proa
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proa (Malayan
prau), in the Malay language the term for all types of ship or vessel, from
sampan to
kapal. The South Pacific proa, which probably originates from Indonesia, has an
outrigger and is identical at both ends. It has a unique rig in that the crew, when
tacking, reverse the sail so that, on completing the manoeuvre, the bow becomes the stern with the outrigger remaining on the
windward side. The steering device, of course, then has to be moved from the old ‘stern’ to the new one. The proa's
lateen sail is, to western eyes, upside down, the wide base of the triangle being more or less level with the top of the mast, the apex of the triangle being secured to the bow. The hulls of some proas are just hollowed-out logs; more elaborate ones have their planks sewn edge to edge, a form of
carvel construction; the biggest are quite capable of sailing long distances between islands.
See also
canoe;
Lewis, David.
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Don't mention the 'R' word, Madrid; HANDS OFF: Sir Alex Ferguson and David Gill (left) are still fighting to keep Ronaldo as Real try to pull the strings for a transfer.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 7/6/2008; 700+ words
; ...diplomatic chief executive David Gill is prepared to blank hisReal...United's Portugal superstar. Gill, who is also fighting hard to keep Sir Alex Ferguson's No2, CarlosQueiroz...t behave like children. David will shake hands with Calderon...
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That's the wrong car, you plonker! (1) This bit's easy: Sir David Jason arrives at the cinema (2) Not that way: Sir David's wife Gill hauls him from the stranger's car (3) Where to now? He leaves premiere (4) Our hero: A fan, holding an Only Fools and Horses photograph, stops him.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 3/5/2008; 700+ words
; ...WHEN in a spot of bother Sir David Jason can always rely on...backseat by his wife, Sir David trotted out hisOnly Fools...wizard Rincewind. Sir David was mobbed by autograph...around, his wife, actress Gill Hinchcliffe, grabbed him...
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Fergie 'sackable'; United chief Gill warns Sir Alex that the pressure is on.
Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 3/22/2005; 700+ words
; Byline: ADRIAN WARNER SIR Alex Ferguson was today...club's chief executive David Gill said Ferguson was not untouchable...He is sackable," said Gill. "We live in a very pressurised...taken in agreement with Sir Alex." He added that the...
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SAME OLD ENGLAND; CALL THAT A REVIEW: (from left to right) FA bigwigs Lord Mawhinney, Sir Dave Richards, Brian Barwick, Sir Geoff Thompson, Barry Bright and David Gill.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 12/16/2007; 700+ words
; ...havingpopped up north to see Sir Alex Ferguson and check Sir Bobby Robsons thoughts,then into...have enjoyed working alongside Sir Trevor Brooking and thePremier...go back to them, most notably David Beckham. The fall-out will also...
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WE WILL NOT GIVE RONALDO A PENNY MORE; THAT'S YOUR LOT: Cristiano Ronaldo and (below) his Manchester United paymasters, manager Sir Alex Ferguson and chief executive David Gill.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 6/15/2008; 686 words
; ...Real Madrid, but he isn't exactly on peanuts at United.And he won't be getting a penny more.' Contrary to reports that Sir AlexFerguson wants the club to make Ronaldo an offer he cannot refuse to stop himjoining the Madrid giants, the United manager...
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YES, SIR ALEX IS SACKABLE (Not that it's ever crossed our minds, claims Gill); LEGEND UNDER FIRE.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 3/23/2005; 700+ words
; Byline: STEVE CURRY SIR Alex Ferguson was yesterday...Manchester United chief executive David Gill attempted to do a U-turn...the club and sensible for Sir Alex. He has been with...would sound out, along with Sir Bobby Charlton and others...
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The voice of the North: West How's the hairdryer, Mr Gill?(Sport)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 3/27/2005; 672 words
; ...be a bug on the wall of David Gill's office last week when he received a call from Sir Alex Ferguson asking him...imagine the conversation? Sir Alex (in his roughest...Glaswegian accent): "David, what's all this...
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 "The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)")
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Gill spells out plan to beat TB.(Farming Life)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 2/18/2004; 644 words
; Byline: DAVID McCOY NEW plans to tackle...Britain have been unveiled. And Sir Ben Gill, in one of his last speeches...prepared for the NFU by Sir Ben Gill and a specially...stop immediately," said Sir Ben. "Given the dramatic...
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Gill to stand down as president of the NFU.(Farming Life)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 10/8/2003; 595 words
; Byline: DAVID McCOY SIR Ben Gill announced yesterday that he will stand...restructuring are giving cause for optimism. Sir Ben chaired the NFU working group "Real...stamp his or her mark on the future." Sir Ben will withdraw from active participation...
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Gill urges Government to move on greener fuel.(Farming Life)
Newspaper article from: The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland); 7/5/2003; 604 words
; Byline: DAVID McCOY GOVERNMENT has been...crops in the United Kingdom. Sir Ben Gill, president of the National...largely untapped resource." Sir Ben told the MPs: "Liquid...expecting to hit this target. Sir Ben outlined the benefits...
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Sir David Gill
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sir David Gill , 1843-1914, Scottish astronomer, educated at the Univ. of Aberdeen...This work extended Argelander's Bonn Durchmusterung to the South Pole. Gill was knighted in 1900. His writings include his History and Description...
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Innes, Robert Thorburn Ayton
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...wine merchant; his leisure was devoted, as before, to astronomy. His success in a search for new double stars led Sir David Gill to offer him the post of secretary at the Cape Observatory, South Africa, at a very modest salary. Here Innes somehow...
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Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...known as the "Kapteyn universe." He computed the positions of the stars of the Southern Hemisphere photographed by Sir David Gill and in 1904 announced the discovery of two streams of stars moving in opposite directions in the plane of the Milky...
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Mouchez, Ernest Barthélémy
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...measurements. Mouchez published the part observed up to 1875. Most notably, however, he enlisted the support of Sir David Gill, director of the Cape observatory, to bring about an international astronomical congress at Paris in 1887. It was...
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Whitechapel Art Gallery
Book article from: A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art
...free and vigorous Arts and Crafts style; Sir Nikolaus Pevsner described it as ‘...artists living in the East End, notably David Bomberg , Mark Gertler , and Isaac Rosenberg...elitism of West End exhibitions. Madge Gill (see AUTOMATISM ) was one of the artists...
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