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	Bournemouth Bournemouth , city (1991 pop. 142,849) and district, Dorset, S central England, on Poole Bay. It has grown since the middle of the 19th cent. from a small fishing village in the sheltered, pine-wooded valley of the Bourne to a popular resort and fine-arts center. It has an excellent sandy beach, a... Read more
	Otway Burns Otway Burns c.1775-1850, American privateer, b. Onslow co., N.C. At the outbreak of the War of 1812, he outfitted the Baltimore clipper Snap-Dragon as a privateer and began one of the most spectacular privateering careers in American history. He destroyed and captured millions of dollars worth of... Read more
	concretion concretion mass or nodule of mineral matter, usually oval or nearly spherical in shape, and occurring in sedimentary rock. It is formed by the accumulation of mineral matter in the pore spaces of the sediment, usually around a fossil or fossil fragment acting as a nucleus. Most concretions are very... Read more
	chocolate chocolate general term for the products of the seeds of the cacao or chocolate tree, used for making beverages or confectionery. The flavor of chocolate depends not only on the quality of the cocoa nibs (the remainder after the seeds are fermented, dried, and roasted) and the flavorings but also... Read more
	click beetle click beetle common name for members of the widespread beetle family Elateridae. Also called elater beetle, the click beetle has a hinge across the front of the body that allows it to flex, and a spine-and-groove arrangement on the underside of the body that provides a snapping mechanism. When a... Read more
	Ichiro Suzuki Ichiro SuzukiOctober 22, 1973 • Kasugai, JapanBaseball playerIchiro Suzuki has millions of dedicated fans in his native Japan, with his image appearing in daily newspapers and smiling from billboards, coffee mugs, and T-shirts. There is even a museum dedicated to him. Known to his adoring public... Read more
	agricultural subsidies agricultural subsidies financial assistance to farmers through government-sponsored price-support programs. Beginning in the 1930s most industrialized countries developed agricultural price-support policies to reduce the volatility of prices for farm products and to increase, or at least stabilize,... Read more
	Free Enterprise FREE ENTERPRISE Free enterprise refers to an economy that allows private businesses the freedom to organize and operate competitively for a profit without government interference, regulation, or subsidy. The main characteristics of a free enterprise economy are market competition, generation of... Read more
	Snap-on Tools Corp Snap-on Tools Corporation 2801 80th StreetKenosha, Wisconsin 53141-1410U.S.A.(414) 656-5200Fax: (414) 656-5577 Public Company Incorporated: 1920 as Snap-on Wrench CompanyEmployees: 6,800Sales: $983.8 millionStock Exchanges: New YorkSICs: 3423 Hand & Edge Tools Nee; 3546 Power-Driven... Read more