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Balboa
Balboa may refer to:Vasco Núñez de Balboa , Spanish explorerBalboa may also refer to:- Places :* Balboa, León, a Spanish village and municipality* Balboa Peninsula, Newport Beach, California, also called Balboa

Balboa (band)
-Studio releases:*Balboa LP *Balboa CD *Manifeste Canibale EP -Compilations:

Balbriggan
Balbriggan is a town in the northern part of the administrative county of Fingal, within County Dublin, Ireland. The 2006 census population was 15,559 for Balbriggan and its environs.- Name :

Balcani
Balcani is a commune in Bacău County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Balcani, Frumoasa, Ludaşi and Schitu Frumoasa.

Balcony
Balcony , a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade.-Types:The traditional Maltese balcony is a wooden closed balcony projecting from a

Bald (disambiguation)
- Places :*Appalachian balds, a type of mountain summit in the Appalachian Mountains*Bald Head, Antarctica*Bald Hill *Bald Hill *Bald Hills, Queensland*Bald Island, Western Australia*Bald Knob, Arkansas

Bald Eagle
The Bald Eagle is a bird of prey found in North America. It is the national bird and symbol of the United States of America. This sea eagle has two known sub-species and forms a species pair with the White-tailed Eagle

Bald Eagle (disambiguation)
-Animals:*Bald Eagle, also known as the American Eagle, a bird of prey in North America*Bald Eagle , American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse-Places in Pennsylvania, United States:*Bald Eagle Creek

Bald Eagle (horse)
Bald Eagle was an American-bred Thoroughbred Eclipse Award-winning racehorse who competed successfully in both the United Kingdom and the United States. He won the Washington, D.C. International Stakes twice, in 1959 and 1960.-Pedigree:

Baldachin
A baldachin, or baldaquin , is a canopy of state over an altar or throne. It had its beginnings as a cloth canopy, but in other cases it is a sturdy, permanent architectural feature, particularly over high altars in cathedrals, where such a structure is more correctly called a ciborium when it is sufficiently architectural in form

Balder
Baldr is a god in Norse mythology.In the 12th century, Danish accounts by Saxo Grammaticus and other Danish Latin chroniclers recorded a euhemerized account of his story

Balderdash
Balderdash is a board game of bluffing and trivia created by Laura Robinson and Paul Toyne. It is based on a classic parlor game called Dictionary.-Gameplay:The game begins by all players rolling a die, with the high roll chosen to be the first "dasher"

Baldi
Baldi is a common surname in Italy and India Baldi is also common surname in India, and it is one of the 53 surnames for a community in India Known As Maheshwari*Bernardino Baldi , Italian mathematician and writer

Baldi (radio)
Baldi is a BBC Radio 4 murder mystery series whose central character is Paolo Baldi , a Franciscan priest on sabbatical, lecturing on semiotics at a university in contemporary Dublin. After helping the police as a translator for an Italian witness, he turns sleuth

Baldies
Baldies was a real time strategy video game for the Atari Jaguar CD, DOS, Microsoft windows, the PlayStation, Amiga and the Sega Saturn. It was initially released for the Jaguar in 1995, followed by the PC version, which was released Nov 28, 1996

Baldness
Baldness implies partial or complete lack of hair and can be understood as part of the wider topic of "hair thinning". The degree and pattern of baldness can vary greatly, but its most common cause is male and female pattern baldness, also known as androgenic alopecia, alopecia androgenetica or alopecia seborrheica – an alternative term used primarily in Europe.Pattern balding

Baldric
A baldric is a belt worn over one shoulder that is typically used to carry a weapon or other implement such as a bugle or drum

Baldrick
Baldrick is the name of several fictional characters featured in the long-running BBC historic comedy television series Blackadder. Each one serves as Edmund Blackadder's servant and sidekick and acts as a foil to the lead character

Baldrick (disambiguation)
Baldrick may refer to:* Baldrick , several characters played by Tony Robinson on the BBC series Blackadder* Baldric, a shoulder belt used to carry a weapon* St

Baldwin
- United States of America :* Baldwin, Florida* Baldwin, Georgia* Baldwin, Illinois* Baldwin, Iowa* Baldwin, Louisiana* Baldwin, Maine* Baldwin, Maryland* Baldwin, Michigan* Baldwin, Chemung County, New York* Baldwin, Nassau County, New York

Baldwin (LIRR station)
Baldwin is a station on the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. It is officially located on Sunrise Highway and Grand Avenue in Baldwin, New York, although it also includes Milburn and Brooklyn Avenues

Baldwin (surname)
The name Baldwin is of English origin, from the Old English Bealdwine, or the Old German equivalent Baldavin, meaning "bold friend". It was frequently used in medieval Britain as a surname.-Real people:

Baldy
Baldy may refer to:*A bald person: baldy is a common nickname given to bald people*Baldy , a Beanie Baby eagle produced by Ty Inc.*Clifford H. Baldowski, an editorial cartoonist who wrote under the name "Baldy"*One of the peaks named Baldy

Bale
- Places :* Bale , a small town in Croatia* Bale, California, in Napa County* Bale, Norfolk in England* Bale, Poland* Balé Province, Burkina Faso* Basel, the Swiss city, for which the French name is Bâle-Ethiopia:* Bale Mountains

Balearic (disambiguation)
Balearic may refer to the following:*of the Balearic Islands*the Balearic dialect of Catalan*Balearic horse, a term sometimes used to describe either or both of these horse breeds in the region:**Mallorquín**Menorquín horse

Balearic (horse)
The Mallorquín or Caballo Mallorquín is a rare breed of horse indigenous to the island of Mallorca in the Balearic Islands, from which it takes its name. Identification of the breed was begun in 1985 by the Patronato para las Razas Autóctonas de Mallorca

Balearic Islands
The Balearic Islands are an archipelago of Spain in the western Mediterranean Sea, near the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula.The four largest islands are: Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. The archipelago forms an autonomous community and a province of Spain with Palma as the capital city. The co-official languages in the Balearic Islands are Catalan and Spanish

Baleen
Baleen or whalebone is a filter-feeder system inside the mouths of baleen whales. The baleen system works when a whale opens its mouth underwater and then water pours into the whale's mouth. The whale then pushes the water out, and animals such as krill are filtered by the baleen and remain as food source for the whale

Balet
Balat is a town in the Indian state of Meghalaya.

Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east

Balia (Lok Sabha constituency)
Balia was a Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar.-Assembly segments:Balia was composed of the following assembly segments in 2004: *Balia*Barauni*Bachwara*Cheria Bariarpur*Bakhri*Alauli-Members of Parliament:

Balinese
See:*Bali, an Indonesian island*Balinese art*Balinese people*Balinese language*Balinese script*Balinese mythology*Balinese , a cat breed*Balinese Gamelan, local music*Balinese Room, a famous illegal casino in Galveston, Texas

Balk
In baseball, a pitcher can commit a number of illegal motions or actions that constitute a balk. In games played under the Official Baseball Rules, a balk results in a dead ball or delayed dead ball. In certain other circumstances, a balk may be wholly or partially disregarded

Balk (disambiguation)
A balk is an illegal motion by a baseball pitcher.Balk or baulk may also refer to:* Something left untouched, from in the Scots term bauk; this led to the word's current meaning a hindrance or check

Balk (Netherlands)
Balk is a town in the Dutch province of Friesland. It is the main village of the municipality Gaasterlân-Sleat, and lies about 17 km southwest of the city of Sneek.Balk has about 3500 inhabitants.

Balkan (album)
Balkan is the second studio album by Serbian dance-pop singer Seka Aleksić, recorded in 2003. After several delays, the album was released on March 5, 2005. The album sold more than 3 million copies worldwide

Balkan (band)
Balkan was a Serbian and former Yugoslav hard rock band.-Band history:Balkan was formed in 1982 in Novi Sad by the guitarist and vocalist Aleksandar Cvetković, a former Leki frontman

Balkan (disambiguation)
Balkan usually refers to:*Balkans, region of southeastern EuropeIt may also refer to:*Balkan Mountains, a mountain range in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula, also called Stara Planina*Balkan , former Yugoslav band

Balkan (newspaper)
Balkan is a newspaper published in Balkanabat, Turkmenistan. The newspaper publishes three times per week, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Ball
A ball is a round, usually spherical but sometimes ovoid, object with various uses. It is used in ball games, where the play of the game follows the state of the ball as it is hit, kicked or thrown by players. Balls can also be used for simpler activities, such as catch, marbles and juggling

BALL
The open source project BALL consists of the versatile C++ class framework BALL , a library of algorithms and data structures targeting molecular modelling and computational structural bioinformatics, a Python interface to this library and the open source graphical interface to BALL, the molecular viewer BALLView .The library BALL

Ball (name)
This is a list of notable people with the given name Ball.*Alan Ball, Sr. *Alan Ball, Jr. *Alan Ball *Alan Ball *Angeline Ball, actress

Ball (surname)
Ball is a surname shared by several notable people:born before 1800* John Ball , English Lollard priest; prominent figure in the Peasants' Revolt* John Ball , English Puritan author and educator

Ball and Chain (Elton John song)
"Ball and Chain" is a song by Elton John with lyrics by Gary Osborne. It is the third track on his 1982 album "Jump Up!" and was released as a single in the United States in September that year. It features Pete Townshend of The Who on acoustic guitar.

Ball Boy
Ball Boy is a comic strip in the UK comic The Beano and also the name of the main character. It first appeared in issue 1735, dated 18 October 1975. It features a five-a-side football team that includes:* Ball Boy - the captain of the team, Ball Boy bears resemblances to The Dandy's Owen Goal

Ball game
In American English, ball game refers specifically to either a game of basketball, baseball or American football. In British English ball game refers to any sport played with a ball.

Ball of the thumb
Ball of the thumb may be:* Thenar eminence, most fleshy portion of the palm of the human hand, located adjacent to the second joint of the thumb* Fleshy portion , of the first segment of the human thumb

Ball-peen hammer
A ball-peen hammer, also known as a machinist's hammer, is a type of peening hammer used in metalworking. It is distinguished from a point-peen hammer or chisel-peen hammer by having a hemispherical head

Balla (musician)
Balla is the musical alter-ego of Portuguese musician and record producer Armando Teixeira . Balla's music references the sound and style of Serge Gainsbourg and Jaques Brel, combined with hip hop and cut-and-paste references drawn from his time as DJ and producer with both Bizarra Locomotiva and the platinum selling Da Weasel

Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many ballads were written and sold as single sheet broadsides

Ballast
-Objects:* Ballast tank, a device used on ships and submarines and other submersibles to control buoyancy and stability* Ballast weights, metallic plates used to bring auto racing vehicles up to the minimum mandated weight

Ballast (Coevorden)
Ballast is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe. Its elevation is 9 meters .-External links:*

Ballast (film)
Ballast is a 2008 film directed by Lance Hammer. It competed in the Dramatic Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the awards for Best Director and Best Cinematography

Balle (runemaster)
Balle or Red-Balle was a runemaster who was active in the areas of western Uppland, Västmanland, and northern Södermanland of Sweden during the second half of the 11th century.-Work:

Ballerina
A ballerina is a title used to describe a principal female professional ballet dancer in a large company; the male equivalent to this title is danseur or ballerino

Ballerina (Van Morrison song)
"Ballerina" is the second to last song on Astral Weeks, the 1968 album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison.-Recording and composition:

Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with most of the audience seated on tiers or galleries on three sides of the dance floor

Ballet (film)
Ballet is a 1995 American documentary film directed by Frederick Wiseman. It portrays rehearsals, choreography, performances, business transactions, and other day to day life of the American Ballet Theater. Much of the footage dates from the 1992 season

Balling
Balling may refer to the following:*Erik Balling*Michael Balling*Rich Balling*Robert Balling*Rudi Balling*Ulrik Balling*Balling scale, formerly used in winemaking

Ballista
The ballista , plural ballistae, was an ancient missile weapon which launched a large projectile at a distant target.

Ballistic (comics)
Ballistic is a fictional superhero from the Image Comics comic book series Cyberforce. Created by Marc Silvestri, she first appeared in 1991.-Publication history:

Ballistic (DC Comics)
Ballistic is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Batman Annual #17 , and was created by Doug Moench and Michael Manley.-Publication history:

Ballistic missile
A ballistic missile is a missile that follows a sub-orbital ballistic flightpath with the objective of delivering one or more warheads to a predetermined target. The missile is only guided during the relatively brief initial powered phase of flight and its course is subsequently governed by the laws of orbital mechanics and ballistics

Ballistics
Ballistics is the science of mechanics that deals with the flight, behavior, and effects of projectiles, especially bullets, gravity bombs, rockets, or the like; the science or art of designing and accelerating projectiles so as to achieve a desired performance.A ballistic body is a body which is free to move, behave, and be modified in

Ballistics (video game)
Ballistics is a futuristic racing computer game developed by GRIN and published by Xicat Interactive in 2001. GRIN developed an arcade version of the game, released in 2002 featuring a unique reclined seating position cabinet by Triotech Amusement

Ballo
The Ballo was an Italian dance form during the fifteenth century, most noted for its frequent changes of tempo and meter.-Dance of the 15th Century:

Ballonet
A Ballonet is a air-filled flexible container that is located inside the envelope of a non-rigid or semi-rigid airship. Such an airship can have one or more ballonets, commonly one fore and one aft

Balloon
A balloon is an inflatable flexible bag filled with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, or air. Modern balloons can be made from materials such as rubber, latex, polychloroprene, or a nylon fabric, while some early balloons were made of dried animal bladders, such as the pig bladder

Balloon (disambiguation)
A balloon is a flexible container for confining a gas.Balloon may also refer to:* Specific flexible containers:** Toy balloon** Balloon *** Hot air balloon*** Gas balloon*** Weather balloon*** High-altitude balloon

Balloon (typeface)
Balloon is a brush script commonly used for signage or display purposes. It was designed in 1939 by Max R. Kaufmann, for American Type Founders, in response to Howard Allen Trafton's Cartoon, cut for Bauer Type Foundry in 1936. It had no lowercase letters and was cast in Light, Bold, and Extra Bold