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Clayton Antitrust Act

(Encyclopedia) Clayton Antitrust Act, 1914, passed by the U.S. Congress as an amendment to clarify and supplement the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. It was drafted by Henry De Lamar Clayton. The act…

DK Society & Beliefs: Economy

WHAT IS SUPPLY AND DEMAND? WHAT IS THE MARKET? WHAT TYPES OF ECONOMIES ARE THERE? WHAT IS NOT PART OF THE ECONOMY? PRODUCTIONCONSUMERSFIND OUT MOREPeople work together to grow things, extract…

2008 Intel Science Talent Search Winners

First Place: $100,000 scholarship, Shivani Sud, 17, of Durham, North Carolina for a bioinformatics and genomics project that focused on identifying stage II colon…

Top 10 Polyphonic Ringtones, 2010

Here are the best selling music ringtones of 2010. Nine out of the top ten come from Hip Hop, R&B and Urban Dance genres. table.tableizer-…

2006 United States Medalists

Alpine SkiingMen's Combined—GOLD—Ted LigetyLadies' Giant Slalom—GOLD—Julia MancusoBobsleighWomen—SILVER—Shauna Rohbok, Valerie FlemingCurlingMen—BRONZE—Pete Fenson, Scott Baird, Shawn Rojeski, John…

Nordic Skiing/Ski Jumping/Cross Country

2006 U.S. Ski Jumping/Nordic Combined Championships(Jan. 21–22, 2006, Steamboat Springs, Colo.)MenNormal Hill (K100m)—1. Clint Jones, Steamboat Springs, Colo.; 2. Todd Lodwick, Steamboat Springs,…

inflation

(Encyclopedia) inflation, in economics, persistent and relatively large increase in the general price level of goods and services. Its opposite is deflation, a process of generally declining prices.…

rent control

(Encyclopedia) rent control, in economics and law, government regulation of rent to prevent unreasonable or excessive increases. In the United States, the federal government imposed rent control (and…

Priority Mail Flat-Rate Envelope

Priority Mail offers 1-3 day service to most domestic destinations. Items must weigh 70 lbs or less and measure 108 in. or less in combined length and girth. Prices are Post Office (retail and…