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The clementines (or oranges) in our modern Christmas stockings are said to be a symbol of the saint’s generosity. Poverty and desire probably also played a role in fostering the custom in times past, oranges were not only an affordable gift, but also a brief taste of exotic, sunnier climes.Read More →

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Henry Bessemer, in full Sir Henry Bessemer, (born January 19, 1813, Charlton, Hertfordshire, England—died March 15, 1898, London), inventor and engineer who developed the first process for manufacturing steel inexpensively (1856), leading to the development of the Bessemer converter. How did the Bessemer process changed the world? A process thatRead More →

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The inscription, carved shortly after Darius’s accession to the throne between 520 and 518 BCE, gives autobiographical, historical, royal and religious information about Darius: the Behistun text is one of several pieces of propaganda establishing Darius’s right to rule. Who is carved in the rock of behistun? At the mountainRead More →

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The perfume would need to be used at once because there would be no way to stop it back up. By breaking the bottle, the woman with the alabaster jar was honoring Jesus by anointing Him with oil, with something that was valuable to her. … It was a symbolRead More →

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A ligule (from Latin: ligula “strap”, variant of lingula, from lingua “tongue”) is a thin outgrowth at the junction of leaf and leafstalk of many grasses (Poaceae) and sedges. A ligule is also a strap-shaped extension of the corolla, such as that of a ray floret in plants in theRead More →

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Vamana Jayanti is celebrated to mark the occasion of Lord Vishnu taking the form (avatar) of Lord Vamana to defeat King Mahabali. This year, the event falls on August 29, two days ahead of the celebration of the festival of Onam in Kerala. Where was vaman born? He also hadRead More →

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What is the Incarnation, and what does it mean in the Christian life? The Incarnation, the act of God becoming man and dwelling among us. The infinite God, who is beyond the limitations of human comprehension, emptied himself to become one of us, offering his own life as a sacrificeRead More →

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Kurtz is a man of many talents—we learn, among other things, that he is a gifted musician and a fine painter—the chief of which are his charisma and his ability to lead men. Kurtz is a man who understands the power of words, and his writings are marked by anRead More →

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Waxahachie is the Movie Capital of Texas, with over thirty motion pictures and three Academy Award films. Who was the singer in Places in the Heart? 1984 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK LP WITH MUSIC & PERFORMANCES BY DOC & MERLE WATSON, THE TEXAS PLAYBOYS; HOWARD SHORE ADAPTED THE FILM SCORE. STARRED SALLYRead More →

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The name Gilead itself is taken from the Bible, referring to several different locations and generally translated as “hill of testimony.” In particular, Gilead is a patriarchal society, where only men have access to higher education. What does Balm of Gilead mean in the Bible? Balm of Gilead was aRead More →