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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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New Plan Realty Trust
New Plan Realty Trust 1120 Avenue of the AmericasNew York, New York 10036U.S.A.(212) 869-3000Fax: (212) 302-4776 Public CompanyIncorporated: 1961 as New Plan Realty CorporationEmployees: 125Sales: $76.3 millionStock Exchanges: New York ChicagoSICs: 6798 Real Estate Investment Trusts The... Read more |
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Elizabeth Hawes
HAWES, Elizabeth American designer Born: Ridgewood, New Jersey, 16 December 1903. Education: Studied at Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, 1921-25. Family: Married Ralph Jester in 1930 (divorced, 1934); married Joseph Losey in 1937 (divorced, 1944), son: Gavrik Losey. Career: Worked in... Read more |
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Marcel Lajos Breuer
Marcel Lajos Breuer , 1902-81, American architect and furniture designer, b. Hungary. During the 1920s he was associated, both as student and as teacher, with the Bauhaus in Germany. In 1925, Breuer won renown with his design of the first tubular steel and laminated plywood chair. He built only... Read more |
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recognition
recognition acknowledgment of the admission of new states into the international community by political action of states that are already members. Its derivation is found in the policy of the older European powers, which, after developing a system of binding diplomatic usage, refused to permit the... Read more |
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The New Republic
NEW REPUBLIC, THE. NEW REPUBLIC, THE. The New Republic has been one of the most important journalistic outlets for a new form of liberalism that appeared in the United States, particularly in its eastern and midwestern cities, during the decades around 1900. This new liberalism, which arose as a... Read more |
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Republic New York Corp
Republic New York Corporation 452 Fifth AvenueNew York, New York 10018U.S.A.(212) 525-6100Fax: (212) 525-5569 Public CompanyIncorporated: 1973Employees: 4,900Total Assets: $39.49 billionStock Exchanges: New YorkSIC(s) : 6712 Bank Holding Companies; 6021 NationalCommercial Banks; 6036 Savings... Read more |
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A Contemporary Theatre
Contemporary Theatre, A (Seattle). Started in 1965 by Gregory Arthur Falls, director of the drama program at the University of Washington, as a summer theatre alternative for the city, the company performed in a 449‐seat thrust theatre renovated from a business site. Over the years the... Read more |
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Manhattan (New York)
Manhattan borough (1990 pop. 1,487,536), 28 sq mi (57 sq km), New York City, SE N.Y., coextensive with New York co. Manhattan is the cultural and commercial heart of the city, and its dramatic skyline symbolizes New York City around the world. It is composed chiefly of Manhattan Island, and is... Read more |
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New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc
New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. 20 Guest Street, Brighton Landing Boston, Massachusetts 02135-2088 U.S.A. Telephone: (617) 783-4000 Toll Free: (800) 343-1395 Fax: (617) 787-9355 Web site: http://www.newbalance.com Private Company Incorporated: 1906 as The New Balance Arch... Read more |
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AUA Private Equity Partners, LLC Announces Its Formation.
AUA Private Equity Partners...Equity") announces its formation as a New York-based...market private equity firm...leverage its experience...principals of Gotham Private Equity Partners, L.P. who have...Trimaran ... |