Bristol and Exeter Railway 2-2-2T locomotives were small 2-2-2 well tank locmotives designed by James Pearson for working branch lines such as those to Tiverton and Clevedon. The first was delivered in 1851, and the last withdrawn in 1880.
Bristol and Exeter Railway 4-2-2 locomotives The 20 Bristol and Exeter Railway 4-2-2 locomotives were broad gauge 4-2-2 express steam locomotives built for the Bristol and Exeter Railway by the Stothert and Slaughter in Bristol. The first entered service in 1849.
Bristol and Gloucester Railway The Bristol and Gloucester Railway opened in 1844 between Bristol and Gloucester, meeting the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway. It is now part of the main line from the North-East of England through Derby and Birmingham to the South-West.
Bristol and Suburban Association Football League The Bristol and Suburban Association Football League is a football competition in England. This league has a total of seven divisions, the highest of which, the Premier Division One, sits at level 12 of the English football league system.
Bristol Airport (TV series) Bristol Airport is a docu-soap based on events at Bristol Airport. The programme is made by ITV and airs on the digital channel Discovery Travel and Living every evening at 11pm and every morning at 11am in Britain.
Bristol Arena The Bristol Arena is a 10,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Bristol, England that is currently in planning. It is due to open in 2009 although negotiations are still ongoing between the city council, regional development agency and developers with regard to how it will be financed.
Bristol Barracuda The Bristol Barracuda are an affiliate member of the British Collegiate American Football League (BCAFL)'s Southern Conference-Western Division. The University of Bristol Barracuda are joining the BCAFL in league competition in the 2007/8 season.
Bristol Bay Bristol Bay is the eastern-most arm of the Bering Sea, at 57° to 59° North 157° to 162° West. It is located between the southwest part of the Alaska mainland to its north, and the Alaska Peninsula to its south and east.
Bristol Beaufighter The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter, often referred to as simply the Beau, was a British long-range heavy fighter modification of the Bristol Aeroplane Company's earlier Beaufort torpedo bomber design. Unlike the Beaufort, the Beaufighter
Bristol Belvedere The Bristol Type 192 Belvedere is a British twin-engined, tandem rotor military helicopter built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. It was designed for a variety of transport roles including troop transport, supply dropping and casualty evacuation.
Bristol Blenheim The Bristol Blenheim was a British high-speed light bomber and fighter used extensively in the early days of the Second World War, built by Bristol Aeroplane Company. It was the first British aircraft to have all-metal stressed skin construction and one of the first to utilize retractable landing gear, flaps, powered gun turret and variable-pitch propellers.
Bristol Boat Race The Bristol Boat Race is an annual event between the University of the West of England (UWE) and the University of Bristol, held on the historic Bristol Docks. In the early years of the event, the University of Bristol dominated, but in recent years UWE has become a much greater force.
Bristol Brabazon The Bristol Type 167 Brabazon was a huge airliner designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company to fly transatlantic routes from the United Kingdom to the United States. The prototype was delivered in 1949, only to prove a complete commercial failure when airlines felt the plane was too large and expensive to be useful.
Bristol Britannia The Bristol Type 175 Britannia was a medium/long-range airliner built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1952 to fly a number of air routes across the British Empire. Soon after entering production the turboprop engines proved unusually susceptible to inlet icing, and two prototypes were lost while solutions to the problems were found.
Bristol Buckmaster The Bristol Buckmaster was an advanced trainer aircraft of the Royal Air Force. By 1945, there was a serious gap in performance between the so-called advanced trainers in use – such as the Avro Anson, Airspeed Oxford, dual-control Bristol Blenheim and Lockheed Hudson – and the combat aircraft which the pilots would be expected to fly on graduation.
Bristol Bulldog The Bristol Bulldog was a Royal Air Force (RAF) single-seat biplane fighter designed during the 1920s by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, with over three hundred Bulldogs produced, that arguably became the most famous aircraft during the RAF's inter-war period.
Bristol Bullets The Bristol Bullets are a member of the British Collegiate American Football League (BCAFL)'s Southern Conference-Western Division. Bristol suffered through seven losing seasons in its first eight (including three winless seasons), though things have improved for the Bullets over the past six seasons, posting a 33-14-1 record with two division titles.
Bristol city centre The central area of the city of Bristol, South West England, is the area south of the central ring road and north of the Floating Harbour, bordered north by St Pauls and Easton, east by Temple Meads and Redcliffe, and west by Clifton and Canons Marsh. It is contained entirely within the Council ward of Cabot.
Bristol Cars Bristol Cars is a manufacturer of hand-built luxury cars, based at Filton, near Bristol, England. Bristol Cars has no distributors nor dealers and deals directly with customers; they have a showroom in Kensington in London.

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