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Washington Color Painters
Washington Color Painters. Name given to a group of American painters living in Washington, DC, who in the 1950s and 1960s were leading exponents of Colour Field Painting. The two most important figures were Morris Louis and Kenneth Noland; others were Gene Davis (1920–85), Thomas ... Read more |
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The Bon-Ton Stores Inc
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.2801 East Market StreetYork, Pennsylvania 17402U.S.A.Telephone: (717) 757-7660Fax: (717) 751-3198Web site:http://bonton.com Public Company Incorporated: 1929 as S. Grumbacher & SonEmployees: 9,000 (2001)Sales: $749.8 million (2001)Stock... Read more |
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Jinja
Jinja , city (2002 pop. 71,213), SE Uganda, on the Victoria Nile River, near Lake Victoria. It is an industrial city and the commercial and processing center for a region where cotton, sugarcane, corn, and peanuts are grown. Manufactures include refined copper, metal goods, forest products,... Read more |
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Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City State capital in n central Utah, USA, 21km (13mi) e of Great Salt Lake. Founded in 1847 by the Mormons led by Brigham Young, it grew rapidly to become capital of the Territory of Utah (1856) and the State of Utah (1896). Salt Lake City is the world headquarters of the Mormon Church.... Read more |
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Brotherhood of Ruralists
Brotherhood of Ruralists. A group of seven British painters formed in 1975 when all the members were living in the predominantly rural west of England (their definition of ‘ruralist’ being ‘someone who is from the city who moves to the country'). They were Ann Arnold... Read more |
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antimony
antimony [Lat. antimoneum ], semimetallic chemical element; symbol Sb [Lat. stibium, =a mark]; at. no. 51; at. wt. 121.75; m.p. 630.74°C; b.p. 1,750°C; sp. gr. (metallic form) 6.69 at 20°C; valence 0, +3, -3, or +5. Antimony exists in two allotropic forms (see allotropy ); the more... Read more |
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Spratly Islands
Spratly Islands group of about 100 low islands and coral reefs in the central South China Sea, intersecting busy shipping lanes. The whole group is claimed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, and parts are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines. Various islands, valued primarily for the petroleum and... Read more |
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Pope Talbot Inc
Pope & Talbot, Inc. 1500 S.W. First Avenue, Suite 200 Portland, Oregon 97201-5830 U.S.A. Telephone: (503) 228-9161 Fax: (503) 220-2722 Web site: http://www.poptal.com Public Company Incorporated: 1852 as Puget Mill Company Employees: 2,229 Sales: $546.3 million (2002) Stock... Read more |
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Wheelabrator Technologies Inc
Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc. 4 Liberty Lane West Hampton, New Hampshire 03842 U.S.A. Telephone: (603) 929-3000 Fax: (603) 929-3139 Web site: http://www.wheelabratortechnologies.com Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Waste Management Inc. Incorporated: 1985 Employees: 850 Sales: $798... Read more |
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June Jordan
June Jordan 1936–2002 Poet, novelist, essayist, educator, activist At a Glance Read more |
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