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.
The blue screen of death (BSOD), is the informal name given by users to the Windows general protection fault (GPF) error. Named in honor of the error's dreaded display image of white text on a blue background, the BSOD is generated by the operating system when it has suddenly terminated with an error. The system locks up and must be rebooted.