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Buffalo Grove High School Buffalo Grove High School, or BG is a public high school located in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago. One of six four-year comprehensive high schools in Township High School District 214, serving the portions of the Villages of Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, and Wheeling.
Buffalo Grove, Illinois Buffalo Grove is an affluent village located in Northwest suburban Cook and Lake counties in Illinois, United States. The town was named for Buffalo Creek, which was itself named for bison bones found in the area.
Buffalo High School Buffalo High School is located off of County Road 35 in Buffalo, Minnesota. A constantly-growing area, along with three communities contributing students, has helped BHS grow into a large sized school of 1,800 students with a staff of approximately 375.
Buffalo chip A buffalo chip, also called a meadow muffin, is the name for a large, flat, dried piece of dung deposited by the buffalo from the large amount of grass that it eats. Well dried buffalo chips were among the few things that could be collected and burned on the prairie, and so were used by the Plains Indians, settlers and pioneers, and homesteaders, as a source of heat for cooking and warmth.
Buffalo Chips The Buffalo Chips are the University at Buffalo's only all-male a cappella group. Started in the fall of 1995 by Michael Burrows and Erich Kraus, the group was originally named "Cadence," but underwent serious changes during its first semester, leading to a reformation of the group under the name "Buffalo Chips.
Buffalo International Film Festival The Buffalo International Film Festival is film festival founded in Buffalo, New York in 2005, based around the city's and Western New York State's contributions to the motion picture industry. It was founded by Edward Summer as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit charitable organization in January 2005.
Buffalo jump A buffalo jump is a cliff formation which North American Indians historically used to kill plains bison by herding the bison and driving them over the cliff. Buffalo jumps came into prevalent use by Plains hunters around the first century A.
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo Memorial Auditorium (also known as The Aud) is an indoor arena in downtown Buffalo, New York. It hosted the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL from 1970-1996, the Buffalo Braves of the NBA from 1970-1978, the Buffalo Stallions of the MISL, the Buffalo Stampede of RHI, the Buffalo Bandits of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League, the Buffalo Blizzard of NPSL and the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League from 1940 to 1970.
Buffalo National Park Buffalo National Park was created after the Canadian government purchased about 700 heads of bison/buffalo from the Flathead Reservation in Montana. In 1909 the herd was transported to the newly formed park by train, along with elk, moose, and yak's.
Buffalo National River The Buffalo River is the United States' first National River. The entire Buffalo River is 150 miles in length, of which the lower 135 miles sit within the boundaries of the area managed by the National Park Service where it is designated the Buffalo National River.
Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus is a 100 acre (400,000 m²) medical campus in downtown Buffalo, New York, dedicated to developing clinical, research, and academic excellence. The BNMC, modelled after medical centers such as the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio and the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, was founded in 2001 by a consortium (including the University at Buffalo and Roswell Park Cancer Institute) to create a world-class medical center.
Buffalo North breakwater East end Light The Buffalo North breakwater East end Light was a lighthouse originally located on the North breakwater East End of Buffalo harbor, New York. It has since been relocated from the North Harbor entrance and sits on display near the Buffalo Main Light on the grounds of the United States Coast Guard station at the end of Furman Blvd on the Buffalo waterfront.
Buffalo pound A buffalo pound was a hunting device constructed by native peoples of the North American plains for the purpose of enclosing and slaughtering American Bison. It consisted of a circular corral at the terminus of a flared shute through which buffalo were herded and thereby trapped.
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is located in Buffalo, New York, near D'Youville College. They perform regularly around the world, and enjoy the patronage of the Knox family, former owners of the Buffalo Sabres and patrons of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.
Buffalo railway station, Victoria Buffalo (originally Buffalo Creek) was a railway station on the South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria. The station was opened during the 1890s and operated until 1991 when the line to Barry Beach servicing the oil fields in Bass Strait was closed, the line was then dismantled and turned into the Great Southern Rail Trail.
Buffalo Ranch Buffalo Ranch was a famous tourist attraction which was operated on 115 acres in what is today Newport Beach, California by Gene Clark of the Irvine Company and the great-grandson of the famous Indian chief Geronimo. It was the first outside business to be allowed onto land owned by The Irvine Company.
Buffalo Riot The Buffalo Riot was a civil disturbance between Irish and German-American stevedores against local dock bosses demanding increased wages and to prevent other workers to work for less wages on the afternoon of August 12, 1862. Although initially overpowering police, during which the chief of police was seriously injured among other officers, they were eventually forced to surrender after police opened fire on the workers wounding two men.
Buffalo River (Minnesota) The Buffalo River is a tributary of the Red River of the North, 88 mi (142 km) long, in western Minnesota in the United States. Via the Red River, Lake Winnipeg and the Nelson River, it is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay.
Buffalo River (New York) The Buffalo River is a river that empties into the eastern end of Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes, by the City of Buffalo in the United States of America. This stream is called the Buffalo River only in the vicinity of the city and is known as Buffalo Creek as it flows through other parts of Western New York.
Buffalo River (Tennessee) The Buffalo River of Tennessee is the longest unimpounded river in Middle Tennessee, flowing through the southern and western portions of that region. It is the largest tributary of the Duck River and is a major stream used for canoeing, especially in its middle section.
Buffalo River Trail The Buffalo River Trail is a hiking and backpacking trail that follows the path of the Buffalo National River in Arkansas. The trail is thirty-seven miles long, and runs from Boxley Valley, Arkansas to Pruitt, Arkansas.
Buffalo Rock Buffalo Rock is an independent Pepsi bottler based in Birmingham, Alabama and founded in 1901. In addition to bottling Pepsi products, the company produces Grapico, a grape soda, and a ginger ale under its own brand name.
Buffalo switchmen's strike The Buffalo switchmen's strike was a two-week strike in August 1892 by railroad workers employed by three railroads in Buffalo, New York. The strike collapsed after two weeks when 8,000 state militia entered the town and other unions refused to support the workers.
Buffalo Silents The Buffalo Silents of Buffalo, New York were a 1920s exhibition basketball team whose members were either deaf and/or mute. The team barnstormed across Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio, playing teams such as Jim Thorpe and His World-Famous Indians basketball team.
Buffalo Six The Buffalo Six (also known as Lackawanna Six, Lakawanna Cell, or Buffalo Cell) is a group of six Yemeni-Americans who were convicted of providing material support to al-Qaeda. The six are American citizens by birth.
Buffalo Soldiers (2001 film) Buffalo Soldiers is a 2001 film, based on the 1993 novel by Robert O'Connor, which follows the rogue activities of a group of US soldiers based in West Germany during 1989 when the fall of the Berlin Wall is imminent. It stars Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Harris, Anna Paquin, Haluk Bilginer, Scott Glenn and Elizabeth McGovern and is directed by Gregor Jordan.
Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield was a short-lived but influential, folk rock group that served as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Jim Messina and is most famous for the song "For What It's Worth." After its formation in April 1966, a series of disruptions, including internal bickering, as well as the pressure of working in the music industry, resulted in constant changes in the group's lineup — and ultimately culminated in the group disbanding after roughly 25 months.
Buffalo Springs (Clay County), Texas Buffalo Springs is on Farm to Market Road 174 15 miles southeast of Henrietta in south central Clay County, Texas. Two other towns by the same name exist in Texas, one in Lubbock County and the other in Comal County (now abandoned).
Buffalo State College Buffalo State College, often referred to colloquially as Buff State, is a public, liberal arts college in Buffalo, New York and is part of the State University of New York. It is the largest four-year college in the SUNY system, though other state universities in the system are larger.
Buffalo State Sports Arena The Buffalo State Sports Arena is a seat multi-purpose sports complex in Buffalo, New York, located at Buffalo State College, a campus of SUNY. The building contains a Ice Arena, Sports Arena, Fitness Center, Houston Gym, Robert Kissinger Memorial Pool, and Varsity Weight Room.
Buffalo VFC The Buffalo VFC (Victorian Football Club, so as to not be confused with American or Arena Football League Clubs) has been a work in progress for many years. Earl Hausrath, who has played in the OAFL (Ontario, Canada) league, suiting up for the Balmy Beach Saints, Mississauga Mustangs and Hamilton Wildcats is heading the effort.
Buffalo wings Buffalo wings, wings, or chicken wings are chicken wing sections (called flats and drums), deep fried, and coated in sauce. Although many variations on this sauce exist, the original "Buffalo" sauce is composed of only five ingredients: cayenne pepper sauce, white vinegar, butter, salt, and garlic.
Buffalo Zoo The Buffalo Zoo in Buffalo, New York is the third-oldest institution of its kind in the United States. The zoo features such animals as: bison, elephants, hyenas, addixs, llama, marmoset, polar bears, snowy owls, zebras, sea lions, giraffes, tigers, lions, gorillas, and elephants.
Buffalo, New York parks system The Buffalo, New York public parks and parkways system is the United States' oldest coordinated system of such recreational spaces, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux between 1868 and 1896. It was inspired in large part by the parkland, boulevards, and squares of Paris, France .
Buffaloberry The Buffaloberries (Shepherdia) are a genus of small shrubs which have rather bitter tasting berries, native to North America. They are eaten primarily by bears and are presumably so popular with bears because they contain a molecule that helps to keep fat on the body which is useful for the winter season.
Buffaloman Buffaloman (ăăă•ă‚ˇăăĽăžăł) was a character from the manga series Kinnikuman. He initially appeared as the leader of a group of Devil Choujin, but ultimately changed his ways and became a hero who helped Kinnikuman and his friends for the rest of the series.
Buffelgrass Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare) is a species of grass native to Africa and first introduced into the Sonoran Desert for livestock grazing. It spreads very quickly and will often kill native plants by palo verdes by taking away nearby water.
Buffer (computer science) In computing, a buffer is a region of memory used to temporarily hold output or input data, comparable to buffers in telecommunication. The data can be output to or input from devices outside the computer or processes within a computer.
Buffer (optical fiber) In a fiber optic cable, a buffer is one type of component used to encapsulate one or more optical fibers for the purpose of providing such functions as mechanical isolation, protection from physical damage and fiber identification.
Buffer (telecommunication) In telecommunication, a buffer is a routine or storage medium used in telecommunications to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data, or time of occurrence of events, when transferring data from one device to another.
Buffer overflow In computer security and programming, a buffer overflow, or buffer overrun, is a programming error which may result in a memory access exception and program termination, or in the event of the user being malicious, a breach of system security.
Buffer P2 In biology, buffer P2 is a lysis buffer solution containing sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) to puncture holes in cellular membranes. It is used in conjunction with other resuspension buffers and lysis buffers to release DNA from cells.
Buffer solution Buffer solutions are solutions which resist change in hydronium ion and the hydroxide ion concentration (and consequent pH) upon addition of small amounts of acid or base, or upon dilution. Buffer solutions consist of a weak acid and its conjugate base (more common) or a weak base and its conjugate acid (less common).
Buffer state A buffer state is a country lying between two rival or potentially hostile greater powers, which by its sheer existence is thought to prevent conflict between them. Buffer states, when authentically independent, typically pursue a neutralist foreign policy, which distinguishes them from satellite states.
Buffer stock scheme The "buffer stock scheme" is an economic term, referring to the use of commodity storage for economic stabilization. Specifically, commodities are bought and stored when there is a surplus in the economy and they are sold from these stores when there are shortages in the economy.
Buffer underrun In computing, buffer underrun or buffer underflow is a state occurring when a buffer used to communicate between two devices or processes is fed with data at a lower speed than the data is being read from it. This requires the program or device reading from the buffer to pause its processing while the buffer refills.
Buffet Crampon Buffet-Crampon is a manufacturer of high-quality woodwind instruments including oboes, flutes, saxophones, and bassoons. The company is perhaps most famous for their clarinets, as Buffet is the brand of choice for many professionals.
Buffet Inc. Buffets, Inc. is a company that owns an American national chain of buffets, which go under the names "Old Country Buffet" (often referred to using the acronym "OCB"), "HomeTown Buffet", "Country Buffet", "Granny's Buffet" (in Kennewick, Washington, which has BOTH Old Country and Granny's), and "Tahoe Joe's Famous Steakhouse".
Buffett Foundation The Buffett Foundation is the charitable organization formed by legendary Omaha, Nebraska investor and industrialist Warren Buffett as a vehicle to manage his charitable giving. It was renamed Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation in honor of his wife Susan Buffett after her untimely death in 2004.
Buffington Island Buffington Island is an island in the Ohio River in Meigs County, east of Racine, Ohio. Nearby, just south of the community of Portland, OH, the only battle to occur on Ohio soil during the American Civil War, the Battle of Buffington Island, took place on July 19, 1863.
Buffington, Georgia Buffington traces its origin to an unfortunate chapter in American history. In the summer of 1838, Federal troops moved into northern Georgia and began rounding up the area's remaining Cherokee Indians and imprisoned them in "Cherokee Removal Forts.
Buffon's needle In mathematics, Buffon's needle problem is a question first posed in the 18th century by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon: suppose we have a floor made of parallel strips of wood, each the same width, and we drop a needle onto the floor. What is the probability that the needle will lie across a line between two strips?
Buffy coat Buffy coat is the fraction of a centrifugated blood sample that contains most of the white blood cells. After centrifugation, one can distinguish a layer of clear fluid (the plasma), a layer of red fluid containing most of the red blood cells, and a thin layer in between, the buffy coat (so-called because it is usually buff in hue), with most of the white blood cells and platelets.
Buffy studies Buffy Studies is a subset of the academic field of cultural studies. It explores issues related to gender as expressed through the content of the television program Buffy the Vampire Slayer and to a lesser extent, Angel.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film) Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a 1992 comedy film about a "Valley Girl" cheerleader (Kristy Swanson) chosen by fate to fight and kill vampires. The film is a light parody which plays on the clichés of typical horror movies.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer adult parodies Buffy the Vampire Slayer describes a 1992 film and a culturally influential American television series. The limited success of the movie and the huge success of the series led to a number of Buffy the Vampire Slayer adult parodies in comic and film formats.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel character and plot crossovers This is a compilation of appearances by characters from the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer on the spin-off show Angel and vice versa, including the related plot tie-ins. In addition to mentioning the first episode in which a Buffy character becomes an Angel series regular, this page highlights all the major arcs of both series.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer DVDs DVDs of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer were produced by 20th Century Fox and released beginning in 2000. These sets contained not only the episodes, but extra features, such as: audio commentaries by the shows makers, documentary features, blooper reels, shooting scripts and so on.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds is the fourth video game based on the Buffy franchise and the first multiplatform one. This is also the first game to allow players to control characters other than Buffy.
Buffy Tuftedcheek The Buffy Tuftedcheek or Lawrence’s Tuftedcheek, Pseudocolaptes lawrencii, is a passerine bird in the ovenbird family, which breeds in the tropical New World in Costa Rica, western Panama and the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the Streaked Tuftedcheek, P.
Buffy's residence Buffy's residence, also known as the Summers' residence, is the fictional home occupied by Buffy Summers and her family in the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It is located at 1630 Revello Drive in the fictional city of Sunnydale, California.
Buffybot The Buffybot is a character in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, appearing in the last few episodes of season 5 and the first two of season 6. She is an identical robot replica of the real Buffy Summers, and as such, also played by Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Buffyverse (fan films) Several notable fan films have been inspired by the fictional universe (Buffyverse) established by television series Buffy and Angel.The term 'Buffyverse' is used amongst fans of Buffy/Angel online to describe the fictional universe established by Buffy/Angel.
Buffyverse canon The Buffyverse canon consists of materials that are thought to be genuine (or "official") and those events, characters, settings, etc., that are considered to have inarguable existence within the fictional universe established by Buffy.
Buffyverse chronology (canon only) This timeline orders many of Buffy/Angel related stories by the place which they chronologically fit into the Buffyverse. To see how the non-canon novels, comics and video games fit into the timeline, see the parent article: Buffyverse chronology.
Buffyverse role-playing games The Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel RPGs are complementary, officially licensed role-playing games published by Eden Studios, Inc.. The Buffy the Vampire Slayer Core Rulebook was published in 2002, while the Angel Corebook followed in 2003.
Buffyverse Slayer timeline This article is based on the vampire Slayers in the fictional universe created by Joss Whedon for the cult television programs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, the Buffyverse. It also features slayers from Buffyverse novels and comics.
Bufo debilis The Green Toad (Bufo debilis) is a species of toad found in the Southwestern United States in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas and Texas, as well as in northern Mexico in the states of Tamaulipas, San Luis PotosĂ, Durango, and Zacatecas.
Bufo schneideri The Rococo Toad (Bufo schneideri), sometimes referred to as Schneider's Toad, is a large toad native to the South America countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It is frequently mistaken for the Cane Toad, and gets nearly as large.
Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen is a fictional character in Back to the Future Part III — he is a town outlaw in Hill Valley, California, United States in the year 1885. He is the great-grandfather of Biff Tannen from the first two Back to the Future films.
Buford and the Galloping Ghost Buford and the Galloping Ghost was a 1978 Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, spun off from Yogi's Space Race. It consisted of two segments: The Buford Files and The Galloping Ghost.
Buford Pusser Buford Hayse Pusser (December 12, 1937 - August 21, 1974) was the Sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee (in West Tennessee) from 1964 to 1970. Pusser is known for his virtual one-man war on moonshining, gambling and other vices on the Mississippi-Tennessee border.
Buford's Gap Buford's Gap is a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Bedford County, Virginia. Buford's Gap was the original crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains for the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, later the Norfolk and Western Railway, a precursor of today's Norfolk Southern Railway system.
Bufotenin Bufotenin, also spelled bufotenine and known under the names 5-hydroxy-DMT (5-OH-DMT) or dimethyl-serotonin, is a tryptamine related to the neurotransmitter serotonin. It is an alkaloid found in many plants; it was originally isolated from the secretions of toads (bufotoxin), most notably Bufo alvarius, from where it derives the name Bufotenin.
Bufotoxin Bufotoxins are a family of toxic substances found in the parotoid glands, skin and venom of many toads (genus Bufo); other amphibians; and other plants and mushrooms (Siperstein et al, 1957; Lincoff & Mitchel, 1977; Kibmer & Wichtl, 1986). The exact composition varies greatly with the specific source of the toxin.
Bug compatibility An unfortunate aspect of maintaining backwards compatibility towards an older system is that such systems' client programs often do not only depend on their specified interfaces, but also on bugs and unintended behavior. This must also be preserved by the newer replacement.
Bug check A bug check (also known as a system crash, stop error, or kernel error) is when the Windows operating system halts the moment it reaches a condition where it cannot operate safely. A bug check can be deliberately caused from a kernel-mode driver with either the KeBugCheck or KeBugCheckEx function.
Bug Out Bug Out is a special hour-long episode of M*A*S*H. With North Korean forces on the march, the 4077th must bug out and move the entire camp, but a soldier who has just had serious spinal surgery cannot be moved.
Bug-eyed monster Bug-eyed monster is an early convention of the science fiction genre. Extraterrestrials in science fiction of the 1930s were often described (or pictured on covers of pulp magazines) as grotesque creatures with huge, oversized
Bug-Jargal Published in 1826, Bug-Jargal is a novel by the French writer Victor Hugo about a friendship between the enslaved African prince of the title of the book and a French military officer named Leopold D'Auverney during the tumultuous early years of the Haitian Revolution. It was based on a short story of the same name that the Victor Hugo had published six years earlier while still a teenager.
Bug-out bag A Bug Out Bag is a portable kit containing all of the items one would require to survive for seventy two hours after evacuating from a disaster. It is also known as a 72hr kit, emergency kit and disaster supplies kit.
Bug-out vehicle A bug-out vehicle (BOV) is a vehicle that the owner keeps prepared in the event of the need for an emergency evacuation. Typically a BOV is equipped with a variation on the bug-out bag that includes additional automotive supplies, clothing, food and water.
Buga Kingz Buga Kingz is a Korean hip-hop group made up of Bobby Kim, Juvie Train and GanD. They release their debut album Bugalicious in 2001, and their second, The Renaissance, in 2005 (after GanD completed his military service).
Buga, Valle del Cauca Guadalajara de Buga is a medium sized city in the Valle del Cauca department of Colombia. It is famous for its Basilica del Señor de los Milagros, which houses an image of Christ called El Señor de los Milagros.
Buganda Buganda is the kingdom of the 52 clans of the Baganda people, the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day Uganda. The three million Baganda (singular Muganda; often referred to simply by the root word and adjective, Ganda) make up the largest Ugandan ethnic group, although they represent only about 16.
Bugatti Circuit The Bugatti Circuit is a race track located in Le Mans, France, named after Ettore Bugatti. The circuit uses a part of the circuit used for the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans race and a separate, purpose-built section.
Bugatti EB110 The Bugatti EB110 is an exclusive supercar from Bugatti Automobili SpA, the 1990s successor to one of the most celebrated marques in automotive history. It was unveiled on September 15, 1991 in both Versailles and in front of the Grande Arche at La DĂ©fense in Paris, France exactly 110 years after Ettore Bugatti's birth.
Bugatti Institute of Art, Design & Engineering Technology The official opening of the Bugatti Institute (full name; Bugatti Institute of Art, Design & Engineering Technology) took place on 1st December 2003. Forming an auxiliary arm of Coventry University's renowned Art & Design faculty and it's highly regarded School of Engineering, the Bugatti Institute aimed to take advantage of the natural creativity of youth that the university was known for.
Bugatti Type 51 The Type 51 series succeeded the famous Type 35 as Bugatti's premier racing car for the 1930s. Unlike the dominant Type 35s of the prior decade, the Type 51 (and later Type 53, Type 54, and Type 59) were unable to compete with the government-supported German and Italian offerings.
Bugatti Type 52 The Bugatti Type 52 was a half-scale Bugatti Type 35 electric racing car for children. Over 250 examples were produced at the Molsheim factory between 1927 and 1930, and the cars were frequently used both as playthings and for more serious racing among the children of the European elite.
Bugatti Type 57 The Bugatti Type 57 and later variants (including the famous Atlantic) was an entirely new design by Jean Bugatti, son of founder Ettore. Type 57s were built from 1934 through 1940, with a total of 710 examples produced.
Bugøynes Bugøynes is a fishing community in the very most northeastern tip of Norway, in the province of Finnmark, situated by the Varanger Fjord (Bøkfjorden in Norwegian) which is a vast bay off the Barents Sea (a part of the Arctic Ocean), near the border with Russia. The village is situated some 500 km (300 miles) north of the Arctic Circle, with nearly 230 inhabitants.
Bugbear A bugbear is a legendary creature comparable to the bogeyman, bogey, bugaboo, hobgoblin and other creatures of folklore, all of which were historically used in some cultures to frighten disobedient children. In a modern context, the term serves as a metaphor for something which is annoying or irritating.
Bugbear (Dungeons & Dragons) In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, a bugbear is a massive humanoid distantly related to goblins and hobgoblins. Named for the bugbear of legend, the bugbears of Dungeons & Dragons are goblinoid creatures, larger and stronger than hobgoblins.
Bugdom Bugdom and the sequel Bugdom 2 are third-person action/arcade game made by Pangea Software. Although the player's avatar is different in each game, which follow different story lines, both avatars are insects and the gameplay world is seen at the size an insect would see it as.
Bugei Ryuha Daijiten The Bugei Ryuha Daijiten is a catalog of acceptable koryu practiced by martial artists. These various schools were chronicled by Japanese writers, who used the Meiji Restoration as a cutoff for new school and old school martial training.
Bugenasaura Bugenasaura (meaning "large-cheeked lizard") was a genus of hypsilophodont dinosaur from the late Maastrichtian-age Upper Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation of South Dakota and possibly Montana. It is named for a partial skull notable for large ridges on the maxilla and dentary, which were interpreted as attachment points for muscular cheeks.
Bugger Bugger is an expletive used in vernacular British English, South African English, Australian English, New Zealand English and Sri Lankan English. When used in context it still retains its original meaning, implying sodomy (see buggery).
Buggin' with Ruud Buggin' with Ruud is a television show of 13 x 60min episodes that follow the adventures of Dutch-New Zealander Ruud Kleinpaste, an insect expert. The series is broadcast in the United States on Animal Planet and, made by a small team in New Zealand at NHNZ Ltd.
Buggy Boy Buggy Boy, also known as Speed Buggy, is a driving style arcade game released by Tatsumi in 1986. The object of the game was to drive around 5 courses in the shortest time possible while avoiding obstacles such as boulders and brick walls.
Buffalo Grove, Illinois Buffalo Grove is an affluent village located in Northwest suburban Cook and Lake counties in Illinois, United States. The town was named for Buffalo Creek, which was itself named for bison bones found in the area.
Buffalo High School Buffalo High School is located off of County Road 35 in Buffalo, Minnesota. A constantly-growing area, along with three communities contributing students, has helped BHS grow into a large sized school of 1,800 students with a staff of approximately 375.
Buffalo chip A buffalo chip, also called a meadow muffin, is the name for a large, flat, dried piece of dung deposited by the buffalo from the large amount of grass that it eats. Well dried buffalo chips were among the few things that could be collected and burned on the prairie, and so were used by the Plains Indians, settlers and pioneers, and homesteaders, as a source of heat for cooking and warmth.
Buffalo Chips The Buffalo Chips are the University at Buffalo's only all-male a cappella group. Started in the fall of 1995 by Michael Burrows and Erich Kraus, the group was originally named "Cadence," but underwent serious changes during its first semester, leading to a reformation of the group under the name "Buffalo Chips.
Buffalo International Film Festival The Buffalo International Film Festival is film festival founded in Buffalo, New York in 2005, based around the city's and Western New York State's contributions to the motion picture industry. It was founded by Edward Summer as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit charitable organization in January 2005.
Buffalo jump A buffalo jump is a cliff formation which North American Indians historically used to kill plains bison by herding the bison and driving them over the cliff. Buffalo jumps came into prevalent use by Plains hunters around the first century A.
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo Memorial Auditorium (also known as The Aud) is an indoor arena in downtown Buffalo, New York. It hosted the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL from 1970-1996, the Buffalo Braves of the NBA from 1970-1978, the Buffalo Stallions of the MISL, the Buffalo Stampede of RHI, the Buffalo Bandits of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League, the Buffalo Blizzard of NPSL and the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League from 1940 to 1970.
Buffalo National Park Buffalo National Park was created after the Canadian government purchased about 700 heads of bison/buffalo from the Flathead Reservation in Montana. In 1909 the herd was transported to the newly formed park by train, along with elk, moose, and yak's.
Buffalo National River The Buffalo River is the United States' first National River. The entire Buffalo River is 150 miles in length, of which the lower 135 miles sit within the boundaries of the area managed by the National Park Service where it is designated the Buffalo National River.
Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus is a 100 acre (400,000 m²) medical campus in downtown Buffalo, New York, dedicated to developing clinical, research, and academic excellence. The BNMC, modelled after medical centers such as the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio and the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, was founded in 2001 by a consortium (including the University at Buffalo and Roswell Park Cancer Institute) to create a world-class medical center.
Buffalo North breakwater East end Light The Buffalo North breakwater East end Light was a lighthouse originally located on the North breakwater East End of Buffalo harbor, New York. It has since been relocated from the North Harbor entrance and sits on display near the Buffalo Main Light on the grounds of the United States Coast Guard station at the end of Furman Blvd on the Buffalo waterfront.
Buffalo pound A buffalo pound was a hunting device constructed by native peoples of the North American plains for the purpose of enclosing and slaughtering American Bison. It consisted of a circular corral at the terminus of a flared shute through which buffalo were herded and thereby trapped.
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra is located in Buffalo, New York, near D'Youville College. They perform regularly around the world, and enjoy the patronage of the Knox family, former owners of the Buffalo Sabres and patrons of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.
Buffalo railway station, Victoria Buffalo (originally Buffalo Creek) was a railway station on the South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria. The station was opened during the 1890s and operated until 1991 when the line to Barry Beach servicing the oil fields in Bass Strait was closed, the line was then dismantled and turned into the Great Southern Rail Trail.
Buffalo Ranch Buffalo Ranch was a famous tourist attraction which was operated on 115 acres in what is today Newport Beach, California by Gene Clark of the Irvine Company and the great-grandson of the famous Indian chief Geronimo. It was the first outside business to be allowed onto land owned by The Irvine Company.
Buffalo Riot The Buffalo Riot was a civil disturbance between Irish and German-American stevedores against local dock bosses demanding increased wages and to prevent other workers to work for less wages on the afternoon of August 12, 1862. Although initially overpowering police, during which the chief of police was seriously injured among other officers, they were eventually forced to surrender after police opened fire on the workers wounding two men.
Buffalo River (Minnesota) The Buffalo River is a tributary of the Red River of the North, 88 mi (142 km) long, in western Minnesota in the United States. Via the Red River, Lake Winnipeg and the Nelson River, it is part of the watershed of Hudson Bay.
Buffalo River (New York) The Buffalo River is a river that empties into the eastern end of Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes, by the City of Buffalo in the United States of America. This stream is called the Buffalo River only in the vicinity of the city and is known as Buffalo Creek as it flows through other parts of Western New York.
Buffalo River (Tennessee) The Buffalo River of Tennessee is the longest unimpounded river in Middle Tennessee, flowing through the southern and western portions of that region. It is the largest tributary of the Duck River and is a major stream used for canoeing, especially in its middle section.
Buffalo River Trail The Buffalo River Trail is a hiking and backpacking trail that follows the path of the Buffalo National River in Arkansas. The trail is thirty-seven miles long, and runs from Boxley Valley, Arkansas to Pruitt, Arkansas.
Buffalo Rock Buffalo Rock is an independent Pepsi bottler based in Birmingham, Alabama and founded in 1901. In addition to bottling Pepsi products, the company produces Grapico, a grape soda, and a ginger ale under its own brand name.
Buffalo switchmen's strike The Buffalo switchmen's strike was a two-week strike in August 1892 by railroad workers employed by three railroads in Buffalo, New York. The strike collapsed after two weeks when 8,000 state militia entered the town and other unions refused to support the workers.
Buffalo Silents The Buffalo Silents of Buffalo, New York were a 1920s exhibition basketball team whose members were either deaf and/or mute. The team barnstormed across Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio, playing teams such as Jim Thorpe and His World-Famous Indians basketball team.
Buffalo Six The Buffalo Six (also known as Lackawanna Six, Lakawanna Cell, or Buffalo Cell) is a group of six Yemeni-Americans who were convicted of providing material support to al-Qaeda. The six are American citizens by birth.
Buffalo Soldiers (2001 film) Buffalo Soldiers is a 2001 film, based on the 1993 novel by Robert O'Connor, which follows the rogue activities of a group of US soldiers based in West Germany during 1989 when the fall of the Berlin Wall is imminent. It stars Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Harris, Anna Paquin, Haluk Bilginer, Scott Glenn and Elizabeth McGovern and is directed by Gregor Jordan.
Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield was a short-lived but influential, folk rock group that served as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Jim Messina and is most famous for the song "For What It's Worth." After its formation in April 1966, a series of disruptions, including internal bickering, as well as the pressure of working in the music industry, resulted in constant changes in the group's lineup — and ultimately culminated in the group disbanding after roughly 25 months.
Buffalo Springs (Clay County), Texas Buffalo Springs is on Farm to Market Road 174 15 miles southeast of Henrietta in south central Clay County, Texas. Two other towns by the same name exist in Texas, one in Lubbock County and the other in Comal County (now abandoned).
Buffalo State College Buffalo State College, often referred to colloquially as Buff State, is a public, liberal arts college in Buffalo, New York and is part of the State University of New York. It is the largest four-year college in the SUNY system, though other state universities in the system are larger.
Buffalo State Sports Arena The Buffalo State Sports Arena is a seat multi-purpose sports complex in Buffalo, New York, located at Buffalo State College, a campus of SUNY. The building contains a Ice Arena, Sports Arena, Fitness Center, Houston Gym, Robert Kissinger Memorial Pool, and Varsity Weight Room.
Buffalo VFC The Buffalo VFC (Victorian Football Club, so as to not be confused with American or Arena Football League Clubs) has been a work in progress for many years. Earl Hausrath, who has played in the OAFL (Ontario, Canada) league, suiting up for the Balmy Beach Saints, Mississauga Mustangs and Hamilton Wildcats is heading the effort.
Buffalo wings Buffalo wings, wings, or chicken wings are chicken wing sections (called flats and drums), deep fried, and coated in sauce. Although many variations on this sauce exist, the original "Buffalo" sauce is composed of only five ingredients: cayenne pepper sauce, white vinegar, butter, salt, and garlic.
Buffalo Zoo The Buffalo Zoo in Buffalo, New York is the third-oldest institution of its kind in the United States. The zoo features such animals as: bison, elephants, hyenas, addixs, llama, marmoset, polar bears, snowy owls, zebras, sea lions, giraffes, tigers, lions, gorillas, and elephants.
Buffalo, New York parks system The Buffalo, New York public parks and parkways system is the United States' oldest coordinated system of such recreational spaces, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux between 1868 and 1896. It was inspired in large part by the parkland, boulevards, and squares of Paris, France .
Buffaloberry The Buffaloberries (Shepherdia) are a genus of small shrubs which have rather bitter tasting berries, native to North America. They are eaten primarily by bears and are presumably so popular with bears because they contain a molecule that helps to keep fat on the body which is useful for the winter season.
Buffaloman Buffaloman (ăăă•ă‚ˇăăĽăžăł) was a character from the manga series Kinnikuman. He initially appeared as the leader of a group of Devil Choujin, but ultimately changed his ways and became a hero who helped Kinnikuman and his friends for the rest of the series.
Buffelgrass Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare) is a species of grass native to Africa and first introduced into the Sonoran Desert for livestock grazing. It spreads very quickly and will often kill native plants by palo verdes by taking away nearby water.
Buffer (computer science) In computing, a buffer is a region of memory used to temporarily hold output or input data, comparable to buffers in telecommunication. The data can be output to or input from devices outside the computer or processes within a computer.
Buffer (optical fiber) In a fiber optic cable, a buffer is one type of component used to encapsulate one or more optical fibers for the purpose of providing such functions as mechanical isolation, protection from physical damage and fiber identification.
Buffer (telecommunication) In telecommunication, a buffer is a routine or storage medium used in telecommunications to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data, or time of occurrence of events, when transferring data from one device to another.
Buffer overflow In computer security and programming, a buffer overflow, or buffer overrun, is a programming error which may result in a memory access exception and program termination, or in the event of the user being malicious, a breach of system security.
Buffer P2 In biology, buffer P2 is a lysis buffer solution containing sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) to puncture holes in cellular membranes. It is used in conjunction with other resuspension buffers and lysis buffers to release DNA from cells.
Buffer solution Buffer solutions are solutions which resist change in hydronium ion and the hydroxide ion concentration (and consequent pH) upon addition of small amounts of acid or base, or upon dilution. Buffer solutions consist of a weak acid and its conjugate base (more common) or a weak base and its conjugate acid (less common).
Buffer state A buffer state is a country lying between two rival or potentially hostile greater powers, which by its sheer existence is thought to prevent conflict between them. Buffer states, when authentically independent, typically pursue a neutralist foreign policy, which distinguishes them from satellite states.
Buffer stock scheme The "buffer stock scheme" is an economic term, referring to the use of commodity storage for economic stabilization. Specifically, commodities are bought and stored when there is a surplus in the economy and they are sold from these stores when there are shortages in the economy.
Buffer underrun In computing, buffer underrun or buffer underflow is a state occurring when a buffer used to communicate between two devices or processes is fed with data at a lower speed than the data is being read from it. This requires the program or device reading from the buffer to pause its processing while the buffer refills.
Buffet Crampon Buffet-Crampon is a manufacturer of high-quality woodwind instruments including oboes, flutes, saxophones, and bassoons. The company is perhaps most famous for their clarinets, as Buffet is the brand of choice for many professionals.
Buffet Inc. Buffets, Inc. is a company that owns an American national chain of buffets, which go under the names "Old Country Buffet" (often referred to using the acronym "OCB"), "HomeTown Buffet", "Country Buffet", "Granny's Buffet" (in Kennewick, Washington, which has BOTH Old Country and Granny's), and "Tahoe Joe's Famous Steakhouse".
Buffett Foundation The Buffett Foundation is the charitable organization formed by legendary Omaha, Nebraska investor and industrialist Warren Buffett as a vehicle to manage his charitable giving. It was renamed Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation in honor of his wife Susan Buffett after her untimely death in 2004.
Buffington Island Buffington Island is an island in the Ohio River in Meigs County, east of Racine, Ohio. Nearby, just south of the community of Portland, OH, the only battle to occur on Ohio soil during the American Civil War, the Battle of Buffington Island, took place on July 19, 1863.
Buffington, Georgia Buffington traces its origin to an unfortunate chapter in American history. In the summer of 1838, Federal troops moved into northern Georgia and began rounding up the area's remaining Cherokee Indians and imprisoned them in "Cherokee Removal Forts.
Buffon's needle In mathematics, Buffon's needle problem is a question first posed in the 18th century by Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon: suppose we have a floor made of parallel strips of wood, each the same width, and we drop a needle onto the floor. What is the probability that the needle will lie across a line between two strips?
Buffy coat Buffy coat is the fraction of a centrifugated blood sample that contains most of the white blood cells. After centrifugation, one can distinguish a layer of clear fluid (the plasma), a layer of red fluid containing most of the red blood cells, and a thin layer in between, the buffy coat (so-called because it is usually buff in hue), with most of the white blood cells and platelets.
Buffy studies Buffy Studies is a subset of the academic field of cultural studies. It explores issues related to gender as expressed through the content of the television program Buffy the Vampire Slayer and to a lesser extent, Angel.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film) Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a 1992 comedy film about a "Valley Girl" cheerleader (Kristy Swanson) chosen by fate to fight and kill vampires. The film is a light parody which plays on the clichés of typical horror movies.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer adult parodies Buffy the Vampire Slayer describes a 1992 film and a culturally influential American television series. The limited success of the movie and the huge success of the series led to a number of Buffy the Vampire Slayer adult parodies in comic and film formats.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel character and plot crossovers This is a compilation of appearances by characters from the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer on the spin-off show Angel and vice versa, including the related plot tie-ins. In addition to mentioning the first episode in which a Buffy character becomes an Angel series regular, this page highlights all the major arcs of both series.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer DVDs DVDs of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer were produced by 20th Century Fox and released beginning in 2000. These sets contained not only the episodes, but extra features, such as: audio commentaries by the shows makers, documentary features, blooper reels, shooting scripts and so on.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds is the fourth video game based on the Buffy franchise and the first multiplatform one. This is also the first game to allow players to control characters other than Buffy.
Buffy Tuftedcheek The Buffy Tuftedcheek or Lawrence’s Tuftedcheek, Pseudocolaptes lawrencii, is a passerine bird in the ovenbird family, which breeds in the tropical New World in Costa Rica, western Panama and the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador. It is sometimes considered conspecific with the Streaked Tuftedcheek, P.
Buffy's residence Buffy's residence, also known as the Summers' residence, is the fictional home occupied by Buffy Summers and her family in the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It is located at 1630 Revello Drive in the fictional city of Sunnydale, California.
Buffybot The Buffybot is a character in the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, appearing in the last few episodes of season 5 and the first two of season 6. She is an identical robot replica of the real Buffy Summers, and as such, also played by Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Buffyverse (fan films) Several notable fan films have been inspired by the fictional universe (Buffyverse) established by television series Buffy and Angel.The term 'Buffyverse' is used amongst fans of Buffy/Angel online to describe the fictional universe established by Buffy/Angel.
Buffyverse canon The Buffyverse canon consists of materials that are thought to be genuine (or "official") and those events, characters, settings, etc., that are considered to have inarguable existence within the fictional universe established by Buffy.
Buffyverse chronology (canon only) This timeline orders many of Buffy/Angel related stories by the place which they chronologically fit into the Buffyverse. To see how the non-canon novels, comics and video games fit into the timeline, see the parent article: Buffyverse chronology.
Buffyverse role-playing games The Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel RPGs are complementary, officially licensed role-playing games published by Eden Studios, Inc.. The Buffy the Vampire Slayer Core Rulebook was published in 2002, while the Angel Corebook followed in 2003.
Buffyverse Slayer timeline This article is based on the vampire Slayers in the fictional universe created by Joss Whedon for the cult television programs, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, the Buffyverse. It also features slayers from Buffyverse novels and comics.
Bufo debilis The Green Toad (Bufo debilis) is a species of toad found in the Southwestern United States in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas and Texas, as well as in northern Mexico in the states of Tamaulipas, San Luis PotosĂ, Durango, and Zacatecas.
Bufo schneideri The Rococo Toad (Bufo schneideri), sometimes referred to as Schneider's Toad, is a large toad native to the South America countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It is frequently mistaken for the Cane Toad, and gets nearly as large.
Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen is a fictional character in Back to the Future Part III — he is a town outlaw in Hill Valley, California, United States in the year 1885. He is the great-grandfather of Biff Tannen from the first two Back to the Future films.
Buford and the Galloping Ghost Buford and the Galloping Ghost was a 1978 Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, spun off from Yogi's Space Race. It consisted of two segments: The Buford Files and The Galloping Ghost.
Buford Pusser Buford Hayse Pusser (December 12, 1937 - August 21, 1974) was the Sheriff of McNairy County, Tennessee (in West Tennessee) from 1964 to 1970. Pusser is known for his virtual one-man war on moonshining, gambling and other vices on the Mississippi-Tennessee border.
Buford's Gap Buford's Gap is a wind gap in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Bedford County, Virginia. Buford's Gap was the original crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains for the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, later the Norfolk and Western Railway, a precursor of today's Norfolk Southern Railway system.
Bufotenin Bufotenin, also spelled bufotenine and known under the names 5-hydroxy-DMT (5-OH-DMT) or dimethyl-serotonin, is a tryptamine related to the neurotransmitter serotonin. It is an alkaloid found in many plants; it was originally isolated from the secretions of toads (bufotoxin), most notably Bufo alvarius, from where it derives the name Bufotenin.
Bufotoxin Bufotoxins are a family of toxic substances found in the parotoid glands, skin and venom of many toads (genus Bufo); other amphibians; and other plants and mushrooms (Siperstein et al, 1957; Lincoff & Mitchel, 1977; Kibmer & Wichtl, 1986). The exact composition varies greatly with the specific source of the toxin.
Bug compatibility An unfortunate aspect of maintaining backwards compatibility towards an older system is that such systems' client programs often do not only depend on their specified interfaces, but also on bugs and unintended behavior. This must also be preserved by the newer replacement.
Bug check A bug check (also known as a system crash, stop error, or kernel error) is when the Windows operating system halts the moment it reaches a condition where it cannot operate safely. A bug check can be deliberately caused from a kernel-mode driver with either the KeBugCheck or KeBugCheckEx function.
Bug Out Bug Out is a special hour-long episode of M*A*S*H. With North Korean forces on the march, the 4077th must bug out and move the entire camp, but a soldier who has just had serious spinal surgery cannot be moved.
Bug-eyed monster Bug-eyed monster is an early convention of the science fiction genre. Extraterrestrials in science fiction of the 1930s were often described (or pictured on covers of pulp magazines) as grotesque creatures with huge, oversized
Bug-Jargal Published in 1826, Bug-Jargal is a novel by the French writer Victor Hugo about a friendship between the enslaved African prince of the title of the book and a French military officer named Leopold D'Auverney during the tumultuous early years of the Haitian Revolution. It was based on a short story of the same name that the Victor Hugo had published six years earlier while still a teenager.
Bug-out bag A Bug Out Bag is a portable kit containing all of the items one would require to survive for seventy two hours after evacuating from a disaster. It is also known as a 72hr kit, emergency kit and disaster supplies kit.
Bug-out vehicle A bug-out vehicle (BOV) is a vehicle that the owner keeps prepared in the event of the need for an emergency evacuation. Typically a BOV is equipped with a variation on the bug-out bag that includes additional automotive supplies, clothing, food and water.
Buga Kingz Buga Kingz is a Korean hip-hop group made up of Bobby Kim, Juvie Train and GanD. They release their debut album Bugalicious in 2001, and their second, The Renaissance, in 2005 (after GanD completed his military service).
Buga, Valle del Cauca Guadalajara de Buga is a medium sized city in the Valle del Cauca department of Colombia. It is famous for its Basilica del Señor de los Milagros, which houses an image of Christ called El Señor de los Milagros.
Buganda Buganda is the kingdom of the 52 clans of the Baganda people, the largest of the traditional kingdoms in present-day Uganda. The three million Baganda (singular Muganda; often referred to simply by the root word and adjective, Ganda) make up the largest Ugandan ethnic group, although they represent only about 16.
Bugatti Circuit The Bugatti Circuit is a race track located in Le Mans, France, named after Ettore Bugatti. The circuit uses a part of the circuit used for the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans race and a separate, purpose-built section.
Bugatti EB110 The Bugatti EB110 is an exclusive supercar from Bugatti Automobili SpA, the 1990s successor to one of the most celebrated marques in automotive history. It was unveiled on September 15, 1991 in both Versailles and in front of the Grande Arche at La DĂ©fense in Paris, France exactly 110 years after Ettore Bugatti's birth.
Bugatti Institute of Art, Design & Engineering Technology The official opening of the Bugatti Institute (full name; Bugatti Institute of Art, Design & Engineering Technology) took place on 1st December 2003. Forming an auxiliary arm of Coventry University's renowned Art & Design faculty and it's highly regarded School of Engineering, the Bugatti Institute aimed to take advantage of the natural creativity of youth that the university was known for.
Bugatti Type 51 The Type 51 series succeeded the famous Type 35 as Bugatti's premier racing car for the 1930s. Unlike the dominant Type 35s of the prior decade, the Type 51 (and later Type 53, Type 54, and Type 59) were unable to compete with the government-supported German and Italian offerings.
Bugatti Type 52 The Bugatti Type 52 was a half-scale Bugatti Type 35 electric racing car for children. Over 250 examples were produced at the Molsheim factory between 1927 and 1930, and the cars were frequently used both as playthings and for more serious racing among the children of the European elite.
Bugatti Type 57 The Bugatti Type 57 and later variants (including the famous Atlantic) was an entirely new design by Jean Bugatti, son of founder Ettore. Type 57s were built from 1934 through 1940, with a total of 710 examples produced.
Bugøynes Bugøynes is a fishing community in the very most northeastern tip of Norway, in the province of Finnmark, situated by the Varanger Fjord (Bøkfjorden in Norwegian) which is a vast bay off the Barents Sea (a part of the Arctic Ocean), near the border with Russia. The village is situated some 500 km (300 miles) north of the Arctic Circle, with nearly 230 inhabitants.
Bugbear A bugbear is a legendary creature comparable to the bogeyman, bogey, bugaboo, hobgoblin and other creatures of folklore, all of which were historically used in some cultures to frighten disobedient children. In a modern context, the term serves as a metaphor for something which is annoying or irritating.
Bugbear (Dungeons & Dragons) In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, a bugbear is a massive humanoid distantly related to goblins and hobgoblins. Named for the bugbear of legend, the bugbears of Dungeons & Dragons are goblinoid creatures, larger and stronger than hobgoblins.
Bugdom Bugdom and the sequel Bugdom 2 are third-person action/arcade game made by Pangea Software. Although the player's avatar is different in each game, which follow different story lines, both avatars are insects and the gameplay world is seen at the size an insect would see it as.
Bugei Ryuha Daijiten The Bugei Ryuha Daijiten is a catalog of acceptable koryu practiced by martial artists. These various schools were chronicled by Japanese writers, who used the Meiji Restoration as a cutoff for new school and old school martial training.
Bugenasaura Bugenasaura (meaning "large-cheeked lizard") was a genus of hypsilophodont dinosaur from the late Maastrichtian-age Upper Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation of South Dakota and possibly Montana. It is named for a partial skull notable for large ridges on the maxilla and dentary, which were interpreted as attachment points for muscular cheeks.
Bugger Bugger is an expletive used in vernacular British English, South African English, Australian English, New Zealand English and Sri Lankan English. When used in context it still retains its original meaning, implying sodomy (see buggery).
Buggin' with Ruud Buggin' with Ruud is a television show of 13 x 60min episodes that follow the adventures of Dutch-New Zealander Ruud Kleinpaste, an insect expert. The series is broadcast in the United States on Animal Planet and, made by a small team in New Zealand at NHNZ Ltd.
Buggy Boy Buggy Boy, also known as Speed Buggy, is a driving style arcade game released by Tatsumi in 1986. The object of the game was to drive around 5 courses in the shortest time possible while avoiding obstacles such as boulders and brick walls.
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