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Boon Of Indra To Kunti
Boon may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Boon (game), a trick-taking card game * Boon (novel), ''Boon'' (novel), a 1915 satirical work by H. G. Wells * Boon (TV series), ''Boon'' (TV series), a British television series starring Michael Elphick * The Ultimate Boon, a stage in Joseph Campbell's Hero's journey#The_Ultimate_Boon, 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's Star System#Characters, 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 J ... [...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 Language
Boon or Af-Boon is a nearly extinct Cushitic language spoken by 59 people (as of 2000) in Jilib District, Middle Jubba Region, Somalia. In recent decades they have shifted to the Maay Mai-Mai, commonly spelled Maay Maay (also known as ''Af-Maay'', ''Af-Maymay'', or simply ''Maay''; the ''Mai-Mai'' spelling is rarely used but it is most often spoken), is a dialect of the Somali language of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiat ... dialect of Jilib. All speakers are older than 60. ''Ethnologue'' and ''Glottolog'' leave it unclassified within Eastern Cushitic. Blench (2006) leaves it as unclassified within ''Cushitic'', as records are too fragmentary to allow more than that. ms. Notes References [...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 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 (Pontus)
Boon ( grc, Βοών) was a town on the Black Sea coast of ancient Pontus, 90 stadia east of Cape Jasonium. Its site is located near Perşembe Perşembe ( tr, Perşembe,originated from Persian word "پنج شنبه(/pændʒʃænbɛ/)" meaning Thursday) (formerly ''Vona'', Βόνη in ancient Greek, also ''Heneti'', ჰენეთი in Georgian and Laz languages) is a town and district ... in Asiatic Turkey. References Populated places in ancient Pontus Former populated places in Turkey History of Ordu Province {{AncientPontus-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boon, Awdal
Boon (also spelled: Bown) is a town in the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland. Overview Boon is situated about 50 km to the northwest of Borama Borama ( so, Boorama, ar, بورما) is the Second capital city of Somaliland and the largest city of the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland The commercial seat of the province, it is situated near the border with Ethiopia. During the Mid .... Demographics The town is inhabited by both the Reer Ahamed subclan of the Jibriil Yoonis and the Ahamed Celi subclan of the Bahabar 'Eli, Mahad 'Ase, both branches of the Gadabuursi Dir clan. See also * Nimmo * Gondal Notes {{Reflist ReferencesAbasa Archaeological sites in Somalia Former populated places in Somalia Cities of the Adal Sultanate ... [...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 Lake Township, Minnesota
Boon Lake Township is a township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 400 at the 2000 census. History Boon Lake Township was organized in 1870, and named after Boon Lake. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (4.85%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 400 people, 151 households, and 115 families residing in the township. The population density was 10.7 people per square mile (4.1/km2). There were 174 housing units at an average density of 4.7/sq mi (1.8/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.50% White, 1.50% Asian, 0.75% from other races, and 0.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population. There were 151 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.9% were married couples living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boon Township, Indiana
Boon Township is one of ten townships in Warrick County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 12,755 and it contained 5,529 housing units. History Boon Township was established in 1816 from land given by Anderson Township. It was named for settler Ratliff Boon. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.26%) is land and (or 1.74%) is water. Cities, towns, villages * Boonville (the county seat) * Chandler (east edge) Unincorporated towns * Bullocktown at * Center at * New Hope at * Pelzer at * Rolling Acres at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Adjacent townships * Hart Township (north) * Owen Township (northeast) * Grass Township, Spencer County (east) * Skelton Township (east) * Luce Township, Spencer County (southeast) * Anderson Township (south) * Campbell Township (west) * Ohio Township (west) Cemeteries The township contains these cemeteries: B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boon Point
Boon Point is the northernmost point on the island of Antigua. It is located to the west of Humphry's Bay at , close to the settlement of Cedar Grove, Antigua and Barbuda, Cedar Grove. References Headlands of Antigua and Barbuda Saint John Parish, Antigua and Barbuda {{Antigua-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boon, Ontario
Boon is a railway point and unincorporated place in geographic Templeton Township, Algoma District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is counted as part of Unorganized Algoma North Part in Canadian census data. Boon is on the Algoma Central Railway, between the communities of Hale Hale may refer to: Places Australia *Hale, Northern Territory, a locality *Hale River, in southeastern Northern Territory Canada *Hale, Ontario, in Algoma District United Kingdom * Hale, Cumbria, a hamlet near Beetham, Cumbria *Hale, Greater Man ... to the south and Horsey to the north. References Other map sources: * * Communities in Algoma District {{NorthernOntario-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
