MCI,Inc. was a telecommunications company. For a time,it was the second-largest long-distance telephone company in the United States,after AT&T. WorldCom grew largely by acquiring other telecommunications companies,including MCI Communications in 1998,and filed for bankruptcy in 2002 after an accounting scandal,in which several executives,including CEO Bernard Ebbers,were convicted of a scheme to inflate the company's assets. In January 2006,the company,by then renamed MCI,was acquired by Verizon Communications and was later integrated into Verizon Business.
Cynthia Ellen Nixon is an American actress,activist,and theater director. For her portrayal of Miranda Hobbes in the HBO series Sex and the City (1998–2004),she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and reprised the role in the films Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010),as well as the television show And Just Like That... (2021–present).
Cynthia Michele Watros is an American actress recognized for her roles in both daytime and primetime television. In 1994,she was cast in the regular role of Annie Dutton on Guiding Light,which earned her the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1998. In 2002,she was cast as Kellie on The Drew Carey Show and in 2005 joined the cast of Lost as Libby Smith. Since 2019,Watros has portrayed the role of Nina Reeves on ABC's General Hospital.
Cynthia Lennon was a British artist and author,and the first wife of John Lennon.
Cynthia Lynne Cooper-Dyke is an American basketball coach and former player who has won championships in college,in the Olympics,and in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is considered by many as one of the greatest female basketball players ever. In 2011,Cooper-Dyke was voted by fans as one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history. Upon the league's formation,she played for the Houston Comets from 1997 to 2000,being named the Most Valuable Player of the WNBA Finals in all four seasons,and returned to play again in 2003. Cooper-Dyke still holds the record for most Finals MVPs with four. On April 30,2019,she was introduced as the head coach for the Texas Southern Lady Tigers basketball team,a position she held in the 2012–13 season. She has also coached at USC,UNC Wilmington,Prairie View A&M,and,professionally,for the Phoenix Mercury. Cooper-Dyke was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009 and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010.
James Kenneth Glassman served as Under Secretary of State for
Marc's Stores is a discount drugstore-and-grocery chain,with stores in northern and central Ohio. It is owned by Clevelander Marc Glassman. Marc's has over 60 stores in the Cleveland,Akron,Canton,Youngstown &Columbus areas.
Cynthia Gibb is an American actress and former model who has starred in film and on television. She began her career as a cast member on the musical television drama Fame,based on the movie of the same name. She also appeared in the films Youngblood (1986),Salvador (1986),Malone (1987),Short Circuit 2 (1988) and Death Warrant (1990). She received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance as Gypsy Rose Lee in the film Gypsy (1993).
Cynthia Stevenson is an American actress. She first played a leading role in the syndicated parody comedy series My Talk Show (1990–91),before starring in a number of sitcoms,including Bob,Hope &Gloria,and Oh Baby.
Katherine Elaine "Katie" Heenan is an American former artistic gymnast. She was a seven time national gymnast and four time team NCAA champion with the Georgia Gym Dogs.
Cynthia Maung is a Karen medical doctor and founder of Mae Tao Clinic that has been providing free healthcare services for internally displaced persons (IDP) and migrant workers on the Thai-Burmese border for three decades.
Cynthia Preston,sometimes credited as Cyndy Preston,is a Canadian actress.
Lady Cynthia Blanche Mosley,nicknamed "Cimmie",was a British aristocrat,politician and the first wife of the British Fascist politician Sir Oswald Mosley.
Bernie Glassman was an American Zen Buddhist roshi and founder of the Zen Peacemakers,an organization established in 1980. In 1996,he co-founded the Zen Peacemaker Order with his late wife Sandra Jishu Holmes. Glassman was a Dharma successor of the late Taizan Maezumi-roshi,and gave inka and Dharma transmission to several people.
Glassman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Sallie Ann Glassman is an American practitioner of Vodou,a writer,and an artist. She was born in Kennebunkport,Maine and is a self-described "Ukrainian Jew from Maine",and a former member of Ordo Templi Orientis.
Caroline Stilwell Axel Burckle is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic bronze medalist.
Troy A. Paredes served as a Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from August 1,2008,to August 3,2013. Commissioner Paredes was appointed to the SEC by President George W. Bush on June 30,2008 to replace Paul S. Atkins,a Republican commissioner,who was retiring at the end of his term. Paredes was replaced by Michael Piwowar who was sworn in on August 15,2013.
Undateable is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC from May 29,2014,to January 29,2016,and originally premiered as a mid-season replacement. The series was created by Adam Sztykiel,based on the book Undateable:311 Things Guys Do That Guarantee They Won't Be Dating or Having Sex by Ellen Rakieten and Anne Coyle. In the show,bachelor Danny Burton has trouble getting into a relationship with various women he meets. On May 8,2015,NBC renewed Undateable for a third season that consisted entirely of live episodes,which premiered on October 9,2015. On May 13,2016,NBC canceled the series after three seasons.
Cynthia Lee Almond is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 63rd district. She assumed office on October 20,2021.
