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Boon
Boon may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Boon (game), a trick-taking card game * ''Boon'' (novel), a 1915 satirical work by H. G. Wells * ''Boon'' (TV series), a British television series starring Michael Elphick * The Ultimate Boon, a stage in Joseph Campbell's hero's journey or monomyth People Surname * Boon (surname), a list of people with the surname Boon Given name * Boon Gould (1955–2019), English lead guitarist of Level 42 * Boon Mark Gittisarn (1898–1987), Thai Protestant pastor * Boon Thau Loo, Singaporean-American computer scientist * Lim Boon Keng (1869–1957), Chinese doctor, social and educational reformer in China and Singapore Fictional * Marukubi Boon, an Osamu Tezuka stock character Places North America * Boon, Michigan, United States ** Boon Township, Michigan * Boon, Ontario, Canada * Boon Island, Maine, United States * Boon Point, Saint John, Antigua and Barbuda * Boon Township, Indiana, United States * Boon Lake Township, Minnesota, U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daihatsu Boon
The is a subcompact car produced by Japanese automaker Daihatsu since 2004, and also sold under Toyota brand as the . The Passo was once sold at ''Toyota Corolla Store'' Japanese dealerships until it was consolidated with other Toyota dealers in 2020. Outside Japan, the first- and second-generation Boon is sold as the second- and third-generation Daihatsu Sirion, Sirion. The first-generation Sirion was sold as the Daihatsu Storia, Storia in Japan. According to Daihatsu, the name "Boon" is derived from the English word wiktionary:boon, boon, and also inspired by the sound that Japanese children make when imitating the sound of a car, while the name "Passo" is Italian for "step". According to Toyota, the name conjures up the image of a casual and approachable car. __TOC__ First generation (M300/AC10; 2004) The development for the first-generation Boon was led by Toyota chief engineer Tetsuya Tada. For the Japanese domestic market, the Boon were available with 996 cc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boon (surname)
Boon is a surname that can be of Dutch, Old French or Chinese origin. The rather common Dutch name ''Boon'' () often represents a patronymic, where the given name Boon was a short form of Boudewijn, Bonifacius or Bonaventure. Alternatively, ''boon'' meaning "bean" in Dutch, it can have a metonymic or metaphorical origin, referring to someone growing or selling beans, or one of small stature, respectively. The English surname can be from an attested variant form of Bohon/Bohun, a family descending from a Norman knight.″The Bohun Wills″ (Melville M.) Bigelow, in ''The American Historical Review'', Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Historical Association 1896, Vol. 1, No. 3 p. 1/ref> Notable people with the surname include: __NOTOC__ A * Adam Boon (born 1998), Singaporean entrepreneur * Alethea Boon (born 1984), Fiji-born New Zealand gymnast and weightlifter *Amos Boon (born 1972), Singaporean football goalkeeper C *Charles Boon (1877–1943), English publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boon (novel)
''Boon'' is a 1915 work of literary satire by H. G. Wells. It purports, however, to be by the fictional character Reginald Bliss, and for some time after publication Wells denied authorship. ''Boon'' is best known for its part in Wells's debate on the nature of literature with Henry James, who is caricatured in the book. But in ''Boon'' Wells also mocks himself, calling into question and ridiculing a notion he held dear—that of humanity's collective consciousness. Summary ''Boon'' opens with an introduction by Wells, calling it "an indiscreet, ill-advised book." Wells pretends to repudiate any public identification with the work: "Bliss is Bliss and Wells is Wells. And Bliss can write all sorts of things that Wells could not do." As he was to do in '' The Research Magnificent'', published the same year, Wells creates a literary character (Reginald Bliss) who is making a book out of the literary remains of an author who has recently died (George Boon, a popular author of bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boon Mark Gittisarn
Boon Mark Gittisarn ( th, บุญมาก กิตติสาร; ; September 1, 1898 – May 20, 1987) was a 20th-century Thai Protestant pastor and preacher who was influential in introducing Pentecostalism to Thailand. Biography Birth and Early Education Boon Mark Gittisarn was born on September 1, 1898, in Ratchaburi province in Thailand. In 1921, he completed his secondary education at Bangkok Christian College, where he had made a profession of faith in Jesus Christ. Evangelistic Work Upon completion of his studies, Boon Mark was employed by the American Presbyterian Mission in Siam as an evangelist in Phitsanulok province. In 1930, Boon Mark graduated from McGilvary College of Divinity, which is now a college of Payap University in Chiang Mai. In 1933, he moved to Bangkok and continued working as an evangelist of the American Presbyterian Mission. In April 1934, at the first General Assembly of the newly formed Church of Christ in Thailand CT Boon Mark was el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boon (TV Series)
''Boon'' is a British television drama starring Michael Elphick, David Daker, and later Neil Morrissey. It was created by Jim Hill and Bill Stair and filmed by Central Television for ITV, and was originally broadcast between 1986 and 1995. It revolved around the life of an ex-fireman called Ken Boon. - a motorcycle-obsessed small time businessman who at the same time acts as a private investigator, bodyguard and general troubleshooter. Since 16 January 2017 it has been rerun on UKTV channel Drama. The show was memorable for its theme tune - Hi Ho Silver by Scottish singer Jim Diamond, which became a major UK top ten hit single in 1986. Premise Ken Boon (Elphick) and Harry Crawford (Daker) are both old-fashioned 'smokeys' (firemen) in the West Midlands Fire Service. In episode 1 Crawford takes early retirement and moves to Spain to open a bar, leaving Ken behind. Ken attends a house fire in which a child is trapped upstairs. Realising that he must act quickly, he goes into t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boon (game)
Boon is a trick-taking card game, based on the German card game Sheepshead (game), Sheepshead. It was released in 2015. Though the rules of Boon are analogous to those in the game Sheepshead, Boon uses a specialized deck which corresponds directly to the rules of the game. This is different than Sheepshead, which is played with 32 cards from the Standard 52-card deck. Boon can be played with three or four players. Objective To win the game, you must be the player with the most victory cards by the time another player is eliminated. Each game is played in a successive series of rounds, after which victory cards are exchanged. Cards There are 32 gameplay cards that come in four suits, as denoted by their color (blue, green, red, and gold). In total, there are: * 6 blue cards (ranks 1 - 6) * 6 green cards (ranks 1 - 6) * 6 red cards (ranks 1 - 6) * 14 gold Trump cards (ranks 1 - 14) Each card has its rank in the corner and its given point value marked in the center. Points range ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boon Island
Boon Island is a barren, rocky island in the Gulf of Maine off the coast of York, Maine. The island, which is approximately by at low tide, is the site of Boon Island Light, at high, it is the tallest lighthouse in New England. Numerous vessels have been wrecked on its rocky shoreline. John Winthrop, the English Puritan lawyer and one of the leading figures in founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony mentions passing Boon Island in the 1600s. Boon Island Light A wooden day beacon was erected in 1799 but lasted only five years. Fierce storms repeatedly scour Boon Island, which has an elevation of above sea level at its highest point. Violent seas can heave boulders across its surface, demolishing structures. A stone day beacon was constructed. In 1811, a stone lighthouse was built which stood 32 feet above the water, then rebuilt in 1831 to stand 49 feet. But damage from the elements was relentless. Consequently, in 1854–1855 the tallest lighthouse in New England, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boon Farm
Boon is a farm and former barony located near Lauder, Scotland. History Name Origins Boon (aka "Boune" or "Bounn"), derives from the Breton word ''bonn'', meaning "boundary", or "limit". Prior to the 17th Century Boon Farm, a part of the former Legerwood parish, was carved out of lands that were originally covered in thick woodlands. The Picts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Britons, and Scots, successive possessors of this region, consumed the greater part of these woods through the ravages of war, in opening passages through the country, for domestic uses, and in clearing the ground for cultivation. The remains of an ancient wall, or earthen mound with a ditch on one side, known as The Black Dyke, or Heriot's Dyke, runs eastward from Boon towards Greenlaw and the coast at Berwick. It is not known by whom or at what time this wall was built, nor for what purpose it was intended. Up until the 12th century, the lands of Birkenside, Whitslaid, Legerwood, and the Morristons (near Earls ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boon, Michigan
Boon is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Wexford County, Michigan, Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Boon Township, Michigan, Boon Township. The population of the CDP was 90 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. As an unincorporated community, Boon has no legal autonomy of its own but does have its own post office with the 49618 ZIP Code. History Boon was first settled as early as 1888 as a station on the Toledo, Ann Arbor, and Northern Michigan Railroad. The community was platted in 1889 and received its first office on December 19, 1899. The community of Boon was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 United States census, 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of , all land. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boones Mill, Virginia
Boones Mill is a town in Franklin County, Virginia, United States. The population was 239 in 2018, down from 285 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Boones Mill was incorporated in 1927. It was previously known as "Boone Mill" and "Boon Mill". The town is named after Jacob Boon who operated a mill in the town. The Boones Mill Depot is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Nearby historic sites include Bowman Farm, Cahas Mountain Rural Historic District, Jubal A. Early House, and Piedmont Mill Historic District. Geography Boones Mill is located in northern Franklin County at (37.115462, -79.953966), along U.S. Route 220 at the southern base of the Blue Ridge Mountains. US 220 leads north to Roanoke and south to Rocky Mount, the Franklin County seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. The town is in the valley of Maggodee Creek, a southeast-flowi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boon Brewery
Boon Brewery (Brouwerij Boon) is a Belgian brewery in Lembeek, near Brussels, that mainly produces geuze and kriek beer of a fairly traditional lambic variety, but using modern brewing techniques and equipment. Other products of the brewery including Faro beer and Duivelsbier, the traditional beer of Halle. The brewery was founded in 1978. Frank Boon purchased the De Vits brewery, café and geuzestekerij when Rene De Vits and his sister Jeanne decided to retire. The brewery moved from Hondzocht to Lembecq itself and the first beer was produced there in the fall of 1990 in partnership with Palm Belgian Craft Brewers, which took a 50% stake. The production increases steadily: 450 hl in 1990, 5 000 hl in 2000, 11 300 hl in 2009, 14 000 hl in 20111. The head of the brewery is Frank Boon and the Boon family own 50%. The other 50% was sold to Palm Breweries, but in 2014 this stake was transferred to Palm's parent company Diepensteyn NV and Boon was not involved in Palm's sale to B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boon Township, Michigan
Boon Township is a civil township of Wexford County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 687 at the 2010 census. Communities *Boon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in the Manistee National Forest at . The Boon 49618 ZIP Code serves the eastern portion of the township. The community was settled as early as 1888. * Harrietta is a village located in the northwestern portion of the township. A smaller portion of the village extends to the west into Slagle Township. The Harrietta 49638 ZIP Code serves the western portion of the township. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all land. Major highways * runs diagonally through the northeast corner of the township. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 670 people, 234 households, and 190 families residing in the township. The population density was 18.6 per square mile (7.2/km2). There were 342 housing units at an average dens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
