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Ironsides
Ironsides was a nickname given to Oliver Cromwell by Prince Rupert after the battle of Marston Moor (July 1644). The title was derived, according to a contemporary writer, ‘from the impenetrable strength of his troops, which could by no means be broken or divided’. Later the term was... Read more |
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Airships
Airship Background An airship is a large lighter-than-air gas balloon that can be navigated by using engine-driven propellers. There are three types of airships: rigid (has an internal metal frame to maintain the envelope's shape); semi-rigid (rigid keels run the length of... Read more |
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Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley Misunderstood and even feared during his lifetime, Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) channelled his brilliance into the black arts, believing that he was the greatest of the world's magicians, brought back to life. Aleister Crowley (the surname rhymes with "slowly") was an... Read more |
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homosexuality
homosexuality a term created by 19th cent. theorists to describe a sexual and emotional interest in members of one's own sex. Today a person is often said to have a homosexual or a heterosexual orientation, a description intended to defuse some of the long-standing sentiment among many Westerners... Read more |
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Jacob Jordaens
Jacob Jordaens , 1593-1678, Flemish baroque painter, b. Antwerp. After the deaths of Rubens and Van Dyck, by whom he was influenced, he became the leading Flemish painter of his day and worked in Antwerp nearly all his life. Like Rubens, Jordaens produced portraits and religious and allegorical... Read more |
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miracle
miracle preternatural occurrence that is viewed as the expression of a divine will. Its awe and wonder lie in the fact that the cause is hidden. The idea of the miracle occurs especially with the evolution of those highly developed religions that distinguish between natural law and divine will.... Read more |
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polyurethanes
polyurethanes , group of plastics that may be either thermosetting or thermoplastic. Polyurethane can be made into both flexible and rigid foams. The flexible foam is often used in furniture and automobile cushions, in mattresses, and for carpet backings. The rigid foam is used for the thermal... Read more |
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catalepsy
catalepsy , pathological condition characterized by a loss of consciousness accompanied by rigidity of muscles that keeps limbs in any position in which they are placed. Attacks vary from several minutes to days and occur in a variety of clinical syndromes, most frequently in schizophrenia,... Read more |
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fandango
fandango , ancient Spanish dance, probably of Moorish origin, that came into Europe in the 17th cent. It is in triple time and is danced by a single couple to the accompaniment of castanets, guitar, and songs sung by the dancers. At the end of certain measures, the music halts abruptly and the... Read more |
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lignin
lignin , a highly polymerized and complex chemical compound especially common in woody plants. The cellulose walls of the wood become impregnated with lignin, a process called lignification, which greatly increases the strength and hardness of the cell and gives the necessary rigidity to the tree.... Read more |
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Sickness unto death: Canadian Religious Conference.
...represents some 230 religious congregations, for...opinion of Canada's religious about "the situation...divorce, and "new religious orientations chosen by family members...legalistic image; of rigidity and intransigent stands... |
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Family of origin qualities as predictors of religious dysfunctional...
...high levels of family rigidity, enmeshment and disengagement...independent predictors of religious dysfunctional perfectionism...behavioral treatment of religious dysfunctional perfectionism...perfectionism within religious or spiritual activities...members. ... |
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Puritans and religious strife in the early Chesapeake
...one finds a story of religious growth and decline in...colony sheds light on the religious environment and sociopolitical...Virginia had a more secular orientation than New England it was without significant religious influences and institutions...American ... |
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Research results from University of Louvain update understanding of religion...
...previous research, New Religious Movements (NRMs) seem...development, such as rigidity and low autonomy...found to be low in quest religious orientation (Altemeyer and Hunsberger...moral issues in new religious movements. Journal... |
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'Back to a community orientation': ; County health department director works...
...trying to loosen the state's "amazing rigidity" so he can develop peer evaluations...activities reflect the state's growing rigidity, he said. Restrictions on the funds...care for economic, social, cultural or religious reasons. "We don't care who gives... |
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Corpus Christi@head.review:'Corpus Christi'
...skills as a dramatist. Regardless of one's sexual orientation or religious affiliation, McNally's idea is powerful. Two...unshakable commitment to love in the face of societal rigidity and his insistence that "that which is done to the... |
 "The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)")
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Heaven's scapegoat. (homosexuality and cult behavior)
...with their sexual orientation. "[Applewhite's] religious background and...escape their sexual orientation have turned to...pathology, not sexual orientation," says Armand...are looking for rigidity, not the freedom... |
 "The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA)")
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A life of subtle victories ; Bill Wassmuth's retirement a triumphant end to...
...strained against the rigidity of the church. He appointed...and once arrived at a religious picnic on water skis...bias based on sexual orientation, a move "that really...created tension among some religious groups," recalls Marvin...criticism of some in the ... |
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Patience: willingness to wait.(REFLECTION)
...people according to gender, sexual orientation, skin pigmentation, ethnicity, age, economic status, religious affiliation, language, and so on...out, is "liable to give a certain rigidity to such attitudes. As believers seek... |
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Successful HMO Turnaround Not A Leap Of Blind Faith, Says Louisiana HMO's New...
...differentiating them through an orientation to the needs of local marketplaces...of managed care, almost takes on religious fervor. "Managed care has come...symbolize unfairness to providers and rigidity and bureaucracy to consumers, but... |
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