Infobox person image MartinBalsam in Ada trailer cropped.jpg image size 160px caption in Ada film Ada 1961 birth name Martin Henry Balsam birth date Birth date 1919 11 4 mf y birth place Bronx, New York ... 1959 1962 br Irene Miller 1963 1987 children 1 Talia Balsam , b. 1959 Martin Henry Balsam November ... film Psycho . Early life MartinBalsam was born in The Bronx , New York to Jew ish parents Lillian n e Weinstein and Albert Balsam, who was a manufacturer of ladies sportswear. ref cite news ... Times title MartinBalsam Is Dead at 76 Ubiquitous Character Actor date February 14, 1996 accessdate .... http www.nytimes.com 1996 02 14 nyregion martinbalsam is dead at 76 ubiquitous character actor.html MartinBalsam Is Dead at 76 Ubiquitous Character Actor , The New York Times , February 14, 1996 ... Air Forces during World War II . Career MartinBalsam made his professional debut in August 1941 in a production of The Play s the Thing in Locust Valley . ref name who cite encyclopedia title BALSAM ... Force , and The Goodbye People . Along with Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum , MartinBalsam appeared ... category IMDb name 842 IBDB name 66810 iobdb MartinBalsam amg name 3629 AcademyAwardBestSupportingActor ... 1947 1975 Persondata NAME Balsam, Martin ALTERNATIVE NAMES Balsam, Martin Henry SHORT DESCRIPTION ... February 13, 1996 PLACE OF DEATH Rome, Italy DEFAULTSORT Balsam, Martin Category 1919 births Category ... Category United States Army Air Forces soldiers Category Poliziotteschi actors an MartinBalsam ca MartinBalsam cs MartinBalsam da MartinBalsam de MartinBalsam es MartinBalsam fa fr MartinBalsam it MartinBalsam he nl MartinBalsam ja no MartinBalsam pl MartinBalsam pt MartinBalsam ro MartinBalsam ru , sk MartinBalsam fi MartinBalsam sv MartinBalsam tl MartinBalsam yo MartinBalsam ... index 2.php?actor first Martin&actor last Balsam Great Character Actors Bot generated title ref He ... more details
Wikisource1911Enc Balsam is a term used for various pleasantly scented plant products, and the plants which produce them. Balsams are oily or gummy oleoresin s, usually containing benzoic acid or cinnamic acid , obtained from the exudates of various trees and shrubs and used as a base for some botanical medicine s. They may be obtained from Balsam fir Abies balsamea , producing Canada balsamBalsam poplar s Populus section Tacamahaca , producing Balm of Gilead Commiphora gileadensis , producing Balsam of Mecca Myroxylon , producing Tolu balsam and Peru balsam Copaifera langsdorfii , producing copaiba balsamBalsam may also refer to the balsam family of flowering plants, Balsaminaceae the plant genus Impatiens Balsam drink , an herbal liqueur Riga Black Balsam R gas Melnais balzams , a traditional Latvian herbal liqueur Friar s balsam, or Tincture of benzoin People Arthur Balsam 1906 1994 , pianist Isaac Balsam 1880 1945 , founder of the Balsam Dairy Farm MartinBalsam 1919 1996 , actor Paul Balsam 1905 1972 , New York Supreme Court Justice Talia Balsam born 1959 , American actress Places The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire Balsam, North Carolina , a town in the United States Great Balsam Mountains of North Carolina Balsam Lake Wisconsin , a lake in Wisconsin See also Basamum Balm of Gilead Balsamic vinegar Balsam pear disambiguation Balsam apple disambiguation disambiguation ca B lsam de Balsam Begriffskl rung es B lsamo desambiguaci n fr Pommade nl Balsem no Balsam pl Balsam sv Balsam ... more details
BLP refimprove date March 2012 Infobox person name Talia Balsam birth date Birth date and age 1959 3 5 birth place New York City , New York , United States occupation Actress years active 1977 present spouse George Clooney 1989 1993 br John Slattery 1998 present 1 child parents MartinBalsam 1919 1996 br Joyce Van Patten b.1934 Talia Balsam born March 5, 1959 is an American actress. Early life Balsam was born in New York City to actors MartinBalsam and Joyce Van Patten . Career Balsam made her television debut in Alexander The Other Side of Dawn in 1977. Survival of Dana was her second TV lead role. She appeared in multiple episodes of Happy Days , Taxi TV series Taxi , Family Ties , thirtysomething TV series thirtysomething , Murder, She Wrote , Almost Perfect , Archie Bunker s Place , L.A. Doctors , Tour of Duty , and K Street . In more recent years, she had a recurring role as Anthony LaPaglia s estranged wife on Without a Trace and appears as List of Mad Men characters Mona Sterling Mona Sterling on Mad Men opposite her husband, John Slattery . Balsam made her Broadway theatre Broadway debut in the 1992 Neil Simon play Jake s Women and won the Theatre World Award for her performance. Citation needed date March 2011 Balsam s screen credits include Mass Appeal film Mass Appeal , Crawlspace film Crawlspace , Killer Instinct 1991 film Killer Instinct , Little Manhattan , All the King ... 2011 film Return , with Slattery. Personal life Balsam was married to actor George Clooney from 1989 ... Balsam has been married to John Slattery since 1998, with whom she has one child. References reflist ... Balsam, Talia ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH March 5, 1959 PLACE OF BIRTH New York City, New York , United States U.S. DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Balsam, Talia Category ... de Talia Balsam es Talia Balsam fr Talia Balsam ko it Talia Balsam nl Talia Balsam pt Talia Balsam ... more details
Balsam Lake may refer to Canada Balsam Lake Ontario , a lake in the Kawartha lakes region Balsam Lake Provincial Park , on the above lake United States New York Balsam Lake Mountain , part of the Catskill Mountains Balsam Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station , on the above mountain Wisconsin Balsam Lake Wisconsin , a lake in Polk County Balsam Lake town , Wisconsin , a town in Polk County Balsam Lake, Wisconsin , in the above town geodis de Balsam Lake pl Balsam Lake simple Balsam Lake ... more details
Image Rigas Balzams.JPG thumb right 160px Riga Black BalsamBalsam is a term used to describe a variety of traditional Eastern Europe an herbal, high alcohol content 40 45 liqueur s originally used for medicinal purposes. Examples Riga Black Balsam Ukrainian Balsam Krasnaya Polyana Balsam Karelian Balsam See also Bitters Flavored liquor Digestif DEFAULTSORT Balsam Drink Category Bitters Category Herbal liqueurs distilled drink stub lt Balzamas ru uk ... more details
Balsam apple may refer to Clusia major , a tree species found in America Momordica balsamina , a vine species found in Africa Bitter melon Momordica charantia , a vine grown for its bitter and edible fruit Echinocystis lobata Wild Cucumber , also known as Balsam Apple or Wild Balsam Apple Disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Balsam oil , also called oil of Peru or Balsam Peru oil , is an essential oil of Myroxylon Myroxylon pereirae . Balsam oil was used in ancient Egypt to mummify the dead. According to the biblical book of Esther, balsam oil was used to help prepare the harem s virgins to meet the king Est 2 12 . Another biblical mention was when the queen of Sheba went to confirm King Solomon s wisdom, her amazement caused her to give the king a great deal of balsam oil for which there never came anymore the like of that balsam oil for the quantity such given 1 Kings 10 10 . botany stub Category Oils Category Mummies Category Ancient Egypt ... more details
Isaac Balsam 1880 1945 started the first Chalav Yisrael dairy farming dairy farm on the East Coast, and possibly in the United States. ref For some background on Isaac Balsam and the Balsam dairy farm, see Hamodia Magazine, March 4, 2009, p.3 see also All for the Boss , Revised and Expanded Edition, by Ruchoma Shain Feldheim 2001 , p.p. 149 50, available at http books.google.com books?id QdxHnvnHdtMC&printsec frontcover&dq 22All for the Boss 22 PPA149,M1 ref Balsam was born in Mielec Melitz , Poland , and was a Melitzer Chassid . He emigrated to the United States in 1898, lived initially with his uncle, Meyer Emmer, and worked on Emmer s dairy farm for about five years. In 1903, Balsam established his own dairy farm in Ozone Park, Queens . At its peak, the Balsam farm had 300 cows. Balsam also ran a plant that processed milk from other farms. That milk was not Chalav Yisrael, because it had not been supervised from the time of the milking. However, the bottles were clearly labeled, so that it was easy to distinguish between the milk that was Chalav Yisrael and that which was not. The Balsam ... known as Balsam Village. Balsam built a synagogue on his farm, Congregation B nei Jacob, for which he was the sole support, and gave generously to charitable causes. Family Balsam was the fourth of ten children. His parents were Jacob Balsam 1850? 1923? and Bliema Necha Emmer 1860? 1932? . Balsam ... Necha, who was married to Jacob until her death around 1878 . Balsam married Sarah Eisig 1880 1945 , his first cousin, in 1902. Among their children was Paul Balsam 1905 1972 , who served on the New ..., Balsam brought his mother to America, and she lived out her days on the Balsam farm. Balsam ... run the farm over the years, especially after their father s death. Balsam s great great great grandsons ... see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Balsam, Isaac ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1880 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1945 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Balsam, Isaac Category American ... more details
Philip Balsam is a Canadian songwriter and author . With fellow Canadian Dennis Lee author Dennis Lee , he wrote most of the songs for the television series Fraggle Rock . ref http www.soundtrack.net albums ?cid B&lid c&id 498 ref The two also wrote the songs for the Jim Henson television special The Tale of the Bunny Picnic and film Dog City . ref http www.imdb.com name nm0051103 ref References reflist External links http muppet.wikia.com wiki Philip Balsam Philip Balsam , Muppet wiki imdb name 0051103 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Balsam, Philip ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Balsam, Philip Category Living people Category Year of birth missing living people songwriter stub ... more details
Infobox mountain name Balsam Cap photo photo caption elevation ft 3623 elevation ref ngvd29 ref name pb cite peakbagger 18314 Balsam Cap, New York ref prominence ft 243 prominence ref ref name pb listing Catskill High Peaks map New York map size 200 location Shandaken, New York Shandaken , Ulster County, New York Ulster County , New York range Catskill Mountains lat d 41.9770369 long d 74.3573722 region US NY source gnis coordinates ref ref name gnis cite gnis 942944 Balsam Cap ref topo United States Geological Survey USGS West Shokan type age first ascent easiest route Balsam Cap is a mountain located in Ulster County, New York Ulster County , New York . The mountain is part of the Catskill Mountains . Balsam Cap is flanked to the north by Friday Mountain , and to the southwest by Rocky Mountain Ulster County, New York Rocky Mountain . The northeast and southeast slopes of Balsam Cap drain into Maltby Hollow Brook, thence into Bush Kill, the Ashokan Reservoir , Esopus Creek , the Hudson River , and into New York Bay . The southwest side of Balsam Cap drains into the headwaters of Rondout Creek , thence into the Hudson River. The northwest side of Balsam Cap drains into the East Branch Neversink River East Branch of the Neversink River , the Delaware River , and into Delaware Bay . Balsam Cap is within the Slide Mountain Wilderness of New York s Catskill State Park . See also Portal Hudson Valley List of mountains in New York References Reflist External links cite web title Balsam Cap Mountain publisher Catskill 3500 Club url http www.catskill 3500 club.org catskill peaks balsam cap mountain.htm Catskill High Peaks Category Catskill High Peaks Category Mountains of Ulster County, New York UlsterCountyNY geo stub ... more details
Canada balsam , also called Canada turpentine or balsam of fir , is a turpentine which is made from the resin of the Abies balsamea balsam fir tree Abies balsamea of boreal North America . The resin, dissolved in essential oil s, is a viscosity viscous , sticky, colourless or yellowish liquid that turns to a transparent yellowish mass when the essential oils have been allowed to evaporate. Canada balsam is Amorphous solid amorphous when dried. Since it does not crystallize with age, its optical properties do not deteriorate. Citation needed date February 2008 However, it has poor thermal and solvent resistance. ref name Summers Cite document title The Bonding of Optical Elements Techniques and Troubleshooting publisher Summers Optical url http www.emsdiasum.com SUMMERS OPTICAL cements manual manual.html accessdate 10 Feb 2009 postscript None ref Uses Due to its high optical quality and the similarity ... Canada balsam was traditionally used in optics as an invisible when dry Adhesive glue for glass, such as lens elements. Lenses glued with Canada balsam or with other similar glues are called cemented lenses. Also, other optical elements can be cemented with Canada balsam, such as two prism optics prism s bonded to form a beam splitter . Balsam was phased out as an optical adhesive during ... optical manufacturing, ultraviolet UV cured epoxies are often used to bond lens elements. Canada balsam ... slide and a glass coverslip, using Canada balsam to glue the arrangement together and enclose the sample to conserve it. Xylene balsam , Canada balsam dissolved in xylene , is also used for preparing ... mounts as it is both less acidic and cheaper than balsam. Synthetic resins have largely replaced ... Balm of Gilead , a healing compound made from the resinous gum of various species of balsam poplar balsam poplar Populus . References references DEFAULTSORT Canada Balsam Category Adhesives Category ... pl Balsam kanadyjski ru sv Kanadabalsam ta ... more details
Balsam pear may refer to Momordica balsamina , a vine native to Africa Bitter melon Momordica charantia , a vine grown for its bitter and edible fruit disambig ... more details
Infobox mountain name Richland Balsam photo photo caption elevation ft 6410 elevation ref prominence ft 3010 prominence ref ref name pb http www.peakbagger.com peak.aspx?pid 7839 Peakbagger Richland Balsam ref location Haywood County, North Carolina Haywood Jackson County, North Carolina Jackson counties, North Carolina North Carolina, USA range Great Balsam Mountains coordinates coord 35.367588 82.990335 type mountain region US display inline,title topo easiest route short hiking trail Richland Balsam is a mountain in the Great Balsam Mountains in the U.S. state of North Carolina . Rising to an elevation of convert 6410 ft m , it is the highest mountain in the Great Balsam range and is among the 20 highest summits in the Appalachian Mountains Appalachian range . The Blue Ridge Parkway reaches an elevation of convert 6053 ft m &mdash the parkway s highest point&mdash as it passes over Richland Balsam s southwestern slope. The Jackson County, North Carolina Jackson County Haywood County, North Carolina Haywood County line crosses the mountain s summit. ref name pb Richland Balsam s upper elevations above approximately 5,500 feet support part of one of just ten stands of Southern Appalachian spruce fir forest . This forest type consists of two dominant tree types&mdash the red spruce and the Abies fraseri Fraser fir &mdash commonly called the he balsam and she balsam respectively, although the latter has been decimated in recent decades by the balsam woolly adelgid infestation. Spruce ... NaturalHeritage NaturalTreasures Mountains RichlandBalsam.html Blue Ridge Heritage Richland Balsam . Retrieved 20 April 2009. ref The eastern half of Richland Balsam is protected by the Pisgah National ... lot and overlook atop Richland Balsam marking the parkway s highest point. A short interpretive ... http www.summitpost.org mountain rock 153853 richland balsam.html Richland Balsam &mdash SummitPost.org http www.carolinamtnclub.com SB6K SB6K 20Great 20Balsams.htm South Beyond 6000 in the Great Balsam ... more details
Infobox mountain pass name Balsam Gap photo BalsamGapUSGS.jpg photo caption USGS Map of Balsam Gap elevation ft 3400 elevation ref traversed location Haywood County, North Carolina Haywood Jackson County, North Carolina Jackson counties, North Carolina , USA range Great Balsam Mountains coordinates coord 35.4339907 83.0776402 type pass region US display inline,title topo http www.topoquest.com map.asp?lon 83.0778&lat 35.4339 TopoQuest Balsam Gap el. convert 3400 ft m abbr on is a mountain pass between the Plott Balsams Plott Balsam Range to the northwest and the Great Balsam Mountains to the southeast on the county line dividing Haywood County, North Carolina Haywood and Jackson County, North Carolina Jackson counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina . ref gnis 1008907 Balsam Gap ref The gap allows both the Great Smoky Mountains Expressway and the Murphy Branch of the Norfolk Southern Railway to cross between the two counties running east west. The Blue Ridge Parkway also runs through the gap in a north south direction crossing both the expressway and railway branch. The gap is named for the Great Balsam Mountains in which it lies. The small, unincorporated communities of Balsam, North Carolina Balsam in Jackson County, North Carolina Jackson County and Saunook, North Carolina Saunook in Haywood County, North Carolina Haywood County are also located close by. References references Category Geography of Haywood County, North Carolina Category Geography of Jackson County, North Carolina Category Mountain passes of North Carolina Category Transportation in Haywood County, North Carolina Category Transportation in Jackson County, North Carolina NorthCarolina geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Tolu balsam or balsam of Tolu a variant of balsam of Peru is the resinous secretion of Myroxylon Myroxylon balsamum . The resin is still used in certain cough syrup formulas. However its main use in the modern era is in perfumery , where it is valued for its warm, mellow yet somewhat spicy scent. It is also used as a natural remedy for skin rashes. Ironically, it is a well known cause of contact dermatitis , a form of skin allergy. Botany T. balsamum is a tall tree native to South America and grows abundantly on the high plains and mountains of Venezuela, Colombia, and Peru. The species is also known as Myroxylon toluiferum HBK and M. balsamamum L. Harms. It is also cultivated in the West Indies. The tree differs little from that yielding Balsam of Peru . The resin is tapped from the trunk of the tree through incisions into the bark and collected when dry. The colour of the resin is light to reddish brown. Tolu balsam is pliable when warm and fractures in a pattern similar to flint when cold. The dry resin has a complex aroma consisting chiefly of cinnamon and vanilla notes with a slight floral character. Tolu has begun to be used in the niche perfume industry notably by Ormonde Jayne Perfumery, which launched its oriental perfume Tolu in 2002 and also recently in 2010 by Esteban which launched Baume Tolu. Both perfumes have a velvety rich quality and Ormonde Jayne s Tolu Perfume was used by designer Roksana Ilincic to scent her evening dress shows ... treatment of cancer. Chemistry Tolu balsam is a yellow brown semifluid or near solid material ..., and chloroform. The balsam contains up to 80 resin, approximately 15 free cinnamic acid and benzoic ... minor components have been identified in the balsam. The concentrations of these components vary widely in commercial products because of a lack of international standards for tolu balsam. See also Toluene Myroxylon Castor oil DEFAULTSORT Tolu Balsam Category Resins Category Perfume ingredients Category ... more details
Daniel Balsam is an United States of America American lawyer best known for his lawsuits against e mail Spam electronic spammers for violations of internet spam laws. Balsam has been filing lawsuits against ... 27, 2010 ref By filing lawsuits, Balsam aims to publicize the names of the principals who are profiting ... content search showarticle1.asp?arid 73455&mode disp accessdate December 27, 2010 ref Balsam describes ... of the Law of the United States legal system . ref name ap Legal practice Balsam decided to begin ... seeing the lawsuits as a hobby . Balsam soon decided to make it his vocation and attended the University ... he graduated from law school, Balsam had filed several dozen lawsuits. He files lawsuits ... the message, it is often difficult to identify the source. Balsam is frequently faced with fictitious ... Joe title Anti Spam Crusader Dan Balsam Takes Spammers To Court And Wins newspaper San Francisco Weekly ... accessdate December 27, 2010 ref Balsam was once awarded a 1.125 million verdict against a pornography ... 32671.htm accessdate December 27, 2010 ref Most of Balsam s lawsuits are brought under California s anti ... &mdash Balsam v. Trancos Inc. &mdash which is currently on appeal. ref name ap ref name SFCron Cite ... law commercial e mail suits accessdate December 27, 2010 ref Among the companies that Balsam has ... LLC dba AmateurMatch , and the Stockton Asparagus Festival. ref name ap Lobbying Balsam has been critical ... in law school, Balsam helped draft a bill AB 2950 sponsored by California State Assembly man Jared ... Bennet Kelley, an internet lawyer whom Balsam has faced in court, has been vocally critical of Balsam ... spam Julie Watts for CBS San Francisco Consumer Watch, Dec. 28, 2010 ref Balsam also has been sued ... ROA22&ARGUMENTS ACGC07465845 ValueClick, Inc. v. Balsam, San Franscisco Superior Court Case No. CGC ...?APPNAME IJS&PRGNAME ROA22&ARGUMENTS ACGC10497022 Bloosky Interactive, LLC v. Balsam, San Francisco ... and or non disparagement agreements very shortly after entering into a settlement. Balsam maintains ... more details
Paul Balsam July 19, 1905 December 22, 1972 was a justice on the New York State Supreme Court from January 1, 1965 until his death in 1972. He was born, and lived throughout his life, in Ozone Park, Queens . After graduating from the Brooklyn Law School in 1928 and working for several law firms as an attorney, Balsam held several positions for New York State and New York City City , including Assistant Attorney General a position he held for seven years , Assistant District Attorney for Queens Queens County beginning in 1943 , and Queens County Tax Commissioner. ref See Paul Balsam Dead A Justice In Queens, The New York Times , December 24, 1972, available for purchase at http select.nytimes.com gst abstract.html?res F00612FE3E59107A93C6AB1789D95F468785F9 ref From 1947, when William O Dwyer Mayor William O Dwyer appointed him as a City Magistrate, until his death, Judge Balsam served on the bench of several courts, including the Family Court for over ten years, and, as noted above, the New York State Supreme Court for eight years. In 1968, Justice Balsam presided at the trial in which Herman B. Ferguson and Arthur Harris were convicted of conspiring to murder civil rights leader Whitney M. Young, Jr. , as part of what was described as a black revolutionary plot. ref http www.courts.state.ny.us history family ct familycourtlist.htm See ref ref See Paul Balsam Dead A Justice In Queens, The New York Times, December 24, 1972, available for purchase at http select.nytimes.com gst abstract.html?res F00612FE3E59107A93C6AB1789D95F468785F9 ref Balsam was active in numerous charitable organizations, including the Ozone Park Synagogue Jewish Center and the Queens Jewish Center . ref http www.myqjc.org history.htm See ref He was the son of Isaac Balsam Isaac and Sarah Eisig Balsam, and married Caroline Sager November 13, 1908 September 17, 2005 in 1931. They had two children, Joel and Alan, an attorney and a physician, respectively, and nine grandchildren. References reflist Persondata ... more details
notability Companies date August 2011 Infobox company logo File Balsam Hill logo.jpg company name Balsam Hill Christmas Tree Co company type Private founder Thomas Harman location city Redwood City , California location country USA key people Thomas Harman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer CEO industry Artificial Christmas tree Artificial Christmas Trees products Christmas trees , wreath Christmas wreaths & garland , topiary homepage http www.balsamhill.com Balsam Hill makes artificial christmas tree artificial Christmas Trees and Christmas decorations for consumer and commercial use. The privately held company is located in Northern California and serves customers worldwide. Balsam Hill specializes in artificial Christmas trees modeled after naturally occurring varieties of commonly used Christmas Trees . ref name BG http www.boston.com ae events articles 2007 12 06 go fake Go Fake , The Boston Globe . December 6, 2007. ref ref name SDUT http archives.signonsandiego.com uniontrib 20071125 news mz1hs25fake.html Artificial trees Natural looking or borderline tacky? San Diego Union Tribune . November 25, 2007. ref History http www.balsamhill.com Balsam Hill was founded by Thomas Harman. He was inspired to start the company by his allergic brother in law when he could not find an artificial tree that looked real enough. ref name SFGate http www.sfgate.com cgi bin article.cgi?f c a 2006 12 06 HOG3NMP6GT1.DTL Hot Stuff , SF Gate . December 6, 2006. ref So Harman set out to develop a line of artificial trees that were highly realistic and luxury good luxurious . ref name Oak http findarticles.com p articles mi qn4176 is 20061209 ai n16899973 Faux Firs Fake Tree attracts flocks ... , Balsam Hill designs all of its own trees which are available on http www.balsamhill.com their website and at their flagship retail showroom in Palo Alto , CA. Each Christmas season, Balsam Hill ... Balsam Hill Christmas Tree Company Christmas trees Category Artificial Christmas trees ... more details
varieties Abies balsamea var. balsamea balsam fir bracts subtending seed scales short, not visible on the closed cones. Most of the species range. Abies balsamea var. phanerolepis bracted balsam fir ... regard this variety as a natural hybrid between balsam fir and Fraser fir Abies fraseri , which occurs further south in the Appalachian mountains. Ecology On mountain tops, stands of Balsam Fir ... United states. The resin is used to produce Canada balsam , and was traditionally used as a Common ... manufacture. Balsam fir oil is an EPA approved nontoxic rodent repellent. The balsam fir is also ... factsheets factsheet 129035.htm ref Tree emblem Balsam Fir is the Provincial tree emblems of Canada ... Abies balsamea Compiled images http www.plantmaps.com nrm abies balsamea balsam fir native range ... of the Northeastern United States Link FA de Link GA et ar cs Jedle balz mov de Balsam ... more details
Balsam Forebay is an artificial lake in the Sierra National Forest of Fresno County, California , near California State Route 168 approximately 5 km north east of Shaver Lake . A trail provides public access to and around the forebay with access to from the southeast shore. Road access to limited to official vehicles. The area is popular for hiking, swimming, and a picnicking. References cite journal author Aesthetic Resources FERC Project Nos. 2085, 2175, 67 and 120 title Amended Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment APDEA 5.2.7 version format .PDF publisher Southern California Edison Company url http www.sce.com NR rdonlyres F2AE570E 271F 4DA3 94D0 EA0624C9F018 0 APDEA Section 05 2 07Aesthetics.pdf date February 2007 accessdate 2009 09 02 http bulk.resource.org gpo.gov register 2008 2008 02483.pdf Federal Register Vol. 73, No. 10 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 Notices 2483 External links cite web author title Balsam Meadow, Central California url http findlakes.com balsam meadow california ca01283.htm work FindLakes year 2009 accessdate 2009 08 20 coord 37.16153 119.25286 region US CA type waterbody source wikimapia display title Category Reservoirs in Fresno County, California Category Sierra National Forest FresnoCountyCA geo stub ... more details
taxobox name Himalayan Balsam br Impatiens glandulifera image Impatiens Glandulifera.jpg regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Ericales familia Balsaminaceae genus Impatiens species I. glandulifera binomial Impatiens glandulifera binomial authority John Forbes Royle Royle Image Impatiens glandulifera.ogg thumb right 250px Impatiens glandulifera ... hat shaped. Himalayan Balsam and Kiss me on the mountain arise from the fact that the plant originates ... the only Impatiens native to that country, it is also known as Indian Balsam in countries where it is introduced. File Impatiens Glandulifera, leaves.jpg left thumb Leaves of the Himalayan Balsam ... 2011 Invasive species Himalayan Balsam is sometimes cultivated for its flowers. It is now widely ... which attracts pollinators, often allows the Himalayan Balsam to outcompete native plants. In the UK ... naturalhistory invaders wanted himalayan balsam.html title Wanted Himalayan Balsam work British ... grown in the greenhouses of the rich. Within ten years, however, Himalayan balsam had escaped from ... Today it has spread across most of the UK and some local wildlife trusts organise balsam bashing events ... Balsam can open up the habitat for more aggressive invasive plant s such as Japanese knotweed ... that the optimal way to control the spread of riparian Himalayan Balsam is to decrease eutrophication , thereby permitting the better adapted local vegetation that gets outgrown by the balsam on watercourses ..., manual destruction is apparently still the best way to stem or slow the expansion of Himalayan Balsam ... flowers. Eventually, if all goes well, this project will have the Himalayan Balsam financing its own eradication. File North West Wing.jpeg thumb left Himalayan Balsam at Bank Hall , Bretherton ...&type RESOURCES Identifying and removing Himalayan Balsam on businesslink.gov.uk http www.arkive.org species ARK plants and algae Impatiens glandulifera Himalayan balsam Impatiens glandulifera Commons ... more details
Artur Balsam February 8, 1906 in Warsaw , Poland September 1, 1994 in New York City New York was a Poland Polish born United States American Classical music classical pianist and pedagogue . Biography He studied in d , making his debut there at the age of 12 then enrolled at the Berlin University of the Arts Berlin Hochschule fur Musik . In 1930 he obtained the prestigious Mendelssohn Prize . In 1932 he made a tour of the United States with Yehudi Menuhin . With the rise of the Nazi s, Balsam settled in United States America , where he became a celebrated accompanist to well known artists, including Henri Temianka , with whom he performed twice in 1945 at Carnegie Hall . He also played much chamber music and gave occasional solo recitals. He served on the faculties of the Eastman School of Music , Boston University , and the Manhattan School of Music . References cite book last Slonimsky first Nicolas authorlink coauthors Laura Diane Kuhn Dennis McIntire title Baker s Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth Century Classical Musicians publisher Schirmer Books date 1997 location New York pages url doi id isbn 9780028712710 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Balsam, Artur ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH February 8, 1906 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH September 1, 1994 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Balsam, Artur Category 1906 births Category 1994 deaths Category American classical pianists US music bio stub ru , ... more details
Orphan date November 2010 Balsam Beach Coord 54 19 S 36 26 W source GNIS display inline,title is a narrow boulder beach with jagged islands close offshore, lying convert 0.75 nmi km 1 east of Dartmouth Point in Cumberland East Bay , South Georgia . The beach appears on earlier charts, but the name was given by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey FIDS in 1951 following a sketch survey. The name is one of a group in the vicinity of Dartmouth Point derived from the chemical stains used in the preparation for histological examination of biological material collected there by FIDS. ref name gnis References Reflist refs ref name gnis cite gnis type antarid id 925 name Balsam Beach accessdate 2011 05 18 ref usgs gazetteer id 925 Category Beaches of South Georgia SouthGeorgia geo stub ... more details
for other products called Balm of Gilead Balm of Gilead disambiguation Balsam of Mecca also called the balsam of Gilead or balm of Gilead is a resin ous natural gum gum of the tree Commiphora gileadensis syn. Commiphora opobalsamum , native to southern Arabia and also naturalized, in ancient and again in modern times, in ancient Judea Palestine Israel . The most famous site of balsam production in the region was the Jewish town of Ein Gedi . The resin was valued in medicine and perfume in ancient Greece and the Roman Empire . Thus Pliny the Elder mentions it as one of the ingredients of the Royal Perfume of the Parthians in his Naturalis Historia . In Latin language Latin the resin was technically known as opobalsamum the dried fruit was called carpobalsamum , and the wood xylobalsamum . When balm or balsam is mentioned in translations of the Bible this is probably the product that is intended. Its literary connection with Gilead comes from Book of Genesis Genesis chapter 37 and from Jeremiah chapters 8 and 46 quoted below . Literary occurrence and symbolism The Book of Genesis alludes to the balm of Gilead in one passage, and the Book of Jeremiah alludes to it in two passages. Translations excerpted from the JPS Tanakh blockquote And they sat down to eat bread and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and ladanum, going to carry it down to Egypt. cite s Bible JPS Genesis 37 25 Genesis 37 25 cite blockquote blockquote Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt in vain dost thou use many medicines there is no cure for thee. cite s Bible JPS Jeremiah 46 11 Jeremiah 46 11 cite blockquote blockquote Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why ... in, and presents the king with an Arabian balsam . She informs the Knights of the Grail present there that if the balsam does not stimulate the king s recovery, Arabia does not hide anything more ... more details
Balsam Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Minnesota Balsam Township, Aitkin County, Minnesota Balsam Township, Itasca County, Minnesota Geodis Category Minnesota township disambiguation pages de Balsam Township ... more details
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