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Buddy Zabala Hector "Buddy" Avacena Zabala (born November 13, 1971) was widely known as the bassist of the Filipino power pop band, The Eraserheads, who were famous for kick-starting the alternative rock explosion of the early-1990s.
BuddyCast BuddyCast is an open peer-to-peer protocol for distributing streaming content to an unlimited number of users by turning broadcast receivers into stream relays, or “buddies.” Developed by Mel Beckman, Denison Bollay, and Brian Fox, the protocol maintains resilience through the use of standby redundant buddies to replace buddies that leave the network.
Buddyhead Buddyhead is a music "webzine" and independent record label formed by Travis Keller and Aaron North in the summer of 1998 in Hollywood, California. They are notorious for their Lester Bangs-style of outspoken criticism of popular culture and the music-industry.
Buddyhead Records Buddyhead Records is an independent record label from Hollywood, California that was started in 2000 and sprouted from the popular irreverent website of the same name, Buddyhead, which was launched in 1998. It is the project of Travis Keller and Aaron North and has released records by various bands such as: ModWheelMood, Wires On Fire, Shat, The Cassettes, Ink & Dagger, The Icarus Line, Burning Brides, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Your Enemies Friends, The Mean Reds, 400 Blows, Text, At the Drive-In, Murder City Devils and Radio Vago.
Bude Canal The Bude Canal was originally planned as a highly ambitious project to build about 95 miles of canal for taking mineral-rich sand from Bude, England to the Cornish hinterland, to improve the quality of the land.
Bude-Light Bude-Light is a very bright oil lamp that works by introducing oxygen into the centre of an Argand burner. It was invented by Sir Goldsworthy Gurney and named after the place where he lived: Bude, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
Budenberg Gauge Company The Budenberg Gauge Company is a company founded in 1830 based near Manchester, England that specializes in making pressure gauges, thermometers, valves and manifolds, monoflanges and close coupled systems, chemical seals, hygienic seals, and transmitters.
Budenovka Budenovka (Russian language: Будённовка, budyonnovka) is a distinctive type of hat and an essential part of the communist uniform of the Russian Civil War and later. Its official name was the "broadcloth helmet" (шлем суконный).
Buderim Ginger Factory The Buderim Ginger Factory, at Yandina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland is a tourist attraction and working ginger factory. There are rides, tours of the factory, and shops, restaurants and other exhibits for visitors to enjoy.
Budesonide/formoterol The combination preparation budesonide/formoterol is a formulation containing budesonide and formoterol used in the management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is marketed by AstraZeneca under the trade name Symbicort.
Budgerigar color genetics The science of budgerigar colour genetics deals with the heredity of colour variation in the feathers of the species of the parakeet known as Melopsittacus undulatus, commonly known as the 'budgerigar parakeet' or 'budgie '.
Budget Budget (from French bougette) generally refers to a list of all planned expenses and revenues. A budget is an important concept in microeconomics, which uses a budget line to illustrate the trade-offs between two or more goods.
Budget constraint A Budget Constraint represents the combinations of goods and services that a consumer can purchase given current prices and his income. Consumer theory uses the concepts of a budget constraint and a preference ordering to analyze consumer choices.
Budget crisis A budget crisis is an informal name for a situation in which the legislative and the executive in a presidential system deadlock and are unable to pass a budget. In presidential systems, the legislature has the power to pass a budget, but the executive often has a veto in which there are insufficient votes in the legislature to override.
Budget line Given an allocation of two goods, the budget line through that allocation is the set of all other allocations of the two goods that someone in a market could arrive at by selling one of the goods for the other.
Budget range Budget range is the name given to software (usually video games) that are sold for a fraction (usually less than half) of a regular product price. While most of the software released under budget range are re-releases of successful products (such as Sony's Platinum range), other labels (usually smaller, localized or "value" labels of larger companies) release their new games at budget prices to gather a broader audience.
Budget resolution In the United States Congress, a budget resolution is a legislation in the form of a concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget. The budget resolution establishes various budget totals, divides spending totals into functional categories, and may include reconciliation instructions to designated House or Senate committees.
Budget Rent a Car Budget Rent a Car is a car rental company that was founded in 1958 in Los Angeles, California by Morris Mirkin. He was joined in 1959 by Julius Lederer (husband of Ann Landers), and in 1960 the headquarters was moved to Chicago, Illinois.
Budget support Budget support is a particular way of giving international development aid, also known as an aid instrument or aid modality. With budget support, money is given directly to a recipient country government, usually from a donor government (such as the UK or Sweden).
Budget Truck Rental Budget Truck Rental is the second largest truck rental company in the continental United States of America with around 2,800 businesses and 32,000 trucks across the country. Budget Truck Rental was voted the best place to work in 2004 by the Denver Regional Council of Governments.
Budgeted cost of work scheduled Budgeted Cost of Work Scheduled (BCWS) is also referred to as Planned value (PV). In Project Management (PM) speak, PV is part of the earned value management, which is used to accomplish the Performance Measurement Analysis technique, a tool and technique used in the cost control process.
Budgie the Little Helicopter Budgie the Little Helicopter is a series of children's books and animated TV series relating to a fictional character 'Budgie' and his friends. The characters were based on the books by Sarah, Duchess of York, who was influenced by her flight training in the Royal Navy.
Budhayan Budhayan was an Indian mathematician from the 6th century. He is accredited with calculating the value of pi to some degree of precision, and with investigating the concept of what is now known as the Pythagorean Theorem.
Budhi Gandak Budhi Gandak is an important river but the other river named the Gandak is a much bigger river originating from the Himalayas in Nepal. The Budhi Gandak originates From West Champaran near Ramnagar and Bagaha, passes through various districts of Bihar (East Champaran, Mujaffarpur, Samastipur, Khagaria) and flows into Ganges river near Khagaria/Manasi.
Budhi Kunderan Budhisagar Krishnappa Kunderan (born 2 October, 1939 in Mulky, near Mangalore in Karnataka - died 23 June, 2006 in Glasgow, Scotland) was an Indian cricketer. He played as a wicket keeper for the most of his career, and was an exciting but unorthodox right handed batsman.
Budhia Singh Budhia Singh (born 2002) is a four-year-old (as of 2006) Indian boy and the world's youngest marathon runner. Generally considered an athletic phenomenon, Budhia has participated in (and finished) races of up to 60 kilometers (37.
Budi Putra Budi Putra (born September 12, 1972 ) is a technology journalist based in Jakarta, Indonesia. A newspaper editor for Koran Tempo Daily and a content manager for Tempo Interactive, Budi has written four books on technology in Indonesian.
Budi Utomo Budi Utomo (also Boedi Oetomo; "Pure Endeavor") was the first native political society in the Dutch East Indies. The founder was a pensioned government doctor who felt that native intellectuals should take the lead.
Budka Suflera Budka Suflera (English: Prompter's Box) is a Polish rock band which was started in 1969 in Lublin by Krzysztof Cugowski, and, after disbanding soon thereafter, resurrected by Cugowski and Romuald Lipko in 1974 and active to this day. They are perhaps best known for their 1997 song "Takie tango" (English: Such a Tango).
Budmilloors Budmilloors (also expressed as an initialism – BMC) is a common and derogatory term use among the craft beer culture to describe a poor-tasting, mass-produced beer. The word originates by combining the names of three widely popular American beer brands; Budweiser, Miller Brewing, and Coors.
Budock Water Budock or Budock Water (Cornish: Dowr Budhek) is a small village and civil parish in the Kerrier district of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is on the fringe of the Falmouth urban area, about 2 miles west of the town centre.
Budoji Budoji(부도지, 符都誌) is narrative literature about the Korean ancient history written by Bak Jesang(박제상) at the period of king Nulji of Silla. In 1953CE, his offspring Bak Geum has published to people, however its original version cannot be identified.
Budokan: The Martial Spirit Budokan: The Martial Spirit is a computer and video game released by Electronic Arts in 1990 for various platforms. The title is a versus fighting game, pitting the player against other martial arts practitioners in a great tournament known as the Budokan (taking place at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo).
Budoy Marabiles Errol "Budoy" Marabiles (born October 22, 1972 in Samar, Philippines) is a Filipino reggae musician, songwriter and TV host. He was one of the fourteen housemates in the ABS-CBN show Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition.
Buduburam Buduburam is a refugee camp located 44 kilometers (27 miles) west of Accra, Ghana. Opened by the UNHCR in 1990, the camp is home to more than 42,000 refugees from Liberia who fled their country during the Liberian Civil War (1989–1996), and the Second Liberian Civil War (1999–2003).
Budva Riviera (region) Budva Riviera (Montenegrin and Serbian: Будванска Ривијера; Latinic: Budvanska Rivijera) is a 35 km long strip of the Adriatic coast surrounding the town of Budva in Montenegro. It is located roughly along the middle of the Montenegrin coast, and is a center for Montenegrin beach tourism.
Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch) Budweiser, popularly referred to as Bud or sometimes Bud Heavy to distinguish it from Bud Light, is the primary brand of beer made by Anheuser-Busch. Budweiser is a pale lager made with a proportion of rice as a substitute adjunct for barley malt, for which it has received some criticism, though the company takes the position that the rice gives the beer a lighter taste.
Budweiser Budvar Budweiser is the name of a pilsner-style beer from the city of České Budějovice in Bohemia (Czech Republic), brewed since 1265. Its name is derived from the German name for the town, Budweis (something from Budweis being a Budweiser).
Budweiser Rocket The Budweiser Rocket was a 3-wheeled land vehicle powered by a hybrid liquid and solid-fuel rocket engine that is claimed to be the first vehicle to have broken the sound barrier on land (near sea level) driven by Stan Barrett and designed and built by William Fredrick. There is much debate over the validity of the claim, and the Budweiser Rocket is generally not considered as the first vehicle to have broken the sound barrier on land.
Budweiser Shootout The Budweiser Shootout is an annual NASCAR Nextel Cup Series exhibition event held at Daytona International Speedway in February, the weekend before the Daytona 500. It began as the Busch Clash and was a fifty-mile "all-out sprint.
Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis The Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis took place from 14 June to 19 June 1995, when a group of more than 80 Chechen separatist fighters led by Shamil Basayev attacked the southern Russian city of Budyonnovsk (pop. 100,000), some 70 miles north of the border with the republic of Chechnya.
Buea Buea is the capital of the Southwest Province of Cameroon. It lies on the eastern slopes of Mount Cameroon and was the colonial capital city of the German Kamerun from 1901 to 1909, then of the Southern Province of British Cameroons (1949-1961).
Buell dryer The Buell dryer is a multiple hearth direct heated industrial dryer (commonly known as a turbo dryer) that has modified for drying china clay. It's design is very similar to the Herreshoff Kiln, which is a type of calciner.
Buena Regional School District The Buena Regional School District is a comprehensive regional school district serving approximately 2,100 students in grades K - 12 from two communities in Atlantic County, New Jersey. Municipalities served by the district are Buena Borough (754 students) and Buena Vista Township (1,340 students).
Buena Vista and Ellaville Railroad Originally incorporated as the Buena Vista Railroad in 1880, the name was changed to Buena Vista and Ellaville Railroad in 1885. The railroad ran 30 miles of track between Buena Vista, GA and Americus, GA when, in 1888, it was merged with several other lines into the Savannah and Western Railroad, a subsidiary of the Central of Georgia Railroad.
Buena Vista International Television Buena Vista International Television (BVITV) is responsible for The Walt Disney Company’s branded and non-branded filmed entertainment distribution, now distributing more than 30,000 hours of content to over 1300 broadcasters across 240 territories worldwide. BVITV licenses movies from producers including Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures and Miramax Films, programming from Touchstone Television and ABC News, along with the Annual Academy Awards®.
Buena Vista Music Group The Buena Vista Music Group is a collection of affiliated record labels all subsidiaries of The Walt Disney Company. The chairman of the group is Bob Cavallo, who reports to Dick Cook, chairman of the Walt Disney Studios.
Buena Vista Palace Resort & Spa The Buena Vista Palace is a 1,129-room resort located on 27 acres directly across from the Downtown Disney Marketplace. The 23-acre hotel, which opened in November 1983, is among seven hotels that make up the Downtown Disney Resort Area Hotels.
Buena Vista Park Buena Vista Park is a park in the Haight-Ashbury and Buena Vista Heights neighborhoods of San Francisco, California, United States. It is the oldest official park in San Francisco, established in 1867 as Hill Park and renamed Buena Vista in 1894.
Buena Vista Social Club The Buena Vista Social Club was the name of a members-only music club in Havana, Cuba that was at its height during the 1940s. In the late 1990s Wim Wenders made a movie upon the initiative of Ry Cooder called Buena Vista Social Club about some of the musicians who had performed there and their involvement in the production of an album released in 1997 also called Buena Vista Social Club.
Buena Vista Television Buena Vista Television is the television syndication firm of Disney/ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company, that was established in 1985 and handles the television distribution of product from Walt Disney Television, Touchstone Television, and ABC, such as The Golden Girls, Home Improvement, and Boy Meets World.. The company also produces and distributes its own shows, such as The Tony Danza Show, Ebert & Roeper, the current U.
Buena Vista, Michigan Buena Vista is the name of a Census-designated place (CDP) within Buena Vista Charter Township in Saginaw County, Michigan. The CDP is defined for statistical purposes and the boundaries defined by the Census Bureau may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the Buena Vista area.
Buena Vista, Virginia Buena Vista, pronounced [ˌbjunəˈvɪstə] by locals, despite the correct Spanish pronunciation of [bwenaˈßista], is an independent city located within the confines of Rockbridge County in the state of Virginia. The population was 6,349 at the 2000 census.
Buenamadre Buenamadre (English literally Good mother) is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. It is 60 kilometres from the provincial capital city of Salamanca and has a population of 170 people.
Buenaventura Lakes, Florida Buenaventura Lakes or BVL (census name: Lake Buenaventura) is an unincorporated CDP located in northern Osceola County, Florida, near Kissimmee. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 21,778 with 7,931 housing units; in which Males are 10,519 (48.
Buenavista del Norte Buenavista del Norte (Spanish "good view" and "norte", the north (of the island)) is a municipality in the western part of the island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and part of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Buenavista del Norte is the westernmost municipality in the island of Tenerife and is also the westernmost point.
Bueninvento Released in the year 2000, Bueninvento (GoodInvention in english) received good reviews, "SerĂ­a Feliz" (translated as "I'd be happy") was the single released for this album, accompanied by a video who got in rotation in music channels.
Bueno de Mesquita Abraham ('Appie') Bueno de Mesquita (Amsterdam, July 23, 1918 — Lelystad, August 19, 2005), commonly known under his stage name Bueno de Mesquita was a Dutch comedian, actor and stage artist, well known for his ability to make funny faces.
Buenos Aires Carnival The Buenos Aires Carnival (Spanish: Carnaval de Buenos Aires or Corso de Buenos Aires) is an annual event that takes place during the Carnival festivities, usually at the end of February on the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The 2 days event features murga parades, colourful customs, water bombs and many other amusement activities.
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema The Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente (BAFICI, English: Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival) is an international festival of independent films organized each year in the month of April, in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The festival is managed by the Ministerio de Cultura del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, it is not officially affiliated with FIAPF, but it has become very well known internationally.
Buenos Aires Metro The Buenos Aires Metro (locally known as el subte, from "subterráneo") is a mass-transit network that serves the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The system is currently managed by the private transit company Metrovías.
Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral The Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana de Buenos Aires) is the main Catholic church building of Buenos Aires city, Argentina. It is located at the corner of San Martín and Rivadavia streets, in the San Nicolás neighbourhood, in front of the Plaza de Mayo at the city's downtown.
Buenos Aires Province Buenos Aires Province (, Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires) is the wealthiest and most populated province of Argentina. Although the city of Buenos Aires is located inside its territory, it is an autonomous city and not part of the province.
Buenos Aires Stock Exchange The Buenos Aires Stock Exchange (BCBA; Spanish: Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires) is the organisation responsible for the operation of Argentina's primary stock exchange. Founded in 1854, is the successor of the Banco Mercantil, created in 1822 by Bernardino Rivadavia.
Buenos Aires-Rosario-Córdoba high-speed railway The Buenos Aires–Rosario–Córdoba high-speed railway is a project that will, according to its proponents, link the Argentine cities of Buenos Aires and Rosario through a high-speed rail, and Rosario to Córdoba through a fast conventional railway. The plan was announced by President Néstor Kirchner during a press conference at the Casa Rosada on 26 April 2006.
Buenos Aires/General Carrera Lake The Buenos Aires or General Carrera is a lake located in Patagonia and shared by Argentina, where is known as Lago Buenos Aires, and Chile, where its called Lago General Carrera. Both names are internationally accepted.
Bufagin Bufagin is toxic steroid, C24H34O5, found as a component of bufotoxin. It is obtained (in form of marinobufagin) from toad's milk, which refers to secretions from the Cane Toad (Bufo marinus), when it is injured, scared or provoked.
Bufalino crime family The Bufalino Crime Family is a criminal organization based in Scranton, Pittston and Wilkes-Barre in Pennsylvania USA within the nationwide criminal phenomenon known familiarly as the Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra). The Bufalino Crime Family exercises influence in Northeastern Pennsylvania, Northwestern New Jersey, Southern and Western New York while maintaining strong contacts with mafia counterparts in New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and New England.
Buff (superheroine) Buff (Arlene Hicks) is a fictional character created for the low-budget Generation X television movie, played by actress Suzanne Davis. She was created to replace Husk, whose powers would have been more expensive to film.
Buff Bagwell Marcus Alexander Bagwell, (born January 10, 1970) better known by his ring name, Buff Bagwell, is an American professional wrestler. He is perhaps best known for his nine year career with World Championship Wrestling between 1992 and 2001.
Buff-breasted Buttonquail The Buff-breasted Buttonquail is the largest and possibly the rarest of the buttonquail. This species is endemic to extreme northeastern Australia, in northern Queensland from near Coen to Mareeba west of Cairns.
Buff-rumped Warbler The Buff-rumped Warbler (Basileuterus fulvicauda) is a New World warbler which is a resident breeding bird from Honduras south to northwestern Peru and western Amazonian Brazil. It is found in forests at up to 1500 m altitude, always near water.
Buff, Straub, and Hensman Buff, Straub, and Hensman was an influential Los Angeles based architectural firm which left a lasting impact on both Southern California and modern residential architecture. The firm flourished from 1956 through 1961, and was instrumental in the development of mid-century modern architecture, particularly the "post-and-beam style" of residential architecture characterized by a strong horizontal planes, exposed structural members and a blurring of the distinction between indoors and outdoors.
Buffalo (1912 automobile) The Buffalo was an American electric car manufactured from 1912 until 1915. A product of the Buffalo Electric Vehicle Company, which had been formed by a merger of several groups, including Babcock and Van Waggoner, it was styled along the lines of gas-driven cars, and was marketed under the slogan "The Best of America".
Buffalo (band) Buffalo are a proto-heavy metal band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1970, although initially performing under the name Head (changed the following year, due to its sexual innuendo and unmarketablity). The original line up was unconventional for a rock band, featuring two lead vocalist (Dave Tice and Alan Milano) and filled out by John Baxter (guitar), Peter Wells (bass) and Paul Balbi (drums), although their difinitive line up (1973-1975) was more conventional with Tice, Baxter and Wells with the addition of Jimmy Economou on drums.
Buffalo (NFL) Buffalo, New York had a National Football League team prior to the Bills that operated under three different names: The All-Americans from 1920-1923, Bisons from 1924-1925, 1927 and 1929, and the Rangers in 1926.
Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens are botanical gardens located at 2655 South Park Avenue, Buffalo, New York, USA. These gardens are the product of landscaping architect Frederick Law Olmsted, glass-house architects Lord & Burnham, and botanist and plant-explorer John F.
Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park The Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, formerly known as The Buffalo Naval and Servicemen's Park, is a museum on the shore of Lake Erie in Buffalo, New York. It is home to several decommissioned US Naval vessels, including the Cleveland-class cruiser USS Little Rock, the Fletcher-class destroyer USS The Sullivans, and the submarine USS Croaker (later SSK 246).
Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority The Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority (also known as the Peace Bridge Authority) is a public benefit corporation that enforces the Peace Bridge. This bridge is designed to handle traffic between Buffalo, New York, U.
Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad The Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad is part of the Genesee and Wyoming Industries group of railroads, and operates between Buffalo, New York and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lines. Current trackage is 411 miles.
Buffalo Airways Buffalo Airways is a family run charter and scheduled airline based in Hay River, Canada. It was established in 1970 by Joe McBryan (also known as Buffalo Joe) and operates extensive passenger and cargo services in North America, as well as firefighting and fuel services.
Buffalo ’66 Buffalo ’66 is a 1998 film, and is writer/director Vincent Gallo's semi-autobiographical full-length motion picture debut. Gallo and Christina Ricci star in the lead roles and the supporting cast includes Mickey Rourke, Rosanna Arquette, Ben Gazzara and Anjelica Huston.
Buffalo Bill (TV series) Buffalo Bill was an American television situation comedy that featured the misadventures of an egotistical talk show host and his staff at a small TV station in Buffalo, New York. It premiered June 1, 1983 on NBC and ran for only part of two seasons (1983-84).
Buffalo Bill Historical Center The Buffalo Bill Historical Center is a complex of museums displaying artifacts and art of the American West located in Cody, Wyoming. The museums include the Buffalo Bill Museum, which features general western articles and historical items that help tell the story of W.
Buffalo Bills (AAFC) The Buffalo Bills was an American Football team, based in Buffalo, NY, that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During their first season in 1946, the team was known as the Buffalo Bisons.
Buffalo Bills (quartet) The Buffalo Bills were a barbershop quartet formed in Buffalo, New York. In 1950, they won the Barbershop Harmony Society International Quartet Contest, earning them the title of International Quartet Champions.
Buffalo Bisons The Buffalo Bisons (Pronounced 'BI-zons' by locals) are a minor league baseball team based in Buffalo, New York. The team, which plays in the International League, is the AAA affiliate of the Cleveland Indians major-league club.
Buffalo Bisons (1928-36) The Buffalo Bisons were a professional ice hockey team representing Buffalo, New York, although they played home games in nearby Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada at the 5,000-seat Peace Bridge Arena. The Bisons were founded in the Canadian Professional Hockey League for the 1928-29 season.
Buffalo Bulls The University at Buffalo offers 20 Division I intercollegiate sports that compete at the highest level of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The 20 sports are: football, baseball, softball, women's volleyball, men's and women's basketball, wrestling, men's and women's swimming, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, women's rowing and men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field.
Buffalo Calf Road Woman Buffalo Calf Robe Woman was a Northern Cheyenne woman who was the sister of a male Native American fighter who was involved in the Battle of Rosebud. The battle had been going poorly, and the Cheyenne and Sioux, who were allied under the leadership of Crazy Horse, had been retreating, leaving her wounded brother, Chief Comes in Sight, on the battlefield, when she suddenly rode out into the battlefield at full speed and grabbed her brother, carrying him to safety.
Buffalo Central Terminal The New York Central Terminal in Buffalo, New York, USA, was a key railroad station from the 1920s through the 1970s. The 20 story Art Deco style station was designed by architects Fellheimer & Wagner for the New York Central Railroad and opened on June 22, 1929.
Buffalo Common Council The Buffalo Common Council is the legislative branch of the Buffalo, NY City Government. It is a representative assembly, with one elected member from each of 9 districts: Niagara, Delaware, Masten, Ellicot, Lovejoy, Fillmore, North, University, and South.
Buffalo Convention The Buffalo Convention of 1909 established two future roll formats for the US-producers of piano rolls for self-playing pianos. The two formats had different punchings of 65 and 88 notes, but the same width (11 1/4 inches or 285 mm).
Buffalo Creek Flood The Buffalo Creek Flood was an accident that occurred on February 26, 1972 when a coal slurry impoundment dam built on a hillside in Logan County, West Virginia by the Pittston Coal Company burst. The resulting flood unleashed approximately 132 million gallons (500 000 000 L) of black waste water upon the residents of 16 coal mining communities in Buffalo Creek Hollow.
Buffalo Creek Reservation The Buffalo Creek Reservation is a tract of land south of the Buffalo Creek in the southern portion of Erie County, New York of approximately containing 49,920 acres and was set aside for the Indians and named the Buffalo Creek Reservation. It was owned by the Seneca Nation; however, the Treaty of Buffalo Creek dictated that the people of the Seneca Nation leave the tract in favor of Seneca Nation territories in Cattaraugus, Oilsprings and Allegany.
Buffalo Daughter Buffalo Daughter is a Japanese rock group formed in 1993. The three main members are suGar Yoshinaga (ex-Havana Exotica) on guitar, Yumiko Ohno (ex-Havana Exotica) on bass, and Moog (later changed to MoOog) Yamamoto on turntables and graphic design.
Buffalo Fire Department The Buffalo Fire Department is the fire and rescue service for the City of Buffalo, New York. The department was created in 1872 to replace unpaid volunteer hook and ladder companies that had served Buffalo since 1826.
Buffalo Fire Historical Museum The Buffalo Fire Historical Museum is located in Buffalo, New York at William and North Ogden Streets. Established and staffed by retired members of the Buffalo Fire Department, the museum seeks to preserve the history of the BFD since its inception in the mid-to-late 1800s.
Buffalo Gal Pictures Buffalo Gal Pictures is an independent TV and film production company based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. In 2004, it premiered the Isabela Rossellini film The Saddest Music in the World at the Sundance Film Festival.
Buffalo Gals Buffalo Gals was a traditional song, written down and published as Lubly Fan in 1844 by the blackface minstrel John Hodges, who performed as "Cool White". It was widely popular throughout the United States, and minstrels altered the lyrics to suit the local audience, so it might be performed as "New York Gals" or "Boston Gals".

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