query: when did they start calling new york the big apple

pos: Big Apple the nickname have been seen, such as Patrick Downey's 2008 historical study of New York City's criminal underworld, entitled "Bad Seeds in the Big Apple." Big Apple "Big Apple" is a nickname for New York City. It was first popularized in the 1920s by John J. Fitz Gerald, a sports writer for the "New York Morning Telegraph". Its popularity since the 1970s is due in part to a promotional campaign by the New York tourist authorities. Although the history of "Big Apple " was once thought a mystery, a clearer picture of the term's history has emerged due to the

pos: Big Apple the nickname have been seen, such as Patrick Downey's 2008 historical study of New York City's criminal underworld, entitled "Bad Seeds in the Big Apple." Big Apple "Big Apple" is a nickname for New York City. It was first popularized in the 1920s by John J. Fitz Gerald, a sports writer for the "New York Morning Telegraph". Its popularity since the 1970s is due in part to a promotional campaign by the New York tourist authorities. Although the history of "Big Apple " was once thought a mystery, a clearer picture of the term's history has emerged due to the

pos: Big Apple than a concrete example of the later slang term". "The Big Apple" was popularized as a name for New York City by John J. Fitz Gerald in a number of horse-racing articles for the "New York Morning Telegraph" in the 1920s. The earliest of these was a casual reference on 3rd May, 1921: Fitz Gerald referred to the "big apple" frequently thereafter. He explained his use in a column dated February 18, 1924, under the headline "Around the Big Apple": Fitz Gerald reportedly first heard "The Big Apple" used to describe New York's racetracks by two African American stable hands

pos: Big Apple Big Apple "Big Apple" is a nickname for New York City. It was first popularized in the 1920s by John J. Fitz Gerald, a sports writer for the "New York Morning Telegraph". Its popularity since the 1970s is due in part to a promotional campaign by the New York tourist authorities. Although the history of "Big Apple " was once thought a mystery, a clearer picture of the term's history has emerged due to the work of amateur etymologist Barry Popik, and Gerald Cohen of Missouri University of Science and Technology. A number of false theories had previously existed, including

pos: Manhattan Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" set by Zangwill in New York City in 1908. The iconic Flatiron Building is said to have been the source of the phrase "23 skidoo" or scram, from what cops would shout at men who tried to get glimpses of women's dresses being blown up by the winds created by the triangular building. The "Big Apple" dates back to the 1920s, when a reporter heard the term used by New Orleans stablehands to refer to New York City's horse racetracks and named his racing column "Around The Big Apple." Jazz musicians adopted the term to refer

neg: Big Apple Oriental Tours applicable. The dismissal was upheld on appeal based on the hearsay argument. The case was returned to the grand jury and Barabash and Allen were indicted for the same crime again in October 2005. These charges were dismissed in January, 2006. The court held that according to the evidence, "What the tour customer did when he arrived at the location is not part of the Big Apple Oriental Tours enterprise." Big Apple Oriental Tours Big Apple Oriental Tours is a travel agency based in New York City that is at the center of a campaign against sex tourism operators in

neg: Big Apple (dance) would tour New Zealand and Australia. The group was billed as "The 8 Big Apple Dancers" or similar variations, and consisted of four couples that included Frankie Manning. They were the only black performers in the production that lasted from August 1938 until spring 1939. Some claim that New York City's nickname, the Big Apple, came from the dance. However, that theory has been discredited (see The Nickname of New York). There are also accounts that a new variation developed called the "Little Apple." This form involved fewer dancers and people would take it in turns to grab a partner

neg: Asad Shan in law & management, he worked as an investment banker in the city of London for two years in Corporate Broking and ECM. Asad found his true calling when he won the Mr. Asia UK competition. Inspired by this win, he went to New York to train in Method acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and in Film Performance at the New York Film Academy. Soon, Bollywood beckoned and he moved from the Big Apple to the bright lights and glamour of Mumbai, India. Asad has experience in the arts including various media forms like film, theatre, television, commercials,

neg: Big Apple (dance) new dance craze spread to New York, and a New York talent agent, Gae Foster, traveled to the Carolinas to audition dancers for a show at the Roxy Theater, the world's second-largest theater at that time. Eight couples were chosen for the show, including Wood, Spivey, and Davis, to perform the Big Apple during a three-week engagement that began on September 3, 1937. They performed six shows a day to sold-out audiences and greatly contributed to the dance's popularity. After the engagement at the Roxy, the group became known as "Billy Spivey's Big Apple Dancers" and toured the country for

neg: Big Apple Rappin': The Early Days of Hip-Hop Culture in New York City 1979–1982 Big Apple Rappin': The Early Days of Hip-Hop Culture in New York City 1979–1982 Big Apple Rappin': The Early Days of Hip-Hop Culture in New York City 1979–1982 is a compilation released on Soul Jazz Records. As the title suggests, it contains songs by various artists from the early days of New York hip hop. "Big Apple Rappin" was released in 2006 by Soul Jazz Records. Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album a four and a half star rating out of five, noting that the album only contained a few well known singles, specifically "Spoonin' Rap" by Spoonie Gee

neg: Big Apple at the famed New Orleans Fair Grounds. Evidence can also be found in the "Chicago Defender", an African-American newspaper that had a national circulation. Writing for the "Defender" on September 16, 1922, “Ragtime” Billy Tucker used the name "big apple" to refer to New York in a non-horse-racing context: Tucker had also earlier used "big apple" as a reference to Los Angeles. It is possible that he simply understood "big apple" as a nickname for any large city: By the late 1920s, New York writers other than Fitz Gerald were starting to use "Big Apple" and were using it in

neg: Barry Popik Bureau of the City's Department of Finance. Shortly after their marriage Angie and Barry moved to Austin, Texas in September, 2006 to start and family, there they had two kids. After 7 years in Austin the Popiks moved briefly back to New York City in May 2013, and in September 2013 to Goshen, New York. He is also rated a chess master. Barry Popik Barry Popik (born 1961) is an American etymologist who is recognized as an expert on the origins of the terms "Big Apple", "Windy City", and "hot dog". He is a consulting editor of the "Oxford Encyclopedia

neg: Big Apple Comic Con may have constituted a fire hazard. Big Apple Comic Con The Big Apple Comic Con is a New York City comic book convention, the longest-running comic book/speculative fiction/pop culture convention in New York City. It was started by retailer Michael "Mike Carbo" Carbonaro in March 1996 in the basement of the St. Paul the Apostle Church. A location that a competing show promotor Sunrise Productions Scooty O'Donnell and Partner Richard Ritz Whom Held The New York Horror-Fi Con there on October 4, 1997. During its heyday from 2001–2008, the Big Apple Comic Con often featured multiple shows per year, with

neg: Big Apple Comic Con Big Apple Comic Con The Big Apple Comic Con is a New York City comic book convention, the longest-running comic book/speculative fiction/pop culture convention in New York City. It was started by retailer Michael "Mike Carbo" Carbonaro in March 1996 in the basement of the St. Paul the Apostle Church. A location that a competing show promotor Sunrise Productions Scooty O'Donnell and Partner Richard Ritz Whom Held The New York Horror-Fi Con there on October 4, 1997. During its heyday from 2001–2008, the Big Apple Comic Con often featured multiple shows per year, with a large three-day "national" convention held

neg: Big Apple Pizza Andrew Cuomo, the current Governor of New York, went to Israel to show support for the country during Operation Protective Edge. As part of his trip, Cuomo met with students from NY studying in Israel, at Big Apple Pizza. Big Apple Pizza Big Apple Pizza () is an Israeli pizza chain with 11 branches throughout Israel, founded in 1986. Big Apple Pizza was founded in 1986 by Haim Kedem, in the Jerusalem mall, Dorot Rishonim. Kedem had spent many years in New York City and upon moving to Israel decided to open a pizza shop to bring the piece of

neg: Home Run Apple atmosphere at New York Mets games, and an apple was chosen as a play on New York City's nickname of the "Big Apple". When it was first constructed, it was made of fiberboard and came out of a top hat with the slogan "Mets Magic" (this was replaced a few years later with the words "Home Run"). However, the Mets won only 67 games during the 1980 season and the Home Run Apple became known as "Harazin's folly". Often the Apple would get stuck, which necessitated an electrician to be sent to repair it. Over time the Apple became misshapen

neg: Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City York City and KTLA in Los Angeles. Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City is a 1981 animated television special written by Romeo Muller, produced by Muller and Buzz Potamkin, and directed by Hal Silvermintz. This is the second special to feature the American Greetings character, Strawberry Shortcake. "Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City" chronicles Strawberry Shortcake's trip to Big Apple City (an obvious parallel to New York City, also known as the "Big Apple"), so she can compete in a baking contest at "the little theater off Times Pear" (referencing Times Square). Strawberry's journey,

neg: From the Big Apple to the Big Easy From the Big Apple to the Big Easy From the Big Apple to the Big Easy were New York City's benefit concerts for the Gulf Coast. They were a collaborative effort between Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall these areas are approximately 1 mile from each other. The purpose was to raise funds for the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. The simultaneous concerts took place on September 20, 2005. Proceeds have reached approximately $9 million, which was directed to the Bush Clinton Katrina Fund, Habitat for Humanity, MusiCares, and the Children's Health Fund. Performances included: Jimmy Buffett, Ed Bradley,

neg: From the Big Apple to the Big Easy Irma Thomas, Bette Midler, Elton John, Elvis Costello, John Fogerty, Simon and Garfunkel. From the Big Apple to the Big Easy From the Big Apple to the Big Easy were New York City's benefit concerts for the Gulf Coast. They were a collaborative effort between Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall these areas are approximately 1 mile from each other. The purpose was to raise funds for the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. The simultaneous concerts took place on September 20, 2005. Proceeds have reached approximately $9 million, which was directed to the Bush Clinton Katrina Fund, Habitat for

neg: New York City (video game) the player gets run over by a vehicle they are transported to the hospital. Minigames include the subway, where a token must be collected before boarding the train; the Central Park Zoo, where animals must be rounded up; and the automat, where food must be collected before other dinners. A clock prompts the player when to search for food and when go on with the next mission. The clock runs from 9am to 5pm, and the goal is to survive New York City for seven days. New York City (video game) N.Y.C. The Big Apple (also known as New York

neg: FairPlay agreed that the technology was legal. Additionally, the possibility that Apple could change its technology to purposefully "break" Harmony's function raised the possibility that Real's business could be harmed. On February 6, 2007, Steve Jobs, then-CEO of Apple, published an open letter titled "Thoughts on Music" on the Apple website, calling on the "big four" record labels to sell their music without DRM technology. According to the letter, Apple did not want to use DRM, but was forced to by the four major music labels, with whom Apple has license agreements with, for iTunes sales of music. Jobs' main points

neg: Big Apple Comic Con the new manager, Spat Oktan, who had hosted costume contests at other conventions, took over the costume contest and Captain Zorikh was put in charge of the children's costume contest, while continuing in other capacities. By 2011, Reed Exhibitions' New York Comic Con, held annually at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, had become the dominant New York City-area comic convention, and was taking away from the appeal of the Big Apple Comic Con. Wizard sat out 2012 and held a new "Wizard World New York City Experience" show on June 28–30, 2013. Though not branded as a "Big Apple

neg: Big Apple Circus 13, 2017 that they will auction off their assets. On February 14, 2017, Big Apple Circus announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court had approved the sale of their assets to Big Top Works, an affiliate of Compass Partners, for $1.3 million. As part of the sale, the circus will be renewed for its 40th anniversary season and some community programs will continue. On March 21, 2017, Big Apple Circus announced that renowned acrobat Nik Wallenda will be the headline act in the 40th anniversary season at Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park in New York City from October 26, 2017 to January

neg: Big Apple Circus circus arts schools had been opened with money raised from the circus shows. The Big Apple Circus began the 1980s with a special holiday celebration in honor of the circus and its staff. In 1981, the circus began performing at Damrosch Park of Lincoln Center for the first time, continuing until 2015. In 1982, the circus won a silver medal at a circus performing competition held in Paris. The circus began to arrange tours across New England in 1983. They also received an Obie award that year. By 1984, the New York School for Circus Arts/Big Apple Circus relocated to

neg: The Battle Between the Burps and Farts The Battle Between the Burps and Farts The Battle Between the Burps and Farts is a 31-minute long short film directed, written and produced by Aiden Dillard and distributed by Troma Entertainment. It was made as an expansion of a student film he made in his junior year which was, according to Dillard, he made the film in the wake of 9/11, calling it "his attempt to show the terrorists that they will never destroy the rotten, smelly core of the Big Apple". The Battle Between the Burps and Farts was first screened in New York City and upon its

neg: Big Apple the Mets baseball team, recognized throughout Major League Baseball as an iconic feature of the Mets' stadiums. It first appeared in Shea Stadium, and the original can still be seen on display at Citi Field, outside the Jackie Robinson Rotunda. Citi Field now uses a new apple, one that is much larger than original. Uses of the term abound elsewhere in the names of cultural products and events in or concerning New York, including the Big Apple Anime Fest, the Big Apple Theater Festival, Jess Teong's The Kid from the Big Apple and Kajagoogoo's Big Apple, and playful uses of

neg: Big Apple contexts other than horse-racing. "The Big Apple" was a popular song and dance in the 1930s. Walter Winchell and other writers continued to use the term in the 1940s and 1950s, but by the 1960s it had generally come to be known as an old name for New York. In the early 1970s, however, the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau (now NYC & Company, New York City's official marketing and tourism organization) began to promote the city's "Big Apple" nickname under the leadership of its president, Charles Gillett. It has remained popular since then. Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani in

neg: Home Run Apple Mets, the Apple did not rise. The fans booed and chanted "We Want Apple!" for two and a half minutes until it was eventually raised. It happened again in 2017, when Travis d'Arnaud hit a home run, and the apple failed to rise, making the Citi Field chant "We Want Apple!" again, just like in 2009. The Apple did rise two batters after d'Arnaud hit the home run. During Major League Baseball games, the Home Run Apple is raised only for New York Mets home runs. An exception to this happened in 1998 when the Mets' Subway Series rivals, the

neg: William L. Shirer but only for recording and release after the Nazi version had been disseminated. Shirer spent five minutes before he went on calling CBS radio in New York, hoping that the broadcast would get through. It did. When German engineers in Berlin heard Shirer calling New York, they assumed that he was authorized to broadcast. Instead of sending his report to a recording machine as ordered, they put it on the shortwave transmitter. When CBS heard Shirer's call, he was put on live. For six hours Shirer's report was the only news the world had of the Armistice. In peacetime, Shirer's

neg: New York Apple Core New York Apple Core The New York Apple Core are a Tier III Junior A ice hockey team from Brewster, New York playing in the Eastern Hockey League. The team plays home games at the Brewster Ice Arena. The Apple Core organization is based out of Long Beach, New York, on Long Island, however, their top level junior team has played in Brewster since the start of the 2011–12 season. The Apple Core organization also fields a Tier III team in the Eastern Hockey League-Premier Division, as well as youth hockey select teams at the Bantam, Peewee, and Squirt and

neg: Mariana Verkerk Mariana was 20, she ran into a fashion journalist who convinced her to go to New York City to start a modeling career. Shortly after arriving in New York City, she met with different agencies. All of them rejected her, telling her she was too old - at that time she was "already" 21. Mariana went back to The Netherlands, though she had fallen in love with New York. A few months later she decided to pack her bags and head for the Big Apple again. Without having an agency a young designer approached her to walk the runway for

neg: Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City is a 1981 animated television special written by Romeo Muller, produced by Muller and Buzz Potamkin, and directed by Hal Silvermintz. This is the second special to feature the American Greetings character, Strawberry Shortcake. "Strawberry Shortcake in Big Apple City" chronicles Strawberry Shortcake's trip to Big Apple City (an obvious parallel to New York City, also known as the "Big Apple"), so she can compete in a baking contest at "the little theater off Times Pear" (referencing Times Square). Strawberry's journey, however, is in jeopardy due to the

neg: Will.i.am technology start-up Sensiya. 3DSystems appointed will.i.am as CCO on January 8, 2014 "The German telecom has teamed with i.am+ to market a new smartwatch across European countries." Since retiring from music he has taken into helping assist the design of Smart Watches for a Dutch company in late 2015 In 2016, The Verge reported that will.i.am would join actress Gwyneth Paltrow and serial entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk on Apple TV's "Planet of the Apps", calling the trio "successful" and "big names" with experience launching companies. In the same year will.i.am was featured on the cover of Diversity In "STEAM" Magazine Spring

neg: The Big Apple Rotten to the Core The Big Apple Rotten to the Core The Big Apple Rotten to the Core is a hardcore punk compilation album that was released in 1982. It was the second release by S.I.N. Records, and distributed internationally. Produced by Bob Sallese. It was one of the first hardcore punk compilations from New York City (along with "New York Thrash" from the same year), and included six bands who regularly performed at A7, a Lower East Side after-hours dive bar that gave the new hardcore bands a forum. The compilation's cover photos and PR were provided by Scott Eisner, one of the

neg: Elmer L. Andersen the company was struggling to keep all the new plants afloat, but the opposite was true. Other leaders in the adhesives industry operated in New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco. "They had huge plants and big established investments. They could not start a new plant. What would they do with their big old plant? By comparison, we were popping around the country and setting up small plants in lively little markets. We kept our real estate costs down. We did not have large freight charges to pass on to the customer. National Adhesives, the biggest company in the industry,

neg: Big Apple a claim that the term derived from a woman named Eve who ran a brothel in the city. This was subsequently exposed as a hoax. The earliest known usage of 'big apple' appears in the book "The Wayfarer in New York" (1909), in which author Edward S. Martin writes: Kansas is apt to see in New York a greedy city... It inclines to think that the big apple gets a disproportionate share of the national sap. William Safire considered this the coinage, but the "Random House Dictionary of American Slang" has described the usage as "metaphorical or perhaps proverbial, rather

neg: Big Apple (dance) choreographed a Big Apple routine for the group. Since the dance was based on combining jazz steps that the Lindy hoppers were already familiar with, such as Truckin', the Suzie-Q, and Boogies, the group quickly learned the new steps. They performed their Big Apple routine for "Everybody Sing", but the dance scene was eventually cut due to a dispute between the director and Whitey over the dance group's not receiving a break in the filming schedule. When the group returned to Harlem, Manning taught his Big Apple version to other dancers in Whitey's Lindy Hoppers, before ever having seen the

neg: New York Derby New York Derby The New York Derby is the second leg of the "Big Apple Triple," a grouping created in 1999 consisting of three races at three different racetracks in New York state and restricted to three-year-olds bred in New York state. A horse who wins all three of the Big Apple Triple wins the purse total of $400,000 plus a $250,000 bonus. The first leg is the Mike Lee Stakes run at Belmont Park, and the third leg is the Albany Stakes at Saratoga Race Course. The New York Derby is held at the Finger Lakes Racetrack in Farmington,

neg: Big Apple Oriental Tours has lobbied the local District Attorney to take action against the company, complaining about promotion of prostitution and possible exploitation of minors. The District Attorney declined to prosecute in 2000, stating that the alleged acts did not occur in New York and were thus beyond the reach of state law. Supported by Gloria Steinem and Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Equality Now then contacted State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer in 2002. In response to lobbying by these groups, the first legal action in the U.S. against a business of this type was initiated: Spitzer filed a civil suit against Big Apple

neg: Big Apple Pothole and Sidewalk Protection Committee Big Apple Pothole and Sidewalk Protection Committee The Big Apple Pothole and Sidewalk Protection Committee is an organization created by the New York State Trial Lawyers Association to map the sidewalks of New York City for defects capable of causing personal injury. The maps produced by the Committee and delivered to the Department of Transportation essentially negated the effect of a 1979 change to the city's Administrative Code that barred tort actions against the city unless the city was notified of the defects more than 15 days prior to the accident. The city paid out hundreds of millions of dollars

neg: Big Apple Oriental Tours Big Apple Oriental Tours Big Apple Oriental Tours is a travel agency based in New York City that is at the center of a campaign against sex tourism operators in the United States. The company was founded in 1993 and offers all-inclusive trips to Thailand, the Philippines and Cambodia "for the single male.” Their advertising brochures highlight the erotic atmosphere and easy availability of women in these regions. Tour guides would meet the men upon arrival, explain everything, and transport them to the local bars and brothels. Since 1996, the New York based human rights and feminist group Equality Now

neg: Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps The Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps (LGBAC) is a community band based in New York City. Founded on September 24, 1979 as the New York Gay Community Marching Band, LGBAC is the third-oldest community band in the United States dedicated to serving the LGBT community. The mission of LGBAC is to provide the lesbian and gay community with a supportive and friendly environment for musical and artistic expression and, through performance, to promote social acceptance, equality, and harmony for all. Membership is all-inclusive, predominantly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer, and the band

neg: Big Apple 1997 signed legislation designating as "Big Apple Corner" the southwest corner of West 54th Street and Broadway, the corner on which John J. Fitz Gerald lived from 1934 to 1963. As part of the celebrations following as his election as President of the United States in 2016, Donald Trump hosted a party which he named 'The Big Apple Ball' and which featured themed decorations and cut-outs of New York landmarks in honor of his home city. Today the name enjoys exclusive ubiquity in literature and speech referring to New York City, and is used with regularity by journalists and news-headline

neg: Big Apple Anime Fest Big Apple Anime Fest The Big Apple Anime Fest (BAAF) was an anime convention which was held annually between 2001 and 2003 and supported by a consortium of anime and manga companies. Despite confirmed dates for 2004, Big Apple Anime Fest announced on its web site that it would skip its event in 2004 due to the Republican National Convention, which was to be held in New York City over Labor Day weekend. The following year, John O'Donnell of Central Park Media, one of the companies supporting Big Apple Anime Fest, informed AnimeCons.com that he was, "unaware of any plans

neg: New York Comic Con New York Comic Con The New York Comic Con is an annual New York City fan convention dedicated to Western comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, cosplay, toys, movies, and television. It was first held in 2006. The New York Comic Con is a for-profit event produced and managed by ReedPOP, a division of Reed Exhibitions and Reed Elsevier, and is not affiliated with the long running non-profit San Diego Comic-Con, nor the Big Apple Convention, later known as the Big Apple Comic-Con, owned by Wizard Entertainment. ReedPOP is involved with other events, including Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo

neg: Live Scenes from New York September 11, 2001, and when it was noticed that the cover artwork depicted the skyline of New York, including the twin towers of the World Trade Center, in flames, it was recalled and re-released a short time later with the Majesty symbol instead. Some copies with the original artwork still exist, and are now rare collector's items. The symbol was based on the cover of Dream Theater's 1992 album "Images and Words", which included a heart in flames. Since the concert was recorded in New York City, nicknamed "the Big Apple", the heart was changed to an apple. Drummer Mike

neg: The Wedding Night March 8, 1935. The film received generally positive reviews, with "The New York Times" calling it "both pictorially and dramatically striking". Despite the reviews, the film did poorly at the box office, earning only $174,081. King Vidor won the Volpi Cup for Best Director at the Venice Film Festival in 1935. "The Wedding Night" was released in DVD format by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment on May 22, 2007. New York novelist Tony Barrett (Gary Cooper) and his wife Dora (Helen Vinson) have accumulated serious debts as a result of their fast and affluent lifestyle in the big city. When

neg: Everyone's Waiting York so she will not regret it later. Ruth also unfreezes the trust fund set up by her father. Claire later finds out that the photo company consolidated its operations and her position is no longer available. As she considers calling off her trip, Nate tells her she needs to go to start a new life in New York anyway, as he did years earlier when he moved to Seattle with no guarantee of employment. As per Keith's suggestion, David agrees to temporarily leave home so he can recover from the loss of his brother, and returns to the funeral

neg: Big Apple Academy Big Apple Academy. The school created its own curricula, developed new teaching methods, and purchased equipment. Today Big Apple Academy includes curricula for kindergarten through 8th grade The Big Apple Academy comprises the following departments: Admission decisions are based on an applicant’s school records, entrance exams (English, Math), and a personal interview. The curriculum is based on the standards of learning for K-12 NY schools by the New York State Department of Education, as well as those provided by various national pedagogical organizations. Starting in kindergarten, children have 40-minute lessons with subject teachers in English, Math, Computer Science, Science, Social

neg: Bixby's Back calling it "fine". Teti wrote that he felt like the producers "was doing Valentine’s Day [episode] out of obligation" and that the writers did not have a "great idea" for this episode like "My Funky Valentine". He ultimately gave the episode a B-. "Entertainment Weekly" writer Lesley Savage gave the episode a more positive review saying the cast "proved why they truly deserved the award in tonight's Valentine's Day themed episode." Rachael Maddux of "New York" magazine said the episode was a great sequel to "My Funky Valentine" calling it "a solid episode, start to finish". Meredith Blake of "The

neg: Rotten Apple (album) Rotten Apple (album) Rotten Apple is the second studio album by G-Unit rapper Lloyd Banks, released October 10, 2006 on G-Unit Records and Interscope Records. The title of the album is a play on the New York City nickname, "The Big Apple". The album cover also resembles the cover of the film, "King of New York". Originally the album was titled, "The Big Withdrawal", however two women Banks had a ménage à trois with in 2005 leaked an unmastered copy of the album he had left at their home. The album was scrapped and soon after, Banks began working on

neg: Joe Start become big business, far removed from the amateur affair of 1859. Despite the dramatic changes in the game of baseball, Joe Start remained a steady, productive player, adapting to the changes as quickly as they appeared. He was a regular until his final year." Born in New York City, he led the Brooklyn Atlantics, the team he joined in 1862, to undefeated seasons in 1864 and 1865. In 1871, he joined the new National Association's New York Mutuals, hitting a career-high .360 in his first season with the team, when he was age 28. When the National League was formed

neg: Bayside Yankees relatively soon as the BY's start their 2012 fall season. NABF NATIONAL CHAMPIONS CABA SENIOR WORLD CHAMPIONS NABF REGIONAL CHAMPIONS NEW YORK LIBERTY TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS EAST COBB (RAWLINGS / WORTH) SUMMER CLASSIC CHAMPIONS ALABAMA BOMBERS SUMMER CLASSIC CHAMPIONS JOE GRACI MEMORIAL TOURNANMENT NEW YORK CITY FEDERATION CHAMPIONS LONG ISLAND BASEBALL CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS BIG APPLE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS SUFFOLK COUNTY INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS NABF JUNIOR MID ATLANTIC REGIONAL CHAMPIONS FABL SUFFOLK COUNTY CHAMPIONS EAST COBB WOOD BAT TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS NATIONAL JUNIOR BASEBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (ELITE WOOD BAT DIVISION CHAMPS) ATLANTIC COAST ELITE BASEBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS USA BASEBALL JUNIOR OLYMPIC SUPER SERIES CHAMPIONS

neg: Big Apple Circus circus' "Medicine Show" production over a total of 114 New York City performances. Furthermore, Clown Care completed 150,000 hospital visits in one year for the first time in the program's history. During 1998, the circus was able to break attendance records again, as it celebrated twenty years of operation with engagements at New York's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and in Boston. The Boston engagement was particularly pleasant for the circus' performers, as it was one of the longest stays in that city that they had ever experienced. TJ Maxx began to sponsor Big Apple Circus appearances in Chicago

neg: New York City (band) backing band, but after two albums, the group parted ways. New York City (band) New York City was an American R&B vocal group. They formed in 1972 under the name "Tri-Boro Exchange", and all of the group's members had had significant experience singing in other vocal and doo-wop ensembles. They are also from New York City. Under the direction of record producers Wes Farrell and Thom Bell, New York City released two albums and several hit singles, the biggest being 1973's "I'm Doin' Fine Now", which reached U.S. #17. They toured in 1973 with the Big Apple Band (two of

neg: New York City (band) New York City (band) New York City was an American R&B vocal group. They formed in 1972 under the name "Tri-Boro Exchange", and all of the group's members had had significant experience singing in other vocal and doo-wop ensembles. They are also from New York City. Under the direction of record producers Wes Farrell and Thom Bell, New York City released two albums and several hit singles, the biggest being 1973's "I'm Doin' Fine Now", which reached U.S. #17. They toured in 1973 with the Big Apple Band (two of whose members would later become part of Chic) as their

neg: Dick Motta of events with "operatic" themes ranging from the Metropolitan Opera in New York to the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Motta was the first ever head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, hired by the team on July 16, 1980. His first team went 15-67, dead last in the league. They did not lose as many games again until 1992 when they lost 60 games. Motta's Mavericks gradually rose up in prominence, rising in finishes in the Midwest Division from 6th in the first season to 4th by the third year. His fourth season (1983-84) was the start of something big

neg: Chic (band) eleventh time. Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards met during 1970, as fellow session musicians working in the New York City area. They formed a rock band named The Boys and later The Big Apple Band, playing numerous gigs around New York City. Despite interest in their demos, they never got a record contract. They were later in the band New York City, which had a hit record in 1973 with "I'm Doing Fine Now", charting in the UK. The original demo tapes were made by DJ/studio engineer Robert Drake, who first played lacquer records while DJing at a New York

neg: Big Apple Circus In 2001, the circus' best known performer, "Grandma" the clown (played by Barry Lubin), inducted into the International Clown Hall of Fame. A new seating system was installed in the circus big top, and, after the September 11, 2001 attacks, the circus opened its "Dreams of a City" show, which was dedicated to the City of New York. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg proclaimed November 1, 2002, as "Big Apple Circus Day". The circus celebrated its 25th anniversary with a documentary film about the creation and production of that year's show. In "Carnevale!", actors and circus performers Pedro Carrillo

neg: Big Apple (dance) six months. Arthur Murray, a dance instructor and entrepreneur, had 128 dance studios occupying three floors in New York in 1936. After seeing the Big Apple dancers at the Roxy in September 1937, Murray incorporated the Big Apple into his swing dance syllabus. Due to the popularity of the Big Apple and other popular dances such as the Conga, Murray started to offer franchises in 1937. By 1938, there were franchises in several major cities, including Detroit, Cleveland, Atlanta, Louisville, and Minneapolis. The company continued to grow to over 200 Arthur Murray dance studios throughout the world by 2003. In

neg: Big Apple Pizza Big Apple Pizza Big Apple Pizza () is an Israeli pizza chain with 11 branches throughout Israel, founded in 1986. Big Apple Pizza was founded in 1986 by Haim Kedem, in the Jerusalem mall, Dorot Rishonim. Kedem had spent many years in New York City and upon moving to Israel decided to open a pizza shop to bring the piece of NYC with him. Kedem’s pizza, in traditional NYC fashion was made with thin crust. In 1996, Kedem expanded the business outside of Jerusalem for the first time, opening his first pizza shop in Eilat. In 2000 Kedem died and

neg: Big Apple Circus Big Apple Circus The Big Apple Circus is a circus based in New York City. Opened in 1977, later becoming a nonprofit organization, it became a tourist attraction. The circus has been known for its community outreach programs, including Clown Care, as well as its humane treatment of animals. Big Apple Circus filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November 2016 and exited bankruptcy in February 2017 after its assets were bought by Compass Partners. The Circus was renewed in October 2017 for its 40th anniversary season. Gregory Fedin and his then wife Nina Krasavina, both born and trained in

neg: So What (Pink song) tracks, calling it, in conjunction with "Bad Influence", "instantly indelible". Andy Battaglia of "The A.V. Club" expressed a different opinion towards the song, calling it "so blaring and bad as to make "Funhouse" seem like a lost cause from the start." Chris Willman of "Entertainment Weekly" praised "So What" as a great anthem of "bluffing and bravado", while Jon Caramanica of "The New York Times" referred to the song as "perfunctory". Evan Sawdey of "PopMatters" wrote positively about the song, calling it "as big a red herring single as you can find." Jonathan Keefe of "Slant Magazine" called "So What"

neg: Barry Lubin same circus. Barry Lubin Barry Lubin (born July 3, 1952) is an American circus performer best known for his Grandma character. His Grandma character was a headline act at the Big Apple Circus in New York City for 25 seasons from 1982 until his 2012 retirement and relocation to Sweden. Lubin's return to the Big Apple Circus in late 2017 was cut short in January 2018 when he admitted to having pressured an underaged, sixteen-year-old circus performer to pose for pornographic pictures in 2004. Lubin was born on July 3, 1952, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to Edythe Weinberg Lubin,

neg: Barry Lubin Barry Lubin Barry Lubin (born July 3, 1952) is an American circus performer best known for his Grandma character. His Grandma character was a headline act at the Big Apple Circus in New York City for 25 seasons from 1982 until his 2012 retirement and relocation to Sweden. Lubin's return to the Big Apple Circus in late 2017 was cut short in January 2018 when he admitted to having pressured an underaged, sixteen-year-old circus performer to pose for pornographic pictures in 2004. Lubin was born on July 3, 1952, in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to Edythe Weinberg Lubin, a homemaker,

neg: Big Apple Circus 7, 2018. Additionally, the circus announced that following the New York performances, a national tour will take place. It was announced in May 2017 that "Grandma the Clown", played by Barry Lubin, would return for the 40th anniversary season and that the new ringmaster will be Tyron McFarlan. On January 23, 2018, Lubin announced that he would resign from the circus due to sexual misconduct with an underage teen from 2004. In September, 2018, Big Apple Circus announced that Bindlestiff Family Cirkus owner, Stephanie Monseu is the new Ringmistress for Big Apple Circus. Following the circus' emergence from bankruptcy in

neg: LaGuardia Community College and the first name of its namesake, Fiorello, which in Italian translates to "Little Flower." Capitalizing on its reputation as one of the most diverse campus in the country, the college also used an apple logo covered with various national flags. The apple was taken from the "Big Apple" nickname for New York City. LaGuardia Community College LaGuardia Community College is a community college in Long Island City, a neighborhood of Queens, New York. It is a component of the City University of New York. LaGuardia is named after former Congressman and New York City mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia. The

neg: New York Nights: Success in the City had only one desire: to leave the small town in Alabama where you grew up and take on one of the most glamorous and exciting places in the world: New York City! Guess what? Your dream has finally come true! You have enough cash to see you through forty days, so establish yourself in the Big Apple: make friends, find a job, and start yourself on the path to becoming rich and famous. Who knows, you might even find true love! Remember, time is always ticking away, so if you haven’t made a name for yourself in forty days, it’s

neg: Johnny Angel Wendell Merle Allin on bass and vocals, Michael Collins on drums and Sean McDonough on guitar was added in 1980. City Thrills relocated to New York in 1982, but things did not gel in the Big Apple. Wendell went back to Boston in 1983 to form the BlackJacks. They had their first gig in December 1977 and drew 36 people. The set was 15 songs and 29 minutes long. They released one single on Decibel Records in 1979, "I'll Be the Heartbreaker" with "Hey (Not Another Face in the Crowd)" on the B-side. Their single "Don't Come Back" was off the

neg: 1984 (advertisement) the spot personally if Jobs paid the other half. This turned out to be unnecessary. Of the original ninety seconds booked, Chiat/Day resold thirty seconds to another advertiser, then claimed they could not sell the other 60 seconds, when in fact they did not even try. In his 1983 Apple keynote address, Steve Jobs read the following story before showcasing a preview of the commercial: In March 1984 Michael Tyler, a communications expert quoted by "The New York Times", said "The Apple ad expresses a potential of small computers. This potential may not automatically flow from the company's product. But

neg: Mike Lee Stakes and the Mike Lee Handicap.. Time record: Most wins by a jockey Most wins by a trainer: Most wins by an owner: Mike Lee Stakes The Mike Lee Stakes is the first leg of the "Big Apple Triple," a grouping of three races in New York state for New York breds. A horse who wins all three of the Big Apple Triple wins the purse total of $400,000 plus a $250,000 bonus. The second leg is the New York Derby held at Finger Lakes Racetrack and the third leg is the Albany Stakes at the Saratoga Race Course. The series

neg: Mike Lee Stakes running at 7 furlongs. It currently offers a purse of $125,000. Although it is not restricted to registered New York breds, due to the racing conditions, it's still not an open race. This race was run as the New York City OTB Big Apple Handicap prior to 1988, but in 1989 was named for Mike Lee, the former sports editor with the Long Island Press for over 40 years. The race was run as the Mike Lee Handicap through 1995. In 2008, Tin Cup Chalice won the first Big Apple Triple by taking the Albany Stakes, the New York Derby,

neg: Wizard Entertainment Wizard began adding an academic forum called "Wizard World University" to include scholarly panels at their conventions, beginning with the November convention in Arlington, Texas. In 2009, Wizard canceled the Texas event and postponed the Los Angeles convention. In 2009, Wizard World acquired the Big Apple Comic Con, New York City's longest-running comic book, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and pop culture convention. Wizard gave up the New York market after 2013 due to the dominance of the New York Comic Con, produced by ReedPOP, a division of Reed Exhibitions and Reed Elsevier. The Big Apple con is now back in

neg: Big Apple Chorus Big Apple Chorus The Big Apple Chorus is a barbershop chorus based in Manhattan, New York. The chorus, directed by Jack Pinto, was founded in 1983 and has close to 100 members. The Big Apple Chorus has competed in the Barbershop Harmony Society's international chorus competition, with a best finish of 2nd in 1987. For several years, the chorus has regularly participated in the holiday concert series at the South Street Seaport, including the "Living Christmas Tree"—a group of carolers arranged in a tree, accompanying the first public Christmas tree in the city to be lit during the winter holiday

neg: Big Apple Academy Big Apple Academy Big Apple Academy is a coeducational independent school for students, including the range from Pre-K through 8th grade. The Academy occupies two modern facilities located in the Gravesend area of Brooklyn, New York City. It is a private educational institution. The Big Apple Academy takes its roots in the affiliated Bambi Academy, a Day Care Center founded by and oriented mostly towards Russian-speaking immigrants. Due to the success of the program, it was decided to expand the institution's goals. In 1992 the first Kindergarten class was opened, and the school matured into a large educational center –

neg: Big Apple Chorus season. The chorus rehearses at 7pm on Monday nights at Norman Thomas High School, 111 East 33rd Street in Manhattan. Big Apple Chorus The Big Apple Chorus is a barbershop chorus based in Manhattan, New York. The chorus, directed by Jack Pinto, was founded in 1983 and has close to 100 members. The Big Apple Chorus has competed in the Barbershop Harmony Society's international chorus competition, with a best finish of 2nd in 1987. For several years, the chorus has regularly participated in the holiday concert series at the South Street Seaport, including the "Living Christmas Tree"—a group of carolers

neg: Big Apple (TV series) Big Apple (TV series) Big Apple is an American television drama series that was originally broadcast in the United States on CBS in 2001. The story centers on two New York City Police Department detectives Mooney and Trout working with the FBI to solve a murder with ties to organized crime. A subplot involves Mooney's sister who is receiving hospice care for Lou Gehrig's Disease. "Big Apple" was originally slated to compete with NBC's very popular medical drama series "ER". Although 13 episodes were commissioned, only 8 aired before CBS canceled the show and replaced it with the newsmagazine "48

neg: Big Apple Circus tickets to low-income and disadvantaged children, families, and elderly. Since emerging from bankruptcy, it is no longer a program of the Circus. Started in October 2008, Circopedia is an online circus encyclopedia. It is no longer managed by the Circus. Big Apple Circus The Big Apple Circus is a circus based in New York City. Opened in 1977, later becoming a nonprofit organization, it became a tourist attraction. The circus has been known for its community outreach programs, including Clown Care, as well as its humane treatment of animals. Big Apple Circus filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November

neg: Big Apple Comix Big Apple Comix Big Apple Comix is an early independent comic book published by Flo Steinberg in 1975. A historically important link between underground comix and what would later be called alternative comics, this 36-page, 6" × 9" hybrid with glossy color covers and black-and-white interiors contains 11 sometimes sexually frank stories by such mainstream creators as Neal Adams, Archie Goodwin, Denny O'Neil, Herb Trimpe, Al Williamson, and Wally Wood. Most of its stories revolve around New York City (colloquially known as "The Big Apple") during a particularly low ebb in the city's finances, crime situation, race relations, and infrastructure.

neg: 2012 New York Yankees season homer twice in a postseason game that he did not start. 7:37 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York 5:07 p.m. (EDT) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York The Yankees clinched a trip to the ALCS for the third time in four years with a 3–1 win. CC Sabathia gave the Yankees his second big performance of the series, pitching a complete game, giving up one run on four hits while striking out nine. The only nervous moments came in the sixth, when a long fly ball by Nate McLouth just barely went foul and the eighth,

neg: Big City Blues (1932 film) he falls in love with. Troubles start to come when they decide to throw a party where a woman is killed after accidentally being hit on her head. Bud and Vita try to escape from the police and after arresting everybody, the real killer is soon revealed. Bud immediately goes back to his home in Indiana, but wants to go back to New York to marry Vida. Big City Blues (1932 film) Big City Blues is a 1932 American pre-Code drama film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and distributed by Warner Bros. The film is based on the play "New York

neg: Big Apple Comic Con NYCBM was held at the Hotel New Yorker on March 1, and featured extensive zombie programming, including the premier screening of "Zombie Hunters: City of the Dead" Episode 10. Michael Carbonaro regained the Big Apple Comic Con brand in 2014 and held the "20th Anniversary Return of the Big Apple Convention" on March 7, 2015, moving the show to a larger and more accessible space Penn Plaza Pavilion. He completely revamped and expanded the show with new management and a commitment to creating a non-corporate comic book convention that reflects the diversity and interests of the New York Community. Comics

neg: Big Apple Circus Woody Allen movie "Alice". In 1991, the circus appeared in a Hollywood film commemorating its 15th anniversary. By 1996, there was increased interest in Big Apple Circus and its performers in cities outside the New York/New England area. This was in part due to the circus' exposure in the Woody Allen film. In 1996, BAC traveled to both Chicago and Columbus, Ohio. Michael Christensen received two more awards, including one named after Red Skelton. In 1991, Big Apple Circus' performers participated in a collaboration between American and Russian circus performers. In 1993, the circus set a new attendance record. A

neg: The 7 Line Army The 7 Line Army The 7 Line Army is a group of fans of the New York Mets started in 2012 by Darren Meenan, the founder of The 7 Line, a company that makes Mets-themed apparel and is named after the 7 train of the New York City Subway, which stops at Citi Field. They occupy the Big Apple Reserved section of Citi Field during Mets home games. The 7 Line Army also attends numerous Mets road games, sponsoring outings which attract more than 1,000 fans. This includes an annual trip to Yankee Stadium when the Mets play their crosstown

neg: Big Apple (dance) toss coins down to the black dancers below them when the dancers ran out of money. "We had a lot of nickels with us because it took a nickel to play a song. If the music stopped and the people on the floor didn't have any money, we didn't get any more dancing. We had to feed the Nickelodeon", recalls Harold E. Ross, who often visited the club and was 18 years old at the time. The white dancers eventually called the dance the black dancers did the "Big Apple", after the night club where they first saw it. Ross

neg: Shakuhachi and much of it was lost, along with many important documents. When the Meiji government did permit the playing of shakuhachi again, it was only as an accompanying instrument to the koto, shamisen, etc. It was not until later that honkyoku were allowed to be played publicly again as solo pieces. Shakuhachi has traditionally been played almost exclusively by men in Japan, although this situation is rapidly changing. Many teachers of traditional shakuhachi music indicate that a majority of their students are women. The 2004 Big Apple Shakuhachi Festival in New York City hosted the first-ever concert of international women

neg: Mike Lee Stakes Mike Lee Stakes The Mike Lee Stakes is the first leg of the "Big Apple Triple," a grouping of three races in New York state for New York breds. A horse who wins all three of the Big Apple Triple wins the purse total of $400,000 plus a $250,000 bonus. The second leg is the New York Derby held at Finger Lakes Racetrack and the third leg is the Albany Stakes at the Saratoga Race Course. The series began in 1999. The Mike Lee is held at Belmont Park in the spring and is open to three-year-olds of either gender

neg: Big Time or Bust "Motion Picture Daily" gave the film a similar review, calling the storyline unoriginal, but giving the cast good marks for their efforts. They also complimented the settings. Big Time or Bust Big Time or Bust is a 1933 American comedy-drama directed by Sam Newfield, which stars Regis Toomey, Gloria Shea, and Walter Byron. Jimmy Kane is a high diver in a carnival, with his wife, Betty Roberts as his assistant. Before every dive she yells up to him, "Okay, big boy!" When the carnival closes he decides to travel to New York City and attempt to make it in the

neg: Olate Dogs Richard is doing. The Olates use physical and verbal cues to let the dogs know which trick to do. The family adopted an extra dog solely as a pet so that the performance dogs were not too distracted from casual play. In 2001, the Olate act, then called the Olate Family's Dogs appeared in the Big Apple Circus. They did a variety of tricks including walking on two legs, going down slides, pushing scooters, and jumping over hurdles. The "New York Times" called the act a crowd pleaser. In 2007, the Olate dog act was featured in the Ringling Bros.

neg: Big Apple Rappin': The Early Days of Hip-Hop Culture in New York City 1979–1982 toward the simplicity of it all." Peter Macia of Pitchfork Media commented that "songs here are more than rose-tinted artifacts. While they do convey the blitheness before "The Message", they also dispel myths about hip-hop's natal innocence, naiveté, and homogeneity. Most importantly though, for songs built specifically not-to-last, some still sound pretty fresh." Jon Dolan of "Spin" referred to the album as "euphoric" and awarded it five stars. Dolan again listed it among the best reissues of the year at tenth place in the January 2007 issue of "Spin". Disc 1 Disc 2 Big Apple Rappin': The Early Days of

neg: Big Apple writers across the English-speaking world. The term "big apple" was used by Frank Sinatra in conversation with opera singer Dorothy Kirsten on an episode of the NBC radio program "Light Up Time" on March 28, 1950. In "Evita", Buenos Aires is referred to as "B.A., Buenos Aires, Big Apple" in the song "Eva, Beware of the City." This line, produced by lyricist Tim Rice, does not appear to reflect any pre-existing usage. The New York Mets baseball team have featured a "Home Run Apple" that rises whenever a Mets player hits a home run. It has become a symbol of

neg: Big Apple (dance) the fall of 1937, four couples from Whitey's Lindy Hoppers, a Lindy Hop performance group based at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, New York, traveled to Hollywood, California, to perform a Lindy Hop sequence for a Judy Garland movie called "Everybody Sing" (1938). Soon after arriving in California, Herbert "Whitey" White, the manager for the group, sent a telegram to Frankie Manning, the lead dancer for the group, about the new dance craze in New York City called the Big Apple. Manning had never seen the dance before but based on the description of the dance in the telegram, he

neg: FBI–Apple encryption dispute Co.", in which the Supreme Court ruled in 1977 that the All Writs Act gave courts the power to demand reasonable technical assistance from the phone company in accessing phone calling records. Apple responded that New York Telephone was already collecting the data in question in the course of its business, something the Supreme Court took note of in its ruling. Apple also asserts that being compelled to write new software "amounts to compelled speech and viewpoint discrimination in violation of the First Amendment. ... What is to stop the government from demanding that Apple write code to turn on

neg: Guy Marks decided to give New York a try. While in the Big Apple he rented a room with five other guys including fellow South Philadelphians Eddie Fisher, and Al Martino. He began working nightclubs in New York, Atlantic City and Chicago, and by the end of the 1950s Marks, Martino and Fisher were all winners on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts. Marks made his first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on May 29, 1960. From that point on he appeared dozens of times throughout the 1960s and 1970s on popular variety shows. His big break came when he was cast as

neg: Lon & Derrek Van Eaton call from Harrison, inviting them to record for the label; they then met him when he was in New York for the Concert for Bangladesh. Nat Weiss, a New York-based artist's agent, helped negotiate their contract with Apple, which the brothers signed on 15 September. The duo had received more favourable offers from two other record labels, according to Lon, but they opted to commit to Apple due to its more "evolved" ethos. On 19 September, the Van Eatons and Garb flew to London, where they attended the launch party for the refurbished Apple Studio on Savile Row at the

neg: Kobe Tai started out doing mainstream modeling, working for Fresh Jive clothing and Skechers. She did a hair commercial for a European shampoo before getting into porn. In addition to her roles in porn films, Tai appeared in the mainstream movie "Very Bad Things", portraying a stripper who is accidentally killed at a bachelor party. She has appeared on "The Man Show" and "The Helmetcam Show". She did background vocals for Marilyn Manson's song, "New Model No. 15", on the album "Mechanical Animals". She attended the Big Apple Anime Fest, held in New York City in October 2001, for her voice acting

neg: Michael Bellusci Comedy "Cougar The Musical" at St. Luke's Theater in New York City, and subbing on drums with The Big Apple Circus. As of September 8, 2017, Bellusci has been offered and accepted the drum chair for The Big Apple Circus at Lincoln Center in New York City. Bellusci owns and runs his own small recording studio, MB Studio in Queens, NY. www.michaelbellusci.com Michael Bellusci Michael Bellusci (born May 8, 1960 in Flushing, Queens, NY) is a drummer/musician best known for his work with the post 1984 touring company of the Broadway Musical "Beatlemania" and the bands "Strawberry Fields", "Get With

neg: Dickens in America cruel that the inmates have a magnificent view of Manhattan but they can’t go out to enjoy the Big Apple. Miriam then takes the tram to Roosevelt Island in the middle of the East River. When Dickens visited the island it was called Blackwell’s Island, though Dickens jokingly said he couldn’t recall if it was Long Island or Rhode Island. Dickens was impressed with the New York Lunatic Asylum there. But when Miriam visits, the building is a ruin. Miriam talks with a real estate developer who plans to build luxury apartments there. (It is now open and called the

neg: Apple Inc. litigation against New York City's (NYC) trademark application for the "Big Apple" logo for NYC's GreeNYC initiative, by designer Blake E. Marquis. NYC originally filed for its trademark: "a stylized apple design" for "[e]ducation services, namely, providing public service announcements on policies and practices of the City of New York in the field of environmentally sustainable growth" in May 2007, with an amendment filed in June 2007. The TTAB's Notice of Publication was published in September 2007 and Apple filed an opposition with the TTAB the following January, claiming a likelihood of confusion. In June 2008, NYC filed a motion to

neg: WUBL as a response to WSB-FM's format change. The name was "FM95 WPCH" until mid-1991, when the "Peach 94.9" name was adopted, reflecting its exact frequency for newer radios with digital tuning, and Atlanta's nickname as the "Big Peach". (This is derived from its main road of Peachtree Street, and New York being the "Big Apple", as well as Atlanta being the "New York of the South"; the callsign is now on WPCH-TV as "Peachtree TV" in Atlanta.) The station enjoyed consistent ratings success through the 1990s and early 2000s. In December 2002, the name "Peach" was dropped, and the station

neg: Birch Wathen Lenox School in the NYSAISAA (New York State Association of Independent Schools Athletic Association). In 2004, the boys' varsity basketball team won the New York State Championship (the "Independent" title of the New York State Association of Independent Schools Athletic Association). In 2009 they returned to glory winning the ISAL championship. Now the ISAL is now split into two divisions, and BWL is in the Big Apple Division. Birch Wathen Lenox School The Birch Wathen Lenox School is a New York City college preparatory K-12 school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. BWL comprises approximately 500 students from all around New