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guilds

(Encyclopedia) guilds or gilds, economic and social associations of persons engaging in the same business or craft, typical of Western Europe in the Middle Ages. Membership was by profession or craft…

Michael Kopper, 2002 News

former Enron executive, admitted in August to paying kickbacks to the company's CFO, Andrew Fastow, from money he earned in running off-the-book partnerships that hid debt and led to the…

Super Bowl Ads 2001: Revenge of the Blue Chipss

Philip Morris and Mastercard are in; the dot-coms are out by Mike Morrison The Big Boys Bounce Back The past year's economic fears have resulted in two things: Most of the dot-coms have been…

Performing Arts

Cite See lists of Broadway theaters, U.S. dance companies, longest running Broadway shows, most produced operas, a performing arts timeline and more. Broadway TheatersLongest…

Vincent DeDomenico Biography

food inventorDied: Oct. 18, 2007 (Napa, California) Best Known as: inventor of Rice-A-Roni Inventor of Rice-A-Roni, one of the classic kitchen helpers of…

Writing Well: Letters of Opinion

Letters of OpinionWriting WellLetter PerfectStamp of ApprovalPeople Who Like People: Social NotesLetters of Opinion How about those Mets? Everybody's got an opinion, and few of us are shy about…

How to Right a Wrong

Source: Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Most companies want to make you happy so you’ll come back and recommend them to your friends. But when you find a company that’s not making the grade,…

H. J. Heinz Biography

H. J. Heinz(Henry John Heinz)food manufacturerBorn: 1844Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pa. He began his career in the food and condiments business selling garden vegetables to neighbors, and moved…