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  • 81hand tool — any tool or implement designed for manual operation. * * * Introduction  any of the implements used by craftsmen in manual operations, such as chopping, chiseling, sawing, filing, or forging. Complementary tools, often needed as auxiliaries to… …

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  • 82commercial fishing — Introduction  the taking of fish and other seafood and resources from oceans, rivers, and lakes for the purpose of marketing them.       Fishing is one of the oldest employments of humankind. Ancient heaps of discarded mollusk shells (shell… …

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  • 83publishing, history of — Introduction       an account of the selection, preparation, and marketing of printed matter from its origins in ancient times to the present. The activity has grown from small beginnings into a vast and complex industry responsible for the… …

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  • 84Harry Potter fandom — Because students in the novels board the train to Hogwarts at Platform 9 3⁄4 at King s Cross railway station in London, the real King s Cross has erected a sign at a wall between tracks 9 and 10 to commemorate this. The Harry Potter fandom… …

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  • 85Computers and Information Systems — ▪ 2009 Introduction Smartphone: The New Computer.       The market for the smartphone in reality a handheld computer for Web browsing, e mail, music, and video that was integrated with a cellular telephone continued to grow in 2008. According to… …

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  • 86John Ruskin — This article is about the art critic, John Ruskin. For the painting of John Ruskin by Millais, see John Ruskin (painting). John Ruskin Coloured engraving of Ruskin Born 8 February 1819( …

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  • 87Dana Delany — Born Dana Welles Delany March 13, 1956 (1956 03 13) (age 55) New York City, New York, U.S. Occupation …

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  • 88CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — C.S.I. redirects here. For other uses, see CSI. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Crime Scene Investigation intertitle Genre Police procedural Mystery …

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  • 89Show Boat — Infobox Musical name = Show Boat boxwidth = 21em image size = 0 caption = Window card for the 1994 revival music = Jerome Kern lyrics = Oscar Hammerstein II book = Oscar Hammerstein II basis = Edna Ferber s 1926 novel Show Boat productions=1927… …

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  • 90international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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