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Richard Hamilton hit a runner on the baseline with 14.5 seconds left, then sealed the win with two free throws.Wallace's three-pointer came right after Chris Webber made a three-pointer and Iverson made two free throws, tying the game 90-90.Tayshaun Prince, who added 17 points, went down at the end of the third quarter with a mildly sprained right ankle, but returned to the game. After a boom supplying Navy ships during World War II, Hendry chased after the fishing fleet and recreational boating businesses before closing in the early 1960s, never regaining the prosperity it had during the war, according to reference books at the Los Angeles Maritime Museum.Others have run aground because of succession issues."Most ship chandlers were long-term businesses that were started by and run by families," said Bill Robinson, executive director of the National Assn. Right now, there seem to be fewer of them than normal and the ones that are there often look a little wilted and shopworn.FARMERS markets these days carry the unmistakable air of an army after a battle. She lost control on a jump and landed on her head."I was biting my nails so hard I chipped my front tooth," Anita said.

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