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Paradise Lost
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Grains of paradise
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The Earthly Paradise
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Paradise
Paradise uninc. town (1990 pop. 25,406), Butte co., N central Calif., in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada range. It is mainly residential with a growing population. Cattle are raised and fruits, olives, nuts, wheat, and nursery stock are grown. Gold was discovered nearby in 1859.... Read more |
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bird-of-paradise flower
bird-of-paradise flower large tropical herb ( Strelitzia reginae ) of the family Musaceae ( banana family), native to S Africa. Its large blue and orange blossom resembles an exotic bird; it is cultivated as an ornamental in warmer regions and as a greenhouse plant, and is sold as a florists' cut... Read more |
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bird of paradise
bird of paradise common name for any of 43 species of medium- to crow-sized passerine birds of New Guinea and the adjacent islands, known for the bright plumage, elongated tail feathers called wires, and brilliant ruffs of the males. Their common name is derived from 16th-century Spanish explorers,... Read more |
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Folquet de Marseille
Folquet de Marseille , 1150-1231, Provençal troubadour. He took orders, rose to be archbishop of Toulouse, and became notorious as the chief prosecutor in Provence of the Albigensian Crusade. Dante awarded him a place in Paradise.... Read more |
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Raphael
Raphael , archangel. He is prominent in the book of Tobit, as the companion of Tobias, as the healer of Tobit, and as the rescuer of Sara from Asmodeus. Milton made him a featured character of Paradise Lost. Feast: Sept. 29 (jointly with the other archangels).... Read more |
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Birds of paradise
Paradisaeidae (birds of paradise; class Aves, order Passeriformes) A family of small to medium-sized birds which have brightly coloured, iridescent plumage and elaborate plumes on the head, back, wings, and tail; some also have wattles. Females tend to be dull-coloured. The bill is short to long,... Read more |
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Heaven and Hell
HEAVEN AND HELL. Aspects of heaven and hell cross religious traditions. Paradise can be a city, a palace, a court, a garden, a vision of God, a mystical diagram, or an ineffable concept. Physical, indeed sexual, terms and images express the soul's union with God. In Hell, fires, dragons, serpents,... Read more |
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SABA; The last `more better' place It didn't have beaches, it didn't have...
...If you wanna look at da scenery, stop. Don't try looking and walking at da same time here." On this perpendicular paradise, it's hard to look and talk at the same time, let alone look and walk. We stopped and looked down the ravine... |
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How to grow a Bird of Paradise.(Home and Garden)
The true Bird of Paradise is a beautiful tropical...spathe. This is positioned perpendicular to the stem, which gives...nbsp; The Bird of Paradise plant flowers well in...rooted shoots. Bird of Paradise flowers are used as cutflowers... |
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paradise found
...and you'll blossom into Bird of Paradise. Grace and equanimity are both the...learning to fly in the aptly named Bird of Paradise. In this gorgeous flower of a pose...left shin (your left arm should be perpendicular to the floor). Stack your right hand... |
 "The Economist (US)")
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Flying snakes.(paradise tree snake)(Brief Article)
This reptilian fuselage is the paradise tree snake of South-East Asia, whose habit of gliding from...produces lift, and that lift is enhanced by a sidewinding motion perpendicular to the direction of travel. Dr Socha's study, just published... |
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A rural paradise not far from Birmingham
...s, a harmonious blend of Late Norman, Early English and Perpendicular styles, with a modern stained-glass window. And there...mechanic, offers to repair our misbehaving car.Truly a little paradise - and so near Birmingham. We began our weekend at Grey Gables... |
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STEALING BEAUTY ; This Tuscan house commands the only unblemished view in the...
...fancy: no architect was needed to conjure up these plain perpendiculars, the simple ridged roof. It's a child's drawing of...completely hidden from view, was bent on coming over the hill; paradise was about to become hell. "I spilt my coffee all over the... |
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Paradise island
...hats! Not far from Monte is the area known as Nun's Valley (Curral das Freiras), a small village surrounded by near-perpendicular mountains. Nuns from the Santa Clara convent in Funchal hid here when pirates attacked the island in 1566, hence its name... |
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Machinery paradise.(National Farm Machinery Show )
...Dominator primary tillage tool. The option uses fingered wheels, mounted in front of the coulters, to position residue perpendicular to the coulters--for better cutting action. For more information: www.krauseco.com. Phoenix Til-Lite tillage... |
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one day in paradise.(Flavor/Gracious Living)
...caramel cakes, devil's food cakes, German chocolate and carrot cakes, angel food cakes, chiffon cakes. All homemade. Perpendicular to that a table groans under the weight of pound cakes lined up like a two-lane highway. Beyond the cakes are cookies... |
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Her piece of paradise; Anne Jno Baptiste has spent 20 years nurturing a dream...
...birds, says Baptiste. We come to a steep slope absolutely covered in greenery. "After the hurricane made the hill nearly perpendicular," she says, "I created little niches and planted begonias as part of erosion control. Above them I planted bamboo in... |
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