Marin Alsop, conductor and violinist, is currently the music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the first female music director of a major American orchestra.  She was born on October 16, 1956 in New York City and her parents were professional musicians.  After briefly attending Yale University, she transferred to the Juilliard School where [...]

Female instrumentalists have been a rarity in jazz music, but Esperanza Spalding, only 25 years old, is an irresistible and intriguing performer who is forging new paths in the jazz world.  With the ability to not only play double bass, sing, and compose music, but also to do all of these things simultaneously in performance, [...]

Jane Austen was born December 16, 1775 at the Steventon rectory in northeast Hampshire in Great Britain. Her romantic fiction books, complete with social commentary and harsh realism, have allowed her to be regarded as one of the most important British novelists.
Austen was the seventh of nine children born to Reverend George and Cassandra Austen.  [...]

Safety Girls, if you’ve started a new job on a construction or work site, or if you are just in really bad need of overhauling your gear, then Safety Girl’s Tool Belt Kits are just what you need to look snazzy on the job.  Safety Girl offers six different tool belt kits, with each kit [...]

Think about how often you stare at your fingernails everyday. If you do, do you notice how healthy they look?  Do you enjoy filing them, polishing them, or getting manicures?  Or do you notice how unhealthy and brittle they look?  Maybe you have dry cuticles or get a lot of hangnails.  Regardless of your nails’ [...]