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Bogus is a 1996 Warner Bros. Film starring Whoopi Goldberg, Haley Joel Osment and Gérard Depardieu. 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Warner Bros. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson, November 13, 1955[1]), is an Academy Award, Daytime Emmy Award, Golden Globe, Tony, BAFTA and Grammy Award-winning American comedian, film actress and radio DJ. Although her father was a Protestant preacher, Goldberg says that her family is of mixed religious heritage - including... Haley Joel Osment (born April 10, 1988) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... GÃ©rard Depardieu. ...

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Seven year-old Albert (Haley Joel Osment) is the son of a Las Vegas circus performer. When she is killed in a car wreck, Albert is sent to live with his mother's foster sister, Harriet Franklin, a no-nonsense businesswoman struggling in New Jersey. Albert hates it with the dour Harriet, but takes refuge in the company of Bogus, a flamboyant, gentle, loving, and altogether imaginary Frenchman. With Bogus' help, Albert can perhaps come to terms with his mother's death, and Harriet with her own loss of childhood innocence. This article is about the city of Las Vegas in Nevada. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area Ranked 47th - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 kmÂ²) - Width 70 miles (110 km) - Length 150 miles (240 km) - % water 14. ...

===Cast<nowiki>=== *[[Whoopi Goldberg]] .... Harriet Franklin *[[Gérard Depardieu]] .... Bogus (as Gerard Depardieu) *[[Haley Joel <nowiki>Osment]] .... Albert Franklin *[[Andrea Martin]] .... Penny *[[Nancy Travis]] .... Lorraine Franklin *[[Denis Mercier]] .... Monsieur Antoine *[[Ute Lemper]] .... Babette *[[Sheryl Lee Ralph]] .... Ruth Clark *[[Barbara Hamilton]] .... Mrs. Partridge *[[Al Waxman]] .... School Principal *[[Elizabeth Harpur]] .... Ellen *[[Fiona Reid]] .... <nowiki>School Teacher *[[Kevin Jackson]] .... Bob Morrison</nowiki></nowiki></nowiki>

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Bogu (410 words)
	The type of Bogu (protective armor) used in the Koei-Kan system was developed by Onishi Eizo Kancho Sensei in 1957 and was tested on March 24th that same year at the Shikoku area Championship of the All-Japan Karate-Do Association, held at the Kenmin-Kan in Matsuyama city.
	The use of Bogu is an integral area of training in Koei-Kan. It is not totally unlike the gear worn by European and Japanese fencers.
	The Bogu enables practitioners to apply their techniques with full contact against a moving, thinking opponent.

Chiba Bogu.com (263 words)
	In response to a demand in Japan for reasonably priced, high-quality bogu possessing the same features as expensive hand-made equipment, the renowned Japanese martial arts equipment maker Chiba Budougu Ltd. developed a new generation of bogu, the Mine(pronounced me-ney, meaning Mountain Peak,).
	We also provide a guarantee that if any portion of the bogu set is found to be defective due to materials or workmanship, that piece will be replaced at no charge.
	This bogu immediately became popular in Japan following its introduction, and can be seen in use by many college students, school and university kendo teachers, and policemen, all who require comfortable, durable kendo equipment for daily use.

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