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BoA
Boa, BoA, or BOA may refer to: Snakes * Any member of the Boidae, a family of medium to large, non-venomous, constricting snakes ** Any member of the Boinae, a subfamily of boid snakes *** Any member of ''Boa'' (genus), a group of boid snakes * Any member of the Bolyeriidae, a.k.a. Round Island boas, a small family of non-venomous snakes from Mauritius and nearby islands * Any member of the Tropidophiidae, a.k.a. dwarf boas, a family of non-venomous snakes found in Central America, South * A common name for ''Boa constrictor'' Organisations * Bank of America, a large American banking and financial services company * Bank of Africa, a multinational bank * Boliviana de Aviación (BoA), a Bolivian state airline * Boun Oum Airways, a defunct Laotian Airline * British Octopush Association, which is the controlling body for underwater hockey in the United Kingdom * British Olympic Association, which oversees Britain's participation in the Olympic Games * British Optical Associat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BoA (album)
''BoA'' is the only English studio album (twelfth overall) by South Korean recording artist BoA. The album was released on March 17, 2009, in the United States through SM Entertainment. ''BoA'' was released in Japan through Avex Trax the following day and was boxed with her second greatest hits album, ''Best & USA'', as a 2-in-1 CD. The record was originally titled ''Look Who's Talking'', and was recorded at studios across the United States, Australia, and Thailand. Commercially, ''BoA'' became the first album by a South Korean artist to appear on the US ''Billboard'' 200, peaking at number 127. It also peaked at number 3 on the US Top Heatseekers and number 5 on the US Dance/Electronic Albums chart. On August 31, 2009, ''BoA: Deluxe'' was released digitally via iTunes and included the single version of "Energetic" and two bonus songs: "Crazy About" and "Control". On September 22, 2009, the album was released worldwide. Background In January 2008, it was reported that BoA was pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boliviana De Aviación
Boliviana de Aviación (shortened in Spanish for ''Empresa Pública Nacional Estratégica Boliviana de Aviación'' "Bolivian National Strategic Aviation Public Company") and stylized as BoA, is the flag carrier airline of Bolivia and is wholly owned by the country's government. Founded in October 2007 and headquartered in Cochabamba, it operates most of its domestic network out of its primary hub at Jorge Wilstermann International Airport while its international services operate out Viru Viru International Airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. It is the largest airline in Bolivia and sixth largest in South America, in terms of fleet size and passengers carried. Boliviana de Aviación operates a fleet consisting of Airbus and Boeing aircraft and a regional fleet of Bombardier CRJ-200s. It currently flies to 21 destinations in 8 countries in the Americas together with a transatlantic extension to Madrid in Spain. The airline was established as a state-owned enterprise under th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bôa
Bôa (stylized bôa) are an English alternative rock band formed in London in 1993 by drummer Ed Herten, keyboardist Paul Turrell, and guitarist/vocalist Steve Rodgers. The band have progressed from playing funk to rock over the years, as bassist Alex Caird and multi-instrumentalist Ben Henderson joined, and Jasmine Rodgers was added as vocalist. Bôa produced two major albums in the 2000s, ''Twilight'' (2001) and ''Get There'' (2005). Their 1998 single "Duvet" has been certified Platinum by the RIAA. The band released the album ''Whiplash'' in 2024, their first new music in 19 years. History Originally a funk band, Bôa was formed in 1993 by drummer Ed Herten, keyboardist Paul Turrell, and Steve Rodgers on guitar and vocals. Alex Caird, who had played with Herten in the band Draggin' Bones, was recruited on bass guitar. Rodgers's younger sister, Jasmine, was invited to sing the chorus of one of their first songs, "Fran", and she soon became the lead singer of the group. Jasm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bank Of America
The Bank of America Corporation (Bank of America) (often abbreviated BofA or BoA) is an American multinational investment banking, investment bank and financial services holding company headquartered at the Bank of America Corporate Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, with investment banking and auxiliary headquarters in Manhattan. The bank was founded by the merger of NationsBank and Bank of America (1904–1998), Bank of America in 1998. It is the List of largest banks in the United States, second-largest banking institution in the United States and the second-largest bank in the world by market capitalization, both after JPMorgan Chase. Bank of America is one of the Big Four (banking)#United States, Big Four banking institutions of the United States. and one of eight systemically important financial institutions in the US. It serves about 10 percent of all American bank deposits, in direct competition with JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo. Its primary financial se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Oak Arkansas
Black Oak Arkansas is an American Southern rock band named after the band's hometown of Black Oak, Arkansas. The band reached the height of its fame in the 1970s, charting ten albums. Their style is notable for multiple guitar players and the raspy voice and on-stage antics of vocalist Jim "Dandy" Mangrum. History The Knowbody Else Black Oak Arkansas, originally named "The Knowbody Else", was formed in 1963 by some "high school pals" living in the area around Black Oak, Arkansas. Original members included Ronnie "Chicky Hawk" Smith (vocals), Rickie Lee (alternately "Risky" or "Ricochet") Reynolds (guitar), Stanley "Goober Grin" Knight (guitar), Harvey "Burley" Jett (guitar), Pat "Dirty" Daugherty (bass), and Wayne "Squeezebox" Evans (drums). At some point the band and Ronnie "Chicky Hawk" Smith agreed that a mutual friend named James "Jim Dandy" Mangrum would make a better front man, while Smith agreed that he himself would make a better stage production manager. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boa (wrestler)
Yanbo Wang (born June 21, 1995) () is a Chinese professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he performed under the ring name Boa. Professional wrestling career WWE (2016–2024) Wang signed with WWE in September 2016 after attending a tryout in Shanghai. He reported to the WWE Performance Center along with three other Chinese recruits in February 2017. Upon signing with WWE, Wang was known as Big Boa, but later worked just as Boa. He went on to wrestle in several NXT live events. Boa's televised debut in NXT took place on July 10, 2019 when he competed in the NXT Breakout Tournament, where the winner but was defeated in the first round by eventual winner Jordan Myles. In November 2019, he suffered a shoulder injury and had undergone surgery that kept him out of the picture for an unspecified period. On the October 7, 2020, episode of ''NXT'', Boa returned, dressed in a suit and tie, to deliver a letter to Xia Li. On the November 11 episode of ''NXT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luís Boa Morte
Luís Boa Morte Pereira (; born 4 August 1977) is a Portuguese football coach and a former professional association football, football player who played as an winger (association football), attacking winger, forward (association football), forward and centre midfielder. He is currently head coach of Guinea-Bissau national football team , Guinea-Bissau. Having come through the Sporting CP Youth Academy, youth ranks with Sporting CP, Boa Morte joined Premier League side Arsenal F.C., Arsenal in 1997. He went on to play in England's top flight for Southampton F.C., Southampton, Fulham F.C., Fulham and West Ham United F.C., West Ham United. He was released in 2011 and joined Greek side AEL 1964 FC, Larissa before moving on to South African club Orlando Pirates. In October 2012, he returned to England and joined fourth-tier side Chesterfield F.C., Chesterfield. Part of the Portugal national football team, Portugal national team from 2001 to 2009, Boa Morte earned 28 caps for Portug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phillip Boa
Phillip Boa (born Ernst Ulrich Figgen; 18 January 1963) is a German independent musician, songwriter, singer, guitarist and composer. The musical style followed by Boa and his band Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub was described in a review by ''NME'' as "a cross between B52's and Captain Beefheart". The style of his lyrics is a mix of irony, love songs, sarcasm and is often of bizarre and deranged content. Boa has written over 400 songs, and 21 of his studio albums made it to the top 60 of the charts. Career In 1985, he founded the independent band '' Phillip Boa and the Voodooclub''. With their album ''Hair'' and the single "Container Love", they experienced a commercial breakthrough and international recognition in 1989. Boa's music is influenced by British punk rock and new wave; its style swings between pop and avantgarde. A continuous charasteric are the catchy and melodic choruses, interrupted or alienated by atmospheric shifts. Thereby the voice of band member Pia Lund a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Boa
Kim may refer to: People and fictional characters * Kim (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Kim (surname), a list of people and fictional characters ** Kim (Korean surname) *** Kim dynasty (other), several dynasties *** Kim family (other), various Korean families and clans **** Kim family (North Korea), the rulers of North Korea since Kim Il Sung in 1948 ** Kim, Vietnamese form of Jin (Chinese surname) * Kim (footballer, born 1933), Brazilian footballer Alcy Martha de Freitas * Kim (footballer, born 1980), Brazilian footballer Carlos Henrique Dias * Kim people, an ethnic group of Chad * Kimberly "Kim" Wexler, a fictional character in the Breaking Bad spin off series, Better Call Saul. Arts, entertainment and media * ''Kim'' (album), a 2009 album by Kim Fransson * "Kim" (song), 2000 song by Eminem * "Kim", a song by Tkay Maidza, 2021 * ''Kim'' (novel), by Rudyard Kipling ** ''Kim'' (1950 film), an American adventure film based o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boa Sr
Boa Sr ( 1925 – 26 January 2010) was an Indian Great Andamanese elder. She was the last person fluent in the Aka-Bo language. Boa Sr is not to be confused with another Great Andamanese tribal member, Boa Jr; the two women were not directly related. Boa Jr's late mother, Boro (who was also the last speaker of her language, Aka-Kora) was Boa Sr's best friend and named her daughter in her honor. Biography Boa was born around 1925. Her mother, To, belonged to the Bo people and her father, Renge, belonged to the Jeru people. Boa's early life was spent in Mayabunder, a town on Middle Andaman Island. She was married at a young age to Nao Jer, another member of her father's people, although he predeceased her. She regarded the Jeru language as her mother tongue. Boa Sr. lived through the epidemic brought by the British to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, which devastated the Great Andamanese population, and also through the Japanese occupation of the Andaman Islands during Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Alcatraz
''New Alcatraz'' (named ''Boa'' on VHS and DVD), is a 2002 American direct-to-video science fiction action horror film. It was directed by Phillip Roth and starred Dean Cain. In the middle of Antarctica, a high maximum-security prison called New Alcatraz has recently become operational. When a mining crew inside the prison accidentally drills into a strange rock formation, a giant prehistoric snake is unleashed upon the prison and goes on a killing rampage. It is up to the prison staff, inmates, two paleontologists, and a group of soldiers to hunt down and eliminate the beast. Plot In New Alcatraz, the world's most secure prison located in Antarctica, a drilling operation inadvertently releases a giant, boa constrictor (fictional species ''Serpuca largas'') from a large, hollow rock that had been preserving it in suspended animation. The Boa chews a hole through the ice, enabling it to escape into the prison. The hole is discovered by workers and a guard is placed on it until th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
