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Bus Riders Union (Vancouver) The Bus Riders Union (BRU) in Vancouver, British Columbia is a non-profit organization that advocates for better public transit services in Greater Vancouver. It has strongly criticized TransLink for such things as raising bus fares.
Bus sniffing Bus sniffing or Bus snooping is a technique used in distributed shared memory systems and multiprocessors aimed at achieving cache coherence. Every cache controller monitors the bus, awaiting for broadcasts which may cause it to invalidate its cache line.
Bus spotting Bus spotting is a pastime in which one seeks to see all buses in a particular fleet or those produced by a particular manufacturer. A person who engages in these activities is known as a bus spotter, bus fan (popular name in Hong Kong) or a bus enthusiast.
Bus stop A bus stop or omnibus stop is a designated place where a public transport bus stops for the purpose of allowing passengers to board or leave the bus. The simplest kind can be just a sign saying "bus stop", or it can be a post with special colouring or other marks identifying it as a bus stop; however, line numbers and/or destinations are often indicated.
Bus Stop (band) Bus Stop were a British dance act best-known for their1998 single "Kung Fu Fighting", which reached #8 in the UK chart. The song sampled the original vocals by Carl Douglas, the original being a UK #1 hit in 1974, and added rap verses.
Bus Stop (film) Bus Stop, also known as The Wrong Kind of Girl, is a 1956 motion picture directed by Joshua Logan for 20th Century Fox starring Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell, Betty Field, Eileen Heckart, Robert Bray, and Hope Lange. The film was released on the 31st August 1956.
Bus transport in Singapore Bus transport in Singapore is the most comprehensive and affordable means of public transport for the masses, with over two million rides taken per day on average on the buses of the two main public transport providers SBS Transit and SMRT Corporation. There are more than 300 bus services covering all parts of Singapore.
Bus trap A bus trap is a metal grate, placed over a ditch or depression in the road, whose tines are spaced far enough apart that smaller-diameter-wheeled vehicles fall inbetween the tines but are still close enough that larger-diameter-wheeled vehicles, such as buses, may pass.
Bus turnout A bus turnout, bus pullout, bus bay, bus lay-by (UK), or off-line bus stop is a special zone on the side of the main roadway (or bus/tram lane) for primarily buses to stop for a designated bus stop in order to pick up and drop off passengers. The purpose of the bus turnout is avoid blocking a lane of traffic and to improve passenger safety during boarding and deboarding.
Bus upgrade zone Bus upgrade zones, commonly abbreviated to BUZ, are a feature of Brisbane's public transport system. Each BUZ consists of a high-frequency bus service operated by Brisbane Transport, the Brisbane City Council agency that operates the city's public bus services.
Busan Asiad Stadium The Busan Asiad Stadium or Asiad Main Stadium is a stadium in Busan, Republic of Korea, that was built for the 2002 Asian Games and was also used for matches in the 2002 Football World Cup. It has a capacity of 53,864.
Busan College of Information Technology Busan College of Information Technology, also Busan Info-Tech College, is situated in the Buk-gu district of Busan metropolitan city, in southeastern South Korea. It employs about 105 instructors, and enrolls about 5,000 students.
Busan National University of Education The Busan National University of Education is a government-supported institution which provides training for future public-school teachers in South Korea. The campus is located in the Yeonje-gu district of Busan Metropolitan City.
Busan Presbyterian University Busan Presbyterian University, also known as Busan Jangsin University, is a private Christian university in Gimhae City, South Gyeongsang province, in southeastern South Korea. It provides undergraduate training in theology, social welfare, and special education, as well as graduate training in theology and pastoral research.
Busan Station Busan Station is a train station in Busan, southeast South Korea, and is the southern terminus of the Gyeongbu Line which links Busan with Seoul and is the most important railway line in the country. The station is located in Choryang-dong (neighbourhood) of Dong-gu (ward) and is also a stop on Busan Subway Line 1.
Busan Transportation Corporation The Busan Transportation Corporation was established January 1, 2006, following the abolition of the Busan Urban Transit Authority (부산교통공단), founded November 1987. It currently operates the Busan Subway in Busan, South Korea.
Busanjin Station Busanjin Station (hangul:부산진역, hanja:釜山鎮驛) is a railway station in Busanjin ward, Busan, southeast South Korea. It is the terminus of the Donghae Nambu Line to Pohang, and a stop on the Gyeongbu Line to Seoul.
Busáras Busáras is the central bus station and hub for intercity and regional bus services operated by Bus Éireann in Dublin, Ireland. "Central Bus Station" is sometimes used as the English name of the station.
Busba Kitiyakara Mom Rajawongse Busba Kitiyakara Sathanapong (Thai: บุษบา กิติยากร สธนพงศ์, born 1934) was the daughter of Mom Chao Nakkhatra Mangkala Kitiyakara and younger sister of Sirikit Kitiyakara, who became Queen of Thailand.
Busboy Productions Busboy Productions is a production company that was launched by Jon Stewart back in the mid-90s when he was known for hosting the The Jon Stewart Show on MTV. Shortly after the show was cancelled, Stewart signed a production deal with Miramax to star in at least two films per year and develop his own projects.
Busby Busby is the English name for the Hungarian prémes csákó or kucsma, a military head-dress made of fur, worn by Hungarian hussars. In its original Hungarian form the busby was a cylindrical fur cap, having a bag of colored cloth hanging from the top.
Busby Babes The Busby Babes were a group of Manchester United players who progressed from the club's youth team into the first team under Sir Matt Busby's management. The term, supposedly coined by Manchester Evening News journalist Tom Jackson, usually refers to players who joined the first team in the late 1940s and the 1950s, rather than later arrivals such as George Best.
Buscando a Mónica Buscando a Mónica (English language:Searching For Monica) is a 1962 Argentine-Spanish black and white film musical film drama directed by José María Forqué. The film premiered on 29 January 1962 in Madridand was named El Secreto de Mónica.
Busdma In computing, busdma is a set of APIs designed to help make device drivers less dependent on platform specific code, thereby allowing the host operating system to be more easily ported to new computer hardware.
Busento River Busento River is a left side tributary of Crati River, that flows about 95 kilometers in Calabria, a region of southern Italy, from the Apennines to the Ionian Sea. The Busento River joins the Crati in the centre of Cosenza.
Buserelin Buserelin is a gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist (GnRH agonist). By causing constant stimulation of the pituitary, it decreases pituitary secretion of gonadotropins luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH).
Buses in Melbourne Melbourne, capital city of the State of Victoria, Australia, features an extensive bus network. While the city is better known for its (predominantly) inner-city tram network and radial train network, for many commuters in the middle and outer suburbs of Melbourne the primary mode of public transport is by bus.
Buses used by New Jersey Transit New Jersey Transit Bus Operations has employed many makes and models of buses between 30 and 60 feet in length. This list includes buses from 1973 to present and includes buses operated or leased to private contractors either subsidized by, or operating under contract to, New Jersey Transit.
Buses used by NYCTA before 1980 These vehicles were purchased by the MTA New York City Transit Authority, which also includes the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (MaBSTOA) during the General Motors / Flxible Fishbowl era in the 60’s to the late 70s. This listing includes vehicles purchased by Fifth Avenue Coach and Surface Transportation, Inc.
Busette Busette was the first very small school bus to be built on a cutaway van chassis. A product of Wayne Corporation of Richmond, Indiana first developed in 1972, the Busette utilized an innovative van chassis equipped with dual rear wheels.
Bush at War Bush at War is a 2002 book by Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward recounting President George W. Bush's responses to the September 11 terrorist attacks and his administration's handling of the subsequent war in Afghanistan.
Bush band A bush band is a group of musicians that play traditional Australian folk music or contemporary folk music played in a traditional style. Instruments featured in bush bands may include fiddle, concertina, accordion, banjo, guitar, mandolin, piano, tin whistle, bones, spoons, musical saw, harmonica, the barcoo dog (a sheep herding tool used as a sistrum), lagerphone, and bush bass (tea chest bass).
Bush Brothers and Company Bush Brothers and Company is a family-owned corporation based in Knoxville, Tennessee, best known for its baked beans and related products. It operates plants in Augusta, Wisconsin and Chestnut Hill, Tennessee.
Bush Derangement Syndrome Bush Derangement Syndrome (BDS) is a political epithet invented by American political columnist and former psychiatrist Charles Krauthammer in a satirical article to describe complaints raised against the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush, and his administration, associates, affiliates and supporters, especially those who subscribe to conspiracy theories, or who allegedly oppose any initiative put forward by the Bush administration merely because Bush supports it.
Bush Dog The Bush Dog (Speothos venaticus) is a canid found in Central and South America, including Panama, Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru (West of the Andes), Ecuador, the Guianas, Paraguay, northeast Argentina (Misiones province), and Brazil (from the Amazon rainforest to the state of Amazonas). In spite of its extensive range, it is very rare; it was originally discovered as fossils in Brazilian caves and thought to be extinct.
Bush flying Bush flying is a term for air operations carried out in remote, inhospitable regions of the world. Bush flying involves operations in rough terrain, frequently necessitating bush planes be equipped with tundra tires, floats, or skis.
Bush hammer A bush hammer is a masonry tool used to texturize stone and concrete. Bush hammers exist in many forms, from simple hand-held hammers to large electric machines, but the basic functional property of the tool is always the same - a grid of conical or pyramidal points at the end of a large metal slug.
Bush Hill Park railway station Bush Hill Park railway station is in the London Borough of Enfield in north east London, and is in Travelcard Zone 5, on the Enfield Town branch of the Lea Valley Lines. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by 'one'.
Bush chemists The Bush Chemists are a band from London, England, consisting of former London Dub record shop owner Dougie Wardrop and Paul Davey. They came together in the UK in the late 1980s, inspired by King Tubby’s analogue sampling of original reggae songs.
Bush in Babylon Bush in Babylon is a book by the historian Tariq Ali, that attacks the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The book is essentially comprised of two parts, the first being a modern history of Iraq, the second a condemnation of the 2003 invasion.
Bush league Bush league is a general term used to describe an action or thing as being amateur, inferior or crude. In a literal sense, it refers to a low quality minor league in baseball not associated with any of the major league teams.
Bush mechanic Bush mechanic is an Australian slang expression which refers to somebody who out of necessity and with immediate available materials, is able to solve practical problems using sometimes untraditional and inventive techniques. Generally an inventive technique is required due to the lack of proper resources or the other constraints in solving the problem using traditional means.
Bush Push The Bush Push is a common term used to discuss a critical play during the October 15, 2005 college football game between USC and Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, where Reggie Bush pushed quarterback Matt Leinart over the goal line for the winning score.
Bush regeneration Bush regeneration is an ecological technique practiced in Australia to restore remnant bushland ecological communities that have been invaded by weeds. This process is geared towards protecting and enhancing the rich biodiversity of plants and animals that exist in Australia.
Bush robot Bush robots, as envisioned by Hans Moravec, are the ultimate in dexterity. They earn their nickname from their appearance: bush robots have an immovable base which repeatedly branches in a fractal way into trillions of nanoscale fingers.
Bush Raps Bush Raps is a presidential parody collaboration album from various artists all over the world, organized by the virtual band named The Bots. The band normally deals with computer-synthesized music, however, in this case, the band created a 15,000 word database created from speeches made by US.
Bush River (South Carolina) The Bush River is a tributary of the Saluda River, 30 mi (48 km) long, in the Piedmont region of western South Carolina in the United States. Via the Saluda and Congaree Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Santee River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean.
Bush Stone-Curlew The Bush Stone-curlew (Burhinus grallarius) is a large, ground-dwelling bird endemic to Australia. Although it looks rather like a wader and is related to the oystercatchers, avocets and plovers, it is a dry-land predator: essentially a winged terrestrial carnivore.
Bush tomato Bush tomato (Solanum ellipticum and Solanum cleistogarnum) are plants native to the more arid parts of Australia. They have been used as food sources by Central Australian Aboriginal people for many thousands of years.
Bush Tetras The Bush Tetras were a rock band from New York City, popular in the New York club scene in the early 1980s but never achieving much mainstream success. Their music, sometimes classified under Rare Beats, combined dance rhythms and dissonant rock-guitar riffs.
Bush Tower The Bush Tower, also called the Bush Terminal International Exhibit Building, was built in 1916-18 for the Bush Terminal Company. It is located on West 42nd Street between 6th and 7th Avenues in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
Bush Turnpike Station Bush Turnpike Station is a DART light rail station located in Richardson, Texas at the President George Bush Turnpike near Central Expressway. It opened on December 9, 2002 and is a station on the Red Line, serving the area around Collin Creek Mall.
Bush warbler Bush warblers are small insectivorous birds belonging to the genera Cettia and Bradypterus of the Old World warbler family Sylviidae. There are about 38 species in the genera, the most recently described being the Odedi (Cettia haddeni) from Bougainville.
Bush-club Squid Bush-club Squid (Batoteuthis skolops) is the single rare species in genus Batoteuthis, which is the only genus in family Batoteuthidae. The squid is found in Antarctic waters, and reaches a length of 27 cm or more.
Bushbury Electric The Bushbury Electric was an English automobile manufactured by the Star Cycle Factory of Wolverhampton in 1897. An electric car, it came in three- and four-wheeled models, some of which were controlled by reins.
Bushbury South and Low Hill Bushbury South and Low Hill is a ward of Wolverhampton City Council, West Midlands, England. It is situated to the north of the city centre, bordering the Bushbury North, Fallings Park, Heath Town, St Peter's and Oxley wards, and forms part of the Wolverhampton North East constituency.
BushBuck Charms, Viking Ships & Dodo Eggs BushBuck Charms, Viking Ships, & Dodo Eggs was an educational computer game released in 1991. Designed by the Australian company Reckon, the game was published by PC Globe, a small US-based company that specialized in "edutainment" software in the late 1980s and early 90s.
Bushcraft Bushcraft is a long-term extension of survival skills. A popular term for wilderness skills in Australia and South Africa, the term was popularised in the northern hemisphere by Mors Kochanski and recently gained considerable currency in the United Kingdom due to the popularity of Ray Mears and his bushcraft and survival television programmes.
Busher Jackson Harvey "Busher" Jackson (January 19, 1911 in Toronto, Ontario - June 25, 1966) was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, and New York Americans in the National Hockey League.
Busher Stakes The Busher Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses run early in the year at Aqueduct Racetrack on Long Island, New York. A Grade III stakes for three-year-old fillies, it covers a distance of one mile and ond sixteenth on the dirt, and is considered a prep for the Kentucky Oaks.
Bushey Meads School Bushey Meads School (also commonly known as BMS by staff and students) is a secondary school in Bushey, Hertfordshire, UK. The current Head Teacher is Mr Keith Douglas (BA(hons) MA), who started as a new member of staff in the school in December 2005.
Bushey railway station Bushey railway station serves the towns of Bushey and Oxhey. The station was renamed from "Bushey & Oxhey" to "Bushey" on 6 May 1974, even though it is actually sited in the neighbouring town of Oxhey, and the nearest part of Bushey (Bushey Village) is over a mile away.
Bushfire A bushfire is a wildfire that occurs in the bush (collective term for forest, scrub, woodland or grassland of Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia). In southeast Australia, bushfires tend to be most common and most severe during summer and autumn, in drought years, and particularly in El Niño years.
Bushfood The word Bushfood refers to any Australian native food, although it is sometimes used with the specific connotation of "food found in the Outback while living on the land". It is also called bush tucker.
Bushfood industry history The modern Australian native food industry, also called the bushfood industry had its initial beginnings in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when regional enthusiasts and researchers started to target local native species for cropping.
Bushi Ban Bushi Ban is a form of Martial Arts originated in Pakistan and brought to the United States by Zulfi Ahmed. The art is based in traditional karate, Indo-Pakistani Kushti, and Burmese Bando, but leans more toward being a self-defense art.
Bushido {{nihongo|Bushido|[meaning "Way of the warrior", is a Japan]ese [[code of conduct and a way of life, loosely analogous to the European concept of chivalry. Bushido developed between the 11th to 14th centuries as set forth by numerous translated documents dating from the 12th to 16th centuries (as mentioned below).
Bushido (role-playing game) Bushido is a Samurai role-playing game set in Feudal Japan, originally designed by Paul Hume and Bob Charrette and published by Fantasy Games Unlimited. The setting for the game is a land called Nippon and characters adventure in this heroic, mythic and fantastic analogue of Japan's past.
Bushido Blade (film) The Bushido Blade is a 1981 film about a samurai sword given to Commodore Matthew Perry by the Emperor of Japan that was stolen by a band of thieves who oppose the treaty about to be signed. Three Americans travel to a castle to retrieve the sword, so that the signing of the treaty can take place.
Bushido: The Soul of Japan Bushido: The Soul of Japan written by Inazo Nitobe is world-famous as a book explaining samurai with "Hagakure" of Tashiro Tsuramoto. It is a famous books showing Japanese "outlook on ethic", and affected President Theodore Roosevelt, President John F.
Bushin Bushin or 'BuShin' is a term for martial divinity in Japanese, usually denoting a form of Japanese Martial Arts, including such variants as Bushin Karate and Bushin Ninjitsu. Also "bushin" can be literally translated to be "clone" or "replication".
Bushing (electrical) A bushing is an electrical engineering component that insulates a high voltage conductor passing through a metal enclosure. Bushings appear on switchgear, transformers, circuit breakers and other high voltage equipment.
Bushkill Falls, Pennsylvania Bushkill Falls is a series of eight waterfalls, the tallest of which cascades over 100 feet, located in Northeast Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains. Beginning at the headwaters of Bushkill Creek, the water descends down the mountain, toward the Delaware River, forming Bushkill Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, Bridesmaid Falls, Laurel Glen Falls, Pennell Falls, and three additional, unnamed falls.
Bushland The term bushland usually refers to an area that has only a sparse flora and fauna. This term was first used to describe the harsh Australian Outback, the red semi-desert that covers a significant part of the inner continent.
Bushland High School Bushland High School is a high school situated in Bushland, Texas and is a part of the Bushland Independent School District. The school, built in 2005, accepts students in grades 9-12 and had a graduating class size of 73 in 2006.
Bushmanland Bushmanland was a bantustan in South West Africa (present-day Namibia), intended by the apartheid government to be a self-governing homeland for the ethnic San (or Bushmen). Despite this, a government was not established in the region.
Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC is a manufacturer and distributor of guns which is based in Windham, Maine in the United States. Bushmaster's product line revolves around semi-automatic pistol and rifle variants of the AR-15 design.
Bushmaster M4A3 The M4A3 is a firearm manufactured by Bushmaster Firearms LLC, modelled on the ArmaLite M4 carbine. It functions almost identically to the M16A2 rifle, but is much more versatile, allowing a number of accessories (such as reflex sights, scopes and flashlights) to be mounted to the weapon via attachable rails.
Bushmeat Bushmeat (calque from the French viande de brousse) is the term commonly used for meat of terrestrial wild animals, killed for subsistence or commercial purposes throughout the humid tropics of the Americas, Asia and Africa. However, originally the term was only used to describe the hunting of wild animals in West and Central Africa.
Bushmen The Bushmen (also known as Basarwa in Tswana, or San in Nama) are an indigenous population of the Kalahari Desert, which spans South Africa and neighboring Botswana and Namibia as well as southern Angola. They were traditionally a hunter-gather peoples, part of the Khoisan group and are related to the traditionally pastoral Khoikhoi, but starting in the 1950's though the 1990s they switched to farming with only minor hunting and gathering activities.
Bushmills Bushmills (in Irish: Muileann na Buaise) is a village on the north coast of County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Bushmills had 1,319 inhabitants in the 2001 Census and is 95 km from Belfast, 10 km from Ballycastle and 15 km from Coleraine.
Bushnell (optics) Bushnell Corporation also known as Bushnell and Bushnell Outdoor Products is an American company specializing in optics and imaging. Its products include binoculars, spotting scopes, telescopes, night vision equipment, GPS devices, laser-guided rangefinders, riflescopes, holographic gun sights, and other high-end optical equipment.
Bushnell Park Bushnell Park in Hartford, Connecticut is the oldest publicly funded park in the United States. It was conceived by the Reverence Horace Bushnell in the mid-1850s at a time when the need for open public spaces was just starting to be recognized.
Bushpig The Bushpig (Potamochoerus larvatus) is a very hairy member of the pig family that lives in forest thickets, riverine vegetation and reedbeds close to water in Africa. They are mainly nocturnal and are seldom seen during the day.
Bushranger Bushrangers were outlaws who used the Australian "bush" as a refuge to hide from the authorities between committing their robberies, roughly analogous to the British-American "highwayman". Their targets often included small-town banks or coach services.
Bushranger (horse) Bushranger (1930-1937) was an American Thoroughbred steeplechase racehorse. Prepared for flat racing, at age two the grandson of Man O' War demonstrated little ability in that venue and as such his owner decided to try him in steeplechase racing.
Bushshrike The bushshrikes are smallish passerine bird species. They were formerly classed with the true Shrikes in the family Laniidae, but are now considered sufficiently distinctive to be separated from that group as the family Malaconotidae.
Bushveld The Bushveld is a tropical savanna ecoregion of Southern Africa that encompasses most of Limpopo Province and part of the North West Province of South Africa and extends into western Botswana and southern Zimbabwe.
Bushveld igneous complex The Bushveld Igneous Complex contains some of the richest ore deposits on Earth. The reserves of chromium, platinum, palladium, osmium, iridium, rhodium, and ruthenium are the world's largest, and there are vast quantities of iron, tin, titanium, and vanadium.
Bushweed Bushweeds (genus Flueggea) are a taxon of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae, comprising several much-ramified shrubs distributed throughout the Eastern Hemisphere's tropical zones. The genus is named after John Fluegge, a German cryptogamic botanist.
Bushwhacker Bushwhacking was a form of guerrilla warfare during the American Civil War that was particularly prevalent in rural areas where there were sharp divisions between those favoring the North and South in the conflict. The people doing the attacks were called bushwhackers.
Bushwick Avenue Line The Bushwick Avenue Line was a public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running mostly along Bushwick Avenue and Myrtle Avenue between Williamsburg and Ridgewood, Queens. Originally a streetcar line, it was later operated as the B50 bus, but is no longer a bus route.
Bushwick, Brooklyn Bushwick, is a neighborhood in the northeastern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by East Williamsburg to the northwest, Ridgewood, Queens to the northeast, Bedford-Stuyvesant to the southwest, and the Cemetery of the Evergreens and other cemeteries to the southeast.
Bushy Islet (Queensland) Bushy Islet is a small island in the Northern part of Shelburne Bay in far north Queensland, Australia about 30km North of Cape Grenville, Cape York Peninsula in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Queensland, Australia.
Bushyasta Būšyãsta (Avestan) or Būšāsp (Middle Persian), meaning "Sleep" or "Sloth", is the ancient Persian Daevas or Demons (div) or of laziness and idleness, who strives to keep people from performing productive tasks.
Busch Gardens Busch Gardens is the name of two amusement parks in the United States owned and operated by Busch Entertainment Corporation, a division of Anheuser-Busch. One of the parks is in Tampa, Florida and the other is in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Busch Gardens Africa Busch Gardens Africa (formerly known as Busch Gardens Tampa Bay) is a 335-acre 19th century African-themed park located in Tampa, Florida. It opened on March 31 1959 as an admission-free hospitality facility for the Tampa Anheuser-Busch brewery on the grounds of the manufacturing plant.
Buschwhacker A Buschwhacker is a term for NASCAR drivers who are regulars in the NEXTEL Cup Series but who also compete in races in the Busch Series. Because the Busch Series is basically a minor league for the major-league NEXTEL Cup Series, this is a controversial practice.
Busi Mhlongo Busi Mhlongo is a South African singer, songwriter and vocal performer, whose album URBANZULU is the first female Maskanda album. Mhlongo has worked with other top African folk / pop artists, like Hugh Masekela, and many legends - Robert "Doc" Mthalane making meticulously produced, melodic and modern South African music.
Business action on climate change Business action on climate change includes a range of activities relating to combatting global warming, and to influencing political decisions on global-warming-related regulation, such as the Kyoto Protocol. Major corporations have played and to some extent continue to play a significant role in the politics of global warming, especially in the United States, through lobbying of government and funding of global warming skeptics.

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