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Gotham
Gotham , name for New York City first used by Washington Irving and others in the Salmagundi Papers, with satirical reference to Gotham, England, where the wise men acted as fools in order to avoid paying for the king's upkeep. The name was later used by Bob Kane in Batman comic books, whose ... Read more |
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Batman
Batman an American cartoon character, by day the millionaire socialite Bruce Wayne but at night a cloaked and masked figure, the Caped Crusader, fighting crime in Gotham City (New York), often assisted by Robin the Boy Wonder. First appearing in 1939 in a comic strip by artist Bob Kane... Read more |
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Nymagic Inc
Nymagic, Inc. 330 Madison AvenueNew York, New York 10017U.S.A.Telephone (212)551-0600Fax: (212)986-1310Web site: http://www.nymagic.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1998Employees: 97Sales: $100.7 million (2000)Stock Exchanges: New YorkTicker Symbol: NYMNAIC: 524130 Reinsurance Carriers; 524126... Read more |
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Gotham
Gotham, sobriquet of New York City, derived from the jocular reputation of the “wise men” of Gotham, England, noted for their foolish actions. The name was first so used in Irving's Salmagundi (1807–8). |
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Churchill, Charles
...powerful satiric attack on Bute, J. Home, and other Scots. Gotham (1764) describes Churchill as Patriot King (see Bolingbroke...the transition to the softer usages of the later 18th cent. (Gotham, a village near Nottingham, was traditionally famed for the... |
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Judah, Samuel B(enjamin) H(elbert)
...produced in his native New York; Odofriede (1822), a dramatic poem; A Tale of Lexington (1823), a three‐act comedy; Gotham and the Gothamites (1823), a verse satire attacking identifiable contemporaries; and The Buccaneers (1827), a romance... |
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George, Grace
...Scandal (1909); Lady Cicely in Captain Brassbound's Conversion (1916); the socialite Anne De Rhonde in The Merry Wives of Gotham (1924); Janet Fraser, who is courted by her former husband, in The First Mrs. Fraser (1929); the gentle spinster Mary... |
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Paulding, James Kirke
...condemning the mutual intolerance of Puritans and Cavaliers. Other works include The Merry Tales of the Three Wise Men of Gotham (1826), satirical fiction; The Lion of the West (1830), a comedy about a backwoodsman in New York; A Life of Washington... |
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Wall Street
...novels by Richard B. Kimball, Brander Matthews's His Father's Son, Joaquin Miller's melodramatic The Destruction of Gotham, and a trilogy by Charles Dudley Warner. Other literature about Wall Street includes Bronson Howard's satirical play The... |
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Leslie, Frank
...ingenuity and success, even legally adopting his name. She wrote many books, including the travel account California: A Pleasure Trip from Gotham to the Golden Gate (1877), and such feminist pleas as A Social Mirage (1899). |
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Great Lover, The
...Paurel (Ditrichstein) is the world's greatest bass‐baritone, the highest paid, most glamorous star of New York's Gotham Opera Company. His most famous part is Don Giovanni, a role he is notorious for playing offstage as well as on. But at the... |
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Gotham
Gotham a village in Nottinghamshire associated with the folk tale The Wise Men of Gotham, in which the inhabitants of the village demonstrated cunning by feigning stupidity.Gotham is now also a nickname for New York City, used... |
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wise
...late 16th century, meaning that a child's legal paternity might not reflect an actual blood link.Wise Men of Gotham fools (Gotham was proverbial for the folly of its inhabitants).wise use environmental policy which favours stricter controls... |
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autumn
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diatom
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Euratom
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fathom
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petrolatum
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post-partum
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GOTHAM PUTS ON A BRAND-NEW FACE: BEAUTY AGENCY WINS TECH BUSINESS, BUT CAN'T...
Gotham Incorporated, once known simply as "Maybelline...Kemper Investments have all signed on with Gotham in the past 18 months. "You never really...but it's better than being cold," says Gotham's Co-chairman Laurence Dunst, offering... |
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Gotham Partners Denies it is in Discussions With First Union Real Estate.
...BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 1998-- Gotham Says First Union Board Has Fiduciary Duty...Company's Fate At May 19 Special Meeting Gotham Partners, L.P. today announced that...Real Estate Investments (NYSE: FUR), Gotham is not engaged in any discussions with... |
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Gotham Technology Group Named Citrix Channel Partner of the Year.
NEW YORK -- Gotham Technology Group announced that it has...Orlando, Fla. Since its founding in 2001, Gotham Technology Group has consistently been...selling partners yet this is the first time Gotham has won this prestigious honor. "We... |
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Gotham Photo Company Introduces Gotham MOTION 60.
New York, NY (PRWEB) December 08, 2011 Gotham Photo Company introduced its latest addition to the Gotham MOTION listing video offerings: Gotham MOTION 60. Gotham MOTION 60 offers real estate agents the most cost... |
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Gotham Photo Company & Digit-tec Form Strategic Alliance.
...City, NY (PRWEB) October 20, 2011 Gotham Photo Company and Digit-tec announced...other's products and client service, Gotham Photo Company and Digit-tec decided...enhance their specialties further. Both Gotham and Digit-tec offered real estate photography... |
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Gotham Private Equity Partners, L.P. Announces Its Formation as a New...
NEW YORK -- Gotham Private Equity Partners, L.P. ("Gotham") announced its formation as a New York-based private...middle-market and lower middle-market companies. Gotham is focused on originating, executing and managing proprietary... |
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Gotham Broadband Lures Top Executives From Good Machine and CDKnet, LLC.
...Industry Veteran Patrick McDarrah Joins Gotham As Vice President Business Development...NEW YORK, April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Gotham Broadband, Inc., the leader in broadband...lends their considerable expertise to Gotham Broadband at a pivotal time as the broadband... |
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Gotham Announces New Leadership.
New York agency Gotham announced that effective immediately Gotham's Chief Marketing Officer, Nick Johnson, and Managing...Tick, each will assume the role of Co-President. Gotham's Chief Creative Officer, Marty Orzio, and Director... |
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Gotham Photo Company Introduces "Gotham Envision".
...York, NY (PRWEB) September 07, 2011 Gotham Photo Company today announced its latest new product offering, "Gotham Envision," a virtual staging, cosmetic...New York City real estate industry. Gotham Envision is a custom, cost-efficient... |
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Gotham Golf of Hershey, Pa., Tries New Merger Option.
...Tribune Business News Dec. 12--Gotham Golf Corp. of Hershey unveiled a...who have successfully blocked the Gotham Golf/First Union merger. "Our goal is to get a transaction done," said Gotham Golf Chairman William A. Ackman... |
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