Samantha Gavrity, from Staten Island, New York, says the spirit she feels inside the arena is part of the reason she chose Penn State.

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Surely there was something locally interesting going on that people were talking about all over the Web -- something culturally relevant and noteworthy that could give us a deeper glimpse into the psyche and spirit of New York.

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In 2006-2007, wholesale better apparel revenues decreased primarily due to the sale of the Polo Jeans Company business and the discontinuation of Easy Spirit and Jones New York Country apparel lines.

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Rather than looking at it as a historic monument, he sought to emulate its advances in the spirit and character of contemporary New York.

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New York Times writer Phil Patton describes the salacious origins of the first commissioned hood ornament behind the Spirit of Ecstasy.

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"I've experienced times so difficult and felt boredom and loneliness to such a degree that it seemed to be a physical thing inside so thick it felt like it was choking me, trying to squeeze the sanity from my mind, the spirit from my soul, and the life from my body, " one New York inmate, William Blake, wrote in an essay posted by SolitaryWatch.com.

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Indeed, footage of a young Branson speeding from New York to Britain's Isle of Scilly in a sleek 22-meter powerboat, epitomized the technological spirit of the era.

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