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Shortages
Scarcity BIBLIOGRAPHY The term scarcity implies a lack of a given thing, of it not being plentiful or easy to find. It is a term that does not impress one as having anything to do with science. For economics, however, scarcity is the starting point, a state of affairs that gives rise to a... Read more |
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Internet advertising
ADVERTISING, ONLINE Although the Internet economy experienced a general slowdown in 2000, there was a record number of online ad impressions—more than 172 billion—in the fourth quarter of that year, according to a report by AdRelevance, a subsidiary of Jupiter Media Metrix. Online... Read more |
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James Innes
James Innes , 1754-98, American lawyer, b. Caroline co., Va. As commander of a Virginia regiment, he took part in many battles of the American Revolution. He was president of the board of war for Virginia (1779) and a member of the state legislature (1780-82, 1785-87). A noted lawyer, considered... Read more |
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pyrotechnics
pyrotechnics , technology of making and using fireworks. Gunpowder was used in fireworks by the Chinese as early as the 9th cent., and it was they who brought fireworks to a high stage of development. The use of fireworks for display has spread throughout the world. In many countries fireworks are... Read more |
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American Poetry
American Poetry Sources Bryant.In 1818 the young lawer William Cullen Bryant published a review of Solyman Brown’s verse Essay on American Poetryin the North American Review.Not particularly interested in or impressed by Brown’s poetry, Bryant instead used... Read more |
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Tampa
Tampa , city (1990 pop. 280,015), seat of Hillsborough co., W Fla., a port of entry with an impressive harbor on Tampa Bay; inc. 1855. The third largest city in the state, Tampa has long been a shipping and manufacturing hub on the Gulf Coast. It is at the center of a large resort and retirement... Read more |
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press-gangs
press-gangs. The British crown possessed an ancient right to seize for naval service ‘seamen, seafaring men and persons whose occupations or callings are to work upon vessels and boats upon rivers’. The 18th-cent. jurist Blackstone stated that ‘The power of impressing men for... Read more |
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type metal
type metal alloy of lead with antimony, tin, and sometimes copper, so named because of its one time extensive use for making printing type. Expanding upon solidification, the alloy takes a fine and clear impression of the mold in which it hardens. It has a low melting point. Once used extensively... Read more |
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