Word: heighted
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...Belgians ruled their African colony indirectly. Based on their notions of racial hierarchy, the Belgians upheld the dominance of the Tutsi, with their lighter skin and aquiline, almost European features, as their agents governing the majority Hutu population. Sometimes they gave the Tutsi privileged access to education; a minimum height was set for the sons of chiefs who wanted to go to school, which effectively disqualified many of the shorter Hutu. The Tutsi received the best jobs in the bureaucracy, even as the colonists drained the wealth from the country. "That really began to stratify society," says John Lamphear...
Many cheap measures are just as effective asthe more elaborate and expensive ones, saysCurtin. Telephone books, for example, can adjustthe height of one's feet for comfort just as wellas commercial foot rests, which can cost as muchas...
Here is the rap on Ward, however: 1) Height. Contrary to the FSU depth chart, Ward is not 6'1", but rather 5'11 and 3/4 inches. Three-quarters may seem trivial, but not to NFL scouts. General consensus says he's too shot to scan the field...
...example of such a program, she said, is Washington Height's IS 218. That school is open 13 hours per day, six days a week, to offer a nurturing environment for students "without anywhere else to go," she said...
Born: 2/17/63 Height: 6'6" Weight...