The Buckeyes, members of the bruising Big Ten conference, also perform an exercise called "eight-man passing" that consists of eight guys sprinting the court for 35 seconds while whipping around two balls that can't touch the floor.

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Even when not involved in play, as you can't touch the sides or floor of the pool and must tread water.

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Before them the devout, kneeling in their sarongs, murmur prayers, light joss-sticks and touch their foreheads to the marble floor.

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At twenty something, it was easy for me to believe that I had the Midas touch, and that I could do no wrong on the trading floor.

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Ambitious finger-tip passing opened up space for Barry Davies, but Williams' pass off the floor ended up drifting harmlessly into touch, leaving Bowe grasping at thin air and the Blues' line intact.

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There is probably no better excuse for two people to touch each other, without any suggestion of impropriety, than to take to the dance floor.

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Float4 Interactive ( www.float4.com), an agency from Quebec, was showing on the trade show floor how they can turn any large screen into a multi-touch interactive system.

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Getting on the floor with kids, playing games and hanging out can all help us meet our need for touch.

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