TiredKnife: April 2004

Dow, Charles Henry

In his twenties Dow took up journalism,

Gary, Romain

Gary's novels

Arts, Islamic, Stringed instruments

Chordophones, or stringed instruments, constitute the most important family. The favourite instrument of Islamic classical music is the 'ud, a short-necked lute having four or five strings and resembling the Western lute, which derived from the 'ud. In addition to holding musical supremacy, it was important in medieval theoretical and cosmological speculations. It

Ikeda

City, Osaka fu (urban prefecture), Honshu, Japan. It lies on the Fukuchiyama Line (railway), northwest of Osaka. Settled in prehistoric times, Ikeda was a flourishing trade centre during the Tokugawa era (1603 - 1867). After the development of railway transport in the late 19th century, it served as a residential suburb of Osaka. The city's industries include brewing, woodworking, and the manufacture

Nordheim, Sondre

Nordheim in 1860 was the first to use bindings of willow, cane, and birch root around the heel from each side of the toe strap to fasten the boot to the ski, thus revolutionizing skiing and making ski jumping possible. He himself

Manchester, Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl Of, Viscount Mandeville, Baron Kimbolton Of Kimbolton

Son of the 1st earl, Henry Montagu, he was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. He sat in Parliament from 1624 to 1626 and in the latter year was raised to the peerage as Baron Kimbolton, but he was known generally by his courtesy title of Viscount Mandeville. At the beginning of the Long Parliament

Tabasco

Hot red pepper, a variety of Capsicum frutescens of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family. See pepper.

Semiconductor Device, The p-n junction

If an abrupt change in impurity type from acceptors (p-type) to donors (n-type) occurs within a single crystal structure, a p-n junction is formed (see Figure 3B and 3C). On the p side, the holes constitute the dominant carriers and so are called majority carriers. A few thermally generated electrons will also exist in the p side; these are termed minority carriers. On the n

Cranberry

Fruit of any of several small creeping or trailing plants of the genus Vaccinium (family Ericaceae), related to the blueberries. The small-fruited, or northern, cranberry (V. oxycoccus) is found in marshy land in northern North America and Asia and in northern and central Europe. Its stems are wiry and creeping; the leaves are evergreen, oval or elliptical,

Latin League

Originally a confederation of about 30 villages and tribes in the neighbourhood of ancient Rome that joined for mutual protection and defense against hostile adjoining communities. The city of Alba Longa, the leader of this federation, was the site of religious ceremonies, which included worship of Jupiter on the Alban Mount. It was also the place where league members

Sachsenspiegel

The most important of the medieval compilations of Saxon customary law. Collected in the early 13th century by Eike von Repgow (also spelled Repkow, Repchow, or Repgau), a knight and a judge, it was written originally in Latin and later in German and showed little Roman influence, largely because Roman law was still virtually unknown at that time and had not penetrated

Wright Flyer Of 1905

The flyer took to the air for the first time on June 23, 1905, at Huffman Prairie, a pasture located on the streetcar line some 8 miles

Manaslu I

Also called �Kutang I� one of the world's highest mountains (26,781 feet [8,163 m]); it lies in the Himalayas of north Nepal, 38 miles (61 km) north of the town of Gurkha. The summit of this snow- and glacier-covered peak was first reached on May 9 and 11, 1956, by two separate Japanese parties.

Catalan Language

Catalan �Catal� Romance language spoken in eastern and northeastern Spain, chiefly in Catalonia and Valencia. It is also spoken in the Roussillon region of France, in Andorra, and in the Balearic Isles. The official language of the kingdom of Aragon in the 12th century, Catalan has a literary tradition dating from that period. The earliest written materials date from the 12th century.

Catalan Language

Catalan �Catal� Romance language spoken in eastern and northeastern Spain, chiefly in Catalonia and Valencia. It is also spoken in the Roussillon region of France, in Andorra, and in the Balearic Isles. The official language of the kingdom of Aragon in the 12th century, Catalan has a literary tradition dating from that period. The earliest written materials date from the 12th century.

Koechlin, Charles

Influenced by Jules Massenet, Gabriel Faur�, and Andr� G�dalge, under whom he studied, Koechlin experimented with the techniques of polytonality (the use of two or

Eye Rhyme

In poetry, an imperfect rhyme in which two words are spelled similarly but pronounced differently (such as move and love, bough and though, come and home, and laughter and daughter). Some of these (such as flood and brood) are referred to as historical rhymes because at one time they probably had the same pronunciation.

Wyler, William

The son of a Swiss-born merchant in Alsace, Wyler attended the �cole Sup�rieure de Commerce in Lausanne, Switz., and the

Ten Days Of Penitence

Hebrew �Aseret Yeme Teshuva, � the first 10 days of the Jewish religious year. See yamim nora'im.

Sea Level

Position of the air-sea interface, to which all terrestrial elevations and submarine depths are referred. The sea level constantly changes at every locality with the changes in tides, atmospheric pressure, and wind conditions. Longer-term changes in sea level are influenced by the Earth's changing climates. Consequently, the level is better defined as mean sea

Akola

City, north-central Maharashtra state, western India, on the Murna River. An important road and rail junction in the Tapti River valley, it is a commercial centre trading chiefly in cotton. There are also textile and vegetable-oil industries. In the past it was incorporated in turn into several local Muslim kingdoms. Akola is an important educational centre with several

Cadence

In music, formula signifying the end of a phrase or half-phrase, section, or entire composition. The concept of cadence implies broadly acknowledged conventions, especially of a harmonic nature, conveying a sense of relative completion, analogous to the use of punctuation in literature. The term derives from the Latin word cadere (�to fall�) and originally referred

Puerto Padre

City, northeastern Las Tunas provincia, eastern Cuba. Lying on sheltered Puerto Padre Bay, off the Atlantic Ocean, the city is a commercial and manufacturing centre for a fertile irrigated hinterland. Sugarcane, tobacco, fruit, and livestock produced in the area are processed in the city, which also contains brickyards and sawmills. Saltworks, asphalt deposits, and

Palembang

Kotamadya (municipality) and capital, Sumatera Selatan provinsi (�province�), Indonesia. It lies on both banks of the Musi River, there spanned by the Ampera Bridge. Sumatra's second largest city (after Medan), it was long the chief town of the Palembang sultanate. The city served as the capital of the Buddhist Srivijaya empire from the 7th century until the kingdom was overthrown

Wessel, Johan Herman

From 1761 when he entered the University of Copenhagen until his death at 43, Wessel lived the bohemian life of a debt-ridden, perpetual student. He was one of the founders (1772) and the outstanding talent of the

Pacing

In horse racing, one of two gaits seen in harness racing (q.v.).

Mcpherson, Aimee Semple

Aimee Kennedy was reared by her mother in the work of the Salvation Army. She preached her own brand of the

France, History Of, Later Capetians

Louis IX was succeeded by his son, Philip III (ruled 1270 - 85); his grandson, Philip IV the Fair (ruled 1285 - 1314); and three great-grandsons, Louis X (ruled 1314 - 16), Philip V (ruled 1316 - 22), and Charles IV (ruled 1322 - 28). The greatest of these last Capetian reigns was that of Philip IV. Worldly and ambitious, yet pious and intelligent, he was less accommodating than his forebears and more devoted to his power than to his reputation.

Heston, Charlton

Heston decided to become an actor after impulsively auditioning for a high-school play. His stage experience in high school resulted in a scholarship to Northwestern

TiredKnife

Friday, April 30, 2004

Dow, Charles Henry

Thursday, April 29, 2004

Gary, Romain

Wednesday, April 28, 2004

Arts, Islamic, Stringed instruments

Tuesday, April 27, 2004

Ikeda

Sunday, April 25, 2004

Nordheim, Sondre

Saturday, April 24, 2004

Manchester, Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl Of, Viscount Mandeville, Baron Kimbolton Of Kimbolton

Friday, April 23, 2004

Tabasco

Thursday, April 22, 2004

Semiconductor Device, The p-n junction

Wednesday, April 21, 2004

Cranberry

Tuesday, April 20, 2004

Latin League

Monday, April 19, 2004

Sachsenspiegel

Sunday, April 18, 2004

Wright Flyer Of 1905

Saturday, April 17, 2004

Manaslu I

Friday, April 16, 2004

Catalan Language

Thursday, April 15, 2004

Catalan Language

Wednesday, April 14, 2004

Koechlin, Charles

Tuesday, April 13, 2004

Eye Rhyme

Monday, April 12, 2004

Wyler, William

Sunday, April 11, 2004

Ten Days Of Penitence

Saturday, April 10, 2004

Sea Level

Friday, April 09, 2004

Akola

Thursday, April 08, 2004

Cadence

Wednesday, April 07, 2004

Puerto Padre

Tuesday, April 06, 2004

Palembang

Monday, April 05, 2004

Wessel, Johan Herman

Sunday, April 04, 2004

Pacing

Saturday, April 03, 2004

Mcpherson, Aimee Semple

Friday, April 02, 2004

France, History Of, Later Capetians

Thursday, April 01, 2004

Heston, Charlton

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