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International Business Machines (IBM) (NYSE: IBM) is a multinational computer, technology and IT consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, North Castle, New York, United States. IBM is the world's fourth largest technology company and the second most valuable by global brand (after Coca Cola). IBM is one of the few information technology companies with a continuous history dating back to the 19th century. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software (with a focus on the

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (pronounced /ʃəˈkiːl/; born March 6, 1972), nicknamed Shaq (/ˈʃæk/), is an American professional basketball player. Standing at 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) and weighing 325 pounds (147 kg), he is one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA. Throughout his 18 year career, O'Neal has used his size and strength to overpower opponents for points and rebounds. With the retirement of Lindsey Hunter on March 5, 2010, O'Neal is currently the oldest active player in the NBA .

Big Brother is a reality television show in which a group of people live together in a large house, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television cameras. Each series lasts for around three months, and there are usually fewer than 15 participants. The housemates try to win a cash prize by avoiding periodic evictions from the house. The idea for the show is said to come during a brainstorm session at the production house of John de Mol Produkties (an independent part of

Christopher Rios (November 10, 1971 – February 7, 2000), better known by his stage name Big Pun (short for Big Punisher), was an American rapper who emerged from the underground rap scene in The Bronx in the late 1990s. He first appeared on albums from The Beatnuts, on the track Off the Books in 1997, and on Fat Joe's second album Jealous One's Envy in 1995, on the track Watch Out , prior to signing to Loud Records as a solo artist. Big Pun's career was cut short in 2000 at age 28 when he

The Big Eight Conference, a former NCAA affiliated Division I A college athletic association that sponsored American football, was formed in January 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MVIAA) by its charter member schools: the University of Kansas, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska, and Washington University in St. Louis. Additionally, the University of Iowa was a joint member of the newly formed MVIAA and the older Western Conference (now the Big Ten

The big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz, a style of music which became popular during the Swing Era from the early 1930s until the late 1940s. Big bands evolved with the times and continue to today. A big band typically consists of approximately 12 to 25 musicians and contains saxophones, trumpets, trombones, singers (or vocalists), and a rhythm section. The terms jazz band, jazz ensemble, stage band, jazz orchestra, society band and dance band may be used to describe a

Big is a 1988 American comedy drama film about a boy who makes a wish to be big to a magical fortune telling machine and is then aged to adulthood overnight. It stars Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, and Robert Loggia. The film was written by Gary Ross, with Justin Schindler and Anne Spielberg and was directed by Penny Marshall, who replaced Steven Spielberg. It is heavily inspired by, though not an actual remake of, the 1987 italian film Da grande of director Franco Amurri. Big is one of four

New York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over global commerce, finance, media, culture, art, fashion, research, education, and entertainment. As host of the United Nations Headquarters, it is also an important center for international affairs. The city is often referred to as New York City or the City of

Big Brovaz were an R&B; / Hip hop music group from London, England. The group Big Brovaz originally comprised three women, Cherise (half Jamaican and half Irish; won the MOBO best unsigned artist in 2000), Dionne, Nadia (born in Reading) and three men, J Rock (real name John Paul Horsley, born in Washington DC), Flawless (real name Tayo Aisida, born in Lagos, Nigeria) and Randy, plus two producers Skillz, also known as JJC (real name Abdul Bello, born in Kano, Nigeria), who also manages his