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For the Record

Dust off your turntable. Vinyl is back.   Related Links Top 10 Vinyl Albums, 2015 Top 10 Vinyl Albums, 2014 Top 10 Vinyl Albums, 2013 Top 10 Vinyl Albums, 2012…

depression, in economics

(Encyclopedia) depression, in economics, period of economic crisis in commerce, finance, and industry, characterized by falling prices, restriction of credit, low output and investment, numerous…

Disraeli, Benjamin, 1st earl of Beaconsfield

(Encyclopedia) Disraeli, Benjamin, 1st earl of BeaconsfieldDisraeli, Benjamin, 1st earl of Beaconsfielddĭzrāˈlē [key], 1804–81, British statesman and author. He is regarded as the founder of the…

recycling

(Encyclopedia) recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment.…

credit card

(Encyclopedia) credit card, device used to obtain consumer credit at the time of purchasing an article or service. Credit cards may be issued by a business, such as a department store or an oil…

Union Pacific Railroad

(Encyclopedia) Union Pacific Railroad, transportation company chartered (1862) by Congress to build part of the nation's first transcontinental railroad line. Under terms of the Pacific Railroads Act…

Catholic Emancipation

(Encyclopedia) Catholic Emancipation, term applied to the process by which Roman Catholics in the British Isles were relieved in the late 18th and early 19th cent. of civil disabilities. They had…

Restaurant Owner/Manager

Conn Flatley Tell us about your work---what do you do? I own and operate a restaurant/bar in Los Angeles. What skills are needed…