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MCA
Entertainment conglomerate. It was founded in Chicago in 1924 by Jules Stein as a talent agency. In the 1960s it bought Decca Records and Universal Pictures, and today it produces films, music, and television shows. It was acquired by Matsushita of Japan in 1990.


pecan
Nut and tree (Carya illinoinensis) of the walnut family, native to temperate N. America. Occasionally reaching a height of about 160 ft (50 m), the tree has deeply furrowed bark and feathery leaves. Pecan nut meat, rich and distinctive in flavor and texture, has one of the highest fat contents of any vegetable product and a caloric value close to that of butter. Pecan production is a considerable industry of the SE U.S., where pecan pie and pecan praline candy are traditional sweets.


YMCA
Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. It originated in London in 1844 when 12 young men formed a club to improve the spiritual condition of young tradesmen. The first U.S. club was formed in Boston in the 1850s. YMCA programs include sports and physical education, camping, formal and informal education, and citizenship activities. It also runs hotels, residence halls, and cafeterias. National councils are members of the World Alliance of YMCAs (established 1855), headquartered in Geneva. The YMCA was charged with sponsoring educational and recreational facilities in prisoner-of-war camps by the Geneva Convention of 1929. It now operates in dozens of countries. The Young Women's Christian Assn. (YWCA) was founded in Britain (1877) to address the needs of women from rural areas who came to the cities to find work; in the U.S. (founded 1906), it has championed racial equality. The Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Assn. (YM-YWHA) developed in the mid-19th cent. from Jewish men's literary societies in the U.S. and now exists in some 20 other countries worldwide.


arcade
Series of arches, supported by columns or piers, joined together end to end in a row. When supporting a roof, an arcade may function as a passageway adjacent to a solid wall, a covered walkway that provides access to adjacent shops, or a transitional element surrounding an open internal court. See also colonnade.


Arcand
Canadian film director. Born in Deschambault, Quebec, he joined the National Film Board of Canada in 1963 and directed several short films. His first full-length documentary, On est au coton (1970, released 1976), was a controversial exposé of the textile industry. He moved on to feature films with his witty Decline of the American Empire (1986) and his burlesque of modern life Jesus of Montreal (1989). Later films include Love and Human Remains (1993) and Poverty and Other Delights (1996).


cacao
Tropical New World tree (Theobroma cacao) of the chocolate family (Sterculiaceae, or Byttneriaceae). Its seeds, after ...

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