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…of secretary of state and returned to Virginia. Three years later, he finished a close second in the race for the presidency against old friend and current political rival John Adams, all the while denying publicly that he was even a candidate. As the runner-up…

…parachuting) or a scandal in women’s sports (a runner accused of cheating in a marathon). In-depth coverage of established women’s sports such as golf, tennis, running, and basketball was almost nonexistent. * Compared with the 1989 study, which criticized…

…, was the evidence of breeding practices that were put into use every day, with important consequences. In summary, Darwin claimed that as some horses are selected by their owners for breeding because they are faster runners, and some cows for their higher yield of milk…

…Dressed in a baggy T-shirt, cotton pants and runners with long wavy hair falling around her shoulders, she looks like an ordinary teenager. Yet because of her crime she spent her “sweet sixteen” birthday locked up in one of British Columbia’s…

…heated barrel in the form of 1/8 inch cubes or as 1/8 inch-long cylinders. These pellets are then melted as they move along a rotating screw. The molten plastic is then pushed forward by a hydraulic cylinder through a nozzle, sprune, runners, and a narrow…

…to reform along Seminary Ridge. Before Wadsworth could get word to Cutler the runner carrying the message was killed. Cutler's men took heavy casualties and were forced to retreat. Davis seeing the opportunity to capitalize on Union saw that Cutler's right line…

…. He is credited in setting the bases ninety feet apart. It proved to be a perfect distance. In more than a century of play, Baseball has seen many changes in equipment (bat, ball, gloves), but ninety feet is the perfect distance in a race between the runner…

…into the ninth inning of the sixth game as the Phillies improbably were about to even the Series. Williams got an out and the Blue Jays had two runners on, which was how he had escaped late in the season, and Joe Carter pierced the Phillies' hearts with a home run…

…runners, cyclists and various other athletes who claim that steroids give them a competitive advantage and/or improve their physical appearance use these drugs illegally. What does it look like?Steroids come in tablets or liquid form. How is it used?Anabolic…

…the Sixteenth Bavarian Infantry Regiment, serving as a despatch runner. Hitler proved an able, courageous soldier, receiving the Iron Cross (First Class) for bravery, but did not rise above the rank of Lance Corporal. Twice wounded, he was badly gassed four weeks…