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Lemon balm Lemon balm
Lemon balm Description Lemon balm is a citrus-scented, aromatic herb. It is a perennial member of the Lamiaceae (formerly Labiatae), or mint, family and has proven benefit to the nervous system. This lovely Mediterranean native, dedicated to the goddess Diana, is bushy and bright. Greeks used... Read more
Skid row Skid row
Skid Row Heavy metal group Skid Row arrived on the tail end of the late-1980s hair metal craze and quickly became a predominant force in the genre. Their youth, ambition, and knack for writing catchy songs helped attract a worldwide following. Over the years they have appeared in various... Read more
Sir Christopher Gardiner Sir Christopher Gardiner
Sir Christopher Gardiner fl. 1630-32, figure in the early history of the Massachusetts Bay colony. When the Puritans arrived in Massachusetts Bay in 1630, they found that Gardiner had preceded them. Although he was living with a woman who was not his wife, the colonists left him alone until it was... Read more
Johnnetta B. Cole Johnnetta B. Cole
Johnnetta B. Cole 1936– Educator, anthropologist, writer Discovered Anthropology By Accident Conducted Anthropological Studies Abroad Became President of Spelman College Moved on From Spelman Returned To Administration At Bennett Selected writings Sources Johnnetta Cole has been many things... Read more
Inspiration Inspiration
Inspiration A psychic state in which one becomes susceptible to creative spiritual influence or unwittingly lends oneself as an instrument for through-flowing ideas. It is the creative state of the artist, poet, and author, traditionally believed to be amenable to the wisdom of the muses or... Read more
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec , 1864-1901, French painter and lithographer, b. Albi. Son of a wealthy nobleman, Lautrec fell and broke both legs when he was a child. His permanently stunted growth has traditionally been seen as the result of this accident, but more recently doctors have theorized that... Read more
Candlemas Candlemas
Candlemas , Feb. 2, Christian festival commemorating the Purification of the Blessed Virgin and the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple. The name Candlemas is derived from the procession of candles, inspired by the words of Simeon "a light to lighten the Gentiles" (Luke 2.32). In the Roman... Read more
Insufflation Insufflation
Insufflation Occultist Éliphas Lévi, in his book Transcendental Magic (1896), defines insufflation as follows: "[It]" is one of the most important practices of occult medicine, because it is a perfect sign of the transmission of life. To inspire, as a fact, means to breath upon some... Read more
Finn mac Cumhail Finn mac Cumhail
Finn mac Cumhail Fionn mac Cumhail, or Finn MacCool , semimythical Irish hero. His exploits are recorded in long narrative poems by Ossian and in many ballads, called Fenian ballads after the Fenians, or Fianna, professional fighters whom Finn was said to have headed in the 3d cent.... Read more
Artwork Artwork
Artwork Astronautics owes much of its existence to the arts. On the one hand, literary works by authors such as Jules Verne (1828-1905) were directly responsible for inspiring the founders of modern spaceflight; on the other hand, artists such as Chesley Bonestell... Read more

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