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  Agony - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Agony (Greek αγωνία, agonía "the suffering, the struggle") is unbearable suffering.
Agony is mentioned in various religions, as among Christians who point to the suffering of Christ along the Via Dolorosa and on the cross, and among Jews who point to the ethnic catastrophe of the Holocaust in Germany's Third Reich.
Agony is suffered in some terminal illnesses such as cancer, sometimes scarcely relieved even by heroin.
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 Spice agony - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spice agony is a term used in the Dune series of novels.
Spice agony can also refer generally to the ordeal in which a Fremen acolyte called a sayyadina takes a massive overdose of a powerful drug called the Water of Life, a poison that is the exhalation of a dying sandworm.
The spice agony not only forces her to confront her inner awareness and that of her female ancestors, it also awakens the consciousness of her unborn children and exposes them to their ancestral memories.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spice_agony   (701 words)

  
 Jessica Atreides
Jessica casts Paul as the Lisan al'Gaib, the messiah, and herself as the reverend mother who shall bring him, even though she hasn't experienced the spice agony that transforms an acolyte into a full reverend mother.
Hiding in Stilgar's seitch, their reverend mother about to die and with the seitch about to travel into the desert, Jessica accepts the ritual of the spice agony and becomes the sayyadina of the tribe.
For a foetus to undergo the spice agony results in abomination: because the spice agony awakens the ego-memories of one's ancestors, the 'pre-born' become possessed eventually by one of their forbears, since they lack a coherent personality of their own.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/je/Jessica_Atreides.html   (674 words)

  
 Agony
A brief period when the emotion of two years hard work and the agony of not knowing was matched only by the pain of what the comeback required, came flooding back to Keith 'Robbo' Robinson.
CLINTON Agony and heartache has turned into desperation for Vera Sumrell, who lost her son three and a half months ago and is still scouring for answers to the many questions surrounding his death.
Philadelphia Orchestra music director Christoph Eschenbach, championed by some and dismissed by others, is leaving at the end of his contract, at the end of the 2007-08 season, with a European tour as a winter 2009 coda.
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 Straight-talking Spice Girls ginger up image of the agony aunt
The five members of the pop group, aged 21 to 24, have nevertheless launched parallel careers as agony aunts for their fans, who are mostly female and as young as nine.
In the agony column they promote safe sex and unanimously urge Losing It of Perth to ditch her boyfriend if he continues to put pressure on her to sleep with him.
Spice Advice was one of the ideas in the magazine that came directly from the girls.
www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1997/01/24/nspice24.html   (669 words)

  
 Melange Home
The Bene Gesserit use spice essence, the poisonous substance that can be converted to melange, for the ritual known as the Spice Agony, an ordeal in which an acolyte takes a massive overdose and confronts her inner self and the selves of all her female ancestors.
Spice is in fact not used at all.
Reverend Mothers can ingest the spice essence and alter their internal body chemistry in order to change the chemical make up of the water itself, making it safe for others to drink.
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 Dune (Frank Herbert) - A Science Fiction and Fantasy Page
This recall is due to an ordeal known as Spice Agony and involves overdosing on melange, which men have hitherto failed to survive.
Dune is the sole source of melange, also known as "the spice" that gives limited prescience and prolongs the user's lifespan; with it the Guild Navigators see a path through foldspace (thus enabling faster-than-light travel), and the Bene Gesserit can enhance their mental abilities.
The spice is the most valuable commodity in the universe and it is found only on Dune.
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 Melange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Later, an artificial method of producing the spice is discovered by the Bene Tleilax, who develop in secret the technology to produce melange from axolotl tanks later in the series.
Extensive use of the drug tints the sclera, cornea and iris of the user to a dark shade of blue, which is something of a source of pride amongst the Fremen and a symbol of their tribal bond.
The Bene Gesserit use "spice essence", the toxic substance that can be converted to melange, for the ritual known as the Spice Agony, an ordeal in which an acolyte deliberately imbibes a massive overdose and confronts her inner-self and the selves of all her female ancestors.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Melange   (906 words)

  
 anarchius.org > QuaxWrite > Book Review: Dune - Terminology of the Imperium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Bene Gesserit dependence on Spice, as a result of the transformation, is one of their biggest weaknesses.
Spice is known for its geriatric properties, it prolongues life and betters health.
Extreme Spice exposure is known to produce hallucinogenic imagery, frequently bordering on prescience or precognition.
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 Spice essence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The only two men who have ever consumed spice essence and survived are Paul Atreides, who became the Kwisatz Haderach, and his son Leto II Atreides, who became the God Emperor of Dune.
Because it is a concentrated form of melange, spice essence is utilized in many of the same fashions.
The Bene Gesserit use the spice essence as a drug in the spice agony, which gives her potential contact with her ancestral memories.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spice_essence   (349 words)

  
 Creative Loafing - Creative Loafing Atlanta: Food: Feature: Sweet submission
Spice now possesses a mellower cosmopolitan vibe, and it suits the space.
But "Chef Paul," as the staff refers to him, has been in the kitchen for more than two years, and most of the food is way more polished and consistent than when the restaurant first opened.
At Spice, it clicks: Under a sheer cloak of tempura-thin batter, the lobster meat is delicate, and a jicama-Asian pear slaw on the side draws out the crustacean's buttery nature.
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 Bene Gesserit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.isi.jhu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Spice agony is an ordeal in which an acolyte of the Bene Gesserit takes the Awareness Spectrum Narcotic (which is produced by drowning a little maker in water.
During the Spice Agony, there are two areas of the soul that the acolyte may visit—the part that gives, and the part that takes.
In Dune, when Jessica undergoes the spice agony with a wild Reverend Mother with the Fremen, she is pregnant with Alia.
en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Bene_Gesserit   (4552 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Heretics of Dune: Books: Frank Herbert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
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Sheanna is probably the most refreshing character this series has had in a while; she behaves like a real child, and isn't a grand schemer unlike every other character.
The Spice is that drug that creates the ability to see past and future and all the lives encapsulated in one's genes.
www.amazon.com /Heretics-Dune-Frank-Herbert/dp/0425076695   (2169 words)

  
 Dune Novels Timeline
Tuk Keedair realizes that the spice melange of Arrakis may be of commercial value on League Planets.
To ensure his monopoly based on synthetic spice, Shaddam IV starts the Great Spice War with the secret aim of emptying the spice hoards of the Imperium and of destroying the natural spice source Arrakis.
With Rhombur, House Vernius is reestablished as ruler of Ix.
www.dunenovels.com /timeline.html   (5215 words)

  
 The Sands of Time
Their eyes are totally blue due to their exposure to the spice melange.
The melange was also used by a group of space navigators, who in essence have used so much of the spice that it has changed them.
They live in tanks of spice gas, see all paths through space and time, guide ships to the far reaches of the Imperium.
www.philipcoppens.com /dune.html   (2477 words)

  
 Sunday People - Showbiz Section - May 2001
She's the sugary Spice who took the world by storm as part of the famous five.
The agony us women have to suffer in the name of looking good!
Having to get people to listen and wait for their reaction is very scary indeed.
www.spicenews.com /iviews/iview82.html   (947 words)

  
 Pinchers: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Pinchers is a criminally underrated dancehall singer, one who specializes in a gentle and understated style that often stands in stark contrast to the driving digital rhythms provided by the various producers with whom he's worked since the late 1980s.
Dancehall Classics is just about as good an introduction to his art as you could ask for, consisting of most of the tracks from his excellent Agony album and a handful of other King Jammy productions.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1965, Mikey Spice began singing in his father's church at age seven.
www.music.com /group/pinchers/1   (392 words)

  
 Mel C - Heat Interview - October 2003
  Mel suffered a serious injury to her knee and was whisked away to hospital screaming in agony.
The Games, has had to put all her work plans on hold and will barely be able to move for next few weeks.
Plus, without the Spice Girls you might not be where you are today.
www.lonestarspice.com /interviews/melcheat1003.html   (1727 words)

  
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The problem is that the Encyclopedist is firmly committed to the notion that the spice melange was a prerequisite for the Guild's original success.
In spite of the fact that its history is the Chronicles, many mysteries remain about it-none more obscure than how the sandworm and its spice came to be there in the first place and when the navigation-aiding properties of the spice were discovered.
On the other hand, the consequence of not accepting the early date is that during a considerable stretch of the Imperium-six thousand years, more or less-the Spacing Guild must have used, as did the Bene Gesserit, some other "poison" for their "tricks".
www.projectrho.com /DuneGazetteer.txt   (17499 words)

  
 alt.fan.dune Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
You must employ the Fremen to mine spice, allowing you to send regular shipments to the Emperor to satisfy his demands.
Two modules, "The Duel" and "Spice Harvest," were issued at the same time as the second version, and additional playing cards were printed in Avalon Hill's gaming magazine, the General.
If it was dishonest and a majority of players dispute it, the disputing parties get the disputed amount and the harvest masters cut to split among themsleves and elect a new harvest master.
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Not that any Reverend Mother was ever truly alone after the Spice Agony flooded her with Other Memories.
The most immediately dangerous thing was the shere being metered to her with the spice.
The area still smelled of spice and sand, filling his mind with long-ago and the dead far away.
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 Mikey Spice MP3 Downloads - Mikey Spice Music Downloads - Mikey Spice Music Videos
Delroy Thompson may be named after a pair of pliers, but there's nothing mechanical about his soothing, melodic dancehall singing style.
Going against the genre's grain, Pinchers does not chant slackness, but seeks to elevate, educate and entertain, although "Agony," his trademark, walks a fine line between the profane and the profound.
Not only did he become the genre's most commercially potent artist in the international market, he was also more than just a typical flash in the pan, managing to sustain a career over the course of several highly popular albums.
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 Welcome to My Word Products   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
SpiceTasmania gathers and uses natural spices and flavours found only in the wild, clean environment of Tasmania to mae a remarkable range of products to market to the world.
They are reaching keen buyers throughout Australia, Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific Rim.
Sun-dried, mineral-rich salt from the sparkling Great Southern Ocean, blended with Wakame seaweed and secret spices to thrill the palates of all seafood lovers.
www.spicetasmania.com   (253 words)

  
 Neue Seite 1
POSH Spice Victoria Beckham shows her true colours yesterday as she steps out in a dazzling orange outfit bearing the name of her cherished baby son.
Posh was given sole use of the room, using it to change in and out of the gorgeous outfits she wore in the glitzy show.
SHE may be a good four inches shorter than ordinary models, but Posh Spice Victoria walked tall yesterday as the star attraction of London Fashion Week.
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An entire lifetime of Romallo’s memories, and most/all the memories of Reverend Mothers who had gone before her and that she was able to absorb, were transferred to Jessica during the Agony.
A Fusion, especially a permanent Fusion, is similar to the Agony, except the body of one person disappears into the other.
The significance of a Fusion, just like an Agony, is that someone else’s knowledge and memories and power are transferred to another person.
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 Hunters of Dune The Ultimate Review « memoirs on a rainy day
Rakis is destroyed, the way to create spice from Axlotl tanks is lost because the Tleilaxu are destroyed and the only spice stems from Chapterhouse, which is slowly being transformed into a new Dune.
One of Murbella’s twin daughter Renia dies in the spice agony.
With the spice no longer available, the Honored Matres could no longer go through the Agony and have access to the Other Memory, so they developed another drug based on adrenaline that the Honored Matres still used to this day.
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 Interview
The Spice Girls have wowed audiences everywhere during their spectacular career - and they're not about to stop now!
Currently touring the UK and featuring material that will appear on their new album (due for release later in 2000), the girls are having as much fun during their gigs as the thousands of fans who are watching their idols.
In this TV WEEK interview, all four Spice Girls reveal their feelings about being back on stage, their plans for the rest of 2000 and the changes they have experienced in their personal lives.
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