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Ballinger
U.S. secretary of the interior (1909-11). Born in Boonesboro, Iowa, he moved to Washington and served as the reform mayor of Seattle (1904-6) before being appointed federal commissioner of the land office. As secretary of the interior, he sought to make public resources more available for private exploitation. Implicated in a fraudulent Alaskan land-claims scheme, he was cleared after a congressional investigation but resigned in 1911. The episode split the Republicans between conservatives led by Pres. W. H. Taft and progressives loyal to T. Roosevelt.


parting
In metallurgy, the separation of gold and silver by chemical or electrochemical means. Gold and silver are often extracted together from the same ores or recovered as by-products from the extraction of other metals. A solid mixture of the two, known as bullion or doré , can be parted by boiling in nitric acid. The silver is dissolved as silver nitrate, leaving a gold residue that is filtered off and washed; silver is precipitated out of solution by adding ferrous sulfate. This is the traditional method used in assaying the content of gold and silver samples.


paulistas
Residents of the Brazilian state of Sã o Paulo, Latin America's foremost industrial center. Paulistas are credited with exploring much of Brazil's interior during the colonial years, helping the country extend its borders in the process. In the 16th-17th cent. bandeiras, expeditions in search of mineral wealth and Indians to enslave, were central to the economy and culture of Sã o Paulo. The early paulistas were known for their skills in the wilderness, their distrust of authority, and their prowess as Indian fighters. Today's paulistas are known for their aggressiveness and acumen in business and their fast-paced lives.


sailing
Sport or pastime of racing or cruising a sailboat or yacht. A modern yacht (from a Dutch word meaning "ship for chasing") is a sailboat used for racing. In the 17th cent. Dutch royalty sailed early yachts for pleasure; Charles II brought the sport to England. Organized yacht racing on the Thames began in the mid-18th cent.; in N. America yachting began with the Dutch in New York in the 17th cent. and continued under the British. The first U.S. yacht clubs were founded in the mid-19th cent. Sailboat races are held over two kinds of courses, point-to-point and closed. Yacht racing has been part of the Olympic Games since 1900. The America's Cup is the preeminent prize in yachting.

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