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Black-capped Tinamou
The Black-capped Tinamou, Crypturellus atrocapillus, is a type of Tinamou commonly found in the moist forest lowlands in subtropical and tropical regions.-Taxonomy:

Black-eyed pea
The black-eyed pea, also called black-eyed bean and chawalie or lobia in various languages in India and Pakistan, is a subspecies of the cowpea, grown around the world for its medium-sized, edible bean. The bean mutates easily, giving rise to a number of varieties. The common commercial one is called the California Blackeye; it is pale-colored with a prominent black spot

Black-eyed pea (disambiguation)
Black-eyed pea may refer to:*Black-eyed pea, legume that is a subspecies of the cowpea*Black-eyed Pea , American casual dining restaurant chain specializing in Southern cuisine*The Black Eyed Peas, American hip-hop group

Black-eyed Susan
Black-eyed Susan may refer to one of several things:Flowers* Rudbeckia hirta, a member of the sunflower tribe of the large family Asteraceae* A number of other members of the genus Rudbeckia* Hibiscus trionum in the family Malvaceae

Black-hooded Antshrike
The Black-hooded Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Costa Rica and Panama.

Black-throated Antshrike
The Black-throated Antshrike is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family.It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

Blackamoor (jewelry)
Blackamoor figures are stylised depictions of black Africans used in sculpture, jewelry, armorial designs and decorative art.-Jewelry and decorative arts:

Blackamoors
Blackamoors may refer to:* wikt:blackamoor, slang for dark skinned people* Black tetra, a small fish also called a blackamoor

Blackamoors
Blackamoors may refer to:* wikt:blackamoor, slang for dark skinned people* Black tetra, a small fish also called a blackamoor

Blackamoors (decorative arts)
Blackamoor figures are stylised depictions of black Africans used in sculpture, jewelry, armorial designs and decorative art.-Jewelry and decorative arts:

Blackball
Blackball, black-ball or black ball may refer to:-Society and culture:* Blackballing, ostracizing someone socially, e.g. prevention of finding local or field-specific employment, blacklisting from a club or other organization, etc-Geography:

Blackball (pool)
Blackball is a pool game that is popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, several Western European nations, Australia and some other countries. In the UK and Ireland it is usually called simply "pool"

BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more

Blackberry
The blackberry is an edible fruit produced by any of several species in the Rubus genus of the Rosaceae family. The fruit is not a true berry; botanically it is termed an aggregate fruit, composed of small drupelets. The plants typically have biennial canes and perennial roots. Blackberries and raspberries are also called caneberries or brambles

Blackbird
The Common Blackbird is a species of true thrush. It is also called Eurasian Blackbird , or simply Blackbird . It breeds in Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand

Blackbird (album)
Blackbird is the second studio album by rock band Alter Bridge, released on October 9, 2007. The first single, "Rise Today", was released on July 30, 2007. The album peaked at number 13 on the Billboard 200, selling 47,000 copies in its first week on the charts. As of December 2008, Blackbird has sold 227,000 copies

Blackbird (play)
Blackbird is a one-act, ninety-minute play written in 2005 by Scottish playwright David Harrower. It was inspired in part by the crimes of sex offender Toby Studebaker and depicts a young woman meeting a middle-aged man fifteen years after having a sexual relationship, when she was twelve.- Synopsis :At his workplace, 55-year-old Ray is shocked to be visited by a young woman,

Blackboard
A chalkboard is a reusable writing surface.Blackboard may also refer to:* Blackboards are synonymous with "boards of infamy", an element of agitation-propaganda in the Soviet Union in 1930s, coincidental with Holodomor

Blackburn (surname)
Blackburn is a surname of English origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881 , its frequency was highest in Yorkshire, followed by Cumberland, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Northumberland, County Durham and Norfolk. In all other British counties, its frequency was below national average

Blackcap
The Blackcap is a common and widespread sylviid warbler which breeds throughout temperate Europe, western Asia and northwestern Africa, and winters from northwestern Europe south to tropical Africa

Blackening
Blackening, Blackened, or Blacken may refer to:* Blacken , a basin in Lake Mälaren in Sweden* "Blackened" , a 1988 Metallica song* Blackening , a conversion coating for ferrous materials

BLACKER
BLACKER is a U.S. Department of Defense computer network security project designed to achieve A1 class ratings of the Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria . The project was implemented by SDC and Burroughs

Blackface
Blackface is a form of theatrical makeup used in minstrel shows, and later vaudeville, in which performers create a stereotyped caricature of a black person. The practice gained popularity during the 19th century and contributed to the proliferation of stereotypes such as the "happy-go-lucky darky on the plantation" or the "dandified coon"

Blackface (album)
Blackface is a studio album by the R&B group Shai. It is the follow-up to their debut album ...If I Ever Fall in Love.- Track listing :#"Come With Me" – 4:39#"During the Storm" – 4:38#"I Don't Wanna Be Alone" – 4:54#"Mr

Blackfella
Blackfella is an informal term used in Australian English to refer to Indigenous Australians

Blackfly
Blackfly, black-fly, or black fly may refer to:*Black fly, a fly of the family Simuliidae*Blackfly , a 2001 Canadian comedy series*Aphid or blackfly

Blackfoot
The Blackfoot Confederacy or Niitsítapi is the collective name of three First Nations in Alberta and one Native American tribe in Montana.

Blackfriars
Blackfriars is an area of central London, which lies in the south-west corner of the City of London.The name Blackfriars was first used in 1317 and derives from the black cappa worn by the Dominican Friars who moved their priory from Holborn to the area between the River Thames and Ludgate Hill in 1276

Blackfriars
A number of places and things have the name Blackfriars.* "Black Friars" is a common name for the Dominican Order of friars or a Dominican friar; such place names indicate a current or former Dominican presence at or near the site so named:

Blackhead
A blackhead is a yellow or blackish bump or plug on the skin. A blackhead is a type of acne vulgaris. Contrary to the common belief that it is caused by poor hygiene, blackheads are caused by excess oils that have accumulated in the sebaceous gland's duct

Blackhead (New York)
Blackhead is a mountain located in Greene County, New York.The mountain is part of the Blackhead range of the Catskill Mountains.Blackhead is flanked to the northeast by Black Dome.

Blackie (disambiguation)
-As a surname:* Josh Blackie, New Zealand rugby union player* Don Blackie , Australian cricketer* Ernest Blackie , Anglican priest* John Stuart Blackie , Scottish scholar

Blackie (horse)
Blackie was a swaybacked horse who, for twenty-eight years, was a well-known fixture in Tiburon, California. He not only stood in the same spot in a pasture at the corner of Tiburon Boulevard and Trestle Glen Road, rarely moving, day after day, but he faced in the same direction, becoming the local mascot of several generations

Blackjack
Blackjack, also known as Twenty-one or Vingt-et-un , is the most widely played casino banking game in the world

BlackJack (phone)
The Samsung BlackJack, or Samsung SGH-i607, is a smartphone available through AT&T in the United States and Telstra in Australia.-Specifications:Specifications from the Samsung website:* Screen resolution: 320 x 240 px, 2.25 inches

BlackJack (telemovie)
BlackJack is a series of Australian television movies created by Shaun Micallef and Gary McCaffrie, and starring Colin Friels. The movies began airing on Network Ten in 2003 and concluded in 2007. They were shown in the United Kingdom on the BBC and UKTV Drama.After blowing the whistle on his mates, Detective Jack Kempson is sent to the police department archives to rot

Blackleg
Blackleg may refer to:* Strikebreaker* Card sharp* Appalousa tribe* Operation Blackleg, dive operation on warship HMS Coventry * Blackleg , in sheep and cattle* Scurvy, deficiency in primates & some other animals

Blacklist
A blacklist is a list or register of entities who, for one reason or another, are being denied a particular privilege, service, mobility, access or recognition. As a verb, to blacklist can mean to deny someone work in a particular field, or to ostracize a person from a certain social circle

Blacklist (computing)
In computing, a blacklist or block list is a basic access control mechanism that allows everyone access, except for the members of the black list . The opposite is a whitelist, which means allow nobody, except members of the white list

Blackmail
In common usage, blackmail is a crime involving threats to reveal substantially true or false information about a person to the public, a family member, or associates unless a demand is met. It may be defined as coercion involving threats of physical harm, threat of criminal prosecution, or threats for the purposes of taking the person's money or property

Blackmail (band)
Blackmail is a German indie rock band from Koblenz, Germany which was started briefly in 1993. Blackmail are singer Mathias Reetz, brothers Kurt Ebelhäuser and Carlos Ebelhäuser and drummer Mario Matthias

Blackmailers
Blackmailers Rekord Orkestr — the wedding and funeral orchestra.-History:The band was created in 1997 by Aleksey Baryshev, a well-known Russian guitar player. At first it was a classical “guitar hero” blues band with an undiluted blues-rock repertoire

Blackout (alcohol-related amnesia)
A blackout is a phenomenon caused by the intake of alcohol or other substance in which long term memory creation is impaired or there is a complete inability to recall the past. Blackouts are frequently described as having effects similar to that of anterograde amnesia, in which the subject cannot create memories after the event that caused amnesia

Blackout (Dominion album)
Blackout is the second album by the British band Dominion.-Track listing:# Blackout – 4:12 # Release – 4:15 # Covet – 4:10 # Distortion – 4:12 # Ill Effect – 4:26 # Today's Tomorrow – 4:31# Down – 3:58

Blackout (film)
Blackout is a 2008 American television film that takes place in New York City during the Northeast Blackout of 2003. Written and directed by Jerry LaMothe, it stars Jeffrey Wright, Zoe Saldana, Prodigy of Mobb Deep and Michael B. Jordan. It debuted on BET on February 1, 2008. It was released to DVD on February 4, 2008.

Blackout (M.A.S.K. episode)
Blackout is the 28th episode of the animated television series M.A.S.K. from the first series.- Synopsis :Mayhem steals an electric-power-absorbing machine and proceeds to rob Japan of its power. MASK redesigns the vehicles to electricity just like the stolen machine

Blackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester

Blackpool (UK Parliament constituency)
Blackpool was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Blackpool in Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Blacks Leisure Group
Blacks Leisure Group plc of Northampton, UK owns British outdoor retailers Blacks, Millets and Free Spirit. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE Fledgling Index.-Structure:It is based at , Northampton

Blacksmith
A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal; that is, by using tools to hammer, bend, and cut

Blacksmith (song)
"Blacksmith" is a traditional English folk song, also known as "A Blacksmith Courted Me". The song was noted down by Ralph Vaughan Williams in 1909 from a Mrs Powell. On that occasion it was sung to the tune "Monk's Gate", better known as the tune of "To be a pilgrim", the hymn by John Bunyan. The same tune is sometimes used for the song "Our Captain Cried"

Blacksnake (Shawnee)
Black Snake, aka She-me-ne-to or Shemeneto, was the principal war chief of the Shawnee tribe of Native Americans during the American War for Independence. He was a member of the Kispoko sept or clan of the Shawnee and assumed the title of War Chief upon the death of Pucksinwah, the father of Tecumseh

Blackthorn
Prunus spinosa is a species of Prunus native to Europe, western Asia, and locally in northwest Africa. It is also locally naturalised in New Zealand and eastern North America.

Blackthorn (disambiguation)
Blackthorn is a species of Prunus native to Europe, western Asia, and locally in northwest Africa.Blackthorn may also refer to:* Australian Blackthorn, a small shrub in the family Pittosporaceae* Blackthorn, Oxfordshire, England

Blacktop
Blacktop may refer to:* asphalt concrete, a composite material commonly used for construction of pavement, highways and parking lots* bituminous macadams* tarmac

Blacktop (film)
Blacktop is an American thriller film starring Meat Loaf released in 2000.-Plot:When David , a comedian, gets a three night gig at a trucker's bar, his girlfriend, Sylvia , leaves him and accepts a ride from a trucker, Jack .Problems arise when we discover that Jack may be a deranged serial killer of young women.David is starting a chase

Blackwood
-Botany:* African Blackwood , decorative timber tree native to seasonally dry regions of Africa* Australian Blackwood, Acacia melanoxylon, native to eastern Australia

Blackwood (surname)
Blackwood is a locational surname of Scottish origin meaning "black wood". Spelling variations include: Blackwood, Blackwode, Blakewood, Blaikwood and many more

Bladder
Bladder usually refers to an anatomical hollow organBladder may also refer to:-Biology:* Urinary bladder in humans** Urinary bladder ** Bladder control; see Urinary incontinence** Artificial urinary bladder, in humans

Blade
A blade is that portion of a tool, weapon, or machine with a cutting edge and/or a pointed tip that is designed to cut and/or puncture, stab, slash, chop, slice, thrust, or scrape animate or inanimate surfaces or materials

Blade (magazine)
Blade is a long-running consumer magazine about knife collecting.First published in 1973 under the title American Blade by Southern House Publishing Co. with Blackie Collins as the editor, the magazine's title was changed to Blade in 1982 after its purchase by Jim Parker and Bruce Voyles

Blades (film)
Blades is a 1989 horror film directed by Thomas R. Rondinella and distributed by Troma Entertainment.-Plot:The film is about people who are curious as to why people have been appearing shredded on a local prestigious country club

Blah
- In music :* Blah Blah , a 2006 EP and song by Lady Sovereign* Blah Blah Blah , 1986* Blah Blah Blah , 1996* "Blah Blah Blah" , a 2010 single by Ke$ha from her debut album Animal

Blah (disambiguation)
- In music :* Blah Blah , a 2006 EP and song by Lady Sovereign* Blah Blah Blah , 1986* Blah Blah Blah , 1996* "Blah Blah Blah" , a 2010 single by Ke$ha from her debut album Animal

Blair
Blair is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, 'blàr' meaning field or plain. It may be either a first or last name. The following are some notable persons named Blair:- As a surname :* Anthony Blair , American hanged for murder

Blair (disambiguation)
-Places:In the Andaman and Nicobar Islands* Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar IslandsIn Australia:* Division of Blair, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in Queensland, AustraliaIn Malaysia

Blake
Blake is a surname or a given name which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory is that it is a corruption of "Ap Lake", meaning "Son of Lake".Blake was the name of one of the 14 Tribes of Galway in Ireland

Blame
Blame is the act of censuring, holding responsible, making negative statements about an individual or group that their action or actions are socially or morally irresponsible, the opposite of praise. When someone is morally responsible for doing something wrong their action is blameworthy