PoliticalCushion: November 2004

Chemical Compound, Uses of aldehydes and ketones

Degus have a large head, large eyes, and moderate-sized, nearly hairless ears. They weigh 170 to

Kirklareli

City, northwestern (European) Turkey. It lies in the foothills of the Yildiz (Istranca) Mountains. Formerly called Kirk Kilise (�Forty Churches�), it developed chiefly because of its position on the shortest route over the mountains from the north to Istanbul, 100 miles (160 km) southeast. The city has numerous Ottoman monuments, including the 15th-century Mosque of Hizir Bey. An important

Kamchatka Peninsula

Also spelled �Kamcatka, �Russian �Poluostrov Kamchatka, � peninsula in far eastern Russia, lying between the Sea of Okhotsk on the west and the Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea on the east. It is about 750 miles (1,200 km) long north-south and about 300 miles (480 km) across at its widest; its area is approximately 140,000 square miles (370,000 square km). Two mountain ranges, the Sredinny (�Central�) and Vostochny (�Eastern�), extend along the peninsula and rise to 15,584 feet (4,750 m) in Klyuchevskaya

Kamchatka Peninsula

Formerly (1974 - 92) �Confederation of Socialist Parties of the European Community� transnational parliamentary group representing the interests of allied socialist and social democratic parties in the European Parliament of the European Union (EU). Although a socialist group fostered cooperation among socialist parties in the Common Assembly of both the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and the European Economic Community (later

Janmastami

The occasion is observed with particular

Charadriiform, Auks (suborder Alcae)

Alcids breed in island colonies along Arctic and north temperate seacoasts, with the exception of a few murrelets that breed inland on mountains. Even these must remain within flying distance of the sea. The breeding behaviour of the pigeon guillemot (Cepphus columba) is fairly typical of the family. This species breeds on islands and coasts of the North Pacific,

Norfolk, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke Of, Earl Of Surrey, Earl Marshal

Howard was the brother-in-law of King Henry VII and the son of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk. In May 1513 he became lord high admiral,

Zaghlul, Sa'd

Abbas Mahmud al-Aqqad, Sa'd Zaghlul (1936), a full-length biography (in Arabic and not available in translation), is uncritically favourable to the subject. In English see E. Kedourie, �Sa'ad Zaghlul and the British,� in A. Hourani (ed.), Middle Eastern Affairs: Number Two, pp. 139 - 160 (1961), written by a hostile critic with a wide knowledge of Arabic sources; and the reasonably impartial obituary notice in The (London) Times (Aug. 24, 1927).

Latin Averroism

The teachings of a number of Western Christian philosophers who, in the later Middle Ages and during the Renaissance, drew inspiration from the interpretation of Aristotle put forward by Averro�s, a Muslim philosopher. The basic tenet of Latin Averroism was the assertion that reason and philosophy are superior to faith and knowledge founded on faith. The Latin

Y�eh-chih

Pinyin �Yuezhi, �also called �Indo-scyth, � ancient people who ruled in Bactria and India from about 128 BC to about AD 450. The Y�eh-chih are first mentioned in Chinese sources at the beginning of the 2nd century BC as nomads living in the western part of Kansu province, northwest China. When Lao Shang (reigned c. 174 - 161 BC), ruler of the Hsiung-nu (a powerful people of North China), defeated them and killed their king, the main body of Y�eh-chih

Durand, Guillaume

After receiving a doctorate in canon law at Bologna, Italy, Durand taught briefly there and later at Modena, Italy. Some time after 1260 he was appointed auditor (a judge commissioned to hear cases of appeal brought to the Holy See). At the second Council of Lyon (1274), he helped draft the statutes

Dance, Western, The Soviet ballet

Although Diaghilev's achievements were ignored there, the Soviet Union in the 1920s abounded with the daring choreographic experiments of Fyodor Lopukhov (1886 - 1973) and others. Despite the official imposition of �socialist realism� as the criterion of artistic acceptability in 1932, ballet gained enormous popularity with the Soviet people. They loved their dancers, who were superbly

Calabash Tree

(Crescentia cujete), tree of the family Bignoniaceae, 6 to 12 m (20 to 40 feet) tall, that grows in Central and South America, the West Indies, and extreme southern Florida. It is often grown as an ornamental. The calabash tree produces large spherical fruits, up to 50 cm (20 inches) in diameter, the hard shells of which are useful as bowls, cups, and other water containers when hollowed out. The

Fair Deal

In U.S. history, President Harry S. Truman's liberal domestic reform program, the basic tenets of which he had outlined as early as 1945. In his first postwar message to Congress that year, Truman had called for expanded social security, new wages-and-hours and public-housing legislation, and a permanent Fair Employment Practices Act that would prevent racial or religious

Biblical Literature, The significance of Elisha

The stories of Elijah and his successor, Elisha, are of a different literary genre from the historical accounts of the political developments of the 9th century. The historical accounts are based on the viewpoints and biases of the monarchy, nobility, and military leaders. The stories of Elijah and Elisha are legendary, popular accounts, probably having arisen among

Plectomycetes

Name often given fungi constituting a series of the class Ascomycetes (sac fungi) within the division Mycota. Its more than 2,500 species produce saclike structures (asci) containing ascospores in either a closed fruiting body (ascocarp) or spore balls. Economically important genera include Ceratocystis, which includes the agents of Dutch elm disease and oak wilt, and

Leaching

In geology, loss of soluble substances and colloids from the top layer of soil by percolating precipitation. The materials lost are carried downward (eluviated) and are generally redeposited (illuviated) in a lower layer. This transport results in a porous and open top layer and a dense, compact lower layer. The rate of leaching increases with the amount of rainfall,

Oral Roberts University

Private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. An interdenominational Protestant university, it emphasizes fundamentalist Christian values in its programs. A range of undergraduate programs leading to a bachelor's degree is offered through schools of Arts and Sciences, Business, and Education, and through the Anna Vaughn School

Induction Heating

Method of raising the temperature of an electrically conductive material by subjecting it to an alternating electromagnetic field. The electric currents induced in the object (although it is electrically isolated from the source of the field) bring about dissipation of power in the form of heat. Induction-heating methods are applied most widely in metalworking

Academy Award

In full �Academy Award of Merit�, byname �Oscar� any of several awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, located in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., to recognize achievement in the film industry. The award, a gold-plated statuette, is bestowed upon winners in the following 25 categories: best picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, directing, original screenplay,

Academy Award

In full �Academy Award of Merit�, byname �Oscar� any of several awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, located in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., to recognize achievement in the film industry. The award, a gold-plated statuette, is bestowed upon winners in the following 25 categories: best picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, directing, original screenplay,

Photography, Later trends

Throughout its history, there have been two complementary yet distinct aesthetic approaches to photography. On the one hand, there has been the recognition of the basic qualities of photography and the desire to make use of them in a functional way. On the other hand, there have been those who believe that the most aesthetic use of photography is to relate it to other

Subbituminous Coal

Also called �Black Lignite, � dark brown to black coal intermediate in rank between lignite and bituminous coal. Subbituminous coals often have a silky lustre and sometimes are macroscopically indistinguishable from the bituminous variety. The fibrous structure characteristic of lignite is absent in subbituminous coals, many of which have evolved alternating dull and bright bands

Veneti

Ancient Celtic people who lived in what is now the Morbihan district of modern Brittany. By the time of Julius Caesar they controlled all Atlantic trade to Britain. They submitted to Caesar in 57 BC; but the next winter, disturbed by his interest in Britain, they seized some Roman commissariat officers and, with the support of several maritime states, attempted to regain

Denner, Johann Christoph

Denner's father, Heinrich, made horns and animal calls; from him Christoph learned instrument building, at the same time becoming an excellent performer. His energy was mainly devoted to improving already existing woodwind instruments, and his well-tuned

Indriidae

Family of arboreal Madagascan primates. See avahi; indri; sifaka.

Ryukyu Trench

Also called �Nansei-Shoto Trench� deep ocean trench running north along the eastern edge of the Ryukyu Islands (Japan) in the Philippine Sea, between Taiwan and the Japanese archipelago. The Ryukyu Trench reaches a maximum depth of 24,629 feet (7,507 m) about 60 miles (90 km) south of Okinawa. It is 1,398 miles (2,250 km) long, and its mean width is 37 miles (60 km). Its floor area extends over some 52,000 square miles (135,000 square km), mostly covered by red

Middlesex

The River Thames was the key to the history of Middlesex. From about 8000 BCE traders and settlers used the Thames as their waterway. During the Iron Age

PoliticalCushion

Tuesday, November 30, 2004

Chemical Compound, Uses of aldehydes and ketones

Monday, November 29, 2004

Kirklareli

Sunday, November 28, 2004

Kamchatka Peninsula

Saturday, November 27, 2004

Kamchatka Peninsula

Friday, November 26, 2004

Janmastami

Thursday, November 25, 2004

Charadriiform, Auks (suborder Alcae)

Wednesday, November 24, 2004

Norfolk, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke Of, Earl Of Surrey, Earl Marshal

Tuesday, November 23, 2004

Zaghlul, Sa'd

Monday, November 22, 2004

Latin Averroism

Sunday, November 21, 2004

Y�eh-chih

Friday, November 19, 2004

Durand, Guillaume

Thursday, November 18, 2004

Dance, Western, The Soviet ballet

Wednesday, November 17, 2004

Calabash Tree

Tuesday, November 16, 2004

Fair Deal

Monday, November 15, 2004

Biblical Literature, The significance of Elisha

Sunday, November 14, 2004

Plectomycetes

Saturday, November 13, 2004

Leaching

Friday, November 12, 2004

Oral Roberts University

Thursday, November 11, 2004

Induction Heating

Wednesday, November 10, 2004

Academy Award

Tuesday, November 09, 2004

Academy Award

Monday, November 08, 2004

Photography, Later trends

Sunday, November 07, 2004

Subbituminous Coal

Friday, November 05, 2004

Veneti

Thursday, November 04, 2004

Denner, Johann Christoph

Wednesday, November 03, 2004

Indriidae

Tuesday, November 02, 2004

Ryukyu Trench

Monday, November 01, 2004

Middlesex

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