IntroductionSupply, Demand, and the Invisible HandIntroductionDemand: Wants, Needs, and Red MeatDemand Change!Back to the CurveSupply: You Want It, We Got ItChange Supply!Equilibrium: Mr. Demand,…
(Encyclopedia) hemoglobinhemoglobinhēˈməglōˌbĭn [key], respiratory protein found in the red blood cells (erythrocytes) of all vertebrates and some invertebrates. A hemoglobin molecule is composed of…
(Encyclopedia) Great Rift Valley, geological fault system of SW Asia and E Africa. It extends c.3,000 mi (4,830 km) from N Syria to central Mozambique. The northernmost extension runs S through Syria…
(Encyclopedia) grouse, common name for a game bird of the colder parts of the Northern Hemisphere. There are about 18 species. Grouse are henlike terrestrial birds, protectively plumaged in shades of…
(Encyclopedia) Kelly, Ellsworth, 1923–2015, American painter, b. Newburgh, N.Y. He moved to New York City in 1941, studying at Pratt Institute, and later attended the Boston Museum Arts School. In…
(Encyclopedia) Koch, Kenneth (Kenneth Jay Koch)Koch, Kennethkōk [key], 1925–2002, American poet, novelist, and playwright, b. Cincinnati. After studying at Harvard and Columbia he was associated with…
actor, country songwriterBorn: 6/20/1924Birthplace: Kingston, Texas Film actor and country songwriter whose best-selling autobiography, To Hell and Back, helped launch his film career. He was the…
(“Red” Motley)publisherBorn: 1900Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minn. Having begun his career at Crowell-Collier publishers in 1928, he became publisher of American Magazine (1941–46) for which he…
The Question: On top of the Capitol Records building in Los Angeles there is a light blinking a message in Morse code. What is the message saying? The Answer…
Born: Aug. 30, 1918Baseball OF led AL in batting 6 times, and HRs and RBI 4 times each; won Triple Crown twice (1942,47); 2-time MVP (1946,49); last player to bat .400 when he hit .406 in 1941;…
