(Encyclopedia) West, Jerry (Jerome Alan West), 1938–, American basketball player, b. Cheylan, W.Va. One of the game's great shooting guards, he led West Virginia Univ. to the 1959 National Collegiate…
(Encyclopedia) Caro, Sir Anthony Alfred, 1924–2014, British sculptor, one of the most important and influential modernist sculptors of the late 20th cent. Educated as an engineer (grad. Cambridge,…
(Encyclopedia) realism, in philosophy. 1 In medieval philosophy realism represented a position taken on the problem of universals. There were two schools of realism. Extreme realism, represented by…
filmmaker, gained an impassioned following with the release of Fahrenheit 9/11, a documentary harshly critical of President Bush, his administration, the war in Iraq, and Bush's handling of…
NumberPercentTotal population41,138100.0SEX AND AGEMale19,89648.4Female21,24251.6Under 5 years3,1617.75 to 9 years3,3758.210 to 14 years3,4098.315 to 19 years3,4128.320 to 24 years2,5906.325 to…
NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over30,370100.0In labor force21,59271.1Civilian labor force20,98669.1Employed20,21266.6Unemployed7742.5Percent of civilian labor force3.7(X…
NumberPercentTotal housing units15,908100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached13,72886.31-unit, attached4472.82 units1521.03 or 4 units2481.65 to 9 units5303.310 to 19 units2971.920 or more…
NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school12,227100.0Nursery school, preschool7946.5Kindergarten6195.1Elementary school (grades 1-8)5,58545.7High school (…
(Encyclopedia) Bowditch, Nathaniel, 1773–1838, American navigator and mathematician, b. Salem, Mass. He had no formal schooling after the age of 10. In 1795 he went to sea, and on five long voyages…
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