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2. Balikbayan box - Wikipedia

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   A balikbayan box ( lit. 'repatriate box') is a corrugated box containing items sent by overseas Filipinos (known as balikbayan literally "returnee to the country/nation"). Though often shipped by freight forwarders specializing in sending balikbayan boxes by sea, such boxes are also commonly brought by Filipinos returning to the Philippines via ...

3. Taxis of New York City - Wikipedia

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   The first taxicab company in New York City was the Samuel's Electric Carriage and Wagon Company (E.C.W.C.), which began running 12 electric hansom cabs in July 1897. [40] The company ran until 1898 with up to 62 cabs operating until it was reformed by its financiers to form the Electric Vehicle Company. [41]

4. History of Rochester, New York - Wikipedia

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   History of Rochester, New York. An aerial view of downtown Rochester from 1938. Urban Rochester as seen from the air. Settlement of the city of Rochester in western New York State began in the late 18th century, and the city flourished with the opening of the Erie Canal. It became a major manufacturing center, and attracted many Italians ...

5. Cardboard box - Wikipedia

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   Cardboard boxes are industrially prefabricated boxes, primarily used for packaging goods and materials. Specialists in industry seldom use the term cardboard because it does not denote a specific material. [1] [2] The term cardboard may refer to a variety of heavy paper-like materials, including card stock, corrugated fiberboard, [3] and ...

6. Aviation in the New York metropolitan area - Wikipedia

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   JFK is the largest entry point for international arrivals to the United States. The New York metropolitan area has the busiest airport system in the United States and the second busiest in the world after London. It is also the most frequently used port of entry and departure for international flights. In 2011, more than 104 million passengers ...

7. Folding carton - Wikipedia

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   Folding carton. The folding carton created the packaging industry as it is known today, beginning in the late 19th century. [ 1][ 2][ 3] The process involves folding carton made of paperboard that is printed, laminated, cut, then folded and glued. The cartons are shipped flat to a packager, [ 4] which has its own machinery to fold the carton ...