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Westbury
Westbury residential village (1990 pop. 13,060), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on Long Island; settled 1650, inc. 1932. The State Univ. of New York's Old Westbury campus and Old Westbury Gardens are nearby. Harness races were held at Roosevelt Raceway in the village from 1940 to 1988.... Read more |
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Charlie Bird Parker
Charlie Bird Parker (Charles Christopher Parker, Jr.), 1920-55, American musician and composer, b. Kansas City, Kans. He began playing alto saxophone in 1933, and after shifting from one band to another he met Dizzy Gillespie in New York City. They formed a quintet, which in 1945 made the first... Read more |
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Cabletron Systems Inc
Cabletron Systems, Inc. 35 Industrial WayRochester, New Hampshire 03867U.S.A.(603) 332-9400Fax: (603) 332-7386 Public CompanyIncorporated: 1988Sales: $418.2 millionEmployees: 3,065Stock Exchanges: New YorkSICs: 7372 Prepackaged Software; 3661 Telephone and Telegraph Apparatus Cabletron Systems,... Read more |
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Tim Duncan
Tim Duncan 1976- American basketball player Combining skills as a passer, rebounder, shooter, scorer, dribbler, and defender, Tim Duncan is one of the best all-round players in the NBA. Winner of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Most Valuable Player honors in 2002, Duncan is no stranger... Read more |
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Gannett Co. Inc
Gannett Co., Inc. 1100 Wilson BoulevardArlington, Virginia 22234U.S.A.(703) 284-6000Fax: (703) 558-4638Web site: http://www.gannett.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1923Employees: 39,400Sales: $5.12 billion (1998)Stock Exchanges: New YorkTicker Symbol: GCINAIC: 51111 Newspaper Publishers; 51312... Read more |
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Affiliated Computer Services Inc
Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. 2828 North Haskell Building 1 Dallas, Texas 75204 U.S.A. Telephone: (214) 841-6111 Fax: (214) 821-8315 Web site: http://www.acs-inc.com Public Company Incorporated: 1988 as Affiliated Computer Systems, Inc. Employees: 40,000 Sales: $3.78 billion... Read more |
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Liz Claiborne
CLAIBORNE, Liz American designer Born: Elizabeth Claiborne in Brussels, Belgium, 31 March 1929, to American parents from New Orleans; moved to New Orleans, 1939. Education: Studied art at Fine Arts School and Painters Studio, Belgium, 1947, and at the Nice Academy, 1948; self-taught in design.... Read more |
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Stage Stores Inc
Stage Stores, Inc. 10201 Main StreetHouston, Texas 77025U.S.A.Telephone: (713) 667-5601Fax: (713) 663-9780Web site: http://www.stagestoresinc.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1988 as Specialty Retailers, Inc.Employees: 13,304Sales: $1.34 billion (2005)Stock Exchanges: New YorkTicker Symbol:... Read more |
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Hank Paulson
Hank Paulson 1946– Chairman and chief executive officer, Goldman, Sachs & Company Nationality: American. Born: March 28, 1946, in Chicago, Illinois. Education: Dartmouth College, BA, 1968; Harvard Business School, MBA, 1970. Family: Son of a wholesale jewelery... Read more |
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Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky 1961-, Canadian ice hockey player, b. Brantford, Ont. He played with the Edmonton Oilers (1978-88), Los Angeles Kings (1988-96), St. Louis Blues (1996), and New York Rangers (1997-99). Gretzky is considered the most influential player in professional hockey history; when he retired,... Read more |
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