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The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea
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foot, the bottom side of a sail, whether triangular or four-sided. For illus.
see
fore-and-aft rig.
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Underdog to rescue of Florida
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 1/13/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...each other en route to the pastry shop. -Enough already with Troy Smith costing himself millions of dollars Monday. The 6-foot quarterback never was considered a first- round pick, then struggled against a quality defense with no line help and without...
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Straight dope on Bonds? Nope
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 1/13/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...imaginable, won't fall for this crock. - There is a multitude of people in the Giants' own organization who would personally foot the bill for champagne glasses to toast Bonds' departure if Magowan finally decides to surrender on his return. - Who would...
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Panthers rally to win by one
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; ...1." Burlingame won last season's inaugural Central Division championship with a 10-0 record but knew Mills, with 6-foot-8 center Matt Fochtman and a talented supporting cast, would be a true test. After trailing by as many as 14 points late...
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Pinole rolls to win over Berkeley
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 1/13/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...charge for top- ranked Pinole Valley (13-0, 2-0 ACCAL), scoring a game-high 22 points, adding 13 rebounds. The 6-foot-2 Stallworth added 17 points and nine rebounds; Ross, also headed to Fresno State, had 12 of her 14 points in the first...
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What do you keep in your basement?
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 1/13/2007; 700+ words
; ...exploded, and growing mold cultures on abandoned sandwiches. In the space of three years, every drawer, shelf and square foot of floor space was completely full of junk. And that's not all. That basement used to flood periodically, rendering the...
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; Fleet Feet Sports an- nounced it will open a store in the Meadows Shopping Center in American Fork. The company is a national network of specialty retail stores offering technical and performance footwear, clothing and accessories. The American Fork store will open in March.
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An Illness No One Understands: Tourette's Syndrome.
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/19/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...board for a practice dive. First, he takes small hops on either foot. Then he rubs the steel bar on his left side several times...reaches down with his hand to touch his heel. He circles his foot. He makes another circling gesture, this time with his right...
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Sports briefs
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 1/13/2007; 486 words
; ...Catholic Church in suburban San Pedro to remember the Southern California kicker, whose body was found last weekend about 120 feet down a rocky cliff not far from his family's home. TULSA PICKS RICE'S GRAHAM: Todd Graham was hired as head coach at Tulsa...
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Plaisted may be suffering from jinx
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 1/13/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...aggressive in doubling him," Rose said. The attention given to Plaisted has enabled senior Keena Young, an undersize 6-foot-6 power forward, to lead the Cougars in scoring with a 16 point average. Plaisted, who has disappeared in some games, primarily...
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RSL nabs keeper Seitz in draft
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 1/13/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...who spent two seasons at Maryland. As a freshman, the 6-foot-4 Seitz helped lead the Terrapins to a national championship...the ACC. He had a four-year career at Wake Forest. The 5- foot-10, 150-pound midfielder played under Ellinger while on...
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yeoman
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...name was given to specific branches of the royal household, e.g., Yeomen of the Horse or Yeomen of the Guard . The yeoman foot soldiers of the Hundred Years War were the troops most personally in the service of the king. The more modern military use of...
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Yogyakarta
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Yogyakarta , Jogjakarta , or Djokjakarta , city (1990 pop. 412,059), S Java, Indonesia, at the foot of volcanic Mt. Merapi, capital of the special region of Yogyakarta (1990 pop. 2,912,611), a former sultanate. It is...
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yam
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...sweet potato , which belongs to the morning glory family, is sometimes erroneously called yam. The S African elephant's-foot ( Testudinaria elephantipes ), also called Hottentot bread and tortoise plant, is sometimes grown in greenhouses; its large...
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pound-foot
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
pound-foot see foot-pound .
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foot
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
foot see English units of measurement .
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