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William Faversham
Faversham, William (1868–1940), actor, director, and producer. Born and trained in London, he made his New York debut as Dick in Pen and Ink (1887), which was a quick failure, so he found himself stranded in America. But Faversham's boyish, curly‐haired good looks and his patent... Read more |
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Channing Pollock
Pollock, Channing (1880–1946), playwright and critic. Born in Washington, D.C., but raised in Omaha and Salt Lake City, his theatrical career began when he returned to his birthplace to become a drama critic for the Washington Post and later for the Times and the Dramatic Mirror. After... Read more |
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depreciation
depreciation in accounting , reduction in the value of fixed or capital assets, as by use, damage, weathering, or obsolescence. It can be estimated according to a number of methods. In the straight-line method, depreciation is simply seen as a function of time; the cost of the asset, minus its... Read more |
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Arquitectonica
ARQUITECTONICA 1977- A RCHITECTURAL FIRM Quick Success Arquitectónica—the name means "architectural" in Spanish—was responsible for placing Miami on the contemporary architectural map. In 1982, when the firm was only five years old, its row of fashionable condominium... Read more |
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George Mikan
George Mikan 1924- American basketball player Destined to become one of the first of basketball's most talented big men, as a young man George Mikan was discouraged from seriously pursuing basketball because of his ungainly height and his acute nearsightedness, conditions that most coaches... Read more |
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Gaiseric
Gaiseric or Genseric , c.390-477, king of the Vandals and Alani (428-77), one of the ablest of the barbarian invaders of the Roman Empire. He led (429) his people from Spain into Africa, possibly at the request of Boniface , and quickly subdued a large territory, which was later (435) ceded to... Read more |
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Cycle Time
Cycle Time Time has become a key success measure in business. Oftentimes, it is more important than other performance measures. In marketing, for example, a product's success or failure often depends on “time-to-market,” or how quickly a new product becomes available to the customer.... Read more |
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Julian Eltinge
Eltinge, Julian [né William Julian Dalton] (1883–1941), actor and female impersonator. He was born in Newtonville, Massachusetts, and made his debut in Boston at the age of ten, playing a little girl. His appearance was so well received that he continued to develop his art and made his... Read more |
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Pulmonary Edema
Pulmonary Edema Definition Pulmonary edema is a condition in which fluid accumulates in the lungs, usually because the heart's left ventricle does not pump adequately. Description The build-up of fluid in the spaces outside the blood vessels of the lungs is called pulmonary edema. Pulmonary... Read more |
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