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  2. Gibson Appliance - Wikipedia

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    The company was purchased by Frank Gibson, a competing manufacturer of "ice refrigerators" in the early 1900s. It was the largest in its industry at the time. In 1931, the company began making electric refrigerators. [1] During the Second World War, Gibson manufactured 1,078 Waco CG-4 troop and cargo assault gliders under license.

  3. Chest of drawers - Wikipedia

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    The chest drawers were and are called by many names: LAMSAS database contains 37 answers to the request to name a chest of drawers, with "bureau" and "dresser" most popular at 52.5% and 17.5% respectively. [5] Chippendale called them "commode tables" or "commode bureau tables", Hepplewhite used the terms "commodes", "chests of drawers". At the ...

  4. List of The Colbert Report characters - Wikipedia

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    Meadows appeared as Winsome in a pre-taped segment at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, and also voiced him in the audiobook of America Again. Homer (played by Kumail Nanjiani) – A Greek man mistaken by Colbert for an Arab terrorist called "Omar" and imprisoned in a cell beneath Colbert's desk. He returned to the Report as a member of ...

  5. Halifax Shopping Centre - Wikipedia

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    Halifax Shopping Centre, located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is Atlantic Canada's largest multi-building shopping centre. The centre is owned and operated by Primaris REIT. The property consists of an enclosed shopping centre with 641,585 square feet (59,605.2 m 2) of leasable area, which attracts over 110,000 people each week, and an adjacent property with larger format retailers and office ...

  6. Casino Nova Scotia - Wikipedia

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    A view of the entrance to the Casino Nova Scotia in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Casino Nova Scotia opened a temporary location in the Sheraton Hotel Halifax on June 1, 1995. On April 24, 2000 it moved to a brand new, $100-million "Vegas-style" facility on the downtown Halifax waterfront.

  7. Cellarette - Wikipedia

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    The metal also prevented melted ice water from soaking into the wood. [4] Men of wealth had as many as three cellarettes at a time as a status symbol, not necessarily indicating one was a heavy drinker. [2] In the late-18th and early-19th centuries, cellarettes were typically simple in design, following a Neoclassical aesthetic.

  8. Hope chest - Wikipedia

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    The term "hope chest" or "cedar chest" is used in the United States; in the United Kingdom, the term is "bottom drawer"; while both terms, and "glory box" are used by women in Australia. [1] [2] Today, some furniture makers refer to chests made to hold family heirlooms or general storage items as hope chests.

  9. 2008 IIHF World Championship - Wikipedia

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    It was the 72nd IIHF World Championship event, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). It was the first time the final tournament is held in a non-European country since 1962, when it was held in Colorado , USA.