The climate of the United States of America. The United States of America is a very large country with a lot of states and a lot of different climate types. The climate types in America vary from a cold tundra climate to a tropical rainforest climate; almost every climate type in between these two occurs as well in America.
Blue Ribbon Jury. A group of highly qualified persons selected by a court on the request of either party to a lawsuit to decide complex and specialized disputes. A blue ribbon jury is also known as a special jury. From the earliest period of Common Law, such juries were used to try cases beyond the understanding of the average person so that justice could be administered as fairly as possible. A number of states still provide for blue ribbon juries by statute.
During its first 25 years of existence, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Award was granted approximately 5,600 times, recognizing 5,200 different schools. (Some schools have been selected two or more times.) More than 133,000 public, charter, private and parochial schools serving grades K-12 are eligible for the award.