The small temple, which was a Christian Science reading room until the congregation bought it in the spring of 1992, is tucked back on a winding residential street in the northern part of the city, not far from the university that shares its name with the town.

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Across the street from the NYSE is a building bought not long ago by New York City as room for the exchange to expand.

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Though neither had any experience as hoteliers or philanthropists, they bought the land and began construction on a 60-room hotel, cultural center and library.

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When Kris and I bought furniture for my Man Room (which had remained empty for the first five years we lived in this house), we bought nice stuff.

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At the 23 week scan we knew we were having boys and painted their room blue bought clothes, cots, bedding etc and named them Jacob and Ethan.

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Even though the house had been newly decorated when they bought it, four years earlier, Suzie had redone every room.

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In 1921, Canadian National Railways (nyse: CNI - news - people ) bought the operation and the following year, opened the Jasper Park Lodge with a guest capacity of 65 and a dining room that held 200.

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