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Poem of Ecstasy
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
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1996
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Poem of Ecstasy (Poema ekstasa; Fr. Le Poème d'extase). Orch. work by
Scriabin, Op.54, comp. 1905–8 and f.p. NY 1908, London 1910. Inspired by his theosophical ideas on love and art.
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Ecstasy seized at record levels; Has become 'national crisis'.(NATION)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 2/7/2005; 700+ words
; ...THE WASHINGTON TIMES The synthetic drug Ecstasy, which costs as little as 50 cents a...that although more than 9.3 million Ecstasy tablets were seized in 2000, a threefold...year, since Oct. 1. "In the past, Ecstasy was most-commonly associated with the...
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ECSTASY BOUND FOR N.J. SEIZED
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 8/9/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Bergen County, NJ) 08-09-2001 ECSTASY BOUND FOR N.J. SEIZED -- 63,000...Star P, One Star B Series: GENERATION ECSTASY - The global connection The two German...Officers found them carrying 15 pounds of Ecstasy -- $1.5 million worth -- hidden beneath...
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'Ecstasy' Means Agony
Newspaper article from: Atlanta Inquirer; 5/6/2000; 700+ words
; Atlanta Inquirer 05-06-2000 `Ecstasy' Means Agony The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines ecstasy as "extreme and usually rapturous emotional...agents confiscated 4 million tablets of Ecstasy, a drug compound that is rapidly becoming...
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Ecstasy Flow Said Becoming Epidemic
News Wire article from: AP Online; 4/3/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Press Writer AP Online 04-03-2000 Ecstasy Flow Said Becoming Epidemic NEW YORK...false bottom of his bag are 21,000 ecstasy pills. An Israeli is overheard on...wiretap arranging illicit deliveries of ecstasy to Manhattan hotels. Investigators...
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Ecstasy Reaches Rural Areas; St. Mary's Bust Illustrates Spread of 'Love Drug' Use
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/12/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...major seizure: almost 1,400 pills of Ecstasy. But what made the bust especially noteworthy...said the bust -- the biggest one for Ecstasy in St. Mary's -- reflects a trend...last two years have increasingly seen ecstasy encroaching on rural communities. About...
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Ecstasy drug busts decline at Newark
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 7/8/2002; ; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 Ecstasy drug busts decline at Newark -- Airport...intercepted fewer drug couriers smuggling Ecstasy this year, as drug-trafficking organizations...heightened scrutiny of air travelers, Ecstasy rings have increasingly turned to both...
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ECSTASY USE SOARING AMONG TEEN-AGERS, SURVEY SAYS
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News; 2/12/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...attitudes among teen- agers indicates that "Ecstasy has become the rave generation's cocaine...the Dayton area among teen-agers than Ecstasy. But that might not always be. "Our...increase in popularity," Varvel said of Ecstasy. "We've seen an increase in the last...
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Ecstasy the score in Nelson [No Published Headline]
Newspaper article from: The Nelson Mail; 6/10/2000; ; 700+ words
; The illegal supply of the niche drug ecstasy is increasing worldwide - and it can be bought in Nelson...wonder it is just called MDMA. But its popular name is ecstasy, or simply e. Ecstasy is an illegal recreational drug whose use is booming...
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Ecstasy linked to memory loss
News Wire article from: University Wire; 7/29/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...good time. For those using the club drug Ecstasy, it could mean losing their memory. An...compiled results of current studies stating Ecstasy use could lead to memory loss. "We know that Ecstasy kills nerve cells, and we're not sure...
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Ecstasy present in Iowa City underground
News Wire article from: University Wire; 3/30/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...as one of beatitude, one of pleasure -- one of ecstasy. The joy of Ecstasy may be newer to Iowa City than other social drugs...experience. While medical facilities report little in Ecstasy treatment, and local police have yet to confiscate...
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Ecstasy Journal of Divine Experience
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology
Ecstasy Journal of Divine Experience Ecstasy Journal of Divine Experience is a full-color newsstand magazine...a wide variety of substances and the single substance called Ecstasy that became well known for its identification with rave parties...
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Ecstasy
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained
...knowledge that is given it during ecstasy. When the soul is raised aloft...traditions agree in regarding ecstasy as a wonderful state —...exaltation: "The induced ecstasies of the Dionysian mysteries...apprehension of the Real." Ecstasy differs from meditation...
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ecstasy
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
ecstasy either of two drugs used for their euphoric effects. The original ecstasy, a so-called designer drug, also known as MDMA...huang or ephedra; it was marketed as "herbal ecstasy" to promote the idea that it is a natural and...
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Poem of Ecstasy
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
Poem of Ecstasy ( Poema ekstasa ; Fr. Le Poème d'extase ). Orch. work by Scriabin , Op.54, comp. 1905–8 and f.p. NY 1908, London 1910. Inspired by his theosophical ideas on love and art.
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Shamanism
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...which is defined as a technique of ecstasy. The shaman is considered a great master of trance and ecstasy. He or she is the dominating figure in...work stems from his or her mastery of the ecstasy technique, in which he or she enters...
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