BOMA

bōˈmə, city (1984 pop. 197,617), Bas-Congo province, W Congo (Kinshasa), on the Congo River estuary. A port and railhead, it exports tropical timber, bananas, cacao, and palm products. Boma was the capital of the Congo Free State (after 1908 the Belgian Congo) from 1887 to 1926, when it was changed to Leopoldville (now Kinshasa).

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books on: Boma  - 262 results

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The Story of the Congo Free State: Social, Political, and Economic Aspects of the Belgian System of Government in Central Africa
Book by Henry Wellington Wack; G. P. Putnams Sons, 1905
Subjects: Belgium--Colonies--Africa--Administration, Congo (Democratic Republic)
...tary of State to the Governor-General at Boma, in the Congo Free State, October 1...Casement, his Britannic Majestys Consul at Boma, wherein, amongst others, charges of...House of Governor-General, Boma 14...
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Security and Safety in Los Angeles High-Rise Buildings after 9/11
Book by Rae W. Archibald, Jamison Jo Medby, Brian Rosen, Jonathan Schachter; Rand, 2002
...Managers Association of Greater Los Angeles BOMA RAND Public Safety and Justice The research...Managers Association of Greater Los Angeles BOMA . ISBN: 0-8330-3184-8 The RAND documented...Managers Association of Greater Los Angeles BOMA and conducted by RAND. The idea for the...
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Independent African: John Chilembwe and the Origins, Setting, and Significance of the Nyasaland Native Rising of 1915
Book by George Shepperson, Thomas Price; University Press, 1958
Subjects: Booth, Joseph--1851-1932, Chilembwe, John--D. 1915, Malawi--History, Missions--Malawi
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The Diaries of Lord Lugard - Vol. 2
Book by Margery Perham; Northwestern University Press, 1959
Subjects: Africa, East--History--Sources, Lugard, Frederick John Dealtry--Baron--1858-1945
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Behind God's Back
Book by Negley Farson; Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1941
Subjects: Africa, Africa--Description And Travel
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journal articles on: Boma  - 31 results

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The Ins and Outs of SERP Swaps
Journal article by John C. Boma, Justin D. Toney; Journal of Accountancy, Vol. 190, 2000
Subjects: Executives--Salaries, benefits, etc.
The ins and outs of SERP swaps by John C. Boma , Justin D. Toney Preserving the wealth in supplemental...employees without costing the company additional money. JOHN C. BOMA, CPA, is a senior vice-president in the Minneapolis office of...
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Keep Executives Happy: Nonqualified Plans May Be an Effective Way to Overcome Retirement Plan Restrictions and Reduced Contribution Amounts
Journal article by John C. Boma, Michael D. Rosenbaum; Journal of Accountancy, Vol. 185, 1998
Subjects: Deferred compensation--Planning, Executives--Salaries, benefits, etc.
...restrictions and reduced contribution amounts. by John C. Boma , Michael D. Rosenbaum When 401 (k) plans were introduced...can counsel their clients and employers appropriately JOHN C. BOMA, CPA, is a principal of Scott, Doerschler, Messner Gauntlett...
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Kongo Slavery Remembered by Themselves: Texts from 1915*
Journal article by Wyatt MacGaffey; The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 41, 2008
Subjects: African history, Kongo, Manuscripts, Slavery
...would begin to travel to big markets down towards Boma, buying and selling as they went. Thus they would...to the village for more food, then continue on to Boma. The first white trader in Boma was called Elephant Killer. Others followed. Some...
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Offerings to Durga and Pretiwi in Bali
Journal article by Francine Brinkgreve; Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 56, 1997
Subjects: Bali--Religion, Devotional exercises--Analysis, Hinduism--Rites and ceremonies, Worship--Analysis
...FOR FIGURE 5 OMITTED. This is the face of Boma, the son of Mother Earth, Ibu Pretiwi...centerpiece of the sarad is formed by the face of Boma, the son of Ibu Pretiwi. This large offering...the many floral motifs and the face of Boma, the son of the earth, in the center...
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Law and Political Economy of Capital Market Regulation in the Republic of China on Taiwan
Journal article by Lawrence S. Liu; Law and Policy in International Business, Vol. 28, 1997
Subjects: Capital market--Laws, regulations, etc., Taiwan--Economic policy
...through the Bureau of Monetary Affairs (BOMA); it supervises insurance companies through...market requires coordination among the BOMA, ID, and SEC. This coordination can be...overhauled, and the MOF expanded the BOMA. These legislative and regulatory changes...
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magazine articles on: Boma  - 29 results

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Union, BOMA Spar over Security: A Comment by L.A.'S Mayor That High-Rise Security Is Inadequate Kicked off a Fight over the Right Solution
Magazine article by Michael A. Gips; Security Management, Vol. 50, March 2006
Subjects: Facility security--Management, Security guards--Training
Union, BOMA Spar over Security: A Comment by L.A.S Mayor...Managers Association of Greater Los Angeles (BOMA/GLA). If the real concern is training guards...stepping up efforts, she says. For example, BOMA/GLA has established an Accredited Security...
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How Central Heating Made Us Bad
Magazine article by Charlotte Raven; New Statesman, Vol. 128, October 25, 1999
Subjects: Conservatism--Addresses, essays, lectures, Hitchens, Christopher--Addresses, essays, lectures, Hitchens, Peter--Addresses, essays, lectures, Liberalism--Addresses, essays, lectures
...in all those dank refectories. Goodhart, boma ye (Goodhart, kill him), we would have...the sound of distant drums. Christopher, boma ye. For most of the assembled earnests...time they scented blood. Christopher, boma ye. Peter stood up first. "Comrades," he...
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Looking at Laptop Losses
Magazine article by Michael A. Gips; Security Management, Vol. 50, November 2006
Subjects: Computer crimes--Control, Computer crimes--Forecasts and trends, Computer crimes--Surveys, Data security--Forecasts and trends
...Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), "shared detailed information to create...successful and unsuccessful thefts, the BOMA group concluded that properly configured...prove the reason for a lack of crime, the BOMA group concluded that there is "strong evidence...
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Living with Lions: Conflict between Lions and Pastoralists Has Seen the King of Beasts Come off Second Best. Geordie Torr Travels to Kenya to See How Traditional Methods Are Enabling These Bitter Enemies to Coexist
Magazine article by Geordie Torr; Geographical, Vol. 77, July 2005
Subjects: Kenya--Environmental aspects, Lions--Research, Wildlife management--Strategic aspects
...losses to predators. "Ive taken traditional boma systems and just boosted them up," he says...couple of goats, nothing will get into that boma." The difficulty lies in getting people to sell a goat or two and create a strong boma when, for a very small outlay, they can...
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Los Angeles Tackles High-Rise Security
Magazine article by Michael A. Gips; Security Management, Vol. 46, September 2002
Subjects: High rise buildings--Safety and security measures, Los Angeles, California--Buildings and facilities, Real estate management, Real estate management firms--Safety and security measures, Tall buildings--Safety and security measures
...commissioned by the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) at the behest of Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo...authors, says it has received "generally favorable remarks" from BOMA. A few experts, however, "would have liked stronger recommendations...
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Four Lions in the Boma Make Unforgettable Safari
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, February 14, 2004
Four Lions in the Boma Make Unforgettable Safari. Byline...of the innocent have been deleted. The boma, in which the people sit, is a fenced enclosure...about our hair-raising experience in the boma last night. Three men, one of them blind...
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Bomarsund B Twice Runners-Up
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), May 7, 2008
...the top-of-the-table play-offs for the honours in the snooker division. After Vic Hall had beaten Ron Matthews 60-38 to put Boma one frame away from the title, Jack Gill responded well to level the scores with a good 71-31 win over John Thomas. Following...
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Running with Rhinos; (1) Escape South Africa (2) Going on Safari Is One Thing - but Actually Working with the Animals Is Quite Another, Says NICK MAES, after an Exhilarating Adventure in the South African Bush
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 16, 2006
...adventures. Next morning, I was at the boma, a green fabric corral used for containing...curtains are drawn across the mouth of the boma and the quarry is caught. Like a scene...came thundering into the mouth of the boma, kicking up red dust. Buffalo have the...
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Web Holds Wealth of Guidance on Year 2000 Threat
Newspaper article by Joseph Szadkowski; The Washington Times, April 27, 1998
...Hochman suggests that building managers contact the Building Owners and Managers Association International (BOMA) (www.boma.org). The BOMA Web site also provides an excellent resource of articles and links to Y2K issues and solutions. "BOMA has...
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Movers and Shakers
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), January 20, 2008
Subjects: AT&T Inc.--Officials and employees, Communications industry--Officials and employees, Telecommunications industry--Officials and employees, Telecommunications services industry--Officials and employees
...Building Owners and Managers Association of Suburban Chicago, headquartered in Schaumburg, was appointed secretary-treasurer of the BOMA International Association Executives Council. Schwarze has been executive director of the suburban chapter for the past 12 years...
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encyclopedia articles on: Boma  - 4 results

 
 
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Boma
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BOMA bo m , city (1984 pop. 197,617), Bas-Congo province, W Congo (Kinshasa), on the Congo River estuary. A port and railhead, it exports tropical timber, bananas, cacao, and palm products. Boma was the capital of the Congo Free State (after 1908 the Belgian Congo) from 1887 to 1926, when it was changed to Leopoldville...
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Congo , River, Africa
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the largest natural harbors in Africa. The river is tidal to Boma, c.60 mi (100 km) upstream. The Congo River enters the Atlantic...journalist Henry Stanley traveled from Nyangwe to Isangila and on to Boma during his great transcontinental journey (1874 77), thus proving...
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Kinshasa
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...his patron, Leopold II, king of the Belgians. In 1898 the rail link with Matadi was completed, and in 1926 the city succeeded Boma as the capital of the Belgian Congo. Its main growth occurred after 1945. A major anti-Belgian rebellion that took place there...
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Congo, Democratic Republic of The
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Zambia). In addition to Kinshasa, the major urban areas include Boma , Bukavu , Kalemie , Kamina , Kananga , Kisangani...its size and in disrepair as a result of the civil war. Matadi, Boma, and Banana can handle oceangoing vessels. E Congo is linked...


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