The sweep of the continent into the sea creates a biomass buffet at the tip of the Louisiana boot, endowing the area with natural gifts in and near the water, both living and inert.

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And in the opening moments of the first half they resumed where they left off two weeks ago, dominating possession and flinging in balls, primarily from the boot of Neville, into the area.

BBC: Everton 0-1 Chelsea

However, then came Forde's sending off with the ball appearing to ricochet off his own boot to hit his hand as he charged out of his own area in an attempt to avert the danger.

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The Legia Warsaw player took the ball in his stride and, from the edge of the area, produced a sublime chip with the outside of his left boot that arced over Myhill to nestle in the back of the net.

BBC: Wales 0-1 Poland

Another important factor in the latest round of thin vs. thick (lots more storage and processing capability) clients is that the current generation of mobile devices offer light weight attractive packaging, fast access to content (no wait for boot and application changes) and reasonable battery life (although this is an area of much needed development).

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His low drive from the edge of the area looked to be heading wide, but the deflection off Neil Taylor's boot sent the ball in the opposite direction and past the wrong-footed Michel Vorm in the Swansea goal.

BBC: Swansea 2-3 Norwich