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Heliotrope (other)
Heliotrope most often refers to: * ''Heliotropium'', a genus of flowering plants * Heliotrope (color), a pink-purple color – the color of the flowers of the aforementioned plants Heliotrope may also refer to: Natural science * Heliotrope (mineral), a variety of jasper or chalcedony * Heliotropism, plants' diurnal motion in response to the sun's movement Art, media and entertainment * ''Heliotrope'', a story collection by Justina Robson * Heliotropes (band), a Brooklyn-based band * "Heliotrope" (song), by At the Drive-In * "Heliotrope", a song by Robyn Hitchcock on the album '' Moss Elixir'' * Heliotrope Studios, a video game developer * ''Heliotrope'' (film), a lost 1920 American silent drama film * Miss Heliotrope, the governess in Elizabeth Goudge's children's book, '' The Little White Horse'' Other uses * Heliotrope, a distinctive rash associated with dermatomyositis, including juvenile dermatomyositis * Heliotrope (instrument), in surveying, a long distance survey ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heliotropium
''Heliotropium'' is a genus of flowering plants traditionally included in the family Boraginaceae ''s.l.'', but placed in the family Heliotropiaceae within the Boraginales order, by the Boraginales Working Group.. There are around 325 species in this almost cosmopolitan genus, which are commonly known as heliotropes. They are highly toxic to dogs and cats, as well as to humans. Etymology The name "heliotrope" derives from the old idea that the inflorescences of these plants turned their rows of flowers to the Sun.Chittenden, Fred J. Ed., Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening, Oxford 1951 Ἥλιος (''helios'') is Greek for "Sun", τρέπειν (''trepein'') means "to turn". The Middle English name "turnsole" has the same meaning. A Classical myth, told in Ovid's ''Metamorphoses'', imagines that the water nymph Clytie, in love with the sun god Helios, was scorned by him. Wasting away, she transformed into the heliotrope, whose flowers supposedly always face t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heliotrope (color)
Heliotrope is a pink-purple tint that is a representation of the colour of the heliotrope flower. The first recorded use of heliotrope as a color name in English was in 1882. Variations Heliotrope gray The color heliotrope gray is displayed at right. The first recorded use of ''heliotrope gray'' as a colour name in English was in 1912. Heliotrope magenta Old heliotrope At right is displayed the colour old heliotrope. Another name for this colour is ''old helio''. The first recorded use of ''old helio'' as a colour name in English was in 1926. In culture *The color has been widely referenced as a characterization, the colour of key plot objects, or as flavor text in many works: ** Heliotrope was a popular colour reference of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson, script writers of ''Hancock's Half Hour''. ** In James Joyce's ''Finnegans Wake,'' "heliotrope" is the answer to the Maggies' riddle. Throughout the chapter, the word "heliotrope" is disguised a number of times, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heliotrope (mineral)
Heliotropes () (also called ematille, Indian bloodstones, or simply bloodstones) are aggregate minerals, and a cryptocrystalline mixture of quartz that occurs mostly as jasper ( opaque) or sometimes as chalcedony (translucent). The "classic" bloodstone is translucent to opaque green chalcedony and red jasper that contains inclusions of hematite. The red jasper may resemble spots of blood, hence the name ''bloodstone''. Other colors of chalcedony may also occur in Indian bloodstone, such as white, yellow, or blue. This semiprecious stone should not be confused with other ornamental stones that contain red jasper. Setonite, also called African bloodstone, is composed of red jasper, grey chalcedony, and pyrite. Dragon's Blood, sometimes called Australian bloodstone, is composed of red jasper and green epidote. The name ''heliotrope'' derives from ancient beliefs about the manner in which the mineral reflects light. Such notions are described, for example, by Pliny the Elder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heliotropism
Heliotropism, a form of tropism, is the diurnal or seasonal motion of plant parts (flowers or leaves) in response to the direction of the Sun. The habit of some plants to move in the direction of the Sun, a form of tropism, was already known by the Ancient Greeks. They named one of those plants after that property ''Heliotropium'', meaning "sun turn". The Greeks assumed it to be a passive effect, presumably the loss of fluid on the illuminated side, that did not need further study. Aristotle's logic that plants are passive and immobile organisms prevailed. In the 19th century, however, botanists discovered that growth processes in the plant were involved, and conducted increasingly in-depth experiments. A. P. de Candolle called this phenomenon in ''any'' plant ''heliotropism'' (1832). It was renamed phototropism in 1892 because it is a response to light rather than to the sun, and because the phototropism of algae in lab studies at that time strongly depended on the brightness (pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justina Robson
Justina Robson (born 11 June 1968 in Leeds, England) is a science fiction author from Leeds, England. Biography and publishing history Justina Robson was born in Leeds on 11 June 1968, and studied philosophy and linguistics at the University of York. She worked in a variety of jobs – including secretary, technical writer, and fitness instructor – until becoming a full-time writer. Robson attended the Clarion West Writing Workshop and was first published in 1994 in the British small press magazine The Third Alternative, but is best known as a novelist. Her debut novel ''Silver Screen'' was shortlisted for both the Arthur C Clarke Award and the BSFA Award in 2000. Her second novel, ''Mappa Mundi'', was also shortlisted for the Arthur C Clarke Award in 2001. It won the 2000 Amazon.co.uk Writer's Bursary. In 2004, ''Natural History'', Robson's third novel, was shortlisted for the BSFA Award, and came second in the John W Campbell Award. Robson's novels have been noted for sha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heliotropes (band)
Heliotropes were a psychedelic/alternative rock band from Brooklyn, New York, consisting of Nya Abudu (bass), Cici Harrison (drums), Amber Myers (tambourine, vocals) and Jessica Numsuwankijkul (vocals, guitar). They formed in 2009 when Numsuwankijkul posted an advert on Craigslist to form a band. She was joined by Amber Myers, Cici Harrison, and Nya Abudu later joined the band. They released their debut single "Ribbons" in 2011, and various digital singles, "Moonlite", "The Dove" and "I Walked With a Zombie", in 2012. They released two tracks called "Psalms" and "Quatto" to promote their debut album. '' A Constant Sea'' was released on 18 June 2013, on Manimal Vinyl as a digital download. A limited edition run of vinyl copies were released in 2014 oGoodnight Records History 2009-2012: Formation and record deal Heliotropes formed in 2009 by Jessica Numsuwankijkul and Amber Myers when Numsuwankijkul posted an advert on Craigslist, initially trying to find musicians to perform Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heliotrope (song)
''Vaya'' is the fourth EP by American post-hardcore band At the Drive-In, released in 1999. Writing "198d" was written about drummer Tony Hajjar's grandmother, who was buried in a mass grave in Lebanon. The title was taken from an inscription on her gravestone. The sound of the album bridges the musical gap between ''In/Casino/Out'' and their following album, ''Relationship of Command''. Artwork The EP's cover features a Conion 100CF boombox which belonged to the band, and was used as a frequent prop during ''Vaya'' period, appearing in their photoshoots, gig flyers and on stage during most of their live performances. Additionally, it would appear in the music video for "Metronome Arthritis" and was later featured on the label of their 2000 split 7-inch with The Murder City Devils as well as the cover of the 2005 compilation album '' This Station Is Non-Operational''. Release The EP was first released in 1999 by Fearless Records. To promote it, the band toured with Rage Agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moss Elixir
''Moss Elixir'' is an album by English singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock, released in 1996. It contains twelve original compositions, predominantly acoustic. ''Moss Elixir'' came packaged in green and gold, continuing the theme of his earlier solo acoustic albums, ''I Often Dream of Trains'' and ''Eye''. The CD insert includes a short story: a vaguely autobiographical, surrealist account of Hitchcock in the afterlife, which weaves several images and titles from the album's contents into its storyline, including the elixir of the album's title. "De Chirico Street" alludes to metaphysical painter Giorgio de Chirico. The album's first single was "Alright, Yeah". Production Following the loss of his father, Hitchcock had recorded little in the preceding five years. When he re-emerged, he had dispensed with old group the Egyptians and begun working with new musicians, including Deni Bonet, a violinist with whom Hitchcock would collaborate several times in the years following. "Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heliotrope Studios
''Pax Imperia'' is a 4X game for the Apple Macintosh, released in 1992. The game won praise for its complex gameplay, real-time mode and ability for up to 16 players to join a single game using AppleTalk. '' Pax Imperia: Eminent Domain'' was released in 1997 as a sequel, for both the Mac and PC. ''Pax Imperia'' is a Latin term, meaning "peace of the empires". Gameplay Like most 4X games, ''Pax Imperias basic gameplay involved building spaceships and flying to other worlds in order to take them over. Once captured, the worlds could be upgraded to provide materials, ships, and improve their defensive capabilities. Unlike most other 4X games, ''Pax'' had much more complex solar systems, including moving planets, their moons, and a habitable temperature zone that varied depending on the star and the race's preferences. Races could be customized by players at the start of the game. Options included which atmosphere type they breathed (oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, or hydrogen), tempe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heliotrope (film)
''Heliotrope'' is a lost 1920 American silent drama film directed by George D. Baker and written by Robert W. Chambers and Will M. Ritchey. The film stars Wilfred Lytell, Ben Hendricks Sr., Julia Swayne Gordon, Betty Hilburn, Diana Allen, and Frederick Burton. The film was released on November 28, 1920, by Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount .... Plot A convicted man secures his freedom to save his daughter from her manipulative mother, who intends to entangle the girl in a blackmail scheme. Cast * Wilfred Lytell as Jimmie Andrews *Ben Hendricks Sr. as Sol Goldman * Julia Swayne Gordon as Josephine Hasdock *Betty Hilburn as Mabel Andrews * Diana Allen as Alice Hasdock * Frederick Burton as Heliotrope Harry Hasdock *Clayton White as George Andre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Little White Horse
''The Little White Horse'' is a low fantasy children's novel by Elizabeth Goudge, first published by the University of London Press in 1946 with illustrations by C. Walter Hodges, and Anne Yvonne Gilbert in 1992. G. P. Putnam's Sons, Coward–McCann published a US edition next year. Set in 1842, it features a recently orphaned teenage girl who is sent to the manor house of her cousin and guardian in the West Country of England. The estate, village, and vicinity are shrouded in mystery and magic; the "little white horse" is a unicorn. Goudge won the annual Carnegie Medal (literary award), Carnegie Medal from the CILIP, Library Association, recognizing the year's best children's book by a British subject. It has been adapted for film and television. WorldCat Participating libraries report holding editions in 11 translation languages. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dermatomyositis
Dermatomyositis (DM) is a Chronic condition, long-term inflammatory disorder, inflammatory Autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder which affects the skin and the muscles. Its symptoms are generally a skin rash and worsening muscle weakness over time. These may occur suddenly or develop over months. Other symptoms may include weight loss, fever, lung inflammation, or light sensitivity. Complications may include calcinosis, calcium deposits in muscles or skin. Dermatomyositis is an autoimmune disorder featuring both humoral and T-cell autoimmune processes. Dermatomyositis may develop as a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with several forms of malignancy. It is known to be associated with several viruses, especially coxsackievirus, but no definitive causal link has been found. Dermatomyositis is considered a type of inflammatory myopathy. Diagnosis is typically based on some combination of symptoms, blood tests, electromyography, and muscle biopsy, muscle biopsies. Eighty percen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
