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- Eleanor Roosevelt (11183 bytes)
13: ...th]] who was enraged that the homely Eleanor not only snagged her cousin Franklin as a husband, but th...
37: ...her old friends [[Herbert Lehman]] and [[Thomas Finletter]] to form the New York Committee for Democra...
50: * [[Molly Yard]] - Fanny Blankers-Koen (14562 bytes)
13: ...ot a middle distance runner. The following year, only eighteen years old, she was nominated for the [[...
17: ...her first World Record (11.0 seconds in the 100 [[yard]]s), and she also won her first international med...
25: ...usband had other plans, and she resumed training only weeks after her son's birth.
39: ...in 11.9, easily beating her opponents [[Dorothy Manley]] and [[Shirley Strickland]], who take second a...
79: * [http://www.fbk-games.nl/ Site of the Fanny Blankers-Koen Games] - Locomotive (16705 bytes)
29: By the end of the [[20th century]], almost the only steam power still in regular use in [[North Amer...
34: ...to do so. Therefore this type of transmission is only suitable for low-powered [[Switcher|shunting]] l...
43: ...n from Chicago, Illinois to [[Denver, Colorado]] only cost [[United States dollar|US$]]14.64 (in 1934]...
60: ... remain dominant in some European countries. The only diesel-electric locomotives of the Deutsche Bund...
76: ... or shutning to occur on non-electrified lines or yards. Pure battery locomotives also found usage in mi... - Jamaica (16893 bytes)
86: ... office since the 1992 resignation of [[Michael Manley]]. He has been since re-elected three times, th...
94: ...g upon which arm of service they are slated for. Enlisted soldiers are given basic training at JDF Tra...
126: The island of Jamaica has mountainous inlands surrounded by a narrow coastal plain. For thi...
128: ...s tropical, with hot and humid weather, although inland regions have a more temperate climate.
146: Jamaica is mainly a blend of [[African]] and [[Anglo-Irish]] cultu... - Boat (6417 bytes)
1: ... smaller than most [[ship]]s. Some boats are commonly carried by a ship or on land using trailers.
85: ...rds the bow and stern, respectively and are used only when the frame of reference is within the vessel...
94: ... In a ship, there would be several but a boat is unlikely to have more than one. The similar but usual...
100: ...d for raising things like sails and flags are "halyards" while the principal ones for adjusting the posi...
102: ... forestay is standing rigging and a sheet or a halyard is part of the running rigging. - Football (soccer) (22343 bytes)
5: ...ons to this are the [[goalkeeper]]s, who are the only players allowed to handle the ball in the field ...
15: ...ir hands or arms during play. Although players mainly use their feet to move the ball around, they may...
32: ...'s Tavern in Great Queen Street, [[London]]. The only school to be represented on this occasion was [[...
44: ...l)|penalty area]] (also known as the "box" or "18 yard box") in front of his own goal.
57: ... looser: 100-130 yards (90-120m) length by 50-100 yards (45-90m) width. The pitch must be rectangular, t... - Maine (17312 bytes)
36: ...e coast of Maine used to speak of going to the mainland as 'going over to the Main". Its U.S. postal a...
64: ...ered on the west by [[New Hampshire]]. It is the only state that borders exactly one other state. Its ...
68: is the only portion of all US boundaries still in dispute wi...
74: ... add to the rugged beauty of Maine's coast. Just inland, by contrast, is the view of sparkling lakes, ...
83: ...scenery at Maine's [[Acadia National Park]], the only national park in New England, and the second-mos... - Oklahoma (32092 bytes)
60: ...[EPA]] as having 11 different ecoregions (one of only 4 US states to have more than 10 ecoregions). Th...
122: The "[[Five Civilized Tribes]]" were not the only ones forced to Oklahoma. Nations such as the [[D...
157: ... Black and American Indian voters (they were the only party to continue to resist [[Jim Crow]] laws), ...
175: ...a's liquor laws are still fairly unusual in that only 3.2 beer can be sold in grocery/convenience stor...
198: ...ion with 11.4% of the state's population, topped only by Alaska at 19% of that state's population. [ht... - Nebraska (13662 bytes)
61: ... "senators". Nebraska's Legislature is also the only one in the United States that is nonpartisan. T...
67: ...gislature today has rules that bills can contain only one subject, and must be given at least five day...
211: ...ion_Pacific_Railroad | Union Pacific's]] [[Bailey Yard]], is located in [[North Platte, Nebraska]] - National flag (3434 bytes)
4: ...l flag. In some countries the national flags are only flown from non-military buildings on certain fla...
6: ...ence of a gaff the ensign may be flown from the [[yard-arm]]. See [[Maritime flags]].
9: ...]] and [[flag of Indonesia|Indonesia]], which do only differ slightly in size. Another pair of highly ... - American football (39287 bytes)
40: ...e [[American Football League]] (AFL, 1960-1969). Only the AFL survives, as it merged with the NFL in 1...
46: ...y. These plays are often referred to as "downs." Unlimited substitutions can be made between plays.
51: ...In the [[NFL Europe]] league, Field Goals over 50 yards (measured as the distance from the point where t...
52: ...y run a single play called a '''try''' (more commonly called an '''extra point''' or '''conversion att...
56: ...e booth makes all challenges and a team is given only 2 time outs during overtime. In college football... - Flamingo (4496 bytes)
43: ...[Lesser Flamingo]] (''Phoenicopterus minor''), mainly in southern Africa, but the most numerous specie...
52: Flamingos are a model for plastic [[yard art]] which is apparently popular in some areas o...
58: ...birds/flamingos.htm Flamingo resources from Bird Online] - National Football League (30340 bytes)
66: ...from each conference qualified for the playoffs. Only the wild card teams played during the first roun...
77: ...sually begin as second- or third-string backups, only playing games if the first-stringer is injured, ...
122: ...sports|1953]], [[Willie Thrower]], who played in only one game and did not start in any games. After t...
136: ...2. In 15 plays, [[John Elway]] drove his team 98 yards for a touchdown to tie the game, which the Bronc...
137: ...second quarter, cutting visibility to about 15-20 yards for the rest of the game. The fog is so thick th... - Indianapolis, Indiana (25903 bytes)
29: ...ginal plan for Indianapolis called for a city of only 1 square mile. Under Ralston's plan, at the cent...
31: ...lis section of the canal was dug and filled, but only an 8.29 mile (13.34 km) portion connecting downt...
33: ...], [[1847]], and subsequent railroad connections enlarged the town. The population soared from just o...
39: ...ws of King's assassination, Indianapolis was the only major city where rioting did not occur.
50: ...n of the governmental area that is Indianapolis only (i.e., not counting included towns), see [[India... - Columbus, Ohio (27104 bytes)
4: ...cording to recent U.S. census estimates, in Ohio only the metropolitan areas of [[Cleveland, Ohio|Clev...
48: ...owntown that resembles jumbled blocks, or a train yard from overhead. The convention center was designe...
59: ...of it is water. The total area is 1.07% water. Unlike many other major US cities, Columbus continues...
66: ...nklinton is a group of smaller neighborhoods commonly referred to as "The Hilltop".
73: ...w saucer dome, that lights the interior rotunda. Unlike many US state capitol buildings, the Ohio Stat... - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (37869 bytes)
81: ...uth of downtown OKC will destroy an existing rail yard that is an essential part of the plan.
108: ...pular postwar era Stars and Stripes Park. Lake Stanley Draper, the city's largest and most remote, off...
135: ...munity, more immigrants moved into the area, not only from Vietnam and Southeast Asia, but from all ar...
152: ... home of Oklahoma City's artists' community, the only such district in the state. Located along Paseo ...
177: *Stockyards City - Rail transport (15539 bytes)
9: ..., the rails distribute the weight of the train evenly, allowing significantly greater loads per [[axle...
22: ...]es, [[Railway signal|signals]], [[classification yard]]s, etc.
30: ...a limited amount of traffic and are consequently only used on [[branch line]]s.
134: [[nl:Spoorweg]] - Moose (8141 bytes)
24: ...o the moose. The muzzle is long and fleshy, with only a very small triangular naked patch below the no...
26: ...etween 2.1 to 2.3 m (6.5 to 7.5 feet). Only the males have antlers, averaging 160 cm (6...
38: ...er one male and several females may form a "moose-yard" in the forest, which they keep open by trampling... - Avalanche (25211 bytes)
58: ... to occur, but deadly if it does). Stop or camp only in safe locations. Wear warm gear to delay hypo...
65: ...nt of victims buried in the open are killed, and only 80 percent of the victims remaining on the surfa...
68: * very rapidly from 92% within 15 minutes to only 30% after 35 minutes (victims die of [[suffocati...
79: ...alanche cord is the oldest form of Equipment - mainly used before beacons became available. The princi...
84: ... require specialized search equipment that might only be found near an organized sports area. - Felucca (1721 bytes)
11: ...iangular sail hanging down from a long, two-piece yard" [[John Muir]] described them.
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