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Boiling Point (1993 film)
Boiling Point is a 1993 action-thriller film written and directed by James B. Harris, and starring Wesley Snipes, Dennis Hopper, Tobin Bell and Viggo Mortensen.-Plot:
Boiling Point (1998 miniseries)
Boiling Point is a five-part, 1999 Channel 4 documentary miniseries produced by Tim Graham and David Nath for London Weekend Television and following Chef Gordon Ramsay
Boiling Point (film)
Boiling Point Boiling Point Boiling Point (3-4X10月 (san(3) tai yon(4) ekkusu jugatsu, literally: "3 to 4x October") is a 1990 Japanese film written directed, and co-starring Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano. It was his second film as director and first film as a screenwriter
Boin
Boin is a Japanese eroge visual novel developed by Crossnet-Pie. is Japanese slang for 'big breasts'. It is followed by its sequel Resort Boin. A DVD player game version was also released.-Reception:
Boing
Boing is an Italian TV channel marketed at children and teenagers, produced and broadcast in Italy by Mediaset and TBSE. It is available on digital terrestrial television and digital satellite television.The French and Spanish versions of Boing also launched.
Boink (album)
Boink!! is a rare album by The Replacements. It was released in the UK on the Glass Records label in 1986.The album contained songs previously released on the album Hootenany and the EP Stink
Boire
Boire may stand for :* French word for the verb to drink,* Alain Boire , a Quebec politician* Nashua Municipal Airport, also known as Boire Field* first album of singer Miossec,
Bois
Bois may refer to:* Bois, Charente-Maritime, France* Les Bois, Switzerland* Landskrona BoIS, a Swedish professional football club* Mathieu Bois, Canadian swimmer
Boji
Boji is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Welega Zone, Boji is bordered on the southwest by Ayra Guliso, on the west by Jarso, on the northwest by Nejo, on the northeast by the Benishangul-Gumuz Region, and on the southeast by Lalo Asabi. Towns in Boji include Bila and Muklemi.Coffee is an important cash crop of this woreda
Bok
Bok or BOK may refer to:*BOK , full name BCL2-related ovarian killer* BOK Financial Corporation, headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma*Bank of Oklahoma, a subsidiary* Bok, an animated gargoyle from the Doctor Who serial The Dæmons
BOK (gene)
Bcl-2-related ovarian killer protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BOK gene.-Further reading:
Boke (woreda)
Boke is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Mirab Hararghe Zone, Boke is bordered on the south by the Shabelle River which separates it from the Bale Zone, on the southwest by Darolebu, on the northwest by Habro, on the northeast by Kuni, and on the east by the Galetti River which separates it from the Misraq Hararghe Zone
Bokmakierie
The Bokmakierie is a bushshrike. This family of passerine birds is closely related to the true shrikes in the family Laniidae, and was once included in that group
Boku (software)
Kodu, originally named Boku, is a programming integrated development environment by Microsoft's FUSE Labs. It runs on Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows XP, Vista and 7. It was released on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace on June 30, 2009
Bola
Bola, from Spanish and Portuguese meaning ball, may refer to:* Bolas, throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cord* Bola , a volcano on the island of New Britain in Papua New Guinea* Bola, Togo
Bola (volcano)
The Bola volcano, also known as Wangore, is an andesitic stratovolcano, located southwest of the Dakataua caldera. It is 1115 metres tall and has a 400 meter wide summit crater. When Bola erupts, it emits a foul sulfuric oder.
Bolbitiaceae
The Bolbitiaceae are a family of basidiomycete fungi. There are 17 genera and 171 species in the family.-Description:This family is of mushrooms that have a hymenium on gills, brown spores and a hymenoderm pileipellis.-Differences in genera:
Bolca
Bolca is a village in the Veneto, on the southern margin of the Italian Alps. It is a frazione of the comune of Vestenanova, in the province of Verona. The area is famous for the marine fossils from the lagerstätte of Monte Bolca
Boldface (disambiguation)
Boldface may refer to:* A type of emphasis in typography* Boldface pointclass, a concept in descriptive set theory
Bolding
Bolding may refer to:*Bolding, Arkansas*Justis Bolding
Boldness
Boldness is an opposite of being shy. A bold person may be willing to risk shame or rejection in social situations, and willing to bend rules of etiquette or politeness. An excessively bold person could aggressively ask for money, or persistently push a person to fulfill some request, and so on
Bole
-Geographical locations:* Bole District, Ghana* Bole, Ghana, town* Bole, Nottinghamshire, England* Bole International Airport * Bole, Xinjiang, China-Other:* Bole2Harlem, an Ethiopian hip hop fusion band* Bole , a unit of momentum
Bole (color)
Bole is a shade of brown. There is an English word bole meaning the trunk of a tree, but according to the American Heritage Dictionary, this word is simply a homograph/homophone that does not share the etymological origin of the color word bole , which derives from Latin bōlus and refers to a kind of soft fine clay whose reddish-brown varieties are used as
Bolero (album)
Bolero, is Mr. Children's 6th studio album and was released on March 5, 1997. The album debuted at the number-one position on Oricon weekly charts, with the first week sales of over 1,734,000 copies. It sold over 471,000 copies in the next week, but was ranked at No
Boles
-People:* Dennis Coleridge Boles , soldier and Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom* John Boles , American film actor* John Boles , American sports shooter
Boletus
Boletus is a genus of mushroom, comprising over 100 species. The genus Boletus was originally broadly defined and described by Elias Magnus Fries in 1821, essentially containing all fungi with pores
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America
Bolivia (film)
Bolivia is an Argentine and Dutch drama film directed by Israel Adrián Caetano, his first feature-length film. The screenplay is written by Caetano, based upon the Romina Lafranchini story, about his wife
Bolivian
Bolivian may refer to:* Something of, or related to Bolivia** Demographics of Bolivia** Culture of BoliviaBolivian is a citizen of Bolivia
Boll
The boll is an obsolete unit formerly used for grain.Boll or Böll is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:* Buzz Boll , Canadian ice hockey player* Don Boll , American football player
BOLL
Protein boule-like is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BOLL gene.- Function :This gene belongs to the DAZ gene family required for germ cell development. It encodes an RNA-binding protein which is more similar to Drosophila Boule than to human proteins encoded by genes DAZ or DAZL
Bollard
A bollard is a short vertical post. Originally it meant a post used on a ship or a quay, principally for mooring. The word now also describes a variety of structures to control or direct road traffic, such as posts arranged in a line to obstruct the passage of motor vehicles
Bollard (disambiguation)
A bollard is a short vertical post used for traffic control.Bollard may also refer to:-People:* Alan Bollard , the current governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Bolle
Bolle may refer to :* Carl Bolle , a German naturalist whose standard abbreviation as a botanist is "Bolle"** Bolle's Pigeon, named after the naturalist
Bollo
Bollo or bollo may be:* Bollo, a character from The Mighty Boosh television series* An Italian revenue stamp, referred to as a marca da bollo in Italy
Bollocks
"Bollocks" is a word of Anglo-Saxon origin, meaning "testicles". The word is often used figuratively in British English and Hiberno-English, as a noun to mean "nonsense", an expletive following a minor accident or misfortune, or an adjective to mean "poor quality" or "useless"
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing films in regional languages
Bollywood (Indian comic)
Bollywood is a comic book created by Illustrated Orchids, based upon the Bollywood film industry and its stars. It will be available in Singapore, India, Malaysia and Europe.-See also:*Mythology*Santa Banta & Trendy*Hawk*Diamond Comics*Raj Comics
Bolo
Bolo may refer to:* Bolo bat, a child's toy* Bolo knife, a Filipino knife similar to the machete* Bolo punch, a wide sweeping lower cut used in boxing* Bolo tie, decorative string tie
Bolo (footballer)
Jon Andoni Pérez Alonso, aka Bolo , is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a centre forward.
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history, art, cuisine, music and culture
Bologna (disambiguation)
-Places:*Bologna, a city in Italy*the Province of Bologna*Bologne, Haute-Marne, France-People:*Giambologna , Italian sculptor otherwise known as Giovanni da Bologna*Vitale da Bologna , Italian painter
Bolognese (dog)
The Bolognese is a small breed of dog of the Bichon type, originating in Italy. The name refers to the northern Italian city of Bologna.-Appearance:
Bolognini
A bolognini was a unit of currency in renaissance Venice, Italy. One bolognini was equal to 1/100 of a ducat. Bolognini is the name of:*Ennio Bolognini , cellist*Mauro Bolognini , film director
Bolometric Correction
In astronomy, a bolometric correction is a correction that must be made to the absolute magnitude of an object in order to convert an object's visible magnitude to its bolometric magnitude. Mathematically, such a calculation can be expressed: BC = M_b - M_v\!\,
Bolshevik
The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists , derived from bol'shinstvo, "majority") were a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party which split apart from the Menshevik faction at the Second Party Congress in 1903.
Bolster
A bolster is a long narrow pillow or cushion filled with cotton, down, or fibre. In western countries, it is usually placed at the head of bed and functions as head or back support
Bolster (disambiguation)
A bolster is a type of pillow or cushion.Bolster may also refer to:* Bolster , the thick metal portion of a knife joining the handle and the blade* Bolster the Giant, a giant in Cornish legend* Span bolster, a rail technology
Bolt
-Fasteners:*A cap screw, as used in a bolted joint*Screw, a cylindrical threaded fastener*Dead bolt, a kind of locking mechanism*Bolt , an anchor point used in rock climbing-Weaponry:*Bolt , a mechanism used in firearms
Bolt (1994 film)
Bolt is a 1994 drama film starring Richard Grieco in the title role as a New Jersey biker. After fleeing west to escape a gang war, Bolt becomes romantically involved with Native American Patty Deerheart , and is compelled to battle to protect her family from a land runner
Bolt (surname)
-List of people with the surname Bolt:* Andrew Bolt, Australian newspaper columnist* Bruce Bolt, American professor of Earth and planetary science* George Bolt, New Zealand aviator*Herbert Bolt, Australian rugby league footballer and WWI soldier
Bolting (disambiguation)
Bolting may refer to:*Bolting , which can describe either of two different types of behaviour in horses*Bolting , a growth behaviour in plants
Bolting (horse)
Bolting when referring to equidae, generally refers to two different equine behaviors, both undesirable: the practice of running away without control, and the practice of eating food at a dangerously fast rate. However, there are other meanings as well
Bolton (UK Parliament constituency)
Bolton was a borough constituency centred on the town of Bolton in the county of Lancashire. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons for the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.
Boltzmann brain
A Boltzmann brain is a hypothesized self-aware entity which arises due to random fluctuations out of a state of chaos. The idea is named for the physicist Ludwig Boltzmann , who advanced an idea that the known universe arose as a random fluctuation, similar to a process through which Boltzmann brains might arise.- Boltzmann brain paradox :Boltzmann brains are often
Bolus
-Medicine:* Bolus , the administration of a drug, medication or other substance in the form of a single, large dose* Bolus , a tissue equivalent substance used in radiation therapy
Bolus (digestion)
In digestion, a bolus is a mass of food that has been chewed at the point of swallowing. Once a bolus reaches the stomach, digestion begins.
Bolus (medicine)
In medicine, a bolus is the administration of a medication, drug or other compound that is given to raise its concentration in blood to an effective level
Bolzano (disambiguation)
Bolzano may refer to:*Bolzano , capital city of South Tyrol, Italy*Bolzano Novarese, a commune in the Province of Novara, Italy*Bolzano Vicentino, a commune in the Province of Vicenza, Italy
BOM (psychedelic)
BOM, or 3,4,5,beta-tetramethoxyphenethylamine, is a lesser-known psychedelic drug. It is the beta-methoxy analog of Mescaline. BOM was first synthesized by Alexander Shulgin. In his book PiHKAL , the minimum dosage is listed as 200 mg, and the duration unknown. BOM produces few to no effects
Bomb
A bomb is any of a range of explosive weapons that only rely on the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy
Bomb (meteorology)
Bomb is a meteorological term for a baroclinic low pressure area characterized by a rapid pressure fall of at least 24 millibars in 24 hours. It is applied only to cold-air storms
Bombard
Bombard may refer to:*The act of carrying out a bombardment*Bombard , a type of late medieval siege weapon.*Bombard , a contemporary double reed instrument used to play traditional Breton music.
Bombardier
Bombardier Inc. is a Canadian conglomerate, founded by Joseph-Armand Bombardier as L'Auto-Neige Bombardier Limitée in 1942, at Valcourt in the Eastern Townships, Quebec. Over the years it has been a large manufacturer of regional aircraft, business jets, mass transportation equipment, recreational equipment and a financial services provider
Bombardier beetle
Bombardier beetles are ground beetles in the tribes Brachinini, Paussini, Ozaenini, or Metriini—more than 500 species altogether—which are most notable for the defense mechanism that gives them their name: When disturbed, the beetle ejects a noxious chemical spray in a rapid burst of pulses from special glands in its abdomen. The ejection is accompanied with a popping sound
Bombardment
A bombardment is an attack by artillery fire directed against fortifications, troops or towns and buildings.Prior to World War I the term term was only applied to the bombardment of defenceless or undefended objects, houses, public buildings, it was only loosely employed to describe artillery attacks upon forts or fortified positions in preparation for assaults by infantry
Bombay (ship)
Several ships have been named after Bombay :*1742 - Sloop of the Bengal Pilot Service as a non-combatant vessel*1750 - Grab armed cruiser of 32 guns
Bomber
A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground and sea targets, by dropping bombs on them, or – in recent years – by launching cruise missiles at them.-Classifications of bombers:
Bombo
Bombo may refer to:In geography:*Bombo, New South Wales, a suburb of the Municipality of Kiama*Bombo, Uganda, a town in Luwero District, Uganda*Bombo, Tanzania, in Same District, TanzaniaIn music:*Spanish or Portuguese word for bass drum
Bombo (musical)
Bombo is a Broadway musical with a book and lyrics by Harold R. Atteridge and music by Sigmund Romberg.Produced by Lee Shubert and J. J. Shubert, the Broadway production, staged by J. C. Huffman, opened on October 6, 1921 at the Jolson Theatre, where it ran for 219 performances
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