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"Frankenfoods" or Brave New World?

The genetically engineered foods question by Kim Lundgren According to Newsweek, 40 percent of US corn and 45 percent of US soybeans are genetically modified. Related Links Food & Drug…

Huxley, Aldous Leonard

(Encyclopedia) Huxley, Aldous Leonard, 1894–1963, English author; grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley, brother of Sir Julian Huxley, and half-brother of Sir Andrew Huxley. Educated at Eton and Oxford, he…

Abbey, Edward Paul

(Encyclopedia) Abbey, Edward Paul, 1927–1989, American writer and environmentalist, b. Indiana, Pa., grad. Univ. of New Mexico (B.A. 1951, M.A. 1956). An ardent, sometimes abrasive advocate for the…

World Series Winners in New Cities?

The Question: Name the first baseball team to win the World Series after being relocated. The Answer: We're going to assume that "relocated" means teams that…

Steig, William

(Encyclopedia) Steig, William, 1907–2003, American cartoonist and children's book writer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. He began drawing cartoons for the The New Yorker in the 1930s, and ultimately produced over…

Gettysburg Address

(Encyclopedia) Gettysburg Address, speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln on Nov. 19, 1863, at the dedication of the national cemetery on the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg, Pa. It is one of the…

Braves, 3-1

Date Winner Home FieldOct. 5Astros, 6-1at AtlantaOct. 6Braves, 5-1 at AtlantaOct. 8Braves, 5-3 (12 inn.)at HoustonOct. 9Braves, 7-5at HoustonGame 1Tuesday, Oct. 5, at Atlanta 123 456 789…

Brewer's: Brave

The Brave. Alfonso IV. of Portugal (1290, 1324-1357). John Andr. van der Mersch, patriot, The brave Fleming (1734-1792). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…