Word: rhinebeck
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...first student from Rhinebeck High School--a rural outpost in upstate New York with a graduating class of 64--to attend Harvard, Mayer harbors worries even now that it was her athletic record that skyrocketed her off the waiting list and into Mathews Hall...
...season progressed, Mayer discovered the perks of being a Harvard athlete. The equipment was fancier, a laundry service cleaned her dirty jersies and instead of the worn green vinyl seats of Rhinebeck buses, Harvard had reclining cushioned numbers with televisions in the aisles...
...like nothing I'd ever seen before--they had a laundry service for your clothes after practice, and if you wanted to lift they had a weight room," says Mayer, noting that back in Rhinebeck the sole weight machine was relegated to the tech-ed room...
...that a number of companies that trimmed their work forces not only failed to see a rebound in earnings but found their ability to compete eroded even further. "What's happened shouldn't be called downsizing. It's dumbsizing," says Gerald Celente, director of the Trends Research Institute in Rhinebeck, New York. "All these firings are going to end up hurting our international competitiveness, not helping...