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Bleed air Bleed air in gas turbine engines is compressed air taken from within the engine, after the compressor stage(s) and before the fuel is injected in the burners. This compressed air can be used in many different ways, from de-icing, to pressurizing the cabin, to pneumatic actuators.
Bleed Like Me (song) "Bleed Like Me" was the second North American single to be lifted from fourth Garbage album Bleed Like Me. It was released to Modern Rock radio stations in May 2005 where it followed previous single "Why Do You Love Me" into the Modern Rock Tracks top 40.
Bleed Like Me (tour) Beginning in March 2005, rock group Garbage began a world tour in support of their fourth record Bleed Like Me. The tour has so far covered the US, Canada, Mexico, UK and Europe, with further dates planned for Australia, Japan, and South America.
Bleed The Freak "Bleed the Freak" is a song by the American grunge group Alice in Chains off of their first album Facelift. The song follows three of the groups most popular songs at track #4 but has held its own as a mainstream track by the band.
Bleed Together "Bleed Together" is the last single released by Soundgarden and was touted as the single from Soundgarden's post-breakup A-Sides and was often said to be the only "unreleased" song to appear on the greatest hits album. This is in fact not the case, it having been a b-side to "Burden in My Hand" in early 1996.
Bleeder resistor A bleeder resistor is a resistor placed in parallel of a high-voltage supply for the purposes of discharging the energy stored in the power source's filter capacitors or other components that store electrical energy.
Bleeding edge In computer science, bleeding edge is a term that refers to technology that is so new (and thus, presumably, not perfected) that the user is required to risk reductions in stability and productivity in order to use it. It also refers to the tendency of the latest technology to be extremely expensive.
Bleeding Heart Yard Bleeding Heart Yard is a cobbled courtyard off Greville Street in the Farringdon area of London, UK. The courtyard's name is said to commemorate the murder of Lady Elizabeth Hatton, whose body supposedly was found there on January 27 1626.
Bleeding Kansas Bleeding Kansas, sometimes referred to in history as Bloody Kansas or the Border War, was a sequence of violent events involving Free-Staters (anti-slavery) and pro-slavery ("Border Ruffians") elements that took place in Kansas–Nebraska Territory and the western frontier towns of the U.S.
Bleeding toad The Bleeding toad also known as the fire toad (Leptophryne cruentata) is a species of toad endemic to Indonesia. It is listed as a critical endangered species due to a drastic population decline caused in part by the eruption of Mount Galunggung in 1982.
Bleedman Vinson Ngo, is a Filipino who is better known under the pen name Bleedman. He is the author and artist of the webcomics PowerPuff Girls Doujinshi, Grim Tales From Down Below, and King of Fighters Doujinshi 2001.
Bleepfest Bleepfest is a series of electronic music demo days which started in London, UK in 2000 and events were held in the crypt of Christ_Church_Spitalfields church and also at the Institute_of_Contemporary_Arts in the Mall. The next one is due to be held in Berlin, Germany, in the spring of 2007.
Blech A blech (from Yiddish) is a sheet of metal used by many observant Jews to cover stovetop burners (and for some, the knobs/dials too) on Shabbat (The Jewish Sabbath), as part of the precautions taken to avoid violating the halachic prohibition against cooking on the Sabbath by stirring the fire.
Blechnum Blechnum (hard fern) is a genus of between 150-220 species of ferns in the family Blechnaceae, with a cosmopolitan distribution. By far the greatest species diversity is in tropical regions of the Southern Hemisphere, with only a few species reaching cool temperate latitudes in the Southern Hemisphere (notably B.
Bleiburg Bleiburg (Pliberk in Slovenian) is a small city in the state of Carinthia, Austria, south-east of Klagenfurt, in the district of Völkermarkt, near the Slovenian border. It is located approximately 479m above sea level.
Blekholmsbron Blekholmsbron (Swedish: "Bridge of Bleaching Islet") is a pedestrian bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. The bridge is about 55 metres long between the abutments, of which some 32 metres passes over water with a horizontal clearance of 3,3 metres.
Blekingska Nation, Lund Blekingska Nationen was founded in 1697 and is today one of Lund University's leading student nations concentrating on musical activities. The emphasis is on alternative music, and several well-known bands have performed on their stage.
Blemmyes The Blemmyes are a race of legendary creatures that were said to live in Africa, in Nubia, Kush, or Ethiopia, generally south of Egypt. They were believed to be acephalous (headless) monsters who had eyes and mouths in their bellies.
Blended whiskey A blended whiskey (or whisky) is the product of blending different types of whiskies. It is generally the product of mixing one or more single malt whiskies (made from 100 percent malted grain (such as barley or rye) together with other grain whiskies or neutral grain spirits.
Blended wing body Blended Wing Body, or BWB, designates an alternative airframe design which incorporates design features from both a traditional tube and wing design into a hybrid flying wing configuration. The advantages of the BWB approach are efficient high-lift wings and a wide airfoil-shaped body.
Blended-metal bullets Blended-metal bullets are a type of small-arms ammunition manufactured by the company Le Mas. The rounds are alleged to have the capability of going through glass or sheet metal, and then causing extensive damage to soft targets such as human tissue without the risk of over-penetration.
Blender (device) A blender is a kitchen appliance used to mix ingredients or puree food. The term typically refers to a stationary, upright electrical device, which is to be distinguished from a hand-powered or electric mixer that may be used for similar purposes.
Blender (software) Blender is a free software program used for modelling, rendering three-dimensional graphics and animations, Non Linear Editing, Compositing, and interactive 3D applications. Blender is available for several operating systems, including Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, IRIX, Solaris, FreeBSD, SkyOS, and MorphOS.
Blender Foundation The Blender Foundation is a non-profit organization responsible for the development of Blender, an open-source program for three-dimensional modelling. Chaired by Ton Roosendaal, the software's original author, it is funded by donations which are used to employ Roosendaal full-time as Blender's lead developer, to maintain the infrastructure enabling its development and distribution and for other activities.
Blenheim II Blenheim II (1927-1958) was a British-bred Thoroughbred race horse who won the prestigious Epsom Derby in 1930. Retired at the end of that year, he sired 1936 Epsom Derby winner Mahmoud but was sold after that year's horse breeding season to an American syndicate that included Claiborne Farm, Calumet Farm, Greentree Farm, and Stoner Creek Stud.
Blenheim riot The Blenheim Riot was an incident that occurred in Blenheim, New Zealand when 150 youths clashed with police after a party on the morning of October 15 2006. It began when a fight broke out at an 18th birthday party.
Blenheim Reef Blenheim Reef is a steep-to, largely submerged coral atoll in the northeastern part of the Chagos Archipelago, at 5°12'S, 072°28'E. It measures almost eleven kilometres (North–South) by more than four kilometres (East–West), with a total area of almost 30 square kilometres, including the lagoon.
Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project The Blenheim-Gilboa Pumped Storage Power Project is a pumped-storage hydroelectricity plant in the Catskill Mountains of New York State. The plant is part of the New York Power Authority, and can generate over 1,000,000 kilowatts of electricity, all ofwhich is sent to New York City in the case of a power crisis in the city.
Blennerhassett Island Blennerhasset Island, an island on the Ohio River below the mouth of the Little Kanawha River, is located near Parkersburg in Wood County, West Virginia. Historically it was an Indian rendezvous, was first known as Backus Island for Elijah Backus who purchased it in 1792.
Blennioidei The common name blenny is ambiguous at best, as it has been applied to several families of perciform marine, brackish and some freshwater fishes all sharing similar morphology and behaviour. There are six families considered "true blennies", all grouped together under the suborder Blennioidei; its members are referred to as blennioids.
Blenstrup Blenstrup is a village about 25 km south of Aalborg, located near the main road between Aalborg and Hadsund. It is currently part of Skørping kommune, but after the Kommunalreform, it will be part of the new Rebild kommune.
Blenz Coffee Blenz Coffee (aka Blenz The Canadian Coffee Company) is a Canadian franchise chain of coffee shops. The first shop was opened on Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia in 1992 by Geoffrey Hair, Brian Noble and Sarah Moen.
Blephariceridae Blephariceridae, commonly known as Net-winged midges, are a nematoceran family in the order Diptera. The adults resemble crane flies except with a projecting anal angle in the wings, absence of the V on the mesonotum, and more laterally outstretched forward facing legs.
Blepharoplasty Blepharoplasty can be both a functional or cosmetic oculoplastic surgical procedure intended to reshape the upper eyelid or lower eyelid by the removal and/or repositioning of excess tissue as well as by reinforcement of surrounding muscles and tendons. When upper eyelid descent is severe in the elderly, blepharoplasty may be undertaken to open up the field of vision impaired by overhanging skin.
Blerick Blerick () is a city in the Dutch province of Limburg. It lies on the west bank of the Meuse and its origin goes back to the Roman era as a military stronghold and settlement on route from Mosa Trajectum (Maastricht) to Novia Magnus (Nijmegen).
Blesmol The blesmols, also known as mole rats, or African mole-rats, are burrowing rodents of the family Bathyergidae. They represent a distinct evolution of a subterranean life among rodents much like the pocket gophers of North America, the tuco-tucos in South America, or the fossorial muroids.
Bless Me Father Bless me, Father was a British situation comedy starring Arthur Lowe, Daniel Abineri, Gabrielle Daye, Derek Francis and Sheila Keith. It was aired on ITV from 1978 until 1981 and described the adventures of an Irish Catholic Priest (Lowe) and his young curate in the fictional Parish of St Judes in suburban London.
Blessan Samuel Classic The Blessan Samuel Classic also known as BSC, is a basketball tournament held every summer in memory of the late Blessan Samuel who passed away in 2003 at the age of 24. The tournament is located in Gaithersburg, MD and is a two day event.
Blessed (TV series) Blessed is a BBC television sitcom written by Ben Elton and starring Ardal O'Hanlon as Gary, a gigantically-endowed record producer (hence the title), who is struggling to bring up two small children. The series was broadcast on BBC One on Friday evenings at 9.
Blessed be the Land of Zimbabwe "Blessed be the Land of Zimbabwe" (Shona: "Simudzai Mureza WeZimbabwe"; Northern Ndebele: "Kalibusiswe Ilizwe leZimbabwe") is the national anthem of Zimbabwe. It was introduced in March 1994 after a nation-wide competition to replace "Ishe Komborera Africa" as a distinctly Zimbabwean song.
Blessed Beatrix Blessed Beatrix was a Cistercian nun, the first prioress of the convent called "Nazareth" near Lier in Brabant. She came of a wealthy family, but wishing to consecrate herself to God, at the age of seven she went to live with the BĂ©guines.
Blessed Bertha de Bardi Bleessed Bertha de Bardi was born in Florence, date uncertain; died 24 March, 1163. She was the daughter of Lothario di Ugo, Count of Vernio, and is ordinarily called Bertha de Bardi, but the name should probably be d'Alberti.
Blessed Edward Jones RC High School Blessed Edward Jones RC High School, Cefndy Road, Rhyl, Denbighshire LL18 2EU, is a secondary school situated in Rhyl, Denbighshire. It was founded in September 1965 to serve the Catholic population of the surrounding area, including towns such as Rhyl, Rhuddlan, Abergele, Prestatyn, St Asaph and Denbigh.
Blessed George Napier Roman Catholic School and Sports College, Banbury Blessed George Napier Roman Catholic School and Sports College is a Roman Catholic Secondary school which was recently awarded sports college status. It is located on Addison Road in the Easington ward of Banbury, Oxfordshire.
Blessed Philip Powell Blessed Philip Powell (sometimes spelled Philip Powel) (2 February, 1594 - 30 June, 1646) was a lawyer who became a Benedictine monk and priest, serving as a missionary in England during the period of recusancy. He was martyred at Tyburn.
Blessed Rainy Day Blessed Rainy Day is the holiday marking the end of the monsoon season in Bhutan. On this day all natural water resources in the country are considered to be sanctifying and citizens are encouraged to take an outdoor bath to be cleansed of "bad deeds, obstructions and defilements" and accumulated bad karma.
Blessed Sacrament The Blessed Sacrament is a devotional name used in the Roman Catholic Church, and also in the Old Catholic and Anglican Churches, to refer to the Host and wine after they have been consecrated in the sacrament of the Eucharist. Christians in these traditions believe in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharistic elements of the bread and wine, and hence carry out Eucharistic adoration.
Blessed Sacrament Catholic School Blessed Sacrament Catholic School is a primary school instructing students from grades Junior Kindergarten (JK) to 8 and is part of the Waterloo Catholic District School Board. It was established in 1988 and is affiliated with its nearby parish Blessed Sacrament Church.
Blessid Union of Souls Blessid Union of Souls (also known as Blessed Union of Souls) is an American rock band from Cincinnati that was formed in 1990. The current band members are singer Eliot Sloan, bassist Tony Clark, guitarist Jeff Pence, drummer Shaun Schaefer, and guitarist Bryan Billhimer.
Blessing A blessing, (also used to refer to bestowing of such) is the infusion of something with holiness, divine will, or one's hopes. Within Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism and similar traditions, formal blessings of the church are performed by bishops, priests, and sometimes deacons, but as in many other religions, anyone may formally bless another.
Blessing Kaku Blessing Kaku (born March 5, 1978 in Ughelli, Nigeria) is a Nigerian international football player, who was a member of the national squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He currently plays for Maccabi Petah Tikva FC.
Blessing Mahwire Ngonidzashe Blessing Mahwire {born July 31, 1982, Bikita, Masvingo, Zimbabwe) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays first-class cricket for Mashonaland and has also made appearances for the Zimbabwean cricket team in both the Test match and One-day International forms of the game. He is a right-handed batsman and medium-pace bowler.
Blessing of Moses The Blessing of Moses is a poem that appears in Deuteronomy at 33:2-27. According to the modern documentary hypothesis the poem was an originally separate text, that was inserted by the Deuteronomist into the second edition (of two) of the text which became Deuteronomy (i.
Blessing of same-sex unions in Christian churches The blessing of same-sex unions is currently an issue about which some Christian Churches are at present in disagreement with the traditional views. These disagreements are primarily centered on the interpretation of various scripture passages related to homosexuality, and in some Churches on the varying understandings of homosexuality in psychology, genetics and other scientific data.
Blessing of the Bay The Blessing of the Bay was the second seaworthy vessel built in what is now the United States, preceded only by the Virginia, a thirty-ton pinnace built by the Popham Colony at the mouth of the Kennebec River, Maine, in 1607. The Blessing of the Bay, a thirty-ton bark, mostly of locust, was built for John Winthrop at Mistick (now Medford, Massachusetts), by Robert Molton and other shipwrights sent to New England in 1629 by the Massachusetts Bay Company, and was launched July 4, 1631.
Blessy Blessy is a Malayalam film director and writer. After learning the trade as assistant director to seniors like Padmarajan and Lohithadas, he made his directorial debut in 2004 with Kaazhcha, and followed up in 2005 with Thanmathra.
Bletchingly Stakes The Bletchingly Stakes is a Group 3 Australian thoroughbred horse race held under weight for age conditions, over a distance of 1200m. It is held at Caulfield Racecourse in August and is the first stakes race held in Melbourne each season.
Bletchley and Fenny Stratford Bletchley and Fenny Stratford is a civil parish with a town council, in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. It was formed in 2001 from the unparished area of Milton Keynes, and according to the 2001 census had a population of 13,971.
Bletchley Park Bletchley Park, also known as Station X, is an estate located in the town of Bletchley, now part of Milton Keynes, England. During World War II, Bletchley Park was the location of the United Kingdom's main codebreaking establishment.
Bletia Bletia is a genus of about 30 species of orchids (family Orchidaceae), almost of all of which are terrestrial, some are occasionally lithophytic or epiphytic. It is named after Spanish botanist and pharmacist Don Luis Blet.
Bletilla Bletilla is a temperate, terrestrial genus of orchids containing 9 species distributed through China, Japan and Taiwan. The name is actually a diminutive of Bletia because of the resemblance between the two genera.
Bletonesii The Bletonesii were one of the pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula (the Roman Hispania, modern Spain and Portugal), dweling around the city of Bletisa, or modern Ledesma in the province of Salamanca (Spain). They were punished by the Romans for practicing human sacrifice.
Bletsoe Bletsoe () is a small village and civil parish in the Bedford district of Bedfordshire, about 7 miles north of Bedford, and just off the A6 and near the River Great Ouse. Nearby places are Sharnbrook, Thurleigh and Milton Ernest.
Bletting Bletting (or blet) is a process certain fleshy fruits undergo when, beyond ripening, they have started to decay and ferment. There are some fruits that are either considered at their best after some bletting, such as Twentieth Century Asian Pears, or that can only be eaten after bletting, such as Medlars, Persimmons and True Service Fruit.
Bleu (musician) William James McAuley III, best known by his performing name, Bleu, is a Boston, Massachusetts musician. Along with his solo work, he is the lead singer and songwriter of the Electric Light Orchestra-style power-pop band L.
Bleu celeste Bleu celeste ("sky blue") is a rarely-occurring tincture in heraldry (not being one of the seven main colours or metals or the three "staynard colours"). This tincture is sometimes also called ciel or simply celeste.
Bleu d'Auvergne Bleu d'Auvergne is a French blue cheese, named for its place of origin in the Auvergne region of south-central France. It is made from cow's milk, and is one of the cheeses granted the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée from the French government.
Bleu de Gex Bleu de Gex, also known as Bleu du Haut-Jura or Bleu de Septmoncel is a creamy, semi-soft blue cheese made from unpasteurized milk in the Jura region of France. During production, Penicillium glaucum mold is introduced and the unwashed curds are loosely packed.
Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage is a mild pasteurized natural rind cow's milk blue cheese originally produced by monks in the Rhône-Alpes region of France in the 14th century. Now made in the Dauphiné area, the cheese has been a protected Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée since 1998.
Blewbury Blewbury is a civil parish and village in the Vale of White Horse district of Oxfordshire, England (historically in Berkshire), about three miles south of Didcot. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,528.
Blewett Falls Lake Blewett Falls Lake is a man-made lake located in Anson County and Richmond County in North Carolina. It is a major lake in the Uwharrie Lakes Region, created for hydropower in the early 20th century by the formation of the dam on the Yadkin-Pee Dee River.
Blickling homilies The Blickling Homilies are a collection of eighteen Old English prose homilies and sermons by anonymous writer(s). They date from the late Tenth Century, and are one of the earliest extant collections of English vernacular homiletic writings.
Bliemeister method The Bliemeister method is the modern method of making lead shot in small sizes, replacing the shot tower. Metered molten lead is dropped a very short distance (quarter inch, rather than 150-300 feet as a shot tower might use) into hot water or another hot coolant, and rolled along an incline underwater to round the balls.
Bligh Place, Melbourne Bligh Place is a street in Melbourne, Victoria. It is a short, quiet and narrow open laneway, running north from Flinders Lane between Elizabeth Street and Queen Street in the central business district of Melbourne.
Bligh Water The Bligh Water, named after Captain William Bligh, is a shallow marine area (approximately 9500 km² in extent) in western Fiji, east of the Yasawa Islands. Parts of the seafloor of the area are covered with coral growths.
Blight Blight refers to a specific symptom that can be expressed by plants in response to infection by a plant pathogenic organism. It is simply a rapid and complete chlorosis, browning, then death of plant tissues such as leaves, branches, twigs, or floral organs.
Blighter BLightER stands for Battlefield Lightweight E-scan Radar and is manufactured by Plextek Ltd based in Cambridge in the UK. It is a portable FMCW E-Scan radar systems and it main application area is ground-based area and border protection.
Blighty Blighty is a British English slang term for Great Britain, deriving from the Hindustani word bilāyatī (विलायती), meaning "foreign", related to the Arabic word wilayat, meaning a kingdom or province. [See the article on the Arabic word Wilayah, related to the term "vilayet" used for provinces of the former Turkish empire, as well as Turkestan.
Bliki A Bliki (also known as a WikiLog, Wog, WikiWeblog, Wikiblog, or Bloki), is a blog with wiki support. This means that after (or before) an article is posted to the blog, it can be edited, either by anyone or by some group of authorized users.
Bliżyn Bliżyn is a village in Poland, in the Skarżysko County of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodship. The village is located at the Kamienna river and Bliżyn Reservoir, has approximately 2000 inhabitants and is the centre of a separate commune.
Blimpie BLIMPIE is a fast-food submarine sandwich chain headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and is the third largest sandwich chain in the United States, behind Subway and Quiznos. Its first store opened in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1964.
Blind audition A blind audition is an audition for an actor where there is no script for them to read from and they have to improvise lines. Eva Green's first audition for the James Bond film Casino Royale was a blind audition.
Blind Brook High School Blind Brook High School (BBHS) is a public, four-year secondary school in Rye Brook, New York and is the lone public high school that serves the Blind Brook School District. BBHS is a relatively small school (there were only 82 students in the class of 2006).
Blind Brook School District The Blind Brook School District, officially known as the Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District, serves approximately 1,300 students in Rye Brook, New York in Westchester County. Before it was known as the Blind Brook School District, it was called District 5.
Blind carbon copy In the context of e-mail, blind carbon copy, abbreviated BCC, refers to the practice of sending a message to multiple recipients in such a way that what they receive does not contain the complete list of recipients.
Blind contour drawing Blind contour drawing is a method of drawing popularized by Kimon NicolaĂŻdes in his book The Natural Way to Draw (1941), which presents itself as an effective training aid or discipline. The student, fixing their eyes on the outline of the model or object, draws the contour very slowly in a steady, continuous line without lifting the pencil or looking at the paper.
Blind credential A blind credential is a token asserting that someone qualifies under some criteria or has some status or right, without revealing "who" that person is — without including their name or address, for instance. It is used in maintaining medical privacy and increasingly for consumer privacy.
Blind date A blind date is a date between two people who have never met and typically know little or nothing about each other. Blind dates are generally arranged by a third party, usually a friend of one or both daters, either to bring together people the third party thinks might be compatible, but who might otherwise never meet, or because one or both of the daters has specifically expressed an interest in a blind date.
Blind deconvolution Blind Deconvolution is a technique which permits recovery of the target object from set of "blurred" images in the presence of a poorly determined or unknown Point Spread Function (PSF). Regular linear and non-linear deconvolution techniques require a known PSF.
Blind Date (film) Blind Date is a 1987 comedy/romance film directed by Blake Edwards and starring Kim Basinger and Bruce Willis. It was Willis' film debut - his character in the film was deliberately written so as to be different from the character he had played in the TV series Moonlighting.
Blind Date (UK TV series) Blind Date was a British dating game show produced by ITV contractor London Weekend Television. Although unscreened pilots were made with comic Duncan Norvelle as presenter, it was eventually hosted by Cilla Black and ran from 1985 - 2003.
Blind electric ray The blind electric ray, blind legged torpedo, or numbfish, Typhlonarke aysoni, is a numbfish of the genus Typhlonarke, found around New Zealand from Cook Strait southwards on the continental shelf, at depths of between 100 and 900 m. Its length is between 15 to 30 cm.
Blind equality Blind equality is the application of impartial judgement concerning multiple persons (or objects), usually in the application of human law by removing consideration of all irrelevant attributes, so that no partiality is held for any party. For example, a murder case might not consider the wealth of the defendant (except in the case of transactions directly related to the crime), in order to allow for a court which judges both the rich and the poor with impartiality.
Blind equalization Blind equalization is a digital signal processing problem in which the channel impulse response and the transmitted signal are infered from the received signal. In contrast to the equalization problem, the input signal is not assumed to be known, save its statistics.
Blind faith (computer science) In computer programming blind faith (also known as Blind programming or blind coding) means that a programmer develops a solution or fixes a computer bug and deploys it without ever testing his creation. The programmer in this situation has blind faith in his own abilities, but this often results in catastrophic failure.
Blind Flight Blind Flight is a Scottish film that was released in 2003. It is based on the true-life story of the English journalist John McCarthy and the Irish journalist Brian Keenan's kidnapping and imprisonment in the Lebanon during the period of 1986 until their release in 1991.
Blind Guardian Blind Guardian is a German power metal band started in the mid-1980s in Krefeld, Germany. Before calling themselves Blind Guardian, the band released two demos under the name Lucifer's Heritage in 1985 and 1986.
Blind Harry Blind Harry (ca. 1440–1492), also known as Harry or Henry the Minstrel, is renowned as the earliest surviving lengthy source for the events of the life of William Wallace, the Scottish patriot and freedom-fighter, and hero of the film Braveheart.
Blind justice (concept) Blind Justice is a saying, a phrase that refers to justice being made/decided without prior knowledge of details of the accused, without influence of opinion about the individual who is accused of a crime, blind justice is a decision made by the strict reading and interpretation of the rules of law and how it was written, not by the circumstances of the accused but by the offense or crime they are accused of.
Blind Justice (TV series) Blind Justice was an American television series about a blind New York City police detective, created by Steven Bochco. It was introduced mid-season in March 2005 to fill the time slot left by Bochco's highly successful NYPD Blue, which had just aired its final episode after a twelve year run.

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