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Bunnaloo, New South Wales Bunnaloo is a village community in the central southern part of the Riverina and situated about 37 kilometres west from Mathoura and 45 kilometres south west of Deniliquin. It has a population within a 7 kilometre radius of approximately 154 people.
Bunney Brooke Bunney Brooke (born 9 January 1921 Golden Square, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia - died 2 April 2000, Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian actor best known for her television acting roles including the long-running role of Flo Patterson in soap opera Number 96 in the 1970s.
Bunnie Rabbot Bunnie Rabbot is a cyborg (half robot), female, anthropomorphic, humanoid rabbit with a thick Southern accent, who featured prominently in the Sonic animated series, Sonic the Hedgehog and the Archie comic book based on it. Bunnie is one of the "Freedom Fighters" combating Dr.
Bunnies and Burrows Bunnies and Burrows (B&B) is a role-playing game (RPG) loosely (and unofficially) based upon the novel Watership Down about a group of talking rabbits seeking a new warren. Originally published by Fantasy Games Unlimited in 1976, only two years after the first RPG was published, it is now long out of print.
Bunnik Bunnik is a municipality and a village in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. The recorded history of the village dates back nearly 2000 years, when the Romans constructed a castellum (fortress) at Fectio (now Vechten) with a harbour facing the river Rhine, which marked the border of the Roman Empire.
Bunnock Bunnock, also known as Glockenspiel and the Game of Bones, is a game that is thought to have been created by Russian soldiers to pass the time while stationed in northern Siberia during the early nineteenth century (although a 16th-century painting exists which may or may not show bunnock being played).
Bunny Brunel Bunny Brunel is a bassist who has played with various jazz notables including Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and numerous others. He is a founding member of the jazz fusion group CAB, and is also involved in musical instrument design and film and television scoring.
Bunny Carr Bunny Carr is a former Irish Television presenter for RTE Television, who presented such shows as Quicksilver and [Going Strong] and was a public supporter and fundraiser for the African Aid Organisation Gorta]. In 1973, Bunny Carr founded [[Carr Communications [a public relations and communications training company, the first of its kind in Ireland [http://archives.
Bunny DeBarge Etterlene 'Bunny' Debarge, born March 15, 1955 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is a female soprano who was a member of the 1980s Motown group DeBarge. She is best known for her duet with her brother El DeBarge on Share My World.
Bunny hop (cycling) In cycling, particularly BMX and mountain biking, the bunny hop is a bike trick where the rider lifts the bike over an obstacle while remaining on the bike and in motion. The world record stands at around 4ft or 1.
Bunny hop (dance) The Bunny Hop is a novelty dance that was created at Balboa High School of San Francisco in 1952. It is a social dance] [[Participation dance#Dance mixer|mixer, sometimes also referred to as a "party" or "dance party" dance.
Bunny Lee Edward O'Sullivan Lee, better known as Bunny "Striker" Lee (born August 23, 1941) was a prominent, prolific and successful Jamaican record producer in the 1970s. He produced hits for Johnny Clarke, Delroy Wilson, Cornell Campbell and John Holt.
Bunny Man The Bunny Man is an urban legend based in Clifton in Fairfax County, Virginia. The stories in the legend can be wide in variance from the origin of the killer, names, transportation changes, the killer's motives, the weapon(s) of choice, the design or color of his bunny suit, and the possible demise of the killer.
Bunny Sigler Bunny Sigler (born Walter Sigler on March 27, 1942 in Philadelphia, PA) is a pop and R&B song writer and producer who has done extensive work with the team of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, and who was instrumental in creating the "Philadelphia Sound" in the early 1970's. Sigler has worked with most of the artists associated with the Philadelphia stable including the O'Jays, The Roots, Jackie Moore, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Barbara Mason, Billy Paul, Lou Rawls and Stephanie Mills.
Bunnythorpe, New Zealand Bunnythorpe is a village in the Manawatu district in the North Island of New Zealand, about 10 km from the major city Palmerston North. Most of the surrounding district is in dairy farms and there is a large electrical substation nearby.
Bunratty Castle Bunratty Castle is a castle of Norman architecture in Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, Ireland. It lies in the centre of Bunratty village (), by the N19 road between Limerick and Ennis, near Shannon Town and its airport.
Bunsen cell The Bunsen cell is a zinc-carbon electric cell (colloquially called "battery") composed of a zinc electrode in dilute sulphuric acid separated by a porous diaphragm from a carbon (graphite) electrode in nitric or chromic acid.
Bunstan McFunkstan Bunstan McFunkstan is the stage name for comedian, Jonathan Stanley. Named after a Happy Mondays article in The Face Magazine, in which legendary band leader Shaun Ryder was asked about the music played on the band's tour bus, Ryder replied, "anything that's bunstan, bunstan mcfunkstan.
Bunt (sail) The bunt of a sail is the middle part of it, which is purposely formed into a kind of curved bag, or cavity, so that the sail might receive more wind. It is chiefly used in top sails, for courses are for the most part cut square, or at least with a small allowance, for bunt or compass.
Buntús Cainte Buntús Cainte () was a programme aimed at teaching the Irish language that was broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland, beginning in 1967. The show was presented by Máire O’Neill and Aileen Geoghegan.
Bunter (geology) Bunter beds are sandstone deposits containing rounded pebbles, such as can notably be found in Warwickshire, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire, Devon and Dorset in England. They are thought to be alluvial deposits and, judging from the rounding of the mainly quartzite pebbles, to have resulted from prolonged transportation in a large and turbulent river, resulting in powerful abrasion.
Bunty Aur Babli Bunty Aur Babli (Hindi: बंटी और बब्ली, Urdu: بنٹی اور ببلی, English: Bunty and Babli), released in 2005, is an Indian Bollywood film directed by Shaad Ali and starring Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, and Amitabh Bachchan. It was the first film to feature both Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan, and featured guest appearances by Aishwarya Rai and Tania Zaetta.
Bunuban languages The Bunuban languages are a small family of Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in northern Australia. The family consists of two languages, Bunuba and Gooniyandi, which are related to each other to about the same degree that English is related to Dutch.
Bunun language The Bunun language (布農語) is spoken by the Bunun people of Taiwan. It belongs to the Formosan languages, a subgroup of the Austronesian language family, and is subdivided in five dialects: Isbukun, Takbunuaz, Takivatan, Takibaka and Takituduh.
Bunurong Bunurong (also spelt Bunwurrung, Boonwerung, Bunurowrung, Boonoorong and Bururong) is the language and name of the Bunurong people, an Australian Aboriginal tribe of six clans along the coast of Victoria (Australia), Australia. Their territory ranged from the Werribee River, across the Mornington Peninsula, Western Port Bay to Wilsons Promontory.
Bunwell Bunwell is a parish (population 885) situated in the county of Norfolk, England, approximately 7 miles south-east of Attleborough. The parish includes the hamlets of Bunwell Hill, Bunwell Street, Great Green, Little Green and Low Common.
Bunx Bunx (also known as "Bunx Records"), established in 2006, is an independent record label specializing in pop music. The label distributes their products through Universal and Bunx retain control of its masters and copyrights.
Bunya Mountains The Bunya Mountains are a distinctive set of peaks forming an isolated section of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland. The mountain range is situated in the north of the Darling Downs, Queensland, south of Kingaroy and just to the south west of Nanango .
Bunyat are one of the fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. The purpose of Bunyat in the games, anime, and manga, as with all other Pokémon, is to battle both wild Pokémon—untamed creatures that characters encounter while embarking on various adventures— and tamed Pokémon creatures owned by Pokémon trainers.
Bunyip aristocracy The term Bunyip aristocracy was first coined in 1853 by Daniel Deniehy who made a speech lambasting the attempt by William Wentworth to establish a titled aristocracy in New South Wales government. This speech came to be known as the Bunyip Aristocracy speech.
Bunyola Bunyola is a municipality of the island of Mallorca (Spain) located in the spurs of the Serra de Tramuntana (Tramontana mountain range), at a distance of 9 miles from Palma de Mallorca. The municipality has an area of 32.
Bunzō Hayata Bunzō Hayata (Japanese: 早田文藏, Hayata Bunzō, 1874-1934) was a Japanese botanist noted for his taxonomic work in Japan and Formosa (Taiwan). He was a professor at the Imperial University of Tokyo and third director of the Research Botanical Gardens.
Buona Vista Buona Vista is a neighbourhood and subdivision of the city-state of Singapore, but is often referenced as a town. As a major subdivision, it is served by the Buona Vista MRT Station which links it up with the MRT system.
Buona Vista Bus Terminal Buona Vista Bus Terminal (Chinese: 波那维斯达巴士终站) is a bus station in Buona Vista, Singapore. This terminal does not allow boarding or alighting on site, but passengers can board at the nearest bus stop.
Buona Vista MRT Station The Buona Vista MRT Station (EW21/CC22) is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station located in the town of Buona Vista in Singapore that is part of the East West Line and the Circle Line (under construction), and serves as an interchange between the two lines. On the East West Line, it is between the Dover and Commonwealth stations.
Buoy A buoy is a floating device that can have many different purposes, which determine whether the buoy is anchored (stationary) or allowed to drift. The word is most commonly pronounced () (as in buoyant), but in American English it is often pronounced .
Buoyancy aid Buoyancy aids are a specialist form of Personal flotation device (PFD) used most commonly by Kayakers and Canoeists. They are designed as a flotation aid to swimmers who have bailed out of their canoe or kayak, rather than a life-saving device and they have several key design differences to other PFD's.
Buoyant Armigers The Buoyant Armigers are a fictional group from Bethesda Softwork's Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. They are a group of Tribunal serving guards, whose base of operation is the Ghostgate and seem to follow and serve Imperial Law in this setting.
Bupaya Pagoda Bupaya Pagoda is a famous pagoda located in Bagan (formerly Pagan), along the banks of the Ayeyarwady River. The pagoda is small in size, and is widely believed to have been built in the 200s by King Pyusawhti.
Buphonia Buphonia was a sacrificial ceremony performed in Ancient Greece, forming part of the Dilpolia, a religious festival held on the 14th of the month Skirophorion, June or July, at Athens, when a laboring ox was sacrificed to Zeus as protector of the city in accordance with a very ancient custom. The ox was driven forward to the altar, on which grain was spread, by members of the family of the Kentriadae, on whom this duty devolved hereditarily.
Buphthalmos Buphthalmos is a congenital condition of the eye. An abnormally narrow angle between the cornea and iris blocks the outflow of aqueous humor, which leads to an increased intraocular pressure and a characteristic bulging enlargement of the eyeball.
Buppie Buppie is short for "Black Urban Professional," and is the African American subset of the Yuppie category. The group includes black professionals and executives in their late twenties and early thirties, sometimes extending into the baby boomers.
Buq'ata Buq'ata (Arabic: بقعاتة) is a Druze town in the northern Golan Heights, currently administered by Israel. It covers an area of 7,000 dunams (7 km²), at a height of 1,070 metres above sea level, between Mount Hermonit and Mount Varda.
Buque de Proyección Estratégica Buque de Proyección Estratégica (Strategic projection vessel, similar to an LHD) is a planned multipurpose warship for the Spanish Navy (Armada Española). The concept was approved in September 2003 and Navantia (formerly part of the Izar shipyards in Ferrol) began construction of the 231-metre 27,000-ton amphibious assault/VSTOL aircraft carrier in 2005.
Bur oak The Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa), sometimes spelled Burr Oak, is a species of oak in the white oak section Quercus sect. Quercus, native to North America in the eastern and midwestern United States and south-central Canada.
Buracona Buracona (Capeverdean Crioulo, ALUPEC or ALUPEK and the SĂŁo Vicente Crioulo: Burakina) is a cape and a small bay located in the west of the island of Sal, the cape is approximately 4 km west of the island capital of Espargos. The point is accessed with the road linking with Palmeira and the west of the island.
Buraiha The were a group of dissolute writers who expressed the aimlessness and identity crisis of post-World War II Japan. While not comprising a true literary school, the Buraiha writers were linked together by a similar approach to subject matter and literary style.
Buraja, New South Wales Buraja is a town community in the central south part of the Riverina and situated about 2 kilometres south from Lowesdale and 92 kilometres east from Berrigan on the Riverina Highway. It has a population within a 7 kilometre radius of approximately 476 people.
Burak Eldem Burak Eldem (born 1961) is a Turkish writer/researcher, a former radio and TV programmer, web developer and journalist. He is the author of best-selling books "2012: Rendez-vous With Marduk" (also known as 2012: Appointment With Marduk - 2003), Fraternis: Lost Books, Secret Brotherhood (2006) and Talismans Protect Thee (2004).
Burak Gürpınar Burak Gürpınar (born March 23, 1975) is a Turkish drummer primarily known for his work with the influential Turkish rock band Kurban. Soon after Kurban disbanded in June, 2005, Gurpinar joined Athena, a Turkish ska-Punk-Rock band which he collaborated with as an additional artist in previous years.
Burakumin Burakumin (: buraku, community or hamlet + min, people), are a Japanese social minority group. The burakumin are one of the main minority groups in Japan, along with the Ainu of HokkaidĹŤ and residents of Korean and Chinese descent.
Burali-Forti paradox In set theory, a field of mathematics, the Burali-Forti paradox demonstrates that naively constructing "the set of all ordinal numbers" leads to a contradiction and therefore shows an antinomy in a system that allows its construction.
Buran program The Soviet reusable spacecraft program Buran ("Бура́н" meaning "snowstorm" or "blizzard" in Russian) began in 1976 at TsAGI as a response to the United States Space Shuttle program. Soviet politicians were convinced that the Space Shuttle would be an effective military weapon since the U.
Burana Tower The Burana Tower is a large minaret tower in the Chui valley of Kyrgyzstan and is, besides some earth mounds and grave markers, all that remains of the ancient city of Balasagun. It is located about 80 km east of Bishkek and 15 km south of Tokmok.
Buranda Buranda is a fictional West African developing country (or LDC (less developed country) at the time of filming) that features in the second episode of Yes Minister ("The Official Visit") and (briefly) Yes, Prime Minister. It is also referred to privately by James Hacker and Sir Humphrey Appleby as a "TPLAC" (Tin-pot little African country).
Buranji Buranjis are a class of historical chronicles written in the Ahom and Assamese languages. The first such Buranji was written on the instructions of the first Ahom king Sukaphaa who established the Ahom kingdom in 1228.
Burano Burano is an island in the Venetian Lagoon, although like Venice itself it could more correctly be called an archipelago of islands linked by bridges. It lies near Torcello at the northern end of the Lagoon, and is known for its lacework.
Burao University Burao University was established in 2004, but the idea of building a university in the city of Burao, Somalia (known in Somali as "Burco") was first proposed in 1998 by a group of people which included ex-governor Mohomoud Adan dheri and the veteran mayor of the city Mohamed Hussein, known as "Arablow" or "Carablow".
Burapha University Burapha University (Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยบูรพา) is one of Thailand's major public universities located in the coastal town of Bangsaen, Chonburi Province. The 256 acre (1 km²) campus hosts approximately 12,000 students (as of 2000), aided by 500 teaching staff and 300 general employees.
Buraq The Buraq (Arabic: البُراق, pronounced bur-raaq, meaning lightning) (), Turkish Burak, sometimes mistakenly described as Muhammad's horse, is, according to Islamic tradition the angel that carried Muhammad from Earth to heaven and back during the Isra and Miraj (Night Journey). An excerpt from a Sahih Muslim hadith describes a buraq:
Burbank, Queensland Burbank is a large suburb in south east Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The almost entirely residential outer suburb is dominated by large acerage blocks, many with extensive gardens and mansions built on them.
Burbank, Santa Clara County, California Burbank is a census-designated place and an area located in District 4 of Santa Clara County, California. Part of the neighborhood has been annexed to San Jose, while the rest consists of unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County.
Burbled Burbled is a word best known from its use in Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem Jabberwocky and is often supposed to have been invented by him. In the poem, the word is used in the sentence "and burbled as it came".
Burckhardt Compression Burckhardt Compression AG is a Winterthur-based Swiss firm specialising in reciprocating compressors. According to the enterprise, it is the world leader in this field, with its products being used around the world in various industrial applications.
Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM The Burdekin Dry Tropics NRM (BDTNRM) operates as a community based, not-for-profit company established in 2002 to deliver on-ground Natural Resource Management activities and enhance the community's involvement in those issues throughout the Burdekin Region.
Burdekin River The Burdekin River in Queensland, Australia rises on the western slope of the Seaview Range and flows into the Pacific Ocean at Upstart Bay over 200 km to the southwest of the source. The river was discovered by the expedition led by Ludwig Leichhardt in 1845 and named for Mrs.
Burden (music) In music, the burden is the drone or base in some musical instruments, and the pipe or part that plays it, such as a bagpipe or pedal point in an organ. Hence, the burden of song is that part repeated at the end of each stanza, i.
Burden in My Hand "Burden in My Hand"is a song by grunge band Soundgarden, it is the seventh track in the 1996 final album Down On The Upside, it is one of the band's most famous songs. The hit single featured its own music video, placing the band in the desert, with images of fire and sand.
Burden of proof In the common law, burden of proof is the obligation to prove allegations which are presented in a legal action. More colloquially, burden of proof refers to an obligation in a particular context to defend a position against a prima facie other position.
Burden of proof (logical fallacy) In philosophy, the term burden of proof refers to the extent to which, or the level of rigour with which, it is necessary to establish, demonstrate or prove something for it to be accepted as true or reasonable to believe.
Burdick South Peak Burdick South Peak (Vrah Yuzhen Burdick 'vr&h 'yu-zhen 'b&r-dik) rises 544 m and is formed by an offshoot extending 1km west-southwestwards from the southeastern extremity of Burdick Ridge in eastern Livingston Island. The peak is narrow, with steep and partly ice-free southern and northern slopes.
Burdiehouse Burdiehouse is an area in the south east of Edinburgh, Scotland, near Gilmerton and Southhouse. Its name is often stated to be a corruption of Bordeaux-house (cf Little France nearby), but this is by no means certain.
Burdines Burdines was a leading department store chain in the state of Florida that was part of Federated Department Stores, Inc. On January 30, 2004 it was renamed Burdines-Macy's, and only one year later on March 6, 2005 the Burdines name was dropped altogether and the division and its stores were renamed as Macy's Florida.
Burdizzo The Burdizzo is a castration device which employs a large clamp designed to break the blood vessels leading into the testicles. Once the blood supply to the testicles is lost, testicular necrosis occurs, and the testicles shrink, soften, and eventually deteriorate completely.
Burdur Province Burdur is a province of Turkey, located in the southwest and bordering Muğla and Antalya to the South, Denizli to the East, Afyon to the North, and Isparta to the West. It has an area of 7,238 km² and a population of 256,800 (2000), the provincial capital is Burdur city.
Burdwan (Zamindari) The Zamindari of Burdwan was one of the largest and richest feudal estates in the province of Bengal, Created under Mughal rule in the 17th century, the estate flourished under the British and was noted for its support of education and the arts.
Bure (woreda) Bure is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Illubabor Zone, Bure is bordered on the south by Nono, on the southwest by the Gambela Region, on the west by the Mirab Welega Zone, on the northeast by Metu, and on the southeast by Ale; the Birbir River defines the west and north boundaries.
Bure Mudaytu Bure Mudaytu is one of the 31 woredas in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Administrative Zone 3, Bure Mudaytu stretches in a narrow band between the Awash River (which separates it from the Administrative Zone 5) to the west and Gewane to the east.
Bure Wemberma Bure Wemberma is one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Its name is created from a combination of its largest town, Bure, and the historic district of Wemberma (also transliterated "Wombarma"), which lay north of the Abay River between its tributaries the Zingini and Fatam.
Bure, Africa Bure is a small disputed area on the border between Eritrea and Ethiopia, about 50 miles west of Asseb. Eritrea considers Bure to be a part of its Southern Red Sea Zone, and Ethiopia considers Bure part of Administrative Zone 1 of its Afar Region.
Bureau 13 Bureau 13: Stalking the Night Fantastic, is a horror role-playing game released by Tri Tac Games in 1983., involving the activities of various teams of agents for a top-secret government agency called Bureau 13 that investigates and combats supernatural events; their motto is "Protecting America from Everything".
Bureau a gradin A Bureau a gradin or bureau Ă  gradin is basically an antique desk form resembling a Writing table with, in addition, one or several tiers of small drawers and pigeonholes built on part of the desktop surface. Usually the drawers and pigeonholes are placed in front of the user but sometimes they can surround him, or her, as is the case for the Carlton house desk form.
Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'Aviation Civile The Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la sécurité de l'Aviation Civile (BEA) is an agency of the French government, responsible for investigating aviation accidents and making safety recommendations based on what is learned from those investigations.
Bureau de Change A Bureau de Change is an organisation or facility which allows customers to exchange one currency for another. Although French in origin, the term is widely used throughout Europe, so that visitors can easily identify such facilities when abroad.
Bureau de Liaison des Associations Guides du Luxembourg The Bureau de Liaison des Associations Guides du Luxembourg is the national Guiding federation of Luxembourg. Guiding in Luxembourg started in 1915 and was among the founder members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) in 1928.
Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI) The Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI), located in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, was founded in 1975. Its mission is to help victims in the prosecution of human rights cases, train Haitian lawyers and to speak out on justice issues.
Bureau des Longitudes The Bureau des Longitudes is a French scientific institution, founded by decree of June 25 1795 and charged with the improvement of nautical navigation, standardisation of time-keeping, geodesy and astronomical observation. During the 19th century, it was responsible for synchornizing clocks across the world.
Bureau du Roi The Bureau du Roi ('King's desk'), known in France as the Secrétaire à cylindre de Louis XV ("Louis XV roll-top secretary"), is the name given to the richly ornamented royal Cylinder desk whose construction was started under Louis XV and finished under Louis XVI of France. It is the most lavishly decorated desk ever made, surpassing even the huge decorative "Kunstschrank" secretary desks of Germany.
Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs The Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) is a part of the Department of State within the United States government that advises the President, Secretary of State, other bureaus in the Department of State, and other departments and agencies within the U.S.
Bureau International de l'Edition Mecanique BIEM (Bureau International des Sociétés Gérant les Droits d'Enregistrement et de Reproduction Mécanique) is an organisation coordinating statutory license agreements among different countries. BIEM is based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, and represents 44 societies, from 42 countries.
Bureau Mazarin The bureau Mazarin is a 17th century desk form named more or less in memory of Cardinal Mazarin, regent of France from 1642 to 1661. It is the earliest predecessor of the pedestal desk and differs from it by having only two tiers of drawers or three tiers of rather small drawers under the desktop surface, followed by eight legs supporting the whole.
Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Product Standards (Philippines) The Philippines' Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Product Standards (Filipino: Kawanihan ng mga Pamantayan sa Produktong Pansaka at Pampangisdaan), abbreviated as BAFPS, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture responsible for setting and implementing standards for fresh primary and secondary processed agricultural and fishery products.
Bureau of Agricultural Research (Philippines) The Philippines' Bureau of Agricutural Research (Filipino: Kawanihan ng Pananaliksik sa Agrikultura), abbreviated as BAR, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that all agricultural research is coordinated and undertaken for maximum utility to agriculture.
Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (Philippines) The Philippines' Bureau of Agricutural Statistics (Filipino: Kawanihan ng Estadistikang Pansaka), abbreviated as BAS, is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture responsible for being the central information source and server of the National Information Network (NIN) of the Department of Agriculture; and providing technical assistance to end-users in accessing and analyzing product and market information and technology.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (officially "ATF"less frequently "BATF" or "BATFE") is a United States] federal agency; more specifically a specialized law enforcement and regulatory organization within the [[United States Department of Justice. Its responsibilities include the investigation and prevention of federal offenses involving the unlawful use, manufacture, and possession of firearms and explosives, acts of arson and bombings, and illegal trafficking of alcohol and tobacco products.
Bureau of American Ethnology The Bureau of American Ethnology (originally, Bureau of Ethnology) was established in 1879 by an act of Congress for the purpose of transferring archives, records and materials relating to the Indians of North America from the Interior Department to the Smithsonian Institution. But from the start, the bureau's visionary founding director, John Wesley Powell, promoted a much broader mission: "to organize anthropologic research in America.
Bureau of Broadcast Measurement The Bureau of Broadcast Measurement, or BBM, is an audience measurement organization for Canadian television and radio broadcasting. In radio, BBM is the main provider of ratings services; in television it competes against the American company A.
Bureau of Construction and Repair The Bureau of Construction and Repair was the part of the United States Navy which from 1862 to 1940 was responsible for supervising the design, construction, conversion, procurement, maintenance, and repair of ships and other craft for the Navy. The bureau also managed shipyards, repair facilities, laboratories, and shore stations.
Bureau of Consular Affairs The Bureau of Consular Affairs is a bureau of the United States Department of State within that department's management office. The mission of the Bureau is to administer laws, formulate regulations and implement policies relating to the broad range of consular services and immigration.
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Affairs (DRL) at the United States Department of State is one of four bureaus that comprise the Office of the Under Secretary for Global Affairs. The other three are:

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