Bloom
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- Bloom (novel) is a science fiction novel by Wil McCarthy.
- Bloom (store) is supermarket concept store run by Food Lion.
- Blooming is a problem affecting laser beams and particle beams.
Bloom has a range of meaning all related to the appearance on a surface of a film or substance.
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Bloom on fruit
The bloom on fruit such as plums or grapes is visible as a white or bluish covering. Once thought to be wild yeast cells, it is now known to be waxy coverings to the epithelial cells of the fruit, presumably intended to provide some protection from environmental damage.
Jellyfish bloom
A bloom is a large swarm (or "smack") of jellyfish.
Algal bloom
- Main article: algal bloom
Algal blooms are sudden population explosions in marine or freshwater algae. Thes can result in severe aesthetic impacts and can cause toxic poisoning of fish and shellfish. Where blue-green algae are involved there are potential toxic risks to mammals including man. Algal blooms are often a sign of eutrophication or nutrient enrichment of the water body.
Flowers
Bloom is the general expression describing the aesthetic experience of one or more flowers on a flowering plant. Also used as a metaphor for young people at the peak of their beauty or health.
Bloom-Shader Effect
Used by designers to create a “blurred effect” on the bright edges in a scene, emulating a camera’s overexposure. This feature has been added to other applications and is often mistaken as a full implementation of HDR (High Dynamic Range)
Bloom has become very popular after Far Cry, and is used in many games, and mods.
Bloom — the movie
"Bloom" is a screen adaptation of James Joyce's Ulysses. It was released in cinemas in Ireland on April 16th, 2004 by Stoney Road Films and the DVD was released in September, 2004.
The director of the movie is Sean Walsh. The cast is formed by:
| Stephen Rea | .... | Leopold Bloom |
| Angeline Ball | .... | Molly Bloom |
| Hugh O'Conor | .... | Stephen Dedalus |
| Neilí Conroy | .... | Driscoll |
| Eoin McCarthy | .... | Blazes Boylan |
| Alvaro Lucchesi | .... | Buck Mulligan |
| Maria Hayden | .... | May Dedalus |
| Aideen McDonald | .... | Veiled girl |
| Pat McGrath | .... | Butcher |
| Mark Huberman | .... | Haines |
| Kenneth McDonnell | .... | Armstrong |
| Hugh MacDonagh | .... | Schoolboy |
| Andrew McGibney | .... | Colm/Newsboy |
| Dan Colley | .... | Bannon |
| Des Braiden | .... | Deasy |
Also Known As:
Ulysses (Ireland: English title) (working title)
References:
- www.ulysses.ie
- www.imdb.com/title/tt0283096/
Blooming people
- Allan Bloom — philosopher
- Benjamin Bloom — educator, developer of (Bloom's) Taxonomy of education objectives
- Claire Bloom — actor
- Judy Bloom — author
- Harold Bloom — literary critic
- Orlando Bloom — actor
