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Ichiro Suzuki
Ichiro SuzukiOctober 22, 1973 • Kasugai, JapanBaseball playerIchiro Suzuki has millions of dedicated fans in his native Japan, with his image appearing in daily newspapers and smiling from billboards, coffee mugs, and T-shirts. There is even a museum dedicated to him. Known to his adoring public... Read more |
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Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis 1926-, American comedian, b. Newark, N.J. as Joseph Levitch. Known for his slapstick portrayals replete with facial mugging and sight gags, Lewis teamed (1946-56) with singer Dean Martin for a series of nightclub appearances and films. Among the films Lewis has starred in and directed... Read more |
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stoneware
stoneware hard pottery made from siliceous paste, fired at high temperature to vitrify (make glassy) the body. Stoneware is heavier and more opaque than porcelain and differs from terra-cotta in being nonporous and nonabsorbent. The usual color of fired stoneware tends toward gray, though there... Read more |
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Eric Ravilious
Ravilious, Eric (1903–1942). British watercolour painter, printmaker, and designer, born in London. He had his main training at the Royal College of Art (1922–5), where he was influenced by his teacher Paul Nash and became a lifelong friend of his fellow student Edward Bawden. In... Read more |
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silver jubilees
silver jubilees, 1935, 1977. The success of Victoria's Golden and Diamond Jubilees (1887, 1897) persuaded George V's advisers to celebrate his 25 years on the throne with a thanksgiving service (marred, in the king's view, only by ‘too many parsons’), street parties, jubilee mugs,... Read more |
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Russ Berrie and Company Inc
Russ Berrie and Company, Inc. 111 Bauer DriveOakland, New Jersey 07436U.S.A.Telephone: (201) 337-9000Fax: (201) 405-7399Web site: http://www.russberrie.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1963Employees: 1,220Sales: $290.2 million (2005)Stock Exchanges: New YorkTicker Symbol: RUSNAIC: 339931 Doll and... Read more |
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Dixon Ticonderoga Company
Dixon Ticonderoga Company 195 International ParkwayHeathrow, Florida 32746-5007U.S.A.Telephone: (407) 829-9000Toll Free: (800) 824-9430Fax: (800) 232-93961Web site: http://www.dixonticonderoga.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1868 as The Joseph Dixon Crucible CompanyEmployees: 1,403Sales:... Read more |
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A.T. Cross Company
A.T. Cross Company One Albion RoadLincoln, Rhode Island 02865-3700U.S.A.Telephone: (401) 333-1200Fax: (401) 334-2861Web site: http://www.cross.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1916Employees: 840Sales: $123.5 million (2001)Stock Exchanges: AmericanTicker Symbol: ATXNAIC: 339941 Pen and... Read more |
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Felix Octavius Carr Darley
Darley, Felix Octavius Carr (1822–88), is best known for his pen‐and‐ink illustrations for books, which show both a technical facility and a sense of humor. Among the works he illustrated were The Library of Humorous American Works (29 vols., 1846–53), and books by... Read more |
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Eraser
Eraser Background An eraser is a object that is used to remove marks from paper. Most erasers are designed to remove pencil marks. Other erasers are designed to be used on typewriter marks. Some special pens contain erasable ink that can be removed by erasers. While some... Read more |
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