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New York City Ballet

(Encyclopedia) New York City Ballet (NYCB), one of the foremost American dance companies of the 20th and 21st cents. It was founded by Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine as the Ballet Society in…

Rochester, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) RochesterRochesterrŏchˈĕstər, –ĭstər [key]. 1 City (1990 pop. 70,745), seat of Olmsted co., SE Minn.; inc. 1858. It is a farm trade center, and its industries include printing and…

record player

(Encyclopedia) record player or phonograph, device for reproducing sound that has been recorded as a spiral, undulating groove on a disk. This disk is known as a phonograph record, or simply a record…

Pharmaceutical Consultant

Mary Y. Jarosz Tell us about your work---what do you do? I work as a regulatory affairs consultant to the pharmaceutical industry. I aid…

Office Pools

The real NCAA action isn't under the backboard—it's above the water cooler by Mike Morrison The FBI estimates that over $2.5 billion is gambled on the NCAA tournament, with only $80 million bet…

The Supreme Court: White Court, 1910 to 1921

White Court, 1910 to 1921The Supreme CourtEbbs and Flows of Court LeadershipTaney Court, 1837 to 1864Chase Court, 1864 to 1873Waite Court, 1874 to 1888Fuller Court, 1888 to 1910White Court,…

Willis Haviland Carrier Biography

Willis Haviland Carrier air conditioning pioneerBorn: 11/26/1876Birthplace: Angola, N.Y. Carrier grew up on his father's farm on the New York shore of Lake Erie. In 1895 he received a…

Henry Plant Biography

Henry PlantEntrepreneur, railroad and steamship executiveBorn: October 27, 1819Birthplace: Branford, Conn. Henry Plant grew up in Connecticut. Rather than attend college as his family had…

Customer Service Representative

Carmela Smith Tell us about your work-what do you do? I work on the phone for a major credit card company in their anti-attrition and welcome…