• The other half: He runs a truly virtual company, mostly from his 60-foot sailboat in San Francisco Bay.

    FORBES: Floating design palace

  • Twelve-foot waves, whipped up by a windstorm, smacked his 24-foot craft from two directions, blowing out his windshields.

    FORBES: Marine Dream

  • It takes an average driver a fifth of a second to move his foot from accelerator to brake.

    ECONOMIST: Drive by wire

  • Vice President Biden has never wavered from his affable and sometimes foot-in-the-mouth approach.

    FORBES: Three Things CEOs Can Learn From Obama's Letting Biden Loose in His Debate

  • Smiling a little, Moncayo shifted his weight from one foot to the other, until the whole surface began to undulate beneath him.

    NEWYORKER: Reversal of Fortune

  • Suddenly, he leapt up as the boat scraped rock, swore at himself in Arabic, and quickly pushed us away from the cliffs with his foot.

    BBC: Oman��s sleepy Musandam Peninsula

  • United started the second half as they did the first and Sandaza forced Boruc to make another good stop with his foot from an acute angle.

    BBC: Celtic 2-1 Dundee United

  • He tries to argue that private companies can in fact compete with the government, and he winds up needing a special operation to remove his foot from his mouth.

    CNN: Commentary: Obama team flip-flops are showing

  • Ja added the third in the 53rd minute with a touch of individual brilliance, twisting past two defenders and hitting the ball home on the outside of his foot from an acute angle.

    BBC: Etoile edge closer to semis

  • The jokester had brought three pie boxes as a "present" for Gates, but complained police had prevented him from setting foot outside his car to deliver the parcels, which he insisted were empty.

    FORBES: Gates Ducks Questions, Pies; Forsee May Replace Sprint's Esrey.

  • The senior scored a career-high 36 points in his return from a foot injury that had sidelined him since January, helping the third-ranked Blue Devils beat the Hurricanes 79-76 on Saturday night in a matchup of the Atlantic Coast Conference's top teams.

    NPR: Kelly Lifts No. 3 Duke Past No. 5 Miami 79-76

  • Carrick doubled that lead minutes later when he swept home Valencia's cut-back, and Rafael made it three before half-time when his left-foot shot from the edge of the squeezed home to give him his first goal at Old Trafford.

    BBC: Manchester United 5-0 Wigan

  • An early half-chance for Nigeria came in the form of a well-struck shot from John Obi Mikel who managed to wrap his foot around a loose ball to force a good save from Kennedy Mweene.

    BBC: Zambia 0-0 Nigeria (Nigeria win 5-4 on penalties)

  • Jelavic got the ball stuck under his foot yards from goal and saw his two efforts blocked by Guzan.

    BBC: Aston Villa 2-1 R Vienna (2-2)

  • Rooney, who is recovering from a broken bone in his foot, saw his stock rise with his performances at Euro 2004.

    BBC: Everton begin Rooney talks

  • For Tyrone, Owen Mulligan has recovered from a foot injury and his inclusion will be a massive boost to a depleted attack.

    BBC: Sunday, 28 May

  • Bjarnason's right-wing cross was cleared only as far as Gudmundsson, who equalised with a great shot with his left foot from outside the area.

    BBC: Iceland U21 2-1 Scotland U21

  • Doyle produced another industrious evening in attack and hammered in the goal of the match with his left foot from outside the box in the 41st minute.

    BBC: Kevin Doyle content after Republic win over Andorra

  • Wallace, out since December and recovering from a broken bone in his foot, started shooting Tuesday and the Knicks still hope he can return for the playoffs.

    WSJ: Knicks win 1st Atlantic division title since 1994

  • The Irish appeared to be firmly back in business 11 minutes later when the wonderfully industrious Doyle lashed in a glorious goal with his left foot from the right angle of the penalty area.

    BBC: Republic of Ireland 3-1 Andorra

  • Having seen first-choice Clichy ruled out for several weeks due to a back problem, Wenger was left fuming at the tackle that caused Gibbs' latest injury, the England-Under-21 international having only just recovered from an injury to his right foot.

    BBC: Arsenal's Kieran Gibbs out for three months

  • Spurs were given a lifeline when Jermaine Jenas produced a surging run, found Bentley and his pass teed-up Campbell, who calmly slotted in first time with his right foot from an acute angle on the edge of the area.

    BBC: Fulham 2-1 Tottenham

  • The hosts broke the deadlock quickly in the second half when Clarke was afforded time and space down the left flank before delivering a cross for Taylor-Fletcher, who arrived late to convert with his right foot from six yards out.

    BBC: Blackpool 2-0 Ipswich

  • And they finally made the breakthrough after 77 minutes when Maynor Figueroa broke down the left to put a low cross into a crowded area which, with Sunderland failing to clear despite numerous opportunies, Zaki slammed home from six yards with his left foot.

    BBC: Wigan 1-1 Sunderland

  • Villa pounced instantly with Ashley Young calmly slotting a fine short pass towards the gap which Young cleverly sprinted in to and his finish, curling the ball high past goalkeeper Tim Howard from 16 yards out with his weaker left foot, was unerring.

    BBC: Aston Villa 1-0 Everton

  • On the 18th hole, Guan stood over his 12-foot putt from the fringe and rolled it perfectly to the edge of the cup, then pumped his fist as it dropped into the hole.

    WSJ: Guan Tianlang: A Schoolboy Steals Day One of the Masters

  • Watford midfielder Micah Hyde tried his luck in the 26th minute from outside the area but saw his right-foot volley held by Davison.

    BBC: Watford 1-0 Bradford

  • Kumi Yokoyama of Japan is the only woman shortlisted, with the nominees completed by Neymar (Santos), Hamit Altintop (Turkey) and Linus Hallenius of Sweden's Hammarby, who in one fluid movement took the ball on his chest, flicked it over his head with his right foot and volleyed in with his left from the edge of the box.

    BBC: Matty Burrows v Lionel Messi for Fifa top goal award

  • He also said Rasheed Wallace, recovering from a broken bone in his left foot and out since December, also could be available this week.

    WSJ: Knicks beat Pacers and clinch No. 2 seed in East

  • So far, the example that has gotten the most attention is Craig Venter's effort to sequence ocean microbes from the deck of his 100-foot sailboat.

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