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Blomberg-Fritsch Affair The Blomberg-Fritsch Affair (also known as Blomberg-Fritsch-Krise or Blomberg-Fritsch crisis) were two related scandals in early 1938 that resulted in the subjugation of the German Wehrmacht to Adolf Hitler who had been dissatisfied with these two highest ranking military officials, regarding them as too hesitant towards the war preparations he demanded (see Hossbach Memorandum).
Blombos Cave Blombos cave is a cave in a limestone cliff on the Southern Cape coast in South Africa. It is an archaeological site made famous as the location of 75,000 year old beads made from Nassarius shells, which briefly held the record for oldest known jewelry.
Blonay-Chamby The Blonay - Chamby Railway is a short, around 3 km., steep but adhesion worked metre - gauge line operated as part of the Bloney - Chamby Railway Museum using vintage steam and electric locomotives and rolling stock.
Blond Blond (or Blonde, see below) is a hair color found in certain mammals characterised by low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin and higher levels of the pale pigment pheomelanin, in common with red hair. From degrees of light brown to pale blond, the various hues of blondness are found in a little less than 1.
Blond Ambition - Japan Tour '90 The first video release for Madonna's landmark 1990 Blond Ambition Tour was in Japan only and released by Warner-Pioneer. Titled Blond Ambition - Japan Tour '90, it included a date filmed in Yokohama in Japan and was released on Laserdisc and VHS.
Blond Ambition Tour The Blond Ambition Tour, Madonna's world tour of 1990, is considered by many to have changed the look and feel of concert tours. The tour spanned fifty-seven shows in twenty-seven cities in Japan, the United States, Canada, and Europe, and lasted approximately four months.
Blond Ambition World Tour 1990 - Live Madonna's 1990 worldwide Blond Ambition Tour was only ever released internationally in video form on Laserdisc, by Pioneer Artists as part of the sponsorship deal for the tour. It was filmed in Nice, France during the final show of the jaunt and was produced by HBO as part of a television special.
Blond Capuchin The Blond Capuchin (Cebus queirozi) is a claimed new capuchin monkey species that was discovered in early 2006 by Zoology researchers from the Federal University in Pernambuco, near Recife, northeastern Brazil.
Blond Eskimos Blond Eskimos or White Eskimos is the popular name for a group of Eskimos residing on both sides of Coronation Gulf between mainland Canada and Victoria Island, whose first contact with Westerners may go back to Sir John Franklin in 1821 and Dease and Simpson in 1838-9. They were visited and described by the Canadian explorer Vilhjalmur Stefánsson in 1910.
Blonde Ambition Blonde Ambition is a film inspired by the theme of the Academy Award-winning movie "Working Girl" starring singer/actress Jessica Simpson in the leading role playing the part of a small town girl who moves to New York City and rises up into a great career as a business woman. The film also stars Luke Wilson and actor/comedian Andy Dick who will play the role of an "evil" secretary.
Blonde hedgehog Blonde hedgehogs have a rare recessive gene giving rise to beady, button-black eyes and attractive creamy-coloured spines; they are not strictly speaking albino. They are extremely rare except on the Channel Island of Alderney and are nicknamed "Alderney Spike Girls".
Blonde Phantom The Blonde Phantom (Louise Grant Mason) is a fictional masked crimefighter from the 1940s Golden Age of Comic Books, created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Syd Shores for Timely Comics, a predecessor of Marvel Comics, in All-Select Comics #11 (Fall 1946).
Blonde Vinyl Blonde Vinyl was an independent record label founded by Michael Knott. There had been several Christian record companies which attempted and often succeeded in releasing artists who were edgey, creative, and original--Narrowpath Records, Broken Records, Exit Records, Alarma Records and Solid Rock Records just to name a few.
Blondel (musical) Blondel, a rock opera musical by Tim Rice (book and lyrics) and Stephen Oliver (music), was inspired by, and very loosely based on, the life of the eponymous French troubadour. The play is set during the period of the Third Crusade.
Blondel's theorem Blondel's theorem states that, in a system of N electrical conductors, N-1 electrical meter elements, when properly connected, will measure the electrical power or energy taken. The connection must be such that all potential coils have a common tie to the conductor in which there is no current coil, i.
Blondfire Blondfire is an indie pop band from New York City composed of the brother-and-sister duo Bruce and Erica Driscoll. The band was formed in October 2002 as "Astaire" but renamed themselves to Blondfire in July of 2005 after legal threats from the estate of Fred Astaire.
Blondie Purcell William Aloysius "Blondie'" Purcell was born on March 16, 1854 in Paterson, New Jersey, and was a Major League Baseball player for total of 12 seasons while playing for eight different teams in two leagues. He played in 1097 games, mainly in the outfield, but did pitch in 79 games throughout his career, as well as other infield positions.
Blong Xiong Blong Xiong is an associate professor in the Department of Postsecondary Teaching and Learning in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He specializes in parent/adolescent relationships in immigrant families, adolescent adjustment, and parent education.
Blood Blood is a highly specialized circulating tissue consisting of several types of cells suspended in a fluid medium known as plasma. The cellular constituents are: red blood cells, which carry respiratory gases and give it its red color because they contain hemoglobin (an iron-containing protein that binds oxygen in the lungs and transports it to tissues in the body), white blood cells (leukocytes), which fight disease, and platelets, cell fragments which play an important part in the clotting of the blood.
Blood & Magic Blood & Magic is a computer game released by Interplay in 1997. It was the first real-time strategy game to be set in the AD&D world of Forgotten Realms, and the second licensed D&D real-time strategy game (the first was Stronghold).
Blood & Water Blood & Water was a 2003 five-issue horror comic book miniseries written by Judd Winick and illustrated by Tomm Coker, with covers by Brian Bolland. It was published by Vertigo Comics from March to July, 2003, with cover dates of May to September, 2003.
Blood agent A blood agent or cyanogen agent is a chemical compound, containing the cyanide group, that prevents the body from utilizing oxygen. The term "blood agent" is a misnomer, however, because these agents do not actually affect the blood in any way.
Blood and Bone Orchestra The Blood and Bone Orchestra [henceforth, BABO] is an experimental, improvisatory music group that began in the early twenty-first century in Rochester, New York. Their sound has been described as "a turn off the road at the MC5's 'Black to Comm'; keep going past the Stooges' 'LA Blues'".
Blood and Bones Blood and Bones (Japanese: 血と骨; Chi to Hone) is a Japanese film, directed by Yoichi Sai and starring Takeshi Kitano. It is based on the semi-autobiographical novel Chi to hone by Korean-Japanese author Yan Sogiru (Yang Seok-il).
Blood and Fire (Star Trek) Blood and Fire was an episode written by David Gerrold for possible use on Star Trek: The Next Generation. The episode was written in script form, but never actually filmed (due to its controversial subject matter).
Blood and Chocolate (film) Blood & Chocolate is a film released on the 26th of January 2007, produced by Lakeshore Entertainment and distributed by MGM. It is based on the young adult novel Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause, which was adapted to a screenplay by Ehren Kruger.
Blood and Chocolate (novel) Blood and Chocolate is a romantic supernatural werewolf novel for young adult readers by Annette Curtis Klause. It is set in an alternate universe where werewolves secretly live among humans in contemporary America.
Blood and Religion Blood and Religion: The Unmasking of the Jewish and Democratic State is a 2006 book by Jonathan Cook, a British writer and journalist based in Nazareth, Israel. The author argues that Israel's recent treatment of its own Palestinian citizens, a group also known as Israeli Arabs, has exposed the contradiction between the state's Jewish and democratic claims.
Blood and Roses Blood and Roses is a 1960 French film directed by Roger Vadim based upon the novella Carmilla (1872) by Irish writer Joseph Sheridan le Fanu. The locale was shifted from 19th century Styria to 20th century Italy.
Blood and Roses (Helen Castor) Blood and Roses: One family's struggle and triumph during the tumultuous Wars of the Roses, by Helen Castor, is a narrative based on the Paston letters of 15th century England. The book traces five generations of the Pastons, an influential family from the Norfolk village of the same name.
Blood atonement In Mormonism, blood atonement is the name given to a controversial understanding of the words of some early Latter-day Saint ("LDS") leaders, particularly Brigham Young, that there are certain sins such as murder which require that murderers "have their blood spilt upon the ground, that the smoke thereof might ascend to heaven as an offering for their sins"in order for the Atonement] of [[Jesus to be able to function. In other words, the giving of one's life serves as partial restitution for the life taken; restitution being an important element of repentance in the LDS faith.
Blood Alley Blood Alley is a 1955 seafaring adventure movie starring John Wayne and Lauren Bacall. Set in China, Wayne plays a Merchant Marine captain in a role originally intended for Robert Mitchum prior to an altercation with the producers Swedish actress Anita Ekberg] and movie thug [[Mike Mazurki play Chinese roles.
Blood Angels In the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000, the Blood Angels are one of the twenty First Founding Legions of the Space Marines. They are well known for their bloodthirsty nature in battle, and feared for the curse they carry.
Blood blister A blood blister is a type of blister that forms when subdermal tissues and blood vessels are damaged without piercing the skin. It consists of a pool of lymph, blood and other bodily fluids trapped beneath the skin.
Blood bond In White Wolf Game Studio's Vampire: The Masquerade books and role-playing games, a blood bond is a supernatural link of fidelity and dependency of one vampire (the thrall) on another one (the regnant), created and maintained by the repeated consumption of blood. In many vampire societies, The blood bond is a powerful weapon for vampire leaders who wish to be assured of their subjects' loyalty.
Blood brother Blood brother can refer to one of two things: two males related by birth, or two or more men not related by birth, who swear loyalty to one another. This is usually done in a ceremony, known as a Blood Oath, where the blood of each man is mingled together.
Blood Bath Blood Bath is a 1966 vampire-themed horror thriller directed by Jack Hill and Stephanie Rothman, starring William Campbell. The film had a convoluted production history, initiating as a 1963 Yugoslavia-made spy thriller co-financed by Roger Corman, who deemed the final product unreleasable.
Blood Bowl Blood Bowl is a board game created by Jervis Johnson for the British games company Games Workshop as a parody of American Football. The game was first released in 1987 and has been re-released in new editions since.
Blood Brothers (album) Blood Brothers is the sophomore album from Hip Hop duo Outerspace, released on September 5, 2006 through Babygrande Records. The album features guest appearances from Vinnie Paz of Jedi Mind Tricks, Sheek Louch and Royce Da 5'9".
Blood Brothers (EP) Blood Brothers is the name of a 1996 EP by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. It was released together with the VHS packaging of the 1996 documentary Blood Brothers, which portrayed the 1995 temporary reuniting of Springsteen with the band to record extra tracks for his Greatest Hits release of that year.
Blood circle The blood circle is a term used by the Boy Scouts to describe the area within the radius of the arm and blade length combined, when using a knife or ax. This area can be envisioned as a sphere with a person and a sharp instrument at its center.
Blood compact Blood compact or blood covenant (In Spanish pacto de sangre) is a ritual where two people drink each other's blood - as part of a native custom, to seal a friendship, to seal a pact or treaty or to validate an agreement.
Blood court at Cannstatt The blood court at Cannstatt (Blutgericht zu Cannstatt) took place as Carloman in 746 invited all nobles of the Alamanni, to a council at Cannstatt. According to the annals of Metz, the annales Petaviani and an account by Childebrand, Carloman arrested several thousand noblemen and executed them for high treason.
Blood Canticle Blood Canticle is a novel by Anne Rice in which she combines the new characters from her novel Blackwood Farm with those from her previous novels in The Vampire Chronicles and The Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy.
Blood Communion In White Wolf Game Studio's role-playing games set in the World of Darkness, the Blood Communion is the act of offering and drinking the blood of a vampire (vitae), understood as a sacrament. The Blood Communion is the central practice of the Cainite Heresy, representing the gift of blood from Caine, and it is an unholy equivalent to the Christian Eucharist.
Blood Contact Blood Contact is the fourth novel of the military science fiction StarFist Saga, written by David Sherman and Dan Cragg. This book in the series follows Gunnery Sergeant Bass and the rest of 3rd Platoon, Company L, 34th FIST as they investigate a missing scientific team on the planet Society 437.
Blood diamond A blood diamond (also called a conflict diamond or a war diamond) is a diamond mined in a war zone and sold, usually clandestinely, in order to finance an insurgent or invading army's war efforts. Conflict Diamonds United Nations Department of Public Information, March 21, 2001, accessed online December 26, 2006
Blood doping Blood doping is the practice of illicitly boosting the number of red blood cells (RBCs) in the circulation in order to enhance athletic performance. Because they carry oxygen from the lungs to the muscles, more RBCs in the blood can improve an athlete’s aerobic capacity and stamina.
Blood Duster Blood Duster is a deathgrind/grindrock/sludge metal/stoner rock band from Melbourne, Australia, known for their combination of seemingly unrelated styles of metal and rock and their perverse humour. Their name comes from the song Blood Duster by John Zorn from the 1989 album Naked City.
Blood Duster (album) Blood Duster is the name of Blood Duster's 4th full-length album, which is self-titled mainly due to the fact that anything after Cunt would be a disappointment. A competition was run on the band's messageboard to suggest album names, with some responses being Fucked Up By The Grace Of God and Taming The Manaconda.
Blood eagle The Blood Eagle was reportedly a method of torture and execution that is sometimes mentioned in Norse saga literature. It was performed by cutting the ribs of the victim by the spine, breaking the ribs so they resembled blood-stained wings, and pulling the lungs out.
Blood electrification Blood electrification is a method of alternative medicine that is claimed to kill viruses, bacteria and other pathogens present in the blood using small amounts of electric current, also known as microcurrents (in the order of microamperes).
Blood fetish A blood fetish (also known as vampire fetish, hematolagnia and haematophilia) is a sexual fetish for blood. Blood fetishists are most often aroused by blood on nude or semi-nude individuals (or indeed their sexual partner).
Blood film A blood film or peripheral blood smear is a slide made from a drop of blood, that allows the cells to be examined microscopically. Blood films are usually done to investigate hematological problems (disorders of the blood itself) and, occasionally, to look for parasites within the blood such as malaria and filaria.
Blood fractionation Blood fractionation is the process of fractionating the blood - that is, of separating it into its component parts: erythrocytes (or "red blood cells"), blood plasma, and platelets. The first practical large-scale method of blood fractionation was developed by Edwin J.
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb Blood from the Mummy's Tomb is a 1971 British film starring Andrew Keir, Valerie Leon, and James Villiers. This was director Seth Holt's final film, and was adapted from Bram Stoker's novel The Jewel of Seven Stars.
Blood Feud "Blood Feud" is the last episode of the second season of The Simpsons. However, according to The Simpsons Archive, "Blood Feud" technically does not belong to any season, as it aired after the formal end of the second season and before the beginning of the third season.
Blood Fever Blood Fever is the second novel in the Young Bond series depicting Ian Fleming's superspy James Bond as a teenager in the 1930s. The novel, written by Charlie Higson, was released in the UK on January 5, 2006 by Puffin Books and in the U.
Blood Fire Death Blood Fire Death is the fourth album by Bathory, which continued the transition towards more epic songwriting begun on the band's previous album. It is often considered to be the first work in the Viking metal genre, and it is also considered by many fans to be Bathory's finest work.
Blood hammer The Blood hammer phenomenon is a sudden increase of the upstream blood pressure in a blood vessel (especially artery or arteriole) when the bloodstream is abruptly blocked by vessel obstruction. The term "blood-hammer" was introduced in cerebral hemodynamics by analogy with the hydraulic expression[2] "water hammer", already used in vascular physiology to designate an arterial pulse variety, the "water-hammer pulse".
Blood hunt In White Wolf Game Studio's Vampire: The Masquerade books and role-playing games, a blood hunt is the persecution of a vampire by the rest of the vampiric society in order to kill him. Another name to a blood hunt is the word Amaranth, in reference to the flower.
Blood Harvest Blood Harvest is an original novel written by Terrance Dicks and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features vampires in common with Dicks' 1980 television serial State of Decay and makes reference to that stories' events as well as to those of The Five Doctors.
Blood Has Been Shed Blood Has Been Shed is a tech metalcore group from Connecticut. They are known for having two members of Killswitch Engage (Howard Jones and Justin Foley) in the band, though Blood Has Been Shed's style is more extreme.
Blood Hound (manga) is a manga by mangaka Kaori Yuki. It is the story of naive, loudmouthed teenager Rion, who investigates a host club full of vampire hosts when she suspects they must be related to the disappearance of a lot of people in the neighborhood, especially her best friend.
Blood chit Blood chit is a notice that is carried by the military, usually aircraft personnel, that displays messages aimed at the civilians that ask them to help the servicemember in case they are shot down. Alternative names are escape and identification flags.
Blood in Blood out Bound by Honor (also known as Blood in, Blood out) is a 1993 film directed by Taylor Hackford. It follows the lives of the three Chicano boys Miklo (Damian Chapa), Cruzito (Jesse Borrego) and Paco (Benjamin Bratt) from 1972 to the mid 1980s.
Blood is thicker than water "Blood is thicker than water" is an English-language proverb which generally means that the bonds of family and common ancestry are stronger than those bonds between unrelated people. It first appeared in the medieval German beast epic 'Reinecke Fuch' (c.
Blood islands A Blood island is an angiogenic cluster of cells which develops from the posterior mesoderm and is found the yolk sac of embryos. This cluster forms erythroid cells (red blood cells) and endothelial cells, which line blood vessels.
Blood II: The Chosen Blood II: The Chosen is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Monolith Productions and distributed by GT Interactive, which was later purchased by Infogrames. Released on October 31,1998, it featured Monolith's new fully 3D engine Lithtech, which was previously used in Shogo: Mobile Armor Division..
Blood In The Water match The "Blood In The Water" match (in Hungarian Melbourne-i vérfürdő, "Blood Bath" of Melbourne) was a water polo match between Hungary and the USSR at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and is arguably the most famous match in water polo history. The match, which happened on December 6, was played out against the background of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution and saw Hungary defeat the USSR 4–0. The name was coined by the media after Hungarian player Ervin Zador emerged from the pool during the last two minutes in the game with blood pouring from under his eye after being punched by a Soviet player.
Blood knot A blood knot (Barrel knot) is most usefully employed for joining sections of monofilament nylon line while maintaining a high portion of the line's inherent strength. Other knots used for this purpose can cause a substantial loss of strength.
Blood Krupters The gang Blood Krupters was established in the year 2006. It was established among four friend Hunter (Syed Hasham Hatim), Sapp (Muhammad Izaan Siddiqi), Fierro (Muhammad Sanwal Qazi) and Seane (Syed Shaheer Ali)!
Blood lancet A blood lancet is a small medical implement, similar to a scalpel but with a double-edged blade. Blood lancets are used to make punctures to obtain blood specimens, are generally disposable, and are used in the treatment of diabetes.
Blood libel Blood libels are unfounded allegations that a particular group eats people as a form of human sacrifice, often accompanied by the claim of using the blood of their victims in various rituals. The alleged victims are often children.
Blood lime Blood limes are a hybrid citrus fruit developed by the CSIRO project to investigate salt-resistant crops. While the limes proved unsuitable for high-salt conditions, they have seen some commercial development; the first commercial crop appeared in markets in Australia in July 2004, and are under consideration for export.
Blood Lines Blood Lines is a short story collection by British crime-writer Ruth Rendell, published in 1995. The title story features her detective Inspector Wexford, and the final story is the acclaimed novella "The Strawberry Tree".
Blood Meridian (band) Blood Meridian is a Canadian alternative country band from Vancouver, British Columbia. The band consists of singer and songwriter Matthew Camirand, guitarist Jeff Lee, keyboardist Shira Blustein, bassist Kevin Grant and drummer Joshua Wells.
Blood Mountain Blood Mountain is the highest peak on the Georgia section of the Appalachian Trail and the 6th-tallest mountain in Georgia, with an elevation of 4,458 feet (1,359 meters) [Note: Some references put the peak at 4461 feet]. It is located in Union County and is within the boundaries of the Chattahoochee National Forest and the Blood Mountain Wilderness.
Blood of Abraham Blood of Abraham is an American hip-hop duo composed of Benyad (Benjamin Mor) and Mazik (David Saevitz). They debuted in 1993 with the release of the LP Future Profits on Ruthless Records, the label of the late Eric "Eazy-E" Wright.
Blood of the Daleks Blood of the Daleks is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions; the first of two 50-minute parts was broadcast on BBC 7 on 31 December 2006, and the second was aired on 7 January 2007.
Blood of the Yakuza Blood of the Yakuza is a module of the Oriental Adventures set of Forgotten Realms product line focuses entirely on Nakamaru, a port town on the island nation of Wa in the Eastern edge of the Forgotten Realms Continent. As the module was based off of the Kara Tur boxed set, its information should be considered outdated when looking at the information about Wa found in such product lines as the Spelljammer series.
Blood of Vol In the Eberron campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the Blood of Vol is a lawful evil cult that reveres the ancient traditions of the elven line of Vol. A subsect of the group, the Order of the Emerald Claw, is devoted to serving Erandis d'Vol, the Queen of the Dead and last scion of House Vol.
Blood on Ice Blood on Ice is a concept album by the Swedish band Bathory. The master tapes were recorded in 1989, but the album was not immediately released, both because the album was never properly finished, and because founder and song-writer Quorthon was worried that it presented too drastic a departure from the band's previous black metal sound.
Blood on the Asphalt Blood on the Asphalt or BotA is an album of 25 songs, urban-themed "rearrangements" of the music from the classic video game series Street Fighter II. The album was a non-profit collaboration of musicians and lovers of Street Fighter II, the soundtracks of which having been composed by Yoko Shimomura and Capcom's sound team Alph Lyla.
Blood on the Fields Blood on the Fields is a three and half hour jazz "oratorio" , although he did not use this term, by Wynton Marsalis. It was commissioned by the Lincoln Center and concerns a couple moving from slavery to freedom.
Blood on the Moon Blood on the Moon is an RKO black-and-white 1948 "psychological" western directed by Robert Wise with cinematography by Nicholas Musuraca. The film, starring Robert Mitchum, Barbara Bel Geddes, and Robert Preston has many film noir elements.
Blood on the Wall Blood on the Wall is a lo-fi, Brooklyn-based indie rock band, influenced by bands like The Jesus and Mary Chain, Pavement, Pixies, and Sonic Youth. Band members include siblings Courtney (bassist/vocalist) and Brad Shanks (guitarist/vocalist) and drummer Miggy Littleton.
Blood Oath (film) Blood Oath is a 1990 Australian feature film, known in some countries as Prisoners of the Sun. The film is based on the real-life trial of Japanese soldiers for war crimes committed against Allied prisoners of war on the island of Ambon, in the Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia), such as the Laha massacre of 1942.
Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain Blood Omen 2 is a video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos. It is the fourth game in the Legacy of Kain series, although chronologically it is set between the events of Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver.
Blood On The BBQ Mixtape Blood On The BBQ Mixtape is an EP released by New Zealand record label Dawn Raid Entertainment in 2003 and features various freestyles from Dawn Raid and international artists including Mareko, Alphrisk, Savage, Devolo, Venamous and J1 of R.E.
Blood Order The Blood Order, officially known as the Decoration (of the Munich putsch) of 9 November 1923, was one of the most prestigious decorations in the Nazi Party. Instituted in March 1934, the medal is solid silver, with the obverse bearing a depiction of an eagle with a wreath in its talons.
Blood Orgy of the Leather Girls Blood Orgy of the Leather Girls (1988) is, as its title implies, a gory B-movie made in the classic "sexploitation" style. However, despite its campy title it looks at some important gender and social issues.
Blood point A blood point, in White Wolf Studio's Vampire: The Masquerade role-playing game and books, is a unit of blood (approximately half a liter). The number of blood points a vampire has depends on its generation (the farther removed the generation is, the fewer blood points the vampire has).
Blood Pack (comics) Bloodpack was a team comic spinning off from Bloodlines, an intracompany crossover that spanned all of the annuals published by DC Comics in 1993. The series was created by Charles Moore and Christopher Taylor.
Blood Pressure Association The Blood Pressure Association (or BPA) is a British charitable organisation, established in October 2000, that seeks to provide information and support to people with hypertension and to educate the general public about the importance of blood pressure to health. Every September the association sponsors "Know Your Numbers Week," when stations offering free blood pressure tests are set up at hospitals and pharmacies throughout the UK.
Blood quantum laws Blood Quantum Laws is an umbrella term that describes legislation enacted to define membership in Native American groups. "Blood quantum" refers to attempts to calculate the degree of racial inheritance for a given individual.
Blood Ravens The Blood Ravens are a chapter of Space Marines featured in the computer game Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War. The Blood Ravens prize information greatly, but ironically know little of their earliest centuries of service.
Blood Red Rivers Blood-Red Rivers, a novel by Jean-Christophe Grangé, is a murder mystery set in an French Alps. First published in French in 1997 under the title Les Rivières pourpres, it appeared in June 2000 in an English translation by Ian Monk.
Blood Red Summer "Blood Red Summer" is the second single and 6th track from Coheed and Cambria's second studio album, In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3. A video was recorded and received irregular airplay on MTV, MTV2, and FUSE.
Blood Ritual (album) Blood Ritual is the second full LP from the Swiss metal group Samael, released in 1992 on the Century Media Records label. Operatic arrangements, slow grungy guitars, and classical style keyboards are layered lightly to create a black metal opus which was different from other releases of the time.

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