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...Following closely behind Gyorffy was Forrester, barely an inch off of Gyorffy's jump. Georgia Tech's Lynn Houston grabbed fourth, followed by Fiona Daly from Arizona State, and Whitney Evans, a freshman from Washington State. These three rounded out the top six in the event, all clearing six feet in the event...

Author: By Jennifer L. Sullivan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Gyorffy Second in High Jump at NCAAs | 3/8/1999 | See Source »

When the bolts were loosened I felt around under the car to find a place that felt sturdy enough to support the jack. I didn't find one, so I just put the jack about six inches under the rear passenger door. This particular jack was made to be compact, and because of this, it requires rotating a small lever for approximately 45 minutes in order to raise the car one inch off the ground. Eventually, I got the old wheel off, and I only sliced my right hand once while trying to remove the hubcap...

Author: By Daniel B. Baer, | Title: The Lessons Harvard Hasn't Taught Me | 3/2/1999 | See Source »

...beginning of the game, I was reallyfrustrated with my defense--I couldn't even give[Redding] half an inch or else she would score,"Egelhoff said. "Vita was scoring on me three, fourtimes in a row, and I just got really pissed. Ikind of wanted the ball...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, | Title: W. Hoops Wins With Two Buzzer Beaters | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

That's why I've been dying to try the new class of ultralight computers--most are less than an inch thick and weigh less than 3 lbs.--that began shipping to retail stores at year's end. These machines run on the slimmed-down operating system known as Windows CE--the same one used on personal digital assistants like the PalmPilot. While the machines are technically laptops, my editor at TIME, a brilliant phrase turner, has a better name for them: kneetops...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Kneetop PCs | 3/1/1999 | See Source »

...effort to prove that they are the nation's true No. 1 team, the Crimson soundly stomped the Bulldogs last night by never dropping a game. All Harvard players easily won their matches by a score of 3-0 and didn't allow the Bulldogs to gain an inch...

Author: By Cathy Tran, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Squash Drops Yale 9-0 For Ivy Title | 2/25/1999 | See Source »

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