MilitaryCord: September 2004

Lena River, Physiography

In the section from the headwaters to the Vitim River, the Lena flows in a deep-cut valley, the rocky and steep slopes of which rise

Wayne, Anthony

The owner of a tannery and extensive property in Pennsylvania, Wayne was commissioned a colonel in the Continental Army in January 1776. That spring his regiment was sent

Antanaclasis

The first use of �sleep� refers to nocturnal rest, the second to death.

Disco

Initially ignored by radio, disco received its first significant exposure in deejay-based underground clubs that catered to black, gay, and

Aranda, Pedro Pablo Abarca De Bolea, Conde De

Aranda came from the Aragonese nobility. After initially preparing for the priesthood, he entered the army, in which he became director of the artillery, introduced the Prussian system of drill in the Seven Years'

Yodel

Type of singing in which high falsetto and low chest notes are rapidly alternated; its production is helped by the enunciation of open and closed vowels on the low and high notes of wide intervals. Yodeling is also used as a means of communicating over moderate distances by the inhabitants of mountainous regions. It is associated with the Alpine peoples of Switzerland

Q Fever

Q fever was first recognized in 1935 in Queensland, Australia, by Edward Holbrook Derrick. According to him, Q stands for �query,� an appellation applied because of the many unanswered questions posed by the new disease at the time of its first description. The disease was originally encountered

Q Fever

In aerial navigation, equipment for measuring distance by converting the time a special electronic pulse takes to travel from an aircraft to a ground station and for an answering pulse to return. The airborne equipment displays the information to the pilot. When used in connection with a radio-range bearing, which indicates direction, a DME reading shows the pilot

Athens

City, seat (1805) of Athens county, southeastern Ohio, U.S. It lies along the Hocking River, 73 miles (117 km) southeast of Columbus. It was founded in 1800 by the territorial legislature as the seat of the American Western University, which was renamed Ohio University in 1804. Athens and the university campus were laid out by General Rufus Putnam and the Reverend Manasseh Cutler. The village

Brackman, Barbara

Brackman moved to Leawood, Kansas, as a teenager; she graduated with a bachelor's degree in art education in 1967 and a master's degree in special education in 1974 from the University of Kansas. She taught special education for nearly two decades at the Universities

Cosmas And Damian, Saints

According to Christian tradition, Cosmas and Damian were educated in Syria and became distinguished

Albany

City, capital (1797) of the state of New York, U.S., and seat (1683) of Albany county. It lies along the Hudson River, 143 miles (230 km) north of New York City. The heart of a metropolitan area that includes Troy and Schenectady, it is a port city, the northern terminus of the deepwater Hudson River Channel, and a natural transshipment point between oceangoing vessels and the New York State Canal

Smith, Cyril Stanley

Obtaining his education in England and the United States, Smith became a research associate (1926 - 27) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Eclecticism

(from Greek eklektikos, �selective�), in philosophy and theology, the practice of selecting doctrines from different systems of thought without adopting the whole parent system for each doctrine. It is distinct from syncretism - the attempt to reconcile or combine systems - inasmuch as it leaves the contradictions between them unresolved. In the sphere of abstract

Berent, Waclaw

Born to an affluent merchant family, Berent studied in Z�rich, Switzerland, and Munich, Germany, where he concentrated on the natural sciences. Ideologically related to the Young Poland

Hitchcock, Sir Alfred

The son of a London poultry dealer, Hitchcock attended St. Ignatius College, London, and the University of London, where he studied engineering. In 1920 he began to work in the motion-picture industry, designing title cards for the Famous Players-Lasky

Hitchcock, Sir Alfred

The son of a London poultry dealer, Hitchcock attended St. Ignatius College, London, and the University of London, where he studied engineering. In 1920 he began to work in the motion-picture industry, designing title cards for the Famous Players-Lasky

Hitchcock, Sir Alfred

The son of a London poultry dealer, Hitchcock attended St. Ignatius College, London, and the University of London, where he studied engineering. In 1920 he began to work in the motion-picture industry, designing title cards for the Famous Players-Lasky

Skien

Town and seat of Telemark fylke (county), southern Norway, on the Skienselva (river). Originally the site of a monastery, the town, founded in 1110, is one of the oldest in Norway; it was incorporated in 1346. An industrial centre and port, Skien's lumber and mining concerns began the development of the area in the mid-1600s. The ore has been exhausted, but the town has important foundries and

Drexel, Katharine, Saint

Drexel was the daughter of the American financier and

Marinid Dynasty,

The Marinids were a tribe of the Zanatah group - traditional allies of the Umayyad caliphs of C�rdoba. The Marinids had been established in eastern Morocco for more than a century when, in 1248, their ruler, Abu Yahya, captured Fez (F�s) and made it the

Acoustics

The origin of the science of acoustics is generally attributed to the Greek philosopher Pythagorus (6th century BC), whose experiments on the properties of vibrating strings that produce pleasing musical intervals were of such merit that they led to a tuning system that bears his name. Aristotle (4th century BC) correctly suggested that a sound wave propagates in air through

B�low, Hans (guido), Freiherr Von (baron Of)

As a child B�low studied piano under Friedrich Wieck, father

Buddhism, Sautrantika/Satyasiddhi

The Sautrantika school is so named (sutra plus anta, �end�) because it gave preeminence to the sutra portion of the canon. Its followers trace their school back to Ananda, a close disciple of the Buddha. For them, the karmic factors (samskara) are insubstantial and momentary, disappearing as soon as they have been manifested only to reappear again to give rise to a new aggregate.

Ch�teauguay, Battle Of

In the autumn of 1813, a U.S. invading force of about 4,000 troops under General Wade Hampton marched toward Montreal through the Ch�teauguay River valley. A U.S. advance party of 1,500 under Colonel

Earth

The basic structure and composition of the Earth's interior have been known since the mid-20th century. In a landmark paper published in 1952, the American geophysicist Francis Birch described the constitution of the planetary interior based on a broad array of seismological, experimental, and geochemical observations. Although there have been numerous advances in

Clapboard

Cleft oak clapboard was introduced to New England in the

Rock Wren

New Zealand bird belonging to the family Xenicidae (q.v.); also, a true wren of North America (Salpinctes obsoletus; see wren).

MilitaryCord

Thursday, September 30, 2004

Lena River, Physiography

Wednesday, September 29, 2004

Wayne, Anthony

Tuesday, September 28, 2004

Antanaclasis

Monday, September 27, 2004

Disco

Sunday, September 26, 2004

Aranda, Pedro Pablo Abarca De Bolea, Conde De

Saturday, September 25, 2004

Yodel

Friday, September 24, 2004

Q Fever

Thursday, September 23, 2004

Q Fever

Wednesday, September 22, 2004

Athens

Tuesday, September 21, 2004

Brackman, Barbara

Monday, September 20, 2004

Cosmas And Damian, Saints

Sunday, September 19, 2004

Albany

Saturday, September 18, 2004

Smith, Cyril Stanley

Friday, September 17, 2004

Eclecticism

Thursday, September 16, 2004

Berent, Waclaw

Wednesday, September 15, 2004

Hitchcock, Sir Alfred

Tuesday, September 14, 2004

Hitchcock, Sir Alfred

Monday, September 13, 2004

Hitchcock, Sir Alfred

Saturday, September 11, 2004

Skien

Friday, September 10, 2004

Drexel, Katharine, Saint

Thursday, September 09, 2004

Marinid Dynasty,

Tuesday, September 07, 2004

Acoustics

Monday, September 06, 2004

B�low, Hans (guido), Freiherr Von (baron Of)

Sunday, September 05, 2004

Buddhism, Sautrantika/Satyasiddhi

Saturday, September 04, 2004

Ch�teauguay, Battle Of

Friday, September 03, 2004

Earth

Thursday, September 02, 2004

Clapboard

Wednesday, September 01, 2004

Rock Wren

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