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Kate Linebaugh, The Ups and Downs of Making Elevators Go. Wall Street Journal, Dec 1, 2012. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB ... 43200385871618.html
 
 Note:
 (a) This article is about Theresa Christy of Otis Elevator Co. The Scottish surnames Christy/Christie are a pet form of Christian.
 (b) The article says elevator was "[d]eveloped in the 19th century."
 
 elevator
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevator
 (section 6 History)
 (c) The article states, "The average American is 22 pounds heavier than the average Chinese."
 
 22 pounds = 10 kg
 
 I'd have though Americans are much heavier.
 (d) Farmington, Connecticut
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmington,_Connecticut
 ( As an affluent suburb of Hartford, it is home to the world headquarters of several large corporations including Carrier Corporation, Otis Elevator Company, and Carvel [an ice cream franchise])
 
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